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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 20, 1997
REGISTRATION NOS. 333-
333-
333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DUKE ENERGY NORTH CAROLINA 56-0205520
CORPORATION DELAWARE 52-6882859
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL DELAWARE 52-6883048
TRUST I
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL IDENTIFICATION NO.)
TRUST II
(EXACT NAME OF EACH
REGISTRANT AS
SPECIFIED IN ITS
CHARTER)
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
704-594-0887
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
EACH REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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RICHARD J. OSBORNE JOHN SPUCHES
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DEWEY BALLANTINE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER LLP
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET 1301 AVENUE OF THE
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202 AMERICAS
TELEPHONE NO. 704-382-5159 NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10019
TELEPHONE NO. 212-
259-7700
(NAMES, ADDRESSES, INCLUDING ZIP CODES, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS, INCLUDING AREA
CODES, OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF EACH REGISTRANT)
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time
to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] ____________
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_] ____________
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OFFERING PRICE PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF TO BE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) UNIT(1)(2)(3) PRICE(1)(2)(3) REGISTRATION FEE(1)
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Duke Energy Capital Trust I Trust
Preferred Securities ...............
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Duke Energy Capital Trust II Trust
Preferred Securities................
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Duke Energy Corporation Junior
Subordinated Notes(4)...............
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Duke Energy Corporation Guarantees
with respect to Trust Preferred
Securities of Duke Energy Capital
Trust I and Duke Energy Capital
Trust II(4)(5)......................
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Total................................ $350,000,000 100% $350,000,000 $106,061
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(1) There are being registered hereunder such presently indeterminate number
of Trust Preferred Securities of Duke Energy Capital Trust I and Duke
Energy Capital Trust II with an aggregate initial offering price not to
exceed $350,000,000, plus an indeterminate principal amount of Junior
Subordinated Notes of Duke Energy Corporation with an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $350,000,000 as may be distributed upon a dissolution
of Duke Energy Capital Trust I or Duke Energy Capital Trust II and the
distribution of the assets thereof, which would include such Junior
Subordinated Notes for which no separate consideration will be received.
Pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, which permits
the registration fee to be calculated on the basis of the maximum offering
price of all the securities listed, the table does not specify by each
class information as to the amount to be registered, proposed maximum
offering price per unit or proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.
(3) Exclusive of accrued interest and distributions, if any.
(4) No separate consideration will be received for the Duke Energy Corporation
Junior Subordinated Notes or Guarantees. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) no
separate fee is payable in respect of the Duke Energy Corporation Junior
Subordinated Notes or Guarantees.
(5) Includes the obligations of Duke Energy Corporation under the respective
Trust Agreements, the Subordinated Note Indenture, the related series of
Junior Subordinated Notes, the respective Guarantees and the respective
Agreements as to Expenses and Liabilities, which include the Corporation's
covenant to pay any indebtedness, expenses or liabilities of the Trusts
(other than obligations pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Securities
or other similar interests), all as described in this registration
statement.
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THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT +
+BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER +
+TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF +
+THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD +
+BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS +
+OF ANY SUCH STATE. +
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1997
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED , 1997
[ ] PREFERRED SECURITIES
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
% TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY)
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED, AS SET FORTH HEREIN, BY
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
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The % Trust Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") offered
hereby will evidence preferred undivided beneficial interests, representing 97%
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ],
a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"). Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the
"Corporation"), will own all the common securities (the "Common Securities"
and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities")
representing the remaining 3% undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
the Trust. The Trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing the Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities and investing the proceeds thereof in an
equivalent amount of the Corporation's junior subordinated deferrable interest
notes, designated as Series % Junior Subordinated Notes due , 20 (the
"Series Junior Subordinated Notes").
The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be unsecured obligations of the
Corporation and will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to Senior
Indebtedness of the Corporation, as described herein. See "Description of the
Junior Subordinated Notes--Subordination" in the accompanying
(continued on page S-2)
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE S-8 FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO
AN INVESTMENT IN THE PREFERRED SECURITIES.
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Application has been made to list the Preferred Securities on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. If approved, trading of the Preferred Securities on the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. is expected to commence within a 30-day period
after the initial delivery of the Preferred Securities. See "Underwriting."
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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 OR THE
PROSPECTUS TO WHICH IT RELATES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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INITIAL PUBLIC UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
OFFERING PRICE DISCOUNT(1) TRUST(1) (2) (3)
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Per Preferred Security............. $ (3) $
Total.............................. $ (3) $
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(1) The Corporation and the Trust have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended. See "Underwriting."
(2) In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred
Securities will be used to purchase the Series Junior Subordinated Notes,
the Underwriting Agreement provides that the Corporation will pay to the
Underwriters, as compensation ("Underwriters' Compensation") for their
arranging the investment therein of such proceeds, $ per Preferred
Security; provided, that such compensation will be $ per Preferred
Security sold to certain institutions. Accordingly, the maximum aggregate
amount of Underwriters' Compensation will be $ but the actual amount of
Underwriters' Compensation will be less than such amount to the extent that
Preferred Securities are sold to such institutions. See "Underwriting."
(3) Expenses of the offering to be paid by the Corporation are estimated to be
approximately $ .
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The Preferred Securities are offered severally by the Underwriters, as
specified herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to
their right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is expected that
delivery of the Preferred Securities will be made in book-entry only form
through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company on or about , 199
(the "Issue Date") against payment therefor in immediately available funds.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is , 199 .
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Prospectus. Holders of the Preferred Securities will be entitled to receive
cumulative cash distributions at the rate of % per annum (the "Securities
Rate"), accruing from the date of original issuance and payable, unless
deferred, quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31 of each year (each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing on , 199 . The
Securities Rate and the Distribution Dates for the Preferred Securities will
correspond to the interest rate and interest and other payment dates on the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes, which will constitute substantially all
the assets of the Trust. As a result, if principal or interest is not paid on
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, no amounts will be paid on the
Preferred Securities. THE CORPORATION HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFER PAYMENTS OF
INTEREST ON THE SERIES JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES BY EXTENDING THE INTEREST
PAYMENT PERIOD ON THE SERIES JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES, AT ANY TIME AND FROM
TIME TO TIME, FOR UP TO 20 CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS (EACH, AN "EXTENSION PERIOD").
If interest payments are so deferred, distributions on the Preferred
Securities also will be deferred and the Corporation will not be permitted,
subject to certain exceptions described herein, to declare or pay any dividend
or distribution on, or redeem or otherwise purchase, any of its capital stock
or make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing, or make any
payment on, or redeem or otherwise purchase, any debt securities issued by the
Corporation which rank pari passu (equal in priority) with or junior to the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes. During any Extension Period, holders of
Preferred Securities will be required to include income in the form of
original issue discount in their gross income for United States federal income
tax purposes in advance of the receipt of the cash payments attributable to
such deferred interest. See "Description of the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period," "Risk Factors--Option to
Extend Interest Payment Period" and "Certain Federal Income Tax
Considerations--Original Issue Discount" and "--Market Discount." Deferred
installments of interest on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes will bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the Securities Rate, compounded
quarterly, to the date of payment to the extent permitted by applicable law.
The payment of such deferred interest, together with interest thereon, will be
distributed to the holders of the Preferred Securities as received at the end
of any Extension Period.
The Trust Securities will be subject to mandatory redemption upon repayment
of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes at maturity or their earlier
redemption. The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be redeemable at the
option of the Corporation, in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after
, 20 , or at any time, in whole, within 90 days following the occurrence of
a Tax Event or Investment Company Act Event (either, a "Special Event"). The
Corporation will have the right at any time to terminate the Trust and cause
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes to be distributed to the holders of the
Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution." The Series
Junior Subordinated Notes will be subordinate and junior in right of payment
to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein) of the Corporation. See
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes--Subordination" in the
accompanying Prospectus. As of , Senior Indebtedness of the
Corporation aggregated approximately $ . If the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes are distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities, the
Corporation will use its best efforts to have the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") or on such other
exchange as the Preferred Securities are then listed. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
The payment of distributions on the Preferred Securities will be guaranteed
by the Corporation, but only to the extent that the Trust has funds legally
and immediately available therefor (the "Guarantee"). If the Corporation fails
to make required payments on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, the Trust
will not have sufficient funds to make such distributions, and the Guarantee
does not cover the payment of distributions when the Trust does not have
sufficient funds legally and
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immediately available therefor. In such event, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the remedy of a holder of Preferred Securities is to enforce
the Property Trustee's rights under the Series Junior Subordinated Notes.
See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Events of Default" and
"Relationship Among the Preferred Securities, the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes and the Guarantee." The Corporation's obligations under the
Guarantee are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of its other
liabilities and will rank pari passu with the preferred stock or preferred
stock A of the Corporation. See "Description of the Guarantees" in the
accompanying Prospectus. The Corporation has, through the Guarantee, the
Subordinated Note Indenture, the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, the Trust
Agreement and the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, fully and
unconditionally guaranteed, subject to certain subordination provisions, all
the Trust's obligations with respect to the Preferred Securities.
In the event of the redemption of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes or
the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the
Trust, the holders of the Preferred Securities will be entitled to receive,
for each Preferred Security, after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors of
the Trust (in the case of dissolution, winding-up or termination of the
Trust), a liquidation amount of $25 plus accrued and unpaid distributions
thereon to the date of payment (the "Redemption Price"), unless in connection
with such dissolution, winding-up or termination, the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes are distributed to the holders of the Preferred Securities.
See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Liquidation Distribution Upon
Dissolution."
The Preferred Securities initially will be represented by a global
certificate or certificates registered in the name of The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC") or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Preferred
Securities will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only
through, records maintained by Participants (as defined herein) in DTC. Except
as described herein, Preferred Securities in certificated form will not be
issued in exchange for the global certificate or certificates. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company."
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS
THAT STABILIZE, MAINTAIN OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE PREFERRED
SECURITIES, INCLUDING OVER-ALLOTMENT, STABILIZING AND SHORT-COVERING
TRANSACTIONS IN SUCH SECURITIES, AND THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY BID, IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE ACTIVITIES, SEE
"UNDERWRITING."
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SUMMARY OF OFFERING
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus Supplement and in
the accompanying Prospectus. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings assigned in the Glossary.
The Corporation.............. The Corporation, as Duke Power Company,
completed a merger with PanEnergy Corp on June
18, 1997 and adopted its present name at that
time. It has its principal executive offices
at 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, North
Carolina 28202, telephone (704) 594-0887.
The Corporation is a global energy company with
more than $20 billion in assets and conducts
business in four principal areas: electric
operations, energy transmission, energy
services and diversified operations.
The Trust.................... Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ] is a statutory
business trust created under Delaware law
solely for the purpose of holding the
Corporation's Series Junior Subordinated
Notes and issuing Preferred Securities and
Common Securities evidencing the entire
beneficial interest therein (and engaging in
activities necessary, appropriate, convenient
or incidental thereto).
The Trustees................. The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as property
trustee (the "Property Trustee") of the Trust.
Two officers of the Corporation also will act
as trustees (the "Administrative Trustees") of
the Trust. Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware will
be an additional trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") of the Trust. The Chase Manhattan
Bank will act as trustee (the "Indenture
Trustee") under the Subordinated Note
Indenture pursuant to which the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes will be issued and
will act as trustee under the Guarantee (the
"Guarantee Trustee").
The Property Trustee, Delaware Trustee and
Administrative Trustees are sometimes referred
to as the "Securities Trustees."
Preferred Securities
Offered...................... The Trust will offer Preferred Securities
evidencing preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust. Holders
of the Preferred Securities are entitled to
receive cumulative cash distributions at the
Securities Rate, accruing from the date of
original issuance and payable quarterly in
arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year (each, a
"Distribution Date"), commencing on ,
199 . The Securities Rate and the Distribution
Dates for the Preferred Securities will
correspond to the interest rate and interest
payment dates on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, which will constitute
substantially all the assets of the Trust. As
a result, if principal or interest is not paid
on the Series
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Junior Subordinated Notes, no amounts will be
paid on the Preferred Securities. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities"
herein.
Record Date................. The record date for each Distribution Date will
be the close of business on the 15th calendar
day prior to such Distribution Date.
Series Junior
Subordinated Notes.......... The Trust will invest the proceeds from the
issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities in an equivalent amount of Series
% Junior Subordinated Notes due , 20 .
The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be
subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all indebtedness for borrowed money and other
obligations of the Corporation included in the
definition of Senior Indebtedness. See
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes--
Subordination" in the accompanying Prospectus.
Guarantee................... The payment of distributions on the Preferred
Securities is guaranteed by the Corporation
under the Guarantee, but only to the extent the
Trust has funds legally and immediately
available to make such distributions. If the
Corporation does not make principal or interest
payments on the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes, the Trust will not have sufficient funds
to make distributions on the Preferred
Securities, in which event the Guarantee will
not apply to such distributions until the Trust
has sufficient funds legally available
therefor. The obligations of the Corporation
under the Guarantee will be subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of the Corporation and will rank
pari passu with the preferred stock or
preferred stock A issued by the Corporation.
See "Risk Factors--Ranking of and Rights Under
the Guarantee" herein and "Description of the
Guarantees" in the accompanying Prospectus. The
Corporation has, through the Guarantee, the
Subordinated Note Indenture, the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes, the Trust Agreement
and the Agreement as to Expenses and
Liabilities, fully and unconditionally
guaranteed, subject to certain subordination
provisions, all the Trust's obligations with
respect to the Preferred Securities.
Interest Deferral........... The Corporation has the right to defer payments
of interest on the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes by extending the interest payment period
on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, at
any time and from time to time, for up to 20
consecutive quarters (each, an "Extension
Period"), but not beyond the stated maturity of
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. The
only restrictions on the Corporation's ability
to defer payments of interest are that
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during the Extension Period the Corporation may
not, with certain exceptions, (i) pay dividends
on, or redeem or otherwise purchase, any of its
capital stock or (ii) pay principal or interest
on, or redeem or otherwise purchase, any debt
securities ranking pari passu with or
subordinate to the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes. There could be multiple Extension
Periods of varying lengths throughout the term
of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes.
If interest payments on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes are deferred, distributions
on the Preferred Securities will also be
deferred. During an Extension Period, holders
of Preferred Securities will be required to
include income in the form of original issue
discount ("OID") in their gross income for
federal income tax purposes in advance of the
receipt of the cash payments attributable to
such deferred interest. See "Description of the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes--Option to
Extend Interest Payment Period" and "Certain
Federal Income Tax Considerations--Original
Issue Discount" and "--Market Discount."
Deferred installments of interest will bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the
Securities Rate, compounded quarterly, to the
date of payment to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
Redemption; Distribution.... The Preferred Securities are subject to
mandatory redemption upon repayment of the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes at maturity
or their earlier redemption. The Series
Junior Subordinated Notes are redeemable by the
Corporation, in whole or in part, from time to
time on or after , 20 , or at any time,
in whole, within 90 days following the
occurrence of a Special Event. If a partial
redemption of the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes would result in the delisting of the
Preferred Securities, the Corporation may
redeem the Series Junior Subordinated Notes
only in whole. Any partial redemption of the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be
effected by the redemption of an equivalent
liquidation amount of Trust Securities, to be
allocated approximately 97% to the Preferred
Securities and 3% to the Common Securities. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities--
Redemption" and "--Special Event Redemption or
Distribution."
The Corporation will have the right at any time
to terminate the Trust and cause the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes to be distributed to
the holders of the Preferred Securities in
liquidation of the Trust. This right is
optional and wholly within the discretion of
the Corporation. Circumstances under which the
Corporation may determine to exercise such
right could include the occurrence of an
Investment Company Act Event or a Tax Event,
adverse tax consequences to the Corporation or
the Trust that are not
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within the definition of a Tax Event because
they do not result from an amendment or change
described in such definition, and changes in
the accounting requirements applicable to the
Preferred Securities as described under
"Accounting Treatment" in the accompanying
Prospectus. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event Redemption or
Distribution."
Special Event............... A "Special Event" means a Tax Event or an
Investment Company Act Event. A "Tax Event"
means that the Administrative Trustees and the
Corporation shall have received an opinion of
counsel experienced in such matters (which may
be counsel to the Corporation) to the effect
that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, or
change (including any announced prospective
change) in, the laws (or any regulations
thereunder) of the United States or any
political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of
such laws or regulations, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust would be
subject to United States federal income tax
with respect to income accrued or received on
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, (ii)
interest payable on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes would not be deductible by
the Corporation for United States federal
income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust would
be subject to more than a de minimis amount of
other taxes, duties or other governmental
charges, which change or amendment becomes
effective on or after the Issue Date. An
"Investment Company Act Event" means that the
Administrative Trustees and the Corporation
shall have received an opinion of counsel
experienced in such matters (which may be
counsel to the Corporation) to the effect that,
as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or a written change in
interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court,
governmental agency or regulatory authority on
or after the Issue Date, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be
considered an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act").
Redemption Price............ In the event of the redemption of the Trust
Securities or other termination of the Trust
without distribution of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, each Preferred Security
shall be entitled to receive a liquidation
amount of $25 plus accrued and unpaid
distributions thereon (including any interest
thereon) to the date of payment.
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RISK FACTORS
Prospective purchasers of Preferred Securities should carefully review the
information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus Supplement and in the
accompanying Prospectus and should consider particularly the following
matters:
RANKING OF AND RIGHTS UNDER THE SERIES JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
No amounts will be available to make payments on the Preferred Securities
except from payments made on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. The
obligations of the Corporation under the Series Junior Subordinated Notes
are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future
Senior Indebtedness of the Corporation. As of , Senior Indebtedness of
the Corporation aggregated approximately $ . There are no terms in the
Preferred Securities, the Series Junior Subordinated Notes or the Guarantee
that limit the Corporation's ability to incur additional indebtedness,
including Senior Indebtedness. See "Description of the Guarantees" and
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes--Subordination" in the
accompanying Prospectus.
RANKING OF AND RIGHTS UNDER THE GUARANTEE
The Corporation's obligations under the Guarantee are subordinate and junior
in right of payment to all liabilities of the Corporation and will be pari
passu with the preferred stock or preferred stock A issued by the Corporation.
If the Corporation were to default in its obligation to pay amounts payable on
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, the Trust would lack available funds
for payment of distributions or amounts payable on redemption of the Preferred
Securities or otherwise, and in such event holders of the Preferred Securities
would not be able to rely upon the Guarantee for payment of such amounts.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
The Corporation has the right under the Subordinated Note Indenture, at any
time, and from time to time, to defer payments of interest on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes for a period of up to 20 consecutive quarters (each,
an "Extension Period"), but not beyond the stated maturity of the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes. Prior to the termination of any Extension Period,
the Corporation may further defer payments of interest; provided that such
Extension Period, together with all such previous and further extensions
thereof, may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters. During an Extension Period,
the Corporation will have the right to make partial payments of interest on
any Interest Payment Date. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and
the payment of all amounts then due, the Corporation may select a new
Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. There could be multiple
Extension Periods of varying lengths throughout the term of the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes. Deferred installments of interest on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the
Securities Rate, compounded quarterly, to the date of payment to the extent
permitted by applicable law. The payment of such deferred interest, together
with interest thereon, will be passed through to the holders of the Preferred
Securities as received at the end of any Extension Period.
The only restrictions on the Corporation's ability to defer payments of
interest are that during any Extension Period the Corporation may not, with
certain exceptions, (i) pay dividends on, or redeem or otherwise purchase, any
of its capital stock or (ii) pay principal or interest on, or redeem or
otherwise purchase, any debt securities ranking pari passu with or subordinate
to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Distributions" and "Description of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period" and "--Certain
Covenants."
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Should the Corporation exercise its right to defer payments of interest,
each holder of Preferred Securities will be required to include income in the
form of OID in its gross income for United States federal income tax purposes
in respect of the deferred interest allocable to its Preferred Securities. As
a result, holders of Preferred Securities will recognize income for United
States federal income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash and will
not receive the cash from the Trust related to such income if such holders
dispose of their Preferred Securities prior to the record date for the date on
which distributions of such amounts are made. See "Certain Federal Income Tax
Considerations--Original Issue Discount" and "--Sale of Preferred Securities."
INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE PREFERRED SECURITIES.
The Corporation has no current intention of exercising its right to defer
payments of interest by extending the interest payment period on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes. However, should the Corporation determine to
exercise such right in the future, the market price of the Preferred
Securities is likely to be affected. A holder that disposes of its Preferred
Securities during an Extension Period, therefore, might not receive the same
return on its investment as a holder that continues to hold its Preferred
Securities. In addition, as a result of the existence of the Corporation's
right to defer interest payments, the market price of the Preferred Securities
(which represent an undivided beneficial interest in the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes) may be more volatile than other similar securities that do
not have such rights.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION OR DISTRIBUTION
Upon the occurrence of a Special Event, the Corporation will have the
option, within 90 days following the occurrence thereof, to redeem the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes in cash (with the result that the Preferred
Securities shall be redeemed). In addition, the Corporation will have the
right at any time to terminate the Trust and cause the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred
Securities in liquidation of the Trust. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
There can be no assurance as to the market price for the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes that may be distributed in exchange for Preferred
Securities if a termination or liquidation of the Trust were to occur.
Accordingly, the Series Junior Subordinated Notes that the investor may
receive on termination and liquidation of the Trust may trade at a discount to
the price that the investor paid to purchase the Preferred Securities offered
hereby. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Special Event Redemption
or Distribution."
POSSIBLE TAX LAW CHANGES
The Clinton Administration's budget proposals for fiscal year 1997 and
fiscal year 1998 contained provisions, which, if applicable to the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes, would have prevented the Corporation from deducting
interest thereon for United States federal income tax purposes. These
provisions were not included in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. There can be
no assurance that future legislative proposals, future regulations or official
administrative pronouncements, or future judicial decisions will not affect
the ability of the Corporation to deduct interest on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes. Such a change could give rise to a Tax Event, which would
permit the Corporation to cause a redemption of the Preferred Securities, as
described more fully under "Description of the Preferred Securities--Special
Event Redemption or Distribution."
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of Preferred Securities will have limited voting rights and, except
for the rights of holders of Preferred Securities to appoint a substitute
Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee under certain
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circumstances, will not be entitled to vote to appoint, remove or replace any
of the Securities Trustees, which voting rights are vested exclusively in the
holder of the Common Securities.
TRADING CHARACTERISTICS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
The Preferred Securities are expected to be listed on the NYSE, subject to
official notice of issuance. The Preferred Securities are expected to trade at
a price that takes into account the value, if any, of accrued but unpaid
distributions; thus, purchasers will not pay and sellers will not receive
accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Preferred Securities that is
not included in the trading price thereof. If a Preferred Security is disposed
of prior to the occurrence of an Extension Period, any portion of the amount
received that is attributable to accrued interest will be treated as interest
income to a U.S. holder for tax purposes and will not be treated as part of
the amount realized for purposes of determining gain or loss on the
disposition of the Preferred Security. If an Extension Period occurs, interest
on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be included in the gross income
of U.S. holders of Preferred Securities as it accrues rather than when it is
paid. Should an Extension Period occur, a holder who disposes of his Preferred
Securities between record dates for payments of distributions thereon would be
required to include accrued but unpaid interest on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes through the date of disposition in income as OID, and to
add such amount to his adjusted tax basis in his pro rata share of the related
Series Junior Subordinated Notes deemed disposed of. To the extent the
selling price is less than the holder's adjusted tax basis, a holder generally
will recognize a capital loss. Subject to certain limited exceptions, capital
losses cannot be applied to offset ordinary income for United States federal
income tax purposes. See "Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations--Original
Issue Discount" and "--Sale of Preferred Securities."
The trading price of the Preferred Securities is likely to be sensitive to
the level of interest rates generally. If interest rates rise in general, the
trading price of the Preferred Securities may decline to reflect the
additional yield requirements of the purchasers. Conversely, a decline in
interest rates may increase the trading price of the Preferred Securities,
although any increase will be moderated by the Corporation's ability to redeem
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or
after , 20 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount to
be redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest. In addition, because holders of
Preferred Securities will be paid only from payments on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes and may receive Series Junior Subordinated Notes upon the
termination of the Trust, prospective purchasers of Preferred Securities are
making an investment decision with regard to the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes and should carefully review all the information regarding the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes contained herein. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution" and "Description of the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes."
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
The Trust is a statutory business trust created under Delaware law pursuant
to the filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State
on November 14, 1997. The Trust's business is defined in a trust agreement,
executed by the Corporation, as Depositor, and the Delaware Trustee
thereunder. This trust agreement will be amended and restated in its entirety
on the Issue Date substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus Supplement and the
accompanying Prospectus form a part (the "Trust Agreement"). The Trust
Agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the "1939 Act"). The Trust exists for the exclusive purposes
of (i) issuing and selling the Trust Securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, (ii) investing the gross
proceeds of the Trust Securities in the Series Junior Subordinated Notes,
and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary, appropriate,
convenient or incidental thereto. The Trust has a term of approximately
years from its creation, but may terminate earlier as provided in the Trust
Agreement.
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Upon issuance of the Preferred Securities, the purchasers thereof will own
all of the Preferred Securities. The Corporation will acquire all of the
Common Securities, which will have an aggregate liquidation amount equal to
approximately 3% of the total capital of the Trust. The Common Securities will
rank pari passu, and payments will be made thereon pro rata, with the
Preferred Securities, except that upon the occurrence and continuance of a
Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default, the rights of the holders of
Common Securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of
the holders of the Preferred Securities.
The Trust's business and affairs will be conducted by the Securities
Trustees, which shall be appointed by the Corporation as the holder of the
Common Securities. Two officers of the Corporation initially will serve as
Administrative Trustees. The Chase Manhattan Bank will serve as Property
Trustee and will hold legal title to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes
issued by the Corporation on behalf of the Trust and the holders of the Trust
Securities. Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware will serve as Delaware Trustee. In
certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities will be entitled to appoint a substitute Property Trustee
or Delaware Trustee. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Events of
Default."
The Property Trustee will hold legal title to the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes for the benefit of the Trust and the holders of the Trust
Securities and will have the power, with certain exceptions, to exercise all
rights, powers and privileges under the Subordinated Note Indenture as the
holder of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. To the extent payments in
respect of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes are made to the Property
Trustee, the Property Trustee will make payments of distributions and payments
on liquidation, redemption and otherwise to the holders of the Trust
Securities. Subject to the right of the holders of the Preferred Securities to
appoint a substitute Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee under certain
circumstances, the Corporation, as the holder of all the Common Securities,
will have the right to appoint, remove or replace any of the Securities
Trustees.
The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will constitute substantially all of
the assets of the Trust. Other assets that may constitute "Trust Property" (as
that term is defined in the Trust Agreement) include any cash on deposit in,
or owing to, the payment account as established under the Trust Agreement, as
well as any other property or assets held by the Property Trustee pursuant to
the Trust Agreement. In addition, the Trust may, from time to time, receive
cash from the Corporation pursuant to the Agreement as to Expenses and
Liabilities.
The rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities, including economic
rights, rights to information and voting rights, are as set forth in the Trust
Agreement, the Delaware Business Trust Act, and the 1939 Act. See "Description
of the Preferred Securities."
The Trust's office in the State of Delaware is c/o Chase Manhattan Bank
Delaware, 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The principal place
of business of the Trust shall be c/o the Corporation, 422 South Church
Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, telephone (704) 382-8122, Attn:
Corporate Secretary.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
The Preferred Securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of the Trust
Agreement. The Trust Agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the
1939 Act. The Property Trustee will act as the indenture trustee with respect
to the Trust Agreement, as well as the Guarantee, for purposes of compliance
with the provisions of the 1939 Act. The terms of the Preferred Securities
will include those stated in the Trust Agreement, the Delaware Business Trust
Act, and those made part of the Trust Agreement by the 1939 Act. The following
summary of the principal terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by
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reference to, the Trust Agreement, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus Supplement and the
accompanying Prospectus are a part, as well as the 1939 Act.
GENERAL
The Trust Agreement authorizes the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the
Trust, to issue the Preferred Securities, which represent preferred undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, and the Common Securities,
which represent common undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust. All of the Common Securities will be owned by the Corporation. The
Common Securities rank pari passu, and payments will be made thereon on a pro
rata basis, with the Preferred Securities, except that upon the occurrence of
a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default, the rights of the holders of
the Common Securities to receive payment of periodic distributions and
payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to
the rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities. The Trust Agreement
does not permit the issuance by the Trust of any securities other than the
Trust Securities or the incurrence of any indebtedness for borrowed money by
the Trust. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee will own and
hold the Series Junior Subordinated Notes for the benefit of the Trust and
the holders of the Trust Securities. The payment of distributions out of money
held by the Trust, and payments upon redemption of the Preferred Securities or
liquidation of the Trust, are guaranteed by the Corporation on a subordinated
basis as and to the extent described under "Description of the Guarantees" in
the accompanying Prospectus. The Guarantee does not cover payment of
distributions or amounts payable on redemption of the Preferred Securities or
otherwise in respect of the Preferred Securities when the Trust does not have
legally and immediately available funds sufficient to make such distributions
or payments. In such event, the remedy of a holder of Preferred Securities is
to direct the Property Trustee to enforce its rights under the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes. In addition, a holder of Preferred Securities may
institute a legal proceeding directly against the Corporation, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other
person or entity, for enforcement of payment to such holder of principal of or
interest on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes having a principal amount
equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such
holder on or after the due dates specified in the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes. The above mechanisms and obligations, together with the Corporation's
obligations under the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, constitute a
full and unconditional guarantee by the Corporation of payments due on the
Preferred Securities.
DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be fixed at the Securities
Rate and will accrue from the Issue Date and, except in the event of an
Extension Period, will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on , 199 . In the
event that any date on which distributions are to be made on the Preferred
Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the distributions payable on
such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and
without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except
that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such
payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case
with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was
originally payable. A "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday
or Sunday, a day on which banks in New York City are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to remain closed or a day on which the principal
corporate trust office of the Property Trustee or the Indenture Trustee is
closed for business.
Distributions payable on any Distribution Date will be payable to the
holders of record on the Record Date for such Distribution Date, which is the
close of business on the fifteenth calendar day preceding such Distribution
Date. Subject to any applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the
Trust Agreement, each such payment will be made as described under "--Book-
Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" below. The amount of
distributions payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-
day year of twelve 30-day months.
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The Corporation has the right under the Subordinated Note Indenture to defer
payments of interest on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes by extending
the interest payment period from time to time on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes (each, an "Extension Period") which, if exercised, would
defer quarterly distributions on the Preferred Securities during any such
extended interest payment period. Deferred installments of interest on the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes will bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the Securities Rate, compounded quarterly, to the date of payment to
the extent permitted by applicable law. During an Extension Period, the
Corporation will have the right to make partial payments of interest on any
Interest Payment Date. If distributions are deferred, the deferred
distributions and accrued interest thereon shall be paid, if funds are legally
available therefor, to holders of record of the Preferred Securities as they
appear on the books and records of the Trust on the Record Date next following
the termination of such Extension Period. See "Description of the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes--Interest" and "--Option to Extend Interest Payment
Period."
Distributions on the Preferred Securities must be paid on the Distribution
Dates to the extent that the Trust has funds legally and immediately available
for the payment of such distributions. The Trust's funds available for
distribution to the holders of the Preferred Securities will be limited to
payments received under the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. See
"Description of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes."
REDEMPTION
The Preferred Securities are subject to mandatory redemption upon repayment
of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes at maturity or their earlier
redemption. The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will mature on , 20
and may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Corporation, at
any time on or after , 20 or at any time in whole within 90 days following
the occurrence of a Special Event, in each case at a Redemption Price equal to
100% of the principal amount to be redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest
(including any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date. Upon the repayment
of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, whether at maturity or upon
redemption, the proceeds from such repayment or payment shall simultaneously
be applied to redeem a like liquidation amount of Trust Securities upon not
less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the Redemption Price. See
"Description of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes--Optional Redemption."
If a partial redemption of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes would result
in the delisting of the Preferred Securities, the Corporation may redeem the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes only in whole. In the event that fewer than
all of the outstanding Preferred Securities are to be redeemed, the Preferred
Securities to be redeemed will be selected as described under "--Book-Entry
Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" below. If the Preferred
Securities are no longer in book-entry only form, the Preferred Securities to
be redeemed will be selected by such method as the Property Trustee shall deem
fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of
portions (equal to $25 or integral multiples thereof) of the aggregate
liquidation amount of Preferred Securities of a denomination larger than $25;
provided, however, that before undertaking the redemption of the Preferred
Securities on other than a pro rata basis, the Property Trustee shall have
received an opinion of counsel that the status of the Trust as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes would not be adversely affected.
The Redemption Price for each Preferred Security shall equal the liquidation
amount of $25 plus accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to the date of
payment.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION OR DISTRIBUTION
Upon the occurrence of a Special Event at any time, the Corporation will
have the option to redeem, within 90 days following the occurrence thereof,
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes in whole (and thus cause the redemption
of the Preferred Securities in whole). A Special Event is either a Tax Event
or an Investment Company Act Event.
A "Tax Event" means that the Administrative Trustees and the Corporation
shall have received an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters (which
may be counsel to the Corporation) to the
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effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including any
announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of
the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein or (b) any amendment to, or change in, an interpretation or
application of such laws or regulations, there is more than an insubstantial
risk that (i) the Trust would be subject to United States federal income tax
with respect to income accrued or received on the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes, (ii) interest payable on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes would
not be deductible by the Corporation for United States federal income tax
purposes, or (iii) the Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount
of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges, which change or
amendment becomes effective on or after the Issue Date. See "Risk Factors--
Possible Tax Law Changes."
An "Investment Company Act Event" means that the Administrative Trustees and
the Corporation shall have received an opinion of counsel experienced in such
matters (which may be counsel to the Corporation) to the effect that, as a
result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written change
in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body,
court, governmental agency or regulatory authority on or after the Issue Date,
there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be
considered an "investment company" under the 1940 Act.
The Corporation will have the right at any time to terminate the Trust and,
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, cause the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes to be distributed to the holders of the
Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust. See "--Liquidation
Distribution Upon Dissolution" below. This right is optional and wholly within
the discretion of the Corporation. Circumstances under which the Corporation
may determine to exercise such right could include the occurrence of an
Investment Company Act Event or a Tax Event, adverse tax consequences to the
Corporation or the Trust that are not within the definition of a Tax Event
because they do not result from an amendment or change described in such
definition, and changes in the accounting requirements applicable to the
Preferred Securities as described under "Accounting Treatment" in the
accompanying Prospectus.
If Series Junior Subordinated Notes are distributed to the holders of the
Preferred Securities, the Corporation will use its best efforts to have the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes listed on the NYSE or on such other
exchange as the Preferred Securities are then listed. After the date for any
distribution of Series Junior Subordinated Notes upon termination of the
Trust, (i) the Preferred Securities and the Guarantee will no longer be deemed
to be outstanding, (ii) the depositary or its nominee, as the record holder of
the Preferred Securities, will receive a registered global certificate or
certificates representing the Series Junior Subordinated Notes to be
delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any certificates representing
Preferred Securities not held by the depositary or its nominee will be deemed
to represent Series Junior Subordinated Notes having an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of, with an interest rate
identical to the Securities Rate of, and accrued and unpaid interest equal to
accrued and unpaid distributions on, such Preferred Securities, until such
certificates are presented to the Corporation or its agent for transfer or
reissuance.
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the Preferred
Securities or the Series Junior Subordinated Notes that may be distributed
in exchange for the Preferred Securities if a termination and liquidation of
the Trust were to occur. Accordingly, the Preferred Securities that an
investor may purchase, or the Series Junior Subordinated Notes that the
investor may receive on termination and liquidation of the Trust, may trade at
a discount to the price that the investor paid to purchase the Preferred
Securities.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
In the event that fewer than all of the Trust Securities are to be redeemed,
then the aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Securities to be redeemed
shall be allocated 97% to the Preferred Securities and 3% to the Common
Securities.
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The Preferred Securities redeemed on each redemption date shall be redeemed
at the Redemption Price with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption
of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. The Redemption Price of Preferred
Securities shall be deemed payable on each redemption date only to the extent
that the Trust has funds legally and immediately available for payment of such
Redemption Price.
If the Property Trustee gives a notice of redemption in respect of Preferred
Securities (which notice will be irrevocable), then, by 2:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the redemption date, subject to the immediately preceding
paragraph, the Property Trustee will irrevocably deposit with the securities
depositary, so long as the Preferred Securities are in book-entry only form,
sufficient funds to pay the applicable Redemption Price. See "--Book-Entry
Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" below. If the Preferred
Securities are not in book-entry only form, the Property Trustee, subject to
the immediately preceding paragraph, will irrevocably deposit with the Paying
Agent funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will give
the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions to pay the Redemption Price to the
holders thereof upon surrender of their Preferred Securities certificates. If
notice of redemption shall have been given and funds deposited as required,
then immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such deposit,
distributions will cease to accrue and all rights of holders of such Preferred
Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of the
holders of such Preferred Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but
without interest on such Redemption Price. In the event that any date fixed
for redemption of Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of
the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding
day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day falls in the
next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day. In the event that payment of the Redemption Price in respect of
Preferred Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by
the Trust or by the Corporation pursuant to the Guarantee, distributions on
such Preferred Securities will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate,
from such redemption date originally established by the Trust for such
Preferred Securities to the date such Redemption Price is actually paid. See
"--Events of Default" below, "Relationship Among the Preferred Securities, the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes and the Guarantee" herein and "Description
of the Guarantees--Events of Default" in the accompanying Prospectus.
Subject to the foregoing and to applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Corporation or any of
its affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, purchase outstanding
Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY ISSUANCE--THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") will act as the initial securities
depositary for the Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities will be
issued only as fully registered securities registered in the name of Cede &
Co., DTC's nominee. One or more fully registered global Preferred Securities
certificates will be issued, representing in the aggregate the total number of
Preferred Securities, and will be deposited with DTC.
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking
Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law,
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 the provisions of Section 17A of the 1934 Act. DTC
holds securities that its participants ("Participants") deposit with DTC. DTC
also facilitates the settlement among Participants of securities transactions,
such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic
computerized book-entry changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating
the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants
include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing
corporations and certain other organizations ("Direct
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Participants"). DTC is owned by a number of its Direct Participants and by the
NYSE, the American Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others
such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear
through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either
directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The rules applicable to DTC
and its Participants are on file with the Commission.
Purchases of Preferred Securities within the DTC system must be made by or
through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Preferred
Securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser
of Preferred Securities ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the
Direct and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive
written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but Beneficial Owners are
expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the
transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the
Direct or Indirect Participants through which the Beneficial Owners purchased
Preferred Securities. Transfers of ownership interests in the Preferred
Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Participants
acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive
certificates representing their ownership interests in Preferred Securities,
except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Preferred
Securities is discontinued.
DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Preferred
Securities. DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants
to whose accounts such Preferred Securities are credited, which may or may not
be the Beneficial Owners. The Participants will remain responsible for keeping
account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct
Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed
by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory
requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Preferred
Securities are being redeemed, DTC will reduce the amount of the interest of
each Direct Participant in the Preferred Securities in accordance with its
procedures.
Although voting with respect to the Preferred Securities is limited, in
those cases where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself
consent or vote with respect to Preferred Securities. Under its usual
procedures, DTC would mail an Omnibus Proxy to the Trust as soon as possible
after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or
voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Preferred
Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached
to the Omnibus Proxy).
Distributions, redemption proceeds and other payments in respect of the
Preferred Securities will be made to DTC. DTC's practice is to credit Direct
Participants' accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their
respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to believe
that it will not receive payments on such payment date. Payments by
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions
and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the account
of customers registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of
such Participant and not of DTC, the Trust, any trustee or the Corporation,
subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from
time to time. Payment of distributions, redemption proceeds and other amounts
to DTC is the responsibility of the Trust, disbursement of such payments to
Direct Participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such
payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of Direct and Indirect
Participants.
Except as provided herein, a Beneficial Owner in a global Preferred Security
will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Preferred Securities.
Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC to
exercise any rights under the Preferred Securities. The laws of some
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jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical
delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability to
transfer beneficial interests in a global Preferred Security.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with
respect to the Preferred Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to
the Trust. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities
depositary is not obtained within 90 days, Preferred Securities certificates
will be printed and delivered to the holders of record. Additionally, the
Corporation may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry
transfers through DTC (or a successor depositary) with respect to the
Preferred Securities. In that event, certificates for the Preferred Securities
will be printed and delivered to the holders of record.
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system
has been obtained from sources that the Corporation and the Trust believe to
be reliable, but the Corporation and the Trust take no responsibility for the
accuracy thereof. The Trust has no responsibility for the performance by DTC
or its Participants of their respective obligations as described herein or
under the rules and procedures governing their respective operations.
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION
Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust shall terminate on , or
earlier upon (i) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event (as defined in the Trust
Agreement) in respect of the Corporation, dissolution or liquidation of the
Corporation, or dissolution of the Trust pursuant to a judicial decree; (ii)
the delivery of written direction to the Property Trustee by the Corporation,
as Depositor, at any time (which direction is optional and wholly within the
discretion of the Corporation, as Depositor) to terminate the Trust and
distribute the Series Junior Subordinated Notes to the holders of the
Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in liquidation of the Trust
(see "--Special Event Redemption or Distribution" above); or (iii) the payment
at maturity or redemption of all of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes,
and the consequent payment of the Trust Securities.
If an early termination occurs as described in clause (i) or (ii) above, the
Trust shall be liquidated, and the Property Trustee shall distribute to each
holder of Preferred Securities and Common Securities, after the satisfaction
of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, a like principal amount of Series
Junior Subordinated Notes, unless in the case of an event described in clause
(i) such distribution is determined by the Administrative Trustees not to be
practical, in which event such holders will be entitled to receive, out of the
assets of the Trust available for distribution to holders, after satisfaction
of liabilities to creditors, an amount equal to the aggregate of the
liquidation amount of $25 per Trust Security plus accrued and unpaid
distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the
"Liquidation Distribution"). If such Liquidation Distribution can be paid only
in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the
aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then subject to the next succeeding
sentence, the amounts payable by the Trust on the Trust Securities shall be
paid on a pro rata basis. The holder of the Common Securities will be entitled
to receive payments upon any such dissolution pro rata with the holders of the
Preferred Securities, except that if a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a
preference over the Common Securities.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Any one of the following events constitutes an "Event of Default" under the
Trust Agreement ("Trust Agreement Event of Default") with respect to the Trust
Securities issued thereunder (whatever the reason for such Event of Default,
and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation
of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order,
rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(i)the occurrence of an "Event of Default" as defined in Section 501 of
the Subordinated Note Indenture ("Subordinated Note Indenture Event of
Default") (see "Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes--Events of
Default" in the accompanying Prospectus); or
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(ii)default by the Trust in the payment of any distribution when it
becomes due and payable, and the continuation of such default for a period
of 30 days; or
(iii)default by the Trust in the payment of any Redemption Price of any
Preferred Security or Common Security when it becomes due and payable; or
(iv)default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of
the Securities Trustees in the Trust Agreement (other than a covenant or
warranty a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is
dealt with in clause (ii) or (iii) above), and continuation of such default
or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered
or certified mail, to such Securities Trustees by the holders of at least
25% in liquidation amount of the outstanding Preferred Securities a written
notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied
and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" under the Trust
Agreement, unless holders in liquidation amount of outstanding Preferred
Securities not less than the liquidation amount of outstanding Preferred
Securities the holders of which gave such notice, agree in writing to an
extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that
the holders of such liquidation amount of outstanding Preferred Securities
shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective
action is initiated by the Securities Trustees within such period and is
being diligently pursued; or
(v)the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with
respect to the Trust.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default under the Trust
Agreement, the Property Trustee shall transmit notice of any such default
known to the Property Trustee to the holders of Trust Securities and the
Corporation, unless such default shall have been cured or waived. For such
purpose, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse
of time or both would become, a Trust Agreement Event of Default.
If the Trust fails to pay distributions in full for more than 20 consecutive
quarterly distribution periods or a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of
Default occurs and is continuing, then, pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of Preferred Securities
have the right to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the
Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement, including the right to direct the
Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement to exercise the remedies available
to it as holder of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. If the Property
Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes, a holder of Preferred Securities may, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, institute a legal proceeding directly against the Corporation
to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, without first instituting any legal proceeding against the
Property Trustee or the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a holder of
Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the
Corporation, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Property
Trustee or any other person or entity, for enforcement of payment to such
holder of principal of or interest on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes
having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities of such holder on or after the due dates specified in the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes. See "Relationship Among the Preferred
Securities, the Series Junior Subordinated Notes and the Guarantee" herein
and "Description of the Guarantees--Events of Default" in the accompanying
Prospectus.
Unless a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Securities Trustees may be removed at any time by act
of the holder of the Common Securities. If a Subordinated Note Indenture Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee may be removed at such time by act of the holders of a
majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities, delivered to the
appropriate Securities Trustee (in its individual capacity and on behalf of
the Trust). No resignation or removal of any Securities Trustee and no
appointment of a successor shall be effective until the acceptance of
appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the requirements of
the Trust Agreement.
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If a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the holders of Preferred Securities shall have a preference over
the holders of Common Securities upon dissolution of the Trust as described
above. See "--Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution."
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as described in "--Amendment of the Trust Agreement" herein, in
"Description of the Guarantees--Amendments and Assignment" in the accompanying
Prospectus and in the immediately succeeding paragraphs and except as
otherwise required by law and the Trust Agreement, the holders of the
Preferred Securities will have no voting rights.
So long as any Series Junior Subordinated Notes are held by the Property
Trustee, the Securities Trustees shall not (i) direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture
Trustee (as defined herein), or executing any trust or power conferred on the
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, (ii)
consent to waive any past default which is waivable under Section 513 of the
Subordinated Note Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Series Junior Subordinated Notes
shall be due and payable, or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or
termination of the Subordinated Note Indenture or the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, where such consent shall be required, or to any other
action, as the holder of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, under the
Subordinated Note Indenture, without, in each case, obtaining the prior
approval of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in liquidation amount of the
outstanding Preferred Securities; provided, however, that where a consent
under the Subordinated Note Indenture would require the consent of each holder
of Series Junior Subordinated Notes affected thereby, no such consent shall
be given by the Securities Trustees without the prior consent of each holder
of Preferred Securities. The Securities Trustees shall not revoke any action
previously authorized or approved by a vote of the holders of the Preferred
Securities, except pursuant to a subsequent vote of such holders. The Property
Trustee shall notify all holders of the Preferred Securities of any notice of
default received from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes.
If any proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or the
Securities Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Preferred
Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Trust Agreement or otherwise,
or (ii) the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than
pursuant to the Trust Agreement, then the holders of outstanding Preferred
Securities will be entitled to vote as a class on such amendment or proposal,
and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval
of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in liquidation amount of the outstanding
Preferred Securities.
Any required approval of holders of Preferred Securities may be given at a
separate meeting of holders of Preferred Securities convened for such purpose
or pursuant to written consent. The Administrative Trustees will cause a
notice of any meeting at which holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to
vote to be given to each holder of record of Preferred Securities in the
manner set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Notwithstanding that holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote or
consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Preferred
Securities that are owned (whether of record or beneficially) by the
Corporation, the Administrative Trustees or any affiliate of the Corporation
or any Administrative Trustee shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be
treated as if they were not outstanding.
CO-PROPERTY TRUSTEES AND SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of
the 1939 Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Property
(as defined in the Trust Agreement) may at the time be located, the holder of
the Common Securities and the Property Trustee shall have power to appoint,
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and upon the written request of the Property Trustee, the Corporation, as
Depositor, shall for such purpose join with the Property Trustee in the
execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary
or proper to appoint, one or more persons approved by the Property Trustee
either to act as co-property trustee, jointly with the Property Trustee, of all
or any part of such Trust Property, or to act as separate trustee of any such
property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument
of appointment, and to vest in such person or persons in such capacity, any
property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to the
provisions of the Trust Agreement. If the Corporation, as Depositor, does not
join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so
to do, or in case a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Property Trustee alone shall have power to make such
appointment.
AMENDMENT OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT
The Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Corporation and
the Securities Trustees without the consent of the holders of the Trust
Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision
therein which may be inconsistent with any other provision therein, or to make
any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Trust Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the other provisions of
the Trust Agreement; provided that the amendment does not adversely affect in
any material respect the interests of any holder of Trust Securities, or (ii)
to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Trust Agreement to such
extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trust will not be classified as
other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
Except as provided in the succeeding paragraph, other amendments to the Trust
Agreement may be made (i) upon approval of the holders of not less than 66 2/3%
in aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Securities then outstanding and
(ii) upon receipt by the Securities Trustees of an opinion of counsel to the
effect that such amendment will not affect the Trust's status as a grantor
trust or the Trust's exemption from the 1940 Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of each affected holder of
Trust Securities, the Trust Agreement may not be amended to (i) change the
amount or timing of any distribution (or any payment upon redemption) on the
Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any distribution
(or any payment upon redemption) required to be made in respect of the Trust
Securities as of a specified date, (ii) restrict the right of a holder of Trust
Securities to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or
after such date, (iii) change the purpose of the Trust, (iv) authorize the
issuance of any additional beneficial interests in the Trust, or (v) change the
consent required to amend the Trust Agreement.
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS OR AMALGAMATIONS
The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced
by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to any corporation or other entity, except as described below. The
Trust may, at the request of the Corporation, with the consent of the
Administrative Trustees and without the consent of the holders of the Trust
Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by a
trust organized as such under the laws of any state; provided that (i) such
successor entity either (x) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the
Trust with respect to the Trust Securities or (y) substitutes for the Preferred
Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the Trust
Securities (the "Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities
rank the same as the Trust Securities rank in priority with respect to
distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) the
Corporation expressly appoints a trustee of such successor entity possessing
the same powers and duties as the Property Trustee as the holder of the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes, (iii) the Preferred Securities or any Successor
Securities are listed, or any Successor Securities will be listed upon
notification of issuance,
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on any national securities exchange or other organization on which the
Preferred Securities are then listed, (iv) such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger or replacement does not cause the Preferred Securities (including any
Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, (v) such consolidation, amalgamation, merger
or replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and
privileges of the holders of the Trust Securities (including any Successor
Securities) in any material respect, (vi) such successor entity has a purpose
substantially identical to that of the Trust, (vii) prior to such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement, the Corporation and the
Property Trustee have received an opinion of counsel to the effect that (A)
such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement does not adversely
affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the Trust
Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, and
(B) following such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement, neither
the Trust nor such successor entity will be required to register as an
investment company under the 1940 Act, and (viii) the Corporation owns all of
the common securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations
of such successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent
provided by the Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not,
except with the consent of holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Trust
Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any
other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with
or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
replacement would cause the Trust or the successor entity to be classified as
other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
Any corporation or other entity into which any of the Property Trustee, the
Delaware Trustee or any Administrative Trustee that is not a natural person
may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any
corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which any such Securities Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all the
corporate trust business of any such Securities Trustee, shall be the
successor of such Securities Trustee under the Trust Agreement; provided that
such corporation or other entity is otherwise qualified and eligible.
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENT
So long as DTC is acting as securities depositary for the Preferred
Securities, payments in respect of the Preferred Securities shall be made to
DTC, which is to credit the relevant accounts at DTC on the applicable
Distribution Dates. If the Preferred Securities are not held by DTC, such
payments shall be made by check mailed to the address of the holder entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register (as such term is
defined in the Trust Agreement). The Paying Agent shall initially be the
Property Trustee. The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as Paying
Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the Administrative Trustees and the
Corporation. In such event, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint a
successor to act as Paying Agent.
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT
It is anticipated that the Property Trustee, or one of its affiliates, will
act as registrar and transfer agent (the "Security Registrar") for the
Preferred Securities.
Registration of transfers of Preferred Securities will be effected without
charge by or on behalf of the Trust, but upon payment in respect of any tax or
other governmental charges which may be imposed in relation to it.
The Security Registrar will not be required to register or cause to be
registered any transfer of Preferred Securities that have been called for
redemption.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
The Property Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Trust Agreement Event of
Default with respect to the Trust Securities, undertakes to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in the Trust Agreement and, after
default, shall exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would
exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provisions,
the Property Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers
vested in it by the Trust Agreement at the request of any holder of Preferred
Securities, unless offered reasonable indemnity by such holder against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred thereby.
The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Property Trustee, also serves as Indenture
Trustee and Guarantee Trustee. The Corporation and certain of its affiliates
maintain deposit accounts and banking relationships with The Chase Manhattan
Bank. The Chase Manhattan Bank serves as trustee under the Corporation's First
and Refunding Mortgage pursuant to which First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds of
the Corporation are outstanding.
GOVERNING LAW
The Trust Agreement and the Trust Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware;
provided that the immunities and standard of care of the Property Trustee
shall be governed by New York law.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Administrative Trustees are authorized and directed to operate the Trust
so that the Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment company" required to
be registered under the 1940 Act or taxed as other than a grantor trust for
United States federal income tax purposes and so that the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes will be treated as indebtedness of the Corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the
Administrative Trustees and the Corporation are authorized to take any action,
not inconsistent with applicable law, the Trust's certificate of trust or the
Trust Agreement, that the Administrative Trustees and the Corporation
determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes,
as long as such action does not materially and adversely affect the interests
of the holders of the Preferred Securities.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
Set forth below is a description of the terms of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes. This description supplements, and should be read together
with, the description of the general terms and provisions of the Junior
Subordinated Notes set forth in the accompanying Prospectus under the caption
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes." The following description does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to, the description in the accompanying Prospectus and the
Subordinated Note Indenture (as defined therein). Certain capitalized terms
used herein are defined in the Subordinated Note Indenture.
GENERAL
The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be issued as a series of Junior
Subordinated Notes under the Subordinated Note Indenture. The Series Junior
Subordinated Notes will be limited in aggregate principal amount to $ ,
such amount being the aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Securities.
The entire principal amount of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes will
mature and become due and payable, together with any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon (including any Additional Interest (as defined below)), on
, 20 . The Series Junior Subordinated Notes are not subject to any
sinking fund provision.
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The interest rate and interest and other payment dates of the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes will correspond to those of the Preferred Securities,
as described herein.
The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will rank pari passu with the other
series of Junior Subordinated Notes issued under the Subordinated Note
Indenture.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
The Corporation will have the right to redeem the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, without premium, from time to time, on
or after , 20 , or at any time in whole within 90 days following the
occurrence of a Special Event as described under "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution," upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days' notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the
principal amount to be redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest (including
any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date. If a partial redemption of the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes would result in the delisting of the
Preferred Securities, the Corporation may redeem the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes only in whole.
INTEREST
Each Series Junior Subordinated Note will bear interest at the Securities
Rate from the Issue Date, payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on , 199 , to the
person in whose name such Series Junior Subordinated Note is registered at
the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day prior to such payment date;
provided that interest payable at the stated maturity of principal of the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes or on a Redemption Date will be paid to the
person to whom such principal is payable. The amount of interest payable will
be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the
event that any date on which interest is payable on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest payable
on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day
(and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay),
except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such
payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case
with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was
originally payable.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
The Corporation will have the right at any time, and from time to time, to
defer payments of interest on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes by
extending the interest payment period for up to 20 consecutive quarters, but
not beyond the stated maturity date. Upon the termination of an Extension
Period, the Corporation shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid
(including any Additional Interest) on the next succeeding Interest Payment
Date. Prior to the termination of any Extension Period, the Corporation may
further defer payments of interest by extending the interest payment period;
provided that such Extension Period, together with all such previous and
further extensions thereof, may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters. During an
Extension Period, the Corporation will have the right to make partial payments
of interest on any Interest Payment Date. Upon the termination of any Extension
Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the Corporation may select a
new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. The Corporation has no
present intention of exercising its rights to defer payments of interest by
extending the interest payment period on the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes.
The Corporation shall give the holder or holders of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes and the Indenture Trustee notice of its selection or
extension of an Extension Period at least one Business Day prior to the earlier
of (i) the record date relating to the Interest Payment Date on which the
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Extension Period is to commence or relating to the Interest Payment Date on
which an Extension Period that is being extended would otherwise terminate or
(ii) the date the Corporation or the Trust is required to give notice to the
NYSE or other applicable self-regulatory organization of the record date or
the date such distributions are payable.
ADDITIONAL INTEREST
"Additional Interest" with respect to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes
is defined in the Subordinated Note Indenture as (i) such additional amounts
as may be required so that the net amounts received and retained by a holder
of Series Junior Subordinated Notes (if the holder is the Trust) after
paying taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature
(other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United States or any other
taxing authority will not be less than the amounts the holder would have
received had no such taxes, duties, assessments, or other governmental charges
been imposed; and (ii) such interest as shall accrue on interest due and not
paid on an Interest Payment Date, accruing at the Securities Rate from the
applicable Interest Payment Date to the date of payment , compounded
quarterly, on each Interest Payment Date, to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
The Corporation covenants in the Subordinated Note Indenture, for the
benefit of the holders of Series Junior Subordinated Notes and the holders
of the Preferred Securities, that, (i) if at such time the Corporation shall
have given notice of its election to extend an interest payment period for the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes and such extension shall be continuing or
(ii) if at such time a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default with
respect to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes shall have occurred and be
continuing, (a) the Corporation shall not declare or pay any dividend or make
any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock, and (b) the
Corporation shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if
any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including
guarantees other than the Guarantee) issued by the Corporation which rank pari
passu with or junior to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. None of the
foregoing, however, shall restrict (i) any of the actions described in the
preceding sentence resulting from any reclassification of the Corporation's
capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the
Corporation's capital stock for another class or series of the Corporation's
capital stock, (ii) the declaration and payment of a dividend or distribution
or similar share purchase rights in the future, (iii) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of the Corporation's capital stock in
connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers or directors or a
stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan, (iv) acquisitions of shares of
the Corporation's capital stock in connection with the issuance of shares of
the Corporation's capital stock (or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of the Corporation's capital stock) as consideration
in an acquisition transaction that was entered into prior to the commencement
of the relevant Extension Period, (v) dividends or distributions in capital
stock of the Corporation, (vi) the purchase of fractional interests in shares
of the Corporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged
or (vii) mandatory sinking fund payments with respect to any series of the
Corporation's preferred stock or preferred stock A; provided that the
aggregate stated value of all such series outstanding at the time of any such
payment does not exceed 5% of the aggregate of (1) the total principal amount
of all bonds or other securities representing secured indebtedness issued or
assumed by the Corporation and then outstanding and (2) the capital and
surplus of the Corporation to be stated on the books of account of the
Corporation after giving effect to such payment; provided, however, that any
moneys deposited into any sinking fund and not in violation of this provision
may thereafter be applied to the purchase or redemption of such preferred
stock or preferred stock A in accordance with the terms of such sinking fund
without regard to the foregoing restrictions.
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The Subordinated Note Indenture further provides that, for so long as the
Trust Securities remain outstanding, the Corporation covenants (i) directly or
indirectly to maintain 100% ownership of the Common Securities of the Trust;
provided, however, that any permitted successor of the Corporation under the
Subordinated Note Indenture may succeed to the Corporation's ownership of such
Common Securities, and (ii) to use its reasonable efforts to cause the Trust
(a) to remain a statutory business trust, except in connection with the
distribution of Series Junior Subordinated Notes to the holders of Trust
Securities in liquidation of such Trust, the redemption of all of the Trust
Securities of the Trust, or certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations,
each as permitted by the Trust Agreement, and (b) to otherwise continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
BOOK-ENTRY AND ISSUANCE
If distributed to holders of Trust Securities in connection with the
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Trust,
the Series Junior Subordinated Notes are expected to be issued in the form
of one or more global certificates registered in the name of the securities
depositary or its nominee. In such event, the procedures applicable to the
transfer and payment of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes are expected to
be substantially similar to those described with respect to the Preferred
Securities in "Description of the Preferred Securities--Book-Entry Only
Issuance--The Depository Trust Company."
DENOMINATIONS
The Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be issuable in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $25 or any integral multiples thereof.
DEFEASANCE
The Corporation may cause itself to be discharged from its obligations (with
certain exceptions) with respect to any Series Junior Subordinated Notes
("Defeasance"), on and after the date certain conditions set forth in the
Subordinated Note Indenture are satisfied. See "Description of the Junior
Subordinated Notes--Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" in the accompanying
Prospectus.
Under current United States federal income tax laws, Defeasance would be
treated as an exchange of the relevant Series Junior Subordinated Notes in
which holders of such Subordinated Notes might recognize gain or loss. In
addition, thereafter, the amount, timing and character of amounts that holders
would be required to include in income might be different from that which
would be includible in the absence of such Defeasance. Prospective investors
are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the specific consequences of
a Defeasance, including the applicability and effect of tax laws other than
the United States federal income tax laws.
The provisions of the Subordinated Note Indenture that provide for Covenant
Defeasance (as described in "Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes--
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" in the accompanying Prospectus) shall not
apply to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Corporation will have the right at all times to assign any of its rights
or obligations under the Subordinated Note Indenture with respect to the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes to a direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Corporation; provided that, in the event of any such
assignment, the Corporation will remain primarily liable for the performance
of all such obligations.
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RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE PREFERRED SECURITIES,
THE SERIES JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES AND THE GUARANTEE
As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes, such payments will be sufficient to cover
distributions and payments due on the Trust Securities primarily because (i)
the aggregate principal amount of Series Junior Subordinated Notes will be
equal to the sum of the aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Securities;
(ii) the interest rate and interest and other payment dates on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes will correspond to the distribution rate and
distribution and other payment dates for the Preferred Securities; (iii) the
Corporation shall pay for all costs and expenses of the Trust pursuant to the
Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities; and (iv) the Trust Agreement provides
that the Securities Trustees shall not cause or permit the Trust to, among
other things, engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes
of the Trust.
Payments of distributions (to the extent funds therefor are legally and
immediately available) and other payments due on the Preferred Securities (to
the extent funds therefor are legally and immediately available) are guaranteed
by the Corporation as and to the extent set forth under "Description of the
Guarantees" in the accompanying Prospectus. If the Corporation does not make
the required payments on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, it is not
expected that the Trust will have sufficient funds to make the related
distributions on the Preferred Securities. The Guarantee is a guarantee from
the time of its issuance, but does not apply to any payment of distributions
unless and until the Trust has sufficient funds legally and immediately
available for the payment of such distributions.
If a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trust Agreement provides a mechanism whereby the holders of the Preferred
Securities may appoint a substitute Property Trustee. Such holders may also
direct the Property Trustee to enforce its rights under the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, including proceeding directly against the Corporation to
enforce the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. If the Property Trustee fails
to enforce its rights under the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, any holder
of Preferred Securities may, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
institute a legal proceeding directly against the Corporation to enforce the
Property Trustee's rights under the Series Junior Subordinated Notes without
first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any
other person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a holder of Preferred
Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Corporation,
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or
any other person or entity, for enforcement of payment to such holder of
principal of or interest on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities of such holder on or after the due dates specified in the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes.
If the Corporation fails to make payments under the Guarantee, the Guarantee
provides a mechanism whereby the holders of the Preferred Securities may direct
the Guarantee Trustee to enforce its rights thereunder. In addition, any holder
of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the
Corporation to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under the Guarantee
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee or
any other person or entity.
The Guarantee, the Subordinated Note Indenture, the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, the Trust Agreement and the Agreement as to Expenses and
Liabilities, as described above, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee,
subject to certain subordination provisions, by the Corporation of the payments
due on the Preferred Securities.
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Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of
the Trust, unless the Series Junior Subordinated Notes are distributed in
connection therewith, the holders of Preferred Securities will be entitled to
receive, out of assets legally available for distribution to holders, the
Liquidation Distribution in cash. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution." Upon any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation or bankruptcy of the Corporation, the Property Trustee,
as holder of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, would be a subordinated
creditor of the Corporation, subordinated in right of payment to all Senior
Indebtedness, but entitled to receive payment in full of principal and
interest, before any shareholders of the Corporation receive payments or
distributions. Because the Corporation is guarantor under the Guarantee and has
agreed to pay for all costs, expenses and liabilities of the Trust (other than
the Trust's obligations to holders of the Preferred Securities) pursuant to the
Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, the positions of a holder of
Preferred Securities and a holder of Series Junior Subordinated Notes
relative to other creditors and to shareholders of the Corporation in the event
of liquidation or bankruptcy of the Corporation would be substantially the
same.
A default or event of default under any Senior Indebtedness would not
constitute a default or Event of Default under the Subordinated Note Indenture.
However, in the event of a default under, or acceleration of, Senior
Indebtedness, the subordination provisions of the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes provide that no payments may be made in respect of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes until such Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full (in the
case of any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Corporation to
creditors upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of
the Corporation), or all amounts due thereon have been paid (in the case of a
payment default thereunder (beyond any period of grace) or the acceleration of
the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness because of a default with respect to
such Senior Indebtedness). Failure to make required payments on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes would (with the lapse of time, in the case of
defaults in the payment of interest) constitute a Subordinated Note Indenture
Event of Default, except that failure to make interest payments on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes will not be a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of
Default during an Extension Period; provided, however, that any Extension
Period may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend beyond the stated
maturity of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes.
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CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of certain material United States federal income
tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Preferred Securities
and constitutes the opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP, counsel to the
Corporation and the Trust, insofar as it relates to matters of law and legal
conclusions. This summary deals only with Preferred Securities held as capital
assets within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to
the date hereof (the "Code"), by Holders (as defined herein). Moreover, it
does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be important to a Holder
in light of the Holder's particular circumstances or to Holders subject to
special rules, such as certain financial institutions, real estate investment
trusts, regulated investment companies, insurance companies, dealers in
securities, individual retirement and certain tax deferred accounts, and
persons who engage in a straddle or a hedge relating to a Preferred Security.
Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the
application of the tax considerations discussed below to their particular
situations as well as the application of any state, local or other tax laws.
This summary is based on laws, existing and proposed regulations, and
applicable judicial and administrative determinations, all of which are
subject to change at any time, and any such changes may be retroactively
applied in a manner that could adversely affect Holders. As used herein, the
term "Holder" means a beneficial owner of a Preferred Security that for United
States federal income tax purposes is (i) a citizen or resident of the United
States, (ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized
in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision
thereof, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to United States
federal income taxation regardless of its source, and (iv) a trust if (a) a
court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over
the administration of the trust and (b) one or more U.S. persons have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. The following
summary does not address any tax consequences that apply specifically to
nonresident aliens or foreign entities.
TREATMENT OF THE TRUST AND PREFERRED SECURITIES FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
PURPOSES
The Trust will be treated as a "grantor trust" and not as an association
taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Thus, for federal
income tax purposes, each Holder will be treated as the beneficial owner of a
pro rata undivided interest in the Series Junior Subordinated Notes and,
consequently, will be required to include in income the Holder's pro rata
share of the entire income from the Series Junior Subordinated Notes. Each
Holder generally will determine its net income or loss with respect to the
Trust in accordance with its own method of accounting, although income arising
from OID, if any, must be taken into account under the accrual method of
accounting even if the Holder otherwise would use the cash receipts and
disbursements method.
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
Under applicable income tax regulations, the Corporation believes that the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes will not be treated as issued with OID. It
should be noted that these regulations have not yet been addressed in any
rulings or other interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS").
Accordingly, it is possible that the IRS could take a position contrary to the
interpretations described herein. Should the Corporation exercise its option
to defer payments of interest, the Series Junior Subordinated Notes would at
that time be treated as issued with OID and all the stated interest payments
on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes would thereafter be treated as OID
for so long as they remained outstanding. As a result, all Holders would, in
effect, be required to accrue interest income even if such Holders are on a
cash method of accounting. Consequently, in the event that the payment of
interest is deferred, a Holder could be required to include OID in income on
an economic accrual basis, notwithstanding that the Corporation will not make
any interest payments during such period on the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes.
MARKET DISCOUNT
A purchaser of a Preferred Security at a discount from the adjusted issue
price of such purchaser's pro rata share of the Series Junior Subordinated
Notes acquires such Preferred
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Security with "market discount." However, market discount with respect to a
Preferred Security will be considered to be zero if it is de minimis. Market
discount will be de minimis with respect to a Preferred Security if it is less
than the product of (i) 0.25% of the adjusted issue price of the purchaser's
pro rata share of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes multiplied by (ii)
the number of complete years to maturity of such Series Junior Subordinated
Notes after the date of purchase. The purchaser of a Preferred Security with
more than a de minimis amount of market discount generally will be required to
treat any gain on the sale, exchange, redemption or other disposition of all
or part of the Preferred Securities (or related Series Junior Subordinated
Notes) as ordinary income to the extent of accrued (but not previously taxed)
market discount. Market discount generally will accrue ratably during the
period from the date of purchase of such Preferred Security to the maturity
date of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes, unless the Holder irrevocably
elects to accrue such market discount on the basis of a constant interest
rate.
A Holder who has acquired a Preferred Security at a market discount
generally will be required to defer any deductions of interest expense
attributable to any indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry
the Preferred Security, to the extent such interest expense exceeds the
related interest income. Any such deferred interest expense generally will be
allowable as a deduction not later than the year in which the related market
discount income is recognized. As an alternative to the inclusion of market
discount in income upon disposition of all or a portion of a Preferred
Security or the related Series Junior Subordinated Notes (including
redemptions thereof), a Holder may make an election (which may not be revoked
without the Internal Revenue Service's consent) to include market discount in
income as it accrues on all market discount instruments acquired by the Holder
during or after the taxable year for which the election is made. In that case,
the preceding deferral rule for interest expense will not apply.
In lieu of the foregoing treatment of market discount and interest expense,
a Holder may elect to treat any market discount (including a de minimis
amount) as OID and accrue such discount on a constant-yield basis in the same
manner as the Holder accrues OID.
SALE OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
Upon the sale, retirement (including redemption) or other taxable
disposition of all or part of a Preferred Security, a Holder thereof will
recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on
such sale, retirement or other disposition and such Holder's adjusted tax
basis in the Preferred Security or part thereof. If the Holder disposes of a
Preferred Security prior to the occurrence of an Extension Period, any portion
of the amount received that is attributable to accrued interest will be
treated as interest income to the Holder and will not be treated as part of
the amount realized for purposes of determining gain or loss on the
disposition of the Preferred Security. Any recognized gain or loss will be
capital gain or loss, except to the extent of any accrued market discount (see
"Market Discount" above), and such capital gain or loss will be long-term if
the holding period for the Preferred Security is more than one year at the
time of sale, retirement or other disposition. In the case of individuals,
"net capital gain," i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net
short-term capital loss is generally subject to a reduced rate of federal
income tax. Capital gains and losses from property held for more than 18
months will be taken into account in determining "adjusted net capital gain,"
which is subject to a further reduction in the rate of tax pursuant to a
recent amendment of the Code. Also, in taxable years beginning after December
31, 2000, an additional reduction in the rate of tax may be available in
certain circumstances for capital gains from property held by the taxpayer for
more than five years. A Holder's adjusted tax basis in a Preferred Security
acquired by purchase will generally equal the cost of such Preferred Security
to the Holder, increased by the amount of any related accrued OID and market
discount included in taxable income by the Holder and reduced by any prior
payments on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes distributed with respect to
the Preferred Security. The redemption of only part of a Preferred Security
will require an allocation of the Holder's pro rata share of the adjusted
issue price of the related Series Junior Subordinated Notes
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between the portion of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes redeemed and the
portion retained by the Holder in order to determine gain or loss.
RECEIPT OF SERIES JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES UPON LIQUIDATION OF THE TRUST
As described under "Description of the Preferred Securities--Special Event
Redemption or Distribution," Series Junior Subordinated Notes may be
distributed to Holders in exchange for the Preferred Securities and in
liquidation of the Trust. Such a distribution would be treated as a non-
taxable event to each Holder and each Holder would receive an aggregate tax
basis in the Holder's Series Junior Subordinated Notes equal to the Holder's
aggregate tax basis in its Preferred Securities. A Holder's holding period
with respect to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes so received in
liquidation of the Trust would include the period for which the Preferred
Securities were held by such Holder.
If, however, the Trust is characterized for United States federal income tax
purposes as an association taxable as a corporation at the time of its
dissolution, the distribution of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes would
constitute a taxable event to Holders of Preferred Securities and a Holder's
holding period in Series Junior Subordinated Notes would begin on the date
such Series Junior Subordinated Notes were received.
INFORMATION REPORTING TO HOLDERS
Income on the Preferred Securities will be reported to Holders on Form 1099,
which form should be mailed to Holders of Preferred Securities by January 31
following each calendar year.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING
A Holder may be subject to "backup withholding" under certain circumstances.
Backup withholding applies to a Holder if the Holder, among other things, (i)
fails to furnish his social security number or other taxpayer identification
number ("TIN") to the payor responsible for backup withholding (for example,
the Holder's securities broker), (ii) furnishes such payor an incorrect TIN,
(iii) fails to provide such payor with a certified statement, signed under
penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided to the payor is correct and that
the Holder is not subject to backup withholding, or (iv) fails to report
properly interest and dividends on his tax return. Backup withholding,
however, does not apply to payments made to certain exempt recipients, such as
corporations and tax-exempt organizations. The backup withholding rate is 31%
of "reportable payments," which generally will include distributions of
interest and principal payments on the Series Junior Subordinated Notes.
POSSIBLE TAX LAW CHANGES
The Clinton Administration's budget proposals for fiscal year 1997 and
fiscal year 1998 contained provisions, which, if applicable to the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes, would have prevented the Corporation from deducting
interest thereon for United States federal income tax purposes. These
provisions were not included in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. There can be
no assurance that future legislative proposals, future regulations or official
administrative pronouncements, or future judicial decisions will not affect
the ability of the Corporation to deduct interest on the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes. Such a change could give rise to a Tax Event, which would
permit the Corporation to cause a redemption of the Preferred Securities, as
described more fully under "Description of the Preferred Securities--Special
Event Redemption or Distribution."
THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO A
HOLDER, DEPENDING UPON A HOLDER'S PARTICULAR SITUATION, AND THEREFORE EACH
HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT HIS TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF
THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF PREFERRED SECURITIES, INCLUDING THE TAX
CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS AND THE POSSIBLE
EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN FEDERAL OR OTHER TAX LAW.
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement
(the "Underwriting Agreement"), the Trust has agreed to sell to each of the
Underwriters named below, and each of such Underwriters, for whom ,
, and
are acting as representatives (the "Representatives"), has severally agreed to
purchase, the number of Preferred Securities set forth opposite their respective
names below. In the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters have agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the
Preferred Securities offered hereby if any of the Preferred Securities are
purchased.
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NUMBER OF
UNDERWRITER PREFERRED SECURITIES
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Total...............................................
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The Underwriters have advised the Corporation and the Trust that they
propose to offer the Preferred Securities in part directly to the public at
the initial public offering price, as set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus, and in part to certain securities dealers at such price less a
concession not in excess of $ per Preferred Security. The Underwriters may
allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per
Preferred Security to certain other dealers. After the Preferred Securities
are released for sale to the public, the offering price and other selling
terms may from time to time be varied by the Representatives.
The Preferred Securities are expected to be approved for listing on the
NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. Trading of the Preferred
Securities on the NYSE is expected to commence within a 30-day period after
the initial delivery of the Preferred Securities. The Representatives have
advised the Corporation and the Trust that they intend to make a market in the
Preferred Securities prior to the commencement of trading on the NYSE. The
Representatives will have no obligation to make a market in the Preferred
Securities, however, and may cease market making activities, if commenced, at
any time.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Preferred
Securities. In order to meet one of the requirements for listing the Preferred
Securities on the NYSE, the Underwriters will undertake to sell lots of 100 or
more Preferred Securities to a minimum of 400 beneficial holders.
In connection with the offering, the Underwriters may purchase and sell the
Preferred Securities in the open market. These transactions may include over-
allotment and stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short
positions created in connection with the offering. Stabilizing transactions
consist of certain bids or purchases for the purpose of preventing or
retarding a decline in the market price of the Preferred Securities; and
syndicate short positions involve the sale by the Underwriters of a greater
number of Preferred Securities than they are required to purchase from the
Trust in the offering. The Underwriters also may impose a penalty bid, whereby
selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker dealers in
respect of the securities sold in the offering for
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their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if such Preferred Securities
are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions.
These activities may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price
of the Preferred Securities, which may be higher than the price that might
otherwise prevail in the open market; and these activities, if commenced, may
be discontinued at any time. These transactions may be effected on the NYSE,
in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
The Corporation and the Trust have agreed, during the period of days from
the date of the Underwriting Agreement, not to sell, offer to sell, grant any
option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of any Preferred Securities, any
security convertible into or exchangeable into or exercisable for Preferred
Securities or the Series Junior Subordinated Notes or any debt securities
substantially similar to the Series Junior Subordinated Notes or equity
securities substantially similar to the Preferred Securities (except for the
Series Junior Subordinated Notes and the Preferred Securities issued
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement), without the prior written consent of
the Representatives.
The Corporation and the Trust have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Act.
Certain of the Underwriters engage in transactions with, and, from time to
time, have performed services for, the Corporation and its affiliates in the
ordinary course of business.
LEGAL OPINIONS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Preferred
Securities will be passed upon on behalf of the Corporation and the Trust by
Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Delaware, special Delaware counsel to
the Corporation and the Trust. The validity of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes, the Guarantee and certain matters relating thereto, as
well as certain matters relating to United States federal income tax
considerations, will be passed upon on behalf of the Corporation by Dewey
Ballantine LLP, New York, New York. Certain matters of North Carolina law will
be passed upon on behalf of the Corporation by Peter C. Buck, Esq., Deputy
General Counsel of the Corporation. Certain legal matters will be passed upon
for the Underwriters by Brown & Wood /LLP/, New York, New York.
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GLOSSARY
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<C> <S>
1933 Act................................... The Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
1934 Act................................... The Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
1939 Act................................... The Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended.
1940 Act................................... The Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
Additional Interest........................ Amounts payable by the
Corporation as defined under
"Description of the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes--
Additional Interest."
Administrative Trustees.................... Robert T. Lucas III and S. L.
Love.
Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities... The agreement between the
Corporation and the Trust
pursuant to which the Corporation
has agreed to pay all
indebtedness, expenses or
liabilities of the Trust, other
than the Trust's obligations to
pay to the holders of the
Preferred Securities the amounts
due such holders pursuant to the
terms thereof.
Code....................................... The Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
Common Securities.......................... The Trust Securities being sold
to the Corporation.
Corporation................................ Duke Energy Corporation.
Delaware Trustee........................... Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware.
DTC........................................ The Depository Trust Company, a
"clearing corporation" that
initially will hold (through its
agents) a global certificate or
certificates evidencing the
Preferred Securities.
Distribution Dates......................... March 31, June 30, September 30
and December 31 of each year.
Extension Period........................... Any period during which interest
is not paid on the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes (and,
consequently, on the Preferred
Securities) at the election of
the Corporation to the extent
permitted under the terms of the
Series Junior Subordinated
Notes.
Guarantee.................................. The guarantee by the Corporation
of the payments by the Trust on
the Preferred Securities from
funds legally and immediately
available in the Trust.
Guarantee Payments......................... Payments required to be made
pursuant to the Guarantee as
described in "Description of the
Guarantees--General" in the
accompanying Prospectus.
Guarantee Trustee.......................... The trustee under the Guarantee;
initially, The Chase Manhattan
Bank.
Indenture Trustee.......................... The trustee under the
Subordinated Note Indenture;
initially, The Chase Manhattan
Bank.
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Issue Date................................. The date set forth on the cover
page hereof on which the Series
Junior Subordinated Notes and
Preferred Securities are
scheduled to be issued.
Investment Company Act Event............... An event of the type described in
"Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event
Redemption or Distribution."
Junior Subordinated Notes.................. Unsecured junior subordinated
debt securities of the
Corporation that may be issued in
one or more series pursuant to
the Subordinated Note Indenture.
NYSE....................................... New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Preferred Securities....................... The Trust Securities being
offered to investors pursuant to
this Prospectus Supplement and
the accompanying Prospectus.
Property Trustee........................... A trustee under the Trust
Agreement designated to hold the
trust property; initially The
Chase Manhattan Bank.
Record Date................................ The close of business on the 15th
calendar day prior to a
Distribution Date.
Redemption Price........................... The liquidation amount of $25 per
Preferred Security, plus accrued
and unpaid distributions thereon
(including any interest thereon)
to the date of payment.
Securities Rate............................ The per annum interest rate
expressed as a percentage of the
liquidation amount of $25 per
Preferred Security, and set forth
on the cover page of this
Prospectus Supplement.
Securities Trustees........................ The Property Trustee,
Administrative Trustees and
Delaware Trustee.
Senior Indebtedness........................ Indebtedness of the Corporation
described under "Description of
the Junior Subordinated Notes--
Subordination" in the
accompanying Prospectus.
Series Junior Subordinated Notes......... The junior subordinated
deferrable interest notes of the
Corporation designated as Series
% Junior Subordinated Notes due
, 20 .
Special Event.............................. A Tax Event or an Investment
Company Act Event.
Subordinated Note Indenture................ The indenture pursuant to which
the Corporation's Series Junior
Subordinated Notes will be
issued.
Subordinated Note Indenture
Event of Default.......................... As described under "Description
of the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes--Events of
Default."
Tax Event.................................. An event of the type described in
"Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event
Redemption or Distribution."
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Trust...................................... Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ], a Delaware
business trust that will issue the Trust
Securities.
Trust Agreement............................ The agreement pursuant to which the Trust
is organized, as it may be amended and
restated from time to time.
Trust Agreement Event of Default........... As described under "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Events of Default."
Trust Securities........................... The Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities.
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT +
+BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR +
+THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE +
+SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE +
+UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF +
+ANY SUCH STATE. +
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1997
PROSPECTUS
$350,000,000
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST I
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST II
TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED, AS SET FORTH HEREIN, BY
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
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Duke Energy Capital Trust I and Duke Energy Capital Trust II, each a
statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
(individually, a "Trust" and collectively, the "Trusts"), may offer, from time
to time, trust preferred securities (collectively, the "Preferred Securities")
representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
respective Trusts. Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the
"Corporation"), will own all the common securities (the "Common Securities"
and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities") of each
Trust. The payment of periodic cash distributions on the Preferred Securities
of each Trust and payments on liquidation or redemption with respect to such
Preferred Securities, in each case to the extent such Trust has funds legally
and immediately available therefor, will be guaranteed by the Corporation as
described herein (individually, a "Guarantee" and collectively, the
"Guarantees"). See "Description of the Guarantees." The Corporation's
obligations under each Guarantee will be subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all of its other liabilities and will rank pari passu (equal in
priority) with the preferred stock or preferred stock A of the Corporation.
Concurrently with the issuance by a Trust of its Preferred Securities, such
Trust will invest the proceeds thereof and of the Corporation's purchase of the
Common Securities of such Trust in a related series of junior subordinated
deferrable interest notes (collectively, the "Junior Subordinated Notes") of
the Corporation with terms corresponding to the terms of such Trust's Preferred
Securities. The Junior Subordinated Notes will be unsecured obligations of the
Corporation and will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to Senior
Indebtedness (as defined herein) of the Corporation. Junior Subordinated Notes
may subsequently be distributed pro rata to holders of the Trust Securities of
a Trust in connection with the termination of such Trust upon the occurrence of
certain events as may be described in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement.
Specific terms of the Preferred Securities of any Trust in respect of which
this Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in an accompanying
Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Preferred Securities, which will
describe, without limitation and where applicable, the following: the specific
designation, number of Preferred Securities, liquidation amount per security,
distribution rate (or the method of determining such rate), dates on which
distributions will be payable, voting rights, any redemption, exchange or
sinking fund provisions, and any other rights, preferences, privileges,
limitations and restrictions.
The Preferred Securities may be offered in amounts, at prices and on terms to
be determined at the time of offering; provided, however, that the aggregate
initial public offering price of all Preferred Securities shall not exceed
$350,000,000.
The Prospectus Supplement relating to any series of Preferred Securities will
contain information concerning certain United States federal income tax
considerations, if applicable to such Preferred Securities.
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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. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The Preferred Securities may be sold directly, through agents, underwriters
or dealers as designated from time to time, or through a combination of such
methods. See "Plan of Distribution." If agents or any underwriters or dealers
are involved in the sale of Preferred Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is being delivered, the names of such agents, underwriters or
dealers and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in or may
be calculated from the Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Preferred
Securities.
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The date of this Prospectus is , 1997.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Corporation and the Trusts have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") a combined registration statement on Form S-3
(the "Registration Statement," which term encompasses any amendments thereof
and exhibits thereto) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"). As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Commission, this
Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto, to which
reference is hereby made.
The Corporation is subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and in
accordance therewith files periodic and current reports and other information
with the Commission. Information concerning directors and officers, their
remuneration, the principal holders of securities of the Corporation and any
material interest of such persons in transactions with the Corporation, as of
particular dates, is disclosed in proxy statements distributed to shareholders
of the Corporation and filed with the Commission. Such reports, proxy
statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400,
Chicago, Ill, 60661, and Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, N.Y.
10048. Copies of such material can also be obtained at prescribed rates from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission at its principal office at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, reports, proxy
statements and other information concerning the Corporation can be inspected
at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), 20 Broad Street,
New York, N.Y. 10005, where certain securities of the Corporation are listed.
The Commission maintains a Web site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding
registrants, such as the Corporation, that file electronically with the
Commission.
No separate financial statements of any Trust are included herein. The
Corporation considers that such statements would not be material to holders of
the Preferred Securities because each Trust has no independent operations and
exists for the sole purpose of investing the proceeds of the sale of its Trust
Securities in Junior Subordinated Notes.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Corporation with the Commission are
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference as of their respective dates of
filing and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
. Annual report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
. Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Corporation for the quarters
ended March 31, 1997, June 30, 1997 and September 30, 1997.
. Current reports on Form 8-K of the Corporation dated April 25, 1997,
May 30, 1997, June 18, 1997, June 27, 1997, September 2, 1997 and
November 19, 1997.
. Definitive Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus of the Corporation and
PanEnergy Corp dated March 13, 1997.
. Annual Report on Form 10-K of PanEnergy Corp for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of PanEnergy Corp for the quarters ended
March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997.
All documents filed by the Corporation with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the date of
this Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering made by this
Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Prospectus from the
respective dates 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 and the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus or the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement.
THE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
PROSPECTUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT ARE DELIVERED, ON THE
WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST OF ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE (OTHER THAN THE EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS
UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE). SUCH
REQUESTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE INVESTOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, DUKE ENERGY
CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 1005, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28201, TELEPHONE: (704)
382-3853 OR (800) 488-3853 (TOLL-FREE).
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Duke Power Company completed a merger with PanEnergy Corp on June 18, 1997
and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation. The Corporation is a global
energy company with more that $20 billion in assets which conducts business in
four principal areas of operations:
Electric Operations
The Corporation is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and
sale of electric energy in the central portion of North Carolina and the
western portion of South Carolina, comprising the area in both States known as
the Piedmont Carolinas. The Corporation's service territory, approximately
two-thirds of which lies in North Carolina, covers approximately 20,000 square
miles and includes a number of cities, of which the largest are Charlotte,
Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Durham in North Carolina and Greenville and
Spartanburg in South Carolina. The Corporation supplies electric service to
approximately two million residential, commercial and industrial customers in
over 200 cities, towns and unincorporated communities. As of September 30,
1997, the Corporation owned 31 generating facilities with a total capacity of
17,246 MW. Net generation of electricity by source for the nine-month period
ended September 30, 1997 was as follows: fossil, 58%; nuclear, 40%, and
hydroelectric (including pumped storage), 2%. The Corporation's wholly-owned
utility subsidiary, Nantahala Power & Light Company, supplies electric service
to approximately 55,000 customers, most of which are residential, in five
counties in western North Carolina. The Corporation's electric utility service
territory, in which its business is conducted under the name "Duke Power", is
shown below.
[MAP DEPICTING THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIGHLIGHTING
THE CORPORATION'S ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA].
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Energy Transmission
The Corporation is also engaged in the interstate transportation and storage
of natural gas. Through its four major pipeline subsidiaries--Texas Eastern
Transmission Corporation, Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Panhandle
Eastern Pipeline Company and Trunkline Gas Company--the Corporation owns and
operates one of the nation's largest gas transmission networks delivering
approximately 12% of the natural gas consumed in the United States. This fully
interconnected, 37,500-mile system can receive natural gas from most major
North American producing regions for delivery to markets throughout the Mid-
Atlantic, New England and Midwest states as shown below.
[MAP OF THE UNITED STATES SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PIPELINES OF THE
CORPORATION'S FOUR MAJOR PIPELINE SUBSIDIARIES].
Energy Services
The Energy Services group offers a broad variety of worldwide services in
energy asset monetization, engineering, construction, liquids, gas and
electric marketing, risk management, natural gas liquids shipping, gas
processing and transport and "inside-the-fence" and merchant power generation.
The Field Services unit is engaged in the business of purchasing, gathering,
transporting and marketing natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil to
industrial end users, local distribution companies, liquid petroleum gas
wholesalers and retailers and refiners. Through Duke Energy Trading and
Marketing L.L.C. and Duke Energy Marketing, L.P., the Corporation markets
natural gas and electric power and provides risk management services to
utilities, municipalities and other large energy users.
Duke Engineering & Services, Inc., provides full-scope engineering,
technical and professional services to public and private sector clients
worldwide in all phases of nuclear, renewable and conventional power
generation, from conceptual design through construction and full life-cycle
operation. Specialized capabilities include engineering, design, project and
construction management, operations and maintenance, quality assurance,
environmental management, facility siting, petroleum services, power delivery
services and safety and health training. Duke/Fluor Daniel provides services
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related to the engineering, procurement, construction and operation and
maintenance of fossil-fueled generating stations. The Global Asset Development
group develops, owns, manages and operates energy projects internationally,
electric generation facilities in the United States and Canada, and on-site,
"inside-the-fence" electric generation and energy conversion facilities for
industrial customers. DukeSolutions is Duke Energy's unregulated retail energy
services provider, offering customers a "one-stop shop" solution for natural
gas and electric commodities, energy efficiency and productivity services and
asset monetization.
Diversified Operations
Crescent Resources, Inc. conducts real estate management, forestry, and
commercial and residential real estate development operations. DukeNet
Communications, Inc., develops and manages communications systems, including
fiber optic and wireless digital network services. Duke Water Operations
provides franchised water service to 20,000 customers in parts of North
Carolina and South Carolina.
The principal executive offices of the Corporation are located at 422 South
Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, telephone (704) 594-0887.
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Recent Development
On November 18, 1997, Duke Energy Power Services Inc., a subsidiary of the
Corporation ("DEPS"), entered into an agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric
Company ("PG&E") for the purchase of three electric generating plants in
California for $501 million. The agreement followed acceptance by PG&E of
DEPS's winning bid in connection with the auction held by PG&E as part of its
electric generating divestiture program. The sale of the plants to DEPS is
subject to approval of the California Public Utilities Commission. If
approved, the sale is expected to close by March 31, 1998. Pursuant to
California's electric restructuring law, DEPS must contract with PG&E to
operate and maintain the facilities for two years following the sale.
The plants covered by the agreement are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET
OPERATING
CAPACITY
GENERATION TYPE COUNTY LOCATION NUMBER OF UNITS MW
- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Coal-fired:
Moss Landing Monterey 2 1,478
Morro Bay San Luis Obispo 4 1,002
Combustion Turbine:
Oakland Alameda 3 165
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TOTAL 2,645
</TABLE>
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA AND RATIOS)
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996(1) 1996(1) 1995(1) 1994(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Revenues.............. $11,719.2 $8,551.8 $12,333.6 $9,694.7 $9,115.0
Net Income...................... 789.8 881.4 1,074.3 1,018.1 864.1
Earnings for Common Stock....... 756.6 848.2 1,030.1 969.2 814.4
Earnings per Share of Common
Stock.......................... $2.10 $2.34 $2.85 $2.68 $2.26
Earnings per share of Common
Stock before extraordinary
items.......................... -- -- 2.90 -- --
</TABLE>
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(1) Data reflects accounting for the merger between the Corporation and
PanEnergy Corp as a pooling of interests. As a result, the data gives
effect to the merger as if it had occurred as of January 1, 1994.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CAPITALIZATION AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
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ACTUAL AS ADJUSTED (1)
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(MILLIONS, EXCEPT PERCENTAGES)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock Equity........................... $7,597.7 $7,597.7 51.8%
Preferred Stocks (including current portion) . 684.0 331.5 2.3
Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in
Corporation's Subordinated Notes............. -- 350.0 2.4
Debt (including short-term debt).............. 6,380.9 6,380.9 43.5
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Total....................................... $14,662.6 $14,660.1 100.0%
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</TABLE>
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(1) Reflects the issuance of the Preferred Securities that may be offered from
time to time pursuant to this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
FINANCIAL RATIOS
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(1)................................ 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 2.8
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividends
Combined (2)....................... 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.4
</TABLE>
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(1) For purposes of this ratio (i) earnings consists of income from continuing
operations before income taxes and fixed charges and (ii) fixed charges
consist of all interest deductions and the interest component of rentals.
(2) For purposes of this ratio (i) earnings consist of income from continuing
operations before income taxes and fixed charges, (ii) fixed charges
consist of all interest deductions and the interest component of rentals
and (iii) preferred dividends represent an amount equal to the earnings
which, on a pre-tax basis, would be required to meet the dividends on
preferred stocks.
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THE TRUSTS
Each Trust is a statutory business trust formed under Delaware law pursuant
to the filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State on
November 14, 1997. Each Trust's business is defined in a trust agreement,
executed by the Corporation, as Depositor, and the Delaware Trustee thereunder.
The trust agreement of each Trust will be amended and restated in its entirety
substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part (the "Trust Agreement"). Each Trust exists
for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing its Trust Securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of such Trust, (ii) investing the
gross proceeds of its Trust Securities in a related series of Junior
Subordinated Notes, and (iii) engaging in only those other activities
necessary, appropriate, convenient or incidental thereto.
The principal place of business of each Trust shall be c/o the Corporation,
422 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, telephone (704) 382-
8122, Attn: Corporate Secretary.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Preferred
Securities of a Trust for further information concerning such Trust.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
For financial reporting purposes, each Trust will be treated as a subsidiary
of the Corporation and, accordingly, the accounts of the Trusts will be
included in the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation. The
Preferred Securities will be presented as a separate line item in the
consolidated balance sheets of the Corporation entitled "Guaranteed Preferred
Beneficial Interests in Corporation's Subordinated Notes." For financial
reporting purposes, the Corporation will record distributions payable on the
Preferred Securities as an expense in the consolidated statement of income.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Each Trust will invest the proceeds received from the sale of the Preferred
Securities in Junior Subordinated Notes. Unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds received by the Corporation
from such investment will be used to purchase or redeem from time to time
certain of the Corporation's presently outstanding securities when such
transactions will result in an overall cost savings to the Corporation or to
repay outstanding short-term debt pending any such purchase or redemption.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
Each Trust may issue only one series of Preferred Securities having terms
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. The Trust Agreement of
each Trust will authorize the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the Trust,
to issue the Preferred Securities of such Trust. The Preferred Securities of
each Trust will have such terms, including distributions, redemption, voting,
liquidation rights and such other preferred, deferral or other special rights
or such restrictions as shall be set forth in the Trust Agreement of such
Trust. Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Preferred
Securities of a Trust for specific terms, including (i) the distinctive
designation of such Preferred Securities; (ii) the number of Preferred
Securities issued by such Trust; (iii) the annual distribution rate (or method
of determining such rate) for Preferred Securities of such Trust and the date
or dates on which such distributions shall be payable; (iv) the date or dates,
or method of determining the date or dates, from which distributions on the
Preferred Securities shall be cumulative; (v) the amount or amounts that shall
be paid out of the assets of such Trust to the holders of the Preferred
Securities of such Trust upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination
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of such Trust; (vi) the obligation, if any, of such Trust to purchase or
redeem such Preferred Securities and the price or prices at which, the period
or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which such
Preferred Securities shall be purchased or redeemed, in whole or in part,
pursuant to such obligation; (vii) the voting rights, if any, of such
Preferred Securities in addition to those required by law, including any
requirement for the approval by the holders of Preferred Securities as a
condition to specified action or amendments to the Trust Agreement of such
Trust; (viii) the right, if any, to defer distributions on the Preferred
Securities upon extension of the interest payment period on the related Junior
Subordinated Notes; and (ix) any other relative rights, preferences,
privileges, limitations or restrictions of such Preferred Securities not
inconsistent with the Trust Agreement of such Trust or applicable law. All
Preferred Securities offered hereby will be guaranteed by the Corporation to
the extent set forth under "Description of the Guarantees." Any material
United States federal income tax considerations applicable to an offering of
Preferred Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating
thereto.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEES
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Guarantees that
will be executed and delivered by the Corporation for the benefit of the
holders of Preferred Securities of the respective Trusts from time to time.
Each Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the 1939 Act. The Chase
Manhattan Bank will act as indenture trustee under each Guarantee (the
"Guarantee Trustee") for purposes of the 1939 Act. The terms of the respective
Guarantees will be those set forth therein and those made part thereof by the
1939 Act. The following summary does not purport to be complete and is subject
in all respects to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the Guarantees, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, and the 1939
Act. Each Guarantee will be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of
the holders of the Preferred Securities to which it relates.
GENERAL
Pursuant to each Guarantee, the Corporation will irrevocably and
unconditionally agree, to the extent set forth therein, to pay in full, to the
holders of the related Preferred Securities, the Guarantee Payments (as
defined herein), to the extent not paid by, or on behalf of, the related
Trust, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the
Corporation may have or assert against any person. The following payments or
distributions (without duplication) with respect to the Preferred Securities
of any Trust to the extent not paid or made by, or on behalf of, such Trust
will be subject to the Guarantee related thereto: (i) any accrued and unpaid
distributions required to be paid on the Preferred Securities of such Trust
but if and only if and to the extent that such Trust has funds legally and
immediately available therefor, (ii) the redemption price, including all
accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of redemption (the "Redemption
Price"), with respect to any Preferred Securities called for redemption by
such Trust, but if and only to the extent such Trust has funds legally and
immediately available therefor, and (iii) upon a dissolution, winding-up or
termination of such Trust (other than in connection with the distribution of
Junior Subordinated Notes to the holders of Trust Securities of such Trust or
the redemption of all of the Preferred Securities of such Trust), the lesser
of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid
distributions on the Preferred Securities of such Trust to the date of
payment, to the extent such Trust has funds legally and immediately available
therefor, and (b) the amount of assets of such Trust remaining available for
distribution to holders of Preferred Securities of such Trust in liquidation
of such Trust (the "Guarantee Payments"). The Corporation's obligation to make
a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts
by the Corporation to the holders of the related Preferred Securities or by
causing the related Trust to pay such amounts to such holders.
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Each Guarantee will be a full and unconditional guarantee, subject to
certain subordination provisions, of the Guarantee Payments with respect to
the related Preferred Securities from the time of issuance of such Preferred
Securities, but will not apply to the payment of distributions and other
payments on such Preferred Securities when the related Trust does not have
sufficient funds legally and immediately available to make such distributions
or other payments. IF THE CORPORATION DOES NOT MAKE THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS ON
THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES HELD BY THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE UNDER ANY TRUST,
SUCH TRUST WILL NOT MAKE THE RELATED PAYMENTS ON ITS PREFERRED SECURITIES.
SUBORDINATION
The Corporation's obligations under each Guarantee to make the Guarantee
Payments will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Corporation and will
rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities
of the Corporation, including the Junior Subordinated Notes, except those
obligations or liabilities made pari passu or subordinate by their terms, (ii)
pari passu with the preferred stock or preferred stock A now or hereafter
issued by the Corporation, and (iii) senior to all common stock of the
Corporation. The terms of the Preferred Securities will provide that each
holder of Preferred Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to the
subordination provisions and other terms of the Guarantee related thereto. The
Corporation has outstanding preferred stock and preferred stock A that rank
pari passu with the Guarantees and common stock that ranks junior to the
Guarantees. See "Duke Energy Corporation--Selected Consolidated Financial
Information."
Each Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection
(that is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly
against the guarantor to enforce its rights under the guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against any other person or entity).
AMENDMENTS AND ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes that do not materially and adversely
affect the rights of holders of the related Preferred Securities (in which
case no consent will be required), each Guarantee may be amended only with the
prior approval of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% in liquidation amount
of such outstanding Preferred Securities. All guarantees and agreements
contained in each Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers,
trustees and representatives of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit
of the holders of the related Preferred Securities then outstanding.
TERMINATION
Each Guarantee will terminate and be of no further force and effect as to
the related Preferred Securities upon full payment of the Redemption Price of
all such Preferred Securities, upon distribution of Junior Subordinated Notes
to the holders of such Preferred Securities, or upon full payment of the
amounts payable upon liquidation of the related Trust. Each Guarantee will
continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any holder of the related Preferred Securities must restore payment of
any sums paid with respect to such Preferred Securities or under such
Guarantee.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under each Guarantee will occur upon the failure by the
Corporation to perform any of its payment obligations thereunder. The holders
of a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities to which any
Guarantee relates have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in
respect of such Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power
conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under such Guarantee. Any holder of the
related Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against
the Corporation to enforce its rights under such Guarantee without first
instituting a legal
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proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity. The
holders of a majority in liquidation amount of Preferred Securities of any
series may, by vote, on behalf of the holders of all the Preferred Securities
of such series, waive any past event of default and its consequences.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
The Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of any event of default with
respect to any Guarantee and after the curing or waiving of all events of
default with respect to such Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such duties
as are specifically set forth in such Guarantee and, in case an event of
default has occurred and not been cured or waived, shall exercise the same
degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of his or
her own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Guarantee Trustee is under no
obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by any Guarantee at the
request of any holder of the related Preferred Securities, unless offered
reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might
be incurred thereby.
The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Guarantee Trustee, also serves as Property
Trustee and as Indenture Trustee. The Corporation and certain of its
affiliates maintain deposit accounts and banking relationships with The Chase
Manhattan Bank. The Chase Manhattan Bank serves as trustee under the
Corporation's First and Refunding Mortgage pursuant to which First and
Refunding Mortgage Bonds of the Corporation are outstanding.
GOVERNING LAW
Each Guarantee will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
internal laws of the State of New York.
AGREEMENTS AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES
Pursuant to each Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities to be entered into
by the Corporation under each of the Trust Agreements, the Corporation will
irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee to each person or entity to whom the
related Trust becomes indebted or liable the full payment of any indebtedness,
expenses or liabilities of such Trust, other than obligations of such Trust to
pay to the holders of the related Preferred Securities or other similar
interests in such Trust the amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of
such Preferred Securities or such other similar interests, as the case may be.
DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
Set forth below is a description of the terms of the Junior Subordinated
Notes. The following description does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Subordinated
Indenture, dated as of , 199 , between the Corporation and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"), as to be supplemented,
with respect to a series of Junior Subordinated Notes, by a supplemental
indenture (each, a "Supplemental Indenture") thereto establishing such series
of Junior Subordinated Notes (the Subordinated Indenture, as so supplemented
and as such Indenture may be further supplemented from time to time, is
hereinafter referred to as the "Subordinated Note Indenture"), the forms of
which Subordinated Note Indenture and Supplemental Indenture are filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
The terms of each series of Junior Subordinated Notes will include those
stated in the Subordinated Note Indenture with respect to such series and
those made a part of the Subordinated Note Indenture by reference to the 1939
Act. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Subordinated
Note Indenture.
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GENERAL
The Junior Subordinated Notes will be issued as one or more series of
unsecured subordinated debt securities (all such series of Junior Subordinated
Notes collectively, the "Junior Subordinated Notes" and all series of
Subordinated Notes collectively, the "Subordinated Notes") under the
Subordinated Note Indenture. The Subordinated Note Indenture does not limit
the aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes (including Junior
Subordinated Notes) that may be issued thereunder and provides that
Subordinated Notes (including Junior Subordinated Notes) may be issued from
time to time in one or more series pursuant to indentures supplemental to the
Subordinated Note Indenture or pursuant to resolutions of the Corporation's
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.
Reference is made to the applicable Prospectus Supplement for the following
terms or any particular series of Junior Subordinated Notes: (i) the title of
such series of Junior Subordinated Notes; (ii) any limit on the aggregate
principal amount of such Junior Subordinated Notes; (iii) the date or dates on
which the principal of such Junior Subordinated Notes will be payable or the
method by which such date or dates will be determined; (iv) the rate or rates
at which such Junior Subordinated Notes will bear interest, if any, or the
method by which such rate or rates will be determined, and the date or dates
from which any such interest will accrue; (v) the Interest Payment Dates on
which any such interest will be payable and the Regular Record Date, if any,
for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; (vi) if
applicable, whether the interest payment periods may be extended by the
Corporation, and, if so, the terms of any such extension; (vii) the place or
places where the principal of and any premium and interest on such Junior
Subordinated Notes will be payable, if other than the principal corporate
trust office of the Indenture Trustee; (viii) the obligation, if any, of the
Corporation to redeem or purchase such Junior Subordinated Notes pursuant to
any sinking fund, purchase fund or analogous provision or at the option of the
holder thereof and the terms and conditions on which such Junior Subordinated
Notes may be redeemed or purchased pursuant to such obligation; (ix) the
denominations in which such Junior Subordinated Notes will be issuable, if
other than denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof; (x) the
terms and conditions, if any, on which such Junior Subordinated Notes may be
redeemed at the option of the Corporation; (xi) if applicable, the fact that
the terms of the Subordinated Note Indenture which are described below under
the caption "Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" will not apply to such Junior
Subordinated Notes; (xii) the currency, currencies or currency units in which
the principal of and any premium and interest of such Junior Subordinated
Notes will be payable, if other than U.S. dollars, and the manner of
determining the equivalent thereof in U.S. dollars for any purpose; (xiii) if
the principal of or any premium or interest on such Junior Subordinated Notes
is to be payable, at the election of the Corporation or the Holder thereof, in
one or more currencies or currency units other than those in which such Junior
Subordinated Notes are stated to be payable, then the currency, currencies or
currency units in which such payments will be made, the terms and conditions
upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the
manner of determining any such amount); (xiv) the portion of the principal
amount of any such Junior Subordinated Notes which will be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, if other than the entire
principal amount thereof; (xv) whether such Junior Subordinated Notes will be
issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and,
if so, the identity of the depositary (the "Depositary") for any such Global
Security or Global Securities and any provisions regarding the transfer,
exchange or legending of any such Global Security if different from those
described below under the caption "Global Securities;" (xvi) any addition to,
change in or deletion from the Subordinated Note Indenture Events of Default
or covenants of the Corporation with respect to such Junior Subordinated
Notes; (xvii) any index or formula used to determine the amount of principal
of or any premium or interest on such Junior Subordinated Notes and the manner
of determining any such amounts; (xviii) if the principal amount payable at
the stated maturity of such Junior Subordinated Notes will not be determinable
as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity, the amount which
will be deemed to be such
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principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal
amount thereof which will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the
stated maturity (or the manner of determining any such deemed principal
amount); and (xix) any other terms of such Junior Subordinated Notes.
The interest rate and interest and other payment dates of each series of
Junior Subordinated Notes will correspond to those of the related Preferred
Securities as described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
Preferred Securities.
The Subordinated Note Indenture does not contain provisions that afford
holders of Junior Subordinated Notes protection in the event of a highly
leveraged transaction involving the Corporation.
SUBORDINATION
Each series of Junior Subordinated Notes will be subordinate and junior in
right of payment, to the extent set forth in the Subordinated Note Indenture,
to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Corporation. In the
event, with certain exceptions, (a) of any payment by, or distribution of
assets of, the Corporation to creditors upon any dissolution, winding-up,
liquidation or reorganization of the Corporation, whether in bankruptcy,
insolvency or other proceedings, or (b) that (i) a default (beyond any period
of grace) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the payment of
principal, interest or any other monetary amounts due and payable on any
Senior Indebtedness or (ii) the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness shall have
been accelerated because of a default with respect to such Senior
Indebtedness, then the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to
receive payment, in the case of (a) above, of all amounts due or to become due
upon all Senior Indebtedness, and, in the case of (b) above, of all amounts
due thereon, or provision shall be made for such payment, before the holders
of any series of Junior Subordinated Notes are entitled to receive payments of
principal or interest on such Junior Subordinated Notes.
The term "Senior Indebtedness" is defined in the Subordinated Note Indenture
to mean, with respect to any series of Subordinated Notes, the principal of,
and premium, if any, and interest on and any other payment in respect of
indebtedness due pursuant to any of the following, whether outstanding at the
date of execution of the Subordinated Note Indenture or thereafter incurred,
created or assumed: (a) all indebtedness of the Corporation evidenced by
notes, debentures, bonds or other securities sold by the Corporation for money
or other obligations for money borrowed, (b) all indebtedness of others of the
kinds described in the preceding clause (a) assumed by or guaranteed in any
manner by the Corporation or in effect guaranteed by the Corporation through
an agreement to purchase, contingent or otherwise, and (c) all renewals,
extensions or refundings of indebtedness of the kinds described in either of
the preceding clauses (a) and (b), unless, in the case of any particular
indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding, the instrument creating or
evidencing the same or the assumption or guarantee of the same by its terms
provides that such indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding is not
superior in right of payment to or is pari passu with such Subordinated Notes.
Such Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and be
entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions contained in the
Subordinated Note Indenture irrespective of any amendment, modification or
waiver of any term of such Senior Indebtedness.
Certain future series of Subordinated Notes, if any, may rank senior to, and
hence constitute Senior Indebtedness with respect to, series of Junior
Subordinated Notes.
The Subordinated Note Indenture does not limit the amount of Senior
Indebtedness that may be issued by the Corporation. As of September 30, 1997,
Senior Indebtedness of the Corporation aggregated approximately
$3,593,542,000.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
Some or all of the Subordinated Notes of a series may be represented in
whole or in part by one or more Global Securities that will be deposited with
or on behalf of one or more Depositaries.
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The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any
Subordinated Notes of a series will be described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto. The Corporation anticipates that the following provisions
will apply to all depositary arrangements.
Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto,
Subordinated Notes which are to be represented by a Global Security to be
deposited with or on behalf of a Depositary will be represented by a Global
Security registered in the name of such Depositary or its nominee. Upon the
issuance of a Global Security in registered form, the Depositary for such
Global Security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer
system, the respective principal amount of the Subordinated Notes represented
by such Global Security to the accounts of institutions that have accounts with
such Depositary or its nominee ("participants"). The accounts to be credited
will be designated by the underwriters or agents of such Subordinated Notes or
by the Corporation, if such Subordinated Notes are offered and sold directly by
the Corporation. Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Securities
will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through
participants. Ownership of beneficial interests by participants in such Global
Securities will be shown on, and the transfer of any such ownership interest
will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or its
nominee for such Global Security. Ownership of beneficial interests in Global
Securities by persons that hold through participants will be effected only
through records maintained by such participants. The laws of some jurisdictions
require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such
securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability
to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Security.
So long as the Depositary for a Global Security, or its nominee, is the
registered owner of such Global Security, such Depositary or such nominee, as
the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the
Subordinated Notes represented by such Global Security for all purposes under
the Subordinated Note Indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of
beneficial interests in the Global Security will not be entitled to have the
Subordinated Notes represented by such Global Security registered in their
names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the
Subordinated Notes in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or
holders thereof under the Subordinated Note Indenture.
Payment of principal of and any premium and interest on Subordinated Notes
registered in the name of or held by a Depositary or its nominee will be made
in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case
may be, as the registered owner or the holder of the Global Security
representing such Subordinated Notes. None of the Corporation, the Trustee, any
Paying Agent or the Security Registrar for such Subordinated Notes will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or
payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in a Global
Security for such Subordinated Notes or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Corporation expects that a Depositary for Subordinated Notes of a series,
upon receipt of any payment of principal or any premium or interest in respect
of a Global Security, will credit immediately participants' accounts with
payment in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in
the principal amount of such Global Security as shown on the records of such
Depositary. The Corporation also expects that payments by participants to
owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security 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.
A Global Security may not be transferred in whole or in part except by the
Depositary for such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary or by a
nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such
Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary
or a nominee of such successor Depositary. If a Depositary for Subordinated
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Notes of a series is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary
and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Corporation within 90 days
or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered
under the Exchange Act when the Depositary is required to be registered to act
as such Depositary and no successor is appointed by the Corporation within 90
days, then the Corporation will issue Subordinated Notes in definitive
registered form in exchange for the Global Security or Global Securities
representing such Subordinated Notes. In addition, the Corporation may at any
time determine not to have any Subordinated Notes represented by one or more
Global Securities and, in such event, will issue Subordinated Notes in
definitive registered form in exchange for the Global Securities representing
such Subordinated Notes. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial
interest in a Global Security will be entitled to physical delivery in
definitive form of Subordinated Notes of the series represented by such Global
Security equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have
Subordinated Notes registered in its name.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The following will be Subordinated Note Indenture Events of Default with
respect to each series of Junior Subordinated Notes (unless deleted or
modified in the supplemental indenture or resolution establishing such series,
as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement); (a) failure to pay the
principal of any Junior Subordinated Note of such series when due; (b) failure
to pay any interest on any Junior Subordinated Note of such series when due,
continued for 60 days; provided, however, that the date on which such payment
is due and payable shall be the date on which the Corporation is required to
make payment following any deferral of payments of interest by the
Corporation; (c) failure to perform any covenant of the Corporation in the
Subordinated Note Indenture applicable to such series, continued for 90 days
after written notice has been given by the Indenture Trustee or the holders of
at least 33% in principal amount of the outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes
of such series (unless such time period is extended by the Indenture Trustee
or by the Indenture Trustee and the holders of a principal amount of Junior
Subordinated Notes of such series not less than the principal amount of such
Notes the holders of which had given such notice of default (provided,
however, that the Indenture Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee and such
holders, as the case may be, will be deemed to have agreed to such an
extension if corrective action is initiated and is being diligently pursued by
the Corporation); and (d) certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Corporation.
If a Subordinated Note Indenture Event of Default with respect to the Junior
Subordinated Notes of a series occurs and is continuing, then the Indenture
Trustee or the holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of the
outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes of such series may, by notice to the
Corporation (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by holders), declare to be
immediately due and payable the principal amount of all Junior Subordinated
Notes of such series. However, the Subordinated Note Indenture Event of
Default giving rise to such declaration will, without further act, be deemed
waived, and such declaration deemed rescinded, at any time after such a
declaration of acceleration and before a judgment or decree for payment of the
money due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee, if (i) the Corporation
has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all
overdue interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series, the
principal of the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series which has become due
otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the
rate prescribed therefor in such Junior Subordinated Notes, interest on
overdue interest at the rate prescribed therefor in such Junior Subordinated
Notes (to the extent permitted by applicable law), and all amounts due to the
Indenture Trustee, and (ii) all Subordinated Note Indenture Events of Default
with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series (other than the
nonpayment of the principal which became due solely by such declaration of
acceleration) have been cured or waived.
A holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly
against the Corporation, without first instituting a legal proceeding against
the Property Trustee or any other person or entity,
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for enforcement of payment to such holder of principal of or interest on the
Junior Subordinated Notes of the related series having a principal amount
equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such
holder on or after the due dates specified in the Junior Subordinated Notes of
such series.
Subject to the provisions of the Subordinated Note Indenture relating to the
duties of the Indenture Trustee in case of a continuing Subordinated Note
Indenture Event of Default, the Subordinated Note Indenture provides that the
Indenture Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or
powers under the Subordinated Note Indenture at the request or direction of
any of the holders unless such holders shall have offered to the Indenture
Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which
might be incurred thereby. Subject to such provisions for indemnification and
certain other rights of the Indenture Trustee, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Notes of any series have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for
any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to such Subordinated Notes.
The Indenture Trustee may withhold notice to the holders of Subordinated Notes
of any series of any default (except in payment of principal or interest) with
respect to such series of Subordinated Notes, if it in good faith considers it
in the interest of holders to do so.
No holder of a Junior Subordinated Note of any series will have any right to
institute any proceeding with respect to the Subordinated Note Indenture or
for any remedy thereunder unless such holder has previously given the
Indenture Trustee written notice of a continuing Subordinated Note Indenture
Event of Default with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes of such series
and unless the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Junior Subordinated Notes of such series have made such written
request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Indenture Trustee to
institute such proceeding, and the Indenture Trustee has not received from the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Junior
Subordinated Notes of such series a direction inconsistent with such request
and has failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days after receipt of
such notice and offer of indemnity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holder
of any Junior Subordinated Note will have an absolute and unconditional right
to receive payment of the principal of and, subject to certain limitations,
interest on such Junior Subordinated Note on the stated maturities thereof
(or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit
for the enforcement of any such payment.
The Corporation is required to furnish annually to the Indenture Trustee an
officers' certificate to the effect that, to the best knowledge of the
officers providing such certificate, the Corporation is not in default in the
performance and observance of any terms, provisions or conditions of the
Subordinated Note Indenture or, if there has been a default, specifying such
default and its status.
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER
The Corporation will not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of,
or exchange Junior Subordinated Notes of a given series during a period of 15
days immediately preceding the date notice is given identifying the Junior
Subordinated Notes of such series that are called for redemption, or (ii)
register the transfer of or exchange any Junior Subordinated Notes of such
series so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
portion of any Junior Subordinated Note of such series being redeemed in part.
DENOMINATIONS
Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Junior
Subordinated Notes will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 or any integral
multiples thereof.
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PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENT
Payment of principal of any Junior Subordinated Notes will be made only
against surrender to the Paying Agent of such Junior Subordinated Notes.
Interest on Junior Subordinated Notes will be payable, subject to such
surrender where applicable, at the office of the Paying Agent or, at the option
of the Corporation, (i) by wire transfer to such account at a banking
institution in the United States as is designated in writing to the Indenture
Trustee at least sixteen days prior to the date of payment by the person
entitled thereto or (ii) by check mailed to the address of the person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register with respect to
such Junior Subordinated Notes.
Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Indenture Trustee will act as Paying Agent with respect to the Junior
Subordinated Notes and the principal corporate trust office of the Indenture
Trustee will serve as the office through which the Paying Agent acts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may at any time designate
additional Paying Agents or rescind the designation of any Paying Agents or
approve a change in the office through which any Paying Agent acts.
All moneys paid by the Corporation to a Paying Agent for the payment of the
principal of or interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes which remain
unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal or interest shall have
become due and payable will be repaid to the Corporation at the Corporation's
request, and the holder of such Junior Subordinated Notes will thereafter look
only to the Corporation for payment thereof.
MODIFICATION; WAIVER
The Corporation and the Indenture Trustee may amend or modify (with certain
exceptions) the Subordinated Note Indenture with the consent of the holders of
not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Subordinated Notes of all series of Subordinated Notes affected thereby (voting
as one class); provided, however, that no such modification or amendment may,
without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Subordinated Note
affected thereby, (a) change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any
installment of principal of or interest on, any Subordinated Note; (b) reduce
the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, or any premium payable
upon the redemption of, any Subordinated Note or reduce the amount of principal
of any Subordinated Note which would be due and payable upon acceleration of
the maturity thereof; (c) change the currency of payment of principal of, or
any premium or interest on, any Subordinated Note; (d) impair the right to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the stated
maturity thereof (or date of redemption); (e) reduce the percentage in
principal amount of Subordinated Notes of any series, the consent of whose
holders is required to amend or modify the Subordinated Note Indenture, to
waive compliance with certain provisions of the Subordinated Note Indenture, or
to waive certain defaults; or (f) with certain exceptions, modify the above
provisions or the sections of the Subordinated Note Indenture governing waiver
of certain covenants and past defaults. In addition, the Corporation and the
Indenture Trustee may execute, without the consent of any holders of
Subordinated Notes, any supplemental indenture for certain other usual
purposes, including the creation of a new series of Subordinated Notes.
The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Subordinated Notes of any series may waive, insofar as that series
is concerned, compliance by the Corporation with certain restrictive provisions
of the Indenture under which such Subordinated Notes were issued. The holders
of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Subordinated Notes of all series under the Subordinated Note Indenture with
respect to which a default has occurred and is continuing (voting as one class)
may waive any past default under the Subordinated Note Indenture with respect
to all such series, except a default in the payment of principal of, or any
premium or interest on, any Subordinated Note of such series or in respect of a
covenant or provision under the Subordinated Note Indenture which cannot be
amended or modified without the consent of the holder of each outstanding
Subordinated Note affected thereby.
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The Subordinated Note Indenture may not be amended to alter the
subordination of any Junior Subordinated Notes or any other Subordinated Notes
without the written consent of each holder of Senior Indebtedness then
outstanding that would be adversely affected thereby.
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
The Subordinated Note Indenture provides that the Corporation may
consolidate or merge with or into another corporation or other entity of a
sort specified in the Subordinated Note Indenture, or convey or transfer its
properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any
such entity; provided that the successor assumes by supplemental indenture the
Corporation's obligations under the Subordinated Note Indenture and the
Subordinated Notes issued thereunder and delivers to the Indenture Trustee an
officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions
precedent in the Subordinated Note Indenture relating to such consolidation,
merger, conveyance or transfer have been complied with. Upon the assumption by
the successor of the Corporation's obligations under the Subordinated Note
Indenture and the Subordinated Notes issued thereunder, and the satisfaction
of any other conditions precedent provided for in the Subordinated Note
Indenture, the successor will succeed to and be substituted for the
Corporation under such Indenture and the Corporation will be relieved of its
obligations under the Subordinated Note Indenture and the Subordinated Notes.
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
The Subordinated Note Indenture provides that, unless the terms of a given
series of Subordinated Notes provide otherwise, the Corporation may cause
itself to be (a) discharged from its obligations (with certain exceptions)
with respect to any Subordinated Notes or series of Subordinated Notes
("Defeasance") and (b) released from its obligations under certain covenants
especially established in respect of such series ("Covenant Defeasance") on
and after the date certain conditions set forth in the Subordinated Note
Indenture are satisfied. Such conditions include the irrevocable deposit with
the Indenture Trustee, in trust for such purpose, of money and/or Government
Obligations (as defined in the Subordinated Note Indenture), which through the
scheduled payment of principal and interest thereon will provide moneys in an
amount sufficient to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on such
Subordinated Notes on the stated maturities of such payments or upon
redemption.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Indenture Trustee, will also serve as Property
Trustee and as Guarantee Trustee. The Corporation and certain of its
affiliates maintain deposit accounts and banking relationships with The Chase
Manhattan Bank. The Chase Manhattan Bank also serves as trustee under the
Corporation's First and Refunding Mortgage pursuant to which First and
Refunding Mortgage Bonds of the Corporation are outstanding.
GOVERNING LAW
The Subordinated Note Indenture and the Subordinated Notes (including the
Junior Subordinated Notes) will be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Trusts may sell the Preferred Securities being offered hereby in one or
more of the following ways from time to time: (i) to underwriters for resale
to the public or to institutional investors; (ii) directly to institutional
investors; or (iii) through agents to the public or to institutional
investors. The Prospectus Supplement with respect to each series of Preferred
Securities will set forth the terms of the offering of such Preferred
Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters or agents, the
purchase price of such Preferred Securities and the proceeds to the applicable
Trust from such sale, any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other
items constituting underwriters' or agents' compensation, any initial public
offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers and any securities exchange on which such Preferred Securities may be
listed.
If underwriters participate in the sale, such Preferred Securities will be
acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold 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.
Unless otherwise set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of
the underwriters to purchase any series of Preferred Securities will be
subject to certain conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated
to purchase all of such series of Preferred Securities, if any are purchased.
Underwriters and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with
the Corporation and/or the applicable Trust to indemnification against certain
civil liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Act. Underwriters and
agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, the
Corporation in the ordinary course of business.
Each series of Preferred Securities will be a new issue of securities and
will have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom Preferred
Securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such
Preferred Securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and
may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The Preferred
Securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Preferred
Securities will be passed upon on behalf of the Corporation and the Trusts by
Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Delaware, special Delaware counsel to
the Corporation and the Trusts. The validity of the Junior Subordinated Notes,
the Guarantees and certain matters relating thereto will be passed upon on
behalf of the Corporation by Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York, New York. Certain
matters of North Carolina law will be passed upon on behalf of the Corporation
by Peter C. Buck, Esq., Deputy General Counsel of the Corporation. Certain
legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters or agents by Brown &
Wood /LLP/, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements included in the Corporation's annual
report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated herein by reference, have been
audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their
report which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so
incorporated in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of that
firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The consolidated financial
statements included in PanEnergy Corp's annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996 have been incorporated by reference herein and in
the Registration Statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference
herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR IN-
CORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPEC-
TUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RE-
LIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE CORPORATION, DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL
TRUST [ ] OR THE UNDERWRITERS. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS
DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY BY ANY-
ONE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED
OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO
DO SO OR TO ANYONE TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS NOR ANY
SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT
THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION OR DUKE ENERGY CAP-
ITAL TRUST [ ] SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Summary of Offering....................................................... S-4
Risk Factors.............................................................. S-8
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]............................................. S-10
Description of the Preferred Securities................................... S-11
Description of the Series Junior Subordinated Notes..................... S-22
Relationship Among the Preferred Securities, the Series Junior
Subordinated Notes and the Guarantee..................................... S-26
Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations................................. S-28
Underwriting.............................................................. S-31
Legal Opinions............................................................ S-32
Glossary.................................................................. S-33
PROSPECTUS
Available Information..................................................... 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference........................... 3
Duke Energy Corporation................................................... 4
The Trusts................................................................ 8
Accounting Treatment...................................................... 8
Use of Proceeds........................................................... 8
Description of the Preferred Securities................................... 8
Description of the Guarantees............................................. 9
Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes.............................. 11
Plan of Distribution...................................................... 19
Legal Matters............................................................. 19
Experts................................................................... 19
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PREFERRED SECURITIES
DUKE ENERGY
CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
% TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY)
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED, AS SET FORTH HEREIN, BY
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
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PART II.
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
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Securities and Exchange Commission Filing Fee.................... $106,061
Trustee Fees and Expenses........................................ *
Listing Fees of New York Stock Exchange.......................... *
Printing Costs................................................... *
Legal Fees and Expenses.......................................... *
Accounting Fees.................................................. *
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses....................................... *
Rating Agency Fees............................................... *
Miscellaneous.................................................... *
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* To be provided by amendment.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Sections 55-8-50 through 55-8-58 of the North Carolina Business Corporation
Act and the By-Laws of the registrant permit indemnification of Duke Energy
Corporation's directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may
include liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 (Act). In addition, Duke
Energy Corporation has purchased insurance permitted by the law of North
Carolina on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents which may cover
liabilities under the Act.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
Exhibits filed herewith:
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1.1 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement.
4.1 -- Form of Subordinated Indenture between Duke Energy Corporation and
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.
4.2 -- Form of Supplemental Indenture to Subordinated Indenture to be used
in connection with the issuance of Junior Subordinated Notes.
4.3-A -- Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
4.3-B -- Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
4.4-A -- Trust Agreement of Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
4.4-B -- Trust Agreement of Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
4.5 -- Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (Agreements for Duke
Energy Capital Trust I and Duke Energy Capital Trust II will be
substantially identical except for names and dates).
4.6 -- Form of Preferred Security for Duke Energy Capital Trust I and Duke
Energy Capital Trust II (included in Exhibit 4.5 above).
4.7 -- Form of Junior Subordinated Note (included in Exhibit 4.2 above).
4.8 -- Form of Guarantee Agreement (Agreements for Duke Energy Capital
Trust I and Duke Energy Capital Trust II will be substantially
identical except for names and dates).
4.9 -- Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities (included in
Exhibit 4.5 above).
5.1-A -- Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP relating to Duke Energy Capital
Trust I.*
5.1-B -- Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP relating to Duke Energy Capital
Trust II.*
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5.2-A -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust I.*
5.2-B -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust II.*
5.3-A -- Opinion of Peter C. Buck, Esq. relating to Duke Energy Capital
Trust I.*
5.3-B -- Opinion of Peter C. Buck, Esq. relating to Duke Energy Capital
Trust II.*
8.1 -- Tax Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP.*
12.1 -- Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
12.2 -- Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred
dividends combined.
23.1 -- Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23.3 -- Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1-A and
5.1-B above).
23.4 -- Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 above).
23.5 -- Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (included in Exhibits 5.2-A
and 5.2-B above).
23.6 -- Consent of Peter C. Buck, Esq. (included in Exhibits 5.3-A and 5.3-
B above).
24.1 -- Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of Duke Energy
Corporation.
24.2 -- Resolution of Duke Energy Corporation re: Power of Attorney.
25.1-A -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Property Trustee under
Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
25.1-B -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Property Trustee under
Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
25.2-A -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee with
respect to Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
25.2-B -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of the Chase Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee with
respect to Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
25.3 -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Indenture Trustee.
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* To be subsequently filed or incorporated by reference.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) Undertaking related to Rule 415 offering:
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement; notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
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Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, S-8 or F-3 and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrants
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
(b) Undertaking related to filings incorporating subsequent Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 documents by reference:
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Act, each filing of Duke Energy
Corporation's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in
the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Undertaking related to acceleration of effectiveness:
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of each
undersigned registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions described
in Item 15 above or in contractual arrangements pursuant thereto, or
otherwise, each registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by each undersigned registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of each registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, each registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT,
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE
THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY
CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT THERETO TO BE SIGNED ON ITS
BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF
CHARLOTTE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1997.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: R. B. Priory
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT THERETO HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE
DATE INDICATED.
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R. B. Priory Chairman of the Board November 20, 1997
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
Richard J. Osborne Executive Vice President November 20, 1997
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer)
Jeffrey L. Boyer Vice President and Corporate November 20, 1997
Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
Paul M. Anderson
G. Alex Bernhardt
Robert J. Brown
W. A. Coley
William T. Esrey
Ann M. Gray
Harold S. Hook
W. W. Johnson A majority of the Directors November 20, 1997
Max Lennon
Leo E. Linbeck, Jr.
James G. Martin
Buck Mickel
R. B. Priory
Russell M. Robinson, II
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Ellen T. Ruff, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this document on
behalf of Duke Energy Corporation and on behalf of each of the above-named
persons pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed by Duke Energy
Corporation and such persons, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit hereto.
/s/ Ellen T. Ruff
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Ellen T. Ruff
Attorney-in-fact
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PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, DUKE ENERGY
CAPITAL TRUST I CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT
MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT THERETO TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1997.
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST I
By: Duke Energy Corporation,
Depositor
/s/ Robert T. Lucas III
By: _________________________________
Robert T. Lucas III
Assistant Secretary
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, DUKE ENERGY
CAPITAL TRUST II CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT
MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT THERETO TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1997.
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST II
By: Duke Energy Corporation,
Depositor
/s/ Robert T. Lucas III
By: _________________________________
Robert T. Lucas III
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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1.1 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement.
4.1 -- Form of Subordinated Indenture between Duke Energy
Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.
4.2 -- Form of Supplemental Indenture to Subordinated Indenture to
be used in connection with the issuance of Junior
Subordinated Notes.
4.3-A -- Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
4.3-B -- Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
4.4-A -- Trust Agreement of Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
4.4-B -- Trust Agreement of Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
4.5 -- Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (Agreements for
Duke Energy Capital Trust I and Duke Energy Capital Trust II
will be substantially identical except for names and dates).
4.6 -- Form of Preferred Security for Duke Energy Capital Trust I
and Duke Energy Capital Trust II (included in Exhibit 4.5
above).
4.7 -- Form of Junior Subordinated Note (included in Exhibit 4.2
above).
4.8 -- Form of Guarantee Agreement (Agreements for Duke Energy
Capital Trust I and Duke Energy Capital Trust II will be
substantially identical except for names and dates).
4.9 -- Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities (included in
Exhibit 4.5 above).
5.1-A -- Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust I.*
5.1-B -- Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust II.*
5.2-A -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust I.*
5.2-B -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust II.*
5.3-A -- Opinion of Peter C. Buck, Esq. relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust I.*
5.3-B -- Opinion of Peter C. Buck, Esq. relating to Duke Energy
Capital Trust II.*
8.1 -- Tax Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP.*
12.1 -- Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
12.2 -- Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges and
preferred dividends combined.
23.1 -- Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23.3 -- Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1-A
and 5.1-B above).
23.4 -- Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1
above).
23.5 -- Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (included in Exhibits
5.2-A and 5.2-B above).
23.6 -- Consent of Peter C. Buck, Esq. (included in Exhibits 5.3-A
and 5.3-B above).
24.1 -- Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of Duke
Energy Corporation.
24.2 -- Resolution of Duke Energy Corporation re: Power of Attorney.
25.1-A -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Property Trustee
under Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
25.1-B -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Property Trustee
under Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
25.2-A -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee
with respect to Duke Energy Capital Trust I.
25.2-B -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of the Chase Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee
with respect to Duke Energy Capital Trust II.
25.3 -- Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Indenture
Trustee.
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PREFERRED SECURITIES
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
% Trust Preferred Securities
(Liquidation Amount $25 Per Preferred Security)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
, 199
Gentlemen:
1. Introductory. DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ], a Delaware statutory
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business trust (the "Trust"), and DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, a North Carolina
corporation (the "Corporation"), propose that the Trust issue and sell to the
Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters") %
Trust Preferred Securities (liquidation amount $25 per preferred security),
representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
(the "Preferred Securities"), guaranteed by the Corporation as to the payment of
distributions and payments upon liquidation or redemption, to the extent set
forth in the Guarantee Agreement between the Corporation and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as trustee thereunder (the "Guarantee Trustee"), to be dated as of the
Closing Date (as defined in Section 3 hereof) (the "Guarantee") and the Trust
and the Corporation hereby agree with you as hereinafter set forth in this
Agreement.
The entire proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Securities will be
combined with the entire proceeds from the sale by the Trust to the Corporation
of its common securities, representing common undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust (the "Common
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Securities"), and will be used by the Trust to purchase the Series [ ] % Junior
Subordinated Notes due , 20 (the "Notes") to be issued by the Corporation. The
Preferred Securities and the Common Securities will be issued pursuant to the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of , 199 (the "Trust
Agreement"), among the Corporation, as Depositor, and the trustees named
therein. The Notes will be issued pursuant to a Subordinated Indenture, dated as
of , 199 (the "Original Indenture"), between the Corporation and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of , 199 (the "Supplemental Indenture," and together with the
Original Indenture, the "Indenture"). The Trust Agreement, the Guarantee and the
Indenture are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Corporation
Agreements."
2. Representations and Warranties of the Trust and the Corporation. The
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Trust and the Corporation, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and
agree with, each of the Underwriters that:
(a) A registration statement (Nos. ), including a prospectus,
relating to the Preferred Securities, the Guarantee and the Notes has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"). Such registration statement and
any post-effective amendment thereto, each in the form heretofore delivered
to you, and, excluding exhibits thereto but including all documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained therein, to you for
each of the other Underwriters, have been declared effective by the
Commission in such form; no other document with respect to such
registration statement or document incorporated by reference therein has
heretofore been filed with the Commission which has not been delivered to
you; and no stop ordering suspending the effectiveness of such registration
statement has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been
initiated or threatened by the Commission (any preliminary prospectus
included in such registration statement or filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the rules and regulations of the Commission
under the 1933 Act being hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus;" the
various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits
thereto and including the documents incorporated by reference in the
prospectus contained in the registration statement at the time such part of
the registration statement became effective, each as amended at the time
such part of the registration statement became effective, being hereinafter
called the "Registration Statement;" and such final prospectus, in the form
first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act, being hereinafter
called the "Prospectus;" and any reference herein to any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
under the 1933 Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or
Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment or
supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus shall be deemed to
refer to and include any documents filed after the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and incorporated by reference in
such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be; and any
reference to any
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amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer to and
include any annual report of the Corporation filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the effective date of the Registration
Statement that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement).
(b) The Registration Statement conforms and the Prospectus will
conform in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder ("1933 Act Regulations"), and the
Registration Statement does not and the Prospectus will not include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, except that the foregoing does not apply to statements or
omissions in any such document based upon written information furnished to
the Trust or the Corporation by the Underwriters through you specifically
for use therein.
(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus pursuant
to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act, at the time they were filed with
the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of
the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
(the "1934 Act Regulations"), and, when read together with the other
information in the Prospectus, do not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and any
documents deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus will,
when they are filed with the Commission, conform in all material respects
to the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations, and will
not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading.
(d) The compliance by the Corporation with all of the provisions of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated
will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to
which the Corporation is a party or by which the Corporation is bound or to
which any of the property or assets of the Corporation is subject, nor will
such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation or any statute or
any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its properties; and no
consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of
or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the
consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except for the authorization by the North Carolina Utilities
Commission and The Public Service Commission of South Carolina, the
registration under the 1933 Act of the Preferred Securities, the Guarantee
and the Notes and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
or qualifications as may be required under state
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securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Preferred Securities by the Underwriters.
3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Preferred Securities. Subject to the
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terms and conditions herein contained, the Trust agrees to sell to each of the
Underwriters and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from the Trust at a purchase price of $25.00 per Preferred Security,
the number of Preferred Securities set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule I hereto, plus any additional Preferred Securities which
such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8 hereof.
As compensation to the Underwriters for their commitments hereunder, and in
view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred Securities will
be used by the Trust to purchase the Notes of the Corporation, the Corporation
hereby agrees to pay at the Closing Date (as defined below) to ,
for the accounts of the several Underwriters, a commission equal to $
per share for the Preferred Securities.
The Preferred Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters hereunder will
be represented by a global certificate or certificates in book-entry form which
will be deposited by or on behalf of the Trust with The Depository Trust Company
("DTC") or its designated custodian and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as
nominee of DTC. The Trust will deliver the Preferred Securities to ,
for the respective accounts of the Underwriters, against payment by or on
behalf of such Underwriters of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the Trust, by causing DTC to credit the Preferred
Securities to the account of at DTC. The time and date of
such delivery and payment (the "Closing Date") shall be 9:30 a.m., New York City
time, on , 199 , or at such other time and date as you, the Trust and
the Corporation may agree upon in writing at the office of Dewey Ballantine,
1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or at such other place as
you, the Trust and the Corporation may determine. It is understood that each
Underwriter has authorized , for its account, to accept
delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price, for the
Preferred Securities which it has agreed to purchase.
At the Closing Date, the Corporation will pay, or cause to be paid, the
compensation payable to the Underwriters under this Section 3 by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to , on behalf of the
Underwriters.
4. Offering by the Underwriters. It is understood that the Underwriters
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propose to offer the Preferred Securities for sale to the public as set forth in
the Prospectus.
5. Covenants of the Trust and the Corporation. The Trust and the
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Corporation, jointly and severally, covenant and agree with each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) The Trust and the Corporation will advise you promptly of any
amendment or supplementation of the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus and of the institution
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by the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of the
Registration Statement, and will use their best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible its
lifting, if issued.
(b) If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Preferred
Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act any event occurs
as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is
necessary at any time to amend the Prospectus to comply with the 1933 Act,
the Trust and the Corporation promptly will prepare and file with the
Commission an amendment, supplement or an appropriate document pursuant to
Section 13 or 14 of the 1934 Act which will correct such statement or
omission or which will effect such compliance.
(c) The Trust and the Corporation, during the period when a prospectus
relating to the Preferred Securities is required to be delivered under the
1933 Act, will file promptly all documents required to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 14 of the 1934 Act.
(d) The Corporation will make generally available to its security
holders, in each case as soon as practicable but not later than 60 days
after the close of the period covered thereby, earnings statements (in form
complying with the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, which need
not be certified by independent certified public accountants unless
required by the 1933 Act) covering (i) a twelve-month period beginning not
later than the first day of the Corporation's fiscal quarter next following
the effective date of the Registration Statement and (ii) a twelve-month
period beginning not later than the first day of the Corporation's fiscal
quarter next following the date of this Agreement.
(e) The Trust and the Corporation will furnish to you copies of the
Registration Statement ( of which will be signed and will include all
exhibits other than those incorporated by reference), the Prospectus, and
all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as
available and in such quantities as you reasonably request.
(f) The Trust and the Corporation will arrange or cooperate in
arrangements for the qualification of the Preferred Securities, and to the
extent required or advisable, the Guarantee and the Notes for sale under
the laws of such jurisdictions as you designate and will continue such
qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution;
provided, however, that neither the Trust nor the Corporation shall be
required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file any general
consents to service of process under the laws of any state where it is not
now so subject.
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(g) The Corporation will not, during the period beginning from the
date hereof and continuing to and including the date [ ] days after the
date hereof, sell, offer to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or
otherwise dispose of any Preferred Securities, any security convertible
into or exchangeable for the Preferred Securities or the Notes or any debt
security substantially similar to the Notes or equity securities
substantially similar to the Preferred Securities (except for the Notes and
the Preferred Securities issued pursuant to this Agreement), without your
prior written consent.
(h) The Corporation will pay all expenses incident to the performance
of the obligations of the Trust and the Corporation under this Agreement
including (i) the printing and filing of the Registration Statement and the
printing of this Agreement and the Blue Sky Survey, (ii) the issuance and
delivery of the Preferred Securities, the Guarantee and the Notes as
specified herein, (iii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with the qualification of the Preferred
Securities, the Guarantee and the Notes under the securities laws of any
jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(f) and in
connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey, such fees not to
exceed $5,000, (iv) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters, in
quantities as hereinabove referred to, of copies of the Registration
Statement and any amendments thereto, and of the Prospectus and any
amendments or supplements thereto, (v) any fees charged by independent
rating agencies for rating the Preferred Securities, (vi) any filing fee
required by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (vii) the
costs and charges of the transfer agent or registrar, (viii) the costs of
any depositary arrangements for the Preferred Securities with DTC or any
successor depositary, (ix) all fees and expenses of the Trustees, including
the Indenture Trustee, Property Trustee, Guarantee Trustee and Delaware
Trustee and any agent thereof, and the fees and disbursements of their
counsel, and (x) all fees and expenses in connection with the listing of
the Preferred Securities and, if applicable, the Notes on the New York
Stock Exchange and the cost of registering the Preferred Securities under
Section 12 of the 1934 Act.
6. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of
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the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Preferred Securities will be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Trust or the Corporation herein, to the accuracy of the statements of trustees
or representatives of the Trust and Corporation officers made pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Trust and the Corporation of their
obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) Prior to the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the
knowledge of the Trust, the Corporation or you, shall be threatened by the
Commission.
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(b) Prior to the Closing Date, the rating assigned by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services to any debt
securities or preferred stock of the Corporation as of the date of this
Agreement shall not have been lowered.
(c) Since the respective most recent dates as of which information is
given in the Prospectus and up to the Closing Date, there shall not have
been any material adverse change in the condition of the Trust or the
Corporation, financial or otherwise, except as reflected in or contemplated
by the Prospectus, and, since such dates and up to the Closing Date, there
shall not have been any material transaction entered into by the
Corporation other than transactions contemplated by the Prospectus and
transactions in the ordinary course of business.
(d) You shall have received an opinion of Peter C. Buck, Esq., Deputy
General Counsel to the Corporation, dated the Closing Date, to the effect
that:
(i) The Corporation has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
State of North Carolina, with power and authority (corporate and
other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described
in the Prospectus.
(ii) The Corporation is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in
which it owns or leases substantial properties or in which the
conduct of its business requires such qualification.
(iii) The Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Corporation, and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument of the
Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with
its terms, subject to the qualifications that the enforceability of
the Corporation's obligations under the Trust Agreement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
(iv) The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes a valid and legally
binding instrument of the Corporation, enforceable against the
Corporation in accordance with its terms, subject to the
qualifications that the enforceability of the Corporation's
obligations under the Guarantee Agreement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by
general
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principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(v) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Corporation and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument of the
Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with
its terms, subject to the qualifications that the enforceability of
the Corporation's obligations under the Indenture may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(vi) The Notes have been duly authorized and executed by the
Corporation and, when authenticated by The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Trustee, in the manner provided in the Indenture and delivered
against payment therefor, will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation
in accordance with their terms, subject to the qualifications that
the enforceability of the Corporation's obligations under the Notes
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(vii) The Registration Statement has become effective under the
1933 Act, and, to the best of the knowledge of such counsel, no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted
or are pending or threatened under the 1933 Act.
(viii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Corporation.
(ix) The North Carolina Utilities Commission and The Public
Service Commission of South Carolina have issued appropriate orders
with respect to the issuance of the Notes and the Guarantee, and, to
the best of the knowledge of such counsel, such orders are still in
effect; the issuance of the Notes and the Guarantee are in
conformity with the terms of such orders; and no other
authorization, approval or consent of any other governmental body is
legally required for the issuance of the Notes and the Guarantee.
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(x) The performance by the Corporation of this Agreement and the
Corporation Agreements will not contravene any of the provisions of
the Restated Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the
Corporation.
(xi) The descriptions in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus of legal or governmental proceedings are accurate and
fairly present the information required to be shown and such counsel
does not know of any other legal or governmental proceedings
required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
which are not described as required.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that he expresses no
opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than North Carolina and
may rely on the opinion of South Carolina counsel satisfactory to you as to
matters of the laws of South Carolina.
(e) You shall have received an opinion or opinions of Dewey
Ballantine, counsel to the Corporation, dated the Closing Date, with
respect to the matters set forth in (i) and (iii) through (x) of Section
6(d) and to the further effect that:
(i) The Registration Statement as of the date of effectiveness
under the 1933 Act and the Prospectus as of the date it was filed
with, or transmitted for filing to, the Commission (in each case,
other than the financial statements and other financial information
included therein, as to which no opinion need be rendered) complied
as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations; the Corporation Agreements
have each been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; and
nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe
that the Registration Statement as of the date of effectiveness
under the 1933 Act (or if an amendment to such Registration
Statement or an annual report on Form 10-K has been filed by the
Corporation with the Commission subsequent to the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, then at the time of the most recent such
filing) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus
as of the date it was filed with, or transmitted for filing to, the
Commission and at the Closing Date contained or contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) The statements made in the Prospectus under the captions
"Description of the Preferred Securities," "Description of the
Guarantee" and "Description of the Series [ ] Junior Subordinated
Notes," insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms
of the Preferred Securities, the Guarantee and the Notes, and the
statements as to matters of law and legal
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conclusions contained in the Prospectus under the caption "Certain
Federal Income Tax Considerations," are correct in all material
respects.
In giving their opinion Dewey Ballantine may rely on the opinion of
Peter C. Buck, Esq. as to matters of the laws of North Carolina and may
rely on the opinion of South Carolina counsel satisfactory to you as to
matters of the laws of South Carolina.
(f) You shall have received the opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger,
special Delaware counsel to the Trust, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that:
(i) The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in
good standing as a business trust under the Business Trust Act of
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Business Trust Act"), and all
filings required under the laws of the State of Delaware with
respect to the creation and valid existence of the Trust as a
business trust have been made.
(ii) Under the Delaware Business Trust Act and the Trust
Agreement, the Trust has the business trust power and authority to
own property and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus.
(iii) Under the Delaware Business Trust Act and the Trust
Agreement, the Trust has the business trust power and authority (a)
to execute and deliver this Agreement, (b) to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and (c) to issue and perform its
obligations under the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities.
(iv) Under the Delaware Business Trust Act and the Trust
Agreement, the execution and delivery by the Trust of this Agreement
and the performance by the Trust of its obligations hereunder and
under the Trust Agreement, have been duly authorized by all
necessary business trust action on the part of the Trust.
(v) The Trust Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Corporation and the trustees named therein,
enforceable against the Corporation and the trustees named therein,
in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to the
effect upon the Trust Agreement of (a) bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting the
remedies and rights of creditors generally, (b) principles of
equity, including applicable law relating to fiduciary duties
(regardless of whether considered or applied in a proceeding in
equity or at law) and (c) the effect of applicable public policy on
the enforceability of provisions relating to indemnification or
contribution.
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(vi) The Preferred Securities have been duly authorized by the
Trust Agreement and are duly and validly issued and, subject to the
qualifications set forth herein, fully paid and non-assessable
preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust;
the Holders of the Preferred Securities, as beneficial owners of the
Trust (the "Securityholders"), are entitled to the same limitation
of personal liability extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware; provided, however, that such counsel may
note that the Securityholders may be obligated, pursuant to the
Trust Agreement, to (a) provide indemnity and/or security in
connection with and pay a sum sufficient to cover any taxes or
governmental charges arising from transfers or exchanges of
Preferred Securities certificates and the issuance of replacement
Preferred Securities certificates and (b) provide security and/or
indemnity in connection with requests of or directions to the
Property Trustee (as defined in the Trust Agreement) to exercise its
rights and powers under the Trust Agreement; and under the Delaware
Business Trust Act and the Trust Agreement, the issuance of the
Preferred Securities is not subject to preemptive or other similar
rights.
(vii) The Common Securities have been duly authorized by the
Trust Agreement and are duly and validly issued and fully paid
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust; and under
the Delaware Business Trust Act and the Trust Agreement, the
issuance of the Common Securities is not subject to preemptive or
other similar rights.
(viii) The issuance and sale by the Trust of the Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities, the execution, delivery and
performance by the Trust of this Agreement, the performance by the
Trust of the Trust Agreement, the consummation by the Trust of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein and the compliance by
the Trust with its obligations hereunder do not violate (a) any of
the provisions of the Certificate of Trust of the Trust or the Trust
Agreement or (b) any applicable Delaware law or Delaware
administrative regulation.
(ix) Assuming that the Trust derives no income from or connected
with sources within the State of Delaware and has no assets,
activities (other than having a Delaware trustee as required by the
Delaware Business Trust Act and the filing of documents with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) or employees in the
State of Delaware, no authorization, approval, consent or order of
any Delaware court or Delaware governmental authority or Delaware
agency is required to be obtained by the Trust solely as a result of
the issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities, the consummation
by the Trust of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and
the Trust Agreement or the compliance by the Trust of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder.
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(x) Assuming that the Trust derives no income from or connected
with sources within the State of Delaware and has no assets,
activities (other than having a Delaware trustee as required by the
Delaware Business Trust Act and the filing of documents with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) or employees in the
State of Delaware, and assuming that the Trust is treated as a
grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, the Securityholders
(other than those holders of the Preferred Securities who reside or
are domiciled in the State of Delaware) will have no liability for
income taxes imposed by the State of Delaware solely as a result of
their participation in the Trust, and the Trust will not be liable
for any income tax imposed by the State of Delaware.
In rendering the opinion expressed in this paragraph (f), such counsel need
express no opinion concerning the securities laws of the State of Delaware.
(g) You shall have received the opinion of Brown & Wood llp, counsel
for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, with respect to the matters
set forth in (i) and (iii) through (x) of Section 6(d) and in (i) and (ii)
(except as to tax matters) of Section 6(e) and other related matters as you
may require, and the Corporation shall have furnished to such counsel such
documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon
such matters. In giving their opinion Brown & Wood llp may rely on the
opinion of Peter C. Buck, Esq. as to matters of the laws of North Carolina
and on the opinion of South Carolina counsel satisfactory to you as to
matters of the laws of South Carolina.
(h) On or after the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any of
the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in
securities generally or of the Corporation's securities on the New York
Stock Exchange; or (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking
activities in New York declared by either Federal or New York State
authorities; or (iii) the outbreak or material escalation of hostilities
involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a
national emergency or war if the effect of any such event specified in this
clause (iv) in your judgment makes it impracticable or inadvisable to
proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Preferred
Securities being delivered at the Closing Date on the terms and in the
manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(i) You shall have received a certificate of the Chairman of the
Board, the President or any Vice President and a principal financial or
accounting officer of the Corporation and a certificate of a trustee or
authorized representative of the Trust, each dated the Closing Date, in
which such officers or trustee or representative, as the case may be, to
the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, shall state
that the representations and warranties of the Corporation and the Trust in
this Agreement are true and correct, that the Corporation and the Trust
have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their
part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date, that the
conditions specified in Section 6(b) and Section 6(c) have been satisfied,
and that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
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Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or are threatened by the Commission.
(j) On the date of this Agreement, you shall have received from
Deloitte & Touche llp a letter dated the date hereof, in form and substance
satisfactory to you, to the effect that (i) they are independent certified
public accountants with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of
the 1933 Act and the applicable published 1933 Act Regulations; (ii) in
their opinion, the financial statements and supplemental schedules
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement from the
Corporation's Form 10-K Annual Reports filed with the Commission under
Section 13 of the 1934 Act (such Form 10-K Annual Report for December 31 of
the most recent year in which the Corporation has filed an Annual Report on
Form 10-K, or if the Corporation has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
including audited financial statements for a later year but has not
theretofore filed any Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year, such
Current Report on Form 8-K being hereinafter referred to as the "Form 10-
K") comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the 1934 Act and the applicable published 1934
Act Regulations; (iii) they have read the unaudited consolidated balance
sheets of the Corporation as of the end of each quarter since the end of
the year covered by the Form 10-K and the related unaudited consolidated
statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Corporation
for the interim periods ended as of the end of each of the quarters since
the end of the year covered by the Form 10-K and the corresponding interim
periods in the preceding year incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and included in the Corporation's Form 10-Q Quarterly Reports, if
any, filed with the Commission under Section 13 of the 1934 Act for the
quarters ended since the end of the year covered by the Form 10-K (the
"Form 10-Q's"); and on the basis of a reading of such unaudited
consolidated balance sheets and such unaudited consolidated statements of
income, retained earnings and cash flows and of the latest available
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation, the minutes
of the meetings of shareholders, the Board of Directors and the Management
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as set forth in the
minute books at a specified date not more than three business days prior to
the date of such letter, and inquiries of officers of the Corporation who
have responsibility for financial and accounting matters (it being
understood that the foregoing procedures do not constitute an examination
made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and that they
would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the
comments made in such letter, and, accordingly, that Deloitte & Touche llp
make no representation as to the sufficiency of such procedures for your
purposes), nothing has come to their attention which caused them to believe
that (A) any material modifications should be made to the unaudited
financial statements of the Corporation as at the end of each quarter since
the end of the year covered by the Form 10-K and for the interim periods
ended as of the end of each of the quarters since the end of the year
covered by the Form 10-K and the corresponding interim periods in the
preceding year included in the Form 10-Q's and incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement for them to be in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles, (B) such unaudited financial
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statements do not comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the 1934 Act and the applicable
published 1934 Act Regulations or (C) at a specified date not more than
three business days prior to the date of such letter there was any change
in the capital stock (except for the issuance of common stock under the
Corporation's Retirement Savings Plan, Employees' Stock Ownership Plan,
Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or
Directors' Savings Plan) or long-term debt of the Corporation (except for
increases resulting from issuances of debt pursuant to the Corporation's
Medium-Term Notes Program or reductions resulting from redemptions,
purchases, payments of sinking fund obligations or scheduled maturities) or
any decrease in its net assets, in each case as compared with amounts shown
in the most recent balance sheet of the Corporation incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus except, with respect to clause (C), for changes
or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or
for changes or decreases which are occasioned by the declaration of
dividends; and (iv) they have carried out certain procedures and made
certain findings confirming certain other financial information contained
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(k) On the date of this Agreement, but only if such date is prior to
the filing of the Corporation's Form 10-K for 1997, you shall have received
from KPMG Peat Marwick llp a letter dated the date hereof, in form and
substance satisfactory to you, to the effect set forth in Annex I hereto.
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(l) At the Closing Date you shall have received from Deloitte & Touche
llp a letter, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that such accountants
reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to paragraph
(j) of this Section 6, except that the specified date referred to shall be
a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
The Corporation will furnish you with such conformed copies of such
opinions, certificates, letters and documents as you reasonably request.
7. Indemnification. (a) The Trust and the Corporation, jointly and
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severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each
person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of
the 1933 Act, as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration
Statement in the form in which it became effective or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, unless such statement or omission or such alleged statement or
omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Trust or the Corporation by any Underwriter
through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto) or such Preliminary Prospectus, such prospectus, or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto);
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any
litigation, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon
any such untrue statement or omission or any such alleged untrue statement
or omission, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Trust and the Corporation; and
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(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or
omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent
that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above.
In no case shall the Trust or the Corporation be liable under this
indemnity agreement with respect to any claim made against any Underwriter or
any such controlling person unless the Trust and the Corporation shall be
notified in writing of the nature of the claim within a reasonable time after
the assertion thereof, but failure so to notify the Trust or the Corporation
shall not relieve either of them from any liability which either of them may
have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. The Trust and the
Corporation shall be entitled to participate at their own expense in the
defense, or, if they so elect, within a reasonable time after receipt of such
notice, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such claim, but
if they so elect to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by
counsel chosen by them and approved by the Underwriter or Underwriters or
controlling person or persons, or defendant or defendants in any suit so
brought, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such suit,
any Underwriter or any such controlling person shall have the right to employ
its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Underwriter or such controlling person unless (i) the Trust and
the Corporation and such Underwriter shall have mutually agreed to the
employment of such counsel, or (ii) the named parties to any such action
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Underwriter or such
controlling person and the Trust or the Corporation and such Underwriter or such
controlling person shall have been advised by such counsel that a conflict of
interest between the Trust or the Corporation and such Underwriter or such
controlling person may arise and for this reason it is not desirable for the
same counsel to represent both the indemnifying party and also the indemnified
party (it being understood, however, that the Trust and the Corporation shall
not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for all such Underwriters
and all such controlling persons, which firm shall be designated in writing by
you). The Trust and the Corporation agree to notify you within a reasonable
time of the assertion of any claim against them, any of their officers,
directors or trustees or any person who controls the Trust or the Corporation
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, in connection with the sale of
the Preferred Securities.
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees that it will indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust and the Corporation, their directors, trustees,
representatives and each of the officers of the Corporation who signed the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls them within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act to the same extent as the indemnity
contained in subsection (a) of this Section, but only with respect to statements
or omissions made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or
any Preliminary Prospectus, such prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment
or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Trust or the Corporation by such
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Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto), such Preliminary Prospectus, such prospectus or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). In case any action shall be
brought against the Trust or the Corporation or any person so indemnified based
on the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such Preliminary
Prospectus, such prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any
Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the
Trust and the Corporation, and the Trust and the Corporation and each person so
indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Underwriters, by the
provisions of subsection (a) of this Section.
8. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. (a) If any Underwriter
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shall default in its obligation to purchase the Preferred Securities which it
has agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date, you may in your discretion
arrange for you or another party or other parties to purchase such Preferred
Securities on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours after such
default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of such Preferred
Securities, then the Trust and the Corporation shall be entitled to a further
period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other
parties satisfactory to you to purchase such Preferred Securities on such terms.
In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the
Trust and the Corporation that you have so arranged for the purchase of such
Preferred Securities, or the Trust or the Corporation notifies you that it has
so arranged for the purchase of such Preferred Securities, you, the Trust or the
Corporation shall have the right to postpone such Closing Date for a period of
not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be
made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other
documents or arrangements, and the Trust and the Corporation agree to file
promptly any amendments to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which
may be required. The term "Underwriter" as used in this Agreement shall include
any person substituted under this Section with like effect as if such person had
originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Preferred
Securities.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Preferred Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you, the
Trust or the Corporation as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate
number of such Preferred Securities which remains unpurchased does not exceed
one-eleventh of the aggregate number of all the Preferred Securities to be
purchased at such Closing Date, then the Trust and the Corporation shall have
the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of
Preferred Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder at such
Closing Date and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to
purchase its pro rata share (based on the number of Preferred Securities which
such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Preferred Securities of
such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not
been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from
liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Preferred Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you, the
Trust or the Corporation as
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provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate number of such Preferred
Securities which remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate
number of all the Preferred Securities to be purchased at such Closing Date, or
if the Trust or the Corporation shall not exercise the right described in
subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase
Preferred Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this
Agreement shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-
defaulting Underwriter, the Trust or the Corporation, except for the expenses to
be borne by the Corporation as provided in Section 5(h) hereof and the indemnity
agreement in Section 7 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting
Underwriter from liability for its default.
9. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective
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indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the
Trust and the Corporation or their officers and of the Underwriters set forth in
or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by
or on behalf of the Underwriters or the Trust and the Corporation, or any of
their officers, directors, trustees, representatives or any controlling person,
and will survive delivery of and payment for the Preferred Securities.
10. Reliance on Your Acts. In all dealings hereunder, you shall act on
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behalf of each of the Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to
act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any
Underwriter made or given by you jointly or by on behalf of
you as the representatives.
11. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent
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to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered, or telecopied and confirmed to
you as the representatives in care of at ,
, attention of or, if sent to the Trust or the
Corporation, will be mailed, delivered, or telecopied and confirmed to them at
422 South Church Street, Charlotte, N.C. 28202, telephone number (704) 382-5159,
attention of Richard J. Osborne, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer; provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to
Section 7(a) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail or telecopy to such
Underwriter at its address or telecopy number set forth in its Underwriters'
Questionnaire or telex constituting such Questionnaire, which address or
telecopy number will be supplied to the Trust and the Corporation by you. Any
such communications shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
12. Business Day. As used herein, the term "business day" shall mean any
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day when the Commission's office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.
13. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
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binding upon the Underwriters, the Trust and the Corporation and their
respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is
intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other
than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling
persons and the officers, directors, trustees and representatives referred to in
Section 7, and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives any
legal or equitable right, remedy or
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claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained;
this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and
being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and said controlling persons, officers, directors,
trustees and representatives and their respective successors, heirs and legal
representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No
purchaser of Preferred Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a
successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
15. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
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accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, kindly sign and
return to us two counterparts hereof, and upon your acceptance on behalf of each
of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance will become a binding
agreement between the Trust and the Corporation, on the one hand, and the each
of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in accordance with its terms. It is
understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the
Underwriters is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement Among
Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the Trust and the
Corporation for examination, but without warranty on your part as to the
authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
By: ______________________________
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: ______________________________
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement
is hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first above
written.
By: ________________________________
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SCHEDULE I
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ANNEX I
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Pursuant to Section 6(k) of the Underwriting Agreement, if applicable, the
Underwriters shall receive the letter of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to the effect
that:
(i) they are independent certified public accountants with respect to
PanEnergy Corp within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the applicable published
rules and regulations thereunder.
(ii) In their opinion, the consolidated financial statements audited by them
and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement comply as to form in
all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act and the related published rules and regulations.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
TO
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
Trustee
____________________________________________
Subordinated Indenture
Dated as of , 199
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INDENTURE, dated as of , 199 , between Duke Energy
Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of North Carolina (herein called the "Corporation"), having its principal
office at 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (herein called
the "Trustee").
Recitals of the Corporation
The Corporation has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured
subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called
the "Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture
provided.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the
Corporation, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
Now, Therefore, This Indenture Witnesseth:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as
follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust
Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings
assigned to them therein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term
"generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation
required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as
are generally accepted in the United States of America;
(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an
"Article" or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may
be, of this Indenture; and
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(5) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
"Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified
in Section 104.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of one or more series.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the
Corporation or any duly authorized committee of that board.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation to have been duly adopted
by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means
a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking
institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee is closed for business.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time
to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after
the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing
the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body
performing such duties at such time.
"Corporation" means the Person named as the "Corporation" in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Corporation" shall mean such successor Person.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order
signed in the name of the Corporation by its Chairman of the Board, its
President or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Trustee at which at
any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 450 West 33rd
Street, New York, New York 10001.
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"corporation" means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock
company or business trust.
"Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1303.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 307.
"Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1302.
"Depositary" means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable
in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary
for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 104.
"Global Security" means a Security that evidences all or part of the
Securities of any series which is issued to a Depositary or a nominee thereof
for such series in accordance with Section 301(17).
"Government Obligation" has the meaning specified in Section 1304.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may
from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures
supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof,
including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental
indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a
part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture,
respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular
series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount
Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest
payable after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means
the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on
which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due
and payable as
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therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind specified in
Section 501(4).
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of
the Board, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation, and
delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an Officers' Certificate
given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal executive, financial or
accounting officer of the Corporation.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be
counsel for the Corporation, or other counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides
for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon
a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the
date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption the necessary amount of
money or money's worth has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or
any Paying Agent (other than the Corporation) in trust or set aside and
segregated in trust by the Corporation (if the Corporation shall act as its
own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if
such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly
given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the
Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to
Section 1302; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in
respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof
satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser
in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Corporation;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue
Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of
the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon
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acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B)
if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a
Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall
be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as
contemplated by Section 301, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated
in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be
Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in
the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of
such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A) or (B)
above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D) Securities
owned by the Corporation or any other obligor upon the Securities or any
Affiliate of the Corporation or of such other obligor, whether of record or
beneficially, shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except
that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, only Securities which the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be
so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be
regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the
Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that
the pledgee is not the Corporation or any other obligor upon the Securities or
any Affiliate of the Corporation or of such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Corporation to pay
the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the
Corporation.
"Periodic Offering" means an offering of Securities of a series from
time to time the specific terms of which Securities, including without
limitation the rate or rates of interest or formula for determining the rate or
rates of interest thereon, if any, the Stated Maturity or Maturities thereof and
the redemption provisions, if any, with respect thereto, are to be determined by
the Corporation upon the issuance of such Securities.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or corporation, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any
series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as
contemplated by Section 301.
"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such
particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security
authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.
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"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose
as contemplated by Section 301.
"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means
the chairman or any vice-chairman of the board of directors, the chairman or any
vice-chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors, the chairman
of the trust committee, the president, any vice president, the secretary, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the cashier, any
assistant cashier, any senior trust officer, any trust officer or assistant
trust officer, the controller or any assistant controller or any other officer
of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by
any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a
particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is
referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
"Securities" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this
Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute
successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 305.
"Senior Indebtedness" means with respect to any series of Securities,
the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on and any other payment in
respect of indebtedness due pursuant to any of the following, whether
outstanding at the date of execution of this Indenture or thereafter incurred,
created or assumed: (a) all indebtedness of the Corporation evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds or other securities sold by the Corporation for money or other
obligations for money borrowed, (b) all indebtedness of others of the kinds
described in the preceding clause (a) assumed by or guaranteed in any manner by
the Corporation or in effect guaranteed by the Corporation through an agreement
to purchase, contingent or otherwise, and (c) all renewals, extensions or
refundings of indebtedness of the kinds described in either of the preceding
clauses (a) and (b), unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness,
renewal, extension or refunding, the instrument creating or evidencing the same
or the assumption or guarantee of the same by its terms provides that such
indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding is not superior in right of
payment to or is pari passu with such Securities.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means
a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any
installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified
in such Security as the date on which the principal of such Security or
such installment of principal or interest is due and payable, in the case of
such principal, as such date may be advanced or extended as provided pursuant to
the terms of such Security and this Indenture.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in
force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however,
that in the event the Trust
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Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means,
to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as
so amended.
"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and
if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with
respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to
Securities of that series.
"Vice President", when used with respect to the Corporation or the
Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a
word or words added before or after the title "vice president".
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Corporation to the Trustee to
take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Corporation shall
furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under
the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the
form of an Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the
Corporation, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall
comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other
requirements set forth in this Indenture.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein
relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify
or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
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Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Corporation may be
based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of,
or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as
it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Corporation stating that the
information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the
Corporation, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care
should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to
such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more
applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
Whenever, subsequent to the receipt by the Trustee of any Board
Resolution, Officers' Certificate, Opinion of Counsel or other document or
instrument, a clerical, typographical or other inadvertent or unintentional
error or omission shall be discovered therein, a new document or instrument may
be substituted therefor in corrected form with the same force and effect as if
originally filed in the corrected form and, irrespective of the date or dates of
the actual execution and/or delivery thereof, such substitute document or
instrument shall be deemed to have been executed and/or delivered as of the date
or dates required with respect to the document or instrument for which it is
substituted. Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, if any
such corrective document or instrument indicates that action has been taken by
or at the request of the Corporation which could not have been taken had the
original document or instrument not contained such error or omission, the action
so taken shall not be invalidated or otherwise rendered ineffective but shall be
and remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that such action was a
result of willful misconduct or bad faith. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, any Securities issued under the authority of such defective
document or instrument shall nevertheless be the valid obligations of the
Corporation entitled to the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with
all other Outstanding Securities, except as aforesaid.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or
taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Corporation.
Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Corporation, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
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The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or
writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a
certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument
or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is
by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his
authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the
same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of
anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Corporation
in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Security.
The Corporation may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to
give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be
given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series; provided that the
Corporation may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice,
declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders,
shall be entitled to take or revoke the relevant action, whether or not such
Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action
shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to prevent the Corporation from setting a new record date for any
action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this
paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with
no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders
of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant
series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set
pursuant to this paragraph, the Corporation, at its own expense, shall cause
notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable
Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of
Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join
in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of
acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute
proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in
Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be
entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request
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or direction or to revoke the same, whether or not such Holders remain Holders
after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective
hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders
of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on
such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the
Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date
has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date
previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled
and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render
ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken.
Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee,
at the Corporation's expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the
proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be sent to the
Corporation in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series
in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the
party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the
"Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any
earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless
notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in
writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner
set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an
Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant
to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to
have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration
Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as
provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date
shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take
any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with
regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or
more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment
with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Corporation.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to
be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Corporation shall be
sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed
in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention:
Corporate Trustee Administration, or
(2) the Corporation by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be
sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the
Corporation addressed to it at the address of its principal office
specified in the first paragraph of this instrument, attention: Treasurer,
or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by
the Corporation.
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Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such
notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided)
if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected
by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any),
prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders
is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any
notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such
notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice
in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to
receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be
the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with
the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity
of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by
reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail,
then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall
constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a
provision of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act to be a
part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any
provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust
Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall
be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the
case may be.
Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 109. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Corporation
shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 110. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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Section 111. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied,
shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors
hereunder, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, any benefit or
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 112. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
conflicts of laws principles thereof.
Section 113. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment,
then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities
(other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such
provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal
(and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date,
but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment
with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or
Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity.
ARTICLE TWO
Security Forms
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set
forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or
pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto,
in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have
such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or
endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any
securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their
execution thereof. If the form of Securities of any series is established by
action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of
such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of
such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved
on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their
execution of such Securities.
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Section 202. Form of Face of Security.
[Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code and the
regulations thereunder.]
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
_____________________
No. _________ $ __________
CUSIP No. ____
Duke Energy Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of North Carolina (herein called the "Corporation", which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for
value received, hereby promises to pay to ______________________, or registered
assigns, the principal sum of ________ Dollars on _________________________ [if
the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity and interest payment periods
are not extendable, insert - , and to pay interest thereon from __________ or
from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, [insert - semi-annually, quarterly, monthly or other
description of the relevant payment period] on [________, ________,] and
__________ in each year, commencing _______________, at the rate of ____% per
annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [if
applicable, insert - , provided that any principal and premium, and any such
installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of
___% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made
available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The
interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose
name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be
the [___________________] (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be,
next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually
paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on
such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this
Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities
of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be
paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as
more fully provided in said Indenture].
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert -
The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a
default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated
Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall
bear interest at the rate of ____% per annum (to the extent that the payment of
such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due
until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue
principal or premium shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on overdue
principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate
of ____% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest
shall be legally enforceable), from the
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date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for
payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable,
insert - any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or
agency of the Corporation maintained for that purpose in _________________, in
such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment
is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert -
; provided, however, that at the option of the Corporation payment of interest
may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as
such address shall appear in the Security Register or by wire transfer at such
place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States as may
be designated in writing to the Trustee at least sixteen (16) days prior to the
date for payment by the Person entitled thereto].
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
In Witness Whereof, the Corporation has caused this instrument to be
duly executed under its corporate seal.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By____________________________
Attest:
____________________________
Section 203. Form of Reverse of Security.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Corporation (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or
more series under an Indenture, dated as of , 199 (herein called the
"Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such
instrument), between the Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
(herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under
the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of
the respective rights, limitation of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Corporation, the Trustee, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders
of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on
the face hereof [if applicable, insert - , limited in aggregate principal amount
to $__________].
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[If applicable, insert - The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, [if applicable, insert -
(1) on ____________ in any year commencing with the year _____ and ending with
the year _____ through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a
Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [if
applicable, insert - on or after ___________, 19__], as a whole or in part, at
the election of the Corporation, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed
as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [if applicable, insert - on
or before _________________, ___%, and if redeemed] during the 12-month period
beginning _________ of the years indicated,
Year Redemption Price Year Redemption Price
------ ---------------- ---- ----------------
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to ____% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable, insert - (whether
through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to
the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or
prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities,
or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the
relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the
Indenture.]
[If applicable, insert - The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, (1) on ____________ in
any year commencing with the year ______ and ending with the year _____ through
operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for
redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of
the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [if
applicable, insert - on or after _____________], as a whole or in part, at the
election of the Corporation, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise
than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month
period beginning ________ of the years indicated,
Redemption Price
for Redemption Price for
Redemption Through Redemption Otherwise Than
Operation of the Through Operation
Year Sinking Fund of the Sinking Fund
------ -------------------- --------------------------
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to _____% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the
sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but
interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on
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or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of
business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as
provided in the Indenture.]
[If applicable, insert - Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Corporation may not, prior to _________, redeem any Securities of this series as
contemplated by [if applicable, insert - Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph
as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application,
directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the
Corporation (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial
practice) of less than ____% per annum.]
[If applicable, insert - The sinking fund for this series provides
for the redemption on __________ in each year beginning with the year _______
and ending with the year ______ of [if applicable, insert - not less than
$___________ ("mandatory sinking fund") and not more than] $____________
aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this
series acquired or redeemed by the Corporation otherwise than through [if
applicable, insert - mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against
subsequent [if applicable, insert - mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise
required to be made [if applicable, insert - , in the inverse order in which
they become due].]
[If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert - In
the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or
Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof
will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]
[If applicable, insert - The Indenture contains provisions for
defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or]
[certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this
Security] [, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in
the Indenture.]
[If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert -
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and
be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared
due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]
[If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert - If
an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be
declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to [insert formula for determining the
amount]. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and
payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in
each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable), all of the Corporation's obligations in respect of the payment of
the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this
series shall terminate.]
The indebtedness represented by the Securities of this series is, to
the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture, expressly subordinated
in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, as
defined in the Indenture, with respect to
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this series, and this Security is issued subject to such provisions, and each
Holder of this Security, by acceptance thereof, agrees to and shall be bound by
such provisions and authorizes and directs the Trustee in his, her or its behalf
to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the
subordination as provided in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee his, her or
its attorney-in-fact, as the case may be, for any and all such purposes.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Corporation and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of all series
affected under the Indenture at any time by the Corporation and the Trustee with
the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities
of all series at the time Outstanding affected thereby (voting as one class).
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a
majority in principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time
Outstanding with respect to which a default under the Indenture shall have
occurred and be continuing (voting as one class), on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities of all such series, to waive, with certain exceptions, such past
default with respect to all such series and its consequences. The Indenture
also permits the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of
all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Corporation with
certain provisions of the Indenture. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder
of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all
future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration
of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the
Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding
with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or
for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given
the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal
amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event
of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the
Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction
inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such
proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder
of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any
premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed
herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security
or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and
interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the
office or agency of the Corporation in any place where the principal of and any
premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly
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endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Corporation and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or
more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Corporation may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of
transfer, the Corporation, the Trustee and any agent of the Corporation or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and
neither the Corporation, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
Section 204. Form of Legend for Global Securities.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a
nominee thereof. This Security may not be exchanged in whole or in part for a
Security registered, and no transfer of this Security in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name of any Person other than such Depositary or a nominee
thereof, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.
Section 205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
The Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be in substantially
the following form:
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This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
As Trustee
By_____________________________
Authorized Officer
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ARTICLE THREE
The Securities
Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series, with the
Securities issued hereunder being expressly subordinated in right of payment, to
the extent and in the manner set forth in Article Fourteen, to all Senior
Indebtedness of the Corporation. There shall be established in or pursuant to a
Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303, set forth, or determined in the
manner provided, in an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any
series,
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the
series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1106 and except for any
Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall
be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest;
(4) the date or dates on which the principal of any Securities of the
series is payable or the method by which such date shall be determined and
the right, if any, to shorten or extend the date on which the principal of
any Securities of the series is payable and the conditions to any such
change;
(5) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, or the method by which such rate or rates shall be
determined; the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue;
the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable; the
manner (if any) of determination of such Interest Payment Dates; and the
Regular Record Date, if any, for any such interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date;
(6) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the
terms of such extension or extensions;
(7) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and whether, if
acceptable to the
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Trustee, any principal of such Securities shall be payable without
presentation or surrender thereof;
(8) the period or periods within which, or the date or dates on which,
the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any
Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the
option of the Corporation and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the
manner in which any election by the Corporation to redeem the Securities
shall be evidenced;
(9) the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to redeem or purchase
any Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, purchase fund or
analogous provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period
or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and
conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed or
purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(10) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be
issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any
Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or
pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be
determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the
currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and
the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the
United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the
definition of "Outstanding" in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities
of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Corporation or the
Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than
that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the
currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any
premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election is made
shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and conditions
upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the
manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of
the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 502;
(15) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any
Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more
dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be
the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose
thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall
be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or
which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to
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the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount
deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(16) if either or both of Sections 1302 and 1303 do not apply to any
Securities of the series;
(17) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be
issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities
and, in such case, the respective Depositary or Depositaries for such
Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne
by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in
Section 204 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set
forth in Clause (2) of the last paragraph of Section 305 in which any such
Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities
registered, and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part
may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the
Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(18) any addition, modification or deletion of any Events of Default
or covenants provided with respect to any Securities of the series and any
change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such
Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant
to Section 502;
(19) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article
Ten which applies to Securities of the series;
(20) the subordination of the Securities of such series to any other
indebtedness of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the
Securities of any other series; and
(21) any other terms of the series.
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical
except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant
to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set
forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers' Certificate
referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken
pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action
shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation
and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers'
Certificate setting forth the terms or the manner of determining the terms of
the series.
With respect to Securities of a series offered in a Periodic Offering,
the Board Resolution (or action taken pursuant thereto), Officers' Certificate
or supplemental indenture referred to above may provide general terms or
parameters for Securities of such series and provide either that the specific
terms of particular Securities of such series shall be specified in a Company
Order or that such terms shall be determined by the Corporation in accordance
with other procedures specified in a Company Order as contemplated by the third
paragraph of Section 303.
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Notwithstanding Section 301(2) herein and unless otherwise expressly
provided with respect to a series of Securities, the aggregate principal amount
of a series of Securities may be increased and additional Securities of such
series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized
with respect to such series as increased.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be issuable only in fully
registered form without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be
specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified
denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of
such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral
multiple thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Corporation by its
Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or one of
its Vice Presidents, under its corporate seal reproduced thereon attested by its
Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these
officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals
who were at any time the proper officers of the Corporation shall bind the
Corporation, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to
hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or
did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of
this Indenture, the Corporation may deliver Securities of any series executed by
the Corporation to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order
for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in
accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such
Securities, provided, however, that in the case of Securities offered in a
Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such Securities
from time to time in accordance with such other procedures (including, without
limitation, the receipt by the Trustee of oral or electronic instructions from
the Corporation or its duly authorized agents, promptly confirmed in writing)
acceptable to the Trustee as may be specified by or pursuant to a Company Order
delivered to the Trustee prior to the time of the first authentication of
Securities of such series. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series
have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as
permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and
accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to
such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to
Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating,
(1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant
to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been
established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
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(2) if the terms of such Securities have been, or in the case of
Securities of a series offered in a Periodic Offering, will be, established
by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such
terms have been, or in the case of Securities of a series offered in a
Periodic Offering, will be, established in conformity with the provisions
of this Indenture, subject, in the case of Securities of a series offered
in a Periodic Offering, to any conditions specified in such Opinion of
Counsel; and
(3) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and issued by the Corporation in the manner and subject to any
conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Corporation enforceable in accordance
with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles.
If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be
required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities
pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding
paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise
required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel
otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the
authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered
at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security
of such series to be issued.
With respect to Securities of a series offered in a Periodic Offering,
the Trustee may rely, as to the authorization by the Corporation of any of such
Securities, the form and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding
effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and the other
documents delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 and this Section, as
applicable, in connection with the first authentication of Securities of such
series.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein
executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized officer, and such
certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Corporation, and the Corporation shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such
Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered
hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
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Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the
Corporation may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten,
mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination,
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they
are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Corporation will
cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable
delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the
temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such
series at the office or agency of the Corporation in a Place of Payment for that
series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any
one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Corporation shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more
definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of
like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Corporation shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office or in any
other office or agency of the Corporation in a Place of Payment being herein
sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Corporation shall provide for
the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is
hereby appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities
and transfers of Securities as herein provided.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a
series at the office or agency of the Corporation in a Place of Payment for that
series, the Corporation shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like
tenor and aggregate principal amount.
At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged
for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of
like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to
be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so
surrendered for exchange, the Corporation shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Corporation, evidencing the
same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
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Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer
or for exchange shall (if so required by the Corporation or the Trustee) be duly
endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Corporation and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Corporation may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other
than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1106 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor)
are to be redeemed, the Corporation shall not be required (A) to issue, register
the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and
specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any
such Securities selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on
the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any
Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only
to Global Securities:
(1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be
registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global
Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee
thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall
constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global
Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered,
and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered,
in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global
Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary has notified the
Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for
such Global Security and a successor Depositary has not been appointed by
the Corporation within 90 days of receipt by the Corporation of such
notification, (B) if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when the Depositary is
required to be so registered to act as such Depositary and no successor
Depositary shall have been appointed by the Corporation within 90 days
after it became aware of such cessation, or (C) there shall exist such
circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have
been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may at any time in its sole
discretion determine that Securities issued in the form of a Global
Security shall no longer be represented in whole or in part by such Global
Security, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order therefor, shall
authenticate and deliver definitive Securities in exchange in whole or in
part for such Global Security.
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(3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange or transfer of a Global
Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all
Securities issued in exchange for or upon transfer of a Global Security or
any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for
such Global Security shall direct.
(4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any
portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 906 or
1106 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and
shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name
of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee
thereof.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the
Corporation shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in
exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and
principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Corporation and the Trustee (i)
evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security
and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of
them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to
the Corporation or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona
fide purchaser, the Corporation shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new
Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a
number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Corporation in its discretion
may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the
Corporation may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in
lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Corporation, whether or not the
destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone,
and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued
hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
Section 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
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Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable,
and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall
be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest.
Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to any series of Securities, any interest on any Security of any series
which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of
having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the
Corporation, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2)
below:
(1) The Corporation may elect to make payment of any Defaulted
Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or
their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Corporation
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the
proposed payment, and at the same time the Corporation shall deposit with
the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be
paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the
proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this
Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days
and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not
less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the
proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Corporation of
such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the
Corporation, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of
Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less
than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor
having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons
in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such
Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the
following Clause (2).
(2) The Corporation may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the
Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with
the requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on which such
Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, if, after notice given by the Corporation to the Trustee of the
proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be
deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange
for or in lieu of any other
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Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue,
which were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer,
the Corporation, the Trustee and any agent of the Corporation or the Trustee may
treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such
Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium
and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the
Corporation, the Trustee nor any agent of the Corporation or the Trustee shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of
transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if
surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee
and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Corporation may at any time deliver
to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and
delivered hereunder which the Corporation may have acquired in any manner
whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery
to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated
hereunder which the Corporation has not issued and sold, and all Securities so
delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided
in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled
Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a Company
Order; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to destroy such
cancelled Securities.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Corporation in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if
then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice
may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a
redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected
by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
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ARTICLE FOUR
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further
effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the
expense of the Corporation, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii)
Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in
trust or segregated and held in trust by the Corporation and
thereafter repaid to the Corporation or discharged from such trust, as
provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity
within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice
of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of
the Corporation,
and the Corporation, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in
trust for the purpose (I) money in an amount, (II) Government
Obligations (as defined in Section 1304) which through the scheduled
payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance
with their terms will provide, not later than the due date of any
payment, money in an amount, or (III) a combination thereof,
sufficient, in the case of (II) or (III), in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed
in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay
and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and
discharge, the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any
premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of
Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated
Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
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(2) the Corporation has paid or caused to be paid all other sums
payable hereunder by the Corporation; and
(3) the Corporation has delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Corporation to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations
of the Corporation to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money
shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause
(1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the
last paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all
money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Corporation acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and
interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
Remedies
Section 501. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of
any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected
by operation of law or Article Fourteen or pursuant to any judgment, decree or
order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body), unless it is inapplicable to a particular series or is
specifically deleted or modified in the Board Resolution (or action taken
pursuant thereto), Officers' Certificate or supplemental indenture under which
such series of Securities is issued or has been deleted or modified in an
indenture supplemental hereto:
(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that
series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for
a period of 60 days; provided, however, that if the Corporation is
permitted by the terms of the Securities of such series to defer the
payment in question, the date on which such payment is due and payable
shall be the date on which the Corporation is required to make payment
following such deferral, if such deferral has been elected pursuant to the
terms of the Securities; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any
Security of that series at its Maturity; or
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(3) default in the making of any sinking fund payment, when and as due
by the terms of a Security of that series, and continuance of such default
for a period of 60 days; or
(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant of the
Corporation in this Indenture (other than a covenant a default in whose
performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt
with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the
benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of
such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given,
by registered or certified mail, to the Corporation by the Trustee or to
the Corporation and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 33% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice
specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and
stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder, unless the
Trustee, or the Trustee and the Holders of a principal amount of Securities
of such series not less than the principal amount of Securities the Holders
of which gave such notice, as the case may be, shall agree in writing to an
extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that
the Trustee, or the Trustee and the Holders of such principal amount of
Securities of such series, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have
agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is initiated by
the Corporation within such period and is being diligently pursued; or
(5) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order
adjudging the Corporation a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly
filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of or in respect of the Corporation under any applicable
Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the
Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the
winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such
decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and
in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or
(6) the commencement by the Corporation of a voluntary case or
proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to
be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry
of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation in an
involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it,
or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking
reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the
consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or
taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator or other similar official of the Corporation or of any
substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its
inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the
authorization of any such action by the Board of Directors; or
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(7) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of
that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the
time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee
or the Holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities
of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be
specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice
in writing to the Corporation (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon
any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become
immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this
Article provided, the Event of Default giving rise to such declaration of
acceleration shall, without further act, be deemed to have been waived, and such
declaration and its consequences shall, without further act, be deemed to have
been rescinded and annulled, if
(1) the Corporation has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum
sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of
that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration
of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful,
interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor in such Securities, and
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel;
and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series,
other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series
which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been
cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
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Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Corporation covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security
when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a
period of 60 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if
any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Corporation will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of
the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such
Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that
payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by
such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual
to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any
power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Corporation (or any
other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee
shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act
in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such
proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and
receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims
and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee,
liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the
Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder
any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided,
however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election
of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors'
or other similar committee.
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Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities
may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and
any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name
as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after
provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the
ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such
judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall,
subject (in the case of clauses Second and Third below) to the subordination
provisions hereof, be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed
by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of
principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and
the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender
thereof if fully paid:
First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section
607;
Second: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for
principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of
which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably,
without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due
and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest,
respectively; and
Third: To the payment of the balance, if any, to the Corporation or
any other Person or Persons legally entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture,
or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy
hereunder, unless
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of
a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that
series;
(2) the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to
the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in
its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in
compliance with such request;
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(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given
to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have
any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision
of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of
such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any
other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in
the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such
Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of
any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to
receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307)
interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such
Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall
not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce
any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to
the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, the Corporation, the Trustee and the Holders
shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder
and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall
continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or
payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph
of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the
Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or
remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or
employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the
concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities
to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair
any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or
an acquiescence therein.
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Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the
Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed
expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control By Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the
Securities of such series; provided that
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or
with this Indenture,
(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
which is not inconsistent with such direction, and
(3) subject to the provisions of Section 601, the Trustee shall have
the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good
faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, determine
that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal
liability.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of all series with respect to which any default under the
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing (voting as one class) may, on
behalf of the Holders of all Securities of all such series, waive such past
default under the Indenture and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on
any Security of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security of the series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist and be deemed
not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every purpose of this
Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or
impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to
file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against
any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust
Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture
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Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to
make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Corporation or the
Trustee.
Section 515. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.
The Corporation covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants
or the performance of this Indenture; and the Corporation (to the extent that it
may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any
power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE SIX
The Trustee
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by
the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this
Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder,
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein
expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any
series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice
of such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act;
provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in
Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to
Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For
the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with
respect to Securities of such series.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
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indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Corporation mentioned herein shall
be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order or as
otherwise expressly provided herein, and any resolution of the Board of
Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall
deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking,
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other
evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad
faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the
advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall
have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction;
(6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry
or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the
Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it
shall be entitled, at reasonable times previously notified to the
Corporation, to examine the relevant books, records and premises of the
Corporation, personally or by agent or attorney; and
(7) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the
Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of
the Corporation, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes
any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations
as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.
Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the
use or application by the Corporation of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
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Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Corporation, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections
608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Corporation with the same rights it
would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated
from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be
under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as
otherwise agreed in writing with the Corporation.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Corporation agrees
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall
be agreed to in writing between the Corporation and the Trustee for all
services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited
by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an
express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision
of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses
and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith; and
(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct
or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including
the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder.
The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all
property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any
predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 607, except with respect to funds
held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities.
Without limiting any rights available to the Trustee under applicable
law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an
Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or Section 501(6), the expenses
(including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law.
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The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this
Indenture.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such
interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to
the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent
permitted by such Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting
interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to
Securities of more than one series.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to the
Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one
or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant
to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus
of at least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent
permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such
Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in
its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in
the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of
one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Corporation. If the
instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall
not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such
notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities
of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Corporation.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written
request therefor by the Corporation or by any Holder who has been a bona
fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or
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(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall
fail to resign after written request therefor by the Corporation or by any
such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged
a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property
shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of
the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Corporation by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all
Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting,
or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect
to the Securities of one or more series, the Corporation, by a Board Resolution,
shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the
Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor
Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of
such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to
the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation,
removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such
series delivered to the Corporation and the retiring Trustee, the successor
Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in
accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent
supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Corporation. If no successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so
appointed by the Corporation or the Holders and accepted appointment in the
manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series.
The Corporation shall give notice of each resignation and each removal
of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment
of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all
Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106.
Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Corporation and to the retiring Trustee
an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor
Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with
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the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the
request of the Corporation or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee
shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the
retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Corporation,
the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall
contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and
confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that
or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2)
if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall
contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm
that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring
Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and
(3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be
necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts
hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or
in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the
same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts
hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by
any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental
indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become
effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates; but, on request of the Corporation or any successor Trustee,
such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with
respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of
such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Corporation shall
execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and
confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred
to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time
of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under
this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any
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of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Corporation.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the
Corporation (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of
claims against the Corporation (or any such other obligor).
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents acceptable
to the Corporation with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall
be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such
series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption
thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be
entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for
all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference
is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by
the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall
be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be
acceptable to the Corporation and shall at all times be a corporation organized
and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as
Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than
$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State
authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital
and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent
shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or
corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible
under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written
notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Corporation. The Trustee may at any
time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice
thereof to such Authenticating
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Agent and to the Corporation. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or
upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall
cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the
Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable
to the Corporation and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner
provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect
to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating
Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all
the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as
if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating
Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Corporation agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time
to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant
to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in
addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative
certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
As Trustee
By_____________________________
As Authenticating Agent
By_____________________________
Authorized Officer
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ARTICLE SEVEN
Holders' Lists and Reports by Trustee and Corporation
Section 701. Corporation to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Corporation will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee
(1) 15 days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as
the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within
30 days after the receipt by the Corporation of any such request, a list of
similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the
time such list is furnished;
excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its
capacity as Security Registrar.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent
list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and
addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security
Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect
to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the
corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the
Trust Indenture Act.
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Corporation and the Trustee that neither the Corporation nor the
Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of
any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant
to the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 703. Reports by Trustee.
The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the
Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the
Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.
If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall,
within 60 days after each October 1 following the date of this Indenture,
deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such October 1, which complies
with the provisions of such Section 313(a).
A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Corporation. The
Corporation will promptly notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on
any stock exchange.
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Section 704. Reports by Corporation.
The Corporation shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and
transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such
summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the
times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such
information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the
Trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the
Commission.
ARTICLE EIGHT
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer
Section 801. Corporation May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms.
Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall
prevent any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other
Person or Persons (whether or not affiliated with the Corporation), or
successive consolidations or mergers in which the Corporation or its successor
or successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any conveyance or
transfer of the properties and assets of the Corporation as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety to any other Person (whether or not affiliated with
the Corporation) lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided, however, and
the Corporation hereby covenants and agrees, that upon any such consolidation,
merger, conveyance or transfer, (i) the due and punctual payment of the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities,
according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of
all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the
Corporation, shall be expressly assumed, by indenture supplemental hereto, in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the
Trustee by the Person (if other than the Corporation) formed by such
consolidation, or into which the Corporation shall have been merged, or by the
Person which shall have acquired such properties and assets, and (ii) the
Corporation shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer
and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such
transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all
conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been
complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Corporation with, or merger of the
Corporation into, any other Person or any conveyance or transfer of the
properties and assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such
consolidation or into which the Corporation is merged or to which such
conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Corporation under this Indenture with the
same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Corporation
herein, and thereafter the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all
obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
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ARTICLE NINE
Supplemental Indentures
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Corporation, when authorized
by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may
enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Corporation
and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the
Corporation herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Corporation for the benefit of the
Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be
for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such
covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such
series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Corporation; or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the
Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events
of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities,
stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included
solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to
such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of
Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal,
and with or without interest coupons, or to facilitate the issuance of
Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities; provided that any
such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any
Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental
indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the
rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or
(B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding;
or
(6) to secure the Securities; or
(7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
permitted by Sections 201 and 301; or
(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or
more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture
as shall be necessary to provide for
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or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one
Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(9) subject to Section 907, to make any change in Article Fourteen
that would limit or terminate the benefits available to any holder of
Senior Indebtedness under such Article; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision
herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision
herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Indenture; provided that such action pursuant
to this Clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders
of Securities of any series in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture (voting as one class), by Act of said Holders delivered
to the Corporation and the Trustee, the Corporation, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any
supplemental indenture, or modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Securities under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental
indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security
affected thereby,
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment
of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal
amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon
the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an
Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be due
and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof
pursuant to Section 502 or the coin or currency in which any Security or
any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the
Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date), or
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any
such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required
for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or
certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this
Indenture, or
(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or
Section 1005, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that
certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived
without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require
the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the
Trustee" and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1005, or the
deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections
611 and 901(8).
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A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant
or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall
be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any
supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of
the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive,
and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the
Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article,
this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder
of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.
Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall
conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall
if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as
to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Corporation
shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in
the opinion of the Trustee and the Corporation, to any such supplemental
indenture may be prepared and executed by the Corporation and authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
Section 907. Subordination Unimpaired.
This Indenture may not be amended to alter the subordination of any of
the Outstanding Securities without the written consent of each holder of Senior
Indebtedness then outstanding that would be adversely affected thereby.
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ARTICLE TEN
Covenants
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Corporation covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium
and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of
the Securities and this Indenture.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Corporation will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series
of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be
presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Corporation in respect of the Securities of that series
and this Indenture may be served. The Corporation will give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such
office or agency. If at any time the Corporation shall fail to maintain any
such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Corporation
hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands.
The Corporation may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented
or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind
such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission
shall in any manner relieve the Corporation of its obligation to maintain an
office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such
purposes. The Corporation will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any
such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such
other office or agency.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Corporation shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with
respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series,
segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a
sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to
act.
Whenever the Corporation shall have one or more Paying Agents for any
series of Securities, it will, on or prior to each due date of the principal of
or any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as
provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such
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Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Corporation will promptly notify the Trustee of
its action or failure so to act.
The Corporation will cause each Paying Agent for any series of
Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an
instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (2)
during the continuance of any default by the Corporation (or any other obligor
upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of
the Securities of that series, upon the written request of the Trustee,
forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for
payment in respect of the Securities of that series.
The Corporation may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or
by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in
trust hereunder by the Corporation or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by
the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the
Corporation or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to
the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with
respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Corporation, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium
or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Corporation on Company Request, or (if then held by the Corporation)
shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall
thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Corporation for
payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with
respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Corporation as trustee
thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such
Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the
expense of the Corporation cause to be published once, in a newspaper published
in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of
general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York,
notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified
therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication,
any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the
Corporation.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Corporation will deliver to the Trustee, on or before October 15
of each calendar year or on or before such other day in each calendar year as
the Corporation and the Trustee may from time to time agree upon, an Officers'
Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof
the Corporation is in default in the performance and observance of any of the
terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period
of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Corporation
shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status
thereof of which they may have knowledge.
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Section 1005. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of such series, the Corporation may, with respect to the Securities
of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term,
provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Section
301(19), 901(2) or 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such series if
before the time for such compliance the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of
such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive
compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall
extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so
expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations
of the Corporation and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term,
provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1006. Calculation of Original Issue Discount.
The Corporation shall file with the Trustee promptly after the end of
each calendar year a written notice specifying the amount of original issue
discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding
Securities as of the end of such year.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
Redemption of Securities
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated
Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities) in
accordance with this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Corporation to redeem any Securities shall be
evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated
by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election
of the Corporation, the Corporation shall, at least 45 days prior to the
Redemption Date fixed by the Corporation (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the
principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable,
of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of
Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption
provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (b)
pursuant to an election of the Corporation which is subject to a condition
specified in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the
Corporation shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing
compliance with such restriction or condition.
Section 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed
(unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be
redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the
particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days
prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of
such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee
shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for
redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series;
provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security
shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of
such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption
affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall
be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee,
from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not
previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of the
Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in the case of any
Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed.
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The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with
respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such
Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such
redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the
Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than
the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate,
in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the
portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be
redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in
the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price;
(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series and of a
specified tenor consisting of more than a single Security are to be
redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any
such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be
redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series and
of a specified tenor consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed,
the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed;
(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price, together with
accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, will become due and
payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that
interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date;
(5) the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered
for payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any, unless it
shall have been specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to
such Securities that such surrender shall not be required;
(6) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case;
and
(7) such other matters as the Corporation shall deem desirable or
appropriate.
Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities in
accordance with Section 301, with respect to any redemption of Securities at the
election of the Corporation, unless, upon the giving of notice of such
redemption, Defeasance shall have been effected with
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respect to such Securities pursuant to Section 1302, such notice may state that
such redemption shall be conditional upon the receipt by the Trustee or the
Paying Agent(s) for such Securities, on or prior to the date fixed for such
redemption, of money sufficient to pay the principal of and any premium and
interest on such Securities and that if such money shall not have been so
received such notice shall be of no force or effect and the Corporation shall
not be required to redeem such Securities. In the event that such notice of
redemption contains such a condition and such money is not so received, the
redemption shall not be made and within a reasonable time thereafter notice
shall be given, in the manner in which the notice of redemption was given, that
such money was not so received and such redemption was not required to be made,
and the Trustee or Paying Agent(s) for the Securities otherwise to have been
redeemed shall promptly return to the Holders thereof any of such Securities
which had been surrendered for payment upon such redemption.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of
the Corporation, and any notice of non-satisfaction of redemption as aforesaid,
shall be given by the Corporation or, at the Corporation's request, by the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Corporation. Subject to the
preceding paragraph, any such notice of redemption shall be irrevocable.
Section 1105. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, and the
conditions, if any, set forth in such notice having been satisfied, the
Securities or portions thereof so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date,
become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and
after such date (unless, in the case of an unconditional notice of redemption,
the Corporation shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued
interest, if any) such Securities or portions thereof, if interest-bearing,
shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security or portion thereof
shall be paid by the Corporation at the Redemption Price, together with accrued
interest, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that no such
surrender shall be a condition to such payment if so specified as contemplated
by Section 301 with respect to such Security, and provided further that, unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest
whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to
the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities,
registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates
according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon
surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until
paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in
the Security.
Section 1106. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered
at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Corporation or the Trustee so
requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Corporation and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Corporation shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such
Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series
and of
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like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in
aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion
of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
ARTICLE TWELVE
Sinking Funds
Section 1201. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund
for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the
terms of any Securities is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund
payment". If provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of
any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section
1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of
Securities as provided for by the terms of such Securities.
Section 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Corporation (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series
(other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit
Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the
Corporation pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application
of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such
Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund
payment with respect to any Securities of such series required to be made
pursuant to the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by
the terms of such Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited
have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be
received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price,
as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through
operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall
be reduced accordingly.
Section 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
Securities, the Corporation will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such
Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if
any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if
any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to
Section 1202 and stating the basis for such credit and that such Securities have
not been previously so credited and will also deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such sinking
fund payment date, the Trustee shall select
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the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner
specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given
in the name of and at the expense of the Corporation in the manner provided in
Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such
Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections
1105 and 1106.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Section 1301. Applicability of Article.
Unless, pursuant to Section 301, provision is made that either or both
of (a) defeasance of any Securities or any series of Securities under Section
1302 and (b) covenant defeasance of any Securities or any series of Securities
under Section 1303 shall not apply to such Securities of a series, then the
provisions of either or both of Sections 1302 and Section 1303, as the case may
be, together with Sections 1304 and 1305, shall be applicable to the Outstanding
Securities of such series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in
this Article.
Section 1302. Defeasance and Discharge.
The Corporation may cause itself to be discharged from its obligations
with respect to any Securities or any series of Securities on and after the date
the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called
"Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Corporation
shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented
by such Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such
Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the
Trustee, at the expense of the Corporation, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until
otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such
Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and
as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of
and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2) the
Corporation's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 304,
305, 306, 1002 and 1003 and with respect to the Trustee under Section 607, (3)
the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and
(4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, Defeasance with
respect to any Securities or any series of Securities by the Corporation is
permitted under this Section 1302 notwithstanding the prior exercise by the
Corporation of its rights under Section 1303 with respect to such Securities.
Following a Defeasance, payment of such Securities may not be accelerated
because of an Event of Default.
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Section 1303. Covenant Defeasance.
The Corporation may cause itself to be released from its obligations
under any covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(19), 901(2), 901(6) or
901(7) with respect to any Securities or any series of Securities for the
benefit of the Holders of such Securities and the occurrence of any event
specified in Sections 501(4) (with respect to any such covenants provided
pursuant to Section 301(19), 901(2), 901(6) or 901(7)) or 501(7) shall be deemed
not to be or result in an Event of Default with respect to such Securities as
provided in this Section, in each case on and after the date the conditions set
forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance").
For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such
Securities, the Corporation may omit to comply with and shall have no liability
in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified
Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether
directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such
Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision
herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such
Securities shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section
1302 or Section 1303 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case
may be:
(1) The Corporation shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be
deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of
making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and
dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (A)
money in an amount, or (B) Government Obligations which through the
scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide, not later than the due date of
any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof,
sufficient, in the case of (B) or (C), in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and
which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, the principal
of and any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Stated
Maturities or on any Redemption Date established pursuant to Clause (3)
below, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities.
As used herein, "Government Obligation" means (x) any security which is (i)
a direct obligation of the United States of America or the government which
issued the foreign currency in which such Securities are payable, for the
payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) an obligation
of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America or such government which
issued the foreign currency in which such Securities are payable, the
payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit
obligation by the United States of America or such other government, which,
in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of
the issuer thereof, and (y) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as
defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect
to any Government Obligation which is specified in clause (x) above and
held by such bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt,
or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any
Government Obligation which is so specified and held, provided that (except
as required by law) such
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custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable
to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment
of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.
(2) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any other
Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such
deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections 501(5) and
(6), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit
(it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied
until after such 90th day).
(3) If the Securities are to be redeemed prior to Stated Maturity
(other than from mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments),
notice of such redemption shall have been duly given pursuant to this
Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been
made.
(4) The Corporation shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been
complied with.
Section 1305. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust;
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all
money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of any Securities shall be held
in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such
Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any
such Paying Agent (including the Corporation acting as its own Paying Agent) as
the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due
and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest,
but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law.
The Corporation shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax,
fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in
respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for
the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee
shall deliver or pay to the Corporation from time to time upon Company Request
any money or Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 with
respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm
of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then
be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as
the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN
Subordination
Section 1401. Securities Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for any
series of Securities, the Corporation covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a
Security, by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that the
indebtedness represented by the Securities of any series and the payment of the
principal of and any premium or interest on each and all of the Securities of
each series is subordinate, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set
forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior
Indebtedness. Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and
entitled to the benefits of these subordination provisions irrespective of any
amendment, modification or waiver of any term of the Senior Indebtedness or
extension or renewal of the Senior Indebtedness.
In the event (a) of any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the
Corporation of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities,
to creditors upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of
the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other proceedings, or (b) subject to the provisions of Section
1402 that (i) a default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to
the payment of principal, interest or any other monetary amounts due and payable
on any Senior Indebtedness and such default shall have continued beyond the
period of grace, if any, specified in the instrument evidencing such Senior
Indebtedness (and the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from
the Corporation or one or more holders of Senior Indebtedness or their
representative or representatives or the trustee or trustees under any indenture
pursuant to which any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued), or (ii)
the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness shall have been accelerated because of a
default in respect of such Senior Indebtedness (and the Trustee shall have
received written notice thereof from the Corporation or one or more holders of
Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or the trustee or
trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any such Senior Indebtedness may
have been issued), then:
(i) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall first be entitled to
receive, in the case of (a) above, payment of all amounts due or to become
due upon all Senior Indebtedness and, in the case of subclauses (i) and
(ii) of clause (b) above, payment of all amounts due thereon, or provision
shall be made for such payment in money or money's worth, before the
Holders of any of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment on
account of the principal of or any premium or interest on the indebtedness
evidenced by the Securities, including, without limitation, any payments
made pursuant to Article Eleven or Article Twelve;
(ii) any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Corporation of
any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which
the Holders of any of the Securities would be entitled except for the
provisions of this Article, including any such payment or distribution
which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other
indebtedness of the Corporation being subordinated to the payment of such
Securities, shall be paid or delivered by the Person making such
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payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or
liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee
or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any
of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to the
aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of such Senior Indebtedness
held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in
full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid after giving effect to any
concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders
of such Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution is made to
the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by such Securities; and
(iii) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment
by, or distribution of assets of, the Corporation of any kind or character,
whether in cash, property or securities, including any such payment or
distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment
of any other indebtedness of the Corporation being subordinated to the
payment of such Securities, in respect of principal of or any premium or
interest on any of the Securities or in connection with the repurchase by
the Corporation of any of the Securities, shall be received by the Trustee
or the Holders of any of the Securities when such payment or distribution
is prohibited pursuant to this Section, such payment or distribution shall
be paid over to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their
representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any
indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any such Senior
Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably as aforesaid, for application to
the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such
Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to
any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the 90th day
following the date of deposit of money or Government Obligations pursuant to
Section 1304 (provided all other conditions set out in such Section shall have
been satisfied) the funds so deposited and any interest thereon will not be
subject to any rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness including, without
limitation, those arising under this Article.
For purposes of this Article Fourteen, the words "cash, property or
securities" shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Corporation as
reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Corporation or any other Person
provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the payment of which
is subordinated at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to
the Securities to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness which may at the time
be outstanding; provided that (i) the indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness,
as the case may be, that constitutes Senior Indebtedness is assumed by the
Person, if any, resulting from any such reorganization or readjustment, and (ii)
the rights of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness are not, without the
consent of each such holder adversely affected thereby, altered by such
reorganization or readjustment. The consolidation of the Corporation with, or
the merger of the Corporation into, another Person or the liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation following the conveyance or transfer of its
property as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to another Person upon
the terms and conditions provided for in Article Eight hereof shall not be
deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the
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purposes of this Section if such other Person shall, as part of such
consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions stated
in Article Eight hereof.
Section 1402. Disputes with Holders of Certain Senior Indebtedness.
Any failure by the Corporation to make any payment on or perform any
other obligation under Senior Indebtedness, other than any indebtedness incurred
by the Corporation or assumed or guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the
Corporation for money borrowed (or any deferral, renewal, extension or refunding
thereof) or any indebtedness or obligation as to which the provisions of this
Section shall have been waived by the Corporation in the instrument or
instruments by which the Corporation incurred, assumed, guaranteed or otherwise
created such indebtedness or obligation, shall not be deemed a default or event
of default under Section 1401(b) if (i) the Corporation shall be disputing its
obligation to make such payment or perform such obligation and (ii) either (A)
no final judgment relating to such dispute shall have been issued against the
Corporation which is in full force and effect and is not subject to further
review, including a judgment that has become final by reason of the expiration
of the time within which a party may seek further appeal or review, and (B) in
the event of a judgment that is subject to further review or appeal has been
issued, the Corporation shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or other
proceeding for review and a stay of execution shall have been obtained pending
such appeal or review.
Section 1403. Subrogation.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the Holders
of the Securities shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders of
all obligations of the Corporation which by their express terms are subordinated
to Senior Indebtedness of the Corporation to the same extent as the Securities
are subordinated and which are entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the
rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or
distributions of cash, property or securities of the Corporation applicable to
the Senior Indebtedness until all amounts owing on the Securities shall be paid
in full, and as between the Corporation, its creditors other than holders of
such Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, no such payment or distribution made
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness by virtue of this Article that otherwise
would have been made to the Holders shall be deemed to be a payment by the
Corporation on account of such Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the
provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of
defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of
Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand.
Section 1404. Obligation of Corporation Unconditional.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in
the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Corporation, its
creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, the
obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to
the Holders the principal of and any premium or interest on the Securities as
and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms,
or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and
creditors of the Corporation other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, nor
shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder from
exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under
this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this
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Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or
securities of the Corporation received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
Upon payment or distribution of assets of the Corporation referred to
in this Article, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon any
order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which any such
dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceeding affecting the
affairs of the Corporation is pending or upon a certificate of the trustee in
bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidating trustee
or agent or other person making any payment or distribution, delivered to the
Trustee or to the Holders, for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled
to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Corporation, the amount thereof or
payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other
facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a
written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior
Indebtedness (or a trustee or representative on behalf of such holder) to
establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness or
a trustee or representative on behalf of any such holder or holders. In the
event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is
required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior
Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this
Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness
held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate
in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of
such Person under this Article, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the
Trustee may defer payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to
the right of such Person to receive such payment.
Section 1405. Payments on Securities Permitted.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in
the Securities shall affect the obligations of the Corporation to make, or
prevent the Corporation from making, payment of the principal of or any premium
or interest on the Securities in accordance with the provisions hereof and
thereof, except as otherwise provided in this Article.
Section 1406. Effectuation of Subordination by Trustee.
Each Holder of Securities, by his acceptance thereof, authorizes and
directs the Trustee in his, her or its behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided in this
Article and appoints the Trustee his, her or its attorney-in-fact, as the case
may be, for any and all such purposes.
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Section 1407. Knowledge of Trustee.
The Corporation shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any
fact known to the Corporation which would prohibit the making of any payment of
moneys to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Article. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or
any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with
knowledge of the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any
payment of moneys to or by the Trustee, or the taking of any other action by the
Trustee, unless and until the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof
mailed or delivered to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office from the
Corporation, any Holder, any paying agent or the holder or representative of any
Senior Indebtedness; provided that if at least two Business Days prior to the
date upon which by the terms hereof any such moneys may become payable for any
purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal or any
premium or interest on any Security) the Trustee shall not have received with
respect to such moneys the notice provided for in this Section, then, anything
herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full
power and authority to receive such moneys and to apply the same to the purpose
for which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary that may be received by it within two Business Days prior to or on or
after such date.
Section 1408. Trustee May Hold Senior Indebtedness.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the
rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Indebtedness at the
time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness,
and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as
such holder.
Section 1409. Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to
enforce the subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced
or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Corporation or by
any noncompliance by the Corporation with the terms, provisions and covenants of
this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may
have or be otherwise charged with.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, (i) the duties and
obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of this Indenture; (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable except for the
performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture; (iii) no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Indenture against the Trustee; and (iv) the Trustee shall not be deemed to be a
fiduciary as to such holders.
Section 1410. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments
from money or Government Obligations held in trust under Article Four or Article
Thirteen by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and any premium or
interest on the Securities of any series shall not be subordinated to the prior
payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Corporation or subject to the
restrictions set forth in this Article and none of the Holders shall
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be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Corporation or any holder of
Senior Indebtedness or any other creditor of the Corporation.
Section 1411. Article Applicable to Paying Agents.
In case at any time any paying agent other than the Trustee shall have
been appointed by the Corporation and be then acting hereunder, the term
"Trustee" as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context shall
otherwise require) be construed as extending to and including such paying agent
within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such paying agent
were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided,
however, that Sections 1407 and 1408 shall not apply to the Corporation if it
acts as its own paying agent.
Section 1412. Trustee; Compensation Not Prejudiced.
Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the
Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors
Section 1501. Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations.
No recourse for the payment of the principal of or any premium or
interest on any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect
thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of
the Corporation in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, or in any
Security, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby,
shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as
such, past, present or future, of the Corporation or of any successor
corporation, either directly or through the Corporation or any successor
corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or
by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly
understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a
condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and
the issue of the Securities.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to
be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed
and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By______________________________
Attest:
_______________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By______________________________
Vice President
Attest:
_______________________________
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG )
On the day of , 199 , before me personally came
, to me known, who, being duly sworn, did depose and say that he
is a of DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, one of the corporations described
in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said
corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal;
that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said
corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like authority.
_________________________
Notary Public
[NOTARIAL SEAL]
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the day of , 199 , before me personally came
, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and
say that he is a Vice President of THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, one of the
corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he
knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is
such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of
Directors of said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like
authority.
____________________________
Notary Public
[NOTARIAL SEAL]
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.......................
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS INDENTURE RELATING TO SECTIONS 310 THROUGH 318,
INCLUSIVE, OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939:
TRUST INDENTURE
ACT SECTION INDENTURE SECTION
Section 310(a)(1) ................................... 609
(a)(2) ................................... 609
(a)(3) ................................... Not Applicable
(a)(4) ................................... Not Applicable
(b) ................................... 608
610
Section 311(a) ................................... 613
(b) ................................... 613
Section 312(a) ................................... 701
702
(b) ................................... 702
(c) ................................... 702
Section 313(a) ................................... 703
(b) ................................... 703
(c) ................................... 703
(d) ................................... 703
Section 314(a) ................................... 704
(a)(4) ................................... 101
1004
(b) ................................... Not Applicable
(c)(1) ................................... 102
(c)(2) ................................... 102
(c)(3) ................................... Not Applicable
(d) ................................... Not Applicable
(e) ................................... 102
Section 315(a) ................................... 601
(b) ................................... 602
(c) ................................... 601
(d) ................................... 601
(e) ................................... 514
Section 316(a) ................................... 101
(a)(1)(A) ................................... 502
512
(a)(1)(B) ................................... 513
(a)(2) ................................... Not Applicable
(b) ................................... 508
(c) ................................... 104
Section 317(a)(1) ................................... 503
(a)(2) ................................... 504
(b) ................................... 1003
Section 318(a) ................................... 107
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Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Parties................................................................1
Recitals of the Corporation............................................1
ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 101. Definitions........................................ 1
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions............... 7
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee............. 7
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates...................... 8
Section 105. Notices, Etc....................................... 10
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.......................... 11
Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.................. 11
Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents........... 11
Section 109. Successors and Assigns............................. 11
Section 110. Separability Clause................................ 11
Section 111. Benefits of Indenture.............................. 12
Section 112. Governing Law...................................... 12
Section 113. Legal Holidays..................................... 12
ARTICLE TWO
Security Forms
Section 201. Forms Generally.................................... 12
Section 202. Form of Face of Security........................... 13
Section 203. Form of Reverse of Security........................ 14
Section 204. Form of Legend for Global Securities............... 18
Section 205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.... 18
ARTICLE THREE
The Securities
Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series............... 20
Section 302. Denominations...................................... 23
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating..... 23
Section 304. Temporary Securities............................... 25
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and
Exchange........................................... 25
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities... 27
Section 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved..... 27
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.............................. 29
Section 309. Cancellation....................................... 29
Section 310. Computation of Interest............................ 29
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers...................................... 29
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ARTICLE FOUR
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture............ 30
Section 402. Application of Trust Money......................... 31
ARTICLE FIVE
Remedies
Section 501. Events of Default.................................. 31
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and
Annulment.......................................... 33
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for
Enforcement by Trustee............................. 34
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim................... 34
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Securities......................................... 35
Section 506. Application of Money Collected..................... 35
Section 507. Limitation on Suits................................ 35
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive
Principal, Premium and Interest.................... 36
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies................. 36
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative..................... 36
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver....................... 36
Section 512. Control By Holders................................. 37
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults............................ 37
Section 514. Undertaking for Costs.............................. 37
Section 515. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws................... 38
ARTICLE SIX
The Trustee
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities................ 38
Section 602. Notice of Defaults................................. 38
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.......................... 38
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Securities......................................... 39
Section 605. May Hold Securities................................ 40
Section 606. Money Held in Trust................................ 40
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement..................... 40
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.............................. 41
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility............ 41
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.. 41
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor............. 42
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession
to Business........................................ 43
Section 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against
Corporation........................................ 44
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent................ 44
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ARTICLE SEVEN
Holders' Lists and Reports by Trustee and Corporation
Section 701. Corporation to Furnish Trustee Names and
Addresses of Holders............................... 46
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to
Holders............................................ 46
Section 703. Reports by Trustee................................. 46
Section 704. Reports by Corporation............................. 47
ARTICLE EIGHT
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer
Section 801. Corporation May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain
Terms.............................................. 47
Section 802. Successor Substituted.............................. 47
ARTICLE NINE
Supplemental Indentures
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of
Holders............................................ 48
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.... 49
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures............... 50
Section 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.................. 50
Section 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act................ 50
Section 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental
Indentures......................................... 50
Section 907. Subordination Unimpaired........................... 50
ARTICLE TEN
Covenants
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest......... 51
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.................... 51
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.. 51
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default................ 52
Section 1005. Waiver of Certain Covenants........................ 53
Section 1006. Calculation of Original Issue Discount............. 53
ARTICLE ELEVEN
Redemption of Securities
Section 1101. Applicability of Article........................... 54
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.............. 54
Section 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.. 54
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption............................... 55
Section 1105. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.............. 56
Section 1106. Securities Redeemed in Part........................ 56
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ARTICLE TWELVE
Sinking Funds
Section 1201. Applicability of Article........................... 57
Section 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with
Securities......................................... 57
Section 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.......... 57
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Section 1301. Applicability of Article........................... 58
Section 1302. Defeasance and Discharge........................... 58
Section 1303. Covenant Defeasance................................ 59
Section 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.... 59
Section 1305. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be
Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions............ 60
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
Subordination
Section 1401. Securities Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness..... 61
Section 1402. Disputes with Holders of Certain Senior
Indebtedness....................................... 63
Section 1403. Subrogation........................................ 63
Section 1404. Obligation of Corporation Unconditional............ 63
Section 1405. Payments on Securities Permitted................... 64
Section 1406. Effectuation of Subordination by Trustee........... 64
Section 1407. Knowledge of Trustee............................... 65
Section 1408. Trustee May Hold Senior Indebtedness............... 65
Section 1409. Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not
Impaired........................................... 65
Section 1410. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated...................... 65
Section 1411. Article Applicable to Paying Agents................ 66
Section 1412. Trustee; Compensation Not Prejudiced............... 66
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors
Section 1501. Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate
Obligations........................................ 66
Testimonium.......................................................... 61
Signatures and Seals................................................. 62
Acknowledgments...................................................... 62
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Exhibit 4.2
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
TO
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
Trustee
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Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of , 199
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$
Series % Junior Subordinated Notes
due ,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS/1/
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ARTICLE 1 Series % Junior Subordinated Notes............... 1
SECTION 101. Establishment......................................... 1
SECTION 102. Definitions........................................... 2
SECTION 103. Payment of Principal and Interest..................... 4
SECTION 104. Deferral of Interest Payments......................... 5
SECTION 105. Denominations......................................... 6
SECTION 106. Global Securities..................................... 6
SECTION 107. Redemption............................................ 7
SECTION 108. Additional Interest................................... 7
SECTION 109. Limitations on Dividend and Certain Other Payments.... 8
SECTION 110. Covenants Regarding Securities Trust.................. 9
SECTION 111. No Fiduciary Duty of Trustee to Holders of Trust
Securities............................................ 9
SECTION 112. Listing of Series Notes............................. 9
SECTION 113. Covenant Defeasance................................... 9
SECTION 114. Set-Off............................................... 9
SECTION 115. Subordination......................................... 9
SECTION 116. Paying Agent.......................................... 10
ARTICLE 2 Miscellaneous Provisions.............................. 10
SECTION 201. Recitals by Corporation............................... 10
SECTION 202. Ratification and Incorporation of Original Indenture.. 10
SECTION 203. Executed in Counterparts.............................. 10
SECTION 204. Assignment............................................ 10
SECTION 205. Enforcement by Holders of Preferred Securities of
Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest.... 10
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/1/ This Table of Contents does not constitute part of the Indenture or
have any bearing upon the interpretation of any of its terms and
provisions.
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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is made as of the day of ,
19 , by and between DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation,
having its principal office at 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, North
Carolina 28202 (the "Corporation"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York
banking corporation, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Corporation has heretofore entered into a Subordinated
Indenture, dated as of , 19 (the "Original Indenture") with The
Chase Manhattan Bank;
WHEREAS, the Original Indenture is incorporated herein by this reference
and the Original Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental
Indenture, is herein called the "Indenture";
WHEREAS, under the Original Indenture, a new series of Securities may at
any time be established in accordance with the provisions of the Original
Indenture and the terms of such series may be described by a supplemental
indenture executed by the Corporation and the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Corporation proposes to create under the Indenture a series of
Securities;
WHEREAS, additional Securities of other series hereafter established,
except as may be limited in the Original Indenture as at the time supplemented
and modified, may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Indenture as at
the time supplemented and modified; and
WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
of this Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding
obligation of the Corporation have been done or performed.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set
forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
SERIES % JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
SECTION 101. Establishment. There is hereby established a new series of
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Securities to be issued under the Indenture, to be designated as the
Corporation's Series % Junior Subordinated Notes due ,
(the "Series Notes").
There are to be authenticated and delivered $ principal amount
of Series Notes, and no further Series Notes shall be authenticated and
delivered except as provided by Sections 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1106 of the
Original Indenture. The Series Notes shall be issued in definitive fully
registered form without coupons.
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The Series Notes shall be in substantially the form set out in Exhibit
hereto. The entire principal amount of the Series Notes shall initially be
evidenced by one certificate issued to the Property Trustee of Duke Energy
Capital Trust [ ].
The form of the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication for the Series
Notes shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
Each Series Note shall be dated the date of authentication thereof and
shall bear interest from the date of original issuance thereof or from the most
recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for.
SECTION 102. Definitions. The following defined terms used herein shall,
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unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings specified below.
Capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Original Indenture.
"Additional Interest" means (i) such additional amounts as may be required
so that the net amounts received and retained by the Holder (if the Holder is
the Securities Trust) after paying taxes, duties, assessments or governmental
charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United
States or any other taxing authority will not be less than the amounts the
Holder would have received had not such taxes, duties, assessments, or other
governmental charges been imposed; and (ii) such interest as shall accrue on
interest due and not paid on an Interest Payment Date, accruing at the rate of
% per annum from the applicable Interest Payment Date to the date of payment,
compounded quarterly, on each Interest Payment Date, to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
"Business Day" means a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a
day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust
Office or the principal corporate trust office of the Property Trustee is closed
for business.
"Deferred Interest" means such installments of interest as are not paid
during any Extension Period, plus Additional Interest (as defined in clause (ii)
of the definition thereof) thereon.
"Extension Period" means any period during which the Corporation has
elected to defer payments of interest, which deferral may be for a period of up
to twenty (20) consecutive quarters.
"Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement executed and delivered by the
Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as guarantee trustee, for the benefit
of the holders of the Preferred Securities, as such Agreement may be amended
from time to time.
"Interest Payment Dates" means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31 of each year.
"Investment Company Act Event" means that the Administrative Trustees (as
defined in the Trust Agreement) and the Corporation shall have received an
Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result
of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written
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change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative
body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Securities Trust is or will be considered an
"investment company" that is required to be registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, which change becomes effective on or after the
Original Issue Date.
"Original Issue Date" means .
"Outstanding", when used with respect to the Series Notes, means , as of
the date of determination, all Series Notes, theretofore authenticated and
delivered under the Indenture, except:
(i) Series Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Series Notes for whose payment or redemption the necessary
amount of money or money's worth has been theretofore deposited
with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the
Corporation) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by
the Corporation (if the Corporation shall act as its own Paying
Agent) for the Holders of such Series Notes; provided that if
such Series Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption has been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or
provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(iii) Series Notes as to which Defeasance has been effected
pursuant to Section 1302 of the Original Indenture; and
(iv) Series Notes that have been paid or in exchange for or in
lieu of which other Series Notes have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to the Indenture, other than any such Series
Notes in respect of which there shall have been presented to
the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Series Notes
are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Series
Notes are valid obligations of the Corporation;
provided, however, that in determining, during any period in which any Series
Notes are owned by any Person other than the Corporation or any Affiliate
thereof, whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Series Notes have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date,
Series Notes owned, whether of record or beneficially, by the Corporation or
any Affiliate thereof (with the exception of the Securities Trust) shall be
disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying upon such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Series Notes that the
Trustee knows to be so owned by the Corporation or an Affiliate of the
Corporation (with the exception of the Securities Trust) in the above
circumstances shall be so disregarded. Series Notes so owned that have been
pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes
to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to
such Series Notes and that the pledgee is not the Corporation or any Affiliate
of the Corporation.
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"Preferred Securities" means the % Trust Preferred Securities issued
by the Securities Trust.
"Property Trustee", when used with respect to the Series Notes,
means the Person designated as such in the Trust Agreement.
"Regular Record Date" means, with respect to each Interest Payment
Date, the close of business on the 15th calendar day preceding such Interest
Payment Date.
"Securities Trust" means Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ], a statutory
business trust formed by the Corporation under Delaware law to issue the Trust
Securities, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase Series Notes, or a
successor thereof.
"Special Event" means an Investment Company Act Event or Tax Event.
"Stated Maturity" means , .
"Tax Event" means that the Administrative Trustees and the Corporation
shall have received an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the
effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including any
announced prospective change) in, laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the
United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein or (b) any amendment to, or change in, an interpretation or application
of such laws or regulations, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i)
the Securities Trust would be subject to United States federal income tax with
respect to income accrued or received on the Series Notes, (ii) interest payable
on the Series Notes would not be deductible by the Corporation for United
States federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Securities Trust would be
subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other
governmental charges, which change or amendment becomes effective on or after
the Original Issue Date.
"Trust Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement that
governs the affairs of the Securities Trust.
"Trust Securities" means the securities issued by the Securities Trust
evidencing the entire beneficial interest therein.
SECTION 103. Payment of Principal and Interest. The unpaid principal
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amount of the Series Notes shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum
until paid or duly provided for, such interest to accrue from ,
199 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been
paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be paid quarterly in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name the Series Notes are
registered on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date; provided
that interest payable at the Stated Maturity of principal or on a Redemption
Date as provided herein will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.
So long as an Extension Period is not occurring, any such interest that is not
so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to
the Holders on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person or
Persons in whose name the Series Notes are registered at the close of business
on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed
by the Trustee ("Special Record Date"), notice whereof shall be given to Holders
of the Series Notes not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record
Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful
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manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange, if
any, on which the Series Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be
required by any such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Original
Indenture.
Payments of interest on the Series Notes will include interest
accrued to but excluding the respective Interest Payment Dates. Interest
payments for the Series Notes shall be computed and paid on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the event that any date on which
interest is payable on the Series Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of
the interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or payment in respect of any such
delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was
originally payable.
Payment of the principal and interest (including Additional Interest,
if any) on the Series Notes shall be made at the office of the Paying Agent in
such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment
is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, with any such payment
that is due at the Stated Maturity or at earlier redemption of any Series
Notes being made upon surrender of such Series Notes to the Paying Agent.
Payments of interest (including interest on any Interest Payment Date) will be
made, subject to such surrender where applicable, at the option of the
Corporation, (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto
as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) by wire transfer
at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States
as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least sixteen (16) days prior
to the date for payment by the Person entitled thereto.
The Corporation shall pay, as additional interest on the Series
Notes, when due to the United States or any other taxing authority, the amounts
set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Additional Interest.
SECTION 104. Deferral of Interest Payments. The Corporation has the
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right at any time and from time to time to extend the interest payment period of
the Series Notes for up to twenty (20) consecutive quarters (each, an
"Extension Period"), during which Extension Period the Corporation shall have
the right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date;
provided, however, that no such Extension Period may extend beyond the Stated
Maturity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation has no right to extend
its obligation to pay such amounts as are defined in clause (i) of the
definition of Additional Interest. Prior to the termination of any such
Extension Period, the Corporation may further extend the interest payment
period; provided that such Extension Period, together with all such previous and
further extensions of that Extension Period, shall not exceed twenty (20)
consecutive quarters. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and upon
the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Interest then
due, the Corporation may select a new Extension Period, subject to the above
limitations and requirements.
Upon the termination of any Extension Period, which termination shall
be on an Interest Payment Date, the Corporation shall pay all Deferred Interest
on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date to the Person or Persons in whose
name the Series Notes are registered on the Regular Record Date for such
Interest Payment Date; provided that Deferred Interest payable at Stated
Maturity or on any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person or Persons to whom
principal is payable.
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The Corporation shall give the Holder or Holders of the Series Notes
and the Trustee notice, as provided in Sections 105 and 106, respectively, of
the Original Indenture, of its selection or extension of an Extension Period at
least one Business Day prior to the earlier of (i) the Regular Record Date
relating to the Interest Payment Date on which the Extension Period is to
commence or relating to the Interest Payment Date on which an Extension Period
that is being extended would otherwise terminate, or (ii) the date the
Corporation or the Securities Trust is required to give notice to the New York
Stock Exchange or other applicable self-regulatory organization of the record
date or the date such distributions are payable. The Corporation shall cause the
Securities Trust to give notice of the Corporation's selection of such Extension
Period to Holders of the Trust Securities. The month in which any notice is
given pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence of this Section shall
constitute the first month of the first quarter of the twenty (20) consecutive
quarters which comprise the maximum Extension Period.
At any time any of the foregoing notices are given to the Trustee, the
Corporation shall give to the Paying Agent for the Series Notes such
information as said Paying Agent shall reasonably require in order to fulfill
its tax reporting obligations with respect to such Series Notes.
SECTION 105. Denominations. The Series Notes may be issued in
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denominations of $25, or any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 106. Global Securities. If the Series Notes are
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distributed to holders of the Trust Securities in liquidation of such holders'
interests therein, the Series Notes will be issued in the form of one or more
Global Securities registered in the name of the Depositary (which shall be The
Depository Trust Company) or its nominee. Except under the limited circumstances
described below, Series Notes represented by such Global Security or Global
Securities will not be exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as,
Series Notes in definitive form. The Global Securities described above may not
be transferred except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a
nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary
or to a successor Depositary or its nominee.
Owners of beneficial interests in such a Global Security will not be
considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under the Indenture, and no
Global Security representing a Series Note shall be exchangeable, except for
another Global Security of like denomination and tenor to be registered in the
name of the Depositary or its nominee or to a successor Depositary or its
nominee or except as described below. The rights of Holders of such Global
Security shall be exercised only through the Depositary.
A Global Security shall be exchangeable for Series Notes registered
in the names of persons other than the Depositary or its nominee only if (i) the
Depositary notifies the Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to continue
as a Depositary for such Global Security and no successor Depositary shall have
been appointed by the Corporation within 90 days of receipt by the Corporation
of such notification, or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when the Depositary is
required to be so registered to act as such Depositary and no successor
Depositary shall have been appointed by the Corporation within 90 days after it
becomes aware of such cessation, or (ii) the Corporation in its sole discretion
determines that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable. Any Global
Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
exchangeable for Series Notes registered in such names as the Depositary shall
direct.
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SECTION 107. Redemption. The Series Notes shall be subject to
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redemption at the option of the Corporation, in whole or in part, without
premium or penalty, at any time or from time to time on or after
, , at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be
redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest)
to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, if a redemption in part shall
result in the delisting of the Preferred Securities, the Corporation may redeem
the Series Notes only in whole. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Special
Event, the Corporation may, within ninety (90) days following the occurrence
thereof and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, redeem the
Series Notes, in whole, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be
redeemed plus any accrued but unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if
any) to the Redemption Date.
In the event of redemption of the Series Notes in part only, a new
Series Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion shall be issued in the name or
names of the Holders thereof upon the surrender thereof.
The Series Notes shall not have a sinking fund.
Notice of redemption shall be given as provided in Section 1104 of the
Original Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no notice of redemption that
is given pursuant to such Section with respect to any Series Notes shall,
while any Preferred Securities are outstanding, contain a condition that
provides that redemption of the Series Notes, or the part thereof, specified
therein, shall be conditional upon receipt by the Trustee or the Paying Agent
for such Series Notes, on or prior to the date fixed for such redemption, of
money sufficient to pay the principal of and any interest on such Series
Notes. Any notice provided to the Trustee under Section 1102 of the Original
Indenture shall also be provided by the Corporation to the Property Trustee;
provided that the Corporation shall provide notice pursuant to such Section 1102
on a date less than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date only if such shorter
notice is satisfactory to both the Trustee and the Property Trustee.
Any redemption of less than all of the Series Notes shall, with
respect to the principal thereof, be divisible by $25.
SECTION 108. Additional Interest. Whenever there is mentioned in
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the Indenture, in any context, the payment of the principal of, or any premium
or interest on, or in respect of, Securities of any series, such mention shall,
with respect to the Series Notes, be deemed to include mention of the payment
of Additional Interest provided for by the terms of the Series Notes to the
extent that, in such context, Additional Interest is, were or would be payable
in respect thereof pursuant to such terms, and express mention of the payment of
Additional Interest in any provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall
not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions of the
Original Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture in which such express
mention is not made.
If, subsequent to the date that a satisfaction and discharge or
Defeasance is effected pursuant to Section 401 or 1302, respectively, of the
Original Indenture, Additional Interest (for purposes of this paragraph, as
defined in clause (i) of the definition thereof) (in excess of that established
as of the date that such discharge or Defeasance is effected) becomes payable in
respect of the Series Notes so discharged or defeased, the Corporation shall
irrevocably deposit or cause to be irrevocably deposited in accordance with the
provisions of Section 401 or 1304 of the Original Indenture, as the case may be,
within ten Business Days prior to the date the first payment in respect of any
portion of such excess Additional Interest
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becomes due, such additional moneys or Government Obligations as are necessary
to satisfy the provisions of Section 401 or 1304 of the Original Indenture, as
the case may be, as if a discharge or Defeasance were being effected as of the
date of such subsequent deposit.
Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to the Indenture, at least
10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date upon which Additional Interest
(for purposes of this paragraph, as defined in clause (i) of the definition
thereof) shall be payable, and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of
principal and any premium or interest if there has been any change with respect
to the information set forth in the Officers' Certificate hereinafter mentioned,
the Corporation shall furnish the Trustee and any Paying Agent, if other than
the Trustee or the Corporation, with an Officers' Certificate stating the amount
of the Additional Interest payable per minimum authorized denomination of the
Series Notes.
SECTION 109. Limitations on Dividend and Certain Other Payments. The
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Corporation covenants, for the benefit of the Holders of the Series Notes,
that, subject to the next succeeding sentence, (a) the Corporation shall not
declare or pay any dividend on, or make any distributions with respect to, or
redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
its capital stock, and (b) the Corporation shall not make any payment of
interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any
debt securities (including guarantees other than the Guarantee) issued by the
Corporation which rank pari passu with or junior to the Series Notes (i) if at
such time the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to extend an
interest payment period for the Series Notes and such extension shall be
continuing or (ii) if at such time an Event of Default with respect to the
Series Notes shall have occurred and be continuing. The preceding sentence,
however, shall not restrict (A) any of the actions described in the preceding
sentence resulting from any reclassification of the Corporation's capital stock
or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Corporation's
capital stock for another class or series of the Corporation's capital stock,
(B) the declaration and payment of a dividend or distribution or similar share
purchase rights in the future, (C) repurchases, redemptions or other
acquisitions of shares of the Corporation's capital stock in connection with any
employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the
benefit of employees, officers or directors or a stock purchase and dividend
reinvestment plan, (D) acquisitions of shares of the Corporation's capital stock
in connection with the issuance of shares of the Corporation's capital stock (or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Corporation's
capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction that was entered
into prior to the commencement of the relevant Extension Period, (E) dividends
or distributions in capital stock of the Corporation, (F) the purchase of
fractional interests in shares of the Corporation's capital stock pursuant to
the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security
being converted or exchanged, or (G) mandatory sinking fund payments with
respect to any series of the Corporation's preferred stock or preferred stock A;
provided that the aggregate stated value of all such series outstanding at the
time of any such payment does not exceed 5% of the aggregate of (1) the total
principal amount of all bonds or other securities representing secured
indebtedness issued or assumed by the Corporation and then outstanding and (2)
the capital and surplus of the Corporation to be stated on the books of account
of the Corporation after giving effect to such payment; provided, however, that
any moneys deposited into any sinking fund and not in violation of this
provision may thereafter be applied to the purchase or redemption of such
preferred stock or preferred stock A in accordance with the terms of such
sinking fund without regard to the restrictions contained in this Section 109.
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SECTION 110. Covenants Regarding Securities Trust. For so long as
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the Trust Securities remain outstanding, the Corporation covenants (i) directly
or indirectly to maintain 100% ownership of the Common Securities (as defined in
the Trust Agreement) of the Securities Trust; provided, however, that any
permitted successor of the Corporation under the Indenture may succeed to the
Corporation's ownership of such Common Securities, and (ii) to use its
reasonable efforts to cause the Securities Trust (a) to remain a statutory
business trust, except in connection with the distribution of Series Notes to
the holders of Trust Securities in liquidation of the Securities Trust, the
redemption of all of the Trust Securities, or certain mergers, consolidations or
amalgamations, each as permitted under the Trust Agreement, and (b) to otherwise
continue to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes. The Corporation shall deliver to the Trustee, no later than the
Business Day on which the event occurs, written notice of the liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Securities Trust if such liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up would occur earlier than the Stated Maturity of the
Series Notes owned by such Securities Trust.
SECTION 111. No Fiduciary Duty of Trustee to Holders of Trust
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Securities. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
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holders of Trust Securities and shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it
of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of a Trust
Security to establish that such Person is such a holder.
SECTION 112. Listing of Series Notes. If the Series Notes are
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to be issued as a Global Security in connection with the distribution of the
Series Notes to the holders of the Preferred Securities, the Corporation shall
use its best efforts to list such Series Notes on the New York Stock Exchange
or any other exchange on which such Preferred Securities are then listed. The
Corporation shall notify the Trustee if and when the Series Notes become
admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or any other national
securities exchange.
SECTION 113. Covenant Defeasance. Section 1303 of the Original
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Indenture shall not apply to any of the Series Notes.
SECTION 114. Set-Off. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
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the Indenture or in any Series Note, prior to the dissolution of the
Securities Trust, the Corporation shall have the right to set-off and apply
against any payment it is otherwise required to make hereunder or thereunder
with respect to the principal of or interest (including any Additional Interest)
on the Series Notes with and to the extent the Corporation has theretofore made,
or is concurrently on the date of such payment making, a payment with respect to
the Preferred Securities under the Guarantee. Contemporaneously with, or as
promptly as practicable after, any such payment under the Guarantee, the
Corporation shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate (upon which
the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively without any requirement to
investigate the facts contained therein) to the effect that such payment has
been made and that, as a result of such payment, the corresponding payment under
the Series Notes has been set-off in accordance with this Section 114.
SECTION 115. Subordination. The indebtedness evidenced by the
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Series Notes shall be, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the
Original Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Original
Indenture) with respect to the Series Notes, and the Series Notes shall rank
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pari passu in right of payment with each other series of Securities issued under
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the Indenture, with the exception of any series of Securities which by its terms
provides otherwise.
SECTION 116. Paying Agent. The Trustee shall initially serve as
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Paying Agent with respect to the Series Notes, with the Place of Payment
initially being the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
ARTICLE 2
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 201. Recitals by Corporation. The recitals in this
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Supplemental Indenture are made by the Corporation only and not by the Trustee,
and all of the provisions contained in the Original Indenture in respect of the
rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee shall be
applicable in respect of the Series Notes and of this Supplemental
Indenture as fully and with like effect as if set forth herein in full.
SECTION 202. Ratification and Incorporation of Original Indenture.
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As supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture is in all respects ratified and
confirmed, and the Original Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture
shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
SECTION 203. Executed in Counterparts. This Supplemental
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Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
SECTION 204. Assignment. The Corporation shall have the right at
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all times to assign any of its rights or obligations under this Indenture with
respect to the Series Notes to a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Corporation; provided that, in the event of any such assignment, the
Corporation shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all such
obligations. The Indenture may also be assigned by the Corporation in
connection with a transaction described in Article Eight of the Original
Indenture.
SECTION 205. Enforcement by Holders of Preferred Securities of Right
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of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest. So long as the Series Notes are
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held by the Property Trustee on behalf of the Securities Trust, a registered
holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against
the Corporation, without first instituting a legal proceeding directly against
or requesting or directing that action be taken by the Property Trustee or any
other Person, for enforcement of payment to such registered holder of principal
of or interest on Series Notes having a principal amount equal to the
aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities of such
registered holder on or after the due dates therefor specified or provided for
in the Series Notes. This Section 205 and Section 109 of this
Supplemental Indenture are for the benefit of the registered holders of
Preferred Securities and, prior to the dissolution of the Securities Trust, may
be enforced by such holders. A holder of a Preferred Security shall not have the
right, as such holder, to enforce any other provision of the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this instrument to be
signed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized officers, all as of the day
and year first above written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
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Attest:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By:
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Attest:
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
SERIES % JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
DUE ,
No. 1 CUSIP NO.
THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS SECURITY IS, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE
INDENTURE, SUBORDINATE AND SUBJECT IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE PRIOR PAYMENT IN
FULL OF ALL SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS AND THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE WITH RESPECT THERETO.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
SERIES % JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
DUE ,
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Principal Amount: $
Regular Record Date: 15th calendar day prior to Interest Payment Date
Original Issue Date:
Stated Maturity: ,
Interest Payment Dates: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31
Interest Rate: % per annum
Authorized Denomination: $25
Initial Redemption Date: ,
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Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the
"Corporation", which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to , or registered assigns, the principal sum
of DOLLARS ($ ) on the
Stated Maturity shown above (or upon earlier redemption), and to pay interest
thereon from the Original Issue Date shown above, or from the most recent
Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
quarterly in arrears on each Interest Payment Date as specified above,
commencing on the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Original Issue Date
shown above and on the Stated Maturity (or upon earlier redemption) at the rate
per annum shown above (the "Interest Rate") until the principal hereof is paid
or made available for payment and on any overdue principal and on any overdue
installment of interest. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (other than an Interest Payment Date
that is the Stated Maturity or on a Redemption Date) will, as provided in such
Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Series % Junior
Subordinated Note
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(this "Security") is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record
Date as specified above next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided that
any interest payable at Stated Maturity or on any Redemption Date will be paid
to the Person to whom principal is payable. Except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will
forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may
either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the
close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of
Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record
Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with
the requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities of
this series shall be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by any such
exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payments of interest on this Security will include interest accrued to
but excluding the respective Interest Payment Dates. Interest payments for this
Security shall be computed and paid on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-
day months. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on this
Security is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest payable on such
date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without
any interest or payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, payment shall be made on
the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and
effect as if made on the date the payment was originally payable. "Business
Day" means a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which
banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust Office or the
principal corporate trust office of the Property Trustee is closed for business.
The Corporation shall have the right at any time and from time to time
during the term of this Security to extend the interest payment period of such
Security for up to 20 consecutive quarters (each, an "Extension Period"), but
not beyond the Stated Maturity of this Security, during which Extension Periods
interest shall accrue on unpaid installments of interest at the Interest Rate,
compounded quarterly, to the date of payment to the extent permitted by
applicable law (such unpaid interest plus such interest thereon being called
"Deferred Interest"); provided, however, that the Corporation shall have the
right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date during
any Extension Period. Upon the termination of each Extension Period, which shall
be an Interest Payment Date, the Corporation shall pay all Deferred Interest on
the next succeeding Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name this
Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for
such Interest Payment Date; provided that any Deferred Interest payable at
Stated Maturity or on any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom
principal is payable. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the
Corporation may further extend the interest payment period; provided that such
Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof
shall not exceed twenty (20) consecutive quarters. Upon the termination of any
such Extension Period, and the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest
(including any Additional Interest) then due, the Corporation may select a new
Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. The Corporation shall not
(i) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on, or redeem, purchase, acquire
or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock, and
(ii) make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees other than the
Guarantee) issued by the Corporation that rank pari passu with or junior to this
Security if the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to extend an
interest payment period for this Security and such extension shall be continuing
or if at such time an Event of Default with respect to the series of which this
Security is a part shall have occurred and be
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continuing. The preceding sentence, however, shall not restrict (A) any of the
actions described in the preceding sentence resulting from any reclassification
of the Corporation's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or
series of the Corporation's capital stock for another class or series of the
Corporation's capital stock, (B) the declaration and payment of a dividend or
distribution or similar share purchase rights in the future, (C) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of the Corporation's capital stock
in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers or directors or a
stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan, (D) acquisitions of shares of the
Corporation's capital stock in connection with the issuance of shares of the
Corporation's capital stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of the Corporation's capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition
transaction that was entered into prior to the commencement of the relevant
Extension Period, (E) dividends or distributions on capital stock of the
Corporation, (F) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the
Corporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or (G)
mandatory sinking fund payments with respect to any series of the Corporation's
preferred stock or preferred stock A; provided that the aggregate stated value
of all such series outstanding at the time of any such payment does not exceed
5% of the aggregate of (1) the total principal amount of all bonds or other
securities representing secured indebtedness issued or assumed by the
Corporation and then outstanding and (2) the capital and surplus of the
Corporation to be stated on the books of account of the Corporation after giving
effect to such payment; provided, however, that any moneys deposited into any
sinking fund and not in violation of this provision may thereafter be applied to
the purchase or redemption of such preferred stock or preferred stock A in
accordance with the terms of such sinking fund without regard to the
restrictions contained in this provision. The Corporation shall give the Holder
of this Security and the Trustee notice of its selection or extension of an
Extension Period at least one Business Day prior to the earlier of (i) the
Regular Record Date relating to the Interest Payment Date on which the Extension
Period is to commence or relating to the Interest Payment Date on which an
Extension Period that is being extended would otherwise terminate or (ii) the
date the Corporation or the Securities Trust is required to give notice to the
New York Stock Exchange or other applicable self-regulatory organization of the
record date or the date such distributions are payable.
The Corporation also shall be obligated to pay when due and without
extension all additional amounts as may be required so that the net amount
received and retained by the Holder of this Security (if the Holder is the
Securities Trust) after paying taxes, duties, assessments or governmental
charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United
States or any other taxing authority will not be less than the amounts such
Holder would have received had no such taxes, duties, assessments, or other
governmental charges been imposed.
Payment of the principal of and interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) due at the Stated Maturity or earlier redemption of this
Security shall be made upon surrender of this Security, at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee, in such coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts. Payment of interest (including interest on an Interest Payment Date)
will be made, subject to such surrender where applicable, at the option of the
Corporation, (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto
as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) by wire transfer
at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States
as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least sixteen (16) days prior
to the date for payment by the Person entitled thereto.
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The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent and in
the manner set forth in the Indenture, subordinate in right of payment to the
prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture),
and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with
respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a)
agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the
Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to
effectuate the subordination so provided, and (c) appoints the Trustee his
attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his
acceptance hereof, waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination
provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior
Indebtedness whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred and waives reliance
by each such holder upon said provisions.
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECURITY
SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES
HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this instrument to be
duly executed under its corporate seal.
Dated:
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
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Attest:
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Officer
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(Reverse Side of Security)
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the
Corporation (the "Securities"), issued and issuable in one or more series under
a Subordinated Indenture, dated as of , 19 , as supplemented (the
"Indenture"), between the Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
(the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture),
to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby
made for a statement of the respective rights, limitation of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Corporation, the Trustee and the Holders of the
Securities issued thereunder and of the terms upon which said Securities are,
and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series
designated on the face hereof as Series % Junior Subordinated Notes due
, (the "Series Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of up
to $ . Capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is
provided herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.
The Corporation shall have the right, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, to redeem this Security at any time on or after
, at the option of the Corporation, without premium or penalty,
in whole or in part, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount
to be redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest (including any Additional
Interest) to the Redemption Date. Upon the occurrence of a Special Event
(as defined below), the Corporation may, within 90 days following the occurrence
thereof and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, redeem this
Security without premium or penalty, in whole, at a Redemption Price equal to
100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued but unpaid interest (including
any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date. A Special Event may be a Tax
Event or an Investment Company Act Event. "Tax Event" means that the
Administrative Trustees and the Corporation shall have received an Opinion of
Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, laws
(or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (b) any amendment to, or
change in, an interpretation or application of such laws or regulations, there
is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Securities Trust would be
subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income accrued or
received on the Series A Notes, (ii) interest payable on the Series Notes
would not be deductible by the Corporation for United States federal income tax
purposes, or (iii) the Securities Trust would be subject to more than a de
minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges, which
change or amendment becomes effective on or after the Original Issue Date.
"Investment Company Act Event" means that the Administrative Trustees and the
Corporation shall have received an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or
regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Securities Trust is
or will be considered an "investment company" that is required to be registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which change becomes
effective on or after the Original Issue Date.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new
Security or Securities of this series for the unredeemed portion hereof will be
issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the surrender hereof. The
Securities of this series will not have a sinking fund.
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If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series
shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series
may be declared due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to
the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Corporation and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of all series
affected under the Indenture at any time by the Corporation and the Trustee with
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of all series affected thereby (voting as one class).
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series with
respect to which a default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be
continuing (voting as one class), on behalf of the Holders of the Securities of
all such series, to waive, with certain exceptions, such default under the
Indenture and its consequences. The Indenture also permits the Holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the
time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to
waive compliance by the Corporation with certain provisions of the Indenture
affecting such series. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this
Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of
transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation
of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security
or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on
this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the
office or agency of the Corporation for such purpose, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Corporation and the Security Registrar and duly executed by, the Holder hereof
or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Securities of this series, of authorized denominations and of like tenor and for
the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee
or transferees. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange, but the Corporation may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the
Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding
with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or
for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given
the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal
amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event
of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the
Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction
inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute any such
proceeding for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any
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suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any
payment of principal hereof or any interest hereon on or after the respective
due dates expressed herein.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the
entire indebtedness of the Securities of this series upon compliance with
certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of
transfer, the Corporation, the Trustee and any agent of the Corporation or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and
neither the Corporation, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $25 and any integral multiple thereof. As
provided in the Indenture and subject to the limitations therein set forth,
Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount
of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same upon surrender of the Security or
Securities to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Corporation.
This Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the internal laws of the State of New York.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --
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(Cust)
TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common
Custodian
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(Minor)
Under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
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(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not on the above list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s)
unto ---------------- (please insert Social Security or other identifying number
of assignee).
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PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF
ASSIGNEE
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the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting
and appointing
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agent to transfer said Security on the books of the Corporation, with full power
of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name as written upon the
face of the within instrument in every
particular without alteration or enlargement,
or any change whatever.
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EXHIBIT B
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Officer
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Exhibit 4.3-A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST I
THIS Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust I (the
"Trust"), dated as of November 14, 1997, is being duly executed and filed by the
undersigned, as trustee, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business
Trust Act (12 Del. C. (S) 3801, et seq.).
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1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Duke Energy
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Capital Trust I.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
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the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are Chase
Manhattan Bank Delaware, 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon
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filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole trustee of the
Trust, has executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first-above
written.
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee of the Trust
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
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Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
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Exhibit 4.3-B
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST II
THIS Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust II (the
"Trust"), dated as of November 14, 1997, is being duly executed and filed by the
undersigned, as trustee, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business
Trust Act (12 Del. C. (S) 3801, et seq.).
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1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Duke Energy
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Capital Trust II.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
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the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are Chase
Manhattan Bank Delaware, 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon
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filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole trustee of the
Trust, has executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first-above
written.
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee of the Trust
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
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Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
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Exhibit 4.4-A
TRUST AGREEMENT
OF
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST I
THIS TRUST AGREEMENT is made as of November 14, 1997 (this "Declaration"), by
and among Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation, as depositor
(the "Depositor"), and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, a Delaware banking
corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Depositor and the Trustee hereby
agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby shall be known as "Duke Energy Capital Trust I"
(the "Trust"), in which name the Trustee or the Depositor, to the extent
provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust
the sum of $10. Such amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. It is the
intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a
business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C.
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(S)3801, et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitute
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the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustee is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary
of State in such form as the Trustee may approve.
3. The Depositor and the Trustee will enter into an amended and restated Trust
Agreement or Declaration satisfactory to each such party to provide for the
contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of the
Preferred Securities and Common Securities referred to therein. Prior to the
execution and delivery of such amended and restated Trust Agreement or
Declaration, the Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with
respect of the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or
as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses,
consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may take all actions deemed proper as
are necessary to effect the transactions contemplated herein.
4. The Depositor is hereby authorized, in its sole discretion, (i) to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and to execute,
in the case of the 1933 Act Registration Statement and 1934 Act Registration
Statement (as herein defined), on behalf of the Trust, (a) the 1933 Act
Registration Statement, including pre-effective or post-effective amendments to
such Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), of the Preferred Securities of the
Trust, (b) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus or supplement thereto
relating to the Preferred Securities required to be filed under the 1933 Act,
and (c) if required, a Registraton Statement on Form 8-A or other appropriate
form (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred
Securities of the Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or any other exchange
(collectively, the "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing
application and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and
other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed
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on the Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust such
applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of
attorney for service of process and other papers and documents as shall be
necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities
or "Blue Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the
Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; (iv) to execute, deliver and perform on
behalf of the Trust, an underwriting agreement with the Depositor and the
underwriter or underwriters of the Preferred Securities of the Trust; (v) to
execute, deliver and perform a depository agreement with the initial clearing
agency, relating to the Preferred Securities; and (vi) to apply for and obtain a
tax identification number for the Trust.
In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is required by the
rules and regulations of the Commission, PORTAL or state securities or Blue Sky
laws to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the Trustee, the Trustee, in its
capacity as trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and directed to join in
any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the
foregoing, it being understood that Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, in its
capacity as trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such
filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by
the rules and regulations of the Commission, PORTAL or state securities or Blue
Sky laws. In connection with all of the foregoing, the Depositor hereby
constitutes and appoints Robert T. Lucas III, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution
for the Depositor or in the Depositor's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including all pre-effective and
post-effective amendments) to the 1933 Act Registration Statement and any 1934
Act Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
any other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto
said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Depositor might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent or his respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts.
6. The number of trustees of the Trust initially shall be one and thereafter
the number of trustees of the Trust shall be such number as shall be fixed from
time to time by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase
or decrease the number of trustees of the Trust; provided, however, that to the
extent required by the Business Trust Act, one trustee of the Trust shall either
be a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a
natural person, any entity which has its principal place of business in the
State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to
appoint or remove without cause any trustee of the Trust at any time. Any
trustee of the Trust may resign upon thirty days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7. This Declaration shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Delaware (with regard to conflict of laws principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, as Depositor
By: /s/ Robert T. Lucas III
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Name: Robert T. Lucas III
Title: Assistant Secretary
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee of the Trust
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
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Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
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Exhibit 4.4-B
TRUST AGREEMENT
OF
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST II
THIS TRUST AGREEMENT is made as of November 14, 1997 (this "Declaration"), by
and among Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation, as depositor
(the "Depositor"), and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, a Delaware banking
corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Depositor and the Trustee hereby
agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby shall be known as "Duke Energy Capital Trust II"
(the "Trust"), in which name the Trustee or the Depositor, to the extent
provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust
the sum of $10. Such amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. It is the
intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a
business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C.
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(S)3801, et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitute
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the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustee is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary
of State in such form as the Trustee may approve.
3. The Depositor and the Trustee will enter into an amended and restated Trust
Agreement or Declaration satisfactory to each such party to provide for the
contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of the
Preferred Securities and Common Securities referred to therein. Prior to the
execution and delivery of such amended and restated Trust Agreement or
Declaration, the Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with
respect of the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or
as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses,
consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may take all actions deemed proper as
are necessary to effect the transactions contemplated herein.
4. The Depositor is hereby authorized, in its sole discretion, (i) to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and to execute,
in the case of the 1933 Act Registration Statement and 1934 Act Registration
Statement (as herein defined), on behalf of the Trust, (a) the 1933 Act
Registration Statement, including pre-effective or post-effective amendments to
such Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), of the Preferred Securities of the
Trust, (b) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus or supplement thereto
relating to the Preferred Securities required to be filed under the 1933 Act,
and (c) if required, a Registraton Statement on Form 8-A or other appropriate
form (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred
Securities of the Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or any other exchange
(collectively, the "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing
application and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and
other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed
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on the Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust such
applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of
attorney for service of process and other papers and documents as shall be
necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities
or "Blue Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the
Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; (iv) to execute, deliver and perform on
behalf of the Trust, an underwriting agreement with the Depositor and the
underwriter or underwriters of the Preferred Securities of the Trust; (v) to
execute, deliver and perform a depository agreement with the initial clearing
agency, relating to the Preferred Securities; and (vi) to apply for and obtain a
tax identification number for the Trust.
In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is required by the
rules and regulations of the Commission, PORTAL or state securities or Blue Sky
laws to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the Trustee, the Trustee, in its
capacity as trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and directed to join in
any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the
foregoing, it being understood that Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, in its
capacity as trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such
filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by
the rules and regulations of the Commission, PORTAL or state securities or Blue
Sky laws. In connection with all of the foregoing, the Depositor hereby
constitutes and appoints Robert T. Lucas III, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution
for the Depositor or in the Depositor's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including all pre-effective and
post-effective amendments) to the 1933 Act Registration Statement and any 1934
Act Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
any other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto
said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Depositor might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent or his respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts.
6. The number of trustees of the Trust initially shall be one and thereafter
the number of trustees of the Trust shall be such number as shall be fixed from
time to time by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase
or decrease the number of trustees of the Trust; provided, however, that to the
extent required by the Business Trust Act, one trustee of the Trust shall either
be a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a
natural person, any entity which has its principal place of business in the
State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to
appoint or remove without cause any trustee of the Trust at any time. Any
trustee of the Trust may resign upon thirty days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7. This Declaration shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Delaware (with regard to conflict of laws principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, as Depositor
By: /s/ Robert T. Lucas III
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Name: Robert T. Lucas III
Title: Assistant Secretary
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee of the Trust
By: /s/ Denis Kelly
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Name: Denis Kelly
Title: Trust Officer
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EXHIBIT 4.5
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
AMENDED AND RESTATED
TRUST AGREEMENT
AMONG
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, AS DEPOSITOR,
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, AS PROPERTY TRUSTEE
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE, AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE
AND
ROBERT T. LUCAS III AND S.L. LOVE,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES
DATED AS OF , 199
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DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
Certain Sections of this Trust Agreement relating to
Sections 310 through 318 of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
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<CAPTION>
Trust Indenture Trust Agreement
Act Section Section
<S> <C>
Section 310(a)(1).. 8.07
(a)(2)........ 8.07
(a)(3)........ 8.09
(a)(4)........ Not Applicable
(b)........... 8.08
Section 311(a)..... 8.13
(b)........... 8.13
Section 312(a)..... 5.07
(b)........... 5.07
(c)........... 5.07
Section 313(a)..... 8.14(a)
(a)(4)........ 8.14(b)
(b)........... 8.14(b)
(c)........... 8.14(a)
(d)........... 8.14(a), 8.14(b)
Section 314(a)..... 8.15
(b)........... Not Applicable
(c)(1)........ 8.15, 8.16
(c)(2)........ 8.16
(c)(3)........ 8.16
(d)........... Not Applicable
(e)........... 8.16
Section 315(a)..... 8.01
(b)........... 8.02, 8.14(b)
(c)........... 8.01(a)
(d)........... 8.01, 8.03
(e)........... Not Applicable
Section 316(a)..... Not Applicable
(a)(l)(A)..... 8.19
(a)(1)(B)..... 8.19
(a)(2)........ Not Applicable
(b)........... Not Applicable
(c)........... Not Applicable
Section 317(a)(1).. Not Applicable
(a)(2)........ Not Applicable
(b)........... 5.09
Section 318(a)..... 10.10
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Note: This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Trust
Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms and
provisions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I Defined Terms........................................... 1
Section 1.01 Definitions............................................. 1
ARTICLE II Establishment of the Trust.............................. 9
Section 2.01 Name.................................................... 9
Section 2.02 Offices of the Trustees; Principal Place of Business.... 9
Section 2.03 Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational
Expenses................................................ 9
Section 2.04 Issuance of the Preferred Securities.................... 10
Section 2.05 Subscription and Purchase of Junior Subordinated Notes;
Issuance of the Common Securities....................... 10
Section 2.06 Declaration of Trust.................................... 10
Section 2.07 Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions........ 10
Section 2.08 Assets of Trust......................................... 15
Section 2.09 Title to Trust Property................................. 15
Section 2.10 Mergers and Consolidations of the Trust................. 15
ARTICLE III Payment Account......................................... 16
Section 3.01 Payment Account......................................... 16
ARTICLE IV Distributions; Redemption............................... 16
Section 4.01 Distributions........................................... 16
Section 4.02 Redemption.............................................. 17
Section 4.03 Subordination of Common Securities...................... 19
Section 4.04 Payment Procedures...................................... 19
Section 4.05 Tax Returns and Reports................................. 19
ARTICLE V Trust Securities Certificates........................... 20
Section 5.01 Initial Ownership....................................... 20
Section 5.02 The Trust Securities Certificates....................... 20
Section 5.03 Authentication of Trust Securities Certificates......... 20
Section 5.04 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Preferred
Securities Certificates................................. 20
Section 5.05 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities
Certificates............................................ 21
Section 5.06 Persons Deemed Securityholders.......................... 21
Section 5.07 Access to List of Securityholders' Names and Addresses.. 21
Section 5.08 Maintenance of Office or Agency......................... 22
Section 5.09 Appointment of Paying Agent............................. 22
Section 5.10 Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor............. 23
Section 5.11 Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates; Common
Securities Certificate.................................. 23
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Section 5.12 Notices to Clearing Agency.............................. 24
Section 5.13 Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates............ 24
Section 5.14 Rights of Securityholders............................... 24
ARTICLE VI Acts of Securityholders; Meetings; Voting............... 25
Section 6.01 Limitations on Voting Rights............................ 25
Section 6.02 Notice of Meetings...................................... 26
Section 6.03 Meetings of Preferred Securityholders................... 26
Section 6.04 Voting Rights........................................... 26
Section 6.05 Proxies, etc............................................ 26
Section 6.06 Securityholder Action by Written Consent................ 27
Section 6.07 Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes............... 27
Section 6.08 Acts of Securityholders................................. 27
Section 6.09 Inspection of Records................................... 28
ARTICLE VII Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee
and Delaware Trustee.................................... 28
Section 7.01 Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee
and Delaware Trustee.................................... 28
ARTICLE VIII The Trustees............................................ 29
Section 8.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities..................... 29
Section 8.02 Notice of Defaults...................................... 29
Section 8.03 Certain Rights of Property Trustee...................... 30
Section 8.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.. 31
Section 8.05 May Hold Securities..................................... 31
Section 8.06 Compensation; Fees; Indemnity........................... 31
Section 8.07 Trustees Required; Eligibility.......................... 31
Section 8.08 Conflicting Interests................................... 32
Section 8.09 Co-Property Trustees and Separate Trustee............... 32
Section 8.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor....... 33
Section 8.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.................. 35
Section 8.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business................................................ 35
Section 8.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor
or Trust................................................ 35
Section 8.14 Reports by Property Trustee............................. 36
Section 8.15 Reports to the Property Trustee......................... 36
Section 8.16 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent........ 36
Section 8.17 Number of Trustees...................................... 36
Section 8.18 Delegation of Power..................................... 37
Section 8.19 Enforcement of Rights of Property Trustee by
Securityholders......................................... 37
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ARTICLE IX Termination and Liquidation............................. 38
Section 9.01 Termination Upon Expiration Date........................ 38
Section 9.02 Early Termination....................................... 38
Section 9.03 Termination............................................. 38
Section 9.04 Liquidation............................................. 38
Section 9.05 Bankruptcy.............................................. 39
ARTICLE X Miscellaneous Provisions............................... 40
Section 10.01 Guarantee by the Depositor............................. 40
Section 10.02 Limitation of Rights of Securityholders................ 40
Section 10.03 Amendment.............................................. 40
Section 10.04 Separability........................................... 41
Section 10.05 Governing Law.......................................... 41
Section 10.06 Notice of Deferral of Distribution..................... 41
Section 10.07 Headings............................................... 41
Section 10.08 Notice and Demand...................................... 41
Section 10.09 Agreement Not to Petition.............................. 42
Section 10.10 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act...................... 42
Section 10.11 Successors............................................. 43
EXHIBIT A Restated Certificate of Trust
EXHIBIT B Form of Certificate Depository Agreement
EXHIBIT C Form of Common Securities Certificate
EXHIBIT D Form of Expense Agreement
EXHIBIT E Form of Preferred Securities Certificate
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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT is made as of , 199 ,
by and among (i) Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the
"Depositor" or the "Corporation"), (ii) The Chase Manhattan Bank, a banking
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
as trustee (the "Property Trustee" and, in its separate corporate capacity and
not in its capacity as Property Trustee, the "Bank"), (iii) Chase Manhattan Bank
Delaware, a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware, as Delaware trustee (the "Delaware Trustee" and, in its separate
corporate capacity and not in its capacity as Delaware Trustee, the "Delaware
Bank"), (iv) Robert T. Lucas III, an individual, and S.L. Love, an individual,
as administrative trustees (each an "Administrative Trustee" and together the
"Administrative Trustees") (the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the
Administrative Trustees referred to collectively as the "Trustees") and (v) the
several Holders, as hereinafter defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Depositor and the Delaware Trustee have heretofore duly
declared and established a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business
Trust Act by the entering into that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of
November 14, 1997 (the "Original Trust Agreement"), and by the execution
and filing by the Delaware Trustee with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware of the Certificate of Trust, dated November 14, 1997 (the "Certificate
of Trust") and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Trust
Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to provide for, among other
things, (i) the addition of the Bank, Robert T. Lucas III and S.L. Love as
trustees of the Trust, (ii) the acquisition by the Trust from the Depositor of
all of the right, title and interest in the Junior Subordinated Notes, (iii) the
issuance of the Common Securities by the Trust to the Depositor, and (iv) the
issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities by the Trust pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, each party, for the benefit of the other parties and for
the benefit of the Securityholders, hereby amends and restates the Original
Trust Agreement in its entirety and agrees as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement,
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except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in
this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(b) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture
Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them
therein;
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(c) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article" or
a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Trust
Agreement; and
(d) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar
import refer to this Trust Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
"Act" has the meaning specified in Section 6.08.
"Additional Amount" means, with respect to Trust Securities of a given
Liquidation Amount and/or a given period, an amount equal to the Additional
Interest (as defined in clause (ii) of the definition of "Additional Interest"
in the Subordinated Indenture) paid by the Depositor on a Like Amount of Junior
Subordinated Notes for such period.
"Administrative Trustee" means each of the individuals identified as an
"Administrative Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in their
capacities as Administrative Trustees of the Trust formed and continued
hereunder and not in their individual capacities, or such trustee's successor(s)
in interest in such capacity, or any successor "Administrative Trustee"
appointed as herein provided.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Bank" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement.
"Bankruptcy Event" means, with respect to any Person:
(i) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A)
a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order
adjudging such Person a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly
filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of or in respect of such Person under any applicable federal or
state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of such Person or of any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation
of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief
or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90
consecutive days; or
(ii) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case or
proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to
be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry
of a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of
any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing
by it of a petition
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or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable
federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition
or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of
the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or the making
by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it
in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due,
or the authorization of any such action by the board of directors of such
Person;
"Bankruptcy Laws" has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Depositor to have been duly adopted by the
Depositor's Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof and to be
in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the
Trustees.
"Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates" means certificates
representing Preferred Securities issued in global, fully registered form to the
Clearing Agency as described in Section 5.11.
"Business Day" means a day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a
day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust
Office or the Indenture Trustee's principal corporate trust office is closed for
business.
"Certificate Depository Agreement" means the agreement among the Trust and
The Depository Trust Company, as the initial Clearing Agency, dated ,
199 , relating to the Preferred Securities Certificates, substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit B, as the same may be amended and supplemented from
time to time.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "clearing agency"
pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The Depository Trust Company will
be the initial Clearing Agency.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing
Agency.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to
time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the
execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the
duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body
performing such duties at such time.
"Common Security" means an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the
assets of the Trust having a Liquidation Amount of $25 and having the rights
provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive
Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein.
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"Common Securities Certificate" means a certificate evidencing ownership of
a Common Security or Securities, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit C.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Property Trustee located
in New York, New York at which its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered.
"Corporation" means Duke Energy Corporation, its successors and assigns.
"Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates" means either or both (as the
context requires) of (i) Preferred Securities Certificates issued in
certificated, fully registered form as provided in Section 5.11(a) and (ii)
Preferred Securities Certificates issued in certificated, fully registered form
as provided in Section 5.13.
"Delaware Bank" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust
Agreement.
"Delaware Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code Section 3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time.
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"Delaware Trustee" means the commercial bank or trust company or any other
person identified as the "Delaware Trustee" and has the meaning specified in the
preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in its capacity as Delaware Trustee of
the Trust formed and continued hereunder and not in its individual capacity, or
its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor Delaware Trustee
appointed as herein provided.
"Depositor" means Duke Energy Corporation, in its capacity as "Depositor"
under this Trust Agreement, its successors and assigns.
"Distribution Date" has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a).
"Distributions" means amounts payable in respect of the Trust Securities as
provided in Section 4.01.
"Event of Default" means any one of the following events (whatever the
reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or
involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment,
decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body):
(i) the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default; or
(ii) default by the Trust in the payment of any Distribution when it
becomes due and payable, and continuation of such default for a period of
30 days; or
(iii) default by the Trust in the payment of any Redemption Price
of any Trust Security when it becomes due and payable; or
(iv) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
warranty of the Trustees in this Trust Agreement (other than a covenant or
warranty a default in whose performance or breach is dealt with in clause
(ii) or (iii) above) and continuation of such default or breach for a
period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or
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certified mail, to the Trustees by the Holders of at least 25% in
Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Securities a written notice
specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and
stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; unless Holders
in Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Securities not less than the
Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Securities the Holders of which
gave such notice, shall agree in writing to an extension of such period
prior to its expiration; provided, however, that the Holders of such
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Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Securities shall be deemed to
have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is
initiated by the Trustees within such period and is being diligently
pursued; or
(v) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Trust.
"Expense Agreement" means the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities
between the Corporation and the Trust, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit D, as amended from time to time.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement executed and delivered by the
Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, for
the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, as amended from time to
time.
"Indenture Event of Default" means an "Event of Default" as defined in the
Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes.
"Indenture Redemption Date" means "Redemption Date", as defined in the
Subordinated Indenture.
"Indenture Trustee" means the trustee under the Subordinated Indenture.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Issue Date" means the date of the delivery of the Trust Securities.
"Junior Subordinated Notes" means the $ aggregate principal
amount of the Depositor's Series % Junior Subordinated Notes due
, issued pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture.
"Lien" means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of
trust, adverse ownership interest, hypothecation, assignment, security interest
or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement
of any kind or nature whatsoever.
"Like Amount" means (i) Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal
to the principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes to be contemporaneously
redeemed in accordance with the Subordinated Indenture and the proceeds of which
will be used to pay the Redemption
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Price of such Trust Securities and (ii) Junior Subordinated Notes having a
principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities of the
Holder to whom such Junior Subordinated Notes are distributed.
"Liquidation Amount" means the stated amount of $25 per Trust Security.
"Liquidation Date" means the date on which Junior Subordinated Notes are to
be distributed to Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a liquidation
of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.04.
"Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning specified in Section 9.05.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Depositor, and
delivered to the appropriate Trustee. One of the officers signing an Officers'
Certificate to be delivered by the Depositor pursuant to Section 8.16 shall be
the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Depositor. An
Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in the
Officers' Certificate are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such officer, he has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"OID" means "original issue discount" as that term is defined in the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Trust, the Trustees or the Depositor, but not an employee of the Trust
or the Trustees, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Property Trustee.
Any Opinion of Counsel pertaining to federal income tax matters may rely on
published rulings of the Internal Revenue Service.
"Original Trust Agreement" has the meaning specified in the recitals to
this Trust Agreement.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Preferred Securities, means, as of
the date of determination, all Preferred Securities theretofore authenticated
and delivered under this Trust Agreement, except:
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(i) Preferred Securities theretofore cancelled by the Administrative
Trustees or delivered to the Administrative Trustees for cancellation;
(ii) Preferred Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Property Trustee
or any Paying Agent for the Holders of such Preferred Securities; provided
that if such Preferred Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Trust Agreement or
provision therefor satisfactory to the Property Trustee has been made; and
(iii) Preferred Securities in exchange for or in lieu of which other
Preferred Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this
Trust Agreement;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
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Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Securities have given any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
Preferred Securities owned, whether of record or beneficially, by the Depositor,
the Holder of the Common Securities, any Administrative Trustee or any Affiliate
of the Depositor or any Administrative Trustee shall be disregarded and deemed
not to be Outstanding, except that (a) in determining whether any Trustee shall
be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver, only Preferred Securities which such Trustee knows to
be so owned shall be so disregarded and (b) the foregoing shall not apply at any
time when all of the outstanding Preferred Securities are owned by the
Depositor, the Holder of the Common Securities, one or more Administrative
Trustees and/or any such Affiliate. Preferred Securities so owned which have
been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee
establishes to the satisfaction of the Administrative Trustees the pledgee's
right so to act with respect to such Preferred Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor.
"Owner" means each Person who is the beneficial owner of a Book-Entry
Preferred Securities Certificate as reflected in the records of the Clearing
Agency or, if a Clearing Agency Participant is not the Owner, then as reflected
in the records of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency
(directly or indirectly, in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Paying Agent" means any paying agent or co-paying agent appointed pursuant
to Section 5.09 and shall initially be the Property Trustee.
"Payment Account" means a segregated non-interest-bearing corporate trust
account maintained by the Property Trustee for the benefit of the
Securityholders in which all amounts paid in respect of the Junior Subordinated
Notes will be held and from which the Property Trustee shall make payments to
the Securityholders in accordance with Section 4.01.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, limited liability company or corporation, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Preferred Security" means an undivided beneficial ownership interest in
the assets of the Trust having a Liquidation Amount of $25 and having rights
provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive
Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein.
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"Preferred Securities Certificate" means a certificate evidencing ownership
of a Preferred Security or Securities, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit E.
"Property Trustee" means the commercial bank or trust company identified as
the "Property Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in its
capacity as Property Trustee of the Trust formed and continued hereunder and not
in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or
any successor "Property Trustee" as herein provided.
"Redemption Date" means, with respect to any Trust Security to be redeemed,
the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Trust Agreement;
provided that each Indenture Redemption Date shall be a Redemption Date for a
Like Amount of Trust Securities.
"Redemption Price" means, with respect to any date fixed for redemption of
any Trust Security, the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security, plus accrued
and unpaid Distributions to such date.
"Relevant Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time, or any successor legislation.
"Security Register" and "Security Registrar" are described in Section 5.04.
"Securityholder" or "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Trust Security
or Securities is registered in the Security Register; any such Person is a
beneficial owner within the meaning of the Delaware Business Trust Act.
"Subordinated Indenture" means the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of ,
199 , between the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee, as supplemented by the
Supplemental Indenture.
"Supplemental Indenture" means the Supplemental Indenture, dated as
of , 199 , by and between the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee.
"Trust" means the Delaware business trust continued hereby and identified
on the cover page to this Trust Agreement.
"Trust Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as the
same may be modified, amended or supplemented in accordance with the applicable
provisions hereof, including all exhibits hereto, including, for all purposes of
this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and any modification, amendment or
supplement, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a
part of and govern this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and any such
modification, amendment or supplement, respectively.
"Trustees" means the Persons identified as "Trustees" in the preamble to
this Trust Agreement solely in their capacities as Trustees of the Trust formed
hereunder and not in their individual capacities, or any successor in interest
in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.
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"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at
the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in
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the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust
Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
"Trust Property" means (i) the Junior Subordinated Notes, (ii) any cash on
deposit in, or owing to, the Payment Account, and (iii) all proceeds and rights
in respect of the foregoing and any other property and assets for the time being
held or deemed to be held by the Property Trustee pursuant to this Trust
Agreement.
"Trust Securities Certificate" means any one of the Common Securities
Certificates or the Preferred Securities Certificates.
"Trust Security" means any one of the Common Securities or the Preferred
Securities.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ,
199 , among the Trust, the Depositor and the underwriters named therein.
ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRUST
Section 2.01 Name. The Trust continued hereby shall be known as "Duke
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Energy Capital Trust [ ]", in which name the Trustees may conduct the business
of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the
Trust and sue and be sued. The Administrative Trustees may change the name of
the Trust from time to time following written notice to the Holders.
Section 2.02 Offices of the Trustees; Principal Place of Business. The
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address of the Property Trustee is The Chase Manhattan Bank, 450 West 33rd
Street, New York, New York 10001, or at such other address in New York as the
Property Trustee may designate by written notice to the Securityholders and the
Depositor. The principal place of business of the Delaware Trustee is 1201
Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or at such other address in Delaware
as the Delaware Trustee may designate by notice to the Depositor. The address
of the Administrative Trustees is c/o Duke Energy Corporation, 422 South Church
Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The
principal place of business of the Trust is c/o Duke Energy Corporation, 422
South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The Depositor may change
the principal place of business of the Trust at any time by giving notice
thereof to the Trustees.
Section 2.03 Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational
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Expenses. The Delaware Trustee acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor
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in connection with the Original Trust Agreement of the sum of $10, which
constituted the initial Trust Property. The Depositor shall pay organizational
expenses of the Trust as they arise or shall, upon request of the Trustees,
promptly reimburse the Trustees for any such expenses paid by the Trustees. The
Depositor shall make no claim upon the Trust Property for the payment of such
expenses.
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Section 2.04 Issuance of the Preferred Securities. Contemporaneously with
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the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, the Administrative Trustees,
on behalf of the Trust, shall execute and deliver to the underwriters named in
the Underwriting Agreement Preferred Securities Certificates, registered in the
name of the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, in an aggregate amount of
Preferred Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of
$ (the "Preferred Securities") against receipt of the aggregate
purchase price of such Preferred Securities of $ , which amount the
Administrative Trustees shall promptly deliver to the Property Trustee.
Section 2.05 Subscription and Purchase of Junior Subordinated Notes;
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Issuance of the Common Securities. Contemporaneously with the execution and
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delivery of this Trust Agreement, the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the
Trust, shall execute and deliver to the Depositor Common Securities
Certificates, registered in the name of the Depositor, in an aggregate amount of
Common Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $ ,
against payment by the Depositor of such amount. Contemporaneously therewith,
the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the Trust, shall subscribe to and
purchase from the Depositor Junior Subordinated Notes, registered in the name of
the Property Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and the Holders, and having an
aggregate principal amount equal to $ and, in satisfaction of the
purchase price for such Junior Subordinated Notes, the Property Trustee, on
behalf of the Trust, shall deliver to the Depositor the sum of $ .
Section 2.06 Declaration of Trust. The exclusive purposes and functions
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of the Trust are (i) to issue and sell the Trust Securities and use the proceeds
from such sale to acquire the Junior Subordinated Notes, and (ii) to engage in
only those other activities necessary, incidental, appropriate or convenient
thereto. The Depositor hereby appoints each of the Bank, the Delaware Bank,
Robert T. Lucas III, and S.L. Love as trustees of the Trust, to have all the
rights, powers and duties to the extent set forth herein. The Property Trustee
hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Property in trust upon and subject
to the conditions set forth herein subject to the conditions set forth herein
for the benefit of the Trust and the Securityholders. The Trustees shall have
all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in accordance with applicable
law with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. The Delaware
Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware
Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Property Trustee or
the Administrative Trustees set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee shall be one
of the Trustees for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements
of the Delaware Business Trust Act. The Delaware Trustee, as the trustee under
the Original Trust Agreement, has filed the Certificate of Trust of the Trust
with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and such filing is hereby confirmed and
ratified.
Section 2.07 Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions. The
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Trustees shall conduct the affairs of the Trust in accordance with the terms of
this Trust Agreement. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (C) of
this Section, and in accordance with the following paragraphs (A) and (B), the
Trustees shall have the authority to enter into all transactions and agreements
determined by the Trustees to be appropriate in exercising the authority,
express (in the case of the Property Trustee) or implied, otherwise granted to
the Trustees under this Trust Agreement, and to perform all acts in furtherance
thereof, including without limitation, the following:
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(A) As among the Trustees, the Administrative Trustees, acting singly or
jointly, shall have the exclusive power, duty and authority to act on behalf of
the Trust with respect to the following matters:
(i) to acquire the Junior Subordinated Notes with the proceeds of
the sale of the Trust Securities; provided, however, the Administrative
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Trustees shall cause legal title to all of the Junior Subordinated Notes to
be vested in, and the Junior Subordinated Notes to be held of record in the
name of, the Property Trustee for the benefit of the Trust and the Holders
of the Trust Securities;
(ii) to give the Depositor and the Property Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of any Special Event (as defined in the
Supplemental Indenture) and to take any ministerial actions in connection
therewith; provided that the Administrative Trustees shall consult with the
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Depositor and the Property Trustee before taking or refraining to take any
ministerial action in relation to a Special Event;
(iii) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to
be taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including for
the purposes of (S) 316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act and with respect to
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions, and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to Holders of the Trust Securities as to such actions and
applicable record dates;
(iv) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate,
resort to legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against
the Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 2.07(B)(v), the
Property Trustee has the power to bring such Legal Action;
(v) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(vi) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations
under the Trust Indenture Act;
(vii) to give the certificate to the Property Trustee required by
(S) 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, which certificate may be executed
by any Administrative Trustee;
(viii) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be
required of the Administrative Trustees pursuant to the terms of this Trust
Agreement;
(ix) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for
the preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence,
rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the
laws of the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Trust Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust has been created;
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(x) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax
returns and tax information reports that are required to be filed with
respect to the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Administrative
Trustees, on behalf of the Trust;
(xi) to issue and sell the Trust Securities;
(xii) to cause the Trust to enter into, and to execute, deliver
and perform on behalf of the Trust, the Expense Agreement and such other
agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the
consummation hereof;
(xiii) to assist in the registration of the Preferred Securities
under the Securities Act and under state securities or blue sky laws, and
the qualification of the Trust Agreement as a trust indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act;
(xiv) to assist in the listing of the Preferred Securities upon
such securities exchange or exchanges as shall be determined by the
Depositor and, if required, the registration of the Preferred Securities
under the Exchange Act, and the preparation and filing of all periodic and
other reports and other documents pursuant to the foregoing;
(xv) to send notices (other than notices of default) and other
information regarding the Trust Securities and the Junior Subordinated
Notes to the Securityholders in accordance with this Trust Agreement;
(xvi) to appoint a Paying Agent (subject to Section 5.09),
authenticating agent and Security Registrar in accordance with this Trust
Agreement;
(xvii) to register transfers of the Trust Securities in
accordance with this Trust Agreement;
(xviii) to assist in, to the extent provided in this Trust
Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and termination of the Trust
and the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and
(xix) to take any action incidental to the foregoing as the
Administrative Trustees may from time to time determine is necessary,
appropriate, convenient or advisable to protect and conserve the Trust
Property for the benefit of the Securityholders (without consideration of
the effect of any such action on any particular Securityholder).
(B) As among the Trustees, the Property Trustee shall have the exclusive
power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the
following matters:
(i) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect promptly the redemption of the Trust Securities to
the extent the Junior Subordinated Notes are redeemed or mature;
(ii) upon notice of distribution issued by the Administrative
Trustees in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement, engage in
such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect
promptly the distribution pursuant to the
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terms of this Trust Agreement of Junior Subordinated Notes to Holders of
Trust Securities;
(iii) subject to the terms hereof, exercise all of the rights,
powers and privileges of a holder of the Junior Subordinated Notes under
the Subordinated Indenture and, if an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, enforce for the benefit of, and subject to the rights of, the
Holders of the Trust Securities, its rights as holder of the Junior
Subordinated Notes under the Subordinated Indenture;
(iv) take all actions and perform such duties as may be
specifically required of the Property Trustee pursuant to the terms of this
Trust Agreement;
(v) take any Legal Action which arises out of or in connection
with an Event of Default or the Property Trustee's duties and obligations
under this Trust Agreement, the Delaware Business Trust Act or the Trust
Indenture Act;
(vi) the establishment and maintenance of the Payment Account;
(vii) the receipt of and holding of legal title to the Junior
Subordinated Notes as described herein;
(viii) the collection of interest, principal and any other
payments made in respect of the Junior Subordinated Notes in the Payment
Account;
(ix) the distribution of amounts received in the Payment Account
and owed to the Securityholders in respect of the Trust Securities;
(x) the sending of notices of default and other information
regarding the Trust Securities and the Junior Subordinated Notes to the
Securityholders in accordance with this Trust Agreement;
(xi) the distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the
terms of this Trust Agreement;
(xii) as provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the
affairs of and termination of the Trust and the preparation, execution and
filing of the certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of
Delaware; and
(xiii) the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as
the Property Trustee may from time to time determine is necessary,
appropriate, convenient or advisable to protect and conserve the Trust
Property for the benefit of the Securityholders (without consideration of
the effect of any such action on any particular Securityholder).
(C) So long as this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the Trust (or the
Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust) shall not undertake any business,
activity or transaction except as expressly provided herein or contemplated
hereby. In particular, the Trustees shall not (i) acquire any investments or
engage in any activities not authorized by this Trust Agreement, (ii) sell,
assign, transfer, exchange, pledge, set-off or otherwise dispose of any of the
Trust Property or interests therein, including to Securityholders, except as
expressly provided herein, (iii) take any
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action that would cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes, (iv) incur any indebtedness for
borrowed money, (v) take or consent to any action that would result in the
placement of a Lien on any of the Trust Property, (vi) issue any securities
other than the Trust Securities, or (vii) have any power to, or agree to any
action by the Depositor that would, vary the investment (within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-4(c)) of the Trust or of the
Securityholders. The Trustees shall defend all claims and demands of all
Persons at any time claiming any Lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to
the interest of the Trust or the Securityholders in their capacity as
Securityholders.
(D) In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the
Depositor shall have the right and responsibility to assist the Trust with
respect to, or effect on behalf of the Trust, the following (and any actions
taken by the Depositor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of this
Trust Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects):
(i) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act in relation to
the Preferred Securities, including any amendments thereto;
(ii) to determine the states in which to take appropriate action
to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and
to do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by or
on behalf of the Trust, and advise the Trustees of actions they must take
on behalf of the Trust, and prepare for execution and filing any documents
to be executed and filed by the Trust or on behalf of the Trust, as the
Depositor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the
applicable laws of any such states;
(iii) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the
New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the NASDAQ
National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred
Securities;
(iv) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a
registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the
Preferred Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendments thereto;
(v) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement providing
for the sale of the Preferred Securities and to execute, deliver and
perform the Underwriting Agreement on behalf of the Trust;
(vi) to negotiate the terms of the Certificate Depository
Agreement relating to the Preferred Securities and to execute, deliver and
perform the Certificate Depository Agreement on behalf of the Trust; and
(vii) any other actions necessary, incidental, appropriate or
convenient to carry out any of the foregoing activities.
(E) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative
Trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and to
operate the Trust so that the Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment
company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, or taxed as
other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes and so
that the Junior Subordinated Notes will be treated as indebtedness of the
Depositor for United States federal income tax purposes. In this connection,
the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees are authorized to take any action,
not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust or this Trust
Agreement, that each of the Depositor and the
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Administrative Trustees determines in its discretion to be necessary or
desirable for such purposes, as long as such action does not materially and
adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
Section 2.08 Assets of Trust. The assets of the Trust shall consist of
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the Trust Property.
Section 2.09 Title to Trust Property. Legal title to all Trust Property
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shall be vested at all times in the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such)
and shall be held and administered by the Property Trustee for the benefit of
the Securityholders and the Trust in accordance with this Trust Agreement. The
right, title and interest of the Property Trustee to the Junior Subordinated
Notes shall vest automatically in each Person who may thereafter be appointed as
Property Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Such vesting and
cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have
been executed and delivered.
Section 2.10 Mergers and Consolidations of the Trust. The Trust may not
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consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
corporation or other entity, except as described below. The Trust may at the
request of the Corporation, with the consent of the Administrative Trustees and
without the consent of the Holders of the Trust Securities, consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by a trust organized as such
under the laws of any state; provided that (i) such successor entity either (x)
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expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Trust
Securities or (y) substitutes for the Preferred Securities other securities
having substantially the same terms as the Trust Securities (herein referred to
as the "Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the same
as the Trust Securities rank in priority with respect to Distributions and
payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) the Corporation
expressly appoints a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers
and duties as the Property Trustee as the holder of legal title to the Junior
Subordinated Notes, (iii) the Preferred Securities or any Successor Securities
are listed, or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of
issuance, on any national securities exchange or other organization on which the
Preferred Securities are then listed, (iv) such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement does not cause the Preferred Securities (including
any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, (v) such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Holders of the Trust Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any
material respect, (vi) such successor entity has a purpose substantially
identical to that of the Trust, (vii) prior to such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger or replacement, the Corporation and the Property Trustee have received an
Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that (A) such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement does not adversely affect the
rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Trust Securities
(including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, and (B) following
such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement, neither the Trust nor
such successor entity will be required to register as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act, and (viii) the Corporation owns all of the
common securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations of
such successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent
provided by the Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not,
except with the consent of Holders of 100% in Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any
other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with
or into, or replace it if such consolidation,
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amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the successor
entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENT ACCOUNT
Section 3.01 Payment Account.
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(a) On or prior to the Issue Date, the Property Trustee shall establish the
Payment Account. The Property Trustee and an agent of the Property Trustee
shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the
Payment Account for the purpose of making deposits in and withdrawals from the
Payment Account in accordance with this Trust Agreement. All monies and other
property deposited or held from time to time in the Payment Account shall be
held by the Property Trustee in the Payment Account for the exclusive benefit of
the Securityholders and for distribution as herein provided, including (and
subject to) any priority of payments provided for herein.
(b) The Property Trustee shall deposit in the Payment Account, promptly
upon receipt, all payments of principal or interest on, and any other payments
or proceeds with respect to, the Junior Subordinated Notes. Amounts held in the
Payment Account shall not be invested by the Property Trustee pending
distribution thereof.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION
Section 4.01 Distributions.
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(a) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be cumulative and accrue
from the Issue Date and, except in the event that the Depositor exercises its
right to extend the interest payment period for the Junior Subordinated Notes
pursuant to Section 104 of the Supplemental Indenture, shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each
year, commencing on , 199 . If any date on which Distributions are
otherwise payable on the Trust Securities is not a Business Day, then the
payment of such Distribution shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such
delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, payment of such Distribution shall be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if made on such
date (each such date, a "Distribution Date").
(b) Distributions payable on the Trust Securities shall be fixed at a rate
of % per annum of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities. The amount
of Distributions payable for any full quarterly period shall be computed on the
basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. If the interest payment
period for the Junior Subordinated Notes is extended pursuant to Section 104 of
the Supplemental Indenture (an "Extension Period"), then the rate per annum at
which Distributions on the Trust Securities accumulate shall be increased by an
amount such
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that the aggregate amount of Distributions that accumulate on all Trust
Securities during any such Extension Period is equal to the aggregate amount of
interest (including interest payable on unpaid interest at the percentage rate
per annum set forth above, compounded quarterly, to the extent permitted by
applicable law) that accrues during any such Extension Period on the Junior
Subordinated Notes. The payment of such deferred interest, together with
interest thereon, will be distributed, if funds are legally available therefor,
to the Holders of the Trust Securities as received at the end of any Extension
Period. The amount of Distributions payable for any period shall include the
Additional Amounts, if any.
(c) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be made and shall be deemed
payable on each Distribution Date only to the extent that the Trust has legally
and immediately available funds in the Payment Account for the payment of such
Distributions.
(d) Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if any) on the Trust
Securities on each Distribution Date shall be payable to the Holders thereof as
they appear on the Security Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant
record date, which shall be the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day
prior to the relevant Distribution Date.
Each Trust Security upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or
in lieu of any other Trust Security shall carry the rights of Distributions
accrued (including Additional Amounts, if any) and unpaid, and to accrue
(including Additional Amounts, if any), which were carried by such other Trust
Security.
Section 4.02 Redemption.
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(a) On each Redemption Date with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes,
the Trust will be required to redeem a Like Amount of Trust Securities at the
Redemption Price.
(b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Property Trustee by first-
class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior
to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed, at
such Holder's address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of
redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price;
(iii) the CUSIP number;
(iv) if less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be
redeemed, the total Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities to be
redeemed; and
(v) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become
due and payable upon each such Trust Security to be redeemed and the
Distributions thereon will cease to accrue on and after such date.
(c) The Trust Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be redeemed
at the Redemption Price with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of
Junior Subordinated Notes. Redemptions of the Trust Securities shall be made
and the Redemption
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Price shall be deemed payable on each Redemption Date only to the extent that
the Trust has funds legally and immediately available in the Payment Account for
the payment of such Redemption Price.
(d) If the Property Trustee gives a notice of redemption in respect of any
Preferred Securities, then, by 2:00 P.M. New York City time, on the Redemption
Date, subject to Section 4.02(c), the Property Trustee will, so long as the
Preferred Securities are in book-entry only form, irrevocably deposit with the
Clearing Agency for the Preferred Securities funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price. If the Preferred Securities are not in book-entry
only form, the Property Trustee, subject to Section 4.02(c), shall irrevocably
deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption
Price and will give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions to pay the
Redemption Price to the Holders thereof upon surrender of their Preferred
Securities Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions payable on
or prior to the Redemption Date for any Trust Securities called for redemption
shall be payable to the Holders of such Trust Securities as they appear on the
Security Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant record dates for the
related Distribution Dates. If notice of redemption shall have been given and
funds deposited as required, then immediately prior to the close of business on
the date of such deposit, all rights of Securityholders holding Trust Securities
so called for redemption will cease, except the right of such Securityholders to
receive the Redemption Price, but without interest, and such Securities will
cease to be outstanding. In the event that any date on which any Redemption
Price is payable is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price
payable on such date shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such
delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, payment of such Redemption Price shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if made
on such date. In the event that payment of the Redemption Price in respect of
Trust Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the
Trust or by the Depositor pursuant to the Guarantee, Distributions on such Trust
Securities will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate, from such
Redemption Date originally established by the Trust for such Preferred
Securities to the date such Redemption Price is actually paid.
(e) Payment of the Redemption Price on the Trust Securities shall be made
to the recordholders thereof as they appear on the Security Register for the
Trust Securities on the relevant record date, which shall be the close of
business on the fifteenth calendar day prior to the Redemption Date.
(f) If less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed on
a Redemption Date, then the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust Securities to
be redeemed shall be allocated 3% to the Common Securities and 97% to the
Preferred Securities, with such adjustments that each amount so allocated shall
be divisible by $25. The particular Preferred Securities to be redeemed shall
be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Property
Trustee from the Outstanding Preferred Securities not previously called for
redemption, by such method as the Property Trustee shall deem fair and
appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions
(equal to $25 or integral multiple thereof) of the Liquidation Amount of
Preferred Securities of a denomination larger than $25; provided, however, that
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before undertaking redemption of the Preferred Securities on other than a pro
rata basis, the Property Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel that
the status of the Trust as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes would not be adversely affected. The Property Trustee shall promptly
notify the Security Registrar in writing
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of the Preferred Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any
Preferred Securities selected for partial redemption, the Liquidation Amount
thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of
Preferred Securities shall relate, in the case of any Preferred Securities
redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the Liquidation
Amount of Preferred Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
(g) Subject to the foregoing provisions of Section 4.02 and to applicable
law (including, without limitation, United States federal securities laws), the
Corporation or its Affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, purchase
outstanding Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
Section 4.03 Subordination of Common Securities.
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(a) Payment of Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if applicable)
on, and the Redemption Price of, the Trust Securities, as applicable, shall be
made pro rata based on the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities; provided,
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however, that if on any Distribution Date or Redemption Date an Indenture Event
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of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution
(including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on, or Redemption Price of, any
Common Security, and no other payment on account of the redemption, liquidation
or other acquisition of Common Securities, shall be made unless payment in full
in cash of all accumulated and unpaid Distributions (including Additional
Amounts, if applicable) on all Outstanding Preferred Securities for all
distribution periods terminating on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment
of the Redemption Price the full amount of such Redemption Price on all
Outstanding Preferred Securities, shall have been made or provided for, and all
funds immediately available to the Property Trustee shall first be applied to
the payment in full in cash of all Distributions (including Additional Amounts,
if applicable) on, or the Redemption Price of, Preferred Securities then due and
payable.
(b) In the case of the occurrence of any Indenture Event of Default, the
Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any such Event of
Default under this Trust Agreement until the effect of all such Events of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated. Until any such Events of Default under this Trust
Agreement with respect to the Preferred Securities have been so cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall act solely on behalf of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities and not the Holder of the Common Securities,
and only the Holders of the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct
the Property Trustee to act on their behalf.
Section 4.04 Payment Procedures. Payments in respect of the Preferred
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Securities shall be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register or, if the
Preferred Securities are held by a Clearing Agency, such Distributions shall be
made to the Clearing Agency, which shall credit the relevant Persons' accounts
at such Clearing Agency on the applicable distribution dates. Payments in
respect of the Common Securities shall be made in such manner as shall be
mutually agreed between the Property Trustee and the Holder of the Common
Securities.
Section 4.05 Tax Returns and Reports. The Administrative Trustee(s) shall
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prepare (or cause to be prepared), at the Depositor's expense, and file all
United States federal, state and local tax and information returns and reports
required to be filed by or in respect of the Trust.
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The Administrative Trustee(s) shall provide or cause to be provided on a timely
basis to each Holder any Internal Revenue Service form required to be so
provided in respect of the Trust Securities.
ARTICLE V
TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01 Initial Ownership. Upon the formation of the Trust by the
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contribution by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.03 and until the issuance of
the Trust Securities, and at any time during which no Trust Securities are
outstanding, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficial owner of the Trust.
Section 5.02 The Trust Securities Certificates. Each of the Preferred and
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Common Securities Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $25
and integral multiples in excess thereof. The Trust Securities Certificates
shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature of at
least one Administrative Trustee. Trust Securities Certificates bearing the
manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such
signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust,
shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so
authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Trust Securities
Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication and
delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates. A transferee of a Trust
Securities Certificate shall become a Securityholder, and shall be entitled to
the rights and subject to the obligations of a Securityholder hereunder, upon
due registration of such Trust Securities Certificate in such transferee's name
pursuant to Section 5.04.
Section 5.03 Authentication of Trust Securities Certificates. On the
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Issue Date, the Administrative Trustees shall cause Trust Securities
Certificates, in an aggregate Liquidation Amount as provided in Sections 2.04
and 2.05, to be executed on behalf of the Trust, authenticated and delivered to
or upon the written order of the Depositor signed by its Chairman of the Board,
its President or any Vice President, without further corporate action by the
Depositor, in authorized denominations. No Trust Securities Certificate shall
entitle its Holder to any benefit under this Trust Agreement, or shall be valid
for any purpose, unless there shall appear on such Trust Securities Certificate
a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit E
or Exhibit C, as applicable, executed by at least one Administrative Trustee by
manual signature; such authentication shall constitute conclusive evidence that
such Trust Securities Certificate shall have been duly authenticated and
delivered hereunder. All Trust Securities Certificates shall be dated the date
of their authentication.
Section 5.04 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Preferred Securities
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Certificates. The Security Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the
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office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.08, a Security Register in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Security
Registrar shall provide for the registration of Preferred Securities
Certificates and the Common Securities Certificates (subject to Section 5.10 in
the case of the Common Securities Certificates) and registration of transfers
and exchanges of Preferred Securities Certificates as herein provided. The
Property Trustee shall be the initial Security Registrar.
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Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Preferred Securities
Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.08, the
Administrative Trustees shall execute, authenticate and deliver in the name of
the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Preferred Securities
Certificates in authorized denominations of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount
dated the date of authentication by the Administrative Trustee or Trustees. The
Security Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of any
Preferred Securities that have been called for redemption. At the option of a
Holder, Preferred Securities Certificates may be exchanged for other Preferred
Securities Certificates in authorized denominations of the same class and of a
like aggregate Liquidation Amount upon surrender of the Preferred Securities
Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency maintained pursuant to
Section 5.08.
Every Preferred Securities Certificate presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Administrative Trustees and
the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney
duly authorized in writing. Each Preferred Securities Certificate surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently
disposed of by the Security Registrar in accordance with its customary practice.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Preferred Securities Certificates, but the Security Registrar or the
Administrative Trustees may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax
or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or
exchange of Preferred Securities Certificates.
Section 5.05 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities
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Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Trust Securities Certificate shall be
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surrendered to the Security Registrar, or if the Security Registrar shall
receive evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Trust Securities Certificate and (b) there shall be delivered to the Security
Registrar and the Administrative Trustees such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then in the absence of notice
that such Trust Securities Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Administrative Trustees or any one of them on behalf of the Trust
shall execute and authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange for
or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Securities
Certificate, a new Trust Securities Certificate of like class, tenor and
denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Trust Securities
Certificate under this Section, the Administrative Trustees or the Security
Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Trust Securities Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute
conclusive evidence of an ownership interest in the Trust, as if originally
issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities
Certificate shall be found at any time.
Section 5.06 Persons Deemed Securityholders. Prior to due presentation of
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a Trust Securities Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustees or the
Security Registrar shall treat the Person in whose name any Trust Securities
Certificate shall be registered in the Security Register as the owner of such
Trust Securities Certificate for the purpose of receiving Distributions (subject
to Section 4.01(d)) and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the
Trustees nor the Security Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the
contrary.
Section 5.07 Access to List of Securityholders' Names and Addresses. The
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Administrative Trustees shall furnish or cause to be furnished to (i) the
Depositor and the
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Property Trustee semi-annually, not later than June 1 and December 1 in each
year and (ii) the Depositor or the Property Trustee, as the case may be, within
30 days after receipt by any Administrative Trustee of a request therefor from
the Depositor or the Property Trustee, as the case may be, in writing, a list,
in such form as the Depositor or the Property Trustee, as the case may be, may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Securityholders as of a
date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided
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that the Administrative Trustees shall not be obligated to provide such list at
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any time such list does not differ from the most recent list given to the
Depositor and the Property Trustee by the Administrative Trustees or at any time
the Property Trustee is the Security Registrar. If three or more
Securityholders or one or more Holders of Trust Securities Certificates
evidencing not less than 25% of the outstanding Liquidation Amount apply in
writing to the Administrative Trustees, and such application states that the
applicants desire to communicate with other Securityholders with respect to
their rights under this Trust Agreement or under the Trust Securities
Certificates and such application is accompanied by a copy of the communication
that such applicants propose to transmit, then the Administrative Trustees
shall, within five Business Days after the receipt of such application, afford
such applicants access during normal business hours to the current list of
Securityholders. Each Holder, by receiving and holding a Trust Securities
Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold either the Depositor or
the Administrative Trustees accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name
and address, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.
Section 5.08 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Administrative Trustees
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shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, an office or offices or
agency or agencies where Preferred Securities Certificates may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Trustees in respect of the Trust Securities Certificates may be served.
The Administrative Trustees initially designate The Chase Manhattan Bank, 450
West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001 as the principal agency for such
purposes. The Administrative Trustees shall give prompt written notice to the
Depositor and to the Securityholders of any change in the location of the
Security Register or any such office or agency.
Section 5.09 Appointment of Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall make
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Distributions and other payments provided hereby to Securityholders from the
Payment Account and shall report the amounts of such Distributions and payments
to the Property Trustee and the Administrative Trustees. Any Paying Agent shall
have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Payment Account for the
purpose of making the Distributions and payments provided hereby. The
Administrative Trustees may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if
such Trustees determine in their sole discretion that the Paying Agent shall
have failed to perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement in any
material respect. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Property Trustee, and
it may choose any co-paying agent that is acceptable to the Administrative
Trustees and the Depositor. Any Person acting as Paying Agent shall be
permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the
Administrative Trustees and the Depositor. In the event that a Paying Agent
shall resign or be removed, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint a
successor that is acceptable to the Depositor to act as Paying Agent (which
shall be a bank or trust company). The Administrative Trustees shall cause such
successor Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent appointed by the
Administrative Trustees to execute and deliver to the Trustees an instrument in
which such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall agree with
the Trustees that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent or additional
Paying Agent will hold all sums, if any, held by it for
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payment to the Securityholders in trust for the benefit of the Securityholders
entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Securityholders. The
Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Property Trustee and upon
removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its
possession to the Property Trustee. The provisions of Sections 8.01, 8.03 and
8.06 shall apply to the Property Trustee also in its role as Paying Agent, for
so long as the Property Trustee shall act as Paying Agent and, to the extent
applicable, to any other paying agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in
this Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the
context requires otherwise.
Section 5.10 Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor. On the Issue
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Date, the Depositor shall acquire, and thereafter retain, beneficial and record
ownership of the Common Securities. Any attempted transfer of the Common
Securities, except for transfers by operation of law or to an Affiliate of the
Depositor or a permitted successor under Section 801 of the Subordinated
Indenture, shall be void. The Administrative Trustees shall cause each Common
Securities Certificate issued to the Depositor and its permitted transferees to
contain a legend stating "THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN".
Section 5.11 Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates; Common
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Securities Certificate.
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(a) The Preferred Securities Certificates, upon original issuance, will be
issued in the form of a typewritten Preferred Securities Certificate or
Certificates representing Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates, to be
delivered to The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or
on behalf of, the Trust. Such Preferred Securities Certificate or Certificates
shall initially be registered on the Security Register in the name of Cede &
Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Owner will receive a
definitive Preferred Securities Certificate representing such beneficial owner's
interest in such Preferred Securities, except as provided in Section 5.13.
Unless and until Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates have been issued
to Owners pursuant to Section 5.13:
(i) the provisions of this Section 5.11(a) shall be in full force
and effect;
(ii) the Security Registrar and the Trustees shall be entitled to
deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Trust Agreement
relating to the Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates (including the
payment of principal of and interest on the Book-Entry Preferred Securities
and the giving of instructions or directions to Owners of Book-Entry
Preferred Securities) as the sole Holder of Book-Entry Preferred Securities
and shall have no obligations to the Owners thereof;
(iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict
with any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, the provisions of this
Section shall control;
(iv) the rights of the Owners of the Book-Entry Preferred
Securities Certificates shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency
and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between
such Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency
Participants. Pursuant to the Certificate Depository Agreement, unless and
until Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates are issued pursuant to
Section 5.13, the Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the
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Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments on the
Preferred Securities to such Clearing Agency Participants; and
(v) whenever this Trust Agreement requires or permits actions to
be taken based upon instructions or directions of Holders of Trust
Securities Certificates evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate
Liquidation Amount, the Clearing Agency shall be deemed to represent such
percentage only to the extent that it has received instructions to such
effect from Owners and/or Clearing Agency Participants owning or
representing, respectively, such required percentage of the beneficial
interest in the applicable class of Trust Securities Certificates and has
delivered such instructions to the Trustees.
(b) A single Common Securities Certificate representing the Common
Securities shall be issued to the Depositor in the form of a definitive Common
Securities Certificate.
Section 5.12 Notices to Clearing Agency. To the extent a notice or other
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communication to the Owners is required under this Trust Agreement, unless and
until Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates shall have been issued to
Owners pursuant to Section 5.13, the Trustees shall give all such notices and
communications specified herein to be given to Owners to the Clearing Agency,
and shall have no obligations to the Owners.
Section 5.13 Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates. If (i) the
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Depositor advises the Trustees in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer
willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the
Preferred Securities Certificates, and the Depositor is unable to locate a
qualified successor within 90 days of receipt by the Depositor of such written
advice, or (ii) the Depositor at its option advises the Trustees in writing that
it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency, then
the Administrative Trustees shall notify the Clearing Agency and Holders of the
Preferred Securities. Upon surrender to the Administrative Trustees of the
typewritten Preferred Securities Certificate or Certificates representing the
Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates by the Clearing Agency, accompanied
by registration instructions, the Administrative Trustees or any one of them
shall execute and authenticate the Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates
in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither the Security
Registrar nor the Trustees shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on,
such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificates, the Trustees shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive
Preferred Securities Certificates as Securityholders. The Definitive Preferred
Securities Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be
produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Trustees, as evidenced by the execution thereof by the Administrative Trustees
or any one of them.
Section 5.14 Rights of Securityholders. The legal title to the Trust
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Property is vested exclusively in the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such)
in accordance with Section 2.09, and the Securityholders shall not have any
right or title therein other than the undivided beneficial ownership interest in
the assets of the Trust conferred by their Trust Securities, and they shall have
no right to call for any partition or division of property, profits or rights of
the Trust except as described below. The Trust Securities shall be personal
property giving only the rights specifically set forth therein and in this Trust
Agreement. The Trust Securities shall have no preemptive or other similar
rights and when issued and delivered to Securityholders against payment of the
purchase price therefor will be fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust.
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as otherwise provided in the Expense Agreement and Section 10.01 hereof with
respect to the Depositor, the Holders of the Trust Securities shall be entitled
to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.
ARTICLE VI
ACTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
Section 6.01 Limitations on Voting Rights.
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(a) Except as provided in this Section, in Section 8.10 or Section 10.03 of
this Trust Agreement, in the Subordinated Indenture, and as otherwise required
by law, no Holder of Preferred Securities shall have any right to vote or in any
manner otherwise control the administration, operation and management of the
Trust or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set
forth, or contained in the terms of the Trust Securities Certificates, be
construed so as to constitute the Securityholders from time to time as partners
or members of an association.
(b) So long as any Junior Subordinated Notes are held by the Property
Trustee, the Trustees shall not (i) direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or
executing any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to
such Junior Subordinated Notes, (ii) consent to waive any past default which is
waivable under Section 513 of the Subordinated Indenture, (iii) exercise any
right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Junior
Subordinated Notes shall be due and payable or (iv) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Subordinated Indenture or the Junior
Subordinated Notes, where such consent shall be required, or to any other
action, as holder of the Junior Subordinated Notes, under the Subordinated
Indenture, without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval of the Holders of
at least 66-2/3% in Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Securities;
provided, however, that where a consent under the Subordinated Indenture would
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require the consent of each holder of Junior Subordinated Notes affected
thereby, no such consent shall be given by the Trustees without the prior
written consent of each Holder of Preferred Securities. The Trustees shall not
revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of
Preferred Securities, except pursuant to a subsequent vote of the Holders of
Preferred Securities. The Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of the
Preferred Securities of any notice of default received from the Indenture
Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Notes.
(c) If any proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or the
Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect
the powers, preferences or special rights of the Preferred Securities, whether
by way of amendment to this Trust Agreement or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than pursuant to the
terms of this Trust Agreement, then the Holders of Outstanding Preferred
Securities as a class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and
such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of
the Holders of at least 66-2/3% in Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding
Preferred Securities.
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Section 6.02 Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of the Preferred
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Securityholders, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be
given by the Administrative Trustees pursuant to Section 10.08 to each Preferred
Securityholder of record, at his registered address, at least 15 days and not
more than 90 days before the meeting. At any such meeting, any business
properly before the meeting may be so considered whether or not stated in the
notice of the meeting. Any adjourned meeting may be held as adjourned without
further notice. Any and all notice to which any Preferred Securityholder
hereunder may be entitled and any and all communications shall be deemed duly
served or given if mailed, postage prepaid, addressed to any Preferred
Securityholders of record at his last known address as recorded on the Security
Register.
Section 6.03 Meetings of Preferred Securityholders. No annual meeting of
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Securityholders is required to be held. The Administrative Trustees, however,
shall call a meeting of Securityholders to vote on any matter upon the written
request of the Preferred Securityholders of record of 25% of the Preferred
Securities (based upon their Liquidation Amount) and the Administrative Trustees
or the Property Trustee may, at any time in their discretion, call a meeting of
Preferred Securityholders to vote on any matters as to which Preferred
Securityholders are entitled to vote.
Preferred Securityholders of record of 50% of the Preferred Securities
(based upon their Liquidation Amount), present in person or by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum at any meeting of Securityholders.
If a quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Preferred
Securityholders of record present, in person or by proxy, holding more than 66-
2/3% of the Preferred Securities (based upon their Liquidation Amount) held by
the Preferred Securityholders of record present, either in person or by proxy,
at such meeting shall constitute the action of the Securityholders, unless this
Trust Agreement requires a greater proportion of affirmative votes.
Section 6.04 Voting Rights. Securityholders shall be entitled to one vote
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for each $25 of Liquidation Amount represented by their Trust Securities in
respect of any matter as to which such Securityholders are entitled to vote.
Section 6.05 Proxies, etc. At any meeting of Securityholders, any
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Securityholder entitled to vote may vote by proxy, provided that no proxy shall
be voted at any meeting unless it shall have been placed on file with the
Administrative Trustees, or with such other officer or agent of the Trust as the
Administrative Trustees may direct, for verification prior to the time at which
such vote shall be taken. Pursuant to a resolution of the Property Trustee,
proxies may be solicited in the name of the Property Trustee or one or more
officers of the Property Trustee. Only Securityholders of record shall be
entitled to vote. When Trust Securities are held jointly by several Persons,
any one of them may vote at any meeting in person or by proxy in respect of such
Trust Securities, but if more than one of them shall be present at such meeting
in person or by proxy, and such joint owners or their proxies so present
disagree as to any vote to be cast, such vote shall not be received in respect
of such Trust Securities. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of
a Securityholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its
exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. No
proxy shall be valid more than three years after its date of execution.
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Section 6.06 Securityholder Action by Written Consent. Any action which
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may be taken by Securityholders at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if
Securityholders holding at least 66-2/3% of all outstanding Trust Securities
entitled to vote in respect of such action (or such other proportion thereof as
shall be required by any express provision of this Trust Agreement) shall
consent to the action in writing (based upon their Liquidation Amount).
Section 6.07 Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes. For the purposes
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of determining the Securityholders who are entitled to notice of and to vote at
any meeting or by written consent, or to participate in any Distribution on the
Trust Securities in respect of which a record date is not otherwise provided for
in this Trust Agreement, or for the purpose of any other action, the
Administrative Trustees may from time to time fix a date, not more than 90 days
prior to the date of any meeting of Securityholders or the payment of
distribution or other action, as the case may be, as a record date for the
determination of the identity of the Securityholders of record for such
purposes.
Section 6.08 Acts of Securityholders. Any request, demand, authorization,
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direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this
Trust Agreement to be given, made or taken by Securityholders may be embodied in
and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed
by such Securityholders in person or by an agent appointed in writing; and,
except as otherwise expressly provided herein, such action shall become
effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the
Administrative Trustees. Such instrument or instruments (and the action
embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the
"Act" of the Securityholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall
be sufficient for any purpose of this Trust Agreement and (subject to Section
8.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustees, if made in the manner provided in
this Section.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or
writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a
certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgements of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other manner which the Trustees deem sufficient.
The ownership of Preferred Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act of the Securityholder of any Trust Security shall bind every future
Securityholder of the same Trust Security and the Securityholder of every Trust
Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange
therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to
be done by the Trustees or the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Trust Security.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Securityholder entitled hereunder to take
any action hereunder with regard to any particular Trust Security may do so with
regard to all or any part of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security or by
one or more duly appointed agents each
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of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part
of such Liquidation Amount.
If any dispute shall arise between the Holders of Trust Securities and the
Administrative Trustees or among such Securityholders or Trustees with respect
to the authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request, demand,
authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other Act of such Securityholder or
Trustee under this Article VI, then the determination of such matter by the
Property Trustee shall be conclusive with respect to such matter.
Section 6.09 Inspection of Records. Upon reasonable notice to the
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Trustees, the records of the Trust shall be open to inspection by
Securityholders during normal business hours for any purpose reasonably related
to such Securityholder's interest as a Securityholder.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and
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Delaware Trustee. The Bank, the Delaware Bank, the Property Trustee and the
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Delaware Trustee, each on behalf of and as to itself, hereby represents and
warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and the Securityholders that:
(a) the Bank is a banking corporation or trust company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York,
and the Delaware Trustee is a banking corporation or trust company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware;
(b) each of the Bank and the Delaware Bank has full corporate power,
authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform their obligations
under this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement;
(c) this Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by each of the Bank and the Delaware Bank and constitutes the valid and legally
binding agreement of each of the Bank and the Delaware Bank, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;
(d) the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Bank and the
Delaware Bank of this Trust Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Bank, Property Trustee, the Delaware Bank
and the Delaware Trustee and do not require any approval of stockholders of the
Bank or the Delaware Bank and such execution, delivery and performance will not
(i) violate the Bank's or the Delaware Bank's charter or by-laws, or (ii)
violate any law, governmental rule or regulation of the United States or the
State of New York or Delaware, as the case may be, governing the banking or
trust powers of the Bank and the Property Trustee or the Delaware Bank and the
Delaware Trustee, or any order,
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judgment or decree applicable to the Bank, the Property Trustee, the Delaware
Bank or the Delaware Trustee; and
(e) neither the authorization, execution or delivery by the Bank or the
Delaware Bank of this Trust Agreement, nor the consummation of any of the
transactions by the Bank, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Bank or the
Delaware Trustee (as appropriate in context) contemplated herein or therein, nor
the issuance of the Trust Securities Certificates pursuant to this Trust
Agreement require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the
registration with or the taking of any other action with respect to any
governmental authority or agency under any existing federal, New York or
Delaware law governing the banking or trust powers of the Bank or the Delaware
Bank.
ARTICLE VIII
THE TRUSTEES
Section 8.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
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(a) The rights, duties and responsibilities of the Trustees shall be as
provided by this Trust Agreement and the Delaware Business Trust Act (except
that the immunities and standard of care of the Property Trustee shall be
governed by New York law) and, in the case of the Property Trustee, the
Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Trust
Agreement shall require the Trustees to expend or risk their own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of their
duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of their rights or powers, if they
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
them. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Trust Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or
affording protection to the Trustees shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section.
(b) All payments made by the Property Trustee in respect of the Trust
Securities shall be made only from the income and proceeds from the Trust
Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient income or
proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Property Trustee to make payments
in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Securityholder, by its acceptance of
a Trust Security, agrees that it will look solely to the income and proceeds
from the Trust Property to the extent available for distribution to it as herein
provided and that the Trustees are not personally liable to it for any amount
distributable in respect of any Trust Security or for any other liability in
respect of any Trust Security. This Section 8.01(b) does not limit the
liability of the Trustees expressly set forth elsewhere in this Trust Agreement
or, in the case of the Property Trustee, in the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 8.02 Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days after the occurrence of
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any default, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in the manner and to the
extent provided in Section 10.08, notice of any such default known to the
Property Trustee to the Securityholders, the Administrative Trustees and the
Depositor, unless such default shall have been cured or waived. For the purpose
of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or
lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
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Section 8.03 Certain Rights of Property Trustee. Subject to the
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provisions of Section 8.01 and except as provided by law:
(i) the Property Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting in good faith upon any resolution, Opinion of
Counsel, certificate, written representation of a Holder or
transferee, certificate of auditors or any other certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties;
(ii) if (A) in performing its duties under this Trust Agreement the
Property Trustee is required to decide between alternative courses of
action, or (B) in construing any of the provisions in this Trust
Agreement the Property Trustee finds the same ambiguous or
inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein, or (C) the
Property Trustee is unsure of the application of any provision of this
Trust Agreement, then, except as to any matter as to which the
Preferred Securityholders are entitled to vote under the terms of this
Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee shall deliver a notice to the
Depositor requesting written instructions of the Depositor as to the
course of action to be taken. The Property Trustee shall take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Property Trustee
shall be instructed in writing to take, or to refrain from taking, by
the Depositor; provided, however, that if the Property Trustee does
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not receive such instructions of the Depositor within ten Business
Days after it has delivered such notice, or such reasonably shorter
period of time set forth in such notice (which to the extent
practicable shall not be less than two Business Days), it may, but
shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action not
inconsistent with this Trust Agreement as it shall deem advisable and
in the best interests of the Securityholders, in which event the
Property Trustee shall have no liability except for its own bad faith,
negligence or willful misconduct;
(iii) the Property Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection
and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall
be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
reliance thereon;
(iv) the Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the rights or powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement at the
request or direction of any of the Securityholders pursuant to this
Trust Agreement, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the
Property Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs,
expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction;
(v) the Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, approval, bond or other document, unless requested in writing
to do so by one or more Securityholders; and
(vi) the Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through its agents or
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attorneys, provided that the Property Trustee shall be responsible for
its own negligence or recklessness with respect to selection of any
agent or attorney appointed by it hereunder.
Section 8.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
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The recitals contained herein and in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be
taken as the statements of the Trust, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees shall not be accountable for
the use or application by the Trust of the proceeds of the Trust Securities in
accordance with Section 2.05.
The Property Trustee may conclusively assume that any funds held by it
hereunder are legally available unless an officer of the Property Trustee
assigned to its Corporate Trustee Administrative Department shall have received
written notice from the Corporation, any Holder or any other Trustee that such
funds are not legally available.
Section 8.05 May Hold Securities. Except as provided in the definition
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of the term "Outstanding" in Article I, any Trustee or any other agent of the
Trustees or the Trust, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Trust Securities and may otherwise deal with the Trust with
the same rights it would have if it were not a Trustee or such other agent.
Section 8.06 Compensation; Fees; Indemnity.
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The Depositor agrees:
(1) to pay to the Trustees from time to time reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by the Trustees hereunder (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an
express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustees in accordance with any provision of this Trust
Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of their agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to their negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith; and
(3) to indemnify the Trustees for, and to hold the Trustees harmless
against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense incurred without
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on their part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of this Trust Agreement,
including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or
liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 8.06 shall survive the termination of
this Trust Agreement.
Section 8.07 Trustees Required; Eligibility.
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(a) There shall at all times be a Property Trustee hereunder with
respect to the Trust Securities. The Property Trustee shall be a Person that
has a combined capital and surplus of at
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least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and
surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time
the Property Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this
Article.
(b) There shall at all times be one or more Administrative Trustees
hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. Each Administrative Trustee
shall be either a natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal
entity that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such
entity.
(c) There shall at all times be a Delaware Trustee with respect to the
Trust Securities. The Delaware Trustee shall either be (i) a natural person who
is at least 21 years of age and a resident of the State of Delaware or (ii) a
legal entity authorized to conduct a trust business and with its principal place
of business in the State of Delaware that shall act through one or more persons
authorized to bind such entity.
Section 8.08 Conflicting Interests.
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If the Property Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest
within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Property Trustee shall either
eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by,
and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Trust
Agreement. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Property
Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being
trustee under the Guarantee.
Section 8.09 Co-Property Trustees and Separate Trustee.
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At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements
of the Trust Indenture Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust
Property may at the time be located, the Holder of the Common Securities and the
Property Trustee shall have power to appoint, and upon the written request of
the Property Trustee, the Depositor shall for such purpose join with the
Property Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments
and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons approved by
the Property Trustee either to act as co-property trustee, jointly with the
Property Trustee, of all or any part of such Trust Property, or to act as
separate trustee of any such Trust Property, in either case with such powers as
may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or
Persons in the capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed
necessary or desirable, subject to the other provisions of this Section. If the
Depositor does not join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by
it of a request so to do, or in case an Indenture Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Property Trustee alone shall have power to make such
appointment. Any co-property trustee or separate trustee appointed pursuant to
this Section shall satisfy the requirements of Section 8.07.
Should any written instrument from the Depositor be required by any co-
property trustee or separate trustee so appointed for more fully confirming to
such co-property trustee or separate
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trustee such property, title, right, or power, any and all such instruments
shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged, and delivered by the Depositor.
Every co-property trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent
permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following
terms, namely:
(i) The Trust Securities shall be executed, authenticated and
delivered and all rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereunder in
respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held
by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Trustees hereunder,
shall be exercised, solely by the Trustees.
(ii) The rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereby conferred
or imposed upon the Property Trustee in respect of any property covered by
such appointment shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or
performed by the Property Trustee or by the Property Trustee and such co-
property trustee or separate trustee jointly, as shall be provided in the
instrument appointing such co-property trustee or separate trustee, except
to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any
particular act is to be performed, the Property Trustee shall be
incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights,
powers, duties, and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such
co-property trustee or separate trustee.
(iii) The Property Trustee at any time, by an instrument in
writing executed by it, with the written concurrence of the Depositor, may
accept the resignation of or remove any co-property trustee or separate
trustee appointed under this Section, and, in case an Indenture Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee shall have
power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-property trustee
or separate trustee without the concurrence of the Depositor. Upon the
written request of the Property Trustee, the Depositor shall join with the
Property Trustee in the execution, delivery, and performance of all
instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such
resignation or removal. A successor to any co-property trustee or separate
trustee so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in
this Section.
(iv) No co-property trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be
personally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Property Trustee,
or any other such trustee hereunder.
(v) The Trustees shall not be liable by reason of any act of a co-
property trustee or separate trustee.
(vi) Any Act of Holders delivered to the Property Trustee shall be
deemed to have been delivered to each such co-property trustee and separate
trustee.
Section 8.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
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No resignation or removal of any Trustee (the "Relevant Trustee") and no
appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become
effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in
accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11.
Subject to the immediately preceding paragraph, the Relevant Trustee may
resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Holders. If the
instrument of acceptance by the successor Trustee required by Section 8.11
shall not have been delivered to the Relevant Trustee within 30 days after the
giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Relevant Trustee may
petition, at the expense of the Trust, any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.
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Unless an Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
any Trustee may be removed at any time by Act of the Holder of the Common
Securities. If an Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, or both of them, may
be removed at such time by Act of the Holders of a majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Preferred Securities, delivered to the Relevant Trustee (in its
individual capacity and on behalf of the Trust). An Administrative Trustee may
be removed by the Holder of the Common Securities at any time. In no event will
the Holders of the Preferred Securities have a right to vote to appoint, remove
or replace the Administrative Trustees.
If any Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of continuing to
act as Trustee, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of any Trustee for any
reason, at a time when no Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Holder of the Common Securities, by Act of the Holder of the
Common Securities, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or successor
Trustees, and the retiring Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements
of Section 8.11. If the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee shall resign,
be removed or become incapable of continuing to act as the Property Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, or a vacancy shall occur in the office
of any such Trustee for any reason, at a time when an Indenture Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holders of Preferred Securities, by
Act of the Holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities then Outstanding, shall promptly appoint a successor Relevant Trustee
or Relevant Trustees and such successor Relevant Trustee or Relevant Trustees
shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If an
Administrative Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting as
Administrative Trustee, or a vacancy shall occur in the office of any such
Trustee for any reason, at a time when an Indenture Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Holder of the Common Securities, by Act of the
Holder of the Common Securities, shall promptly appoint a successor
Administrative Trustee or Administrative Trustees and such successor
Administrative Trustee or Administrative Trustees shall comply with the
applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall
have been so appointed in accordance with this Section 8.10 and accepted
appointment in the manner required by Section 8.11, any Holder who has been a
Holder of Trust Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.
The Property Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
a Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders in the
manner provided in Section 10.08 and shall give notice to the Depositor. Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Relevant Trustee and the address
of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the Property Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust Agreement,
in the event any Administrative Trustee or a Delaware Trustee who is a natural
person dies or becomes, in the opinion of the Depositor, incompetent or
incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or incapacity may
be filled by (i) the act of the remaining Administrative Trustee or (ii)
otherwise by the Depositor (with the successor in each case being a Person who
satisfies the eligibility requirements for an Administrative Trustee or a
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set forth in Section 8.07).
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Section 8.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. In case of the
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appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee, every such successor
Relevant Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Trust and to the retiring Relevant Trustee an instrument accepting such
appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Relevant
Trustee shall become effective and such successor Relevant Trustee, without any
further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee; but, on the request
of the Depositor or the successor Relevant Trustee, such retiring Relevant
Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Relevant Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the retiring Relevant Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and
deliver to such successor Relevant Trustee all property and money held by such
retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder.
Upon request of any such successor Relevant Trustee, the Trust shall
execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and
confirming to such successor Relevant Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts
referred to in the preceding paragraph.
No successor Relevant Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the
time of such acceptance such successor Relevant Trustee shall be qualified and
eligible under this Article.
Section 8.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any Person into which the Property Trustee, Delaware Trustee or any
Administrative Trustee which is not a natural person may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Relevant Trustee shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of such Relevant Trustee, shall be the successor of such Relevant Trustee
hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto.
Section 8.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor or Trust.
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If and when the Property Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Depositor
or the Trust (or any other obligor upon the Junior Subordinated Notes or the
Trust Securities), the Property Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Depositor
or Trust (or any such other obligor). For purposes of Section 311(b)(4) and (6)
of the Trust Indenture Act:
(a) "cash transaction" means any transaction in which full payment for
goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods
or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or
bankers and payable upon demand; and
(b) "self-liquidating paper" means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance
or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Depositor or
the Trust (or any such obligor) for the purpose of financing the purchase,
processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or
merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession
of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or
proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously
constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Property
Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the
Depositor or the Trust (or any such obligor) arising from the making, drawing,
negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or
obligation.
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Section 8.14 Reports by Property Trustee.
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(a) Within 60 days after October 1 of each year commencing with October 1,
1998, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Property
Trustee shall transmit a brief report dated as of such October 1 with respect to
any of the events specified in such Section 313(a) that may have occurred since
the later of the date of this Trust Agreement or the preceding October 1.
(b) The Property Trustee shall transmit to Securityholders the reports
required by Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times specified
therein.
(c) Reports pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted in the manner and
to the Persons required by Sections 313(c) and (d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 8.15 Reports to the Property Trustee. The Depositor and the
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Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the Property
Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 of
the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Depositor, the compliance certificate required by Section
314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form and in the manner required by
Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 8.16 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. Each of
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the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
provide to the Property Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions
precedent, if any, provided for in this Trust Agreement that relate to any of
the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) of the
Trust Indenture Act shall comply with Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 8.17 Number of Trustees.
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(a) The number of Trustees shall initially be four, provided that the
Depositor by written instrument may increase or decrease the number of
Administrative Trustees.
(b) If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Administrative Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 8.17(a), or if the
number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section 8.17(a), a vacancy shall
occur. The vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with
Section 8.10.
(c) The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, incompetence
or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to annul the
Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Administrative Trustees shall occur,
until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of an Administrative Trustee in
accordance with Section 8.10, the Administrative Trustees in office, regardless
of their number (and notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust
Agreement), shall have all powers granted to the Administrative Trustees and
shall discharge the duties imposed upon the Administrative Trustees by this
Trust Agreement.
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Section 8.18 Delegation of Power.
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(a) Any Administrative Trustee, may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
2.07(A), including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with
the Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) The Administrative Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number the doing of such things and the execution of such
instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Administrative
Trustees or otherwise as the Administrative Trustees may deem expedient, to the
extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the
provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
Section 8.19 Enforcement of Rights of Property Trustee by Securityholders.
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If (i) the Trust fails to pay Distributions in full on the Preferred Securities
for more than 20 consecutive quarterly distribution periods, or (ii) an
Indenture Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Holders of
Preferred Securities will rely on the enforcement by the Property Trustee of its
rights against the Corporation as the holder of the Junior Subordinated Notes.
In addition, the Holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the
Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the time, method, and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee or
to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee
under this Trust Agreement, including the right to direct the Property Trustee
to exercise the remedies available to it as a holder of the Junior Subordinated
Notes, provided that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of
law or with this Trust Agreement, and could not involve the Property Trustee in
personal liability in circumstances where reasonable indemnity would not be
adequate. If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Junior
Subordinated Notes, a Holder of Preferred Securities may, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, institute a legal proceeding against the
Corporation to enforce its rights under this Trust Agreement without first
instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other
Person, including the Trust; it being understood and intended that no one or
more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of,
or by availing of, any provision of this Trust Agreement to affect, disturb or
prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders or to obtain or to seek to
obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any
right under this Trust Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for
the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding
directly against the Corporation without first instituting a legal proceeding
against or requesting or directing that action be taken by the Property Trustee
or any other Person, for enforcement of payment to such Holder of principal of
or interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes having a principal amount equal to
the aggregate stated Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities of such
Holder on or after the due dates therefor specified or provided for in the
Junior Subordinated Notes. The Corporation shall be subrogated to all rights of
the Holders of Preferred Securities in respect of any amounts paid to such
Holders by the Corporation pursuant to this Section.
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ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 9.01 Termination Upon Expiration Date. The Trust shall
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automatically terminate on , (the "Expiration Date") or
earlier pursuant to Section 9.02.
Section 9.02 Early Termination. Upon the first to occur of any of
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the following events (such first occurrence, an "Early Termination Event"), the
Trust shall be dissolved and terminated in accordance with the terms hereof:
(i) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event in respect of the
Depositor, dissolution or liquidation of the Depositor, or the dissolution
of the Trust pursuant to judicial decree;
(ii) the delivery of written direction to the Property Trustee by
the Depositor at any time (which direction is optional and wholly within
the discretion of the Depositor) to terminate the Trust and distribute the
Junior Subordinated Notes to Securityholders as provided in Section 9.04;
and
(iii) the payment at maturity or redemption of all of the Junior
Subordinated Notes, and the consequent payment of the Trust Securities.
Section 9.03 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities
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of the Trust and the Trustees created hereby shall terminate upon the latest to
occur of the following: (a) the distribution by the Property Trustee to
Securityholders upon the liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.04, or
upon the redemption of all of the Trust Securities pursuant to Section 4.02, of
all amounts or instruments required to be distributed hereunder upon the final
payment of the Trust Securities; (b) the payment of any expenses owed by the
Trust; and (c) the discharge of all administrative duties of the Administrative
Trustees, including the performance of any tax reporting obligations with
respect to the Trust or the Securityholders.
Section 9.04 Liquidation.
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(a) If any Early Termination Event specified in clause (ii) of Section 9.02
occurs, the Trust shall be liquidated and the Property Trustee shall distribute
the Junior Subordinated Notes to the Securityholders as provided in this Section
9.04.
(b) In connection with a distribution of the Junior Subordinated Notes,
each Holder of Trust Securities shall be entitled to receive, after the
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust (as evidenced by a
certificate of the Administrative Trustees), a Like Amount of Junior
Subordinated Notes. Notice of liquidation shall be given by the Trustees by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not later than 30 nor more than 60
days prior to the Liquidation Date to each Holder of Trust Securities at such
Holder's address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of liquidation
shall:
(i) state the Liquidation Date;
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(ii) state that from and after the Liquidation Date, the Trust
Securities will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding and any Trust
Securities Certificates not surrendered for exchange will be deemed to
represent a Like Amount of Junior Subordinated Notes; and
(iii) provide such information with respect to the mechanics by
which Holders may exchange Trust Securities Certificates for Junior
Subordinated Notes as the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee
shall deem appropriate.
(c) In order to effect the liquidation of the Trust and distribution of the
Junior Subordinated Notes to Securityholders, the Property Trustee shall
establish a record date for such distribution (which shall be not more than 45
days prior to the Liquidation Date) and, either itself acting as exchange agent
or through the appointment of a separate exchange agent, shall establish such
procedures as it shall deem appropriate to effect the distribution of Junior
Subordinated Notes in exchange for the Outstanding Trust Securities
Certificates.
(d) After the Liquidation Date, (i) the Trust Securities will no longer be
deemed to be Outstanding, (ii) certificates representing a Like Amount of Junior
Subordinated Notes will be issued to Holders of Trust Securities Certificates,
upon surrender of such certificates to the Administrative Trustees or their
agent for exchange, (iii) any Trust Securities Certificates not so surrendered
for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of Junior Subordinated
Notes, accruing interest at the rate provided for in the Junior Subordinated
Notes from the last Distribution Date on which a Distribution was made on such
Trust Certificates until such certificates are so surrendered (and until such
certificates are so surrendered, no payments of interest or principal will be
made to Holders of Trust Securities Certificates with respect to such Junior
Subordinated Notes) and (iv) all rights of Securityholders holding Trust
Securities will cease, except the right of such Securityholders to receive
Junior Subordinated Notes upon surrender of Trust Securities Certificates.
(e) The Depositor will use its best efforts to have the Junior Subordinated
Notes that are distributed in exchange for the Preferred Securities to be listed
on such securities exchange as the Preferred Securities are then listed. The
Depositor may elect to have the Junior Subordinated Notes issued in book-entry
form to the Clearing Agency or its nominee pursuant to a Certificate Depository
Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
Section 9.05 Bankruptcy. If an Early Termination Event specified in
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clause (i) of Section 9.02 has occurred, the Trust shall be liquidated. The
Property Trustee shall distribute the Junior Subordinated Notes to the
Securityholders as provided in Section 9.04, unless such distribution is
determined by the Administrative Trustees not to be practical, in which event
the Holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Trust available
for distribution to Securityholders, after satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors, an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount per Trust Security plus
accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount
being the "Liquidation Distribution"). If such Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then, subject to the next
succeeding sentence, the amounts payable by the Trust on the Trust Securities
shall be paid on a pro rata basis (based upon Liquidation Amounts). The Holder
of the Common Securities will be entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions
upon any such dissolution, winding-up or termination pro rata (determined as
aforesaid) with Holders of Preferred Securities, except that, if an Indenture
Event of Default has
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occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority over
the Common Securities.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Guarantee by the Depositor. Subject to the terms and
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conditions hereof, the Depositor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to
each person or entity to whom the Trust is now or hereafter becomes indebted or
liable (the "Beneficiaries") the full payment, when and as due, of any and all
Obligations (as hereinafter defined) to such Beneficiaries. As used herein,
"Obligations" means any indebtedness, expenses or liabilities of the Trust,
other than obligations of the Trust to pay to Holders of any Preferred
Securities or other similar interests in the Trust the amounts due such Holders
pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Securities or such other similar
interests, as the case may be. Such guarantee is intended to be for the benefit
of, and to be enforceable by, all such Beneficiaries, whether or not such
Beneficiaries have received notice hereof.
Section 10.02 Limitation of Rights of Securityholders. The death or
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incapacity of any Person having an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in a Trust
Security shall not operate to terminate this Trust Agreement, nor entitle the
legal representatives or heirs of such Person or any Securityholder for such
Person, to claim an accounting, take any action or bring any proceeding in and
for a partition or winding up of the arrangements contemplated hereby, nor
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto
or any of them.
Section 10.03 Amendment.
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(a) This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Trustees
and the Depositor, without the consent of any Securityholders, (i) to cure any
ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent
with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to
matters or questions arising under this Trust Agreement, which shall not be
inconsistent with the other provisions of this Trust Agreement, provided,
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however, that any such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material
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respect the interests of any Securityholder, (ii) to modify, eliminate or add
to any provisions of this Trust Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary
to ensure that the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes at any time that any Trust
Securities are outstanding; provided, however, that, in the case of clause
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(i), any amendments of this Trust Agreement shall become effective when notice
thereof is given to the Securityholders or (iii) to provide the Property Trustee
with the authority to execute on behalf of the Administrative Trustees
Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates.
(b) Except as provided in Section 10.03(c) hereof, any provision in this
Trust Agreement may be amended by the Trust or the Trustees with (i) the consent
of Securityholders representing not less than 66-2/3% (based upon Liquidation
Amounts) of the Trust Securities then Outstanding and (ii) receipt by the
Trustees of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment or the
exercise of any power granted to the Trustees in accordance with such amendment
will not affect the Trust's status as a grantor trust for United States federal
income
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tax purposes or the Trust's exemption from status of an "investment company"
under the Investment Company Act.
(c) In addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust
Agreement, without the consent of each affected Securityholder (such consent
being obtained in accordance with Section 6.03 or 6.06 hereof), this Trust
Agreement may not be amended to (i) change the amount or timing of any
Distribution (or payment upon redemption) on the Trust Securities or otherwise
adversely affect the amount of any Distribution (or payment upon redemption)
required to be made in respect of the Trust Securities as of a specified date,
(ii) restrict the right of a Securityholder to institute suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after such date, (iii) change the purpose
of the Trust, (iv) authorize the issuance of any additional beneficial interests
in the Trust, or (v) change the consent required pursuant to this Section 10.03.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, the
Trustees shall not enter into or consent to any amendment to this Trust
Agreement which would cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify for the
exemption from status of an "investment company" under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, afforded by Rule 3a-5 thereunder.
(e) Without the consent of the Depositor, this Trust Agreement may not be
amended in a manner which imposes any additional obligation on the Depositor.
In executing any amendment permitted by this Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall
be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 8.01) shall be fully protected
in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such
amendment is authorized or permitted by this Trust Agreement. Any Trustee may,
but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects such
Trustee's own rights, duties, immunities or liabilities under this Trust
Agreement or otherwise.
(f) In the event that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the
Administrative Trustees shall promptly provide to the Depositor a copy of such
amendment.
Section 10.04 Separability. In case any provision in this Trust Agreement
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or in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.05 Governing Law. THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
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OBLIGATIONS OF EACH OF THE SECURITYHOLDERS, THE TRUST AND THE TRUSTEES WITH
RESPECT TO THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE TRUST SECURITIES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE;
PROVIDED THAT THE IMMUNITIES AND STANDARD OF CARE OF THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY NEW YORK LAW.
Section 10.06 Notice of Deferral of Distribution. In the event that the
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Depositor exercises its right to extend an interest payment period in respect of
the Junior Subordinated Notes pursuant to Section 104 of the Supplemental
Indenture and notice of such extension has been provided by the Depositor to the
Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall give written notice of such
extension and of the deferral of the related Distribution on the Trust
Securities, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not later than ten days
prior to the Distribution Date upon which such Distribution would otherwise be
payable, to each Holder of Preferred Securities at such Holder's address
appearing in the Security Register.
Section 10.07 Headings. The Article and Section headings are for
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convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Trust Agreement.
Section 10.08 Notice and Demand. Any notice, demand or other
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communication which by any provision of this Trust Agreement is required or
permitted to be given or served to or upon any Securityholder or the Depositor
may be given or served in writing by deposit thereof,
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first class postage prepaid, in the United States mail, hand delivery or
facsimile transmission, in each case, addressed, (i) in the case of a Preferred
Securityholder, to such Preferred Securityholder as such Securityholder's name
and address appear on the Security Register and (ii) in the case of the Common
Securityholder or the Depositor, to Duke Energy Corporation, 422 South Church
Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Treasurer, Facsimile No.
(704) 382-4964, with a copy to Corporate Secretary, Facsimile No.
(704) 382-8137. Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon a
Securityholder shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for
all purposes, upon hand delivery, mailing or transmission.
Any notice, demand or other communication which by any provision of this
Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon the
Trust or the Trustees shall be given in writing addressed (until another address
is published by the Trust) as follows: (i) with respect to the Property Trustee
and the Delaware Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, 450 West 33rd Street, New
York, New York 10001, Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department;
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801,
Attention: Corporate Trust Department, as the case may be; and (ii) with
respect to the Administrative Trustees, to them at the address above for notices
to the Depositor, marked Attention: Administrative Trustees of Duke Energy
Capital Trust [ ] c/o Corporate Secretary. Such notice, demand or other
communication to or upon the Trust or the Trustees shall be deemed to have been
sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of the writing by the
applicable Trustee.
Section 10.09 Agreement Not to Petition. Each of the Trustees and the
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Depositor agrees for the benefit of the Securityholders that, until at least one
year and one day after the Trust has been terminated in accordance with Article
IX, it shall not file, or join in the filing of, a petition against the Trust
under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or
other similar law (including, without limitation, the United States Bankruptcy
Code) (collectively, "Bankruptcy Laws") or otherwise join in the commencement of
any proceeding against the Trust under any Bankruptcy Law. In the event the
Depositor takes action in violation of this Section 10.09, the Property Trustee
agrees, for the benefit of Securityholders, that it shall file an answer with
the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such petition
by the Depositor against the Trust or the commencement of such action and raise
the defense that the Depositor has agreed in writing not to take such action and
should be stopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as
counsel for the Trustees or the Trust may assert. The provisions of this
Section 10.09 shall survive the termination of this Trust Agreement.
Section 10.10 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
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(a) This Trust Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Trust Agreement and shall, to
the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Property Trustee shall be the only Trustee which is a Trustee for
the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another
provision hereof which is required to be included in this Trust Agreement by any
of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall
control.
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(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Trust Agreement
shall not affect the nature of the Trust Securities as equity securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
THE RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF A TRUST SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN BY OR ON
BEHALF OF A SECURITYHOLDER OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER, WITHOUT ANY SIGNATURE OR
FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE
BY THE SECURITYHOLDER AND ALL OTHERS HAVING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH TRUST
SECURITY OF ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT
TO THE SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS AND OTHER TERMS OF THE GUARANTEE AND THE
SUBORDINATED INDENTURE AND THE AGREEMENT OF THE TRUST, SUCH SECURITYHOLDER AND
SUCH OTHERS THAT THOSE TERMS AND PROVISIONS SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND
EFFECTIVE AS BETWEEN THE TRUST AND SUCH SECURITYHOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS.
Section 10.11 Successors. This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and
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shall inure to the benefit of any successor to both the Trust and the Trustees,
including any successor by operation of law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Trust Agreement
or have caused this Trust Agreement to be executed on their behalf, all as of
the day and year first above written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
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Its
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Property Trustee
By:
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Title:
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CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Title:
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Robert T. Lucas III,
as Administrative Trustee
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S. L. Love,
as Administrative Trustee
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
THIS Certificate of Trust of Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ] (the
"Trust"), dated as of November 14, 1997, is being duly executed and filed by the
undersigned, as trustee, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business
Trust Act (12 Del. C. (S)3801, et seq.).
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1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is Duke Energy
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Capital Trust [ ].
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
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the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are Chase
Manhattan Bank Delaware, 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon
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filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole trustee of the
Trust, has executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first-above
written.
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee of the Trust
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
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The Depository Trust Company
55 Water Street, 49th Floor
New York, New York 10041-0099
Attention: General Counsel's Office
Re: Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
% Trust Preferred Securities
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter is to set out certain matters relating to
the above-referenced Preferred Securities (CUSIP No. ) (the "Securities")
of Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ], a Delaware statutory business trust (the
"Trust"). The Securities are guaranteed to the extent set forth in the
Prospectus relating to the Securities dated , 199 by Duke Energy
Corporation, a North Carolina corporation. The Trust is selling the Securities
to certain underwriters (the "Underwriters") pursuant to an Underwriting
Agreement dated , 199 , and the Underwriters wish to take delivery of
the Securities through The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). The Trust is
acting as transfer agent and registrar with respect to the Securities. The
Chase Manhattan Bank, in its capacity as Property Trustee of the Trust, will act
as paying agent in relation to the Securities (the "Property Trustee").
To induce DTC to accept the Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC,
and to act in accordance with its rules with respect to the Securities, the
Trust and the Property Trustee severally, as set forth below each make the
following representations to DTC.
1. Before the closing of the sale of the Securities to the
Underwriters, which is expected to occur on or about , 199 there
shall be deposited with DTC one or more global certificates (the "Global
Certificate") registered in the name of DTC's nominee, Cede & Co., for
Securities.
2. The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of ,
199 provides for the voting by holders of the Securities under certain
circumstances. The Trust shall establish a record date for such purposes and
shall, to the extent possible, give DTC notice of such record date not less than
15 calendar days in advance of such record date. Notices to DTC pursuant to
this paragraph by telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization Department at
(212) 709-6896 or (212) 709-6897, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed
by telephoning (212) 709-6870. Notices to DTC pursuant to this paragraph by
mail or by other means shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization Department as
indicated in paragraph 6.
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3. In the event of a stock split, conversion, recapitalization,
reorganization or any other similar transaction resulting in the cancellation of
all or any part of the Securities outstanding, the Trust shall send DTC a notice
of such event 5 business days prior to the effective date of such event.
4. In the event of a distribution with respect to the Securities
outstanding, the Property Trustee shall send DTC a notice specifying the amount
of and conditions, if any, applicable to such payment or distribution. Such
notice shall be sent to DTC by a secure means (e.g., legible telecopy,
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registered or certified mail, overnight delivery) in a timely manner designed to
assure that such notice is in DTC's possession no later than the close of
business on the business day before the record date for such distribution. (The
Property Trustee shall have a method to verify subsequently the use of such
means and the timeliness of such notice.) After establishing the amount of
payment to be made on the Securities, the Property Trustee will notify DTC's
Dividend Department of such payment 5 business days prior to the payment date.
5. In the event of a redemption by the Trust of the Securities,
notice to holders of the Securities by the Trust specifying the terms of the
redemption shall be sent to DTC not less than 30 days prior to such event by a
secure means in the manner set forth in the preceding paragraph. Such
redemption notice shall be sent to DTC's Call Notification Department at (516)
227-4039 or 4190, and receipt of such notice shall be confirmed by telephoning
(516) 227-4070. Notice by mail or by any other means shall be sent to:
Call Notification Department
The Depository Trust Company
711 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, New York 11530-4719
6. In the event of any invitation to tender the Securities, notice by
the Trust to holders of the Securities specifying the terms of the tender shall
be sent to DTC by the Trust by a secure means by the close of business on the
Business Day before such notice is given to such Holders. Notices to DTC
pursuant to this paragraph and notices of other corporate actions (including
mandatory tenders, exchanges and capital changes), shall be sent by telecopy to
DTC's Reorganization Department at (212) 709-1093 or (212) 709-1094, and receipt
of such notices shall be confirmed by telephoning (212) 709-6884, or by mail or
any other means to:
Manager, Reorganization Department
Reorganization Window
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10004-2695
7. All notices and payment advices sent to DTC shall contain the
CUSIP number of the Securities and the accompanying description of the
Securities, which, as of the date of this letter, is "Duke Energy Capital Trust
[ ], % Trust Preferred Securities."
8. Notices to DTC's Dividend Department by telecopy shall be sent to
(212) 709-1723. Such notices by mail or by any other means shall be sent to:
Exhibit B -- Page 2
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Manager, Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10004
The Trust shall confirm DTC's receipt of such telecopy by telephoning
the Dividend Department at (212) 709-1270.
9. Payments of cash distributions, including payments on redemption,
with respect to the Securities evidenced by the Global Certificate shall be
received by Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or its registered assigns in same day
funds on each payment date (or in accordance with existing arrangements between
the Property Trustee and DTC). Such payments shall be made payable to the order
of Cede & Co.
10. Other cash payments shall be received by Cede & Co., as a nominee
of DTC, or its registered assigns in next day funds on each payment date (or in
accordance with existing arrangements between the Property Trustee and DTC).
Such payments shall be made payable to the order of Cede & Co., and shall be
addressed as follows:
NFDS Redemption Department
The Depository Trust Department
7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10004-2695
11. DTC may direct the Trust and the Property Trustee to use any
other telecopy number or address of DTC as the number or address to which
notices or payments may be sent.
12. In the event of a conversion, redemption, or any other similar
transaction (e.g., tender made and accepted in response to the Trust's
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invitation) necessitating a reduction in the aggregate number of Securities
outstanding, DTC, in its discretion: (a) may request the Trust to issue and
authenticate a new Security certificate; or (b) may make an appropriate notation
on the Security certificate indicating the date and amount of such reduction.
13. DTC may discontinue its services as a securities depositary with
respect to the Global Certificate at any time by giving reasonable notice to the
Trust (at which time DTC will confirm with the Trust the aggregate number of
Securities deposited with it) and discharging its responsibilities with respect
thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, at DTC's request the
Trust shall cooperate fully with DTC by taking prompt appropriate action to make
alternative arrangements for book-entry settlement for the Securities or to make
available one or more separate certificates evidencing Securities, to any
participant having Securities credited to its DTC account.
14. In the event that the Trust determines that beneficial owners of
Securities shall be able to obtain certificated Securities, the Trust shall
notify DTC of the availability of certificates. In such event, the Trust shall
issue, transfer and exchange certificates in appropriate amounts, as required by
DTC and others.
Exhibit B -- Page 3
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15. Nothing herein shall require the Property Trustee to advance its
own funds for any purposes.
This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Very truly yours,
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
By: Duke Energy Corporation
as Depositor
By:
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Name:
Title:
RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED:
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
BY:
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Authorized Officer
Exhibit B -- Page 4
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EXHIBIT C
THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE TRUST
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
C-1
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $25 per Common Security)
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ], a statutory business trust formed under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Duke
Energy Corporation (the "Holder") is the registered owner of ( )
common securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust and designated the Common Securities (Liquidation Amount
$25 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). In accordance with Section
5.10 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below) the Common Securities are not
transferable, except by operation of law or to an Affiliate of the Holder or a
permitted successor under Section 801 of the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of
, 19 , between the Holder and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and
any attempted transfer hereof shall be void. The designations, rights,
privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the
Common Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Common
Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to
the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the
Trust dated as of , 199 , as the same may be amended from time to time
(the "Trust Agreement"), including the designation of the terms of the Common
Securities as set forth therein. The Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust
Agreement to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Trust at its
principal place of business or registered office.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust
Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
Exhibit C -- Page 1
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Trustees of the Trust have
executed this certificate this day of , 199 .
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
By:
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Robert T. Lucas III,
as Administrative Trustee
By:
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S.L. Love,
as Administrative Trustee
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Common Securities referred to in the within-
mentioned Trust Agreement.
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as Administrative Trustee
Exhibit C -- Page 2
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EXHIBIT D
AGREEMENT AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES
THIS AGREEMENT AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES (this "Agreement") is made as
of , 199 between Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina
corporation (the "Corporation"), and Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ], a Delaware
business trust (the "Trust").
WHEREAS, the Trust intends to issue its Common Securities (the "Common
Securities") to and receive Series % Junior Subordinated Notes due
, (the "Junior Subordinated Notes") from the Corporation and to
issue and sell Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ] % Trust Preferred Securities
(the "Preferred Securities") with such powers, preferences and special rights
and restrictions as are set forth in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of
the Trust dated as of , 199 as the same may be amended from time to time
(the "Trust Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation is the issuer of the Junior Subordinated Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each holder of the
Preferred Securities, which purchase the Corporation hereby agrees shall benefit
the Corporation and which purchase the Corporation acknowledges will be made in
reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Corporation and
the Trust hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Section 1.01. Guarantee by the Corporation. Subject to the terms and
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conditions hereof, the Corporation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantees to each person or entity to whom the Trust is now or hereafter
becomes indebted or liable (the "Beneficiaries") the full payment, when and as
due, of any and all Obligations (as hereinafter defined) to such Beneficiaries.
As used herein, "Obligations" means any indebtedness, expenses or liabilities of
the Trust, other than obligations of the Trust to pay to holders of any
Preferred Securities or other similar interests in the Trust the amounts due
such holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Securities or such other
similar interests, as the case may be. This Agreement is intended to be for the
benefit of, and to be enforceable by, all such Beneficiaries, whether or not
such Beneficiaries have received notice hereof.
Section 1.02. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate and be of
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no further force and effect upon the date on which there are no Beneficiaries
remaining; provided, however, that this Agreement shall continue to be effective
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or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of
Preferred Securities or any Beneficiary must restore payment of any sums paid
under the Preferred Securities, under any Obligation, under the Guarantee
Agreement dated the date hereof by the Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank,
as guarantee trustee, or under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. This
Agreement is continuing, irrevocable, unconditional and absolute.
Section 1.03. Waiver of Notice. The Corporation hereby waives notice of
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acceptance of this Agreement and of any Obligation to which it applies or may
apply, and the Corporation
Exhibit D -- Page 1
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hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of nonpayment,
notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.
Section 1.04. No Impairment. The obligations, covenants, agreements and
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duties of the Corporation under this Agreement shall in no way be affected or
impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the extension of time for the payment by the Trust of all or any
portion of the Obligations or for the performance of any other obligation
under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Obligations;
(b) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Beneficiaries to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege,
power or remedy conferred on the Beneficiaries with respect to the
Obligations or any action on the part of the Trust granting indulgence or
extension of any kind; or
(c) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any
collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or
readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Trust
or any of the assets of the Trust.
There shall be no obligation of the Beneficiaries to give notice to, or obtain
the consent of, the Corporation with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
Section 1.05. Enforcement. A Beneficiary may enforce this Agreement
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directly against the Corporation and the Corporation waives any right or remedy
to require that any action be brought against the Trust or any other person or
entity before proceeding against the Corporation.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.01. Binding Effect. All guarantees and agreements contained in
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this Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the
Beneficiaries.
Section 2.02. Amendment. So long as there remains any Beneficiary or any
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Preferred Securities are outstanding, this Agreement shall not be modified or
amended in any manner adverse to such Beneficiary or to the holders of the
Preferred Securities.
Section 2.03. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication
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required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in writing by
delivering the same against receipt therefor by facsimile transmission
(confirmed by mail), or by registered or certified mail, addressed as follows
(and if so given, shall be deemed given when mailed), to-wit:
Exhibit D -- Page 2
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Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Facsimile No.: (212) 946-8159
Attention: Corporate Trustee
Administration Department
Duke Energy Corporation
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Facsimile No.: (704) 382-8137
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Section 2.04. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THIS AGREEMENT is executed as of the date and year first above written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
By:
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Robert T. Lucas III, as
Administrative Trustee
By:
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S.L. Love, as
Administrative Trustee
Exhibit D -- Page 3
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EXHIBIT E
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Duke Energy
Capital Trust [ ] or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or
payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or
in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and
any payment made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for
value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered
owner thereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
Certificate Number Number of Preferred Securities
P-1 CUSIP NO.
Certificate Evidencing Preferred Securities
of
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
% Trust Preferred Securities
(Liquidation Amount $25 per Preferred Security)
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ], a statutory business trust formed under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Cede &
Co. (the "Holder") is the registered owner of ( )
Preferred Securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests
in the assets of the Trust and designated the Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ] %
Trust Preferred Securities (Liquidation Amount $25 per Preferred Security) (the
"Preferred Securities"). The Preferred Securities are transferable on the books
and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon
surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer as
provided in Section 5.04 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The
designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Preferred Securities are set forth in, and this certificate
and the Preferred Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all
respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated
Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of , 199 , as the same may
be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"), including the designation
of the terms of Preferred Securities as set forth therein. The holder of this
certificate is entitled to the benefits of a guarantee by Duke Energy
Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the "Corporation"), pursuant to a
Guarantee Agreement between the Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
guarantee trustee, dated as of , 199 , as the same may be amended
from time to time (the "Guarantee"), to the extent provided therein. The Trust
will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee to the holder of
this certificate without charge upon written request to the Trust at its
principal place of business or registered office.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the holder of this certificate is
bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
Exhibit E -- Page 1
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Trustees of the Trust have
executed this certificate this day of , 199 .
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ]
By:
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Robert T. Lucas III,
as Administrative Trustee
By:
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S.L. Love,
as Administrative Trustee
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Preferred Securities referred to in the within-
mentioned Trust Agreement.
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as Administrative Trustee
Exhibit E -- Page 2
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Preferred
Security to:
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(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
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(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
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agent to transfer this Preferred Securities Certificate on the books of the
Trust. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:
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Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Security
Certificate)
Exhibit E -- Page 3
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Exhibit 4.8
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Between
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(as Guarantor)
and
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(as Trustee)
dated as of , 199
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE/1/
Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Guarantee
of 1939, as amended Agreement
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310(a) ..............................................4.01(a)
310(b) ........................................4.01(c), 2.08
310(c) .........................................Inapplicable
311(a) ..............................................2.02(b)
311(b) ..............................................2.02(b)
311(c) .........................................Inapplicable
312(a) ..............................................2.02(a)
312(b) ..............................................2.02(b)
313 .................................................2.03
314(a) .................................................2.04
314(b) .........................................Inapplicable
314(c) .................................................2.05
314(d) .........................................Inapplicable
314(e) .....................................1.01, 2.05, 3.02
314(f) ...........................................2.01, 3.02
315(a) ..............................................3.01(d)
315(b) .................................................2.07
315(c) .................................................3.01
315(d) ..............................................3.01(d)
315(e) .........................................Inapplicable
316(a) ........................................5.04(i), 2.06
316(b) .................................................5.03
316(c) .................................................2.02
317(a) .........................................Inapplicable
317(b) .........................................Inapplicable
318(a) ..............................................2.01(b)
318(b) .................................................2.01
318(c) ..............................................2.01(a)
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/1/ This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Guarantee
Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or
provisions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS.......................... 1
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.......................... 1
ARTICLE II TRUST INDENTURE ACT.................. 4
SECTION 2.01. Trust Indenture Act; Application..... 4
SECTION 2.02. Lists of Holders of Securities....... 4
SECTION 2.03. Reports by the Trustee............... 5
SECTION 2.04. Periodic Reports to Trustee.......... 5
SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Compliance with
Conditions Precedent................. 5
SECTION 2.06. Events of Default; Waiver............ 5
SECTION 2.07. Event of Default; Notice............. 6
SECTION 2.08. Conflicting Interests................ 6
ARTICLE III POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
TRUSTEE.............................. 6
SECTION 3.01. Powers and Duties of the Trustee..... 6
SECTION 3.02. Certain Rights of Trustee............ 8
SECTION 3.03. Compensation; Fees; Indemnity........ 10
ARTICLE IV TRUSTEE.............................. 10
SECTION 4.01. Trustee; Eligibility................. 10
SECTION 4.02. Appointment, Removal and
Resignation of Trustee............... 11
ARTICLE V GUARANTEE............................ 12
SECTION 5.01. Guarantee............................ 12
SECTION 5.02. Waiver of Notice and Demand.......... 12
SECTION 5.03. Obligations Not Affected............. 12
SECTION 5.04. Rights of Holders.................... 13
SECTION 5.05. Guarantee of Payment................. 14
SECTION 5.06. Subrogation.......................... 14
SECTION 5.07. Independent Obligations.............. 14
ARTICLE VI SUBORDINATION........................ 14
SECTION 6.01. Subordination........................ 14
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION.......................... 15
SECTION 7.01. Termination.......................... 15
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS........................ 15
SECTION 8.01. Successors and Assigns............... 15
SECTION 8.02. Amendments........................... 15
SECTION 8.03. Notices.............................. 15
SECTION 8.04. Benefit.............................. 16
SECTION 8.05. Interpretation....................... 16
SECTION 8.06. Governing Law........................ 17
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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT ("Guarantee Agreement"), dated as of ,
199 is executed and delivered by DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, a North Carolina
corporation (the "Guarantor"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking
corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as
defined herein) from time to time of the Preferred Securities (as defined
herein) of DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST [ ], a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Trust").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the "Trust
Agreement"), dated as of , 199 , among the Trustee, the other
Trustees named therein, and Duke Energy Corporation, as Depositor, and the
holders of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, the Trust
is issuing as of the date hereof $ aggregate liquidation amount of
its % Trust Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") representing
preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and having
the terms set forth in the Trust Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Preferred Securities will be issued by the Trust and the
proceeds thereof will be used to purchase Junior Subordinated Notes (as defined
in the Trust Agreement) of the Guarantor, which will be held by the Trust as
trust assets; and
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Preferred Securities,
the Guarantor desires to irrevocably and unconditionally agree, to the extent
set forth herein, to pay to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (as defined
herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment for Preferred Securities by
each Holder thereof, which payment the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee Agreement for the
benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Preferred Securities.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Guarantee Agreement, the terms
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set forth below shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following
meanings. Capitalized or otherwise defined terms used but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to
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such terms in the Trust Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
"Event of Default" means a failure by the Guarantor to perform any of its
payment obligations under this Guarantee Agreement.
"Guarantee Payments" shall mean the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Preferred Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by or on behalf of the Trust: (i) any accrued and unpaid
distributions that are required to be paid on such Preferred Securities but if
and only if and to the extent the Trust has funds legally and immediately
available therefor to make such payment; (ii) the redemption price, including
all accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of redemption (the "Redemption
Price"), with respect to the Preferred Securities called for redemption by the
Trust but if and only if and to the extent that the Trust has funds legally and
immediately available therefor sufficient to make such payment; and (iii) upon a
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust
(other than in connection with the distribution of Junior Subordinated Notes to
the holders of Trust Securities or the redemption of all of the Preferred
Securities), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all
accrued and unpaid distributions on the Preferred Securities to the date of
payment, to the extent the Trust has funds legally and immediately available
therefor, and (b) the amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for
distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Trust (in either case, the
"Liquidation Distribution").
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records of
the Trust, of any Preferred Securities; provided, however, that in determining
whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred Securities have
given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
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"Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indenture" means the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of ,
199 , among the Guarantor, as issuer, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee,
as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of , 199 ,
by and between the Guarantor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee.
"Majority in liquidation amount of Preferred Securities" means a vote by
Holder(s) of Preferred Securities, voting separately as a class, of more than
50% of the liquidation amount of all Preferred Securities outstanding at the
time of determination.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Guarantor, and
delivered to the Trustee. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to
compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Guarantee Agreement
shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in the
Officers' Certificate are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such officer, he has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Trustee, any vice
president, any assistant vice president,
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the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer,
any senior trust officer, trust officer or assistant trust officer or any other
officer of the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Trustee" means a successor Trustee possessing the qualifications
to act as Trustee under Section 4.01.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
"Trust Securities" means the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities.
"Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank until a Successor Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this
Guarantee Agreement and thereafter means each such Successor Trustee.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.01. Trust Indenture Act; Application.
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(a) This Guarantee Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Guarantee Agreement and
shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and
(b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Guarantee
Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310
to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall
control.
SECTION 2.02. Lists of Holders of Securities.
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(a) The Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the
Trustee (a) semiannually, not later than June 1 and December 1 in each year, a
list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and
addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of a date not more than 15 days
prior to the time such list is furnished, and (b) at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the
Guarantor of any such request, a List of Holders as of a date not more than 15
days prior to the time such list is
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furnished; provided that, the Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide such
List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most
recent List of Holders given to the Trustee by the Guarantor or at any time the
Trustee is the Securities Registrar under the Trust Agreement. The Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Trustee shall comply with its obligations under Sections
311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.03. Reports by the Trustee. Within 60 days after October 1 of
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each year, the Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Preferred Securities
such reports as are required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if
any, in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act. The Trustee shall also comply with the other requirements of
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.04. Periodic Reports to Trustee. The Guarantor shall provide to
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the Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314
of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) in the form, in the manner and at the times
required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, and shall provide, within
120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor, the compliance
certificate required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form
and in the manner required by such Section.
SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The
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Guarantor shall provide to the Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee Agreement that
relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture
Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to
Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.06. Events of Default; Waiver. The Holders of a Majority in
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liquidation amount of Preferred Securities may, by vote, on behalf of all of the
Holders, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have existed,
for every purpose of this Guarantee Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend
to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
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SECTION 2.07. Event of Default; Notice.
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(a) The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event
of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders,
notices of all Events of Default known to the Trustee, unless such defaults have
been cured before the giving of such notice, provided that the Trustee shall be
protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors,
the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such
notice is in the interests of the Holders.
(b) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of
Default unless the Trustee shall have received written notice, or a Responsible
Officer charged with the administration of the Trust Agreement shall have
obtained written notice, of such Event of Default.
SECTION 2.08. Conflicting Interests. The Trust Agreement shall be deemed
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to be specifically described in this Guarantee Agreement for the purposes of
clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.01. Powers and Duties of the Trustee.
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(a) This Guarantee Agreement shall be held by the Trustee for the
benefit of the Holders, and the Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee
Agreement to any Person except the Trustee shall assign rights hereunder to a
Holder to the extent such assignment is necessary to exercise such Holder's
rights pursuant to Section 5.04 or to a Successor Trustee upon acceptance by
such Successor Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Trustee. The
right, title and interest of the Trustee shall automatically vest in any
Successor Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant
to the appointment of such Successor Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall enforce this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders.
(c) The Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and
after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to
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perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee
Agreement, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Guarantee Agreement
against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not
been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.06), the Trustee shall exercise such
of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement, and use the
same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own
affairs.
(d) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be construed to
relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Guarantee Agreement, and the
Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties
and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee
Agreement; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the
Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to
the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement; but in the case of any
such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee
shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not
they conform to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless it shall be
proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts
upon which such judgment was made;
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities relating to the time, method and
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place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee,
or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this
Guarantee Agreement; and
(iv) no provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall require the
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal
financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Trustee shall have
reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or
liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee
Agreement or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.02. Certain Rights of Trustee.
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01:
(i) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or
parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Guarantee Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement,
the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established
before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless
other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad
faith on its part, request and rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon
receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor;
(iv) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its choice, and the
written advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be
full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such
advice or opinion; such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its
Affiliates and may include any of its employees; the Trustee shall have the
right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this
Guarantee Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction;
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(v) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement at the request or
direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Trustee
such adequate security and indemnity as would satisfy a reasonable person in the
position of the Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees
and expenses) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with
such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be
requested by the Trustee; provided that nothing contained in this Section
3.02(a)(v) shall be taken to relieve the Trustee, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in
it by this Guarantee Agreement;
(vi) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit;
(vii) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents or attorneys, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct
or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder; and
(viii) whenever in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement
the Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to
enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Trustee
(i) may request instructions from the Holders, (ii) may refrain from enforcing
such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are
received, and (iii) shall be protected in acting in accordance with such
instructions.
(b) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to impose
any duty or obligation on the Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any
right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction
in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Trustee shall be unqualified or
incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts
or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or
authority available to the Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
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SECTION 3.03. Compensation; Fees; Indemnity.
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The Guarantor agrees:
(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by the Trustee hereunder (which compensation shall not
be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of
an express trust);
(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this
Guarantee Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
(c) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold the Trustee harmless
against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of this Guarantee Agreement, including the costs
and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection
with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 3.03 shall survive the termination of this
Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.01. Trustee; Eligibility.
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(a) There shall at all times be a Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee under
the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million
U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by
Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such
corporation publishes reports of condition at
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least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising
or examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this
Section 4.01(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under
Section 4.01(a), the Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the
effect set out in Section 4.02(c).
(c) If the Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within
the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee and
Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of
the Trust Indenture Act, subject to the rights of the Trustee under the
penultimate paragraph thereof.
SECTION 4.02. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustee.
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(a) Subject to Section 4.02(b), the Trustee may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time by the Guarantor.
(b) The Trustee shall not be removed until a Successor Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until a Successor
Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The
Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting)
by an instrument in writing executed by the Trustee and delivered to the
Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Trustee has
been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing
executed by such Successor Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted
appointment as provided in this Section 4.02 within 60 days after delivery to
the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the resigning Trustee may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor
Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it
may deem proper, appoint a Successor Trustee.
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ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.01. Guarantee. The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally
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agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication
of amounts theretofore paid by or on behalf of the Trust), as and when due,
regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the Guarantor
may have or assert against any person. The Guarantor's obligation to make a
Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by
the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Trust to pay such amounts to the
Holders.
SECTION 5.02. Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby waives
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notice of acceptance of this Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to which
it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Trust or any other Person before proceeding against
the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of
redemption and all other notices and demands.
SECTION 5.03. Obligations Not Affected. The obligation of the Guarantor
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to make the Guarantee Payments under this Guarantee Agreement shall in no way be
affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the
following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Trust of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Preferred Securities to be performed
or observed by the Trust;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Trust of all or any
portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any
other sums payable under the terms of the Preferred Securities or the extension
of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
connection with, the Preferred Securities (other than an extension of time for
payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other
sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period on
the Junior Subordinated Notes permitted by the Indenture);
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred
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Securities, or any action on the part of the Trust granting indulgence or
extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any
collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of,
or other similar proceedings affecting, the Trust or any of the assets of the
Trust;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Preferred
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute
a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of
this Section 5.03 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain
consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 5.04. Rights of Holders. The Guarantor expressly acknowledges
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that: (i) this Guarantee Agreement will be deposited with the Trustee to be held
for the benefit of the Holders; (ii) the Trustee has the right to enforce this
Guarantee Agreement on behalf of the Holders; (iii) the Holders of a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Trustee in respect of this Guarantee Agreement or to direct the exercise of
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement,
provided that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or
with this Guarantee Agreement, and could not involve the Trustee in personal
liability in circumstances where reasonable indemnity would not be adequate; and
(iv) any Holder may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor
to enforce its rights under this Guarantee Agreement, without first instituting
a legal proceeding against or requesting or directing that action be taken by
the Trustee or any other person; it being understood and intended that no one or
more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of,
or by availing of, any provision of this Guarantee Agreement to affect, disturb
or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders or to
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obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such
Holders or to enforce any right under this Guarantee Agreement, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such
Holders.
SECTION 5.05. Guarantee of Payment. This Guarantee Agreement creates a
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guarantee of payment and not of collection. This Guarantee Agreement will not
be discharged except by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full (without
duplication) or upon the distribution of Junior Subordinated Notes to the
Holders in exchange for all of the Preferred Securities.
SECTION 5.06. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if
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any) rights of the Holders against the Trust in respect of any amounts paid to
the Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement; provided, however,
that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory
provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which it may
acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other
agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee Agreement,
if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts of Guarantee Payments are due
and unpaid under this Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the
Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold
such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.
SECTION 5.07. Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that
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its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Trust with
respect to the Preferred Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as
principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the
terms of this Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event
referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.03 hereof.
ARTICLE VI
SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.01. Subordination. This Guarantee Agreement will constitute an
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unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior
in right of payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, including the
Junior Subordinated Notes, except those obligations or liabilities made pari
passu or subordinate by their terms, (ii) pari passu with the preferred stock or
preferred stock A now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor, and (iii) senior to
all common stock of the Guarantor.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.01. Termination. This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate and
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be of no further force and effect upon: (i) full payment of the Redemption Price
of all Preferred Securities, (ii) the distribution of Junior Subordinated Notes
to the Holders in exchange for all of the Preferred Securities, or (iii) full
payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Trust Agreement upon
liquidation of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee
Agreement will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may
be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment of any sums paid with respect
to Preferred Securities or under this Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.01. Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements
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contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns,
receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the
benefit of the Holders then outstanding. Except in connection with a
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, or lease involving the Guarantor
that is permitted under Article Eight of the Indenture, the Guarantor shall not
assign its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 8.02. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes which do not
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materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent
of Holders will be required), this Guarantee Agreement may only be amended with
the prior approval of the Holders of not less than 66-2/3% in liquidation amount
of all the outstanding Preferred Securities. The provisions of Article Six of
the Trust Agreement concerning meetings of Holders shall apply to the giving of
such approval.
SECTION 8.03. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication
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required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duly signed by
the party giving such notice, and delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class
mail as follows:
(a) if given to the Guarantor, to the address set forth below or such
other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Trustee and the
Holders:
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Duke Energy Corporation
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attn: Corporate Secretary
(b) if given to the Trust, in care of the Trustee, or to the Trustee
at the Trust's (and the Trustee's) address set forth below or such other address
as the Trustee on behalf of the Trust may give notice to the Holders:
Duke Energy Capital Trust [ ]
c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attn: Corporate Trustee
Administration Department
with a copy, in the case of a notice to the Trust (other than a notice from the
Guarantor), to the Guarantor.
(c) if given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books and
records of the Trust.
All notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 8.04. Benefit. This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the benefit
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of the Holders and, subject to Section 3.01(a), is not separately transferable
from the Preferred Securities.
SECTION 8.05. Interpretation. In this Guarantee Agreement, unless the
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context otherwise requires:
(a) capitalized terms used in this Guarantee Agreement but not defined
in the preamble hereto have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section
1.01;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee Agreement has the same
meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Guarantee Agreement" or "this Guarantee
Agreement" are to this Guarantee Agreement as modified, supplemented or amended
from time to time;
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(d) all references in this Guarantee Agreement to Articles and
Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee Agreement unless
otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Guarantee Agreement unless otherwise defined in this Guarantee
Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires;
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
and
(g) the masculine, feminine or neuter genders used herein shall
include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.
SECTION 8.06. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
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BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION
OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND
ANY COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN
ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST IT AND RELATED TO OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREBY, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE IN
ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT
TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER, OR THAT THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT OR ANY
INSTRUMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF MAY NOT BE LITIGATED
IN OR BY SUCH COURTS. THE GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE
UPON IT BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL TO THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SET FORTH IN
THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT OR ANY METHOD AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS OF NEW YORK.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first above
written.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT 12.1
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
9 MONTHS ENDED 12 MONTHS ENDED
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SEPT 30, SEPT 30, DEC 31, DEC 31, DEC 31, DEC 31, DEC 31,
1997 1996(1) 1996(1) 1995(1) 1994(1) 1993(1) 1992(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Earnings Before Income
Taxes.................. $1,323.0 $1,440.3 $1,788.8 $1,682.3 $1,422.5 $1,326.9 $1,149.8
Fixed Charges........... 400.9 411.5 540.2 556.2 537.7 576.6 645.0
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Total............... $1,723.9 $1,851.8 $2,329.0 $2,238.5 $1,960.2 $1,903.5 $1,794.8
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Fixed Charges
Interest on debt....... $ 379.4 $ 392.4 $ 513.6 $ 535.7 $ 519.8 $ 559.9 $ 621.3
Interest component of
rentals............... 21.5 19.1 26.6 20.5 17.9 16.7 23.7
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Fixed Charges....... $ 400.9 $ 411.5 $ 540.2 $ 556.2 $ 537.7 $ 576.6 $ 645.0
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Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges.......... 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 2.8
</TABLE>
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(1) Data reflects accounting for the merger between Duke Energy Corporation
and PanEnergy Corp as a pooling of interests. As a result, the data gives
effect to the merger as if it had occurred as of January 1, 1992.
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EXHIBIT 12.2
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS COMBINED
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
9 MONTHS ENDED 12 MONTHS ENDED
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SEPT. 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, DEC. 31, DEC. 31, DEC. 31, DEC. 31,
1997 1996(1) 1996(1) 1995(1) 1994(1) 1993(1) 1992(1)
--------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Earnings Before Income
Taxes.................. $1,323.0 $1,440.3 $1,788.8 $1,682.3 $1,422.5 $1,326.9 $1,149.8
Fixed Charges........... 400.9 411.5 540.2 556.2 537.7 576.6 645.0
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total............... $1,723.9 $1,851.8 $2,329.0 $2,238.5 $1,960.2 $1,903.5 $1,794.8
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Fixed Charges
Interest on debt....... $ 379.4 $ 392.4 $ 513.6 $ 535.7 $ 519.8 $ 559.9 $ 621.3
Interest component of
rentals .............. 21.5 19.1 26.6 20.5 17.9 16.7 23.7
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Fixed Charges....... 400.9 411.5 540.2 556.2 537.7 576.6 645.0
Dividends on Preferred
Stocks................ 33.2 33.2 44.2 48.9 49.7 52.4 56.4
Adjustment to Dividends
on Preferred Stocks.... 22.4 21.0 28.3 31.9 32.1 34.7 34.9
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total............... $ 456.5 $ 465.7 $ 612.7 $ 637.0 $ 619.5 $ 663.7 $ 736.3
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges and
Preferred Dividends
Combined............... 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.4
</TABLE>
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(1) Data reflects accounting for the merger between Duke Energy Corporation
and PanEnergy Corp as a pooling of interests. As a result, the data gives
effect to the merger as if it had occurred as of January 1, 1992.
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of Duke Energy Corporation of our report dated February 7, 1997
appearing in the annual report on Form 10-K of Duke Power Company for the year
ended December 31, 1996 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
- -----------------------------
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 20, 1997
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 23.2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Duke Energy Corporation of our report dated January 17, 1997
appearing in the annual report on Form 10-K of PanEnergy Corp for the year
ended December 31, 1996 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
- -------------------------------
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Houston, Texas
November 20, 1997
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 24.1
DUKE POWER COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
-----------------
a maximum of $350,000,000 principal amount or par value,
as the case may be, of (i) Junior Subordinated Debentures or Notes (Debentures),
(ii) Preferred Stock, (iii) Preferred Stock A, and/or (iv) preferred
securities of one or more direct or indirect subsidiary limited partnerships,
limited liability companies or statutory business trusts
holding Debentures as assets
(Securities)
The undersigned DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation, and
certain of its officers and/or directors, do each hereby constitute and appoint
Richard J. Osborne and Ellen T. Ruff, and each of them, to act as
attorneys-in-fact for and in the respective names, places and stead of the
undersigned, to execute, seal, sign, and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a Registration Statement of said Duke Energy Corporation on Form S-3
and any and all amendments thereto for the purpose of registering under the
Securities Act of 1933 the Securities, hereby granting to said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned, or any of them, might or could do if personally present, hereby
ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys-in-fact.
Executed the 28th day of October, 1997.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By /s/ R. B. Priory
-----------------------
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Corporate Seal)
ATTEST:
/s/ Robert T. Lucas III
- -----------------------
Assistant Secretary
<PAGE>
/s/ R. B. Priory Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
------------------ (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
R. B. Priory
/s/ Richard J. Osborne Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
------------------ Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Richard J. Osborne
/s/ Jeffrey L. Boyer Vice President and Corporate Controller
------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer)
Jeffrey L. Boyer
/s/ Paul M. Anderson (Director)
------------------
Paul M. Anderson
/s/ G. Alex Bernhardt (Director)
------------------
G. Alex Bernhardt
/s/ Robert J. Brown (Director)
------------------
Robert J. Brown
/s/ William A. Coley (Director)
------------------
William A. Coley
/s/ William T. Esrey (Director)
------------------
William T. Esrey
/s/ Ann Maynard Gray (Director)
------------------
Ann Maynard Gray
<PAGE>
/s/ Harold S. Hook (Director)
-----------------------
Harold S. Hook
/s/ W. W. Johnson (Director)
-----------------------
W. W. Johnson
/s/ Max Lennon (Director)
-----------------------
Max Lennon
/s/ Leo E. Linbeck, Jr. (Director)
-----------------------
Leo E. Linbeck, Jr.
/s/ James G. Martin (Director)
-----------------------
James G. Martin
/s/ Buck Mickel (Director)
-----------------------
Buck Mickel
/s/ Russell M. Robinson, II (Director)
-----------------------
Russell M. Robinson, II
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 24.2
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE
The undersigned officer of DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, a North Carolina
corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify that attached hereto is a
true and complete copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation with respect to the Registration Statement, which
resolution is presently in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and affixed
the seal of the Corporation this 20th day of November, 1997.
/s/ Robert T. Lucas III
----------------------------
Robert T. Lucas III
Assistant Secretary
(Corporate Seal)
FURTHER RESOLVED, that each officer and director who may be required to
execute such Registration Statement or Registration Statements or any amendments
thereto (whether on behalf of the Company or as an officer or director thereof
or by attesting the seal of the Company or otherwise) be and hereby is
authorized to execute a power of attorney appointing W.H. Grigg, Richard J.
Osborne, and Ellen T. Ruff, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys and
agents to execute in his or her name, place and stead (in any such capacity)
such Registration Statement or Registration Statements and any and all
amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or advisable in connection
therewith, to attest the seal of the Company thereon and to file the same with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, each of said attorneys and agents to
have power to act with or without the others and to have full power and
authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of such officers
and directors, or both, as the case may be, every act whatsoever necessary or
advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as
any such officer or director might or could do in person;
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.1-A
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
________________________________________
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST I
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied For
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
________________________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 1997.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business June 30, 1997, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.............. $ 13,892
Interest-bearing balances....................................... 4,282
Securities:
Held to maturity securities....................................... 2,857
Available for sale securities..................................... 34,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
to resell....................................................... 29,970
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income.......... $124,827
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses......... 2,753
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve............. 13
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance,
and reserve................................................... 122,061
Trading Assets.................................................... 56,042
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).......... 2,904
Other real estate owned........................................... 306
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies............................................ 232
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...... 2,092
Intangible assets................................................. 1,532
Other assets...................................................... 10,448
--------
TOTAL ASSETS...................................................... $280,709
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................. $ 91,249
Noninterest-bearing............................... $38,157
Interest-bearing ................................. 53,092
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 70,192
Noninterest-bearing............................... $ 3,712
Interest-bearing.................................. 66,480
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase................................................... 35,185
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities............................................... 42,307
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and
obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less................... 4,593
With a remaining maturity of more than one year through
three years................................................... 260
With a remaining maturity of more than three years.............. 146
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 2,092
Subordinated notes and debentures................................. 5,715
Other liabilities................................................. 11,373
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................. 264,112
--------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock...................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).......... 10,283
Undivided profits and capital reserves............................ 5,280
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-
sale securities................................................. (193)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............... 16
--------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 16,597
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $280,709
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.1-B
___________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST II
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE Applied For
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_____________________________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
_____________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street,
New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 1997.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
---------------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business June 30, 1997, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.............. $ 13,892
Interest-bearing balances....................................... 4,282
Securities:
Held to maturity securities....................................... 2,857
Available for sale securities..................................... 34,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
to resell....................................................... 29,970
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income.......... $124,827
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses......... 2,753
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve............. 13
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance,
and reserve................................................... 122,061
Trading Assets.................................................... 56,042
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).......... 2,904
Other real estate owned........................................... 306
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies............................................ 232
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...... 2,092
Intangible assets................................................. 1,532
Other assets...................................................... 10,448
--------
TOTAL ASSETS...................................................... $280,709
========
</TABLE>
- 4 -
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................. $ 91,249
Noninterest-bearing............................... $38,157
Interest-bearing ................................. 53,092
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 70,192
Noninterest-bearing............................... $ 3,712
Interest-bearing.................................. 66,480
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase................................................... 35,185
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities............................................... 42,307
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and
obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less................... 4,593
With a remaining maturity of more than one year through
three years................................................... 260
With a remaining maturity of more than three years.............. 146
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 2,092
Subordinated notes and debentures................................. 5,715
Other liabilities................................................. 11,373
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................. 264,112
--------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock...................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).......... 10,283
Undivided profits and capital reserves............................ 5,280
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-
sale securities................................................. (193)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............... 16
--------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 16,597
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $280,709
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
-5-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.2-A
___________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 56-0205520
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_____________________________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
Duke Energy Capital Trust I
(Title of the indenture securities)
_____________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street,
New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 1997.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business June 30, 1997, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.............. $ 13,892
Interest-bearing balances....................................... 4,282
Securities:
Held to maturity securities....................................... 2,857
Available for sale securities..................................... 34,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
to resell....................................................... 29,970
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income.......... $124,827
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses......... 2,753
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve............. 13
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance,
and reserve................................................... 122,061
Trading Assets.................................................... 56,042
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).......... 2,904
Other real estate owned........................................... 306
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies............................................ 232
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...... 2,092
Intangible assets................................................. 1,532
Other assets...................................................... 10,448
--------
TOTAL ASSETS...................................................... $280,709
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................. $ 91,249
Noninterest-bearing............................... $38,157
Interest-bearing ................................. 53,092
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 70,192
Noninterest-bearing............................... $ 3,712
Interest-bearing.................................. 66,480
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase................................................... 35,185
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities............................................... 42,307
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and
obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less................... 4,593
With a remaining maturity of more than one year through
three years................................................... 260
With a remaining maturity of more than three years.............. 146
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 2,092
Subordinated notes and debentures................................. 5,715
Other liabilities................................................. 11,373
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................. 264,112
--------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock...................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).......... 10,283
Undivided profits and capital reserves............................ 5,280
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-
sale securities................................................. (193)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............... 16
--------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 16,597
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $280,709
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.2-B
___________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 56-0205520
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_______________________________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
DUKE ENERGY CAPITAL TRUST II
(Title of the indenture securities)
___________________________________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.,
20551.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street,
New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
<PAGE>
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Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 1997.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
-------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business June 30, 1997, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.............. $ 13,892
Interest-bearing balances....................................... 4,282
Securities:
Held to maturity securities....................................... 2,857
Available for sale securities..................................... 34,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
to resell....................................................... 29,970
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income.......... $124,827
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses......... 2,753
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve............. 13
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance,
and reserve................................................... 122,061
Trading Assets.................................................... 56,042
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).......... 2,904
Other real estate owned........................................... 306
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies............................................ 232
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...... 2,092
Intangible assets................................................. 1,532
Other assets...................................................... 10,448
--------
TOTAL ASSETS...................................................... $280,709
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................. $ 91,249
Noninterest-bearing............................... $38,157
Interest-bearing ................................. 53,092
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 70,192
Noninterest-bearing............................... $ 3,712
Interest-bearing.................................. 66,480
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase................................................... 35,185
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities............................................... 42,307
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and
obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less................... 4,593
With a remaining maturity of more than one year through
three years................................................... 260
With a remaining maturity of more than three years.............. 146
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 2,092
Subordinated notes and debentures................................. 5,715
Other liabilities................................................. 11,373
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................. 264,112
--------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock...................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).......... 10,283
Undivided profits and capital reserves............................ 5,280
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-
sale securities................................................. (193)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............... 16
--------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 16,597
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $280,709
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
__________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
__________________________________________
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 56-0205520
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
422 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
__________________________________________
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
(Title of the indenture securities)
__________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17TH day of NOVEMBER, 1997.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business June 30, 1997, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.............. $ 13,892
Interest-bearing balances....................................... 4,282
Securities:
Held to maturity securities....................................... 2,857
Available for sale securities..................................... 34,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
to resell....................................................... 29,970
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income.......... $124,827
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses......... 2,753
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve............. 13
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance,
and reserve................................................... 122,061
Trading Assets.................................................... 56,042
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).......... 2,904
Other real estate owned........................................... 306
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies............................................ 232
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...... 2,092
Intangible assets................................................. 1,532
Other assets...................................................... 10,448
--------
TOTAL ASSETS...................................................... $280,709
========
</TABLE>
- 4 -
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................. $ 91,249
Noninterest-bearing............................... $38,157
Interest-bearing ................................. 53,092
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 70,192
Noninterest-bearing............................... $ 3,712
Interest-bearing.................................. 66,480
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase................................................... 35,185
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.......................... 1,000
Trading liabilities............................................... 42,307
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and
obligations under capitalized leases):
With a remaining maturity of one year or less................... 4,593
With a remaining maturity of more than one year through
three years................................................... 260
With a remaining maturity of more than three years.............. 146
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......... 2,092
Subordinated notes and debentures................................. 5,715
Other liabilities................................................. 11,373
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................. 264,112
--------
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 0
Common stock...................................................... 1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).......... 10,283
Undivided profits and capital reserves............................ 5,280
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-
sale securities................................................. (193)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............... 16
--------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. 16,597
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................. $280,709
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) DIRECTORS
WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
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