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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 30, 1996
REGISTRATION NOS. 333- AND 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FIRST UNION CORPORATION FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Issuer Agreement)
NORTH CAROLINA DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
6711 6719
(Primary standard industrial (Primary standard industrial
classification code number) classification code number)
56-0898180 APPLIED FOR
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
ONE FIRST UNION CENTER C/O FIRST UNION CORPORATION
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28288-0013 ONE FIRST UNION CENTER
(704) 374-6565 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28288-0013
(704) 374-6565
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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MARION A. COWELL, JR., ESQ.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
ONE FIRST UNION CENTER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28288-1306
(216) 689-6300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
WITH A COPY TO:
MITCHELL S. EITEL, ESQ.
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
125 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
(212) 558-4000
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As promptly as practicable after the effective date of this Registration
Statement.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with
General Instruction G, please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS PROPOSED MINIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
OF SECURITIES TO AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING
BE REGISTERED REGISTERED (1) PER UNIT (2) PRICE (2)
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Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures of First Union Corporation
(2)................................... $500,000,000 $1,000.00 $500,000,000
8.04% Capital Securities of First Union
Institutional Capital I (3)........... 500,000 $1,000.00 $500,000,000
First Union Corporation Guarantee with
respect to Capital Securties (3)(4)... N/A N/A N/A
Total................................... $500,000,000(5) 100% $500,000,000(5)
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS AMOUNT OF
OF SECURITIES TO REGISTRATION
BE REGISTERED FEE
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Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures of First Union Corporation
(2)................................... N/A
8.04% Capital Securities of First Union
Institutional Capital I (3)........... $151,516
First Union Corporation Guarantee with
respect to Capital Securties (3)(4)... N/A
Total................................... $151,516
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee.
(2) The Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures were purchased by
First Union Institutional Capital I with the proceeds of the sale of the
Capital Securities. No separate consideration will be received from
purchasers of Capital Securities for the Junior Subordinated Deferrable
Interest Debentures.
(3) This Registration Statement is deemed to cover the Junior Subordinated
Deferrable Interest Debentures of First Union Corporation, the rights of
holders of Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures of First Union
Corporation under the Indenture, the rights of holders of Capital Securities
of First Union Institutional Capital I under the Trust Agreement, the rights
of holders of the Capital Securities under the Guarantee of First Union
Corporation and the Expense Agreement entered into by First Union
Corporation, which taken together fully and unconditionally guarantee the
obligations of First Union Institutional Capital I under the Capital
Securities.
(4) No separate consideration will be received for the First Union Corporation
Guarantee.
(5) Such amounts represent the aggregate liquidation amount of Capital
Securities to be issued and exchanged hereunder and the principal amount of
Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures that may be distributed
upon liquidation of First Union Institutional Capital I.
THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE OR 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 COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET PURSUANT TO ITEM 501(B) OF REGULATION S-K
SHOWING THE LOCATION IN THE PROSPECTUS OF THE RESPONSES
TO THE ITEMS OF PART I OF FORM S-4.
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FORM S-4 ITEM LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS
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1. Forepart of Registration Statement and Outside Front Cover Page of
Prospectus......................................................... OUTSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE; FACING PAGE
2. Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages of Prospectus............ AVAILABLE INFORMATION; TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. Risk Factors, Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Other
Information........................................................ RISK FACTORS; CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO
FIXED CHARGES
4. Terms of the Transaction........................................... OUTSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE; SUMMARY; THE ISSUER;
THE CORPORATION; USE OF PROCEEDS;
CAPITALIZATION; ACCOUNTING TREATMENT; THE
EXCHANGE OFFER; DESCRIPTION OF NEW SECURITIES;
DESCRIPTION OF OLD SECURITIES; RELATIONSHIP
AMONG CAPITAL SECURITIES, SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES AND GUARANTEE; CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME
TAX CONSEQUENCES; CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS;
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
5. Pro Forma Financial Information.................................... INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE;
CAPITALIZATION
6. Material Contacts with the Company Being Acquired.................. *
7. Additional Information Required for Reoffering by Persons and
Parties Deemed to Be Underwriters.................................. *
8. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel............................. VALIDITY OF NEW SECURITIES; EXPERTS
9. Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities
Act Liabilities.................................................... *
10. Information with Respect to S-3 Registrants........................ INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE;
SUMMARY; THE CORPORATION
11. Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.................. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
12. Information with Respect to S-2 or S-3 Registrants................. *
13. Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.................. *
14. Information with Respect to Registrants Other Than S-3 or S-2
Registrants........................................................ AVAILABLE INFORMATION; THE ISSUER
15. Information with Respect to S-3 Companies.......................... *
16. Information with Respect to S-2 or S-3 Companies................... *
17. Information with Respect to Companies Other Than S-2 or S-3
Companies.......................................................... *
18. Information if Proxies, Consents or Authorizations are to be
Solicited.......................................................... *
19. Information if Proxies, Consents or Authorizations are not to be
Solicited, or in an Exchange Offer................................. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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* Not Applicable.
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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 STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER , 1996
PROSPECTUS
(First Union $500,000,000
logo appears FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
here) OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS 8.04% CAPITAL SECURITIES
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR ANY
AND ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING 8.04% CAPITAL SECURITIES
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $1,000 PER CAPITAL SECURITY)
GUARANTEED, TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED HEREIN, BY
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
The Exchange Offer and Withdrawal Rights will expire at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on , 1997, unless extended.
First Union Institutional Capital I, a business trust formed under the laws
of the State of Delaware (the "Issuer"), hereby offers, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus (as the same may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus") and in the
accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Exchange
Offer"), to exchange up to $500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of its
8.04% Capital Securities (Liquidation Amount $1,000 per Capital Security) (the
"New Capital Securities") which have been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to a Registration Statement
(as defined herein) of which this Prospectus constitutes a part, for a like
Liquidation Amount of its outstanding 8.04% Capital Securities (Liquidation
Amount $1,000 per Capital Security) (the "Old Capital Securities"), of which
$500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount is outstanding. Pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, First Union Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the
"Corporation"), is also exchanging (i) its guarantee with respect to the payment
of Distributions (as defined herein) and payments on liquidation or redemption
of the Old Capital Securities (the "Old Guarantee") for a like guarantee with
respect to the New Capital Securities (the "New Guarantee"), and (ii) all of its
outstanding 8.04% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the "Old
Subordinated Debentures"), of which $515,464,000 aggregate principal amount is
outstanding, for a like aggregate principal amount of its 8.04% Junior
Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the "New Subordinated Debentures"),
which New Guarantee and New Subordinated Debentures also have been registered
under the Securities Act. The Old Capital Securities, the Old Guarantee and the
Old Subordinated Debentures are collectively referred to herein as the "Old
Securities" and the New Capital Securities, the New Guarantee and the New
Subordinated Debentures are collectively referred to herein as the "New
Securities".
The terms of the New Securities are identical in all material respects to
the respective terms of the Old Securities, except that (i) the New Securities
have been registered under the Securities Act and therefore will not be subject
to certain restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Securities, (ii) the
New Capital Securities will not provide for any increase in the Distribution
rate thereon and (iii) the New Subordinated Debentures will not provide for any
increase in the interest rate thereon. See "Description of New Securities" and
"Description of Old Securities". The New Capital Securities are being offered
for exchange in order to satisfy certain obligations of the Corporation and the
Issuer under the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 1996
(the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Corporation, the Issuer and the
Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) of the Old Capital Securities. In the
event that the Exchange Offer is consummated, any Old Capital Securities which
remain outstanding after consummation of the Exchange Offer and the New Capital
Securities issued in the Exchange Offer will vote together as a single class for
purposes of determining whether holders of the requisite percentage in
outstanding Liquidation Amount thereof have taken certain actions or exercised
certain rights under the Trust Agreement (as defined herein).
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 12 FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO
AN INVESTMENT IN THE CAPITAL SECURITIES, INCLUDING THE PERIOD AND CIRCUMSTANCES
DURING AND UNDER WHICH PAYMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITIES MAY BE
DEFERRED AND CERTAIN RELATED UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.
THESE SECURITIES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCY.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is , 1996.
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The New Capital Securities represent preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Issuer. The Corporation is the owner of all of
the beneficial interests represented by the common securities of the Issuer (the
"Common Securities" and, collectively with the Capital Securities, the "Trust
Securities"). The Issuer exists for the sole purpose of issuing the Trust
Securities and investing the proceeds thereof in the Subordinated Debentures.
The Subordinated Debentures will mature on December 1, 2026 (the "Stated
Maturity"). The Capital Securities will have a preference under certain
circumstances with respect to cash distributions and amounts payable on
liquidation, redemption or otherwise over the Common Securities. See
"Description of New Securities" -- "Description of Capital Securities;
SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES".
As used herein, (i) the "Indenture" means the Junior Subordinated Indenture
relating to the Subordinated Debentures, as amended and supplemented from time
to time, between the Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the
"Debenture Trustee"), (ii) the "Trust Agreement" means the Amended and Restated
Trust Agreement relating to the Issuer among the Corporation, as Depositor,
Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee (the "Property Trustee") and
Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee (the "Delaware Trustee") (the
Property Trustee and Delaware Trustee collectively, the "Issuer Trustees"),
(iii) the "Guarantee Agreement" means the Guarantee Agreement between the
Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee")
providing a guarantee, on the terms and conditions described herein, for the
benefit of holders of the Capital Securities (the "Guarantee"), and (iv) the
"Expense Agreement" means the Expense Agreement between the Corporation and the
Issuer. In addition, as the context may require, unless expressly stated
otherwise, (i) the "Capital Securities" includes the Old Capital Securities and
the New Capital Securities, (ii) the "Subordinated Debentures" includes the Old
Subordinated Debentures and the New Subordinated Debentures and (iii) the
"Guarantee" includes the Old Guarantee and the New Guarantee.
Except as provided below, the Capital Securities will be represented by
global Capital Securities in fully registered form, deposited with a custodian
for and registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company
("DTC"). Beneficial interests in such Capital Securities will be shown on, and
transfers thereof will be effected through, records maintained by DTC and its
participants. Beneficial interests in such Capital Securities will trade in
DTC's Same-Day Funds Settlement System and secondary market trading activity in
such interests will therefore settle in immediately available funds. The Capital
Securities will be issued, and may be transferred, only in blocks having a
Liquidation Amount of not less than $100,000 (100 Capital Securities). See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; FORM,
DENOMINATION, BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES AND TRANSFER".
Holders of the Capital Securities will be entitled to receive preferential
cumulative cash distributions accruing from the date of original issuance and
payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year,
commencing June 1, 1997, at the annual rate of 8.04% of the Liquidation Amount
of $1,000 per Capital Security ("Distributions"). The Corporation has the right
to defer payment of interest on the Subordinated Debentures at any time or from
time to time for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods with
respect to each deferral period (each, an "Extension Period"), provided that no
Extension Period may extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated
Debentures. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and the payment of
all amounts then due, the Corporation may elect to begin a new Extension Period,
subject to the requirements set forth herein. If interest payments on the
Subordinated Debentures are so deferred, Distributions on the Capital Securities
will also be deferred and the Corporation will not be permitted, subject to
certain exceptions described herein, to declare or pay any cash distributions
with respect to the Corporation's capital stock or debt securities of the
Corporation that rank PARI PASSU with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures.
During an Extension Period, interest on the Subordinated Debentures will
continue to accrue (and the amount of Distributions to which holders of the
Capital Securities are entitled will accumulate) at the rate of 8.04% per annum,
compounded semi-annually, and holders of the Capital Securities will be required
to accrue interest income for United States federal income tax purposes. See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; OPTION
TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD" and "Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences -- Interest Income and Original Issue Discount".
The Corporation has, through the Guarantee, the Trust Agreement, the
Subordinated Debentures, the Indenture and the Expense Agreement, taken
together, fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of the Issuer's obligations
under the Capital Securities. See "Relationship Among Capital Securities,
Subordinated Debentures and Guarantee -- Full and Unconditional Guarantee". The
Guarantee of the Corporation guarantees the payment of Distributions and
payments on liquidation or redemption of the Capital Securities, but only in
each case to the extent of funds held by the Issuer, as described herein. See
"Description of Guarantee". If the Corporation does not make interest payments
on the Subordinated Debentures held by the Issuer, the Issuer will have
insufficient funds to pay Distributions on the Capital Securities. The Guarantee
does not cover payment of Distributions when the Issuer does not have sufficient
funds to pay such Distributions. In such event, under the
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Indenture a holder of the Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding
directly against the Corporation to enforce payment of such amounts. See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures;
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF CAPITAL SECURITIES". The obligations
of the Corporation under the Guarantee and the Subordinated Debentures are
subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt (as defined
herein) of the Corporation. See "Description of New Securities -- Description of
Subordinated Debentures; SUBORDINATION").
The Capital Securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in
part, upon repayment of the Subordinated Debentures at maturity or their earlier
redemption. The Subordinated Debentures are redeemable prior to maturity at the
option of the Corporation (i) on or after December 1, 2006, in whole at any time
or in part from time to time at the redemption prices set forth herein, or (ii)
at any time, in whole (but not in part), upon the occurrence and continuation of
a Special Event (as defined herein), at a redemption price equal to the Special
Event Redemption Price (as defined herein). See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; REDEMPTION".
The holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) will have the
right at any time to terminate the Issuer and, after satisfaction of liabilities
to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with applicable law and the Expense
Agreement, cause the Subordinated Debentures to be distributed to the holders of
the Capital Securities in liquidation of the Issuer, subject to the Issuer
having received an opinion of counsel to the effect that such distribution will
not be a taxable event to holders of Capital Securities. See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION OF ISSUER AND
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS".
The Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and are subordinated and junior
in right of payment to all Senior Debt of the Corporation.
In the event of the termination of the Issuer, after satisfaction of
liabilities to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with applicable law and the
Expense Agreement, the holders of the Capital Securities will be entitled to
receive as a preference a Liquidation Amount of $1,000 per Capital Security plus
accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment, which may
be in the form of a distribution of a Like Amount (as defined herein) in
Subordinated Debentures, subject to certain exceptions. See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON
Termination".
The Issuer is making the Exchange Offer of the New Capital Securities in
reliance on the position of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as set forth in
certain interpretive letters addressed to third parties in other transactions.
However, neither the Corporation nor the Issuer has sought its own interpretive
letter, and there can be no assurance that the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance of the Commission would make a similar determination with
respect to the Exchange Offer as it has in such interpretive letters to third
parties. Based on these interpretations by the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance, and subject to the two immediately following sentences, the
Corporation and the Issuer believe that New Capital Securities issued pursuant
to this Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Capital Securities may be offered for
resale, resold and otherwise transferred by a holder thereof (other than a
holder who is a broker-dealer) without further compliance with the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that such
New Capital Securities are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder's
business and that such holder is not participating, and has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate, in a distribution (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities. However, any
holder of Old Capital Securities who is an "affiliate" of the Corporation or the
Issuer within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act (an "Affiliate")
or who intends to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of
distributing New Capital Securities, or any broker-dealer who purchased Old
Capital Securities from the Issuer to resell pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act ("Rule 144A") or any other available exemption under the
Securities Act, (i) will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the staff
of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission set forth in the
above-mentioned interpretive letters, (ii) will not be entitled to tender such
Old Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer and (iii) must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any sale or other transfer of such Old Capital Securities unless
such sale is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. In addition,
as described below, if any broker-dealer (a "Participating Broker-Dealer") holds
Old Capital Securities acquired for its own account as a result of market-making
or other trading activities and exchanges such Old Capital Securities for New
Capital Securities, then such Participating Broker-Dealer must deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resales of such New Capital Securities.
Each holder of Old Capital Securities who wishes to exchange Old Capital
Securities for New Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer will be required to
represent that (i) it is not an Affiliate, (ii) any New Capital Securities to be
received by it
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are being acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (iii) it has no
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution
(within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities, and
(iv) if such holder is not a broker-dealer, such holder is not engaged in, and
does not intend to engage in, a distribution (within the meaning of the
Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities. In addition, the Corporation and
the Issuer may require such holder, as a condition to such holder's eligibility
to participate in the Exchange Offer, to furnish to the Corporation and the
Issuer (or an agent thereof) in writing information as to the number of
"beneficial owners" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) on behalf of whom such
holder holds the Capital Securities to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer. Each
Participating Broker-Dealer that receives New Capital Securities for its own
account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it acquired the Old
Capital Securities for its own account as the result of market-making activities
or other trading activities and must agree that it will deliver a prospectus
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of
such New Capital Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so
acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a Participating Broker-Dealer will
not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the
Securities Act. Based on the position taken by the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance of the Commission in the interpretive letters referred to
above, the Corporation and the Issuer believe that Participating Broker-Dealers,
may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the New
Capital Securities received upon exchange of such Old Capital Securities (other
than Old Capital Securities which represent an unsold allotment from the
original sale of the Old Capital Securities) with a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act, which may be the prospectus prepared for an
exchange offer so long as it contains a description of the plan of distribution
with respect to the resale of such New Capital Securities. Accordingly, this
Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used
by a Participating Broker-Dealer during the period referred to below in
connection with resales of New Capital Securities received in exchange for Old
Capital Securities where such Old Capital Securities were acquired by such
Participating Broker-Dealer for its own account as a result of market-making or
other trading activities. Subject to certain provisions set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Corporation and the Issuer have agreed that
this Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be
used by a Participating Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of such New
Capital Securities for a period ending 180 days after the Expiration Date (as
defined herein) or, if earlier, when all such New Capital Securities have been
disposed of by such Participating Broker-Dealer. See "Plan of Distribution". Any
person, including any Participating Broker-Dealer, who is an Affiliate may not
rely on such interpretive letters and must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resale transaction. See "The Exchange Offer -- Resales of New Capital
Securities".
In that regard, each Participating Broker-Dealer who surrenders Old Capital
Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be deemed to have agreed, by
execution of the Letter of Transmittal or delivery of an Agent's Message (as
defined herein) that, upon receipt of notice from the Corporation or the Issuer
of the occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any
statement contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus untrue in
any material respect or which causes this Prospectus to omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained or incorporated by
reference herein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, or of the occurrence of certain other events specified in the
Registration Rights Agreement, such Participating Broker-Dealer will suspend the
sale of New Securities pursuant to this Prospectus until the Corporation or the
Issuer has amended or supplemented this Prospectus to correct such misstatement
or omission and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented Prospectus
to such Participating Broker-Dealer, or the Corporation or the Issuer has given
notice that the sale of the New Capital Securities (or the Guarantee or the
Subordinated Debentures, as applicable) may be resumed, as the case may be.
Prior to the Exchange Offer, there has been only a limited secondary market
and no public market for the Old Capital Securities. The New Capital Securities
will be a new issue of securities for which there currently is no market.
Although the Initial Purchasers have informed the Corporation and the Issuer
that they each currently intend to make a market in the New Capital Securities,
they are not obligated to do so, and any such market making may be discontinued
at any time without notice. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the
development or liquidity of any market for the New Capital Securities. The
Corporation currently does not intend to apply for listing of the New Capital
Securities on any securities exchange or for quotation through the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System.
Any Old Capital Securities not tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer
will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all the same rights and will be
subject to the same limitations applicable thereto under the Trust Agreement
(except for those rights which terminate upon consummation of the Exchange
Offer). Following consummation of the Exchange Offer, the holders of Old Capital
Securities will continue to be subject to all of the existing restrictions upon
transfer thereof and neither the Corporation nor the Issuer will have any
further obligation to such holders (other than under certain limited
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circumstances) to provide for registration under the Securities Act of the Old
Capital Securities held by them. To the extent that Old Capital Securities are
tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, a holder's ability to sell
untendered Old Capital Securities could be adversely affected. See "Risk Factors
-- Consequences of a Failure to Exchange Old Capital Securities".
THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. HOLDERS OF OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES ARE URGED TO READ THIS PROSPECTUS
AND THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO
TENDER THEIR OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER.
Old Capital Securities may be tendered for exchange on or prior to 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on , 1997 (such time on such date being
hereinafter called the "Expiration Date"), unless the Exchange Offer is extended
by the Corporation and the Issuer (in which case the term "Expiration Date"
shall mean the latest date and time to which the Exchange Offer is extended).
Tenders of Old Capital Securities may be withdrawn at any time on or prior to
the Expiration Date. The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum
Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities being tendered for exchange.
However, the Exchange Offer is subject to certain events and conditions which
may be waived by the Corporation or the Issuer and to the terms and provisions
of the Registration Rights Agreement. Old Capital Securities may be tendered in
whole or in part having a Liquidation Amount of not less than $100,000 (100
Capital Securities) and or any integral multiple of $1,000 Liquidation Amount (1
Capital Security) in excess thereof. The Corporation has agreed to pay all
expenses of the Exchange Offer, except as otherwise specified herein. See "The
Exchange Offer -- Fees and Expenses". Each New Capital Security will pay
cumulative Distributions from the most recent Distribution Date (as defined
herein) on the Old Capital Securities surrendered in exchange for such New
Capital Securities or, if no Distributions have been paid on such Old Capital
Securities, from November 27, 1996. Holders of the Old Capital Securities whose
Old Capital Securities are accepted for exchange will not receive accumulated
Distributions on such Old Capital Securities for any period from and after the
last Distribution Date on such Old Capital Securities prior to the original
issue date of the New Capital Securities or, if no such Distributions have been
paid, will not receive any accumulated Distributions on such Old Capital
Securities, and will be deemed to have waived the right to receive any
Distributions on such Old Capital Securities accumulated from and after such
Distribution Date or, if no such interest has been paid or duly provided for,
from and after November 27, 1996. This Prospectus, together with the Letter of
Transmittal, is being sent to all registered holders of Old Capital Securities
as of , .
Neither the Corporation nor the Issuer will receive any proceeds from the
issuance of the New Capital Securities offered hereby. No dealer-manager is
being used in connection with this Exchange Offer. See "Use of Proceeds" and
"Plan of Distribution".
This Prospectus may be used by First Union Capital Markets Corp., an
affiliate of the Corporation, in connection with offers and sales related to
market-making transactions in New Securities effected from time to time after
the commencement of the offering to which this Prospectus relates. First Union
Capital Markets Corp. may act as principal or agent in such transactions,
including as agent for the counterparty when acting as principal or as agent for
both counterparties, and may receive compensation in the form of discounts and
commissions, including from both counterparties when it acts as agent for both.
Such sales will be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at
prices related thereto or at negotiated prices.
FOR NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS ONLY
THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS NOT
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THIS OFFERING, NOR HAS THE COMMISSIONER PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
THE NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES WILL BE ISSUED, AND CAPITAL SECURITIES MAY BE
TRANSFERRED, ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN
$100,000. ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF CAPITAL SECURITIES IN A
BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT
TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH CAPITAL SECURITIES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON SUCH CAPITAL SECURITIES, AND SUCH
TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH CAPITAL
SECURITIES.
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NO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OR OTHER PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") (EACH, A "PLAN"), NO
ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON OF ANY PLAN'S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY (A "PLAN ASSET ENTITY"), AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN
ASSETS" OF ANY PLAN, MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CAPITAL SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST
THEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF
AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION
("PTCE") 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE OR
HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST
THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF
THAT IT EITHER (I) IS NOT A PLAN OR A PLAN ASSET ENTITY AND IS NOT PURCHASING
SUCH SECURITIES ON BEHALF OF OR WITH "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY PLAN, OR (II) IS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1
OR 84-14 WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING.
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Available Information.................................................................................................. 7
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference........................................................................ 7
Summary................................................................................................................ 8
Risk Factors........................................................................................................... 12
The Issuer............................................................................................................. 16
The Corporation........................................................................................................ 17
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges....................................................................... 21
Use of Proceeds........................................................................................................ 21
Capitalization......................................................................................................... 22
Accounting Treatment................................................................................................... 23
The Exchange Offer..................................................................................................... 24
Description of New Securities.......................................................................................... 32
Description of Old Securities.......................................................................................... 52
Relationship Among Capital Securities, Subordinated Debentures and Guarantee........................................... 52
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences................................................................................ 54
Certain ERISA Considerations........................................................................................... 56
Plan of Distribution................................................................................................... 57
Validity of New Capital Securities..................................................................................... 58
Experts................................................................................................................ 58
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED
BY THE CORPORATION OR THE ISSUER. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER
OF ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES OR AN OFFER TO
ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. NEITHER THE
DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION OR THE ISSUER SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Corporation is subject to the informational requirements of the
Exchange Act and in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements and
other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other
information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of
the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and
at the regional offices of the Commission located at 7 World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048 and Suite 1400, Citicorp Center,
14th Floor, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such
material can also be obtained at prescribed rates by writing to the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Such material may also be accessed electronically by means of the
Commission's home page on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov In addition, such
reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Corporation can
be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad
Street, New York, New York 10005.
The Corporation and the Issuer have filed with the Commission a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments and exhibits
thereto, the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act with respect to
the securities offered hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all the
information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain portions of which
have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Commission.
For further information with respect to the Corporation and the securities
offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement and the exhibits
and the financial statements, notes and schedules filed as part thereof or
incorporated by reference therein, which may be inspected at the public
reference facilities of the Commission, at the addresses set forth above.
Statements made in this Prospectus concerning the contents of any documents
referred to herein are not necessarily complete, and in each instance are
qualified in all respects by reference to the copy of such document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.
No separate financial statements of the Issuer have been included herein.
The Corporation and the Issuer do not consider that such financial statements
would be material to holders of the Capital Securities because the Issuer is a
newly formed special purpose entity, has no operating history or independent
operations and is not engaged in and does not propose to engage in any activity
other than holding as trust assets the Subordinated Debentures of the
Corporation and issuing the Trust Securities. The Corporation has, through the
Guarantee, the Trust Agreement, the Subordinated Debentures, the Indenture and
the Expense Agreement, taken together, fully and unconditionally guaranteed all
of the Issuer's obligations under the Capital Securities. See "The Issuer" and
"Description of New Securities". In addition, the Corporation does not expect
that the Issuer will be filing reports under the Exchange Act with the
Commission.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Corporation with the Commission (File
No. 1-10000) pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are
incorporated into this Prospectus by reference:
1. the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995;
2. the Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 1996, June 30, 1996, and September 30, 1996; and
3. the Corporation's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 10, February
9, August 20, September 6, and October 16, 1996.
Each document or report filed by the Corporation pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the
termination of any offering of securities made by this Prospectus shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus from the date of
filing of such document. Any statement contained herein or in a document all or
a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein or therein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Prospectus 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.
This Prospectus incorporates documents by reference which are not presented
herein or delivered herewith. The Corporation will provide without charge to any
person to whom this Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of
such person, a copy of any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated by
reference herein (other than exhibits not specifically incorporated by reference
into the texts of such documents). Requests for such documents should be
directed to: Investor Relations, First Union Corporation, Two First Union
Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0206, telephone number (704) 374-6782.
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SUMMARY
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND
SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS AND IS SUBJECT TO, AND QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO,
SUCH INFORMATION. CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN HAVE THE RESPECTIVE MEANINGS
ASCRIBED TO THEM ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Up to $500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of New Capital Securities
are being offered in exchange for a like aggregate Liquidation Amount of Old
Capital Securities. Old Capital Securities may be tendered for exchange in whole
or in part in a Liquidation Amount of $100,000 (100 Capital Securities) or any
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Corporation and the Issuer
are making the Exchange Offer in order to satisfy their obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement relating to the Old Capital Securities. For a
description of the procedures for tendering Old Capital Securities, see "The
Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering Old Capital Securities".
EXPIRATION DATE
The Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer will be 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on , 1997 unless the Exchange Offer is extended by the
Corporation and the Issuer. See "The Exchange Offer -- Expiration Date;
Extensions; Amendments".
CONDITIONS TO EXCHANGE OFFER
The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions, which may be waived by
the Corporation and the Issuer in their sole discretion. The Exchange Offer is
not conditioned upon any minimum Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities
being tendered. See "The Exchange Offer -- Conditions to Exchange Offer". The
Corporation and the Issuer reserve the right in their sole discretion, subject
to applicable law, at any time and from time to time, (i) to delay the
acceptance of the Old Capital Securities for exchange, (ii) to terminate the
Exchange Offer if certain specified conditions have not been satisfied, (iii) to
extend the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer and retain all Old Capital
Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer, subject, however, to the
right of holders of Old Capital Securities to withdraw their tendered Old
Capital Securities, or (iv) to waive any condition or otherwise amend the terms
of the Exchange Offer in any respect. See "The Exchange Offer -- Expiration
Date; Extensions; Amendments".
WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
Tenders of Old Capital Securities may be withdrawn at any time on or prior
to the Expiration Date by delivering a written notice of such withdrawal to
Wilmington Trust Company, as Exchange Agent (the "Exchange Agent"), in
conformity with certain procedures set forth below under "The Exchange
Offer -- Withdrawal Rights".
PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES
Tendering holders of Old Capital Securities must complete and sign a Letter
of Transmittal in accordance with the instructions contained therein and forward
the same by mail, facsimile or hand delivery, together with any other required
documents, to the Exchange Agent, either with the Old Capital Securities to be
tendered or in compliance with the specified procedures for guaranteed delivery
of Old Capital Securities. Certain brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust
companies and other nominees may also effect tenders by book-entry transfer,
including an Agent's Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal. Holders of
Old Capital Securities registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial
bank, trust company or other nominee are urged to contact such person promptly
if they wish to tender Old Capital Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
See "The Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering Old Capital Securities".
Letters of Transmittal and certificates representing Old Capital Securities
should not be sent to the Corporation or the Issuer. Such documents should only
be sent to the Exchange Agent. Questions regarding how to tender and requests
for information should be directed to the Exchange Agent. See "The Exchange
Offer -- Exchange Agent".
RESALES OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
The Corporation and the Issuer are making the Exchange Offer in reliance on
the position of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the
Commission as set forth in certain interpretive letters addressed to third
parties in other transactions. However, neither the Corporation nor the Issuer
has sought its own interpretive letter and there can be no assurance that the
staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission would make a
similar determination with respect to the
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Exchange Offer as it has in such interpretive letters to third parties. Based on
these interpretations by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, and
subject to the two immediately following sentences, the Corporation and the
Issuer believe that New Capital Securities issued pursuant to this Exchange
Offer in exchange for Old Capital Securities may be offered for resale, resold
and otherwise transferred by a holder thereof (other than a holder who is a
broker-dealer) without further compliance with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that such New Capital
Securities are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder's business and
that such holder is not participating, and has no arrangement or understanding
with any person to participate, in a distribution (within the meaning of the
Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities. However, any holder of Old
Capital Securities who is an Affiliate or who intends to participate in the
Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Capital Securities, or
any broker-dealer who purchased the Old Capital Securities from the Issuer to
resell pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the
Securities Act, (i) will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the staff
of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission set forth in the
above-mentioned interpretive letters, (ii) will not be permitted or entitled to
tender such Old Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer and (iii) must comply
with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act
in connection with any sale or other transfer of such Old Capital Securities
unless such sale is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. In
addition, as described below, any Participating Broker-Dealer must deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resales of such New Capital Securities.
Each holder of Old Capital Securities that wishes to exchange Old Capital
Securities for New Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer will be required to
represent that (i) it is not an Affiliate, (ii) any New Capital Securities to be
received by it are being acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (iii)
it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a
distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such New Capital
Securities, and (iv) if such holder is not a broker-dealer, such holder is not
engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution (within the meaning
of the Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities. Each Participating
Broker-Dealer must acknowledge that it acquired the Old Capital Securities for
its own account as the result of market-making activities or other trading
activities and must agree that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such New
Capital Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging
and by delivering a prospectus, a Participating Broker-Dealer will not be deemed
to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
Based on the position taken by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance
of the Commission in the interpretive letters referred to above, the Corporation
and the Issuer believe that Participating Broker-Dealers may fulfill their
prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the New Capital Securities
received upon exchange of such Old Capital Securities (other than Old Capital
Securities which represent an unsold allotment from the original sale of the Old
Capital Securities) with a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities
Act, which may be the prospectus prepared for an exchange offer so long as it
contains a description of the plan of distribution with respect to the resale of
such New Capital Securities. Accordingly, this Prospectus, as it may be amended
or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Participating Broker-Dealer
in connection with resales of New Capital Securities received in exchange for
Old Capital Securities where such Old Capital Securities were acquired by such
Participating Broker-Dealer for its own account as a result of market-making or
other trading activities. Subject to certain provisions set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement and to the limitations described below under "The
Exchange Offer -- Resale of New Capital Securities", the Corporation and the
Issuer have agreed that this Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, may be used by a Participating Broker-Dealer in connection
with resales of such New Capital Securities for a period ending 180 days after
the Expiration Date or, if earlier, when all such New Capital Securities have
been disposed of by such Participating Broker-Dealer. See "Plan of
Distribution". Any person, including any Participating Broker-Dealer, who is an
Affiliate may not rely on such interpretive letters and must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction. See "The Exchange Offer -- Resales of
New Capital Securities".
EXCHANGE AGENT
The Exchange Agent is Wilmington Trust Company. The addresses, and
telephone and facsimile numbers of the Exchange Agent are set forth in "The
Exchange Offer -- Exchange Agent" and in the Letter of Transmittal.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Neither the Corporation nor the Issuer will receive any proceeds from the
issuance of the New Capital Securities offered hereby. See "Use of Proceeds".
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CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS; CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
Holders of Old Capital Securities should review the information set forth
under "Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations" and "Certain ERISA
Considerations" prior to tendering Old Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer.
DESCRIPTION OF NEW SECURITIES
GENERAL
The Capital Securities represent preferred undivided beneficial interests
in the assets of the Issuer and will have a preference under certain
circumstances with respect to Distributions and amounts payable on liquidation,
redemption or otherwise over the Common Securities. See "Description of Capital
Securities -- Subordination of Common Securities". The sole assets of the Issuer
are the Subordinated Debentures, and payments under the Subordinated Debentures
will be the sole revenue of the Issuer. The Subordinated Debentures are
unsecured subordinated debt securities issued under the Indenture between the
Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
SECURITIES OFFERED
The Issuer is offering up to $500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of
the Issuer's 8.04% Capital Securities which have been registered under the
Securities Act (Liquidation Amount $1,000 per Capital Security). The New Capital
Securities will be issued, and the Old Capital Securities were issued, under the
Trust Agreement. The New Capital Securities and any Old Capital Securities which
remain outstanding after consummation of the Exchange Offer will constitute a
single series of Capital Securities under the Trust Agreement and, accordingly,
will vote together as a single class for purposes of determining whether holders
of the requisite percentage in outstanding Liquidation Amount thereof have taken
certain actions or exercised certain rights under the Trust Agreement. See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of New Capital Securities;
GENERAL". The terms of the New Capital Securities are identical in all material
respects to the terms of the Old Capital Securities, except that the New Capital
Securities have been registered under the Securities Act and therefore are not
subject to certain restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Capital
Securities and will not provide for any increase in the Distribution rate
thereon. See "The Exchange Offer -- Purpose of Exchange Offer", "Description of
New Securities" and "Description of Old Securities".
DISTRIBUTIONS
Holders of the Capital Securities will be entitled to receive as a
preference cumulative cash Distributions accruing from the date of original
issuance and payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each
year, commencing June 1, 1997, at the per annum rate set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus to the persons in whose names the Capital Securities are
registered at the close of business on the relevant record dates. See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Capital Securities;
DISTRIBUTIONS".
The Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and rank subordinate and junior
in right of payment to all Senior Debt of the Corporation. The ability of the
Issuer to pay amounts due on the Capital Securities is solely dependent upon the
Corporation making payments on the Subordinated Debentures as and when required.
See "Risk Factors -- Ranking of Subordinated Obligations Under Guarantee and
Subordinated Debentures".
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
So long as no Debenture Event of Default (as defined herein) has occurred
and is continuing, the Corporation has the right to defer payments of interest
on the Subordinated Debentures at any time or from time to time by extending the
interest payment period thereon for Extension Periods of up to 10 consecutive
semi-annual periods with respect to each deferral period; provided, however,
that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the
Subordinated Debentures. If interest payments on the Subordinated Debentures are
deferred, Distributions on the Capital Securities also will be deferred and the
Corporation will not be permitted, subject to certain exceptions set forth
herein, to declare or pay any cash distributions with respect to the
Corporation's capital stock or debt securities of the Corporation that rank PARI
PASSU with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures. During an Extension Period,
Distributions on the Capital Securities will continue to accumulate and
Distributions that are in arrears will bear interest on the amount thereof at
the per annum rate set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus (to the extent
permitted by applicable law), compounded semi-annually, and holders of the
Capital Securities will be required to accrue interest income for United States
federal income tax purposes in advance of receipt of cash related to such
income. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all
amounts then due, the Corporation may elect to begin a new Extension Period,
subject to the requirements set forth herein.
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The Corporation has no current plan to exercise its right to defer payments
of interest by extending the interest payment period on the Subordinated
Debentures. However, should the Corporation elect to exercise such right in the
future, the market price of the Capital Securities is likely to be affected. See
"Risk Factors -- Option to Extend Interest Payment Period; TAX CONSEQUENCES",
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; OPTION
TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD" and "Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences -- Interest Income and Original Issue Discount".
REDEMPTION; SPECIAL EVENT
The Capital Securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in
part, upon repayment of the Subordinated Debentures at maturity or upon their
earlier redemption. The Subordinated Debentures are redeemable, at the option of
the Corporation, (i) on or after December 1, 2006, in whole at any time or in
part from time to time, or (ii) at any time in whole (but not in part), upon the
occurrence and continuation of a Special Event, including a Tax Event or a
Regulatory Capital Event (each as defined herein). See "Risk Factors -- Special
Event -- Redemption" and "Description of New Securities -- Description of
Capital Securities; REDEMPTION".
See "Risk Factors -- Possible Tax Law Changes Affecting Capital Securities"
for a discussion of certain legislative proposals that, if adopted, could give
rise to a Tax Event, which may permit the Corporation to cause a redemption of
the Capital Securities prior to December 1, 2006.
No sinking fund will be established for the benefit of the Capital
Securities.
EXCHANGE OF CAPITAL SECURITIES FOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) has the right
to terminate the Issuer at any time and, after satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors of the Issuer in accordance with applicable law and the Expense
Agreement, cause the Subordinated Debentures to be distributed to the holders of
the Capital Securities in liquidation of the Issuer, subject to the Issuer
having received an opinion of counsel to the effect that such distribution will
not be a taxable event to holders of Capital Securities. See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION OF ISSUER AND
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS".
GUARANTEE
The payment of Distributions and payments on the liquidation of the Issuer
or the redemption of the Capital Securities are guaranteed by the Corporation to
the extent that the Issuer has sufficient funds available therefor. Such
guarantee is subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt of
the Corporation. See "Risk Factors -- Rights Under Guarantee" and "Description
of New Securities -- Description of Guarantee".
TRANSFER
The Capital Securities will be issued, and may be transferred, only in
blocks having a Liquidation Amount of not less than $100,000 (100 Capital
Securities). Any transfer, sale or other disposition of Capital Securities
resulting in a block having a Liquidation Amount of less than $100,000 shall be
deemed to be void and of no legal effect whatsoever.
ABSENCE OF MARKET FOR NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
The New Capital Securities will be a new issue of securities for which
there currently is no market. Although Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and J. P. Morgan
Securities Inc., the initial purchasers of the Old Capital Securities (the
"Initial Purchasers"), have informed the Corporation and the Issuer that they
each currently intend to make a market in the New Capital Securities, they are
not obligated to do so, and any such market making may be discontinued at any
time without notice. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the
development or liquidity of any market for the New Capital Securities. The
Corporation and the Issuer do not intend to apply for listing the New Capital
Securities on any securities exchange or for quotation through the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System.
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RISK FACTORS
Holders of the Old Capital Securities should carefully review the
information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus and should particularly
consider the following matters prior to tendering Old Capital Securities in the
Exchange Offer.
RANKING OF SUBORDINATED OBLIGATIONS UNDER GUARANTEE AND SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The obligations of the Corporation under the Subordinated Debentures and
the Guarantee are unsecured and rank subordinate and junior in right of payment
to all Senior Debt of the Corporation. At September 30, 1996, the aggregate
outstanding Senior Debt of the Corporation was $123.3 billion. Because the
Corporation is a holding company, the right of the Corporation to participate in
any distribution of assets of any subsidiary, upon such subsidiary's liquidation
or reorganization or otherwise (and thus the ability of holders of the Capital
Securities to benefit indirectly from such distribution), is subject to the
prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary, except to the extent that the
Corporation may itself be recognized as a creditor of that subsidiary.
Accordingly, the Subordinated Debentures will be effectively subordinated to all
existing and future liabilities of the Corporation's subsidiaries, and holders
of Subordinated Debentures should look only to the assets of the Corporation for
payments on the Subordinated Debentures. See "The Corporation". None of the
Indenture, the Guarantee, the Trust Agreement or the Expense Agreement places
any limitation on the amount of secured or unsecured debt, including Senior
Debt, that may be incurred by the Corporation. See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Guarantee; STATUS OF GUARANTEE" and "Description of
New Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; SUBORDINATION,".
The ability of the Issuer to pay amounts due on the Capital Securities is
solely dependent upon the Corporation making payments on the Subordinated
Debentures as and when required.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD; TAX CONSEQUENCES
So long as no Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the Corporation has the right under the Indenture to defer the payment of
interest on the Subordinated Debentures at any time or from time to time for a
period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods with respect to each
Extension Period, provided that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Stated
Maturity of the Subordinated Debentures. As a consequence of any such deferral,
semi-annual Distributions on the Capital Securities by the Issuer will be
deferred (and the amount of Distributions to which holders of the Capital
Securities are entitled will accumulate additional Distributions thereon at the
rate of 8.04% per annum, compounded semi-annually from the relevant payment date
for such Distributions) during any such Extension Period. During any such
Extension Period, the Corporation may not, and may not permit any subsidiary of
the Corporation to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or
redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
the Corporation's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal, interest
or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Corporation that rank PARI PASSU with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the
Corporation of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the Corporation if such
guarantee ranks PARI PASSU with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debentures (other than (a) dividends or distributions in common stock of the
Corporation, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the
implementation of the Corporation's stockholders' rights plan or any successor
to such plan, the issuance of rights, stock, or other property under any such
plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c)
payments under the Guarantee, and (d) purchases of common stock related to the
issuance of common stock or rights under any of the Corporation's benefit plans
for its directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of common
stock under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan or related to the
issuance of common stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
common stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior
to such Extension Period). Prior to the termination of any such Extension
Period, the Corporation may further defer the payment of interest, provided that
no Extension Period may exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods or extend
beyond the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Debentures. Upon the termination
of any Extension Period and the payment of all interest then accrued and unpaid
(together with interest thereon at the annual rate of 8.04%, compounded
semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law), the Corporation may
elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. There
is no limitation on the number of times that the Corporation may elect to begin
an Extension Period. See "Description of New Securities -- Description of
Capital Securities; DISTRIBUTIONS" and "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST
PAYMENT PERIOD".
Should an Extension Period occur, a holder of the Capital Securities will
continue to accrue income (in the form of original issue discount) in respect of
its PRO RATA share of the Subordinated Debentures held by the Issuer for United
States federal income tax purposes. As a result, a holder of the Capital
Securities will include such income in gross income for
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United States federal income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash, and
will not receive the cash related to such income from the Issuer if the holder
disposes of the Capital Securities prior to the record date for the payment of
Distributions. See "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences -- Interest Income
and Original Issue Discount" and " -- Sales or Redemption of Capital
Securities".
The Corporation has no current plan to exercise its right to defer payments
of interest by extending the interest payment period on the Subordinated
Debentures. However, should the Corporation elect to exercise such right in the
future, the market
price of the Capital Securities is likely to be affected. A holder that disposes
of its Capital Securities during an Extension Period, therefore, might not
receive the same return on its investment as a holder that continues to hold its
Capital Securities. In addition, as a result of the existence of the
Corporation's right to defer interest payments, the market price of the Capital
Securities (which represent preferred undivided beneficial interests in the
Issuer) may be more volatile than the market prices of other securities on which
original issue discount accrues that are not subject to such deferrals.
SPECIAL EVENT -- REDEMPTION
Upon the occurrence and continuation of a Tax Event or a Regulatory Capital
Event, the Corporation has the right to redeem the Subordinated Debentures in
whole (but not in part) within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax
Event or Regulatory Capital Event and therefore cause a mandatory redemption of
the Capital Securities before, as well as after, December 1, 2006. The
Corporation has committed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond that it will
not exercise this redemption right without the Corporation having received the
prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the
"Federal Reserve Board"), if then so required under applicable capital
guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve Board.
A "Tax Event" means the receipt by the Issuer of an opinion of counsel
experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of 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 as a result of any official
administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying such
laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or such
pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the
Capital Securities under the Trust Agreement, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Issuer is, or will be within 90 days of the date
of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to
income received or accrued on the Subordinated Debentures, (ii) interest payable
by the Corporation on the Subordinated Debentures is not, or within 90 days of
such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Corporation, in whole or in part,
for United States federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Issuer is, or will
be within 90 days of the date of the opinion, subject to more than a DE MINIMIS
amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges. See " -- Possible
Tax Law Changes Affecting Capital Securities" for a discussion of certain
legislative proposals that, if adopted, could give rise to a Tax Event, which
may permit the Corporation to cause a redemption of the Capital Securities prior
to December 1, 2006.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means the receipt by the Corporation of an
opinion of an independent bank regulatory counsel experienced in such matters to
the effect that, as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change (including any
announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of
the United States or any rules, guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve
Board, or (ii) any official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision
interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is
effective or such pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of
issuance of Capital Securities under the Trust Agreement, the Capital Securities
do not constitute, or within 90 days of the date thereof, will not constitute,
tier 1 capital (or its then equivalent); provided, however, that the
distribution of the Subordinated Debentures in connection with the liquidation
of the Issuer shall not in and of itself constitute a Regulatory Capital Event
unless such liquidation shall have occurred in connection with a Tax Event.
See "Description of New Securities -- Description of Subordinated
Debentures; REDEMPTION".
EXCHANGE OF CAPITAL SECURITIES FOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) will have the
right at any time to terminate the Issuer and, after satisfaction of liabilities
to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with applicable law and the Expense
Agreement, cause the Subordinated Debentures to be distributed to the holders of
the Capital Securities in liquidation of the Issuer, subject to the Issuer
having received an opinion of counsel to the effect that the distribution will
not be taxable to the holders of Capital Securities. The Corporation has
committed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond that it will not exercise this
right without the Corporation having received the prior approval of the Federal
Reserve Board, if then so required under applicable
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capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve Board. See "Description of
New Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION OF ISSUER AND
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS".
MARKET PRICES
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the Capital
Securities or the Subordinated Debentures that may be distributed in exchange
for Capital Securities if a liquidation of the Issuer occurs. Accordingly, the
Capital Securities that an investor may purchase, whether pursuant to the offer
made hereby or in the secondary market, or the Subordinated Debentures that a
holder of the Capital Securities may receive on liquidation of the Issuer, may
trade at a discount to the price that the investor paid to purchase the Capital
Securities offered hereby. Because holders of the Capital Securities may receive
Subordinated Debentures on termination of the Issuer, prospective purchasers of
the Capital Securities are also making an investment decision with respect to
the Subordinated Debentures and should carefully review all the information
regarding the Subordinated Debentures contained herein. See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures".
RIGHTS UNDER GUARANTEE
Wilmington Trust Company will act as the Guarantee Trustee and will hold
the Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities.
Wilmington Trust Company will also act as Debenture Trustee for the Subordinated
Debentures under the Indenture, and as Property Trustee and Delaware Trustee
under the Trust Agreement. The Guarantee guarantees to the holders of the
Capital Securities the following payments, to the extent not paid by the Issuer:
(i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions required to be paid on the Capital
Securities, to the extent that the Issuer has funds on hand available therefor
at such time, (ii) the redemption price with respect to any Capital Securities
called for redemption, to the extent that the Issuer has funds on hand available
therefor at such time, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary termination,
winding up or liquidation of the Issuer (unless the Subordinated Debentures are
distributed to holders of the Capital Securities), the lesser of (a) the
aggregate of the Liquidation Amount and all accumulated and unpaid Distributions
to the date of payment to the extent that the Issuer has funds on hand available
therefor at such time, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining
available for distribution to holders of the Capital Securities in liquidation
of the Issuer. The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Liquidation
Amount of the Capital Securities 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 the Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust power
conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee. Any holder of the
Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the
Corporation to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without first instituting
a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee or any other person
or entity. If the Corporation were to default on its obligation to pay amounts
payable under the Subordinated Debentures, the Issuer would lack funds for the
payment of Distributions or amounts payable on redemption of the Capital
Securities or otherwise, and in such event, holders of the Capital Securities
would not be able to rely upon the Guarantee for payment of such amounts.
Instead, in the event (i) a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, and (ii) such event is attributable to the failure of the
Corporation to pay interest on or principal of the Subordinated Debentures on
the payment date on which such payment is due and payable, then a holder of the
Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the
Corporation for enforcement of payment to such holder of the principal of or
interest on such Subordinated Debentures having a principal amount equal to the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of such holder (a "Direct
Action"). In connection with such Direct Action, the Corporation will have a
right of set-off under the Indenture to the extent of any payment made by the
Corporation to such holder of the Capital Securities in the Direct Action.
Except as described herein, holders of the Capital Securities will not be able
to exercise directly any other remedy available to the holders of the
Subordinated Debentures or assert directly any other rights in respect of the
Subordinated Debentures. See "Description of New Securities -- Description of
Subordinated Debentures; ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF CAPITAL
SECURITIES", " -- Debenture Events of Default" and " -- Description of
Guarantee". The Trust Agreement provides that each holder of the Capital
Securities, by acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Guarantee and
the Indenture.
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of the Capital Securities generally will have limited voting rights
relating only to the modification of the Capital Securities and the exercise of
the Issuer's rights as holder of Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee.
Holders of the Capital Securities will not be entitled to vote to appoint,
remove or replace the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee except upon the
occurrence of certain events described herein. The Property Trustee and the
holder of the Common Securities may amend the Trust Agreement without the
consent of holders of the Capital Securities to ensure that the Issuer will be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as other than an
association taxable as a corporation or as a grantor trust, provided that such
action does not adversely affect the interests of such holders. See "Description
of New Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; VOTING RIGHTS; AMENDMENT
OF TRUST AGREEMENT" AND ";REMOVAL OF ISSUER TRUSTEES".
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POSSIBLE TAX LAW CHANGES AFFECTING CAPITAL SECURITIES
On March 19, 1996, the Revenue Reconciliation Bill of 1996 (the "Revenue
Reconciliation Bill"), the revenue portion of President Clinton's budget
proposal, was introduced in the 104th Congress. The Revenue Reconciliation Bill,
if enacted into law, would, among other things, have generally denied interest
deductions for interest on an instrument issued by a corporation that has a
maximum weighted average maturity of more than 40 years. The Revenue
Reconciliation Bill also would have generally denied interest deductions for
interest on an instrument, issued by a corporation, that has a maximum term of
more than 20 years and that is not shown as indebtedness on the separate balance
sheet of the issuer or, where the instrument is issued to a related party (other
than a corporation), where the holder or some other related party issues a
related instrument that is not shown as indebtedness on the issuer's
consolidated balance sheet. For purposes of determining the weighted average
maturity or the term of an instrument, any right to extend would be treated as
if exercised. The above-described provisions were proposed to be effective as to
instruments issued on or after December 7, 1995. If either provision were to
have applied to the Subordinated Debentures, the Corporation would have been
unable to deduct interest on the Subordinated Debentures. However, on March 29,
1996, the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees
issued a joint statement to the effect that it was their intention that the
effective date of the President's legislative proposals, presumably including
the Revenue Reconciliation Bill, if adopted, would be no earlier than the date
of appropriate Congressional action. Under current law, the Corporation will be
able to deduct interest on the Subordinated Debentures. Although the 104th
Congress adjourned without enacting the above-described provisions of the
Revenue Reconciliation Bill, there can be no assurance that current or future
legislative proposals or final legislation will not adversely affect the ability
of the Corporation to deduct interest on the Subordinated Debentures.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a Tax Event will not occur. See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Subordinated Debentures;
REDEMPTION" and " -- Description of Capital Securities; REDEMPTION". See also
"Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences -- Possible Tax Law Changes".
CONSEQUENCES OF A FAILURE TO EXCHANGE OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES
The Old Capital Securities have not been registered under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws and therefore may not be offered, sold or
otherwise transferred except in compliance with the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, or pursuant to an
exemption therefrom or in a transaction not subject thereto, and in each case in
compliance with certain other conditions and restrictions. Old Capital
Securities which remain outstanding after consummation of the Exchange Offer
will continue to bear a legend reflecting such restrictions on transfer. In
addition, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, holders of Old Capital
Securities which remain outstanding will not be entitled to any rights to have
such Old Capital Securities registered under the Securities Act or to any
similar rights under the Registration Rights Agreement (subject to certain
limited exceptions). The Corporation and the Issuer do not intend to register
under the Securities Act any Old Capital Securities which remain outstanding
after consummation of the Exchange Offer (subject to such limited exceptions, if
applicable).
To the extent that Old Capital Securities are tendered and accepted in the
Exchange Offer, a holder's ability to sell untendered Old Capital Securities
could be adversely affected. In addition, although the Old Capital Securities
have been designated for trading in the Private Offerings, Resale and Trading
through Automatic Linkages ("PORTAL") market, to the extent that Old Capital
Securities are tendered and accepted in connection with the Exchange Offer, any
trading market for Old Capital Securities which remain outstanding after the
Exchange Offer could be adversely affected.
The New Capital Securities and any Old Capital Securities which remain
outstanding after consummation of the Exchange Offer will constitute a single
series of Capital Securities under the Trust Agreement and, accordingly, will
vote together as a single class for purposes of determining whether holders of
the requisite percentage in outstanding Liquidation Amount thereof have taken
certain actions or exercised certain rights under the Trust Agreement. See
"Description of New Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; GENERAL".
The Old Capital Securities provide that, if the Exchange Offer is not
consummated within 30 days of the date hereof, the Distribution rate borne by
the Old Capital Securities will increase by 0.25% per annum commencing on the
31st day after the date hereof, until the Exchange Offer is consummated. See
"Description of Old Capital Securities". Following consummation of the Exchange
Offer, the Old Capital Securities will not be entitled to any increase in the
Distribution rate thereon. The New Capital Securities will not be entitled to
any such increase in the Distribution rate thereon.
ABSENCE OF PUBLIC MARKET
The Old Capital Securities have not been registered under the Securities
Act and will be subject to restrictions on transferability to the extent that
they are not exchanged for the New Capital Securities. Although the New Capital
Securities will generally be permitted to be resold or otherwise transferred by
the holders (who are not Affiliates) without compliance with the registration
requirements under the Securities Act, they will constitute a new issue of
securities with no established trading market. Capital Securities may be
transferred by the holders thereof only in blocks having a Liquidation Amount of
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not less than $100,000 (100 Capital Securities). The Corporation and the Issuer
have been advised by the Initial Purchasers that the Initial Purchasers
presently intend to make a market in the New Capital Securities. However, the
Initial Purchasers are not obligated to do so and any market-making activity
with respect to the New Capital Securities may be discontinued at any time
without notice. In addition, such market-making activity will be subject to the
limits imposed by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and may be limited
during the Exchange Offer. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that an active
public or other market will develop for the New Capital Securities or the Old
Capital Securities or as to the liquidity of or the trading market for the New
Capital Securities or the Old Capital Securities. If an active public market
does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the New Capital Securities
may be adversely affected.
If a public trading market develops for the New Capital Securities, future
trading prices of such securities will depend on many factors, including, among
other things, prevailing interest rates, results of operations and the market
for similar securities. Depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for
similar securities and other factors, including the financial condition of the
Corporation, the New Capital Securities may trade at a discount.
Notwithstanding the registration of the New Capital Securities in the
Exchange Offer, holders who are Affiliates may publicly offer for sale or resell
the New Capital Securities only in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144
under the Securities Act.
Each Participating Broker-Dealer that receives New Capital Securities for
its own account must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of such New Capital Securities. See "Plan of Distribution".
EXCHANGE OFFER PROCEDURES
Issuance of the New Capital Securities in exchange for Old Capital
Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after a timely
receipt by the Exchange Agent of such Old Capital Securities, a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal or Agent's Message in lieu
thereof and all other required documents. Therefore, holders of the Old Capital
Securities desiring to tender such Old Capital Securities in exchange for New
Capital Securities should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery.
Neither the Corporation, the Issuer, nor the Exchange Agent is under any duty to
give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of
Old Capital Securities for exchange.
THE ISSUER
The Issuer is a statutory business trust created under Delaware law
pursuant to (i) the Trust Agreement and (ii) the filing of a certificate of
trust with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 21, 1996. The Issuer's
business and affairs are conducted by the Issuer Trustees: Wilmington Trust
Company, as Property Trustee and Delaware Trustee. In addition, two individuals
who are employees or officers of or affiliated with the Corporation act as
administrators with respect to the Issuer (the "Administrators"). The
Administrators were selected by the holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the
Corporation). The Issuer exists exclusively for the purposes of (i) issuing and
selling the Trust Securities, (ii) using the proceeds from the sale of the Trust
Securities to acquire the Subordinated Debentures, and (iii) engaging in only
those other activities necessary, advisable or incidental thereto (such as
registering the transfer of the Capital Securities). Accordingly, the
Subordinated Debentures are the sole assets of the Issuer, and payments under
the Subordinated Debentures are the sole revenue of the Issuer. All of the
Common Securities are owned by the Corporation. The Common Securities rank PARI
PASSU, and payments will be made thereon PRO RATA, with the Capital Securities,
except that upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as
defined herein) under the Trust Agreement resulting from a Debenture Event of
Default under the Indenture, the rights of the Corporation as holder of the
Common Securities to payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption or otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the
holders of the Capital Securities. See "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; SUBORDINATION OF COMMON
SECURITIES". The Corporation acquired the Common Securities in an aggregate
Liquidation Amount equal to three percent of the total capital of the Issuer.
The Issuer has a term of 31 years, but may terminate earlier as provided in the
Trust Agreement. The holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital
Securities, if an Event of Default under the Trust Agreement has occurred and is
continuing, will be entitled to appoint, remove or replace the Property Trustee
and/or the Delaware Trustee. The duties and obligations of each Issuer Trustee
are governed by the Trust Agreement. The holder of the Common Securities (I.E.,
the Corporation) will pay all fees and expenses related to the Issuer and the
Exchange Offer except as provided herein, and will pay, directly or indirectly,
all ongoing costs, expenses and liabilities of the Issuer.
The principal executive office of the Issuer is in care of First Union
Corporation, One First Union Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013,
Attention: Secretary, and its telephone number is (704) 374-6565.
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THE CORPORATION
GENERAL
The Corporation is a North Carolina-based, multi-bank holding company
registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA").
Through its banking subsidiaries, the Corporation provides a wide range of
commercial and retail banking services and trust services in North Carolina,
Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C. The
Corporation also provides various other financial services, including mortgage
banking, leasing, investment banking, insurance and securities brokerage
services, through other subsidiaries. As of September 30, 1996, and for the nine
months then ended, the Corporation reported assets of $133.9 billion, net loans
of $92.5 billion, deposits of $91.4 billion, stockholders' equity of $8.7
billion and net income applicable to common stockholders of $1.0 billion, and as
of such date the Corporation operated through 2,138 offices in 38 states,
Washington, D.C. and four foreign countries. The Corporation is the sixth
largest bank holding company in the United States, based on assets at September
30, 1996.
HISTORY AND BUSINESS
The Corporation was incorporated under the laws of North Carolina in 1967.
Pursuant to a corporate reorganization in 1968, First Union National Bank of
North Carolina and First Union Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage banking firm
acquired by First Union National Bank of North Carolina in 1964, became
subsidiaries of the Corporation.
Since the 1985 Supreme Court decision upholding regional interstate banking
legislation, the Corporation has concentrated its efforts on building a large,
regional banking organization in what it perceives to be some of the better
banking markets in the eastern region of the United States. Since November 1985,
the Corporation has completed 71 banking-related acquisitions, including the
more significant acquisitions (I.E., involving the acquisition of $3.0 billion
or more of assets or deposits) set forth in the following table.
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ASSETS/ CONSIDERATION/
NAME HEADQUARTERS DEPOSITS (1)(2) ACCOUNTING TREATMENT COMPLETION DATE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Atlantic Bancorporation................... Florida $ 3.8 billion common stock/pooling November 1985
Northwestern Financial Corporation........ North Carolina 3.0 billion common stock/pooling December 1985
First Railroad & Banking Company of Georgia 3.7 billion common stock/pooling November 1986
Georgia.................................
Florida National Banks of Florida 7.9 billion cash/preferred January 1990
Florida, Inc............................ stock/purchase
Southeast banks........................... Florida 9.9 billion cash, notes/preferred September 1991
stock/purchase
Resolution Trust Company ("RTC") Florida, Georgia, 5.3 billion cash/purchase 1991-1994
acquisitions............................ Virginia
Dominion Bankshares Corporation........... Virginia 8.9 billion common stock/preferred March 1993
stock/pooling
Georgia Federal Bank, FSB................. Georgia 4.0 billion cash/purchase June 1993
First American Metro Corp................. Virginia 4.6 billion cash/purchase June 1993
American Savings of Florida, F.S.B........ Florida 3.3 billion common stock/purchase July 1995
First Fidelity Bancorporation ("FFB")..... New Jersey, 35.3 billion common stock/preferred January 1996
Pennsylvania stock/pooling
Center Financial Corporation.............. Connecticut $ 4.0 billion common stock/purchase November 1996
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(1) The dollar amounts indicated represent the assets of the related
organization as of the last reporting period prior to acquisition, except
for (i) the dollar amount relating to RTC acquisitions, which represents
savings and loan deposits acquired from the RTC, and (ii) the dollar amount
relating to Southeast banks, which represent assets of the two banking
subsidiaries of Southeast Banking Corporation acquired from the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC").
(2) In addition, the Corporation acquired (i) Lieber & Company ("Lieber"), a
mutual fund advisory company with approximately $3.4 billion in assets under
management, in June 1994, and (ii) Keystone Investments, Inc. ("Keystone"),
a mutual fund advisory company with $11.8 billion in assets under
management, in December 1996. The consideration paid by the Corporation was
in the form of the Corporation's common stock; and both acquisitions were
accounted for as poolings of interests.
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The Corporation is continually evaluating acquisition opportunities and
frequently conducts due diligence activities in connection with possible
acquisitions. As a result, acquisition discussions and, in some cases
negotiations, frequently take place and future acquisitions involving cash, debt
or equity securities can be expected. Acquisitions typically involve the payment
of a premium over book and market values, and therefore, some dilution of the
Corporation's book value and net income per common share may occur in connection
with any future transactions.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
The following discussion sets forth certain of the material elements of the
regulatory framework applicable to bank holding companies and their subsidiaries
and provides certain specific information relevant to the Corporation. This
regulatory framework is intended primarily for the protection of depositors and
the federal deposit insurance funds and not for the protection of security
holders. To the extent that the following information describes statutory and
regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. A change in applicable statutes,
regulations or regulatory policy may have a material effect on the business of
the Corporation.
GENERAL. As a bank holding company, the Corporation is subject to
regulation under the BHCA and to its examination and reporting requirements.
Under the BHCA, bank holding companies may not directly or indirectly acquire
the ownership or control of more than five percent of the voting shares or
substantially all of the assets of any company, including a bank, without the
prior approval of, or a waiver of such approval by, the Federal Reserve Board.
In addition, bank holding companies are generally prohibited under the BHCA from
engaging in nonbanking activities, subject to certain exceptions.
The earnings of the Corporation are affected by general economic
conditions, management policies and the legislative and governmental actions of
various regulatory authorities, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC"), which is the principal regulator
of the Corporation's national bank subsidiaries, and the FDIC, which is the
principal federal regulator of the Corporation's state-chartered bank
subsidiaries. In addition, there are numerous governmental requirements and
regulations which affect the activities of the Corporation.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. The Corporation is a legal entity separate and
distinct from its banking and other subsidiaries. A major portion of the
Corporation's revenues result from amounts paid as dividends to the Corporation
by its national bank subsidiaries. The prior approval of the OCC is required if
the total of all dividends declared by a national bank in any calendar year will
exceed the sum of such bank's net profits for that year and its retained net
profits for the preceding two calendar years, less any required transfers to
surplus. Federal law also prohibits any national bank from paying dividends
which would be greater than such bank's undivided profits after deducting
statutory bad debt in excess of such bank's allowance for loan losses.
In addition to its national bank subsidiaries, the Corporation has two
state-chartered bank subsidiaries, each of which is subject to dividend
limitations under applicable state laws.
Under the foregoing dividend restrictions and certain restrictions
applicable to certain of the Corporation's nonbanking subsidiaries, as of
September 30, 1996, the Corporation's subsidiaries, without obtaining
affirmative governmental approvals, could pay aggregate dividends of $430
million to the Corporation. In the first nine months of 1996, the Corporation's
subsidiaries paid $1.1 billion in cash dividends to the Corporation.
In addition, the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries are subject to
various general regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of
dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory
minimums. The appropriate federal regulatory authority is authorized to
determine under certain circumstances relating to the financial condition of a
national bank or bank holding company that the payment of dividends would be an
unsafe or unsound practice and to prohibit payment thereof. The OCC (the
appropriate agency with respect to the Corporation's national bank subsidiaries)
and the FDIC (the appropriate agency with respect to the Corporation's
state-chartered bank subsidiaries) have indicated that paying dividends that
deplete a bank's capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsound and
unsafe banking practice. The OCC, the FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board have
each indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends only
out of current operating earnings.
BORROWINGS, ETC. There are also various legal restrictions on the extent to
which each of the Corporation and its nonbank subsidiaries can borrow or
otherwise obtain credit from its bank subsidiaries. In general, these
restrictions require that any such extensions of credit must be secured by
designated amounts of specified collateral and are limited, as to any one of the
Corporation or such nonbank subsidiaries, to ten percent of the lending bank's
capital stock and surplus, and as to the Corporation and all such nonbank
subsidiaries in the aggregate, to 20 percent of such lending bank's capital
stock and surplus.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (the "FDIA"), among other
things, imposes liability on an institution the deposits of which are insured by
the FDIC, such as the Corporation's subsidiary national banks, for certain
potential obligations to the FDIC incurred in connection with other FDIC-insured
institutions under common control with such institution.
Under the National Bank Act, if the capital stock of a national bank is
impaired by losses or otherwise, the OCC is authorized to require payment of the
deficiency by assessment upon the bank's stockholders, pro rata and, to the
extent necessary, if any such assessment is not paid by any stockholder after
three months' notice, to sell the stock of such stockholder to make good the
deficiency. Under Federal Reserve Board policy, the Corporation is expected to
act as a source of financial strength to each of its subsidiary banks and to
commit resources to support each of such subsidiaries. This support may be
required at times when, absent such Federal Reserve Board policy, the
Corporation may not find itself willing or able to provide it.
Any capital loans by a bank holding company to any of its subsidiary banks
are subordinate in right of payment to deposits and to certain other
indebtedness of such subsidiary banks. In the event of a bank holding company's
bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank
regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank will be assumed
by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.
CAPITAL ADEQUACY. The minimum guidelines for the ratio of capital to
risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities, such as
standby letters of credit) is eight percent. At least half of the total capital
is to be composed of common equity, retained earnings and a limited amount of
qualifying perpetual preferred stock, less certain intangibles ("tier 1 capital"
and, together with tier 2 capital, "total capital"). The remainder may consist
of subordinated debt, qualifying preferred stock and a limited amount of the
loan loss allowance ("tier 2 capital"). At September 30, 1996, the Corporation's
tier 1 and total capital ratios were 6.38 percent and 10.94 percent,
respectively.
In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has established minimum leverage
ratio guidelines for bank holding companies. These guidelines provide for a
minimum leverage ratio of tier 1 capital to adjusted average quarterly assets
("leverage ratio") equal to three percent for bank holding companies that meet
certain specified criteria, including having the highest regulatory rating. All
other bank holding companies will generally be required to maintain a leverage
ratio of from at least four to five percent. The Corporation's leverage ratio at
September 30, 1996, was 5.23 percent. The guidelines also provide that bank
holding companies experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be
expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum
supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets.
Furthermore, the guidelines indicate that the Federal Reserve Board will
continue to consider a "tangible tier 1 leverage ratio" (deducting all
intangibles) in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activity. The Federal
Reserve Board has not advised the Corporation of any specific minimum leverage
ratio or tangible tier 1 leverage ratio applicable to it.
Each of the Corporation's subsidiary national banks is subject to similar
capital requirements adopted by the OCC or the FDIC. Each of the Corporation's
subsidiary banks had a leverage ratio in excess of 5.17 percent, as of September
30, 1996. As of that date, the federal banking agencies have not advised any of
the subsidiary national banks of any specific minimum leverage ratio applicable
to it.
Banking regulators continue to indicate their desire to raise capital
requirements applicable to banking organizations, including a proposal to add an
interest rate risk component to risk-based capital guidelines.
PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION. The FDIA, among other things, requires the
federal banking agencies to take "prompt corrective action" in respect of
depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. The FDIA
establishes five capital tiers: "well capitalized"; "adequately capitalized";
"undercapitalized"; "significantly undercapitalized"; and "critically
undercapitalized". A depository institution's capital tier will depend upon how
its capital levels compare to various relevant capital measures and certain
other factors, as established by regulation.
The federal bank regulatory agencies have adopted regulations establishing
relevant capital measures and relevant capital levels applicable to FDIC-insured
banks. The relevant capital measures are the total capital ratio, tier 1 capital
ratio and the leverage ratio. See " -- CAPITAL ADEQUACY". Under the regulations,
a FDIC-insured bank will be (i) "well capitalized" if it has a total capital
ratio of ten percent or greater, a tier 1 capital ratio of six percent or
greater and a leverage ratio of five percent or greater and is not subject to
any order or written directive by the OCC to meet and maintain a specific
capital level for any capital measure; (ii) "adequately capitalized" if it has a
total capital ratio of eight percent or greater, a tier 1 capital ratio of four
percent or greater and a leverage ratio of four percent or greater (three
percent in certain circumstances) and is not "well capitalized"; (iii)
"undercapitalized" if it has a total capital ratio of less than eight percent, a
tier 1 capital ratio of less than four percent or a leverage ratio of less than
four percent (three percent in certain circumstances); (iv) "significantly
undercapitalized" if it has a total capital ratio of less than six percent, a
tier 1 capital ratio of less than three percent or a
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leverage ratio of less than three percent; and (v) "critically undercapitalized"
if its tangible equity is equal to or less than two percent of average quarterly
tangible assets. As of September 30, 1996, all of the Corporation's
deposit-taking subsidiary banks had capital levels that qualify them as being
"well capitalized" under such regulations.
The FDIA generally prohibits a FDIC-insured depository institution from
making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any
management fee to its holding company if the depository institution would
thereafter be undercapitalized. "Undercapitalized" depository institutions are
subject to growth limitations and are required to submit a capital restoration
plan. The federal banking agencies may not accept a capital plan without
determining, among other things, that the plan is based on realistic assumptions
and is likely to succeed in restoring the depository institution's capital. In
addition, for a capital restoration plan to be acceptable, the depository
institution's parent holding company must guarantee that the institution will
comply with such capital restoration plan. The aggregate liability of the parent
holding company is limited to the lesser of: (i) an amount equal to five percent
of the depository institution's total assets at the time it became
"undercapitalized"; and (ii) the amount which is necessary (or would have been
necessary) to bring the institution into compliance with all capital standards
applicable with respect to such institution as of the time it fails to comply
with the plan. If a depository institution fails to submit an acceptable plan,
it is treated as if it is "significantly undercapitalized".
"Significantly undercapitalized" insured depository institutions may be
subject to a number of requirements and restrictions, including orders to sell
sufficient voting stock to become "adequately capitalized", requirements to
reduce total assets, and cessation of receipt of deposits from correspondent
banks. "Critically undercapitalized" institutions are subject to the appointment
of a receiver or conservator.
DEPOSITOR PREFERENCE STATUTE. Under federal law, deposits and certain
claims for administrative expenses and employee compensation against an insured
depository institution would be afforded a priority over other general unsecured
claims against such an institution, including federal funds and letters of
credit, in the "liquidation or other resolution" of such an institution by any
receiver.
INTERSTATE BANKING AND BRANCHING LEGISLATION. The Riegle-Neal Interstate
Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the "IBBEA") authorizes interstate
acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies without geographic limitation
beginning one year after enactment. In addition, beginning June 1, 1997, a bank
may merge with a bank in another state as long as neither of the states has
opted out of interstate branching between the date of enactment of the IBBEA and
May 31, 1997. The IBBEA further provides that states may enact laws permitting
interstate merger transactions prior to June 1, 1997. A bank may establish and
operate a DE NOVO branch in a state in which the bank does not maintain a branch
if that state expressly permits DE NOVO branching. Once a bank has established
branches in a state through an interstate merger transaction, the bank may
establish and acquire additional branches at any location in the state where any
bank involved in the interstate merger transaction could have established or
acquired branches under applicable federal or state law. A bank that has
established a branch in a state through DE NOVO branching may establish and
acquire additional branches in such state in the same manner and to the same
extent as a bank having a branch in such state as a result of an interstate
merger. If a state opts out of interstate branching within the specified time
period, no bank in any other state may establish a branch in the opting out
state, whether through an acquisition or DE NOVO.
FDIC INSURANCE ASSESSMENTS; DIFA. The FDIC reduced the insurance premiums
it charges on bank deposits insured by the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") to the
statutory minimum of $2,000.00 for "well capitalized" banks, effective January
1, 1996. Premiums related to deposits assessed by the Savings Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), including savings association deposits acquired by
banks, continued to be assessed at a rate of between 23 cents and 31 cents per
$100.00 of deposits. On September 30, 1996, the Deposit Insurance Funds Act of
1996 ("DIFA") was enacted and signed into law. DIFA is expected to reduce the
amount of semi-annual FDIC insurance premiums for savings association deposits
acquired by banks to the same levels assessed for deposits insured by BIF. The
Corporation currently estimates such reductions in premiums may amount to
approximately $35 million pre-tax per year.
DIFA also provides for a special one-time assessment imposed on deposits
insured by the SAIF, including such deposits held by banks, to recapitalize the
SAIF to bring the SAIF up to statutory required levels. The Corporation accrued
for the one-time assessment in the third quarter of 1996 in the amount of $86
million after tax in connection with the SAIF recapitalization.
DIFA further provides for assessments to be imposed on insured depository
institutions with respect to deposits insured by the BIF (in addition to
assessments currently imposed on depository institutions with respect to
SAIF-insured deposits) to pay for the cost of Financing Corporation funding. The
Corporation currently estimates assessments may amount to up to $14 million
after-tax in 1997 with similar assessments per year through 1999 (or earlier if
no savings associations exist prior to December 31, 1999) in connection with
such funding.
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CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the Corporation's ratios of earnings to
fixed charges for the years and periods indicated:
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NINE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Excluding interest on deposits............................ 2.23X 2.75 3.55 3.95 2.71 1.80
Including interest on deposits............................ 1.46X 1.54 1.73 1.70 1.32 1.17
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and Preferred Stock Dividends
Excluding interest on deposits............................ 2.22X 2.67 3.10 3.59 2.43 1.69
Including interest on deposits............................ 1.45X 1.53 1.67 1.67 1.30 1.15
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<S> <C>
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Excluding interest on deposits............................
Including interest on deposits............................
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and Preferred Stock Dividends
Excluding interest on deposits............................
Including interest on deposits............................
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For purposes of computing these ratios, earnings represent income from
continuing operations before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle plus income taxes and fixed charges (excluding
capitalized interest). Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits, represent
interest (other than on deposits, but including capitalized interest), one-third
(the proportion deemed representative of the interest factor) of rents and all
amortization of debt issuance costs. Fixed charges, including interest on
deposits, represent all interest (including capitalized interest), one-third
(the proportion deemed representative of the interest factor) of rents and all
amortization of debt issuance costs.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Neither the Corporation nor the Issuer will receive cash proceeds from the
issuance of the New Capital Securities offered hereby. In consideration for
issuing the New Capital Securities in exchange for Old Capital Securities as
described in this Prospectus, the Issuer will receive Old Capital Securities in
like Liquidation Amount. The Old Capital Securities surrendered in exchange for
the New Capital Securities will be retired and cancelled.
The net proceeds to the Issuer from the offering of the Old Capital
Securities was approximately $500 million (before deducting expenses associated
with the offering). All of the proceeds from the sale of Capital Securities were
invested by the Issuer in the Old Subordinated Debentures. The net proceeds from
the sale of the Old Subordinated Debentures were added by the Corporation to its
general corporate funds and have been and will be used for general corporate
purposes. Pending such application by the Corporation, such net proceeds may be
temporarily invested in short-term interest bearing securities.
The Corporation is required by the Federal Reserve Board to maintain
certain levels of capital for bank regulatory purposes. See "The
Corporation -- Supervision and Regulation; CAPITAL ADEQUACY". On October 21,
1996, The federal Reserve Board announced that cumulative preferred securities
having the characteristics of the Capital Securities and which qualify as a
minority interest could be included as tier 1 capital for bank holding
companies. Such tier 1 capital treatment, together with the Corporation's
ability to deduct, for income tax purposes, interest payable on the Subordinated
Debentures, will provide the Corporation with a more cost-effective means of
obtaining capital for regulatory purposes than other tier 1 capital alternatives
currently available to it.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 1996, and as adjusted to
give effect to the consummation of the offering of the Old Capital Securities.
The following data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
incorporated herein by reference. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference". Also shown below are certain consolidated regulatory capital ratios
of the Corporation and its subsidiaries at September 30, 1996. For additional
discussion of regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Corporation, see
"The Corporation -- Supervision and Regulation; CAPITAL ADEQUACY". The issuance
of the New Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer will have no effect on the
capitalization of the Corporation.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) HISTORICAL AS ADJUSTED
<S> <C> <C>
LONG-TERM DEBT.................................................................................... $ 7,332 7,332
GUARANTEED PREFERRED BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN CORPORATION'S JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE INTEREST
DEBENTURES (1).................................................................................. -- 500
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock.................................................................................
Preferred stock, no par value per share, authorized 10,000,000 shares, none issued........... -- --
Class A, no par value per share, authorized 40,000,000 shares................................ -- --
Series B $2.15 Cumulative Convertible, 1,910,946 issued (2)................................ 48 48
Common stock, $3.33 1/3 par value; authorized 750,000,000 shares,
outstanding 270,507,508 shares............................................................... 901 901
Paid-in capital................................................................................. 1,408 1,408
Retained earnings............................................................................... 6,431 6,431
Unrealized loss on debt and equity securities................................................... (99) (99)
Total stockholders' equity................................................................. 8,689 8,689
Total capitalization....................................................................... $ 16,021 16,521
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<CAPTION>
THE REGULATORY
CORPORATION MINIMUM
<S> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS (as of September 30, 1996)
Tier 1 capital to risk-adjusted assets (3)........................................................ 6.38% 4.00
Total capital to risk-adjusted assets (4)......................................................... 10.94 8.00
Leverage (5)...................................................................................... 5.23 (6)
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(1) As described herein, the sole assets of the Issuer are $515 million of the
Subordinated Debentures, issued by the Corporation to the Issuer. The
Subordinated Debentures (which accrue interest at the rate of 8.04% per
annum) will mature on December 1, 2026. The Corporation owns all of the
Common Securities of the Issuer which accumulate Distributions at the rate
of 8.04% per annum. It is anticipated that the Issuer will not be subject to
the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. See "Accounting
Treatment".
(2) The outstanding shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible Class A Preferred
Stock were redeemed on November 15, 1996.
(3) Tier 1 capital consists of common equity, retained earnings and a limited
amount of qualifying perpetual preferred stock (including the Capital
Securities), less certain intangibles.
(4) Total capital consists of tier 1 capital and subordinated debt, qualifying
preferred stock and a limited amount of the loan loss allowance. At least
half of a bank holding company's total capital is to be composed of tier 1
capital.
(5) The leverage ratio is defined as the ratio of tier 1 capital divided by
adjusted average quarterly assets.
(6) Federal Reserve Board guidelines provide for a minimum leverage ratio of
three percent for bank holding companies that meet certain specified
criteria, including that they have the highest regulatory rating. All other
bank holding companies will be required to maintain a leverage ratio of
three percent plus an additional amount of at least 100 to 200 basis points.
The guidelines also provide that banking organizations experiencing internal
growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital
positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels, without
significant reliance on intangible assets.
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ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
For financial reporting purposes, the Issuer will be treated as a
subsidiary of the Corporation, and accordingly, the accounts of the Issuer will
be included in the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation. The
Capital 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 Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures",
and appropriate disclosures about the Capital Securities, the Guarantee and the
Subordinated Debentures will be included in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements. For financial reporting purposes, the Corporation will
record Distributions payable on the Capital Securities as an expense in the
consolidated statements of income.
The Corporation has agreed that future financial reports of the Corporation
will: (i) present the Capital Securities issued by the Issuer on the balance
sheet as a separate line item entitled "Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial
Interests in Corporation's Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures",
which will be classified similar to minority interests; (ii) include in a
footnote to the Corporation's consolidated financial statements disclosure that
the sole assets of the Issuer are the Junior Subordinated Debentures (specifying
the principal amount, interest rate and maturity date of the Subordinated
Debentures) and whether Staff Accounting Bulletin 53 treatment is sought; (iii)
include, in an audited footnote to the consolidated financial statements,
disclosure that (a) the Issuer is wholly-owned; (b) the sole assets of the
Issuer are the Junior Subordinated Debentures; and (c) the obligations of the
Corporation under the applicable documents, in the aggregate, constitute a full
and unconditional guarantee by the Corporation of the Issuer's obligations under
the Capital Securities.
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER
In connection with the sale of the Old Capital Securities, the Corporation
and the Issuer entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with the Initial
Purchasers, pursuant to which the Corporation and the Issuer agreed to file and
to use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective by the
Commission a registration statement with respect to the exchange of the Old
Capital Securities for capital securities with terms identical in all material
respects to the terms of the Old Capital Securities. A copy of the Registration
Rights Agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus is a part.
The Exchange Offer is being made to satisfy the contractual obligations of
the Corporation and the Issuer under the Registration Rights Agreement. The form
and terms of the New Capital Securities are the same as the form and terms of
the Old Capital Securities, except that the New Capital Securities (i) have been
registered under the Securities Act and therefore will not be subject to certain
restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Capital Securities and (ii) will
not provide for any increase in the Distribution rate thereon. In that regard,
the Old Capital Securities provide, among other things, that, if the Exchange
Offer is not consummated by June 26, 1997, the Distribution rate borne by the
Old Capital Securities commencing on June 27, 1997, will increase by 0.25% per
annum until the Exchange Offer is consummated. Upon consummation of the Exchange
Offer, holders of Old Capital Securities will not be entitled to any increase in
the Distribution rate thereon or any further registration rights under the
Registration Rights Agreement, except under limited circumstances. See "Risk
Factors -- Consequences of a Failure to Exchange Old Capital Securities" and
"Description of Old Securities".
The Exchange Offer is not being made to, nor will the Issuer or the
Corporation accept tenders for exchange from, holders of Old Capital Securities
in any jurisdiction in which the Exchange Offer or the acceptance thereof would
not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the term "holder" with respect to
the Exchange Offer means any person in whose name the Old Capital Securities are
registered on the books of the Issuer or any other person who has obtained a
properly completed bond power from the registered holder, or any person whose
Old Capital Securities are held of record by DTC who desires to deliver such Old
Capital Securities by book-entry transfer at DTC.
Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Corporation will exchange as soon as
practicable after the date hereof, the Old Guarantee for the New Guarantee and
all of the Old Subordinated Debentures, of which $515,464,000 aggregate
principal amount is outstanding, for a like, aggregate principal amount of the
New Subordinated Debentures. The New Guarantee and New Subordinated Debentures
have been registered under the Securities Act.
TERMS OF EXCHANGE
The Issuer hereby offers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, to
exchange up to $500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of New Capital
Securities for a like aggregate Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities
properly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and not properly withdrawn
in accordance with the procedures described below. The Issuer will issue,
promptly after the Expiration Date, an aggregate Liquidation Amount of up to
$500,000,000 of New Capital Securities in exchange for a like Liquidation Amount
of outstanding Old Capital Securities tendered and accepted in connection with
the Exchange Offer. Holders may tender their Old Capital Securities in whole or
in part in a Liquidation Amount of not less than $100,000 or any integral
multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum Liquidation Amount
of Old Capital Securities being tendered. As of the date of this Prospectus,
$500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Old Capital Securities is
outstanding.
Holders of Old Capital Securities do not have any appraisal or dissenters'
rights in connection with the Exchange Offer. Old Capital Securities which are
not tendered for or are tendered but not accepted in connection with the
Exchange Offer will remain outstanding and be entitled to the benefits of the
Trust Agreement, but will not be entitled to any further registration rights
under the Registration Rights Agreement, except under limited circumstances. See
"Risk Factors -- Consequences of a Failure to Exchange Old Capital Securities"
and "Description of Old Securities".
If any tendered Old Capital Securities are not accepted for exchange
because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events set forth
herein or otherwise, certificates for any such unaccepted Old Capital Securities
will be returned, without expense, to the tendering holder thereof promptly
after the Expiration Date.
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Holders who tender Old Capital Securities in connection with the Exchange
Offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to
the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to
the exchange of Old Capital Securities in connection with the Exchange Offer.
The Corporation will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable
taxes described below, in connection with the Exchange Offer. See " -- Fees and
Expenses".
NEITHER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION NOR ANY ADMINISTRATOR OR
TRUSTEE OF THE ISSUER MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO HOLDERS OF OLD CAPITAL
SECURITIES AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING ALL OR ANY PORTION
OF THEIR OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER. IN ADDITION,
NOONE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY SUCH RECOMMENDATION. HOLDERS OF OLD
CAPITAL SECURITIES MUST MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION WHETHER TO TENDER PURSUANT TO
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND, IF SO, THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES TO
TENDER AFTER READING THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND
CONSULTING WITH THEIR ADVISERS, IF ANY, BASED ON THEIR OWN FINANCIAL POSITION
AND REQUIREMENTS.
EXPIRATION DATE; EXTENSIONS; AMENDMENTS
The term "Expiration Date" means 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
, 1997, unless the Exchange Offer is extended by the Issuer
(in which case the term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest date and time to
which the Exchange Offer is extended).
The Corporation and the Issuer expressly reserve the right in their sole
discretion, subject to applicable law, at any time and from time to time, (i) to
delay the acceptance of the Old Capital Securities for exchange, (ii) to
terminate the Exchange Offer (whether or not any Old Capital Securities have
theretofore been accepted for exchange) if the Corporation and the Issuer
determine, in their sole discretion, that any of the events or conditions
referred to under " -- Conditions to the Exchange Offer" have occurred or exist
or have not been satisfied, (iii) to extend the Expiration Date of the Exchange
Offer and retain all Old Capital Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer, subject, however, to the right of holders of Old Capital Securities to
withdraw their tendered Old Capital Securities as described under
" -- Withdrawal Rights", and (iv) to waive any condition or otherwise amend the
terms of the Exchange Offer in any respect. If the Exchange Offer is amended in
a manner determined by the Corporation and the Issuer to constitute a material
change, or if the Corporation and the Issuer waive a material condition of the
Exchange Offer, the Corporation and the Issuer will promptly disclose such
amendment by means of an amended or supplemented Prospectus that will be
distributed to the registered holders of the Old Capital Securities, and the
Issuer will extend the Exchange Offer to the extent required by Rule 14e-1 under
the Exchange Act.
Any such delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be
followed promptly by oral or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent and by
making a public announcement thereof, and such announcement in the case of an
extension will be made no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next
business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. Without limiting
the manner in which the Corporation and the Issuer may choose to make any public
announcement and subject to applicable law, the Corporation and the Issuer shall
have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such
public announcement other than by issuing a release to an appropriate news
agency.
ACCEPTANCE FOR EXCHANGE AND ISSUANCE OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the
Issuer will exchange, and will issue to the Exchange Agent, New Capital
Securities for Old Capital Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn
(pursuant to the withdrawal rights described under " -- Withdrawal Rights")
promptly after the Expiration Date.
In all cases, delivery of New Capital Securities in exchange for Old
Capital Securities tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of (i) Old
Capital Securities or a book-entry confirmation of a book-entry transfer of Old
Capital Securities into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC, including an
Agent's Message if the tendering holder has not delivered a Letter of
Transmittal, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly
completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or (in the
case of a book-entry transfer) an Agent's Message or lieu of the Letter of
Transmittal, and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal.
The term "book-entry confirmation" means a timely confirmation of a
book-entry transfer of Old Capital Securities into the Exchange Agent's account
at DTC. The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted by DTC to and
received by the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation,
which states that DTC has received an express
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acknowledgement from the tendering participant, which acknowledgement states
that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the Letter of
Transmittal and that the Issuer and the Corporation may enforce such Letter of
Transmittal against such participant.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, the Corporation
and the Issuer will be deemed to have accepted for exchange, and thereby
exchanged, Old Capital Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn as, if and
when the Issuer gives oral or written notice to the Exchange Agent of the
Corporation's and the Issuer's acceptance of such Old Capital Securities for
exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Agent will act as agent
for the Corporation and the Issuer for the purpose of receiving tenders of Old
Capital Securities, Letters of Transmittal and related documents, and as agent
for tendering holders for the purpose of receiving Old Capital Securities,
Letters of Transmittal and related documents and transmitting New Capital
Securities to validly tendering holders. Such exchange will be made promptly
after the Expiration Date. If for any reason whatsoever, acceptance for exchange
or the exchange of any Old Capital Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer is delayed (whether before or after the Corporation's and the Issuer's
acceptance for exchange of Old Capital Securities) or the Corporation and the
Issuer extend the Exchange Offer or are unable to accept for exchange or
exchange Old Capital Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer, then,
without prejudice to the Corporation's and the Issuer's rights set forth herein,
the Exchange Agent may, nevertheless, on behalf of the Corporation and the
Issuer and subject to Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, retain tendered Old
Capital Securities and such Old Capital Securities may not be withdrawn except
to the extent tendering holders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described
under " -- Withdrawal Rights".
Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal or Agent's Message in lieu thereof, a
holder of Old Capital Securities will warrant and agree in the Letter of
Transmittal that it has full power and authority to tender, exchange, sell,
assign and transfer Old Capital Securities, that the Issuer will acquire good,
marketable and unencumbered title to the tendered Old Capital Securities, free
and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and the Old
Capital Securities tendered for exchange are not subject to any adverse claims
or proxies. The holder also will warrant and agree that it will, upon request,
execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Corporation, the
Issuer or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete the
exchange, sale, assignment, and transfer of the Old Capital Securities tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES
VALID TENDER. Except as set forth below, in order for Old Capital
Securities to be validly tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with
any required signature guarantees, or (in the case of a book-entry tender) an
Agent's Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal, and any other required
documents, must be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set
forth under " -- Exchange Agent" , and either (i) tendered Old Capital
Securities must be received by the Exchange Agent, or (ii) such Old Capital
Securities must be tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer
set forth below and a book-entry confirmation, including an Agent's Message if
the tendering holder has not delivered a Letter of Transmittal, must be received
by the Exchange Agent, in each case on or prior to the Expiration Date, or (iii)
the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below must be complied with.
If less than all of the Old Capital Securities are tendered, a tendering
holder should fill in the amount of Old Capital Securities being tendered in the
appropriate box on the Letter of Transmittal. The entire amount of Old Capital
Securities delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered
unless otherwise indicated.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, IS AT THE OPTION AND SOLE RISK OF THE TENDERING
HOLDER, AND DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE
EXCHANGE AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, OR AN OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED. IN
ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
BOOK ENTRY TRANSFER. The Exchange Agent will establish an account with
respect to the Old Capital Securities at DTC for purposes of the Exchange Offer
within two business days after the date of this Prospectus. Any financial
institution that is a participant in DTC's book-entry transfer facility system
may make a book-entry delivery of the Old Capital Securities by causing DTC to
transfer such Old Capital Securities into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC in
accordance with DTC's procedures for transfers. However, although delivery of
Old Capital Securities may be effected through book-entry transfer into the
Exchange Agent's account at DTC, the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof), properly completed and duly
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executed, with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message in lieu
of the Letter of Transmittal, and any other required documents, must in any case
be delivered to and received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth
under " -- Exchange Agent" on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the guaranteed
delivery procedure set forth below must be complied with.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTC'S PROCEDURES DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT
SIGNATURE GUARANTEES. Certificates for the Old Capital Securities need not
be endorsed and signature guarantees on the Letter of Transmittal are
unnecessary unless (i) a certificate for the Old Capital Securities is
registered in a name other than that of the person surrendering the certificate
or (ii) such registered holder completes the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instructions" or "Special Delivery Instructions" in the Letter of Transmittal.
In the case of (i) or (ii) above, such certificates for Old Capital Securities
must be duly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed bond power, with the
endorsement or signature on the bond power and on the Letter of Transmittal
guaranteed by a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the
Exchange Act as an "eligible guarantor institution," including (as such terms
are defined therein): (i) a bank; (ii) a broker, dealer, municipal securities
broker or dealer or government securities broker or dealer; (iii) a credit
union; (iv) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or
clearing agency; or (v) a savings association that is a participant in a
Securities Transfer Association (an "Eligible Institution"), unless surrendered
on behalf of such Eligible Institution. See Instruction 1 to the Letter of
Transmittal.
GUARANTEED DELIVERY. If a holder desires to tender Old Capital Securities
pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the certificates for such Old Capital
Securities are not immediately available or time will not permit all required
documents to reach the Exchange Agent on or before the Expiration Date, or the
procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, such
Old Capital Securities may nevertheless be tendered, provided that all of the
following guaranteed delivery procedures are complied with:
(i) such tenders are made by or through an Eligible Institution;
(ii) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery, substantially in the form accompanying the Letter of Transmittal,
is received by the Exchange Agent, as provided below, on or prior to
Expiration Date; and
(iii) the certificates (or a book-entry confirmation) representing all
tendered Old Capital Securities, in proper form for transfer, together with
a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof or Agent's Message in lieu thereof), with any required signature
guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal,
are received by the Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange
trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery.
The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand, or transmitted
by facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent and must include a guarantee by an
Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such notice.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the delivery of New Capital
Securities in exchange for Old Capital Securities tendered and accepted for
exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will in all cases be made only after
timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of Old Capital Securities, or of a
book-entry confirmation with respect to such Old Capital Securities, and a
properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof
or Agent's Message in lieu thereof), together with any required signature
guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
Accordingly, the delivery of New Capital Securities might not be made to all
tendering holders at the same time, and will depend upon when Old Capital
Securities, book-entry confirmations with respect to Old Capital Securities and
other required documents are received by the Exchange Agent.
The Corporation's and the Issuer's acceptance for exchange of Old Capital
Securities tendered pursuant to any of the procedures described above will
constitute a binding agreement between the tendering holder and the Issuer upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer.
DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY. All questions as to the form of documents,
validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of
any tendered Old Capital Securities will be determined by the Corporation and
the Issuer, in their sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and
binding on all parties. The Corporation and the Issuer reserve the absolute
right, in their sole discretion, to reject any and all tenders determined by
them not to be in proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for, may,
in the view of counsel to the Corporation or the Issuer, be unlawful. The
Corporation and the Issuer also reserve the absolute right, subject to
applicable law, to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange
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Offer as set forth under " -- Conditions to the Exchange Offer" or any condition
or irregularity in any tender of Old Capital Securities of any particular holder
whether or not similar conditions or irregularities are waived in the case of
other holders.
The Corporation's and the Issuer's interpretation of the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the Letter of Transmittal and the
instructions thereto) will be final and binding. No tender of Old Capital
Securities will be deemed to have been validly made until all irregularities
with respect to such tender have been cured or waived. Neither the Corporation,
the Issuer, any affiliates or assigns of the Corporation or the Issuer, the
Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give any
notification of any irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure
to give any such notification.
If any Letter of Transmittal, endorsement, bond power, power of attorney,
or any other document required by the Letter of Transmittal is signed by a
trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a
corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity,
such person should so indicate when signing, and unless waived by the Issuer,
proper evidence satisfactory to the Corporation and the Issuer, in their sole
discretion, of such person's authority to so act must be submitted.
A beneficial owner of Old Capital Securities that are held by or registered
in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee
or custodian is urged to contact such entity promptly if such beneficial holder
wishes to participate in the Exchange Offer.
RESALES OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
The Issuer is making the Exchange Offer for the Capital Securities in
reliance on the position of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of
the Commission as set forth in certain interpretive letters addressed to third
parties in other transactions. However, neither the Corporation nor the Issuer
sought its own interpretive letter, and there can be no assurance that the staff
of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission would make a similar
determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as it has in such interpretive
letters to third parties. Based on these interpretations by the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance, and subject to the two immediately following
sentences, the Corporation and the Issuer believe that New Capital Securities
issued pursuant to this Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Capital Securities
may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by a holder thereof
(other than a holder who is a broker-dealer) without further compliance with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act,
provided that such New Capital Securities are acquired in the ordinary course of
such holder's business and that such holder is not participating, and has no
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in a distribution
(within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities.
However, any holder of Old Capital Securities who is an Affiliate or who intends
to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing New Capital
Securities, or any broker-dealer who purchased Old Capital Securities from the
Issuer to resell pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under
the Securities Act, (i) will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the
staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission set forth in the
above-mentioned interpretive letters, (ii) will not be permitted or entitled to
tender such Old Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer, and (iii) must comply
with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act
in connection with any sale or other transfer of such Old Capital Securities
unless such sale is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. In
addition, as described below, Participating Broker-Dealers must deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resales of New Capital Securities.
Each holder of Old Capital Securities who wishes to exchange Old Capital
Securities for New Capital Securities in the Exchange Offer will be required to
represent that (i) it is not an Affiliate, (ii) any New Capital Securities to be
received by it are being acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (iii)
it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a
distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such New Capital
Securities, and (iv) if such holder is not a broker-dealer, such holder is not
engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution (within the meaning
of the Securities Act) of such New Capital Securities. In addition, the
Corporation and the Issuer may require such holder, as a condition to such
holder's eligibility to participate in the Exchange Offer, to furnish to the
Corporation and the Issuer (or an agent thereof) in writing information as to
the number of "beneficial owners" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) on behalf of whom such holder holds the Capital Securities to be
exchanged in the Exchange Offer. Each Participating Broker-Dealer must
acknowledge that it acquired the Old Capital Securities for its own account as
the result of market-making activities or other trading activities and must
agree that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the
Securities Act in connection with any resale of such New Capital Securities. The
Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, a Participating Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. Based on the position
taken by the staff of the Division of Corporation
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Finance of the Commission in the interpretive letters referred to above, the
Corporation and the Issuer believe that Participating Broker-Dealers may fulfill
their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the New Capital
Securities received upon exchange of such Old Capital Securities (other than Old
Capital Securities which represent an unsold allotment from the original sale of
the Old Capital Securities) with a prospectus meeting the requirements of the
Securities Act, which may be the prospectus prepared for an exchange offer so
long as it contains a description of the plan of distribution with respect to
the resale of such New Capital Securities. Accordingly, this Prospectus, as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Participating
Broker-Dealer during the period referred to below in connection with resales of
New Capital Securities received in exchange for Old Capital Securities where
such Old Capital Securities were acquired by such Participating Broker-Dealer
for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities.
Subject to certain provisions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Corporation and the Issuer have agreed that this Prospectus, as it may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Participating
Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of such New Capital Securities for a
period ending 180 days after the Expiration Date or, if earlier, when all such
New Capital Securities have been disposed of by such Participating
Broker-Dealer. See "Plan of Distribution". Any person, including any
Participating Broker-Dealer, who is an Affiliate may not rely on such
interpretive letters and must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale
transaction.
In that regard, each Participating Broker-Dealer who surrenders Old Capital
Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be deemed to have agreed, by
execution of the Letter of Transmittal or delivery of an Agent's Message in lieu
thereof, that, upon receipt of notice from the Corporation or the Issuer of the
occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any statement
contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus untrue in any material
respect or which causes this Prospectus to omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained or incorporated by reference
herein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
or of the occurrence of certain other events specified in the Registration
Rights Agreement, such Participating Broker-Dealer will suspend the sale of New
Capital Securities (or the New Guarantee or the New Subordinated Debentures, as
applicable) pursuant to this Prospectus until the Corporation or the Issuer has
amended or supplemented this Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission
and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented Prospectus to such
Participating Broker-Dealer or the Corporation or the Issuer has given notice
that the sale of the New Capital Securities (or the New Guarantee or the New
Subordinated Debentures, as applicable) may be resumed, as the case may be.
WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of Old Capital Securities may
be withdrawn at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date.
In order for a withdrawal to be effective a written, telegraphic, telex or
facsimile transmission of such notice of withdrawal must be timely received by
the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth under " -- Exchange Agent"
on or prior to the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify
the name of the person who tendered the Old Capital Securities to be withdrawn,
the aggregate principal amount of Old Capital Securities to be withdrawn, and
(if certificates for such Old Capital Securities have been tendered) the name of
the registered holder of the Old Capital Securities as set forth on the Old
Capital Securities, if different from that of the person who tendered such Old
Capital Securities. If Old Capital Securities have been delivered or otherwise
identified to the Exchange Agent, then prior to the physical release of such Old
Capital Securities, the tendering holder must submit the certificate numbers
shown on the particular Old Capital Securities to be withdrawn and the signature
on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution,
except in the case of Old Capital Securities tendered for the account of an
Eligible Institution. If Old Capital Securities have been tendered pursuant to
the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in " -- Procedures for
Tendering Old Capital Securities", the notice of withdrawal must specify the
name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawal of Old
Capital Securities, in which case a notice of withdrawal will be effective if
delivered to the Exchange Agent by written, telegraphic, telex or facsimile
transmission. Withdrawals of tenders of Old Capital Securities may not be
rescinded. Old Capital Securities properly withdrawn will not be deemed validly
tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer, but may be retendered at any
subsequent time on or prior to the Expiration Date by following any of the
procedures described above under " -- Procedures for Tendering Old Capital
Securities".
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Corporation and
the Issuer, in their sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and
binding on all parties. Neither the Corporation, the Issuer, any affiliates or
assigns of the Corporation or the Issuer, the Exchange Agent nor any other
person shall be under any duty to give any notification of any irregularities in
any notice of withdrawal or incur any
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liability for failure to give any such notification. Any Old Capital Securities
which have been tendered but which are withdrawn will be returned to the holder
thereof promptly after withdrawal.
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
Holders of Old Capital Securities whose Old Capital Securities are accepted
for exchange will not receive accumulated Distributions on such Old Capital
Securities for any period from and after the last Distribution Date (as defined
herein) with respect to such Old Capital Securities prior to the original issue
date of the New Capital Securities or, if no such Distributions have been made,
will not receive any accumulated Distributions on such Old Capital Securities,
and will be deemed to have waived the right to receive any Distributions on such
Old Capital Securities accumulated from and after such Distribution Date or, if
no such Distributions have been made, from and after November 27, 1996.
CONDITIONS TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Exchange Offer, or any
extension of the Exchange Offer, the Corporation and the Issuer will not be
required to accept for exchange, or to exchange, any Old Capital Securities for
any New Capital Securities, and, as described below, may terminate the Exchange
Offer (whether or not any Old Capital Securities have theretofore been accepted
for exchange) or may waive any conditions to or amend the Exchange Offer, if any
of the following conditions have occurred or exists or have not been satisfied:
(a) there shall occur a change in the current interpretation by the
staff of the Commission which permits the New Capital Securities issued
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Capital Securities to be
offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof
(other than broker-dealers and any such holder which is an Affiliate)
without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions
of the Securities Act provided that such New Capital Securities are
acquired in the ordinary course of such holders' business and such holders
have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the
distribution of such New Capital Securities;
(b) any action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened
in any court or by or before any governmental agency or body with respect
to the Exchange Offer which, in the Corporation's and the Issuer's
judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Issuer
or the Corporation to proceed with the Exchange Offer;
(c) any law, statute, rule or regulation shall have been adopted or
enacted which, in the Corporation's and the Issuer's judgment, would
reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Issuer or the
Corporation to proceed with the Exchange Offer;
(d) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by United States
federal or North Carolina or New York State authorities which, in the
Corporation's and the Issuer's judgment, would reasonably be expected to
impair the ability of the Issuer or the Corporation to proceed with the
Exchange Offer;
(e) trading on the New York Stock Exchange or generally in the United
States over-the-counter market shall have been suspended by order of the
Commission or any other governmental authority which, in the Issuer's
judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Issuer
or the Corporation to proceed with the Exchange Offer;
(f) a stop order shall have been issued by the Commission or any state
securities authority suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or proceedings shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of
the Corporation or the Issuer, threatened for that purpose any governmental
approval has not been obtained, which approval the Corporation and the
Issuer shall, in their sole discretion, deem necessary for the consummation
of the Exchange Offer as contemplated hereby; or
(g) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in
the business or financial affairs of the Issuer or the Corporation or any
of its subsidiaries has occurred which, in the judgment of the Corporation
and the Issuer, might materially impair the ability of the Issuer or the
Corporation to proceed with the Exchange Offer.
If the Corporation and the Issuer determine in their sole discretion that
any of the foregoing events or conditions has occurred or exists or has not been
satisfied, the Corporation and the Issuer may, subject to applicable law,
terminate the Exchange Offer (whether or not any Old Capital Securities have
theretofore been accepted for exchange) or may waive any such condition or
otherwise amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any respect. If such waiver
or amendment constitutes a material change to the Exchange Offer, the
Corporation and the Issuer will promptly disclose such waiver by means of an
amended or supplemented Prospectus that will be distributed to the registered
holders of the Old Capital Securities, and the Corporation and the Issuer will
extend the Exchange Offer to the extent required by Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act.
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EXCHANGE AGENT
Wilmington Trust Company has been appointed as Exchange Agent for the
Exchange Offer. Delivery of the Letters of Transmittal and any other required
documents, questions, requests for assistance, and requests for additional
copies of this Prospectus or of the Letter of Transmittal should be directed to
the Exchange Agent as follows:
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Square
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Delivery to other than the above address or facsimile number will not
constitute a valid delivery.
FEES AND EXPENSES
The Corporation has agreed to pay the Exchange Agent reasonable and
customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith. The Corporation will also pay
brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of this Prospectus
and related documents to the beneficial owners of Old Capital Securities, and in
handling or tendering for their customers.
Holders who tender their Old Capital Securities for exchange will not be
obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection therewith. If, however, New
Capital Securities are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of,
any person other than the registered holder of the Old Capital Securities
tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange
of Old Capital Securities in connection with the Exchange Offer, then the amount
of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any
other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence
of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the Letter
of Transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to
such tendering holder.
Neither the Corporation nor the Issuer will make any payment to brokers,
dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer.
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DESCRIPTION OF NEW SECURITIES
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Issuer has issued the Old
Capital Securities and the Common Securities and will issue the New Capital
Securities. The New Capital Securities will represent preferred undivided
beneficial interests in the Issuer and the holders thereof will be entitled to a
preference in certain circumstances with respect to Distributions and amounts
payable on redemption of the Trust Securities or liquidation of the Issuer over
the Common Securities. See " -- SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES." The Trust
Agreement has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. This summary of
certain provisions of the Capital Securities, the Common Securities and the
Trust Agreement describes the material terms of the New Securities but does not
purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, all the provisions of the Trust Agreement, including the
definitions therein of certain terms.
GENERAL
The Capital Securities (including the Old Capital Securities and the New
Capital Securities) will be limited to $500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount
at any one time outstanding. The Capital Securities rank PARI PASSU, and
payments thereon will be made PRO RATA, with the Common Securities of the
Issuer, except as described under " -- SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES".
Legal title to the Subordinated Debentures is held by the Property Trustee in
trust for the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities. The Guarantee is a guarantee on a subordinated and junior basis with
respect to the Capital Securities but does not guarantee payment of
Distributions or amounts payable on redemption or liquidation of the Capital
Securities when the Issuer does not have funds on hand available to make such
payments. See " -- Description of Guarantee".
DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions on the Capital Securities are cumulative from the date of
original issuance and are payable as a preference at the annual rate of 8.04% of
the Liquidation Amount of $1,000, semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and
December 1 of each year, to the holders of the Capital Securities at the close
of business on the 15th day of the month preceding the relevant Distribution
Date. The first Distribution Date for the Capital Securities will be June 1,
1997. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the event that any date on
which Distributions are payable on the Capital Securities is not a Business Day
(as defined herein), then payment of the Distributions payable on such date will
be made on the next succeeding Business Day (and without any additional
Distributions 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
effect as if made on the date such payment was originally payable.
So long as no "Event of Default" (as defined in the Indenture) with respect
to the Subordinated Debentures (a "Debenture Event of Default") has occurred and
is continuing (see " -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; DEBENTURE EVENTS
OF DEFAULT"), the Corporation has the right under the Indenture to defer the
payment of interest on the Subordinated Debentures at any time or from time to
time for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods with respect
to each Extension Period, provided that no Extension Period may extend beyond
the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Debentures. See " -- Description of
Subordinated Debentures; GENERAL". As a consequence of any such election,
semi-annual Distributions on the Capital Securities will be deferred by the
Issuer during any such Extension Period. Distributions to which holders of the
Capital Securities are entitled will accumulate additional Distributions thereon
at the rate per annum of 8.04% thereof, compounded semi-annually from the
relevant payment date for such Distributions. The term "Distributions" as used
herein shall include any such additional Distributions. During any such
Extension Period, the Corporation may not, and may not permit any subsidiary of
the Corporation to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or
redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
the Corporation's capital stock or (ii) make any payment of principal, interest
or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Corporation that rank PARI PASSU with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the
Corporation of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the Corporation if such
guarantee ranks PARI PASSU with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debentures (other than (a) dividends or distributions in Corporation Common
Stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation
of the Corporation's stockholders' rights plan or any successor to such plan,
the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any such plan, or the
redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under
any guarantee of other junior subordinated debentures, and (d) purchases of
common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any of the
Corporation's benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees, related to
the issuance of common stock under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase
plan or
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related to the issuance of common stock (or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for common stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction
entered into prior to such Extension Period). Prior to the termination of any
such Extension Period, the Corporation may further defer the payment of
interest, provided that no Extension Period may exceed 10 consecutive
semi-annual periods or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated
Debentures. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and the payment of
all amounts then due, the Corporation may elect to begin a new Extension Period.
There is no limitation on the number of times that the Corporation may elect to
begin an Extension Period. See " -- Description of Subordinated Debentures;
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD" and "Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences -- Interest Income and Original Issue Discount".
The Corporation has no current plan to exercise its right to defer payments
of interest by extending the interest payment period on the Subordinated
Debentures.
The revenue of the Issuer available for distribution to holders of Capital
Securities will be limited to payments under the Subordinated Debentures. If the
Corporation does not make interest payments on the Subordinated Debentures, the
Property Trustee will not have funds available to pay Distributions on the
Capital Securities. The payment of Distributions (if and to the extent the
Issuer has funds legally available for the payment of such Distributions and
cash sufficient to make such payments) is guaranteed by the Corporation on a
limited basis as set forth herein under " -- Description of Guarantee".
REDEMPTION
MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Upon the repayment or redemption, in whole or in
part, of the Subordinated Debentures, whether at maturity or upon earlier
redemption as provided in the Indenture, the proceeds from such repayment or
redemption shall be applied by the Property Trustee to redeem a Like Amount of
the Trust Securities, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at the
redemption prices ("Redemption Prices") specified herein plus accumulated but
unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of redemption (the "Redemption Date").
See " -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; REDEMPTION". If less than all
of the Subordinated Debentures are to be repaid or redeemed on a Redemption
Date, then the proceeds from such repayment or redemption shall be allocated to
the redemption PRO RATA of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities. The
amount of premium, if any, paid by the Corporation upon the repayment or
redemption of all or any part of the Subordinated Debentures to be repaid or
redeemed on a Redemption Date shall be allocated to the redemption PRO RATA of
the Capital Securities and the Common Securities.
The Corporation has the right to redeem the Subordinated Debentures (i) on
or after December 1, 2006, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, or
(ii) at any time, in whole (but not in part), upon the occurrence of a Special
Event. The Corporation has committed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
that it will not exercise such redemption rights without having received the
prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to do so, if then so required under
applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve Board.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION. If a Tax Event or a Regulatory Capital Event
shall occur and be continuing, the Corporation has the right to redeem the
Subordinated Debentures in whole (but not in part) and thereby cause a mandatory
redemption of the Capital Securities and Common Securities in whole (but not in
part) at the Special Event Redemption Price (as defined herein) within 90 days
following the occurrence of such Tax Event or Regulatory Capital Event. In the
event a Tax Event has occurred and is continuing and the Corporation does not
elect to redeem the Subordinated Debentures and thereby cause a mandatory
redemption of such Capital Securities or to terminate the Issuer and, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with
applicable law and the Expense Agreement, cause the Subordinated Debentures to
be distributed to holders of the Capital Securities and Common Securities in
liquidation of the Issuer as described below, the Capital Securities will remain
outstanding and Additional Sums (as defined herein) may be payable on the
Subordinated Debentures.
As used herein:
"Additional Sums" means the additional amounts as may be necessary in
order that the amount of Distributions then due and payable by the Issuer
on the outstanding Capital Securities and Common Securities shall not be
reduced as a result of any additional taxes, duties and other governmental
charges to which the Issuer has become subject as a result of a Tax Event.
"Like Amount" means (i) with respect to a redemption of Trust
Securities, Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal to that
portion of the principal amount of Subordinated Debentures to be
contemporaneously redeemed in accordance with the Indenture, allocated to
the Common Securities and to the Capital Securities based upon the relative
Liquidation Amounts of such classes and the proceeds of which will be used
to pay the Redemption Price of such Trust Securities, and (ii) with respect
to a distribution of Subordinated Debentures to holders of Trust Securities
in connection
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with a dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer, Subordinated Debentures
having a principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities of the holder to whom such Subordinated Debentures are
distributed.
"Liquidation Amount" means the stated amount of $1,000 per Trust
Security.
"Tax Event" means the receipt by the Issuer of an opinion of counsel
experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of 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 as a
result of any official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision
interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or
change is effective or which pronouncement or decision is announced on or
after the date of issuance of the Old Capital Securities under the Trust
Agreement, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Issuer is,
or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to United
States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the
Subordinated Debentures, (ii) interest payable by the Corporation on the
Subordinated Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such
opinion, will not be, deductible by the Corporation, in whole or in part,
for United States federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Issuer is, or
will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a
DE MINIMIS amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
"Regulatory Capital Event" means the receipt by the Corporation of an
opinion of an independent bank regulatory counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that, as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change
(including any announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any
regulations thereunder) of the United States or any rules, guidelines or
policies of the Federal Reserve Board, or (ii) any official administrative
pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or
regulations, which amendment or change is effective or such pronouncement
or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the Old
Capital Securities under the Trust Agreement, the Capital Securities do not
constitute, or within 90 days of the date thereof, will not constitute,
tier 1 capital (or its then equivalent); provided, however, that the
distribution of the Subordinated Debentures in connection with the
liquidation of the Issuer shall not in and of itself constitute a
Regulatory Capital Event unless such liquidation shall have occurred in
connection with a Tax Event.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
Capital Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be redeemed at
the applicable Redemption Price with the applicable proceeds from the
contemporaneous redemption of the Subordinated Debentures. Redemptions of the
Capital Securities shall be made and the Redemption Price shall be payable on
each Redemption Date only to the extent that the Issuer has funds on hand and
available for the payment of such Redemption Price. See ";SUBORDINATION OF
COMMON SECURITIES".
If the Issuer gives a notice of redemption in respect of the Capital
Securities, then by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Redemption Date, to
the extent funds are available, with respect to the Capital Securities held by
DTC or its nominee the Property Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC funds
sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will give DTC irrevocable
instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the holders of the
Capital Securities. See ";FORM, DENOMINATION, BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES AND
TRANSFER". If Capital Securities are held in certificated form, the Property
Trustee, to the extent funds are available, will irrevocably deposit with the
paying agent for the Capital Securities funds sufficient to pay the applicable
Redemption Price and will give such paying agent irrevocable instructions and
authority to pay the Redemption Price to the holders thereof upon surrender of
their certificates evidencing the Capital Securities. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Distributions payable on or prior to the Redemption Date for any
Capital Securities called for redemption shall be payable to the holders of such
Capital 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 upon the date of such deposit, all rights of the holders of such
Capital Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of the
holders of such Capital Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without
interest on such Redemption Price, and such Capital Securities will cease to be
outstanding. In the event that any date fixed for redemption of Capital
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 Capital Securities called for redemption is
improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the Issuer or by the
Corporation pursuant to the Guarantee, as described under " -- Description of
Guarantee", Distributions on such Capital Securities will continue to accrue at
the then applicable rate, from the Redemption Date originally
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established by the Issuer to the date such Redemption Price is actually paid, in
which case the actual payment date will be the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
Subject to applicable law (including, without limitation, United States
federal securities law), the Corporation or its subsidiaries may at any time and
from time to time purchase outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open
market or by private agreement.
Payment of the applicable Redemption Price on the Capital Securities and
any distribution of Subordinated Debentures to holders of Capital Securities
shall be made to the applicable recordholders thereof as they appear on the
register for such Capital Securities on the relevant record date, which shall be
a date at least 15 days prior to the Redemption Date or liquidation date, as
applicable.
If less than all of the outstanding Capital Securities and Common
Securities are to be redeemed on a Redemption Date, then the aggregate
Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities and Common Securities to be redeemed
shall be allocated PRO RATA to the outstanding Capital Securities and Common
Securities based upon the relative Liquidation Amounts of such classes. The
particular Capital Securities to be redeemed shall be selected on a PRO RATA
basis not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Property Trustee
from the outstanding Capital 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 of the Liquidation
Amount of Capital Securities of a denomination larger than $1,000, provided that
the holder of such Capital Securities has at least 100 Capital Securities
remaining after the redemption. The Property Trustee shall promptly notify the
Securities Registrar in writing of the Capital Securities selected for
redemption, and in the case of any Capital Securities selected for partial
redemption, the Liquidation Amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of
the Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions
relating to the redemption of Capital Securities shall relate, in the case of
any Capital Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion
of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities which has been or is
to be redeemed.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the Redemption Date to each holder of Trust Securities to be
redeemed at its registered address. Unless the Corporation defaults in payment
of the Redemption Price on the Subordinated Debentures, on and after the
Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on such Subordinated Debentures or
portions thereof (and Distributions will cease to accrue on the Capital
Securities or portions thereof) called for redemption.
LIQUIDATION OF ISSUER AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS
The holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) has the right
at any time to terminate the Issuer and, after satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors of the Issuer in accordance with applicable law and the Expense
Agreement, cause the Subordinated Debentures to be distributed to the holders of
the Capital Securities in liquidation of the Issuer, subject to the Issuer
having received an opinion of counsel to the effect that the distribution will
not be taxable to holders of Capital Securities. In addition, the Corporation
has committed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond that as holder of the
Common Securities it will not exercise the foregoing right as holder of the
Common Securities without having received the prior approval of the Federal
Reserve Board to do so, if then so required under applicable capital guidelines
or policies of the Federal Reserve Board.
After the liquidation date fixed for any distribution of Subordinated
Debentures (i) the Capital Securities will no longer be deemed to be
outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee, as the record holder of the Capital
Securities in book-entry form, will receive a registered global certificate or
certificates representing the Subordinated Debentures to be delivered upon such
distribution, and (iii) any certificates representing Capital Securities not
held by DTC or its nominee will be deemed to represent Subordinated Debentures
having a Like Amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of such Capital
Securities, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the
accrued and unpaid Distributions on such Capital Securities until such
certificates are presented to the Property Trustee or its agent for transfer or
reissuance.
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the Subordinated
Debentures that may be distributed in exchange for Capital Securities if a
dissolution and liquidation of the Issuer were to occur. Accordingly, the
Subordinated Debentures that the investor may receive on dissolution and
liquidation of the Issuer, may trade at a discount to the price that the
investor paid to purchase such Capital Securities.
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SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES
Payment of Distributions on, and the Redemption Price of, the Capital
Securities and Common Securities, as applicable, shall be made PRO RATA based on
the Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities and Common Securities;
provided, however, that if, on any Distribution Date or Redemption Date, a
Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of
any Distribution on, or Redemption Price of, the Common Securities, and no other
payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of the
Common Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all
accumulated and unpaid Distributions on all of the outstanding Capital
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 of the outstanding Capital Securities then called for redemption,
shall have been made or provided for, and all funds available to the Property
Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all
Distributions on, or Redemption Price of, the Capital Securities then due and
payable.
In the case of any "Event of Default" under the Trust Agreement (an "Event
of Default") with respect to the Capital Securities (see ";EVENTS OF DEFAULT;
NOTICE") resulting from a Debenture Event of Default, the Corporation as holder
of the Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any right to act with
respect to any such Event of Default under the Trust Agreement until the effect
of all such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until any such Events of Default under
the Trust Agreement with respect to the Capital Securities have been so cured,
waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall act solely on behalf
of the holders of the Capital Securities and not on behalf of the Corporation as
holder of the Common Securities, and only the holders of the Capital Securities
will have the right to direct the Property Trustee to act on their behalf.
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON TERMINATION
Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Issuer shall automatically terminate
upon expiration of its term and shall terminate on the first to occur of:
(i) certain events of bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of
the Corporation;
(ii) the distribution of a Like Amount of the Subordinated
Debentures to the holders of the Trust Securities, if the Corporation,
as holder of the Common Securities, has given written direction to the
Property Trustee to terminate the Issuer (which direction is optional
and wholly within the discretion of the Corporation, as holder of the
Common Securities);
(iii) redemption of all of the Capital Securities in connection
with the redemption of the Subordinated Debentures as described under
";REDEMPTION; and
(iv) the entry of an order for the dissolution of the Issuer by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
If an early termination occurs as described in clause (i), (ii) or (iv)
above, the Issuer shall be liquidated by the Issuer Trustees as expeditiously as
the Issuer Trustees determine to be possible by distributing, after satisfaction
of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with applicable law and
the Expense Agreement, to the holders of Trust Securities a Like Amount of the
Subordinated Debentures, unless such distribution is determined by the Property
Trustee not to be practical, in which event such holders will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Issuer available for distribution to holders,
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with
applicable law and the Expense Agreement, an amount equal to, in the case of
holders of Capital Securities, the aggregate of the Liquidation Amount plus
accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (the
"Liquidation Distribution"). If such Liquidation Distribution can be paid only
in part because the Issuer has insufficient assets available to pay in full the
aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the
Issuer on the Capital Securities shall be paid on a PRO RATA basis. The holder
of the Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) will be entitled to receive
distributions upon any such liquidation PRO RATA with the holders of the Capital
Securities, except that if a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Capital Securities shall have a priority over the Common
Securities. A supplemental Indenture may provide that if an early termination
occurs as described in clause (iv) above, the Subordinated Debentures may be
subject to optional redemption in whole (but not in part).
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; NOTICE
Under the Trust Agreement, any one of the following events constitutes an
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities (whatever the reason for
such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by
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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 a Debenture Event of Default under the
Indenture (see " -- Description of Subordinated Debentures; DEBENTURE
EVENTS OF DEFAULT"); or
(ii) default by the Property Trustee in the payment of any
Distribution when it becomes due, and continuation of such default for
a period of 30 days; or
(iii) default by the Property Trustee in the payment of any
Redemption Price of any Trust Security when it becomes due; or
(iv) default in the performance, or breach, in any material
respect, of any covenant or warranty of the Issuer 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 the defaulting Issuer Trustee or Trustees by the
holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the
outstanding Capital 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; or
(v) the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency
with respect to the Property Trustee and the failure by the
Corporation to appoint a successor Property Trustee within 60 days
thereof.
Within five Business Days after the occurrence of any Event of Default
actually known to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall transmit
notice of such Event of Default to the holders of the Capital Securities and the
Administrators, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.
The Corporation, as Depositor, and the Administrators are required to file
annually with the Property Trustee a certificate as to whether or not they are
in compliance with all the conditions and covenants applicable to them under the
Trust Agreement.
If a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Securities shall have a preference over the Common Securities upon termination
of the Issuer as described above. See ";LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON
TERMINATION". The existence of an Event of Default does not entitle the holders
of Capital Securities to accelerate the maturity thereof.
REMOVAL OF ISSUER TRUSTEES
If a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee may be removed at such time by the
holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the outstanding Capital
Securities. No resignation or removal of an Issuer Trustee and no appointment of
a successor trustee shall be effective until the acceptance of appointment by
the successor trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement.
CO-TRUSTEES AND SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any
time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal standards of the Trust
Indenture Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the assets of the
Issuer may at the time be located, the Property Trustee shall have power to
appoint one or more persons either to act as a co-trustee, jointly with the
Property Trustee, of all or any part of such assets, 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.
MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF ISSUER TRUSTEES
Any entity into which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee that is
not a natural person may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which such Trustee shall be a party, or any entity succeeding
to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of such Trustee, shall
be the successor of such Trustee under the Trust Agreement, provided such entity
shall be otherwise qualified and eligible.
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, AMALGAMATION OR REPLACEMENT OF ISSUER
The Issuer may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any entity, except as described below or as
otherwise indicated in the
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Trust Agreement. The Issuer may, at the request of the holder of the Common
Securities (I.E, the Corporation) and with the consent of a majority (based on
the Liquidation Amount) of the Capital Securities, merge with or into,
consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to a trust organized as such
under the laws of any state; provided, that (i) such successor entity either (a)
expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the
Capital Securities, or (b) substitutes for the Capital Securities other
securities having substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the same as the
Capital Securities rank in priority with respect to Distributions and payments
upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) the Property Trustee expressly
appoints a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers and
duties as the Property Trustee as the holder of the Subordinated Debentures,
(iii) the 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 Capital Securities are then listed, if any, (iv)
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or
lease does not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities)
to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization,
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer
or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the
holders of the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any
material respect, (vi) such successor entity has a purpose substantially
identical to that of the Issuer, (vii) prior to such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Issuer has
received an opinion from independent counsel to the Issuer experienced in such
matters to the effect that (a) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights,
preferences and privileges of the holders of the Capital Securities (including
any Successor Securities) in any material respect, and (b) following such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease,
neither the Issuer nor such successor entity will be required to register as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Investment Company Act"), and (viii) the Corporation or any permitted successor
or assignee 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 Issuer shall not, except with the consent of holders of 100
percent in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, 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 other entity or
permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance,
transfer or lease would cause the Issuer or the successor entity to be
classified as an association taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
VOTING RIGHTS; AMENDMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT
Except as provided below and under " -- Description of Guarantee; AMENDMENT
AND ASSIGNMENT" and as otherwise required by law and the Trust Agreement, the
holders of the Capital Securities will have no voting rights.
The Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the holder of the
Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) and the Property Trustee without the
consent of the holders of the Capital Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity,
correct or supplement any provisions in the Trust Agreement that may be
inconsistent with any other provision, 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, 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 Issuer will be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust or as other than an
association taxable as a Corporation at all times that any Trust Securities are
outstanding or to ensure that the Issuer will not be required to register as an
"investment company" under the Investment Company Act; provided, however, that
in the case of clause (i), such action shall not adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of any holder of Trust Securities, and any
amendments of such Trust Agreement shall become effective when notice thereof is
given to the holders of Trust Securities. The Trust Agreement may be amended by
the holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the Corporation) and the Property
Trustee with (i) the consent of holders representing not less than a majority
(based on Liquidation Amounts) of the outstanding Trust Securities, and (ii)
receipt by the Issuer Trustees of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such
amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Issuer Trustees in
accordance with such amendment will not cause the Issuer to be classified as an
association taxable as a corporation or affect the Issuer's status as a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes or the Issuer's exemption
from status as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act;
provided that without the consent of each holder of Trust Securities, the Trust
Agreement may not be amended to (i) change the amount or timing of any
Distribution on the Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of
any Distribution required to be made in respect of the Trust Securities as of a
specified date, or (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.
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So long as any Subordinated Debentures are held by the Property Trustee,
the Issuer Trustees shall not (i) direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or
executing any trust or power conferred on the Property Trustee with respect to
such Subordinated Debentures, (ii) waive any past default that is waiveable
under Section 513 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul
a declaration that the principal of all the Subordinated Debentures shall be due
and payable, or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of
the Indenture or such Subordinated Debentures, where such consent shall be
required, without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval of the holders of
a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of all outstanding Capital
Securities; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would
require the consent of each holder of Subordinated Debentures affected thereby,
no such consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without the prior consent
of each holder of the Capital Securities. The Issuer Trustees shall not revoke
any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the holders of the
Capital Securities except by subsequent vote of the holders of the Capital
Securities. The Property Trustee shall notify each holder of Capital Securities
of any notice of default with respect to the Subordinated Debentures. In
addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the holders of the Capital
Securities, prior to taking any of the foregoing actions, the Issuer Trustees
shall obtain an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that the Issuer will not be classified as an association taxable as a
corporation for United States federal income tax purposes on account of such
action.
Any required approval of holders of Capital Securities may be given at a
meeting of holders of Capital Securities convened for such purpose or pursuant
to written consent. The Property Trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at
which holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon
which action by written consent of such holders is to be taken, to be given to
each holder of record of Capital Securities in the manner set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
No vote or consent of the holders of Capital Securities will be required
for the Issuer to redeem and cancel the Capital Securities in accordance with
the Trust Agreement.
Notwithstanding that holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote or
consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Capital
Securities that are owned by the Corporation, the Issuer Trustees or any
affiliate of the Corporation or any Issuer Trustees, shall, for purposes of such
vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
FORM, DENOMINATION, BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES AND TRANSFER
The Capital Securities will be in blocks having a Liquidation Amount of not
less than $100,000 (100 Capital Securities) and may be transferred or exchanged
in such blocks in the manner and at the offices described below.
New Capital Securities initially will be represented by one or more Capital
Securities in registered, global form (collectively, the "Global Capital
Securities"). The Global Capital Securities will be deposited on issuance with
the Property Trustee as custodian for DTC, in New York, New York, and registered
in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case for credit to an account of a
direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below.
Except as set forth below, the Global Capital Securities may be
transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a
successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Capital
Securities may not be exchanged for Capital Securities in certificated form
except in the limited circumstances described below. See "; EXCHANGE OF
BOOK-ENTRY CAPITAL SECURITIES FOR CERTIFICATED CAPITAL SECURITIES".
DEPOSITARY PROCEDURES. DTC has advised the Issuer and the Corporation that
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its
participating organizations (collectively, the "Participants") and to facilitate
the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between
Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its
Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including
the Initial Purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and
certain other organizations. Access to DTC's system is also available to other
entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through
or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or
indirectly (collectively, the "Indirect Participants"). Persons who are not
Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only
through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interest
and transfer of ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each security
held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and
Indirect Participants.
DTC has also advised the Issuer and the Corporation that, pursuant to
procedures established by it, (i) upon deposit of the Global Capital Securities,
DTC will credit the accounts of Participants designated by the Initial
Purchasers with portions of the Liquidation Amount of the Global Capital
Securities and (ii) ownership of such interests in the Global Capital Securities
will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership thereof will be effected only
through, records maintained by DTC (with
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respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect
Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global
Capital Securities).
Investors in the Global Capital Securities may hold their interests therein
directly through DTC if they are Participants in such system, or indirectly
through organizations (including the Euroclear System ("Euroclear") and Cedel,
S.A. ("CEDEL") which are Participants in such system. All interests in a Global
Capital Security, including those held through Euroclear or CEDEL, may be
subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests held through
Euroclear or CEDEL may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of
such system. The laws of some states require that certain persons take physical
delivery in certificated form of securities that they own. Consequently, the
ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Capital Security to such
persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of
Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants and certain
banks, the ability of a person having beneficial interests in a Global Capital
Security to pledge such interests to persons or entities that do not participate
in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may
be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests. For
certain other restrictions on the transferability of the Capital Securities, see
"; EXCHANGE OF BOOK-ENTRY CAPITAL SECURITIES FOR CERTIFICATED CAPITAL
SECURITIES".
Except as described below, owners of interests in the Global Capital
Securities will not have Capital Securities registered in their names, will not
receive physical delivery of Capital Securities in certificated form and will
not be considered the registered owners or holders thereof under the Trust
Agreement for any purpose.
Payments in respect of the Global Capital Security registered in the name
of DTC or its nominee will be payable by the Property Trustee to DTC in its
capacity as the registered holder under the Trust Agreement. Under the terms of
the Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee will treat the persons in whose names
the Capital Securities, including the Global Capital Securities, are registered
as the owners thereof for the purpose of receiving such payments and for any and
all other purposes whatsoever. Consequently, neither the Property Trustee nor
any agent thereof has or will have any responsibility or liability for (i) any
aspect of DTC's records or any Participant's or Indirect Participant's records
relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the
Global Capital Securities, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of
DTC's records or any Participant's or Indirect Participant's records relating to
the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Capital Securities or (ii) any
other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its
Participants or Indirect Participants. DTC has advised the Issuer and the
Corporation that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of
securities such as the Capital Securities, is to credit the accounts of the
relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date, in amounts
proportionate to their respective holdings in Liquidation Amount of beneficial
interests in the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC unless DTC has
reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Payments by
the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of the
Capital Securities will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect
Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Property Trustee,
the Issuer or the Corporation. Neither the Issuer nor the Corporation nor the
Property Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants
in identifying the beneficial owners of the Capital Securities, and the Issuer,
the Corporation and the Property Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be
protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.
Except for trades involving only Euroclear and CEDEL participants,
interests in the Global Capital Securities will trade in DTC's Same-Day Funds
Settlement System and secondary market trading activity in such interests will
therefore settle in immediately available funds, subject in all cases to the
rules and procedures of DTC and its Participants.
Transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with
DTC's procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds. Transfers between
participants in Euroclear and CEDEL will be effected in the ordinary way in
accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
Subject to compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Capital Securities described herein, cross-market transfers between the
Participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or CEDEL participants, on
the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC's rules on
behalf of Euroclear or CEDEL, as the case may be, by its respective depositary;
however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to
Euroclear or CEDEL, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in
accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines
(Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or CEDEL, as the case may be, will, if
the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its
respective depositary or take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by
delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Capital Securities in
DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for
same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and CEDEL
participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositaries for
Euroclear or CEDEL.
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Because of the time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear
or CEDEL participant purchasing an interest in a Global Capital Security from a
Participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to
the relevant Euroclear or CEDEL participant, during the securities settlement
processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and CEDEL)
immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or
CEDEL as a result of sales of interest in a Global Capital Security by or
through a Euroclear or CEDEL participant to a Participant in DTC will be
received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the
relevant Euroclear or CEDEL cash account only as of the business day for
Euroclear or CEDEL following DTC's settlement date.
DTC has advised the Issuer and the Corporation that it will take any action
permitted to be taken by a holder of Capital Securities only at the direction of
one or more Participants to whose account with DTC interests in the Global
Capital Securities are credited and only in respect to such portion of the
Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities as to which such Participant or
Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of
Default under the Trust Agreement, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global
Capital Securities for Capital Securities in certificated form and to distribute
such Capital Securities to its Participants.
The information in this section concerning DTC, Euroclear and CEDEL and
their book-entry systems has been obtained from sources that the Issuer and the
Corporation believe to be reliable, but neither the Issuer nor the Corporation
takes responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
Although DTC, Euroclear and CEDEL have agreed to the foregoing procedures
to facilitate transfers of interest in the Global Capital Securities among
participants in DTC, Euroclear and CEDEL, they are under no obligation to
perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be
discontinued at any time. Neither the Issuer or the Corporation nor the Property
Trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or
CEDEL or their respective participants or indirect participants of their
respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their
operations.
EXCHANGE OF BOOK-ENTRY CAPITAL SECURITIES FOR CERTIFICATED CAPITAL
SECURITIES. A Global Capital Security is exchangeable for Capital Securities in
registered certificated form if (i) DTC (x) notifies the Issuer that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Capital Security
(the "Depositary") and the Issuer thereupon fails to appoint a successor
Depositary within 90 days or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered
under the Exchange Act, (ii) the Corporation in its sole discretion elects to
cause the issuance of the Capital Securities in certificated form or (iii) there
shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or any event which
after notice or lapse of time or both would be an Event of Default under the
Trust Agreement.
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENCY
Payments in respect of the Capital Securities held in global form shall be
made to the Depositary, which shall credit the relevant accounts at the
Depositary on the applicable Distribution Dates. Payments in respect of Capital
Securities that are not held by the Depositary shall be made by check mailed to
the address of the holder entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the
register maintained by the Securities Registrar appointed under the Trust
Agreement. The paying agent (the "Paying Agent") shall initially be the Property
Trustee and any co-paying agent chosen by the Property Trustee and acceptable to
the Administrators. The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as Paying
Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the Property Trustee and the
Administrators. In the event that the Property Trustee shall no longer be the
Paying Agent, the Property Trustee shall appoint a successor (which shall be a
bank or trust company acceptable to the Administrators) to act as Paying Agent.
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT
The Property Trustee will act as registrar and transfer agent for the
Capital Securities. Registration of transfers of Capital Securities will be
effected without charge by or on behalf of the Issuer, but upon payment of any
tax or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange. The Issuer will not be required to register or cause to be
registered the transfer of any Capital Securities after such Capital Securities
have been called for redemption.
INFORMATION CONCERNING PROPERTY TRUSTEE
The Property Trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of
an Event of Default, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically
set forth in the Trust Agreement and, after such Event of Default, must exercise
the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would exercise or use in
the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the Property
Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the
Trust Agreement at the
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request of any holder of Capital Securities unless it is offered reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred
thereby. If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Trust
Agreement and the Property Trustee is required to decide between alternative
causes of action, construe ambiguous provisions in the Trust Agreement or is
unsure of the application of any provision of the Trust Agreement, and the
matter is not one on which holders of Capital Securities are entitled under the
Trust Agreement to vote, then the Property Trustee shall take such action as is
directed by the Corporation and if not so directed, shall take such action as it
deems advisable and in the best interests of the holders of the Trust Securities
and will have no liability except for its own bad faith, negligence or willful
misconduct.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Administrators and the Property Trustee are authorized and directed to
conduct the affairs of and to operate the Issuer in such a way that the Issuer
will not be deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered under
the Investment Company Act and will not be classified as an association taxable
as a corporation or as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes and so that the Subordinated Debentures will be treated as
indebtedness of the Corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.
In this connection, the Property Trustee and the holder of the Common Securities
(I.E., the Corporation) are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with
applicable law, the certificate of trust of the Issuer or the Trust Agreement,
that the Property Trustee and the holder of the Common Securities (I.E., the
Corporation) determine in their sole discretion to be necessary or desirable for
such purposes, as long as such action does not materially adversely affect the
interests of the holders of the Capital Securities.
Holders of the Capital Securities have no preemptive or similar rights.
The Issuer may not borrow money or issue debt or mortgage or pledge any of
its assets.
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DESCRIPTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The Old Subordinated Debentures were issued, and the New Subordinated
Debentures will be issued, as a separate series under the Indenture. The
Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. This summary of
certain terms and provisions of the Subordinated Debentures and the Indenture
describes the material terms thereof but does not purport to be complete, and
where reference is made to particular provisions of the Indenture, such
provisions, including the definitions of certain terms, some of which are not
otherwise defined herein, are qualified in their entirety by reference to all of
the provisions of the Indenture and those terms made a part of the Indenture by
the Trust Indenture Act.
GENERAL
Concurrently with the issuance of the Old Capital Securities, the Issuer
invested the proceeds thereof, together with the consideration paid by the
Corporation for the Common Securities, in the Old Subordinated Debentures issued
by the Corporation.
Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Corporation will exchange the Old
Subordinated Debentures for the New Subordinated Debentures as soon as
practicable after the date hereof. No Old Subordinated Debentures will remain
outstanding after such exchange. The Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and
subordinate and junior in right of payment to the extent and in the manner set
forth in the Indenture to all Senior Debt of the Corporation. See
";SUBORDINATION". The Corporation is a holding company and almost all of the
operating assets of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries are owned
by such subsidiaries. The Corporation relies primarily on dividends from such
subsidiaries to meet its obligations. The payment by the Corporation's bank
subsidiaries, in particular, are subject to restrictions under federal (and, in
the case of state-chartered banks, state) law. Because the Corporation is a
holding company, the right of the Corporation to participate in any distribution
of assets of any subsidiary upon such subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization
or otherwise, is subject to the prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary,
except to the extent the Corporation may itself be recognized as a creditor of
that subsidiary. Accordingly, the Subordinated Debentures will be effectively
subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Corporation's
subsidiaries, and holders of Subordinated Debentures should look only to the
assets of the Corporation for payments on the Subordinated Debentures. The
Indenture does not limit the incurrence or issuance of other secured or
unsecured debt of the Corporation, including the Senior Debt, whether under the
Indenture, any other indenture that the Corporation may enter into in the future
or otherwise. See ";SUBORDINATION". The Subordinated Debentures bear interest
payable, at the annual rate of 8.04% of the principal amount thereof,
semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year (each, an
"Interest Payment Date"), commencing June 1, 1997, to the person in whose name
each Subordinated Debenture is registered, subject to certain exceptions, at the
close of business on the Business Day next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
It is anticipated that, until the liquidation, if any, of the Issuer, each
Subordinated Debenture will be held in the name of the Property Trustee in trust
for the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities. The amount of interest
payable for any period 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
Subordinated Debentures is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding 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 such payment was originally
payable. Accrued interest that is not paid on the applicable Interest Payment
Date will bear additional interest on the amount thereof (to the extent
permitted by law) at the rate per annum of 8.04% thereof, compounded
semi-annually. The term "interest" as used herein shall include quarterly
interest payments, interest on quarterly interest payments not paid on the
applicable Interest Payment Date and Additional Sums, as applicable. The
Subordinated Debentures will mature on December 1, 2026.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
So long as no Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the Corporation has the right under the Indenture at any time during the term of
the Subordinated Debentures to defer the payment of interest at any time or from
time to time for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods with
respect to each Extension Period, provided that no Extension Period may extend
beyond the Stated Maturity. At the end of such Extension Period, the Corporation
must pay all interest then accrued and unpaid (together with interest thereon at
the annual rate of 8.04%, compounded semi-annually, to the extent permitted by
applicable law). During an Extension Period, interest will continue to accrue
and holders of Subordinated Debentures (or holders of Capital Securities while
such series is outstanding) will be required to accrue interest income for
United States federal income tax purposes. See "Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences -- Interest Income and Original Issue Discount".
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During any such Extension Period, the Corporation may not, and may not
permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or
distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment
with respect to, any of the Corporation's capital stock, or (ii) make any
payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or
redeem any debt securities of the Corporation that rank PARI PASSU with or
junior in interest to the Subordinated Debentures or make any guarantee payments
with respect to any guarantee by the Corporation of the debt securities of any
subsidiary of the Corporation if such guarantee ranks PARI PASSU with or junior
in interest to the Subordinated Debentures (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in common stock of the Corporation, (b) any declaration of a
dividend in connection with the implementation of the Corporation's
stockholders' rights plan or any successor to such plan, or the issuance of
rights, stock or other property under any such plan, or the redemption or
repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the
Guarantee, and (d) purchases of common stock related to the issuance of common
stock or rights under any of the Corporation's benefit plans for its directors,
officers or employees, related to the issuance of common stock under a dividend
reinvestment and stock purchase plan or related to the issuance of common stock
(or securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock) as
consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to such Extension
Period). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Corporation
may further defer the payment of interest, provided that no Extension Period may
exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods or extend beyond the Stated Maturity
of the Subordinated Debentures. Upon the termination of any such Extension
Period and the payment of all amounts then due on any Interest Payment Date, the
Corporation may elect to begin a new Extension Period subject to the above
requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period,
except at the end thereof. The Corporation must give the Property Trustee and
the Debenture Trustee notice of its election of such Extension Period at least
one Business Day prior to the earlier of (i) the date the Distributions on the
Capital Securities would have been payable except for the election to begin such
Extension Period or, (ii) the date the Property Trustee is required to give
notice to the holders of such Capital Securities of the record date or the date
such Distributions are payable, but in any event not less than one Business Day
prior to such record date. The Debenture Trustee shall give notice of the
Corporation's election to begin a new Extension Period to the holders of the
Capital Securities. There is no limitation on the number of times that the
Corporation may elect to begin an Extension Period.
ADDITIONAL SUMS
If the Issuer is required to pay any additional taxes, duties or other
governmental charges as a result of a Tax Event, the Corporation will pay as
additional amounts on the Subordinated Debentures such amounts as shall be
required so that the Distributions payable by the Issuer shall not be reduced as
a result of any such additional taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
REGISTRATION, DENOMINATION AND TRANSFER
The Subordinated Debentures will be registered in the name of the Issuer.
In the event that the Subordinated Debentures are distributed to holders of
Capital Securities, it is anticipated that the depositary arrangements for the
Subordinated Debentures will be substantially identical to those in effect for
the Capital Securities. See " -- Description of Capital Securities; FORM,
DENOMINATION, BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES AND TRANSFER".
The Subordinated Debentures will be issuable only in registered form
without coupons in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiplies of
$1,000 in excess thereof. Subordinated Debentures will be exchangeable for other
Subordinated Debentures, of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate
principal amount.
Payments on Subordinated Debentures represented by a global security will
be made to DTC, as the Depositary for the Subordinated Debentures. In the event
Subordinated Debentures are issued in definitive form, principal and interest
will be payable, the transfer of the Subordinated Debentures will be
registrable, and Subordinated Debentures will be exchangeable for Subordinated
Debentures of other denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, at the
corporate trust office of the Debenture Trustee in New York, New York, or at the
offices of any paying agent or transfer agent appointed by the Corporation,
provided that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Corporation
by check mailed to the address of the persons entitled thereto or by wire
transfer. In addition, if the Subordinated Debentures are issued in certificated
form, the record dates for payments of interest will be the 15th day of the
month preceding the Interest Payment Dates.
In the event of any redemption, neither the Corporation nor the Debenture
Trustee shall be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange
Subordinated Debentures during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before the day of selection for redemption of Subordinated Debentures and
ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of the relevant notice of
redemption, or (ii) transfer or exchange any Subordinated Debentures so selected
for redemption, except, in the case of any Subordinated Debentures being
redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be redeemed.
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Any moneys deposited with the Debenture Trustee or any Paying Agent, or
then held by the Corporation in trust, for the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on any Subordinated Debenture and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest
has become due and payable shall, at the request of the Corporation, be repaid
to the Corporation and the holder of such Subordinated Debenture shall
thereafter look, as a general unsecured creditor, only to the Corporation for
payment thereof.
REDEMPTION
The Corporation may, at its option, redeem the Subordinated Debentures on
or after December 1, 2006, in whole or in part from time to time. The
Corporation has committed, however, to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond that
it will not exercise this redemption option without having received the prior
approval of the Federal Reserve Board to do so, if then so required under
applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve Board. The
Redemption Price for any Subordinated Debenture so redeemed shall equal the
following prices, expressed in percentages of the principal amount together with
any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date, if redeemed
during the 12-month period beginning December 1 of the years indicated below:
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YEAR PERCENTAGE
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2006...................................................................................... 104.020%
2007...................................................................................... 103.618
2008...................................................................................... 103.216
2009...................................................................................... 102.814
2010...................................................................................... 102.412
2011...................................................................................... 102.010
2012...................................................................................... 101.608
2013...................................................................................... 101.206
2014...................................................................................... 100.804
2015...................................................................................... 100.402
2016 and thereafter....................................................................... 100.000%
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Subordinated Debentures in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed
in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000. The Corporation may not redeem
the Subordinated Debentures in part unless all accrued and unpaid interest has
been paid in full on all outstanding Subordinated Debentures for all interest
periods terminating on or prior to the Redemption Date.
In addition, if a Tax Event or Regulatory Capital Event shall occur and be
continuing, the Corporation may, at its option, redeem Subordinated Debentures
in whole (but not in part) at any time within 90 days of the occurrence of such
Tax Event or Regulatory Capital Event, at a redemption price (the "Special Event
Redemption Price") equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of
the Subordinated Debentures or (ii) the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent,
of the present values of the principal amount and premium payable as part of the
Redemption Price with respect to an optional redemption of such Subordinated
Debentures on December 1, 2006, together with scheduled payments of interest
from the prepayment date to December 1, 2006 (the "Remaining Life"), in each
case discounted to the prepayment date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate
plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. The
Corporation has committed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond that it will
not exercise this redemption option without having received the prior approval
of the Federal Reserve Board to do so, if then so required under applicable
capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve Board.
"Adjusted Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the
Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such prepayment date plus (i) 1.25% if such prepayment date
occurs on or prior to December 1, 1997 and (ii) .50% in all other cases.
"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security
selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the Remaining
Life that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities
of comparable maturity to the Remaining Life.
"Quotation Agent" means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the
Debenture Trustee after consultation with the Corporation. "Reference Treasury
Dealer" means: (i) Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and its successors;
provided, however, that if the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S.
Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary
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Treasury Dealer"), the Corporation shall substitute therefor another Primary
Treasury Dealer; and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the
Debenture Trustee after consultation with the Corporation.
"Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any prepayment date, (i)
the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third
Business Day preceding such prepayment date, as set forth in the daily
statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S.
Government Securities" or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not
published or does not contain such prices on such Business Day, (A) the average
of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such prepayment date, after
excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or
(B) if the Debenture Trustee obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Quotations.
"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each
Reference Treasury Dealer and any prepayment date, the average, as determined by
the Debenture Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury
Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to the Debenture Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such prepayment date.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the Redemption Date to each holder of Subordinated Debentures to
be redeemed at its registered address. Unless the Corporation defaults in
payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date interest
ceases to accrue on such Subordinated Debentures or portions thereof called for
redemption.
The Subordinated Debentures will not be subject to any sinking fund.
RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS
The Corporation has agreed (and in connection with the New Subordinated
Debentures will agree) that it will not, and will not permit any subsidiary of
the Corporation to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or
redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
the Corporation's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal, interest
or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Corporation that rank PARI PASSU with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the
Corporation of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the Corporation if such
guarantee ranks PARI PASSU with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debentures (other than (a) dividends or distributions in common stock of the
Corporation, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the
implementation of the Corporation's stockholders' rights plan or any successor
to such plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any such
plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c)
payments under the Guarantee, and (d) purchases of common stock related to the
issuance of common stock or rights under any of the Corporation's benefit plans
for its directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of common
stock under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan or related to the
issuance of common stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
common stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction theretofore entered
into), if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the
Corporation has actual knowledge that (a) with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time, or both, would constitute a Debenture Event of Default with respect to
the Subordinated Debentures and (b) in respect of which the Corporation shall
not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Subordinated Debentures are
held by the Issuer, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its
payment of any obligations under the Guarantee, or (iii) the Corporation shall
have given notice of its selection of an Extension Period as provided in the
Indenture with respect to the Subordinated Debentures and shall not have
rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall
be continuing.
MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE
From time to time the Corporation and the Debenture Trustee may, without
the consent of the holders of the Subordinated Debentures, amend, waive or
supplement the Indenture for specified purposes, including, among other things,
curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies (provided that any such action
does not materially adversely affect the interest of the holders of Subordinated
Debentures or the holders of the Capital Securities so long as they remain
outstanding) and qualifying, or maintaining the qualification of, the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act. The Indenture contains provisions permitting the
Corporation and the Debenture Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of Subordinated Debentures affected, to
modify the Indenture in a manner affecting the rights of the holders of the
Subordinated Debentures; provided that no such modification may, without the
consent of the holder of each outstanding
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Subordinated Debenture so affected, (i) change the Stated Maturity of
Subordinated Debentures, except as otherwise specified herein, or reduce the
principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of
interest thereon, or (ii) reduce the percentage of principal amount of
Subordinated Debentures, the holders of which are required to consent to any
such modification of the Indenture, provided that so long as any of the Capital
Securities remain outstanding, no such modification may be made that adversely
affects the holders of such Capital Securities in any material respect, and no
termination of the Indenture may occur, and no waiver of any Debenture Event of
Default or compliance with any covenant under the Indenture may be effective,
without the prior consent of the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate
Liquidation Amount of such Capital Securities unless and until the principal of
the Subordinated Debentures and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon have
been paid in full and certain other conditions are satisfied.
In addition, the Corporation and the Debenture Trustee may execute, without
the consent of any holder of Subordinated Debentures, any supplemental indenture
to the Indenture for the purpose of creating any new series of junior
subordinated debentures.
DEBENTURE EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The Indenture provides that any one or more of the following described
events that has occurred and is continuing constitutes a Debenture Event of
Default:
(i) failure for 30 days to pay any interest on the Subordinated
Debentures when due (subject to the deferral of any due date in the
case of an Extension Period); or
(ii) failure to pay any principal or premium, if any, on any
Subordinated Debentures when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption
by declaration or otherwise; or
(iii) failure to observe or perform in any material respect
certain other covenants contained in the Indenture for 90 days after
written notice to the Corporation from the Debenture Trustee or the
holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate outstanding principal
amount of outstanding Subordinated Debentures; or
(iv) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
of the Corporation.
The holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount of
Subordinated Debentures have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee. The
Debenture Trustee or the holders of not less than 25 percent in aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Subordinated Debentures may declare the
principal due and payable immediately upon a Debenture Event of Default, and
should the Debenture Trustee or such holders of Subordinated Debentures fail to
make such declaration, the holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities shall have such right. The holders
of a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount of Subordinated
Debentures may annul such declaration and waive the default if the default
(other than the non-payment of the principal of Subordinated Debentures which
has become due solely by such acceleration) has been cured and a sum sufficient
to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by
acceleration has been deposited with the Debenture Trustee. Should the holders
of the Subordinated Debentures fail to annul such declaration and waive such
default, the holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the
Capital Securities shall have such right.
The holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Subordinated Debentures affected thereby may, on behalf of the holders of all
the Subordinated Debentures, waive any past default, except a default in the
payment of principal or interest (unless such default has been cured and a sum
sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due
otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the Debenture Trustee) or
a default in respect of a covenant or provision which under the Indenture cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding
Subordinated Debenture. Should the holders of Subordinated Debentures fail to
annul such declaration and waive such default, the holders of a majority in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities shall have such right.
The Corporation is required to file annually with the Debenture Trustee a
certificate as to whether or not the Corporation is in compliance with all the
conditions and covenants applicable to it under the Indenture.
In case a Debenture Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
Property Trustee will have the right to declare the principal of and the
interest on the Subordinated Debentures, and any other amounts payable under the
Indenture, to be forthwith due and payable and to enforce its other rights as a
creditor with respect to the Subordinated Debentures.
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ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
If (i) a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii)
such event is attributable to the failure of the Corporation to pay interest or
principal on the Subordinated Debentures on the date such interest or principal
is otherwise payable, then a holder of Capital Securities may institute a Direct
Action against the Corporation for enforcement of payment to such holder of the
principal of or interest on the Subordinated Debentures having a principal
amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of
such holder. The Corporation may not amend the Indenture to remove the foregoing
right to bring a Direct Action without the prior written consent of the holders
of all the Capital Securities. If the right to bring a Direct Action is removed,
the Issuer may become subject to the reporting obligations under the Exchange
Act. The Corporation has the right under the Indenture to set-off any payment
made to such holder of Capital Securities by the Corporation in connection with
a Direct Action.
The holders of the Capital Securities would not be able to exercise
directly any remedies other than those set forth in the preceding paragraph
available to the holders of the Subordinated Debentures unless there shall have
been an Event of Default under the Trust Agreement. See " -- Description of
Capital Securities; EVENTS OF DEFAULT; NOTICE".
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OF ASSETS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
The Indenture provides that the Corporation will not consolidate with or
merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and
assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and no Person will
consolidate with or merge into the Corporation or convey, transfer or lease its
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to the Corporation, unless
(i) in case the Corporation consolidates with or merges into another Person or
conveys or transfers its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any Person, the successor Person is organized under the laws of the United
States or any state or Washington, D.C., and such successor Person expressly
assumes the Corporation's obligations on the Subordinated Debentures issued
under the Indenture; (ii) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Debenture
Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both,
would become a Debenture Event of Default, shall have happened and be
continuing; (iii) such transaction is permitted under the Trust Agreement and
the Guarantee and does not give rise to any breach or violation of the Trust
Agreement or the Guarantee; and (iv) certain other conditions as prescribed in
the Indenture are met.
The general provisions of the Indenture do not afford holders of the
Subordinated Debentures protection in the event of a highly leveraged or other
transaction involving the Corporation that may adversely affect holders of the
Subordinated Debentures.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
The Indenture provides that when, among other things, all Subordinated
Debentures not previously delivered to the Debenture Trustee for cancellation
(i) have become due and payable, or (ii) will become due and payable at their
Stated Maturity within one year, and the Corporation deposits or causes to be
deposited with the Debenture Trustee funds, in trust, for the purpose and in an
amount in the currency or currencies in which the Subordinated Debentures are
payable sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the
Subordinated Debentures not previously delivered to the Debenture Trustee for
cancellation, for the principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the date
of the deposit or to the Stated Maturity, as the case may be, then the Indenture
will cease to be of further effect (except as to the Corporation's obligations
to pay all other sums due pursuant to the Indenture and to provide the officers'
certificates and opinions of counsel described therein), and the Corporation
will be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the Indenture.
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
As described under " -- Description of Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION OF
ISSUER AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS", under certain
circumstances involving the termination of the Issuer, Subordinated Debentures
may be distributed to the holders of the Capital Securities in liquidation of
the Issuer, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer in
accordance with applicable law and the Expense Agreement. It is anticipated that
the depositary arrangements for the Subordinated Debentures would be
substantially identical to those in effect for the Capital Securities. If the
Subordinated Debentures are distributed to the holders of Capital Securities
upon the liquidation of the Issuer, the Corporation will use its reasonable best
efforts to list the Subordinated Debentures on the New York Stock Exchange or
such other stock exchanges, if any, on which the Capital Securities are then
listed. There can be no assurance as to the market price of any Subordinated
Debentures that may be distributed to the holders of Capital Securities.
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SUBORDINATION
The Indenture provides that the Subordinated Debentures will be subordinate
and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt to the extent provided in the
Indenture. Upon any payment or distribution of assets to creditors upon any
liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt
restructuring or similar proceedings in connection with any insolvency or
bankruptcy proceeding of the Corporation, the holders of Senior Debt will first
be entitled to receive payment in full of principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest, if any, on such Senior Debt before the holders of Subordinated
Debentures or the Property Trustee on behalf of the holders will be entitled to
receive or retain any payment in respect of the principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest, if any, on the Subordinated Debentures.
In the event of the acceleration of the maturity of the Subordinated
Debentures, the holders of all Senior Debt outstanding at the time of such
acceleration will first be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts
due thereon (including any amounts due upon acceleration) before the holders of
Subordinated Debentures will be entitled to receive or retain any payment in
respect of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the
Subordinated Debentures.
No payments on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if
any, in respect of the Subordinated Debentures may be made if there shall have
occurred and be continuing a default in any payment with respect to Senior Debt
or an event of default with respect to any Senior Debt resulting in the
acceleration of the maturity thereof, or if any judicial proceeding shall be
pending with respect to any such default.
"Debt" means, with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a
portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent, (i) every
obligation of such Person for money borrowed; (ii) every obligation of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property,
assets or businesses; (iii) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with
respect to letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued
for the account of such Person; (iv) every obligation of such Person issued or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (but excluding
trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business); (v) every capital lease obligation of such Person; (vi) all Other
Financial Obligations (as hereinafter defined) of such Person; and (vii) every
obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of another Person
and all dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, such
Person has guaranteed or is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as
obligor or otherwise.
"Other Financial Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, all
obligations to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial instruments, such
as (i) securities contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts, (ii)
derivative instruments, such as swap agreements (including interest rate and
foreign exchange rate swap agreements), cap agreements, floor agreements, collar
agreements, interest rate agreements, foreign exchange rate agreements, options,
commodity futures contracts, commodity option contracts, and (iii) in the case
of both (i) and (ii) above, similar financial instruments.
"Senior Debt" means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Corporation whether or not such
claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt,
whether incurred on or prior to the date of the Indenture or thereafter
incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant
to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not
superior in right of payment to the Subordinated Debentures or to other Debt
which is PARI PASSU with, or subordinated to, the Subordinated Debentures;
provided, however, that Senior Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt
of the Corporation which when incurred and without respect to any election under
Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was
without recourse to the Corporation, (ii) any Debt of the Corporation to any of
its subsidiaries, (iii) Debt to any employee of the Corporation, and (iv) any
other debt securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. Senior Debt includes,
without limitation, Debt issued (i) under the indenture, dated as of April 1,
1983, and amended thereafter, between the Corporation and Chemical Bank, as
trustee, and (ii) except to the extent otherwise provided with respect to any
series of debt securities issued after the date hereof, under the indenture,
dated as of March 15, 1986, and amended thereafter, between the Corporation and
Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee.
The Indenture places no limitation on the amount of additional Senior Debt
that may be incurred by the Corporation. The Corporation expects from time to
time to incur additional indebtedness constituting Senior Debt.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
The Subordinated Debentures will be issued, and may be transferred only, in
minimum denominations of not less than $100,000 and multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof. Any transfer, sale or other disposition of Subordinated
Debentures in a
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denomination of less than $100,000 shall be deemed to be void and of no legal
effect whatsoever. Any such transferee shall be deemed not to be the holder of
such Subordinated Debentures for any purpose, including but not limited to the
receipt of payments on such Subordinated Debentures, and such transferee shall
be deemed to have no interest whatsoever in such Subordinated Debentures.
GOVERNING LAW
The Indenture and the Subordinated Debentures are governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
INFORMATION CONCERNING DEBENTURE TRUSTEE
The Debenture Trustee shall have and be subject to all the duties and
responsibilities specified with respect to an indenture trustee under the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to such provisions, the Debenture Trustee is under no
obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the Indenture at the
request of any holder of Subordinated Debentures, unless offered reasonable
indemnity by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might
be incurred thereby. The Debenture Trustee is not required to expend or risk its
own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of
its duties if the Debenture Trustee reasonably believes that repayment or
adequate indemnity is not reasonably assured to it.
CERTAIN COVENANTS RELATING TO ISSUER
The Corporation will covenant (i) to maintain directly or indirectly 100%
ownership of the Common Securities of the Issuer, provided that certain
successors which are permitted pursuant to the Indenture may succeed to the
Corporation's ownership of the Common Securities, and (ii) to use its reasonable
efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to
cause the Issuer to remain classified as a grantor trust and not as an
association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax
purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEE
The Old Guarantee was entered into by the Corporation concurrently with the
issuance by the Issuer of the Old Capital Securities for the benefit of the
holders from time to time of the Old Capital Securities. As soon as practicable
after the date hereof, the Old Guarantee will be exchanged by the Corporation
for the New Guarantee. The New Guarantee has been qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act. This summary of certain provisions of the Guarantee describes the
material terms of the Guarantee but does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions
of the Guarantee Agreement, including the definitions therein of certain terms,
and the Trust Indenture Act. The Guarantee Trustee will hold the Guarantee for
the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities.
GENERAL
The Corporation has irrevocably agreed (and under the New Guarantee will
irrevocably agree) to pay in full on a subordinated basis, to the extent set
forth herein, the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) to the holders of the
Capital Securities, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off
or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert other than the defense of
payment. The following payments with respect to the Capital Securities, to the
extent not paid by or on behalf of the Issuer (the "Guarantee Payments"), will
be subject to the Guarantee: (i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions
required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the extent that the Issuer has
funds on hand available therefor at the time; (ii) the Redemption Price with
respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption, to the extent that the
Issuer has funds on hand available therefor at the time; or (iii) upon a
voluntary or involuntary termination, winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer
(unless the Subordinated Debentures are distributed to holders of the Capital
Securities), the lesser of (a) the Liquidation Distribution, and (b) the amount
of assets of the Issuer remaining available for distribution to holders of
Capital Securities on liquidation of the Issuer. 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 Capital Securities or by
causing the Issuer to pay the amounts to the holders.
The Guarantee will be an irrevocable guarantee on a subordinated basis of
the Issuer's obligations under the Capital Securities, but will apply only to
the extent that the Issuer has funds sufficient to make the payments, and is not
a guarantee of collection.
If the Corporation does not make interest payments on the Subordinated
Debentures held by the Issuer, the Issuer will not be able to pay Distributions
on the Capital Securities and will not have funds legally available therefor.
The Guarantee
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will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt of the
Corporation. See ";STATUS OF GUARANTEE". Because the Corporation is a holding
company, the right of the Corporation to participate in any distribution of
assets of any subsidiary upon such subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization or
otherwise, is subject to the prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary,
except to the extent the Corporation may itself be recognized as a creditor of
that subsidiary. Accordingly, the Corporation's obligations under the Guarantee
will be effectively subordinated and junior in right of payment to all existing
and future liabilities of the Corporation's subsidiaries, and claimants should
look only to the assets of the Corporation for payments thereunder. See "The
Corporation". The Guarantee does not limit the incurrence or issuance of other
secured or unsecured debt of the Corporation, including Senior Debt, whether
under the Indenture, any other indenture that the Corporation may enter into in
the future or otherwise.
The Corporation has, through the Guarantee, the Trust Agreement, the
Subordinated Debentures, the Indenture and the Expense Agreement, taken
together, fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed all of the Issuer's
obligations under the Capital Securities. No single document standing alone or
operating in conjunction with fewer than all of the other documents constitutes
such a guarantee. It is only the combined operation of these documents that has
the effect of providing a full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the
Issuer's obligations with respect to the Capital Securities. See "Relationship
Among Capital Securities, Subordinated Debentures and Guarantee".
STATUS OF GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Corporation
and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt of
the Corporation in the same manner as the Subordinated Debentures.
The Guarantee will rank PARI PASSU with any other similar guarantee issued
by the Corporation. The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not
of collection (I.E., the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding
directly against the Corporation to enforce its rights under the Guarantee
without first instituting a legal proceeding against any other person or
entity). The Guarantee will be held for the benefit of the holders of the
Capital Securities. The Guarantee will not be discharged except by payment of
the Guarantee Payments in full to the extent not paid by the Issuer or upon
distribution to the holders of the Capital Securities of the Subordinated
Debentures. The Guarantee does not place a limitation on the amount of
additional Senior Debt that may be incurred by the Corporation. The Corporation
expects from time to time to incur additional indebtedness constituting Senior
Debt.
AMENDMENT AND ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes which do not materially adversely affect
the rights of holders of the Capital Securities (in which case no vote will be
required), the Guarantee may not be amended without the prior approval of the
holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of
outstanding Capital Securities. The manner of obtaining any such approval will
be as set forth under " -- Description of Capital Securities; VOTING RIGHTS;
AMENDMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT". All guarantees and agreements contained in the
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the holders
of the Capital Securities then outstanding.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under the Guarantee will occur upon the failure of the
Corporation to perform any of its payment or other obligations thereunder. The
holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the
Capital Securities 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 the Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power
conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee.
Any holder of the Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding
directly against the Corporation to enforce its rights under the Guarantee
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee
Trustee or any other person or entity.
The Corporation, as guarantor, is required to file annually with the
Guarantee Trustee a certificate as to whether or not the Corporation is in
compliance with all the conditions and covenants applicable to it under the
Guarantee.
INFORMATION CONCERNING GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
The Guarantee Trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of
an event of default under the Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such duties
as are specifically set forth in the Guarantee and, after an event of default
under such Guarantee, must exercise the same degree of care and skill as a
prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of its
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own affairs. Subject to this provision, the Guarantee Trustee is under no
obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the Guarantee at the
request of any holder of the Capital Securities unless it is offered reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred
thereby.
TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will terminate and be of no further force and effect upon
full payment of the applicable Redemption Price of the Capital Securities, upon
full payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the Issuer or upon
distribution of Subordinated Debentures to the holders of the Capital
Securities. The Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated,
as the case may be, if at any time any holder of the Capital Securities must
restore payment of any sums paid under the Capital Securities or the Guarantee.
GOVERNING LAW
The Guarantee will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York.
EXPENSE AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the Expense Agent, the Corporation, as holder of the Common
Securities, has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to each person or
entity to whom the Issuer becomes indebted or liable, the full payment of any
costs, expenses or liabilities of the Issuer, other than obligations of the
Issuer to pay to the holders of Capital Securities or other similar interests in
the Issuer of the amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital
Securities or such other similar interests, as the case may be.
DESCRIPTION OF OLD SECURITIES
The terms of the Old Securities are identical in all material respect to
the New Securities, except that (i) the Old Securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act, are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and
are entitled to certain rights under the Registration Rights Agreement (which
rights will terminate upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, except under
limited circumstances); (ii) the New Capital Securities will not provide for any
increase in the Distribution rate thereon; and (iii) the New Subordinated
Debentures will not provide for any increase in the interest rate thereon. The
Old Securities provide that, in the event that the Exchange Offer is not
consummated on or prior to June 26, 1997, or, in certain limited circumstances,
in the event a shelf registration statement (the "Shelf Registration Statement")
with respect to the resale of the Old Capital Securities is not declared
effective on or prior to May 26, 1997, then interest will accrue (in addition to
the interest rate on the Subordinated Debentures) at the rate of 0.25% per annum
on the principal amount of the Subordinated Debentures and Distributions will
accrue (in addition to the stated Distribution rate on the Capital Securities)
at the rate of 0.25% per annum on the Liquidation Amount of the Capital
Securities, for the period from the occurrence of such event until such time as
the Exchange Offer is consummated or any required Shelf Registration Statement
is effective. The New Securities are not, and upon consummation of the Exchange
Offer the Old Securities will not be, entitled to any such additional interest
or Distributions. Accordingly, holders of Old Capital Securities should review
the information set forth under "Risk Factors -- Certain Consequences of a
Failure to Exchange Old Capital Securities" and "Description of New Securities".
RELATIONSHIP AMONG CAPITAL SECURITIES,
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES AND GUARANTEE
FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE
Payments of Distributions and other amounts due on the Capital Securities
(to the extent the Issuer has funds available for the payment of such
Distributions) are irrevocably guaranteed by the Corporation as and to the
extent set forth under "Description of New Securities -- Description of
Guarantee". Taken together, the Corporation's obligations under the Subordinated
Debentures, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Expense Agreement, and the
Guarantee provide, in the aggregate, a full, irrevocable and unconditional
guarantee of payments of distributions and other amounts due on the Capital
Securities. No single document standing alone or operating in conjunction with
fewer than all of the other documents constitutes such guarantee. It is only the
combined operation of these documents that has the effect of providing a full,
irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the Issuer's obligations under the
Capital Securities. If and to the extent that the Corporation does not make
payments on the Subordinated Debentures, the Issuer will not pay Distributions
or other amounts due on the Capital Securities. The Guarantee does not cover
payment of Distributions when the Issuer does not have sufficient funds to
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pay such Distributions. In such event, the remedy of a holder of Capital
Securities is to institute a legal proceeding directly against the Corporation
for enforcement of payment of such Distributions to such holder. The obligations
of the Corporation under the Guarantee are subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all Senior Debt of the Corporation.
SUFFICIENCY OF PAYMENTS
As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Subordinated Debentures, such payments will be sufficient to cover Distributions
and other payments due on the Capital Securities, primarily because (i) the
aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Debentures will be equal to the
sum of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities and Common
Securities; (ii) the interest rate and interest and other payment dates on the
Subordinated Debentures will match the Distribution rate and Distribution and
other payment dates for the Capital Securities; (iii) the Corporation shall pay
for all and any costs, expenses and liabilities of the Issuer except the
Issuer's obligations to holders of the Capital Securities under such Capital
Securities; and (iv) the Trust Agreement further provides that the Issuer will
not engage in any activity that is not consistent with the limited purposes of
the Issuer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture, the Corporation
has the right to set-off any payment it is otherwise required to make thereunder
with and to the extent the Corporation has theretofore made, or is concurrently
on the date of such payment making, a payment under the Guarantee.
ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
A holder of any Capital Security may institute a legal proceeding directly
against the Corporation to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee, the Issuer or any
other person or entity.
A default or event of default under any Senior Debt of the Corporation
would not constitute a Debenture Event of Default (and, therefore, would not
constitue an Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities). However,
in the event of payment defaults under, or acceleration of, Senior Debt of the
Corporation, the subordination provisions of the Indenture provide that no
payments may be made in respect of the Subordinated Debentures until such Senior
Debt has been paid in full or any payment default thereunder has been cured or
waived. Failure to make required payments on the Subordinated Debentures would
constitute a Debenture Event of Default (and an Event of Default with respect to
the Capital Securities).
LIMITED PURPOSE OF ISSUER
The Capital Securities evidence undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Issuer, and the Issuer exists for the sole purpose of issuing its
Capital Securities and Common Securities and investing the proceeds thereof in
the Subordinated Debentures. A principal difference between the rights of a
holder of a Capital Security and a holder of a Subordinated Debenture is that a
holder of a Subordinated Debenture is entitled to receive from the Corporation
the principal amount of and interest accrued on the Subordinated Debentures
held, while a holder of Capital Securities is entitled to receive Distributions
from the Issuer (or from the Corporation under the Guarantee) if and to the
extent the Issuer has funds available for the payment of such Distributions.
RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION
Upon any voluntary or involuntary termination, winding-up or liquidation of
the Issuer involving the liquidation of the Subordinated Debentures, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer in accordance with
applicable law and the Expense Agreement, the holders of the Capital Securities
will be entitled to receive, out of assets held by Issuer, the Liquidation
Distribution in cash. See "Description of New Securities -- Description of
Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON TERMINATION". Upon any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation or bankruptcy of the Corporation, the
Property Trustee, as holder of the Subordinated Debentures, would be a
subordinated creditor of the Corporation, subordinated in right of payment to
all Senior Debt of the Corporation as set forth in the Indenture, but entitled
to receive payment in full of principal and interest, before any stockholders of
the Corporation receive payments or distributions. Since the Corporation is the
guarantor under the Guarantee and has agreed to pay for all costs, expenses and
liabilities of the Issuer (other than the Issuer's obligations to the holders of
Capital Securities), the positions of a holder of Capital Securities and a
holder of such Subordinated Debentures relative to other creditors and to
stockholders of the Corporation in the event of liquidation or bankruptcy of the
Corporation are expected to be substantially the same.
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CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a summary of the principal United States federal income
tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Capital
Securities. This summary only addresses the tax consequences to a person that
acquires Capital Securities on their original issue at their original offering
price and that is (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States,
(ii) a corporation or partnership organized in or under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof or Washington, D.C., or (iii) an estate or trust the
income of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of
source (a "United States Person"). This summary does not address all tax
consequences that may be applicable to a United States Person that is a
beneficial owner of Capital Securities, nor does it address the tax consequences
to (i) persons that are not United States Persons, (ii) persons that may be
subject to special treatment under United States federal income tax law, such as
banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, regulated investment companies,
real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt organizations and dealers in
securities or currencies, (iii) persons that will hold Capital Securities as
part of a position in a "straddle" or as part of a "hedging", "conversion" or
other integrated investment transaction for federal income tax purposes, (iv)
persons whose functional currency is not the United States dollar, or (v)
persons that do not hold Capital Securities as capital assets.
The statements of law or legal conclusion set forth in this summary
constitute the opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell, special tax counsel to the
Corporation and the Issuer. This summary is based upon the Code, Treasury
Regulations, Internal Revenue Service rulings and pronouncements and judicial
decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change at any time. Such
changes may be applied retroactively in a manner that could cause the tax
consequences to vary substantially from the consequences described below,
possibly adversely affecting a beneficial owner of Capital Securities. In
particular, legislation has been proposed that could adversely affect the
Corporation's ability to deduct interest on the Subordinated Debentures, which
may in turn permit the Corporation to cause a redemption of the Capital
Securities. See " -- Possible Tax Law Changes". The authorities on which this
summary is based are subject to various interpretations, and it is therefore
possible that the federal income tax treatment of the purchase, ownership and
disposition of Capital Securities may differ from the treatment described below.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS IN
LIGHT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AS TO THE FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES
OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF CAPITAL SECURITIES, AS WELL AS THE
EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX LAWS.
CLASSIFICATION OF ISSUER
In connection with the issuance of the Old Capital Securities, Sullivan &
Cromwell have rendered their opinion to the effect that, under then current law
and assuming compliance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and certain other
factual matters, the Issuer will not be classified as an association taxable as
a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. As a result, each
beneficial owner of Capital Securities (a "Securityholder") will be required to
include in its gross income its PRO RATA share of the interest income, including
premium or original issue discount, paid or accrued with respect to the
Subordinated Debentures whether or not cash is actually distributed to such
Securityholder. See -- "Interest Income and Original Issue Discount".
INTEREST INCOME AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
Under recently issued Treasury Regulations applicable to debt instruments
issued on or after August 13, 1996 (the "Regulations"), a contingency that
stated interest will not be timely paid that is "remote" because of the terms of
the relevant debt instrument will be ignored in determining whether a debt
instrument is issued with original issue discount ("OID"). As a result of the
terms and conditions of the Subordinated Debentures that prohibit certain
payments with respect to the Corporation's capital stock and indebtedness if the
Corporation elects to extend interest payment periods, the Corporation believes
that the likelihood of its exercising its option to defer payments is remote.
Based on the foregoing, the Corporation believes that the Subordinated
Debentures will not be considered to be issued with OID at the time of their
original issuance, and accordingly, a Securityholder should include in gross
income such holder's allocable share of interest on the Subordinated Debentures.
Under the Regulations, if the Corporation exercised its option to defer any
payment of interest, the Subordinated Debentures would at that time be treated
as issued with OID, and all stated interest on the Subordinated Debentures would
thereafter be treated as OID as long as the Subordinated Debentures remained
outstanding. In such event, all of a Securityholder's taxable interest income
with respect to the Subordinated Debentures would be accounted for as OID on an
economic accrual
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basis regardless of such holder's method of tax accounting, and actual
distributions of stated interest would not be reported as taxable income.
Consequently, a Securityholder would be required to include in gross income OID
even though the Corporation would not make any actual cash payments during an
Extension Period.
The Regulations have not been addressed in any rulings or other
interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service and it is possible that the
Internal Revenue Service could take a position contrary to the interpretation
herein.
Because income on the Capital Securities will constitute interest or OID,
corporate Securityholders will not be entitled to a dividends-received deduction
with respect to any income recognized with respect to the Capital Securities.
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
Under current law, a distribution by the Issuer of the Subordinated
Debentures as described herein under "Description of New
Securities -- Description of Capital Securities; LIQUIDATION OF ISSUER AND
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS" will be non-taxable and will
result in the Securityholder receiving directly his PRO RATA share of the
Subordinated Debentures previously held indirectly through the Issuer, with a
holding period and aggregate tax basis equal to the holding period and aggregate
tax basis such Securityholder had in its Capital Securities before such
distribution. If, however, the liquidation of the Issuer were to occur because
the Issuer is subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income
accrued or received on the Subordinated Debentures, the distribution of
Subordinated Debentures to Securityholders by the Issuer would be a taxable
event to the Issuer and each Securityholder, and each Securityholder would
recognize gain or loss as if the Securityholder had exchanged its Capital
Securities for the Subordinated Debentures it received upon the liquidation of
the Issuer. A Securityholder will accrue interest in respect of Subordinated
Debentures received from the Issuer in the manner described above under
" -- Interest Income and Original Issue Discount".
SALES OR REDEMPTION OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
A Securityholder that sells (including a redemption for cash) Capital
Securities will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between its
adjusted tax basis in the Capital Securities and the amount realized on the sale
of such Capital Securities. Assuming that the Corporation does not exercise its
option to defer payment of interest on the Subordinated Debentures, and the
Subordinated Debentures are not considered issued with OID, a Securityholder's
adjusted tax basis in the Capital Securities generally will be its initial
purchase price. If the Subordinated Debentures are deemed to be issued with OID
as a result of the Corporation's deferral of any interest payment, a
Securityholder's adjusted tax basis in the Capital Securities generally will be
its initial purchase price, increased by OID previously includible in such
holder's gross income to the date of disposition and decreased by distributions
or other payments received on the Capital Securities since and including the
date of the first Extension Period. Such gain or loss generally will be a
capital gain or loss (except to the extent any amount realized is treated as a
payment of accrued interest with respect to such Securityholder's PRO RATA share
of the Subordinated Debentures required to be included in income) and generally
will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the Capital Securities have been
held for more than one year.
Should the Corporation exercise its option to defer any payment of interest
on the Subordinated Debentures, the Capital Securities may trade at a price that
does not accurately reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest with
respect to the underlying Subordinated Debentures. In the event of such a
deferral, a Securityholder who disposes of its Capital Securities between record
dates for payments of distributions thereon will be required to include in
income as ordinary income accrued but unpaid interest on the Subordinated
Debentures to the date of disposition and to add such amount to its adjusted tax
basis in its PRO RATA share of the underlying Subordinated Debentures deemed
disposed of. To the extent the selling price is less than the Securityholder's
adjusted tax basis, such holder 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.
Although the matter is not free from doubt, an exchange of Old Capital
Securities for New Capital Securities should not be taxable to Securityholders.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING TAX AND INFORMATION REPORTING
The amount of interest income paid and OID accrued on the Capital
Securities held of record by United States Persons (other than corporations and
other exempt Securityholders) will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
"Backup" withholding at a rate of 31 percent will apply to payments of interest
to non-exempt United States Persons unless the Securityholder furnishes its
taxpayer identification number in the manner prescribed in applicable Treasury
Regulations, certifies that such number is correct, certifies as to no loss of
exemption from backup withholding and meets certain other conditions.
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Payment of the proceeds from the disposition of Capital Securities to or
through the United States office of a broker is subject to information reporting
and backup withholding unless the holder or beneficial owner establishes an
exemption from information reporting and backup withholding.
Any amounts withheld from a Securityholder under the backup withholding
rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against such Securityholder's
United States federal income tax liability, provided the required information is
furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
It is anticipated that income on the Capital Securities will be reported to
holders on Form 1099 and mailed to holders of the Capital Securities by January
31 following each calendar year.
POSSIBLE TAX LAW CHANGES
As discussed above, the Revenue Reconciliation Bill would, among other
things, generally have denied interest deductions for interest on an instrument
issued by a corporation that has a maximum weighted average maturity of more
than 40 years. The Revenue Reconciliation Bill also would generally have denied
interest deductions for interest on an instrument issued by a corporation that
has a maximum term of more than 20 years and that is not shown as indebtedness
on the separate balance sheet of the issuer or, where the instrument is issued
to a related party (other than a corporation), where the holder or some other
related party issues a related instrument that is not shown as indebtedness on
the issuer's consolidated balance sheet. For purposes of determining the
weighted average maturity or the term of an instrument, any right to extend
would be treated as exercised. The above-described provisions of the Bill were
proposed to be effective generally for instruments issued on or after December
7, 1995. If either provision were to have applied to the Subordinated
Debentures, the Corporation would have been unable to deduct interest on the
Subordinated Debentures. However, on March 29, 1996, the Chairmen of the Senate
Finance and House Ways and Means Committees issued a joint statement to the
effect that it was their intention that the effective date of the President's
legislative proposals, presumably including the Revenue Reconciliation Bill, if
adopted, would be no earlier than the date of appropriate Congressional action.
Under current law, the Corporation will be able to deduct interest on the
Subordinated Debentures. Although the 104th Congress adjourned without enacting
the above-described provisions of the Revenue Reconciliation Bill, there can be
no assurance that current or future legislative proposals or final legislation
will not adversely affect the ability of the Corporation to deduct interest on
the Subordinated Debentures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a Tax
Event will not occur. See "Description of Capital Securities; Redemption;
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION" and "; DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO
HOLDERS OF CAPITAL SECURITIES".
CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
Each fiduciary of a Plan subject to ERISA, should consider the fiduciary
standards of ERISA in the context of the Plan's particular circumstances before
authorizing an investment in the Capital Securities. Accordingly, among other
factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the
prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with
the documents and instruments governing the Plan.
Section 408 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit Plans, as well
as individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans subject to Section 4975 of the
Code (also "Plans"), from engaging in certain transactions involving "plan
assets" with persons who are "parties in interest" under ERISA or "disqualified
persons" under the Code ("Parties in Interest") with respect to such Plan. A
violation of these "prohibited transaction" rules may result in an excise tax or
other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code for such persons,
unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable statutory or
administrative exemption. Employee benefit plans that are governmental plans (as
defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), certain church plans (as defined in Section
3(33) of ERISA) and foreign plans (as described in Section 4(b)(6) of ERISA) are
not subject to the requirements of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
Under a regulation (the "Plan Assets Regulation") issued by the U.S.
Department of Labor (the "DOL"), the assets of the Issuer would be deemed to be
"plan assets" of a Plan for purposes of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code if
"plan assets" of the Plan were used to acquire an equity interest in the Issuer
and no exception were applicable under the Plan Assets Regulation. An "equity
interest" is defined under the Plan Assets Regulation as any interest in an
entity other than an instrument which is treated as indebtedness under
applicable local law and which has no substantial equity features and
specifically includes a beneficial interest in a trust.
Pursuant to an exception contained in the Plan Assets Regulation, the
assets of the Issuer would not be deemed to be "plan assets" of investing Plans
if, immediately after the most recent acquisition of any equity interest in the
Issuer, less than 25 percent of the value of each class of equity interests in
the Issuer were held by Plans, other employee benefit plans not
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subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (such as governmental, church and
foreign plans), and entities holding assets deemed to be "plan assets" of any
Plan (collectively, "Benefit Plan Investors"). No assurance can be given that
the value of the Capital Securities held by Benefit Plan Investors will be less
than 25 percent of the total value of such Capital Securities, and no monitoring
or other measures will be taken with respect to the satisfaction of the
conditions to this exception. All of the Common Securities were purchased and
held by the Corporation.
Certain transactions involving the Issuer could be deemed to constitute
direct or indirect prohibited transactions under ERISA and Section 4975 of the
Code with respect to a Plan if the Capital Securities were acquired with "plan
assets" of Plan and assets of the Issuer were deemed to be "plan assets" of
Plans investing in the Issuer. For example, if the Corporation is a Party in
Interest with respect to an investing Plan (either directly or by reason of its
ownership of a bank or other subsidiaries), extensions of credit between the
Corporation and the Issuer (as represented by the Subordinated Debentures and
the Guarantee) would likely be prohibited by Section 406(a)(1)(B) of ERISA and
Section 4975(c)(1)(B) of the Code, unless exemptive relief were available under
an applicable administrative exemption (see below).
The DOL has issued five PTCEs that may provide exemptive relief for direct
or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase or holding of
the Capital Securities, assuming that assets of the Issuer were deemed to be
"plan assets" of Plans investing in the Issuer (see above). Those class
exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset
management), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company
general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank
collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving
insurance company separate accounts), and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions
determined by independent qualified asset managers).
Because the Capital Securities may be deemed to be equity interests in the
Issuer for purposes of applying ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code, the Capital
Securities may not be purchased or held by any Plan, any Plan Asset Entity or
any person investing "plan assets" of any Plan, unless such purchaser or holder
is eligible for the exemptive relief available under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38,
90-1 or 84-14. Any purchaser or holder of the Capital Securities or any interest
therein will be deemed to have represented by its purchase and holding thereof
that it either (a) is not a Plan or a Plan Asset Entity and is not purchasing
such securities on behalf of or with "plan assets" of any Plan or (b) is
eligible for the exemptive relief available under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1
or 84-14 with respect to such purchase or holding.
Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed
upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly
important that fiduciaries or other persons investing in the Capital Securities
on behalf of or with "plan assets" of any Plan consult with their counsel
regarding the potential consequences if the assets of the Issuer were deemed to
be "plan assets" and the availability of exemptive relief under PTCE 96-23,
95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each broker-dealer that receives New Capital Securities for its own account
in connection with the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Capital Securities. This
Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used
by Participating Broker-Dealers during the period referred to below in
connection with resales of New Capital Securities received in exchange for Old
Capital Securities if such Old Capital Securities were acquired by such
Participating Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities. The Issuer has agreed that this
Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used
by a Participating Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of such New Capital
Securities for a period ending 180 days after the Expiration Date (subject to
extension under certain limited circumstances described herein) or, if earlier,
when all such New Capital Securities have been disposed of by such Participating
Broker-Dealer. See "The Exchange Offer -- Resales of New Capital Securities".
The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the New Capital
Securities offered hereby. New Capital Securities received by broker-dealers for
their own accounts in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions,
through the writing of options on the New Capital Securities or a combination of
such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Any
such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or
dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions
from any such broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New Capital
Securities. Any broker-dealer that resells New Capital Securities that were
received by it for its own account in connection with the Exchange Offer and any
broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such New Capital
Securities may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the
Securities Act, and any profit on any such resale of New Capital Securities and
any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be
underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal
states that by acknowledging that it will
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deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to
admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
This Prospectus may be used by First Union Capital Markets Corp., an
affiliate of the Corporation, in connection with offers and sales related to
market-making transactions in New Securities effected from time to time after
the commencement of the offering to which this Prospectus relates. First Union
Capital Markets Corp. may act as principal or agent in such transactions,
including as agent for the counterparty when acting as principal or as agent for
both counterparties, and may receive compensation in the form of discounts and
commissions, including from both counterparties when it acts as agent for both.
Such sales will be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at
prices related thereto or at negotiated prices.
First Union Capital Markets Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Corporation and an affiliate of the Issuer.
The Corporation has been advised by First Union Capital Markets Corp. that,
subject to applicable laws and regulations, First Union Capital Markets Corp.
may make a market in New Securities. However, they are not obligated to do so
and any market-making may be discounted at any time without notice. In addition,
such market-making activity is subject to the limits imposed by the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and federal banking laws and regulations. There can be no
assurance that an active trading market will be sustained.
The Corporation may agree to indemnify First Union Capital Markets Corp.
with respect to certain liabilities in connection with this Prospectus,
including liabilities under the Securities Act.
VALIDITY OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the New Capital
Securities, the enforceability of the Trust Agreement and the creation of the
Issuer will be passed upon by Richards, Layton & Finger, special Delaware
counsel to the Corporation and the Issuer. The validity of the New Securities
will be passed upon for the Corporation by Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, New
York. Sullivan & Cromwell will rely upon the opinion of Marion A. Cowell, Jr.,
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Corporation, as
to matters of North Carolina law and upon the opinion of Richards, Layton &
Finger LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, as to matters of Delaware law. Mr. Cowell is a
stockholder of the Corporation and holds options to purchase additional shares
of the Corporation's Common Stock. Sullivan & Cromwell regularly perform legal
services for the Corporation and its subsidiaries. Members of Sullivan &
Cromwell performing these legal services own shares of capital stock of the
Corporation.
EXPERTS
The Corporation's consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1995 and
1994, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1995, included in the Corporation's 1995 Supplemental
Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated by reference in the
Corporation's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated by reference
herein, have been incorporated by reference herein 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. The aforementioned report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
covering the Corporation's consolidated financial statements refers to a change
in the method of accounting for investments.
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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 22. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Sections 55-8-50 through 55-8-58 of the North Carolina Business Corporation
Act ("NCBCA") contain specific provisions relating to indemnification of
directors and officers of North Carolina corporations. In general, the statute
provides that (i) a corporation must indemnify a director or officer who is
wholly successful in defense of a proceeding to which he or she is a party
because of their status as such, unless limited by the articles of
incorporation, and (ii) a corporation may indemnify a director or officer if he
or she is not wholly successful in such defense, if it is determined as provided
in the statute that the director or officer meets a certain standard of conduct,
provided when a director or officer is liable to the corporation, the
corporation may not so indemnify. The statute also permits a director or officer
of a corporation who is a party to a proceeding to apply to the courts for
indemnification, unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, and the
court may order indemnification under certain circumstances set forth in the
statute. The statute further provides that a corporation may in its articles of
incorporation or bylaws or by contract or resolution provide indemnification in
addition to that provided by the statute, subject to certain conditions set
forth in the statute.
The Corporation's Bylaws provide for indemnification of the Corporation's
directors and executive officers by the Corporation against liabilities arising
out of their status as such, excluding any liability relating to activities
which were at the time taken, known or believed by such person to be clearly in
conflict with the best interests of the Corporation. The Corporation's Articles
provide for the elimination of the personal liability of each director of the
Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of the NCBCA, as
the same may from time to time be in effect.
The Corporation maintains directors and officers liability insurance, which
provides coverage of up to $80,000,000, subject to certain deductible amounts.
In general, the policy insures (i) the Corporation's directors and officers
against loss by reason of any of their wrongful acts, and/or (ii) the
Corporation against loss arising from claims against the directors and officers
by reason of their wrongful acts, all subject to the terms and conditions
contained in the policy.
Under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, the Corporation has agreed
to indemnify each of the Issuer Trustees and Administrators, and to hold such
Issuer Trustees and Administrators harmless, against any loss, damage, claims,
liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part,
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance of administration of such
Trust Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defense against any claim
or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their
powers or duties under the Trust Agreement or the Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement each of which is filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Section Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of each
Registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or
otherwise (other than insurance), 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 insurance or the payment by each 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.
ITEM 21. EXHIBITS.
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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4(a) Indenture, dated as of November 27, 1996, between the Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as
Debenture Trustee
4(b) Certificate of Trust of First Union Institutional Capital I*
4(c) Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of First Union Institutional Capital I (including the related Form of
Expense Agreement)
4(d) Form of Capital Security Certificate for First Union Institutional Capital I (included as Exhibit D of
Exhibit 4(c))
4(e) Guarantee Agreement
4(f) Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 1996, among
the Corporation, the Issuer and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
CS First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc.
4(g) All instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
(Not filed pursuant to clause 4 (iii) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K; to be furnished upon request of
the Commission)
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5(a) Opinion of Marion A. Cowell, Jr., Esq., as to validity of the New Subordinated Debentures and the New
Guarantee to be issued by the Corporation*
5(b) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger as to validity of the New Capital Securities*
5(c) Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell as to validity of the New Subordinated Debentures and the New Guarantee to
be issued by the Corporation*
8 Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell as to certain federal income tax matters*
12(a) Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(12)(a) to the Corporation's 1996 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q
12(b) Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (12)(b) to the Corporation's 1996 Third Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q
23(a) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
23(b) Consent of Marion A. Cowell, Jr., Esq. (Included in Exhibit 5(a))*
23(c) Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (Included in Exhibit 5(b))*
23(d) Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell (Included in Exhibit 5(c))*
23(e) Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell (Included in Exhibit 8)*
24 Powers of Attorney
25(a) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company to act as trustee under the Indenture*
25(b) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company to act as trustee under the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement*
25(c) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company under the Guarantee for the benefit of the
holders of Capital Securities*
27 The Corporation's Financial Data Schedule (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (27) to the Corporation's
1996 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q
99(a) Form of Letter of Transmittal and instructions thereto*
99(b) Form of Letter of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Issuer Companies and Other Nominees*
99(c) Form of Letter from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Issuer Companies and Other Nominees to their
clients.*
99(d) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery*
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* To be filed by amendment.
ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS.
Each of the undersigned Registrants hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
filing of a Registrant'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 this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
Each of the undersigned Registrants hereby also undertakes:
(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
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
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 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
effective registration statement; and
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(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 this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by a Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, 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.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of a
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise each of the
undersigned registrants 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 a
registrant of expenses incurred by a director, officer or controlling person of
a 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 of the undersigned registrants will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit 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.
Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes to respond to
requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus
pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this Form within one business day of
receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class
mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in
documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement
through the date of responding to the request.
Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertake to supply by means of
a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the
company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and
included in the registration statement when it became effective.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
First Union Corporation and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form
S-4 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, as of the 30th day of December,
1996.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By: MARION A. COWELL, JR.
MARION A. COWELL, JR.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated below and as of the date indicated above.
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<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE CAPACITY
<S> <C> <C>
*EDWARD E. CRUTCHFIELD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and
EDWARD E. CRUTCHFIELD Director
*ROBERT T. ATWOOD Executive Vice President and Chief
ROBERT T. ATWOOD Financial Officer
*JAMES H. HATCH Senior Vice President and Corporate
JAMES H. HATCH Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
*EDWARD E. BARR Director
EDWARD E. BARR
Director
G. ALEX BERNHARDT
*W. WALDO BRADLEY Director
W. WALDO BRADLEY
*ROBERT J. BROWN Director
ROBERT J. BROWN
*ROBERT T. DAVIS Director
ROBERT T. DAVIS
*R. STUART DICKSON Director
R. STUART DICKSON
*B. F. DOLAN Director
B. F. DOLAN
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE CAPACITY
<S> <C> <C>
*RODDEY DOWD, SR. Director
RODDEY DOWD, SR.
*JOHN R. GEORGIUS Director
JOHN R. GEORGIUS
Director
ARTHUR M. GOLDBERG
*WILLIAM N. GOODWIN Director
WILLIAM N. GOODWIN
*BRENTON S. HALSEY Director
BRENTON S. HALSEY
*HOWARD H. HAWORTH Director
HOWARD H. HAWORTH
Director
FRANK M. HENRY
Director
LEONARD G. HERRING
*JUAN RODRIGUEZ INCIARTE Director
JUAN RODRIGUEZ INCIARTE
Director
JACK A. LAUGHERY
*MAX LENNON Director
MAX LENNON
*RADFORD D. LOVETT Director
RADFORD D. LOVETT
*JOSEPH NEUBAUER Director
JOSEPH NEUBAUER
*HENRY D. PERRY, JR. Director
HENRY D. PERRY, JR.
*RANDOLPH N. REYNOLDS Director
RANDOLPH N. REYNOLDS
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<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE CAPACITY
<S> <C> <C>
Director
RUTH G. SHAW
*CHARLES M. SHELTON, SR. Director
CHARLES M. SHELTON, SR.
*LANTY L. SMITH Director
LANTY L. SMITH
*ANTHONY P. TERRACCIANO Director
ANTHONY P. TERRACCIANO
Director
DEWEY L. TROGDON
Director
JOHN D. UIBLE
*B. J. WALKER Director
B. J. WALKER
* Marion A. Cowell, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact
MARION A. COWELL, JR.
MARION A. COWELL, JR.
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Date: December 30, 1996
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
First Union Institutional Capital I has duly caused this Registration Statement
on Form S-4 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, as of the 30th
day of December, 1996.
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
By: First Union Corporation, as
Depositor
By: KENNETH R. STANCLIFF
KENNETH R. STANCLIFF
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION LOCATION
<C> <S> <C>
4(a) Indenture, dated as of November 27, 1996, between the Corporation and Filed herewith
Wilmington Trust Company, as Debenture Trustee
4(b) Certificate of Trust of First Union Institutional Capital I *
4(c) Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of First Union Institutional Capital Filed herewith
I (including the related Form of Expense Agreement)
4(d) Form of Capital Security Certificate for First Union Institutional Capital Filed herewith
I (included as Exhibit D of Exhibit 4(c))
4(e) Guarantee Agreement Filed herewith
4(f) Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 1996, among Filed herewith
the Corporation, the Issuer and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
CS First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc.
4(g) All instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Not filed pursuant to clause 4(iii) of
Corporation and its subsidiaries Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K; to be
furnished upon request of the
Commission
5(a) Opinion of Marion A. Cowell, Jr., Esq., as to validity of the New *
Subordinated Debentures and the New Guarantee to be issued by the
Corporation
5(b) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger as to validity of the New Capital *
Securities
5(c) Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell as to validity of the New Subordinated *
Debentures and the New Guarantee to be issued by the Corporation
8 Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell as to certain federal income tax matters *
12(a) Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(12)(a) to the Corporation's 1996 Third
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q
12(b) Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
Preferred Stock Dividends (12)(b) to the Corporation's 1996 Third
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q
23(a) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Filed herewith
23(b) Consent of Marion A. Cowell, Jr., Esq. (Included in Exhibit 5(a)) *
23(c) Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (Included in Exhibit 5(b)) *
23(d) Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell (Included in Exhibit 5(c)) *
23(e) Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell (Included in Exhibit 8) *
24 Powers of Attorney Filed herewith
25(a) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company to act as *
trustee under the Indenture
25(b) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company to act as *
trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
25(c) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company under the *
Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of Capital Securities
27 The Corporation's Financial Data Schedule Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(27) to the Corporation's 1996 Third
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q
99(a) Form of Letter of Transmittal and instructions thereto *
99(b) Form of Letter of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Issuer Companies and *
Other Nominees.
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION LOCATION
<C> <S> <C>
99(c) Form of Letter from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Issuer Companies *
and Other Nominees to their clients
99(d) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery *
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* To be filed by amendment.
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FIRST UNION CORPORATION
to
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of November 27, 1996
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FIRST UNION CORPORATION
Reconciliation and tie between the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (including
cross-references to provisions of Sections 310 to and including 317 which,
pursuant to Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the
Trust Reform Act of 1990, are a part of and govern the Indenture whether or not
physically contained therein) and the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of
November 27, 1996.
Trust Indenture Indenture
Act Section Section
ss. 310 (a) (1), (2) and (5).............................6.9
(a) (3)..........................................Not Applicable
(a) (4)..........................................Not Applicable
(b)..............................................6.8
.................................................6.10
(c)..............................................Not Applicable
ss.311 (a)..............................................6.13(a)
(b)..............................................6.13(b)
(b) (2)..........................................7.3(a) (2)
.................................................7.3(a) (2)
ss.312 (a)..............................................7.1
.................................................7.2(a)
(b)..............................................7.2(b)
(c)..............................................7.2(c)
ss.313 (a)..............................................7.3(a)
(b)..............................................7.3(b)
(c)..............................................7.3(a), 7.3(b)
(d)..............................................7.3(c)
ss.314 (a) (1), (2) and (3).............................7.4
(a) (4)..........................................10.5
(b)..............................................Not Applicable
(c) (1)..........................................1.2
(c) (2)..........................................1.2
(c) (3)..........................................Not Applicable
(d)..............................................Not Applicable
(e)..............................................1.2
(f)..............................................Not Applicable
ss.315 (a)..............................................6.1(a)
(b)..............................................6.2
.................................................7.3(a) (6)
(c)..............................................6.1(b)
(d)..............................................6.1(c)
(d) (1)..........................................6.1(a) (1)
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(d) (2)..........................................6.1(c) (2)
(d) (3)..........................................6.1(c) (3)
(e)..............................................5.14
ss.316 (a)..............................................1.1
(a) (1) (A)......................................5.12
(a) (1) (B)......................................5.13
(a) (2)..........................................Not Applicable
(b)..............................................5.8
(c)..............................................1.4(f)
ss.317 (a) (1)..........................................5.3
(a) (2)..........................................5.4
(b)..............................................10.3
ss.318 (a)..............................................1.7
Note:This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Junior Subordinated Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.1. Definitions................................................... 1
SECTION 1.2. Compliance Certificate and Opinions........................... 9
SECTION 1.3. Forms of Documents Delivered to Trustee. ..................... 10
SECTION 1.4. Acts of Holders............................................... 10
SECTION 1.5. Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company. ........................ 12
SECTION 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver..................................... 13
SECTION 1.7. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act............................. 13
SECTION 1.8. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents...................... 13
SECTION 1.9. Successors and Assigns........................................ 13
SECTION 1.10. Separability Clause........................................... 13
SECTION 1.11 Benefits of Indenture ........................................ 14
SECTION 1.12. Governing Law................................................. 14
SECTION 1.13. Non-Business Days............................................. 14
ARTICLE II
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.1. Forms Generally............................................... 14
SECTION 2.2. Form of Face of Security...................................... 15
SECTION 2.3. Form of Reverse of Security................................... 18
SECTION 2.4. Additional Provisions Required in Global Security............. 21
SECTION 2.5. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication............... 21
ARTICLE III
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.1. Title and Terms............................................... 21
SECTION 3.2. Denominations................................................. 24
SECTION 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating................ 24
SECTION 3.4. Temporary Securities.......................................... 25
SECTION 3.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange........................... 26
SECTION 3.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.............. 27
SECTION 3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved................ 28
SECTION 3.8. Persons Deemed Owners......................................... 29
SECTION 3.9. Cancellation.................................................. 30
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SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest....................................... 30
SECTION 3.11. Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates.......................... 30
SECTION 3.12. Right of Set-Off............................................. 31
SECTION 3.13. Agreed Tax Treatment......................................... 31
SECTION 3.14. CUSIP Numbers................................................ 32
ARTICLE IV
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 4.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture....................... 32
SECTION 4.2. Application of Trust Money.................................... 33
ARTICLE V
REMEDIES
SECTION 5.1. Events of Default............................................. 33
SECTION 5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment............ 34
SECTION 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for
Enforcement by Trustee................................. 36
SECTION 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.............................. 36
SECTION 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claim Without Possession of Securities.... 37
SECTION 5.6. Application of Money Collected................................ 37
SECTION 5.7. Limitation on Suits........................................... 38
SECTION 5.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest; Direct Action by Holders
of Capital Securities.................................. 39
SECTION 5.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies............................ 39
SECTION 5.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative............................... 39
SECTION 5.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. ............................... 39
SECTION 5.12. Control by Holders........................................... 40
SECTION 5.13. Waiver of Past Defaults...................................... 40
SECTION 5.14. Undertaking for Costs........................................ 41
SECTION 5.15. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws...................... 41
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ARTICLE VI
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 6.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities........................... 41
SECTION 6.2. Notice of Defaults............................................ 42
SECTION 6.3. Certain Rights of Trustee..................................... 43
SECTION 6.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities........ 44
SECTION 6.5. May Hold Securities........................................... 44
SECTION 6.6. Money Held in Trust........................................... 44
SECTION 6.7. Compensation and Reimbursement................................ 44
SECTION 6.8. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests....................... 45
SECTION 6.9. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility....................... 45
SECTION 6.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor............. 46
SECTION 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor........................ 47
SECTION 6.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession
to Business............................................ 48
SECTION 6.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company............. 48
SECTION 6.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent........................... 48
ARTICLE VII
HOLDER'S LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 7.1. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders..... 50
SECTION 7.2. Preservation of Information, Communications to Holders........ 50
SECTION 7.3. Reports by Trustee............................................ 51
SECTION 7.4. Reports by Company............................................ 51
ARTICLE VIII
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
SECTION 8.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.......... 52
SECTION 8.2. Successor Corporation Substituted............................. 52
ARTICLE IX
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.1. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders............ 53
SECTION 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders............... 54
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SECTION 9.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.......................... 55
SECTION 9.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures............................. 56
SECTION 9.5. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act........................... 56
SECTION 9.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures............ 56
SECTION 9.7. Subordination Unimpaired...................................... 56
ARTICLE X
COVENANTS
SECTION 10.1. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest................... 57
SECTION 10.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.............................. 57
SECTION 10.3. Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust.............. 57
SECTION 10.4. Statement as to Compliance................................... 59
SECTION 10.5. Waiver of Certain Covenants.................................. 59
SECTION 10.6. Additional Sums.............................................. 59
SECTION 10.7. Additional Covenants......................................... 60
ARTICLE XI
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 11.1. Applicability of This Article................................ 60
SECTION 11.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee........................ 61
SECTION 11.3. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed....................... 61
SECTION 11.4. Notice of Redemption......................................... 61
SECTION 11.5. Deposit of Redemption Price.................................. 62
SECTION 11.6. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption.................. 63
SECTION 11.7. Right of Redemption of Securities Initially Issued
to a First Union Trust. ............................... 63
ARTICLE XII
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 12.1. Applicability of Article..................................... 63
SECTION 12.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities........ 64
SECTION 12.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.................... 64
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ARTICLE XIII
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 13.1. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt........................ 66
SECTION 13.2. Company Not to Pay if Senior Debt of Company is in Default... 66
SECTION 13.3. Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution,
Default, Etc., of the Company.......................... 66
SECTION 13.4. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.............. 67
SECTION 13.5. Reliance on Certificate of Liquidating Agent................. 68
SECTION 13.6. Payment Permitted if No Default............................... 68
SECTION 13.7. Trustee Not Charged with Knowledge of
Prohibition............................................ 68
SECTION 13.8. Provisions Are Solely to Define Relative Rights............... 69
SECTION 13.9. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions......................... 69
SECTION 13.10. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination........................... 69
SECTION 13.11. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt.................... 70
SECTION 13.12. Article Applicable to Paying Agents........................... 70
SECTION 13.13. Securities to Rank Pari Passu with existing
Subordinated Indebtedness; Payment of
Proceeds in Certain Cases. ............................ 70
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INDENTURE, dated as of November 27, 1996, between FIRST UNION
CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (hereinafter called the "Company"),
having its principal office at One First Union Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
28288, and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as Trustee
(hereinafter called the "Trustee").
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured junior
subordinated debt securities in series (hereinafter called the "Securities") of
substantially the tenor hereinafter provided, including, without limitation,
Securities issued to evidence loans made to the Company of the proceeds from the
issuance from time to time by one or more business trusts (each a "First Union
Trust," and, collectively, the "First Union Trusts") of preferred trust
interests in such Trusts (the "Capital Securities") and common interests in such
Trusts (the "Common Securities" and, collectively with the Capital Securities,
the "Trust Securities"), and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the
Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered.
All things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company
and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the
valid obligations of the Company, and to make this Indenture a valid agreement
of the Company, in accordance with their and 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 covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all
Holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.1. 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 the term "generally accepted accounting principles" with
respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such
accounting principles which are generally accepted at the date or time of
such computation;
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provided, that when two or more principles are so generally accepted, it
shall mean that set of principles consistent with those in use by the
Company; and
(4) 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 1.4.
"Additional Interest" means the interest, if any, that shall accrue on any
interest on the Securities of any series the payment of which has not been made
on the applicable Interest Payment Date and which shall accrue at the rate per
annum specified or determined as specified in such Security.
"Additional Sums" has the meaning specified in Section 10.6.
"Additional Taxes" means the sum of any additional taxes, duties and other
governmental charges to which a First Union Trust has become subject from time
to time as a result of a Tax Event.
"Administrator" means, in respect of any First Union Trust, each Person
identified as an "Administrator" in the related Trust Agreement, solely in such
Person's capacity as Administrator of such First Union Trust under such Trust
Agreement and not in such Person's individual capacity, or any successor
administrator appointed as therein 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; provided, however, no First Union Trust to
which Securities have been issued shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the
Company. 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 6.14 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 Company or
any committee of that board duly authorized to act hereunder.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board
of Directors, or such committee of the Board of Directors or officers of the
Company to which authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors has been
delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification,
and delivered to the Trustee.
"Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a
day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or
required by law or executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, or, with respect to the
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Securities of a series initially issued to a First Union Trust, the principal
office of the Property Trustee under the related Trust Agreement, is closed for
business.
"Capital Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this
Indenture.
"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 on such date.
"Common Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this
Indenture.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $3.33 1/3 per share, of
the Company.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to
the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean
such successor corporation.
"Company Request" and "Company Order" mean, respectively, the written
request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board
of Directors, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors,
a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Operating Officer, a Vice Chairman or a Vice President, and
by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which
at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered.
"corporation" includes a corporation, association, company, joint-stock
company or business trust.
"Debt" means with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a
portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent, (i) every
obligation of such Person for money borrowed; (ii) every obligation of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property,
assets or businesses; (iii) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with
respect to letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued
for the account of such Person; (iv) every obligation of such Person issued or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (but excluding
trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business); (v) every capital lease obligation of such Person; (vi) all Other
Financial Obligations of such Person; and (vii) every obligation of the type
referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of another Person and all dividends of
another Person the payment of which, in either case, such Person has
guaranteed or is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor or
otherwise.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
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"Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable
or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the
Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with
respect to such series (or any successor thereto).
"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 5.2.
"Distributions," with respect to the Trust Securities issued by a First
Union Trust, means amounts payable in respect of such Trust Securities as
provided in the related Trust Agreement and referred to therein as
"Distributions."
"Dollar" means the currency of the United States of America that, as at the
time of payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company.
"Event of Default" unless otherwise specified in a supplemental indenture
creating a series of Securities has the meaning specified in Article V.
"Excess Proceeds" has the meaning specified in Section 13.13.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Extension Period" has the meaning specified in Section 3.11.
"First Union Guarantee" means the guarantee by the Company of distributions
on the Capital Securities of a First Union Trust to the extent provided in a
guarantee agreement.
"First Union Trust" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this
Indenture.
"Global Security" means a Security in the form prescribed in Section 2.4
evidencing all or part of a series of Securities, issued to the Depositary or
its nominee for such series, and registered in the name of such Depositary or
its nominee.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Securities Register.
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed or 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 and shall include the terms of each
particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.1.
"Interest Payment Date" means as to each series of Securities the Stated
Maturity of an installment of interest on such Securities.
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"Maturity" when used with respect to any Security means the date on which
the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as 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
5.1(3).
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or
a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee.
"Original Issue Date" means the date of issuance specified as such in each
Security.
"Other Financial Obligations" means, with respect to a Person, all
obligations of such Person to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial
instruments, such as (i) securities contracts and foreign currency exchange
contracts, (ii) derivative instruments, such as swap agreements (including
interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap agreements), cap agreements, floor
agreements, collar agreements, interest rate agreements, foreign exchange rate
agreements, options, commodity futures contracts, commodity option contracts,
and (iii) in the case of both (i) and (ii) above, similar financial instruments.
"Outstanding" means, when used in reference to any Securities, as of the
date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(i) Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Securities for whose payment money in the necessary amount
has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent in
trust for the Holders of such Securities; and
(iii) Securities in substitution for or in lieu of which other
Securities have been authenticated and delivered or which have been paid
pursuant to Section 3.6, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is
presented that any such Securities are held by Holders in whose hands such
Securities are valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned
by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company or such other obligor 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 or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
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
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Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. Upon the
written request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee
promptly an Officers' Certificate listing and identifying all Securities, if
any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of the
Company, or any other obligor on the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company
or such obligor, and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustee
shall be entitled to accept such Officers' Certificate as conclusive evidence of
the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed
therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
"Paying Agent" means the Trustee or any Person authorized by the Company to
pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on
behalf of the Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment" means, with respect to the Securities of any series, the
place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Securities of such series are payable pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.11.
"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 3.6 in lieu of a lost, destroyed or
stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed
or stolen Security.
"Proceeding" has the meaning specified in Section 13.2.
"Property Trustee" means, in respect of any First Union Trust, the
commercial bank or trust company identified as the "Property Trustee" in the
related Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of such
First Union Trust under such Trust Agreement and not in its individual capacity,
or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor property trustee
appointed as therein provided.
"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.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date
with respect to the Securities of a series means, unless otherwise provided
pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to Securities of a series, the date which
is fifteen days next preceding such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a
Business Day).
"Regulatory Capital Event" means the receipt by the Company of an Opinion
of Counsel of an independent bank regulatory counsel experienced in such matters
to the effect that, as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change (including
any announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any
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regulations thereunder) of the United States or any rules, guidelines or
policies of the Federal Reserve Board, or (ii) any official administrative
pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or
regulations, which amendment or change is effective or such pronouncement or
decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of Capital Securities of
a First Union Trust, such Capital Securities do not constitute, or within 90
days of the date thereof, will not constitute, tier 1 capital (or is then
equivalent); provided, however, that the distribution of the corresponding
series of Securities in connection with the liquidation of such First Union
Trust shall not in and of itself constitute a Regulatory Capital Event unless
such liquidation shall have occurred in connection with a Tax Event relating to
such First Union Trust.
"Responsible Officer" means when used with respect to the Trustee, any
officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office, including any managing director,
vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, assistant
secretary or any other officer of the Property Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers,
and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer, to whom such
matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
"Securities" or "Security" means any debt securities or debt security, as
the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933 (or any successor
statute), as it may be amended from time to time.
"Securities Register" and "Securities Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 3.5.
"Senior Debt" means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company whether or not such
claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt,
whether incurred on or prior to the date of the Indenture or thereafter
incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant
to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not
superior in right of payment to the Securities or to other Debt which is pari
passu with, or subordinated to, the Securities; provided, however, that Senior
Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt of the Company which when
incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the
United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to
the Company, (ii) any Debt of the Company to any of its subsidiaries,
(iii) Debt to any employee of the Company, and (iv) any other debt securities
issued pursuant to the Indenture. Senior Debt includes, without limitation,
Debt issued (i) under the indenture, dated as of April 1, 1983, and amended
thereafter, between the Company and Chemical Bank, as trustee, and (ii) except
to the extent otherwise provided with respect to any series of debt
securities issued after the date hereof, under the indenture, dated as of March
15, 1986, and amended thereafter, between the Company and Harris Trust and
Savings Bank, as trustee.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7.
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"Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any Security or any installment
of principal thereof or interest thereon means the date specified pursuant to
the terms of such Security as the date on which the principal of such Security
or such installment of interest is due and payable, in the case of such
principal, as such date may be shortened or extended as provided pursuant to the
terms of such Security and this Indenture.
"Subsidiary" means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting
stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or
more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries.
The term Subsidiary shall not include any First Union Trust. For purposes of
this definition, "voting stock" means stock which ordinarily has voting power
for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior
class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency.
"Tax Event" means the receipt by a First Union Trust of an Opinion of
Counsel (as defined in the relevant Trust Agreement) experienced in such matters
to the effect that, as a result of 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 as a result of any official administrative pronouncement or judicial
decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or
change is effective or which pronouncement or decision is announced on or after
the date of issuance of the Capital Securities of such First Union Trust, there
is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) such First Union Trust is, or will
be within 90 days of the date of such Opinion of Counsel, subject to United
States Federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the
corresponding series of Securities issued by the Company to such First Union
Trust, (ii) interest payable by the Company on such corresponding series of
Securities is not, or within 90 days of the date of such Opinion of Counsel,
will not be, deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for United States
Federal income tax purposes or (iii) such First Union Trust is, or will be
within 90 days of the date of such Opinion of Counsel, subject to more than a de
minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
"Trust Agreement" means the Trust Agreement (or an Amended and Restated
Trust Agreement) under which a First Union Trust is created and providing for
the issuance of Trust Securities by such First Union Trust, in each case as
amended from time to time.
"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.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbb), as amended and as in effect on the date as of this
Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.5.
"Trust Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this
Indenture.
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"Vice President" when used with respect to the Company, means any duly
appointed vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or
words added before or after the title "vice president."
SECTION 1.2. Compliance Certificate and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent
(including covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent),
if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such
counsel all such conditions precedent (including covenants compliance with which
constitute a condition precedent), if any, have been complied with, except that
in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of
such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture
relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or
opinion need be furnished.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificates provided
pursuant to Section 10.4) 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 1.3. Forms 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.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company 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 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 Company stating
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that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession
of the Company, 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.
SECTION 1.4. Acts of Holders.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Indenture to be given to 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 an agent duly appointed in
writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall
become effective when such instrument or instruments is or are delivered to the
Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. 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 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
(b) 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
the certificate of any 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 Person acting in other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.
(c) The fact and date of the execution by any Person 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 and in accordance
with such reasonable rules as the Trustee may determine.
(d) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Securities Register.
(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of
the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the transfer
thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done
or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon,
whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
(f) The Company 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
Company 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
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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 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 (as hereinafter in this Section 1.4(f) provided) 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 Company
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 Company,
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 1.6.
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 5.2, (iii) any request to institute
proceedings referred to in Section 5.7(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in
Section 5.12, 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 or direction, 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 Company's expense, shall cause
notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable
Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of
Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 1.6.
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 10.6, 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.
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(g) 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 1.5. Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company.
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, any holder of Capital Securities or the
Company 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, or
(2) the Company by the Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Capital
Securities shall be sufficient for every purpose (except as otherwise provided
in Section 5.1) hereunder if in writing and mailed, first class, postage
prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office
specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address
previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
SECTION 1.6. 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 the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities
Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest
date, 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. In case, by reason of
the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service or for any other
reason, it shall be impossible or impracticable to mail notice of any event to
Holders when said notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of
this Indenture or of the relevant Securities, then any manner of giving such
notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a
sufficient giving of such notice. 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.
SECTION 1.7. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
The Trust Indenture Act shall apply as a matter of contract to this
Indenture for purposes of interpretation, construction and defining the rights
and obligations hereunder. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies
or conflicts with the duties imposed by any of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive,
of the Trust Indenture Act through operation of Section 318(c) thereof, such
imposed duties shall control.
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SECTION 1.8. 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 1.9. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind
its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 1.10. 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.
SECTION 1.11 Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors and
assigns, and the Holders of the Securities, any benefit or any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
SECTION 1.12. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 1.13. Non-Business Days.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any
other provision of this Indenture or the Securities) payment of interest or
principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made
on the next succeeding Business Day (and no interest shall accrue for the period
from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity,
as the case may be, until such next succeeding Business Day 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 Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date or at the
Stated Maturity).
ARTICLE II
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.1. Forms Generally.
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The Securities of each series and the Trustee's certificate of
authentication shall be in substantially the forms set forth in this Article, or
in such other form or forms 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 applicable tax laws or the rules of any
securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the
officers executing such securities, as evidenced by their execution of the
Securities. 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
Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company
Order contemplated by Section 3.3 with respect to the authentication and
delivery of such Securities.
The Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the
form set forth in this Article.
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or
produced by any combination of these methods, if required by any securities
exchange on which the Securities may be listed, on a steel engraved border or
steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the
rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their
execution of such securities.
Securities distributed to holders of Book-Entry Capital Securities shall be
distributed in the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the name
of a Depositary or its nominee, and deposited with the Security Registrar, as
custodian for such Depositary, or held by such Depositary, for credit by the
Depositary to the respective accounts of the beneficial owners of the Securities
represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may direct). Securities
distributed to holders of Capital Securities other than Book-Entry Capital
Securities shall not be issued in the form of a Global Security or any other
form intended to facilitate book-entry trading in beneficial interests in such
Securities.
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SECTION 2.2. Form of Face of Security.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
(Title of Security)
No. $
FIRST UNION CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company", which term includes any
successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value
received, hereby promises to pay to , or registered assigns, the
principal sum of Dollars [if the Security is a Global Security, then insert,
if applicable -- , or such other principal amount as may be set forth in the
records of the Securities Registrar hereinafter referred to in accordance with
the Indenture,] on , . The Company further promises to pay interest
on said principal sum from , or from the most recent interest payment date
(each such date, an "Interest Payment Date") on which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annually] [if applicable,
insert--(subject to deferral as set forth herein)] in arrears on [insert
applicable Interest Payment Dates] of each year, commencing , , at the
rate of % per annum, until the principal hereof shall have become due and
payable, [if applicable, insert--plus Additional Interest, if any,] until the
principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made available for payment
[if applicable, insert--and on any overdue principal and (without duplication
and to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable
law) on any overdue installment of interest at the rate of % per annum,
compounded [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annually]]. The amount of interest
payable for any period less than a full interest period shall be computed on the
basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year and the actual number of
days elapsed in a partial month in a period. In the event that any date on
which interest is payable on this Security is not a Business Day, then a
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. A "Business Day" shall mean
any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or
executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee [if applicable, insert--, or the principal office of
the Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement hereinafter referred to for
[First Union Capital ,]] is closed for business. The interest installment so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in the 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 installment,
which shall be the [insert definition of Regular Record Dates]. Any such
interest installment not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall
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
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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 applicable, insert--So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Company shall have the right at any time during the term of this
Security to defer payment of interest on this Security, at any time or from time
to time, for up to consecutive [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annual]
interest payment periods with respect to each deferral period (each an
"Extension Period"), during which Extension Periods the Company shall have
the right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date,
and at the end of which the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and
unpaid (together with Additional Interest thereon to the extent permitted by
applicable law); provided, however, that no Extension Period shall extend
beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security; provided,
further, that during any such Extension Period, the Company shall not, and
shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (i) declare or pay any
dividends or distributions or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation
payment with respect to, any of the Company's capital stock or (ii) make any
payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt security of the Company that ranks pari passu with
or junior in interest to this Security or make any guarantee payments with
respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any
Subsidiaries of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu in all respects
with or junior in interest to this Security (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in Common Stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection
with the implementation of the Company's stockholders' rights plan or any
successor to such plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property
under any such plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant
thereto, (c) payments under any First Union Guarantee, and (d) purchases of
Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of
the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees,
related to the issuance of Common Stock under a dividend reinvestment and stock
purchase plan or related to the issuance of Common Stock (or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) as consideration in an
acquisition transaction entered into prior to such Extension Period). Prior
to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further
extend the interest payment period, provided that no Extension Period shall
exceed consecutive [months] [quarters] [semi-annual periods] or extend
beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security. 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 Company
may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period except at
the end thereof. The Company shall give the Holder of this Security and the
Trustee notice of its election to begin any Extension Period at least one
Business Day prior to the earlier of (i) the date the Distributions on the
Capital Securities would have been payable except for the election to begin
such Extension Period or, (ii) the date the Property Trustee is required to
give notice to the holders of such Capital Securities of the record date or
the date such Distributions are payable, but in any event not less than one
Business Day prior to such record date. The Trustee shall give notice of the
Company's election to begin a new Extension Period to the holders of the
Capital Securities.]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this
Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that
purpose in the United States, 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 Company payment of interest may be made (i) by check mailed to the address
of the Person entitled
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thereto as such address shall appear in the Securities Register or (ii) by wire
transfer in immediately available funds at such place and to such account as may
be designated by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Securities
Register].
The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in
the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payments to the prior payment
in full of all Senior Debt, 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 actions 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 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 Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed under its corporate seal.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By:
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[President or Vice President]
Attest:
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[Secretary or Assistant Secretary]
SECTION 2.3. Form of Reverse of Security.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more
series under a Indenture, dated as of November 27, 1996 (herein called the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee
(herein called 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, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the
Holders of the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities
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are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the
series designated on the face hereof [, limited in aggregate principal amount to
$ ].
All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture [if
applicable, insert--or in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of
___________, ____, as amended (the "Trust Agreement"), for [First Union Capital
,] among FIRST UNION CORPORATION, as Depositor, and the Trustees named
therein, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture [if
applicable, insert--or the Trust Agreement, as the case may be].
[If applicable, insert--The Company may at any time, at its option, on or
after _________, ____, and subject to the terms and conditions of Article XI of
the Indenture, redeem this Security in whole at any time or in part from time to
time, without premium or penalty, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest [if applicable,
insert--including Additional Interest, if any] to the Redemption 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 cancellation hereof.
The Indenture contains provisions for satisfaction and discharge of the
entire indebtedness of this Security upon compliance by the Company with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
Company and the Trustee at any time to enter into a supplemental indenture or
indentures for the purpose of modifying in any manner the rights and obligations
of the Company and of the Holders of the Securities, with the consent of the
Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of each series to be affected by such supplemental indenture. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting Holders of specified percentages
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 Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults
under the Indenture and their consequences. 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 herefor or in lieu hereof,
whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
[If the Security is not a Discount Security,--As provided in and subject to
the provisions of the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then
and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series may declare the
principal amount of all the Securities of this series to be due and payable
immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given
by Holders), provided that, in the case of the Securities of this series issued
to a First Union Trust, if upon an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders
of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this
series fails to declare the principal of all the Securities of this series to be
immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of such First Union Trust then
outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the
Trustee; and upon any such declaration the principal amount of and the accrued
interest (including any Additional
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Interest) on all the Securities of this series shall become immediately due
and payable, provided that the payment of principal and interest (including any
Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent
provided in Article XIII of the Indenture.]
[If the Security is a Discount Security,--As provided in and subject to the
provisions of the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then
and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than such portion
of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of this series may
declare an amount of principal of the Securities of this series to be due and
payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee
if given by Holders), provided that, in the case of the Securities of this
series issued to a First Union Trust, if upon an Event of Default, the Trustee
or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of this series fails to declare the principal of all the Securities
of this series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of such First Union Trust
then outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and
the Trustee. Such amount shall be equal to--insert formula for determining the
amount. Upon any such declaration, such amount of the principal of and the
accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities of
this series shall become immediately due and payable, provided that the payment
of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities
shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII of the
Indenture. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and
payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in
each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the payment of the
principal of and interest, if any, on this Security shall terminate.]
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) 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 Securities Register,
upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or
agency of the Company maintained under Section 10.2 of the Indenture duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Securities Registrar 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 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 Company 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
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall 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 Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without
coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000
in excess 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 such series of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
The Company and, by its acceptance of this Security or a beneficial
interest therein, the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial
interest in, this Security agree that for United States Federal, state and local
tax purposes it is intended that this Security constitute indebtedness.
THE INDENTURE AND THIS SECURITY 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 2.4. Additional Provisions Required in Global Security.
Any Global Security issued hereunder shall, in addition to the provisions
contained in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, 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 Depository or a
nominee of a Depositary. This Security is exchangeable for Securities registered
in the name of a person other than the Depositary or its nominee only in the
limited circumstances described in the Indenture and may not be transferred
except as a whole 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."
SECTION 2.5. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned
Indenture.
Dated:
Wilmington Trust Company,
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
ARTICLE III
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.1. Title and Terms.
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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. There shall be
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers'
Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior
to the issuance of Securities of a series:
(a) the title of the securities of such series, which shall distinguish the
Securities of the series from all other Securities;
(b) the limit, if any, upon the aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of such 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 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.6 and except for any
Securities which, pursuant to Section 3.3, are deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder); provided, however, that the authorized
aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased above such amount by
a Board Resolution to such effect;
(c) the Stated Maturity or Maturities on which the principal of the
Securities of such series is payable or the method of determination thereof;
(d) the rate or rates, if any, at which the Securities of such series shall
bear interest, if any, the rate or rates and extent to which Additional
Interest, if any, shall be payable in respect of any Securities of such series,
the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable, the right,
pursuant to Section 3.11 or as otherwise set forth therein, of the Company to
defer or extend an Interest Payment Date, and the Regular Record Date for the
interest payable on any Interest Payment Date or the method by which any of the
foregoing shall be determined;
(e) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on the Securities of such series shall be payable, the place or places
where the Securities of such series may be presented for registration of
transfer or exchange, and the place or places where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series may be made;
(f) the period or periods within or the date or dates on which, if any, the
price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities
of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the
Company;
(g) the obligation or the right, if any, of the Company to redeem, repay or
purchase the Securities of such series pursuant to any sinking fund,
amortization or analogous provisions, or at the option of a Holder thereof, and
the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency
or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which and the other terms
and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, repaid or
purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(h) the denominations in which any Securities of such series shall be
issuable, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof;
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(i) if other than Dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency
unit or units) in which the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on the Securities of the series shall be payable, or in which the
Securities of the series shall be denominated and the manner of determining the
equivalent thereof in Dollars for purposes of the definition of Outstanding;
(j) the additions, modifications or deletions, if any, in the Events of
Default or covenants of the Company set forth herein with respect to the
Securities of such series;
(k) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Securities of such series that shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof;
(l) the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the
Securities of such series as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the
issuance of the Securities of such series in bearer form, registrable or not
registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons;
(m) any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments of
principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of such series or the manner
in which such amounts will be determined;
(n) whether the Securities of the series, or any portion thereof, shall
initially be issuable in the form of a temporary Global Security representing
all or such portion of the Securities of such series and provisions for the
exchange of such temporary Global Security for definitive Securities of such
series;
(o) 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 Depositories 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 2.4 and any circumstances in addition to or in
lieu of those set forth in Section 3.5 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;
(p) the appointment of any Paying Agent or Agents for the Securities of
such series;
(q) the terms of any right to convert or exchange Securities of such series
into any other securities or property of the Company, and the additions or
changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series
to permit or facilitate such conversion or exchange;
(r) if applicable, the First Union Trust, Trust Agreement and First Union
Guarantee relating to the Securities of such series;
(s) the relative degree, if any, to which the Securities of the series
shall be senior to or be subordinated to other series of Securities in right of
payment, whether such other series of Securities are Outstanding or not;
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(t) if applicable, that the subordination provisions of Article Thirteen
shall apply to the Securities of the series or that any different subordination
provisions, including a different definition of the term 'Senior Debt' shall
apply to the Securities of such series; and
(u) any other terms of the Securities of such series (which terms shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as
to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided herein or in or pursuant
to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers' Certificate 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 Company and
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers'
Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.
The Securities shall be subordinated in right of payment to Senior Debt
as provided in Article XIII.
SECTION 3.2. Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be in registered form without coupons
and shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.1.
SECTION 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its President
or one of its Vice Presidents under its corporate seal reproduced or impressed
thereon and 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 Company shall bind the Company,
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 Company may deliver
Securities of any series executed by the Company 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. 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 2.1 and 3.1, in authenticating such
Securities, and accepting the additional
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responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) 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 2.1, that such form has been
established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant
to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.1, that such terms have been
established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and
(3) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions
specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company 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 3.1 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 3.1 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.
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 the manual signature of one of its authorized
officers, 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
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 3.9, 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 3.4. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company
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 denomination, substantially of the tenor of the
definitive Securities of such series 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 Company will cause
definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay.
After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall
be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary
Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for that purpose
without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more
temporary Securities, the Company 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 having the same Original
Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms as such temporary
Securities. 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.
SECTION 3.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.
The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of
transfers of Securities. Such register is herein sometimes referred to as the
"Securities Register." The Trustee is hereby appointed "Securities Registrar"
for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein
provided.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the office
or agency of the Company designated for that purpose the Company 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, of a like aggregate principal amount, of the same
Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms.
At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other
Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations, of a like
aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity
and having the same terms, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at
such office or agency. Whenever any securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company 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 transfer or exchange of Securities shall be
the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to
the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such
transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if
so required by the Company or the Securities Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be
accompanied by a written instrument
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of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities Registrar,
duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any transfer or exchange of
Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of Securities.
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 (i) has notified the Company
that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global
Security or (ii) has ceased 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 depositary, in each case unless the Company has approved a successor
Depositary within 90 days, (B) there shall have occurred and be continuing an
Event of Default with respect to such Global Security, (C) the Company in its
sole discretion determines that such Global Security will be so exchangeable
or transferable or (D) 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 3.1.
(3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for
other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued
in exchange for 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 3.4, 3.6, 9.6 or
11.6 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.
Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be required, pursuant to the
provisions of this Section, (a) to issue, transfer or exchange any Security of
any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before
the day of selection for redemption of Securities pursuant to Article XI and
ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of notice of redemption or
(b) to transfer or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or
in part, except, in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, any portion
thereof not to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
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If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee together with such
security or indemnity as may be required by the Company or the Trustee to save
each of them harmless, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same issue
and series of like tenor and principal amount, having the same Original Issue
Date and Stated Maturity, and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and to 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
harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such
Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute
and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any
such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same issue and
series of like tenor and principal amount, having the same Original Issue Date
and Stated Maturity as such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, 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 Company in its discretion may,
instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company 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 issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any
destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation of the Company, 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 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 3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Interest on any Security of any series 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
in respect of Securities of such series, except that, unless otherwise provided
in the Securities of such series, interest payable on the Stated Maturity of the
principal of a Security shall be paid to the Person to whom principal is paid.
The initial payment of interest on any Security of any series which is issued
between a Regular Record Date and the related Interest Payment Date shall be
payable as provided in such Security or in the Board Resolution pursuant to
Section 3.1 with respect to the related series of Securities.
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Any interest on any Security which is payable, but is not timely paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of such series
(herein called "Defaulted Interest"), shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been
such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its
election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the
Persons in whose names the Securities of such series in respect of which
interest is in default (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
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the proposed payment, and
at the same time the Company 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 Company of such Special Record
Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of
the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date
therefor to be mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to each Holder of a
Security of such series at the address of such Holder as it appears in the
Securities Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. The
Trustee may, in its discretion, in the name and at the expense of the Company,
cause a similar notice to be published at least once in a newspaper, customarily
published in the English language on each Business Day and of general
circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, but such
publication shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment of such
Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest
and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such
Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of
such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered on such
Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following
Clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange
on which the Securities of the series in respect of which interest is in default
may be listed and, upon such notice as may be required by such exchange (or by
the Trustee if the Securities are not listed), if, after notice given by the
Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such
payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of
any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to
accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
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SECTION 3.8. Persons Deemed Owners.
The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may
treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such
Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject to
Section 3.8) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes
whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company,
the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
No holder of any beneficial interest in any Global Security held on its
behalf by a Depositary shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect
to such Global Security, and such Depositary may be treated by the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the owner of such Global
Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by a Depositary or impair, as between a Depositary and
such holders of beneficial interests, the operation of customary practices
governing the exercise of the rights of the Depositary (or its nominee) as
Holder of any Security.
SECTION 3.9. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer or exchange
shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the
Trustee, and any such Securities and Securities surrendered directly to the
Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly canceled by it. The Company may
at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any
manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by
the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for
any Securities canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly
permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Securities shall be destroyed by the
Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver to the Company a certificate of such
destruction.
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities
of any series, interest on the Securities of each series for any partial period
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the
actual days elapsed in a partial month in such period, and interest on the
Securities of each series for a full period shall be computed by dividing the
rate per annum by two.
SECTION 3.11. Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates.
If specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 or Section 3.1 with respect to
the Securities of a particular series, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right, at any time during
the term of such series, from time to time to defer the payment of interest on
such Securities for such period or periods as may be specified as contemplated
by Section 3.1 (each, an "Extension Period") during which Extension Periods the
Company shall have the right to make partial payments of interest on any
Interest Payment Date. No Extension Period shall end on a date other than an
Interest Payment Date. At the end of any such Extension Period the Company
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shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on the Securities (together with
Additional Interest thereon, if any, at the rate specified for the Securities of
such series to the extent permitted by applicable law); provided, however, that
no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of
the Securities of such series; provided, further, that during any such Extension
Period, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, (i)
declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire
or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company's capital
stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any,
on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security of the Company that ranks
pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such
series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the
Company of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company that by their
terms rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the
securities of such series (other than (a) dividends or distributions in Common
Stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation
of the Company's stockholders' rights plan or any successor to such plan, or the
issuance of rights, stock or other property under any such plan, or the
redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under
any First Union Guarantee, and (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the
issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for
its directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of Common Stock
under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan or related to the issuance
of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to such
Extension Period). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the
Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that no
Extension Period shall exceed the period or periods specified in such Securities
or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of such Securities. Upon
termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and
unpaid interest and any Additional Interest then due on any Interest Payment
Date, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the
above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension
Period, except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Trustee notice of
its election to begin any such Extension Period as specified pursuant to Section
3.1.
The Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall promptly give notice of
the Company's election to begin any such Extension Period to the Holders of the
Outstanding Securities of such series.
SECTION 3.12. Right of Set-Off.
With respect to the Securities of a series issued to a First Union Trust,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall have the
right to set-off any payment it is otherwise required to make thereunder in
respect of any such Security to the extent the Company has theretofore made, or
is concurrently on the date of such payment making, a payment under the First
Union Guarantee relating to such Security or under Section 5.8 hereof.
SECTION 3.13. Agreed Tax Treatment.
Each Security issued hereunder shall provide that the Company and, by its
acceptance of a Security or a beneficial interest therein, the Holder of, and
any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, such Security agree that for
United States Federal, state and local tax purposes it is intended that such
Security constitutes indebtedness.
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SECTION 3.14. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company 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 or other related material as a convenience to Holders; provided
that any such notice or other related material 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 redemption or other related material
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.
ARTICLE IV
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 4.1. 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 as otherwise provided in this
Section 4.1) and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company,
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 3.6 and (ii) Securities for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in
trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from
such trust, as provided in Section 10.3) 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 of the date of deposit, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,
and the Company, in the case of Clause (B) (i), (ii) or (iii)
above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee
as trust funds in trust for such purpose an amount in the
currency or currencies in which the Securities of such series are
payable sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness
on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest
(including any Additional Interest) to the date of such deposit
(in the case
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of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated
Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(3) the Company 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, or the earlier
resignation or removal of the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.7, the obligations of
the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 6.14 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 4.2 and the last
paragraph of Section 10.3 shall survive.
SECTION 4.2. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and
applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and
this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if
any) and interest for the payment of which such money or obligations have been
deposited with or received by the Trustee.
ARTICLE V
REMEDIES
SECTION 5.1. Events of Default.
"Event of Default," wherever used herein with respect to the 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 pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that
series, including any Additional Interest in respect thereof, when it
becomes due, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days
(subject to the deferral of any due date in the case of an Extension
Period); or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)
any Security of that series at its Maturity; or
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(3) default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of
any covenant of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant a
default in the performance of which or the breach of which is elsewhere in
this Section specifically dealt with), 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 Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the
Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such
default or breach and requiring it to be remedied; or
(4) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in
the premises adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as
properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal
or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or
other similar official) of the Company 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 unstayed and in effect for a period
of 60 consecutive days; or
(5) the institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated a
bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a
petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any
applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to
the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator
(or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of
its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit for
creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due and its willingness to be adjudicated a
bankrupt, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance
of any such action; or
(6) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of
that series.
SECTION 5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section
5.1(4) or 5.1(5)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if the
Securities of that series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal
amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Securities of
that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the
Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided that, in the case of
the Securities of a series issued to a First Union Trust, if, upon an Event of
Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of that series fail to declare the principal of all
the Securities of that series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of
at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the related Trust
Agreement) of the corresponding series of Capital Securities then outstanding
shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee; and
upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified portion thereof)
of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the
Securities of such series shall become immediately due and payable. Payment of
principal
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and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain
subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII notwithstanding that such
amount shall become immediately due and payable as herein provided. If an Event
of Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or 5.1(5) with respect to Securities of
any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the
Securities of that series (or, if the Securities of that series are Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be
specified by the terms of that series) shall automatically, and without any
declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, 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 Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the
Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay:
(A) all overdue installments of interest (including any Additional
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 interest thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and
(C) 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 has
become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in
Section 5.13.
In the case of Securities of a series issued to a First Union Trust, the
holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust
Agreement under which such First Union Trust is formed) of the related series of
Capital Securities issued by such First Union Trust shall also have the right to
rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences by written notice to the
Company and the Trustee, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in Clauses (1) and (2) above of this Section 5.2.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee.
The Company covenants that if:
(1) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest
(including any Additional Interest) on any Security when such interest becomes
due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
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(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the
benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable
on such Securities for principal, including any sinking fund payment or
analogous obligations (and premium, if any) and interest (including any
Additional Interest); and, in addition thereto, all amounts owing the Trustee
under Section 6.7.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a
judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same
against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities and collect the
moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of
the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever
situated.
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 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their
creditors,
(a) the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities of
any series shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration
or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand
on the Company for the payment of overdue principal (and premium, if any) or
interest (including any Additional Interest)) shall be entitled and empowered,
by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (and
premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) owing and
unpaid in respect to the Securities and to file such other papers or documents
as may be necessary or advisable and to take any and all actions as are
authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have the claims of the
Holders and any predecessor to the Trustee under Section 6.7 allowed in any such
judicial proceedings; and
(ii) 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 in accordance with Section 5.6; and
(b) 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
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Trustee for distribution in accordance with Section 5.6, 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 to it and any predecessor Trustee
under Section 6.7.
Nothing herein contained 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.
SECTION 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claim 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 all the amounts owing the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee
under Section 6.7, 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 5.6. Application of Money Collected.
Any money or property collected or to be applied by the Trustee with
respect to a series of Securities pursuant to this Article shall be applied in
the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of
the distribution of such money or property on account of principal (or premium,
if any) or interest (including any Additional 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 and any predecessor
Trustee;
SECOND: Subject to Article XIII, to the payment of the amounts then due and
unpaid upon such series of Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and
interest (including any Additional Interest), 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 series of
Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest (including any
Additional Interest), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.
SECTION 5.7. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Securities 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, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other
similar official) or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
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(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 25% 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;
(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 itself of, any
provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any
other Holders of Securities, 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 such Holders.
SECTION 5.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium
and Interest; Direct Action by Holders of Capital Securities.
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 premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.8)
interest (including any Additional 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 right shall not be impaired without the consent of such
Holder. In the case of Securities of a series issued to a First Union Trust, any
holder of the corresponding series of Capital Securities issued by such First
Union Trust shall have the right, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
described in Section 5.1(1) or 5.1(2), to institute a suit directly against the
Company for enforcement of payment to such holder of principal of (premium, if
any) and (subject to Section 3.8) interest (including any Additional Interest)
on the Securities having a principal amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation
Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement under which such First Union Trust is
formed) of such Capital Securities of the corresponding series held by such
holder.
SECTION 5.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Capital Securities 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, such Holder or such holder of Capital
Securities, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee, the Holders
and such holder of Capital Securities shall, subject to any determination in
such proceeding, be restored
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severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter
all rights and remedies of the Trustee, the Holders and the holders of Capital
Securities shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
SECTION 5.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, 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 5.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee, any Holder of any Security or any
holder of any Capital Security 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.
Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to
the Holders and the right and remedy given to the holders of Capital Securities
by Section 5.8 may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed
expedient, by the Trustee, the Holders or the holders of Capital Securities, as
the case may be.
SECTION 5.12. 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 6.1, the Trustee shall have the
right to decline to follow such direction if a Responsible Officer or Officers
of the Trustee shall, in good faith, determine that the proceeding so directed
would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not joining in any such direction
or would involve the Trustee in personal liability.
SECTION 5.13. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series and, in the case of any Securities of a
series issued to a First Union Trust, the holders of Capital Securities issued
by such First Union Trust may waive any past default hereunder and its
consequences with respect to such series except a default:
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(1) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest
(including any Additional Interest) on any Security of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Any such waiver shall be deemed to be on behalf of the Holders of all the
Securities of such series or, in the case of a waiver by holders of Capital
Securities issued by such First Union Trust, by all holders of Capital
Securities issued by such First Union Trust.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, 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 5.14. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, 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 or
omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its
discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and
good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the
provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the
Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in
the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of
any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any
Additional Interest) on any Security on or after the respective Stated
Maturities expressed in such Security.
SECTION 5.15. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
The Company 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 usury, 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 Company (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 VI
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 6.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default,
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(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties
as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the
Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of
any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions 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 Indenture.
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and
use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture 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
(1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of
Subsection (a) of this Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) 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
Holders pursuant to Section 5.12 relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of such series.
(d) 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 there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of
such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
(e) 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 6.2. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee of the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the
Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of
Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Securities
Register, notice of such default, unless such default shall have been cured or
waived; provided,
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however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal
of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any
Security of such series, 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 of Securities of such series; and provided, further, that, in the case
of any default of the character specified in Section 5.1(3), no such notice to
Holders of Securities of such series 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 6.3. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1:
(a) 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, Security or
other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution
of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) 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;
(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel 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;
(e) 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;
(f) 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, indenture,
Security or other paper or document, but the Trustee in its discretion may make
such inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and,
if the Trustee shall determine to make such inquiry or investigation, it shall
be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company,
personally or by agent or attorney; and
(g) 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
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responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or
attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
SECTION 6.4. 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 Company,
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
Company of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 6.5. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Securities
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections
6.8 and 6.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Securities
Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION 6.6. 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 with the Company.
SECTION 6.7. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all
services rendered by it hereunder in such amounts as the Company and the Trustee
shall agree from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust);
(2) 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 or bad faith;
and
(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense (including the reasonable compensation and the
expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel) incurred without
negligence or bad faith, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of this trust or the performance of its duties hereunder,
including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or
liability in connection with the exercise or
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performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. This indemnification
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the Company
and the Holders agree that the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities
on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee. Such lien shall
survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or (5) occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 or any successor statute.
SECTION 6.8. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.
The Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Nothing
herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application
referred to in the second to last paragraph of said Section 310(b).
SECTION 6.9. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be
(a) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States of America or of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia,
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to
supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of
Columbia authority, or
(b) a corporation or other Person organized and doing business under the
laws of a foreign government that is permitted to act as Trustee pursuant to a
rule, regulation or order of the Commission, authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by
authority of such foreign government or a political subdivision thereof
substantially equivalent to supervision or examination applicable to United
States institutional trustees,
in either case having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000,
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such
corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or
to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then,
for the purposes of this Section, 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. If at any time the Trustee
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. Neither the Company nor any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company shall serve
as Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder.
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SECTION 6.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) 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 under Section 6.11.
(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of
one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an
instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee 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.
(c) 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
Company.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 6.8 after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security for at least six months, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.9 and shall fail
to resign after written request therefor by the Company 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, (i) the Company, acting pursuant to the authority of a
Board Resolution, may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii)
subject to Section 5.14, 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.
(e) 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 Company, by a Board Resolution,
shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
that or those series. 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 Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so
appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and supersede
the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the
Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter
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provided, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least
six months may, subject to Section 5.14, 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.
(f) The Company 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 by mailing
written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the
Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the
Securities Register. 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 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(a) 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 Company 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 all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request
of the Company 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.
(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring
Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series shall execute and deliver an instrument in writing or 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 instrument in writing or 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 instrument in writing or 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 Company or any successor Trustee, such
retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer
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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.
(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Trustee all rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of
such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be eligible under this Article.
SECTION 6.12. 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 of the corporate trust
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any 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, and in case any
Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may
authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor Trustee or in
the name of such successor Trustee, and in all cases the certificate of
authentication shall have the full force which it is provided anywhere in the
Securities or in this Indenture that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.
SECTION 6.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (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 Company (or any such other obligor).
SECTION 6.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents 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 original issue
and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or
pursuant to Section 3.6, 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. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, or of any State or Territory 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
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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 all or substantially all of
the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent shall be the successor
Authenticating Agent hereunder, 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 Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate
the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such
Authenticating Agent and to the Company. 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 Company and shall give notice of such
appointment in the manner provided in Section 1.6 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
provision of this Section.
The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time
reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Trustee
shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the provisions
of Section 6.7.
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:
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This is one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned
Indenture.
Dated:
Wilmington Trust Company,
As Trustee
By:
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As Authenticating Agent
By:
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Authorized Officer
ARTICLE VII
HOLDER'S LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 7.1. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(a) monthly, quarterly or semi-annually, as the case may be, not more than
15 days after each Regular Record Date in each year, a list, in such form as the
Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of
such Regular Record Date, and
(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30
days after the receipt by the Company 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 Securities Registrar.
SECTION 7.2. Preservation of Information, Communications to Holders.
(a) 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 7.1 and the names and
addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Securities
Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
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(b) 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 in the Trust
Indenture Act.
(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor
any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of the
disclosure of information as to the names and addresses of the Holders made
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 7.3. Reports by Trustee.
(a) 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.
(b) Reports so required to be transmitted at stated intervals of not more
than 12 months shall be transmitted no later than 60 days after September 30 in
each calendar year, commencing with the first September 30 after the first
issuance of Securities under this Indenture.
(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each securities exchange upon which any
Securities are listed and also with the Commission. The Company will notify the
Trustee when any Securities are listed on any securities exchange.
SECTION 7.4. Reports by Company.
The Company shall file with the Trustee and with 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 in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that any
such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with
the Trustee within 15 days after the same is required to be filed with the
Commission. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be required to remain
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, the Company shall continue to file with the Commission and provide the
Trustee with the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports
which are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company
also shall comply with the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section
314(a).
ARTICLE VIII
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
SECTION 8.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any Person, and no Person shall
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consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to the Company, unless:
(1) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person
or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which
the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or
which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an
entirety shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by
an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional
Interest) on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this
Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of
Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing;
(3) in the case of the Securities of a series issued to a First Union
Trust, such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is permitted
under the related Trust Agreement and First Union Guarantee and does not give
rise to any breach or violation of the related Trust Agreement or First Union
Guarantee; and
(4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance,
transfer or lease and any such supplemental indenture comply with this Article
and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such
transaction have been complied with; and the Trustee, subject to Section 6.1,
may rely upon such Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive
evidence that such transaction complies with this Section 8.1.
SECTION 8.2. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger by the Company with or into any other
Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by the Company of its properties
and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section
8.1, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company
is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed
to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the
Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person
had been named as the Company herein; and in the event of any such conveyance,
transfer or lease the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and
covenants under the Indenture and the Securities and may be dissolved and
liquidated.
Such successor Person may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its
own name or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Securities issuable
hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and
delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor Person instead
of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this
Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any
Securities which
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previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company
to the Trustee for authentication pursuant to such provisions and any Securities
which such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered
to the Trustee on its behalf for the purpose pursuant to such provisions.
All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and
benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter
issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such
Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease, such
changes in phraseology and form may be made in the Securities thereafter to be
issued as may be appropriate.
ARTICLE IX
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.1. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, 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 satisfactory to the Trustee,
for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in
the Securities contained; or
(2) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with
the Trustee or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Company; or
(3) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted
by Sections 2.1 or 3.1; or
(4) to add to the covenants of the Company 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 Company; or
(5) 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
(6) to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture,
provided that any such change or elimination (a) shall become effective only
when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the
execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of
such provision or (b) shall not apply to any Outstanding Securities; or
(7) 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
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respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such
action pursuant to this clause (7) shall not adversely affect the interest of
the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect or, in the case
of the Securities of a series issued to a First Union Trust and for so long as
any of the corresponding series of Capital Securities issued by such First Union
Trust shall remain outstanding, the holders of such Capital Securities; 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 or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more
than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.11(b); or
(9) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 9.2. 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 each series affected by such
supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the
Trustee, the Company, 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 modifying in any manner the rights of the
Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however,
that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) except to the extent permitted by Section 3.11 or as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 or Section 3.1 with respect to the
deferral of the payment of interest on the Securities of any series, change the
Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest (including
any Additional Interest) on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount
thereof or the rate of interest thereon or reduce any premium payable upon the
redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of principal of a Discount Security
that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity
thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, or change the place of payment where, or the
coin or currency in which, any Security 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 5.13 or Section
10.5, 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 Security affected thereby; or
(4) modify the provisions in Article XIII of this Indenture with respect to
the subordination of Outstanding Securities of any series in a manner adverse to
the Holders thereof;
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provided, further, that, in the case of the Securities of a series issued to a
First Union Trust, so long as any of the corresponding series of Capital
Securities issued by such First Union Trust remains outstanding, (i) no such
amendment shall be made that adversely affects the holders of such Capital
Securities in any material respect, and no termination of this Indenture shall
occur, and no waiver of any Event of Default or compliance with any covenant
under this Indenture shall be effective, without the prior consent of the
holders of at least a majority of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of such
Capital Securities then outstanding unless and until the principal (and premium,
if any) of the Securities of such series and all accrued and, subject to Section
3.7, unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) thereon have been paid
in full and (ii) no amendment shall be made to Section 5.8 of this Indenture
that would impair the rights of the holders of Capital Securities provided
therein without the prior consent of the holders of each Capital Security then
outstanding unless and until the principal (and premium, if any) of the
Securities of such series and all accrued and (subject to Section 3.7) unpaid
interest (including any Additional Interest) thereon have been paid in full.
A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture that has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities or Capital Securities, or
which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities or holders of Capital
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 or holders of Capital 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 9.3. 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 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such
supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and that
all conditions precedent have been complied with. 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 or
that may subject it to any liability.
SECTION 9.4. 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 for(m a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every
Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall be bound thereby.
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SECTION 9.5. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall
conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
SECTION 9.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by
the Company, bear a notation in form approved by the Company as to any matter
provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine,
new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the
Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the
Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for
Outstanding Securities of such series.
SECTION 9.7. Subordination Unimpaired.
No provision in any supplemental indenture that affects the superior
position of any holder of Senior Debt shall be effective against any such holder
of Senior Debt, unless such holder shall have consented thereto.
ARTICLE X
COVENANTS
SECTION 10.1. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium,
if any) and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the
terms of such Securities and this Indenture.
SECTION 10.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company 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 and an office or agency where Securities of that
series may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands
to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be served. The Company initially appoints the Trustee, acting
through its Corporate Trust Office, as its agent for said purposes. The Company
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change in the location of
any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain
such 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 Company hereby
appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders,
notices and demands.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all
of such purposes, and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall
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in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or
agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation and any change in the location of any such office or agency.
SECTION 10.3. Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust.
If the Company 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 (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities of such
series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or 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
failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents, it will, prior
to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on each due date of the principal of or
interest on any Securities, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay
the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be
held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal and
premium (if any) or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the
Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent 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) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on Securities in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other
obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal (and
premium, if any) or interest;
(3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the
written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in
trust by such Paying Agent; and
(4) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it
as a Paying Agent.
The Company 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 by
the Company 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 Company 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 Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any)
or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such
principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid on Company Request to the Company, or (if then held by the
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Company) shall (unless otherwise required by mandatory provision of applicable
escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law) be discharged from such trust;
and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general
creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the
Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability
of the Company 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 Company 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, 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 Company.
SECTION 10.4. Statement as to Compliance.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of
each calendar year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers'
Certificate covering the preceding calendar year, stating whether or not to the
best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the
performance, observance or fulfillment of or compliance with any of the terms,
provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture, and if the Company shall
be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of
which they may have knowledge. For the purpose of this Section 10.4, compliance
shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice
provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
SECTION 10.5. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant
or condition provided pursuant to Section 3.1, 9.1(3) or 9.1(4) with respect to
the Securities of any series, if before or after the time for such compliance
the Holders of at least 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 covenant or
condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant or
condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall
become effective, the obligations of the Company in respect of any such covenant
or condition shall remain in full force and effect. If the Securities of a
series have not been registered under the Securities Act, the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount of such series, by Act of such Holders, may
waive compliance by the Company with the Trust Indenture Act with respect to
such series unless such compliance is otherwise required by the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 10.6. Additional Sums.
In the case of the Securities of a series issued to a First Union Trust, so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 or Section 3.1, in the event
that (i) a First Union Trust is the Holder of all of the Outstanding Securities
of such series and (ii) a Tax Event in respect of such First Union Trust shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall pay to such First Union Trust
(and its permitted successors or assigns under the related Trust Agreement) as
Holder of the Securities of such series for so long as such First Union Trust
(or its permitted successor or assignee) is the registered holder of any
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Securities of such series, such additional sums as may be necessary in order
that the amount of Distributions (including any Additional Amounts (as defined
in such Trust Agreement)) then due and payable by such First Union Trust on the
related Capital Securities and Common Securities that at any time remain
outstanding in accordance with the terms thereof shall not be reduced as a
result of any Additional Taxes (the "Additional Sums"). Whenever in this
Indenture or the Securities there is a reference in any context to the payment
of principal of or interest on the Securities, such mention shall be deemed to
include mention of the payments of the Additional Sums provided for in this
paragraph to the extent that, in such context, Additional Sums are, were or
would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph
and express mention of the payment of Additional Sums (if applicable) in any
provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Sums in those
provisions hereof where such express mention is not made; provided, however,
that the deferral of the payment of interest pursuant to Section 3.11 or the
Securities shall not defer the payment of any Additional Sums that may be due
and payable.
SECTION 10.7. Additional Covenants.
The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each
series that it shall not, and it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company
to, (a) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the
Company's capital stock, or (b) make any payment of principal of or interest or
premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the
Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any
guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if
such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities
(other than (a) dividends or distributions in Common Stock, (b) any declaration
of a dividend in connection with the implementation of the Company's
stockholders' rights plan or any successor to such plan, or the issuance of
rights, stock or other property under any such plan, or the redemption or
repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under any First
Union Guarantee, and (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of
Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for its
directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of Common Stock under
a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan or related to the issuance of
Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock)
as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to such
Extension Period), if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of
which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the
lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have
taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held
by a First Union Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its
payment of any obligations under the First Union Guarantee relating to the
Capital Securities issued by such First Union Trust or (iii) the Company shall
have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to
the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded
such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be
continuing.
The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series
issued to a First Union Trust (i) to maintain directly or indirectly 100%
ownership of the Common Securities of such First Union Trust; provided, however,
that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the
Company's ownership of such Common Securities, and (ii) to use its reasonable
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efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of such Trust Agreement, to
cause such First Union Trust to remain classified as a grantor trust and not an
association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax
purposes.
ARTICLE XI
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 11.1. Applicability of This Article.
Redemption of Securities of any series (whether by operation of a sinking
fund or otherwise) as permitted or required by any form of Security issued
pursuant to this Indenture shall be made in accordance with such form of
Security and this Article; provided, however, that if any provision of any such
form of Security shall conflict with any provision of this Article, the
provision of such form of Security shall govern. Except as otherwise set forth
in the form of Security for such series, each Security of such series shall be
subject to partial redemption only in the amount of $1,000 or integral multiples
thereof.
SECTION 11.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by
or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of
the Company of any of the Securities of any particular series and having the
same terms, the Company shall, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to
the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee), notify the Trustee of such date and of the principal amount of
Securities of that series to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of
Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption
provided in the terms of such Securities, the Company shall furnish the Trustee
with an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel evidencing compliance
with such restriction.
SECTION 11.3. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, 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 a 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 Company in writing of the Securities
selected for partial redemption and the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
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 Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the
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principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed. If the
Company shall so direct, Securities registered in the name of the Company, any
Affiliate or any Subsidiary thereof shall not be included in the Securities
selected for redemption.
SECTION 11.4. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
mailed not later than the thirtieth day, and not earlier than the sixtieth day,
prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at
the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities Register.
With respect to Securities of each series to be redeemed, each notice of
redemption shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date;
(b) the Redemption Price or if the Redemption Price cannot be calculated
prior to the time the notice is required to be sent, the estimate of the
Redemption Price provided pursuant to the Indenture together with a statement
that it is an estimate and that the actual Redemption Price will be calculated
on a specified day prior to the Redemption Date;
(c) if less than all Outstanding Securities of such particular series and
having the same terms are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case
of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the particular
Securities to be redeemed;
(d) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Security or portion thereof, and that interest thereon,
if any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date;
(e) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price; and
(f) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the
Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall not be
irrevocable. The notice if mailed in the manner herein provided shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder
receives such notice. In any case, a failure to give such notice by mail or any
defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as
a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the
redemption of any other Security.
SECTION 11.5. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date specified in
the notice of redemption given as provided in Section 11.4, the Company will
deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or if the Company is
acting as its own Paying Agent, the Company will segregate and hold in trust as
provided in Section 10.3) an amount of money sufficient to pay the
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Redemption Price of, and any accrued interest (including Additional Interest)
on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
SECTION 11.6. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption.
If any notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 11.4, the
Securities or portion of Securities with respect to which such notice has been
given shall become due and payable on the date and at the place or places stated
in such notice at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender
of such Securities at a Place of Payment in said notice specified, the said
securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the
Company at the applicable Redemption Price, together with accrued interest
(including any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date; provided, however,
that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, 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 3.7.
Upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, at
the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of
authorized denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion of the Security so presented and having the same Original Issue Date,
Stated Maturity and terms. If a Global Security is so surrendered, such new
Security (subject to Section 3.5) will also be a new Global Security.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal of and premium, if any, on such Security
shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed
therefor in the Security.
SECTION 11.7. Right of Redemption of Securities Initially Issued to a First
Union Trust.
In the case of the Securities of a series initially issued to a First Union
Trust, if specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, the Company, at its option,
may redeem such Securities in whole but not in part upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of a Tax Event or Regulatory Capital Event of such
Securities at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax Event
or Regulatory Capital Event in respect of such First Union Trust, in each case
at a Redemption Price specified as contemplated by Section 3.1.
ARTICLE XII
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 12.1. 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 3.1 for such Securities.
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The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
any Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment," and any sinking fund payment in excess of such minimum amount which is
permitted to be made by the terms of such Securities of any series is herein
referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment." If provided for by the terms
of any Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may
be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment
shall be applied to the redemption (or purchase by tender or otherwise) of
Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of such Securities.
SECTION 12.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
In lieu of making all or any part of a mandatory sinking fund payment with
respect to any Securities of a series in cash, the Company may at its option, at
any time no more than 16 months and no less than 45 days prior to the date on
which such sinking fund payment is due, deliver to the Trustee Securities of
such series (together with the unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto)
theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company, except Securities of
such series that have been redeemed through the application of mandatory or
optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of the Securities of such
series, accompanied by a Company Order instructing the Trustee to credit such
obligations and stating that the Securities of such series were originally
issued by the Company by way of bona fide sale or other negotiation for value;
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 for such Securities, 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 12.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
series of Securities, the Company 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 in the currency in which the
Securities of such series are payable (except as provided pursuant to Section
3.1) and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and
crediting Securities pursuant to Section 12.2 and will also deliver to the
Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Such Officers' Certificate shall be
irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the
cash payment or payments therein referred to, if any, on or before the
succeeding sinking fund payment date. In the case of the failure of the Company
to deliver such Officers' Certificate (or, as required by this Indenture, the
Securities and coupons, if any, specified in such Officers' Certificate), the
sinking fund payment due on the succeeding sinking fund payment date for such
series shall be paid entirely in cash and shall be sufficient to redeem the
principal amount of the Securities of such series subject to a mandatory sinking
fund payment without the right to deliver or credit securities as provided in
Section 12.2 and without the right to make the optional sinking fund payment
with respect to such series at such time.
Any sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) made in cash
plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made with respect
to the Securities of any particular series shall be applied by the Trustee (or
by the Company if the Company is acting as its own Paying
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Agent) on the sinking fund payment date on which such payment is made (or, if
such payment is made before a sinking fund payment date, on the sinking fund
payment date immediately following the date of such payment) to the redemption
of Securities of such series at the Redemption Price specified in such
Securities with respect to the sinking fund. Any sinking fund moneys not so
applied or allocated by the Trustee (or, if the Company is acting as its own
Paying Agent, segregated and held in trust by the Company as provided in Section
10.3) for such series and together with such payment (or such amount so
segregated) shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section
12.3. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to the Securities of any
particular series held by the Trustee (or if the Company is acting as its own
Paying Agent, segregated and held in trust as provided in Section 10.3) on the
last sinking fund payment date with respect to Securities of such series and not
held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series shall
be applied by the Trustee (or by the Company if the Company is acting as its own
Paying Agent), together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited (or
segregated) sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of the
Securities of such series at Maturity. The Trustee shall select the Securities
to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in
Section 11.3 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name
of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.4.
Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be
made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 11.6. On or before each
sinking fund payment date, the Company shall pay to the Trustee (or, if the
Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, the Company shall segregate and hold
in trust as provided in Section 10.3) in cash a sum in the currency in which
Securities of such series are payable (except as provided pursuant to Section
3.1) equal to the principal, premium, if any, and any interest accrued to the
Redemption Date for Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on such
sinking fund payment date pursuant to this Section 12.3.
Neither the Trustee nor the Company shall redeem any Securities of a series
with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of Securities of such
series by operation of the sinking fund for such series during the continuance
of a default in payment of interest, if any, on any Securities of such series or
of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a
consequence of this paragraph) with respect to the Securities of such series,
except that if the notice of redemption shall have been provided in accordance
with the provisions hereof, the Trustee (or the Company, if the Company is then
acting as its own Paying Agent) shall redeem such Securities if cash sufficient
for that purpose shall be deposited with the Trustee (or segregated by the
Company) for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Article XII.
Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time
when any such default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter
paid into such sinking fund shall, during the continuance of such default or
Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of the Securities and
coupons, if any, of such series; provided, however, that in case such default or
Event of Default shall have been cured or waived herein, such moneys shall
thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date for the Securities
of such series on which such moneys may be applied pursuant to the provisions of
this Section 12.3.
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ARTICLE XIII
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 13.1. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt.
The Company, for itself, its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees,
and each Holder likewise covenants and agrees by his acceptance thereof, that
the obligations of the Company to make any payment on account of the principal
of and interest on each and all of the Securities shall be subordinate and
junior, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of
payment to the Company's obligations to the holders of Senior Debt of the
Company.
SECTION 13.2. Company Not to Pay if Senior Debt of Company is in Default.
No payment on account of principal or interest on the Securities shall be
made by the Company unless full payment of amounts then due for principal (and
premium, if any), sinking funds, and interest on Senior Debt of the Company has
been made for duly provided for in money or money's worth in accordance with its
terms. No payment on account of principal or interest on the Securities shall be
made by the Company if, at the time of such payment or immediately after giving
effect thereto, there shall have occurred an event of default with respect to
any Senior Debt of the Company or in any instrument under which the same is
outstanding, permitting the holders thereof (or a trustee on behalf of the
holders thereof) to accelerate the maturity thereof, or an event which, with the
giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute such event of
default, and such event of default shall not have been cured or waived.
SECTION 13.3. Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Default, Etc., of
the Company.
The Company agrees that upon (i) the occurrence of any event of default
referred to in Section 13.2 above which shall not have been cured or waived or
(ii) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any
dissolution or winding up or total or partial liquidation or reorganization of
the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, conservatorship or other proceedings, all principal (and premium,
if any), sinking fund payments and interest due or to become due upon all Senior
Debt of the Company shall first be paid in full, or payment thereof provided for
in money or money's worth in accordance with its terms, before any payment is
made on account of the principal of or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by
the Securities due and owing at the time and upon any such dissolution or
winding up or liquidation or reorganization, any payment or distribution of
assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or
securities (other than securities of the Company or any other Person provided
for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the payment of which is
subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Section with respect to the
Securities, to the payment in full of all Senior Debt, provided the rights of
the Holders of the Senior Debt are not altered by such reorganization or
readjustment), to which the Holders of the Securities would, except for the
provisions hereof, be entitled, shall be paid by the Company or by any receiver,
trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such
payment or distribution, or by the Holders or by the Trustee under this
instrument if received by them or it, directly to the holders of Senior Debt of
the Company (pro rata to each such holder on the basis of the respective amounts
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of Senior Debt held by such holder) or their representatives, to the extent
necessary to pay all Senior Debt of the Company in full, in money or money's
worth, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for
the holders of such Senior Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to
the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities or to the Trustee
(subject to the provisions of Section 607) under this instrument.
In the event that any payment or distribution of assets of the Company 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 Company being subordinated to the
payment of the Securities, not permitted by the foregoing, shall be received by
the Trustee or any Holder before all Senior Debt of the Company is paid in full,
or provision is made for such payment, in accordance with its terms, such
payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be
paid over or delivered to, the holders of such Senior Debt of the Company (pro
rata to each such holder on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Debt
held by such holder) or their representative or representatives, or to the
trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments
evidencing any of such Senior Debt of the Company may have been issued, as their
respective interests may appear, or to any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy,
liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such distribution, for
application to the payment of all Senior Debt of the Company remaining unpaid to
the extent necessary to pay all such Senior Debt of the Company in full in
accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or
distribution to the holders of such Senior Debt of the Company.
The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into,
another corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following
the conveyance or transfer of its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in Article
Eight shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization for the purposes of this Section if the corporation formed by
such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which
acquires by conveyance or transfer such properties and assets substantially as
an entirety, as the case may be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger,
conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions set forth in Article Eight.
SECTION 13.4. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.
Subject to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company, the
Holders shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders of all
indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated to
indebtedness of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities
are subordinated and is entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights of
the holders of such Senior Debt to receive payments or distributions of cash,
property and securities applicable to the Senior Debt of the Company until the
Securities shall be paid in full. For purposes of such subrogation, no payments
or distributions in respect of the Senior Debt of the Company of any cash,
property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee
would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no payments
over pursuant to the provisions of this Article to the holders of Senior Debt by
Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as between the Company, its
creditors other than holders of Senior Debt of the Company and the Holders of
the Securities, be deemed to be a payment or distribution by the Company to or
on account of the Senior Debt of the Company; and no payments or distributions
to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities of cash, property or securities
which are applied to the satisfaction of
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Senior Debt of the Company, as the case may be, by virtue of the subordination
herein provided for shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than the
holders of Senior Debt of the Company and the Holders of the Securities, be
deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Securities.
SECTION 13.5. Reliance on Certificate of Liquidating Agent.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in
this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, and the
Holders shall be entitled to rely upon an order or decree made by any court of
competent jurisdiction in which such dissolution or winding up or liquidation or
reorganization or arrangement proceedings are pending or upon a certificate of
the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, conservator, assignee for the benefit of
creditors or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the
Trustee or to the Holders, for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled
to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt, the amount
thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon
and all other facts pertinent or to this Article.
SECTION 13.6. Payment Permitted if No Default.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any
of the Securities, shall prevent (a) the Company, at any time except during the
pendency of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization or other
similar proceedings referred to in Section 13.3 or under the conditions
described in Section 13.2, from making payments at any time of principal of or
interest on the Securities or (b) the application by the Trustee or any Paying
Agent of any moneys deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or on account
of the principal of or interest on Securities, if, at the time of such
application, the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may be, did not have
the written notice provided for in Section 13.7 of any event prohibiting the
making of such deposit or if, at the time of such deposit (whether or not in
trust) by the Company with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the
Company), such payment would not have been prohibited by the provisions of this
Article.
SECTION 13.7. Trustee Not Charged with Knowledge of Prohibition.
Anything in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture contained to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall not at any time be charged with
knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any
payment of moneys to or by the Trustee and, subject to the provisions of Section
6.1, shall be entitled to assume that no event of default or prohibition
specified in Section 14.2 has happened, until the Trustee shall have received an
Officers' Certificate of the Company to that effect or notice in writing signed
by or on behalf of the holders, or their representatives, of at least $1,000,000
in principal amount of Senior Debt of the Company who shall have been certified
by the Company or otherwise established to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Trustee to be such holders or representatives or from any trustee under any
indenture pursuant to which such Senior Debt shall be outstanding.
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SECTION 13.8. Provisions Are Solely to Define Relative Rights.
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 the Senior Debt on the other. Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere
in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall (a) impair, as
among the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Debt and the
Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional (and which, subject to the rights under this Article of the
holders of Senior Debt, is intended to rank equally with all other general
obligations of the Company), to pay to the Holders of the Securities the
principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on the Securities as and
when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms; (b)
affect the relative rights against the Company of the Holders of the Securities
and creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Debt; or (c)
prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies
otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject
to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Debt, to
receive cash, property and securities otherwise payable or deliverable to the
Trustee or such Holder.
SECTION 13.9. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt of the Company
to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company
or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any
noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this
Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder may have or be
otherwise charged with.
SECTION 13.10. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.
Each Holder by his acceptance of a Security or Securities authorizes and
directs the Trustee in his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article and
appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders or creditors
if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to or on behalf of
Holder of the Securities or the Company moneys or assets to which any holder of
Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article Thirteen.
SECTION 13.11. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt.
The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article
with respect to any Senior Debt which may at any time be held by it, to the same
extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, as the case may be, and nothing in
this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
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SECTION 13.12. Article Applicable to Paying Agents.
In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been
appointed by the Company 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 13.8 and 13.11 shall not apply to the Company or any Affiliate of
the Company if it or such Affiliate acts as Paying Agent.
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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.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By: /s/ JAMES H. HATCH
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Attest:
By: /s/ KENT S. HATHAWAY
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
By: /s/ CHRIS L. KAISER
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Attest:
By: /s/ NORMA P. CLOSS
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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT
among
FIRST UNION CORPORATION,
as Depositor,
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Property Trustee,
and
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Delaware Trustee
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
Dated as of November 27, 1996
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FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
Certain Sections of this Trust Agreement relating to
Sections 310 through 318 of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
Trust Indenture Trust Agreement
Act Section Section
- - - --------------- ------------
310 (a)(1)........................................ 8.7
(a)(2)........................................ 8.7
(a)(3)........................................ 8.9
(a)(4)........................................ 2.7(a)(ii)
(b)........................................... 8.8
311 (a)........................................... 8.13
(b)........................................... 8.13
312 (a)........................................... 5.7
(b)........................................... 5.7
(c)........................................... 5.7
313 (a)........................................... 8.14(a)
(a)(4)........................................ 8.14(b)
(b)........................................... 8.14(b)
(c)........................................... 10.8
(d)........................................... 8.14(c)
314 (a)........................................... 8.15
(b)........................................... Not Applicable
(c)(1)........................................ 8.16
(c)(2)........................................ 8.16
(c)(3)........................................ Not Applicable
(d)........................................... Not Applicable
(e)........................................... 1.1, 8.16
315 (a)........................................... 8.1(a), 8.3(a)
(b)........................................... 8.2, 10.8
(c)........................................... 8.1(a)
(d)........................................... 8.1, 8.3
(e)........................................... Not Applicable
316 (a)........................................... Not Applicable
(a)(1)(A)..................................... Not Applicable
(a)(1)(B)..................................... Not Applicable
(a)(2)........................................ Not Applicable
(b)........................................... 5.14
(c)........................................... 6.7
317 (a)(1)........................................ Not Applicable
(a)(2)........................................ Not Applicable
(b)........................................... 5.9
318 (a)........................................... 10.10
Note: This reconciliation and tie sheet shall not, for any purpose, be deemed
to be a part of the Trust Agreement.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.1. Interpretation. ....................................................................... 1
SECTION 1.2. Certain Definitions. .................................................................. 2
ARTICLE II
CONTINUATION OF THE TRUST
SECTION 2.1. Name. ................................................................................. 13
SECTION 2.2. Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of Business. .......................... 13
SECTION 2.3. Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational Expenses. ...................... 13
SECTION 2.4. Issuance of the Capital Securities. ................................................... 13
SECTION 2.5. Issuance of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase of
Debentures. ......................................................................... 14
SECTION 2.6. Declaration of Trust. ................................................................. 14
SECTION 2.7. Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions. ..................................... 14
SECTION 2.8. Assets of Trust. ...................................................................... 18
SECTION 2.9. Title to Trust Property. .............................................................. 18
ARTICLE III
PAYMENT ACCOUNT
SECTION 3.1. Payment Account. ...................................................................... 19
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION
SECTION 4.1. Distributions. ........................................................................ 19
SECTION 4.2. Redemption. ........................................................................... 20
SECTION 4.3. Subordination of Common Securities. ................................................... 22
SECTION 4.4. Payment Procedures. ................................................................... 23
SECTION 4.5. Tax Returns and Reports. .............................................................. 23
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SECTION 4.6. Payment of Taxes, Duties, Etc. of the Trust. .......................................... 23
SECTION 4.7. Payments under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct Actions................................. 24
ARTICLE V
TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.1. Initial Ownership. .................................................................... 24
SECTION 5.2. The Trust Securities Certificates. .................................................... 24
SECTION 5.3. Execution and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates. .............................. 25
SECTION 5.4. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Capital Securities
Certificates......................................................................... 25
SECTION 5.5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities
Certificates....................................................................... 29
SECTION 5.6. Persons Deemed Holders. ............................................................... 29
SECTION 5.7. Access to List of Holders' Names and Addresses. ....................................... 29
SECTION 5.8. Maintenance of Office or Agency. ...................................................... 30
SECTION 5.9. Appointment of Paying Agent. .......................................................... 30
SECTION 5.10. Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor. ........................................ 30
SECTION 5.11. Book-Entry Capital Securities; Common Securities
Certificate........................................................................ 31
SECTION 5.12. Notices to Clearing Agency. ......................................................... 32
SECTION 5.13. Definitive Capital Securities Certificates. ......................................... 32
SECTION 5.14. Rights of Holders. .................................................................. 33
ARTICLE VI
ACTS OF HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
SECTION 6.1. Limitations on Voting Rights. ......................................................... 35
SECTION 6.2. Notice of Meetings. ................................................................... 36
SECTION 6.3. Meetings of Holders of Capital Securities. ............................................ 36
SECTION 6.4. Voting Rights. ........................................................................ 36
SECTION 6.5. Proxies, Etc. ......................................................................... 37
SECTION 6.6. Holder Action by Written Consent. ..................................................... 37
SECTION 6.7. Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes. ............................................ 37
SECTION 6.8. Acts of Holders. ...................................................................... 37
SECTION 6.9. Inspection of Records. ................................................................ 38
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ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION 7.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the
Delaware........................................................................... 39
SECTION 7.2. Representations and Warranties of Depositor. ........................................ 40
ARTICLE VIII
THE TRUSTEES; THE ADMINISTRATORS
SECTION 8.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities. .................................................40
SECTION 8.2. Certain Notices. .....................................................................42
SECTION 8.3. Certain Rights of Property Trustee. ..................................................42
SECTION 8.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. ..............................44
SECTION 8.5. May Hold Securities. .................................................................44
SECTION 8.6. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees. .......................................................44
SECTION 8.7. Corporate Property Trustee Required; Eligibility of
Trustees and Administrators.......................................................46
SECTION 8.8. Conflicting Interests. ...............................................................46
SECTION 8.9. Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee. ....................................................46
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. .................................. 48
SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. ............................................. 49
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. ........................ 50
SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor or Trust. ....................... 50
SECTION 8.14. Reports by Property Trustee. ........................................................ 51
SECTION 8.15. Reports to the Property Trustee. .................................................... 51
SECTION 8.16. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. ................................... 51
SECTION 8.17. Number of Trustees. ................................................................. 52
SECTION 8.18. Delegation of Power. ................................................................ 52
SECTION 8.19. Appointment of Administrators........................................................ 52
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
SECTION 9.1. Termination Upon Expiration Date. ....................................................53
SECTION 9.2. Early Termination. ...................................................................53
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SECTION 9.3. Termination. .......................................................................... 54
SECTION 9.4. Liquidation. .......................................................................... 54
SECTION 9.5. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of
the Trust............................................................................ 55
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1. Limitation of Rights of Holders. .................................................... 57
SECTION 10.2. Amendment. .......................................................................... 57
SECTION 10.3. Separability......................................................................... 59
SECTION 10.4. Governing Law........................................................................ 59
SECTION 10.5. Payments Due on Non-Business Day. ................................................... 59
SECTION 10.6. Successors. ......................................................................... 59
SECTION 10.7. Headings. ........................................................................... 59
SECTION 10.8. Reports, Notices and Demands. ....................................................... 59
SECTION 10.9. Agreement Not to Petition. .......................................................... 60
SECTION 10.10 Application of Trust Indenture Act................................................... 60
SECTION 10.11 Acceptance of Terms of Trust Agreement, Guarantee and Indenture. .................... 60
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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of November 27, 1996,
among (i) FIRST UNION CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (including any
successors or assigns, the "Depositor"), (ii) WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a
banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as
property trustee, (in each such capacity, the "Property Trustee" and, in its
separate corporate capacity and not in its capacity as Property Trustee, the
"Bank"), (iii) WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a banking corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware, as Delaware trustee (the "Delaware Trustee")
(the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee collectively, the "Trustees") and
(iv) the several HOLDERS, as hereinafter defined.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Depositor and Wilmington Trust Company 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 21, 1996 (the "Original Trust Agreement"), and by the execution and
filing by the Wilmington Trust Company with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware of the Certificate of Trust, filed on November 21, 1996, attached as
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Depositor and the Trustees desire to amend and restate the
Original Trust Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to provide for,
among other things, (i) the issuance of the Common Securities by the Trust to
the Depositor, (ii) the issuance and sale of the Capital Securities by the Trust
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iii) the acquisition by the Trust from the
Depositor of all of the right, title and interest in the Debentures and (iv) the
appointment of the Administrators;
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 Holders, hereby amends and restates the Original
Trust Agreement in its entirety and agrees as follows:
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Interpretation.
For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, 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;
(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; and
(e) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a
statute, rule or regulation refers to the same (including any successor
statute, rule or regulation thereto) as it may be amended from time to
time.
SECTION 1.2. Certain Definitions.
For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings assigned below:
"Act" has the meaning specified in Section 6.8.
"Additional Amount" means, with respect to Trust Securities of
a given Liquidation Amount and/or a given period, the amount of
Additional Interest paid by the Depositor on a Like Amount of
Debentures for such period.
"Additional Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 1.2
of the Indenture.
"Additional Sums" has the meaning specified in Section 10.6 of
the Indenture.
"Administrators" means each Kenneth R. Stancliff and James H.
Hatch solely in such Person's capacity as Administrator of the Trust
and not in such Person's individual capacity, or such Administrator's
successor 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; provided, however,
that the Trust shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Depositor. 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.
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"Bankruptcy Event" means, with respect to any Person:
(a) the entry of a decree or order by a court having
jurisdiction in the premises judging such Person a bankrupt or
insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking
reorganization, arrangement, adjudication or composition of or
in respect of such Person under any applicable Federal or
State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
law, or appointing a 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 unstayed and in effect for a period of 60
consecutive days; or
(b) the institution by such Person of proceedings to
be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it
to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or
consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable
Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of any
such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such
Person 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 and its willingness to be
adjudicated a bankrupt, or the taking of corporate action by
such Person in furtherance of any such action.
"Bankruptcy Laws" has the meaning specified in Section 10.9.
"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 such committee
of the Board of Directors or officers of the Depositor to which
authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors has been
delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification, and delivered to the Trustees.
"Book-Entry Capital Securities" means a beneficial interest in
a Global Capital Securities Certificate.
"Business Day" means a day other than (a) a Saturday or
Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York
are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed,
or (c) a day on which the Property Trustee's Corporate Trust Office or
the Corporate Trust Office of the Debenture Trustee is closed for
business.
"Capital Security" means an undivided beneficial interest in
the assets of the Trust, having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000 and
having the rights provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including
the right to receive Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as
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provided herein. The Capital Securities shall consist of the Original
Capital Securities and, if issued, New Capital Securities.
"Capital Securities Certificate" means a certificate
evidencing Capital Securities, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit E.
"Cedel" means Cedel Bank, S.A. (or any successor securities
clearing agency).
"Certificate Depository Agreement" means the agreement among
the Trust, the Depositor and The Depository Trust Company, as the
initial Clearing Agency, dated as of the Closing Date, relating to the
Trust 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 Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
"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.
"Closing Date" has the meaning specified in the Purchase
Agreement, which date is also the date of execution and delivery of
this Trust Agreement.
"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 Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or, if at any time after the execution of this
Trust Agreement 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 interest in
the assets of the Trust, having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000 and
having the rights provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including
the right to receive Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as
provided herein.
"Common Securities Certificate" means a certificate evidencing
Common Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C.
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"Corporate Trust Office" means (i) when used with respect to
the Property Trustee, the principal office of the Property Trustee
located in Wilmington, Delaware, and (ii) when used with respect to the
Debenture Trustee, the principal office of the Debenture Trustee
located in Wilmington, Delaware.
"Debenture Event of Default" means an "Event of Default" as
defined in the Indenture.
"Debenture Redemption Date" means, with respect to any
Debentures to be redeemed under the Indenture, the date fixed for
redemption under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, a banking
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and any
successor thereto.
"Debentures" means the aggregate principal amount of the
Depositor's 8.04% Institutional Junior Subordinated Debentures due
December 1, 2026, issued pursuant to the Indenture.
"Definitive Capital Securities Certificates" means either or
both (as the context requires) of (a) Capital Securities Certificates
issued as Book-Entry Capital Securities as provided in Section 5.11(a)
and (b) Capital Securities Certificates issued in certificated, fully
registered form as provided in Section 5.13.
"Delaware Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of
the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. (ss.) 3801, et seq., as it may be amended
from time to time.
"Delaware Trustee" means the Person identified as the
"Delaware Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement, solely in
its capacity as Delaware Trustee of the Trust and not in its individual
capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any
successor trustee appointed as herein provided.
"Depositor" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this
Trust Agreement.
"Distribution Date" has the meaning specified in Section
4.1(a).
"Distributions" means amounts payable in respect of Trust
Securities as provided in Section 4.1.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, which will be the
initial Clearing Agency with respect to the Capital Securities.
"Early Termination Event" has the meaning specified in Section
9.2.
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"Euroclear" means the Euroclear Clearance System (or any
successor securities clearing agency).
"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):
(a) the occurrence of a Debenture Event of Default;
or
(b) default by the Property Trustee in the payment of
any Distribution when it becomes due and payable, and
continuation of such default for a period of 30 days; or
(c) default by the Property Trustee in the payment of
any Redemption Price of any Trust Security when it becomes due
and payable; or
(d) default in the performance, or breach, in any
material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the Trustees
in this Trust Agreement (other than a covenant or warranty a
default in the performance or breach of which is described in
clause (b) or (c) 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 the defaulting Trustee or
Trustees by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
liquidation preference of the Outstanding Capital 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; or
(e) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect
to the Property Trustee and a successor Property Trustee has
not been appointed within 90 days thereof.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.
"Expense Agreement" means the Agreement as to Expenses and
Liabilities between the Depositor and the Trust, substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit D, as amended from time to time.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
"Global Capital Securities Certificate" means a Capital
Securities Certificate that is registered in the Security Register in
the name of a Clearing Agency or a nominee thereof.
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"Global Regulation S Capital Securities Certificate" has the
meaning specified in Section 5.2.
"Global Rule 144A Capital Securities Certificate" has the
meaning specified in Section 5.2.
"Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement executed and
delivered by the Depositor and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust
Agreement, for the benefit of the holders of the Capital Securities, as
amended from time to time.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Trust Security or
Trust Securities is registered in the Securities Register; any such
Person shall be a beneficial owner within the meaning of the Delaware
Business Trust Act; provided, however, that for purposes of determining
whether the Holders of the requisite amount of Capital Securities have
voted on any matter provided for in this Trust Agreement, so long as
Definitive Capital Securities Certificates have not been issued, the
term "Holders" shall refer to the Owners.
"Indenture" means the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as
of November 27, 1996, between the Depositor and the Debenture Trustee,
as trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
"Initial Purchasers" means Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
CS First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc.
"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 (a) with respect to a redemption of Trust
Securities, Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal to the
principal amount of Debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in
accordance with the Indenture the proceeds of which will be used to pay
the Redemption Price of such Trust Securities, and (b) with respect to
a distribution of Debentures to Holders in connection with a
dissolution or liquidation of the Trust, Debentures having a principal
amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities of the Holder to whom such Debentures are distributed.
"Liquidation Amount" means the stated amount of $1,000 per
Trust Security.
"Liquidation Date" means the date on which Debentures are to
be distributed to Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a
termination and liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.4(a).
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"Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning specified in
Section 9.4(d).
"New Capital Securities" has the meaning specified in Section
2.4.
"1940 Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
"Original Capital Securities" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.4.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President,
and by the Treasurer, an Associate Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer,
the Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the
Depositor, and delivered to the appropriate Trustee. One of the
officers signing an Officers' Certificate given pursuant to Section
8.16 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer
of the Depositor. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to
compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Trust
Agreement shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the
Officers' Certificate has read the covenant or condition and
the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in
rendering the Officers' Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such
examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is
necessary to enable such officer 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.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who
may be counsel for the Trust, the Property Trustee or the Depositor and
who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Property Trustee.
"Original Capital Securities" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.4.
"Original Trust Agreement" has the meaning specified in the
recitals to this Trust Agreement.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Trust Securities,
means, as of the date of determination, all Trust Securities
theretofore executed and delivered under this Trust Agreement, except:
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(a) Trust Securities theretofore cancelled by the
Securities Registrar or delivered to the Securities Registrar
for cancellation;
(b) Trust Securities for the payment or redemption of
which money in the necessary amount theretofore has been
deposited with the Property Trustee or any Paying Agent for
the Holders of such Trust Securities; provided that, if such
Trust Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption
has been duly given pursuant to this Trust Agreement; and
(c) Trust Securities which have been paid or in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Capital Securities have
been executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 5.4, 5.5,
5.11 and 5.13;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the
requisite aggregate Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Capital
Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Capital Securities owned by the
Depositor, any Trustee or any Affiliate of the Depositor or any 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 Capital Securities that such Trustee knows to be so owned
shall be so disregarded and (b) the foregoing shall not apply at any
time when all the outstanding Capital Securities are owned by the
Depositor, one or more of the Trustees and/or any such Affiliate.
Capital Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may
be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Administrators the pledgee's right so to act with
respect to such Capital 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 Capital 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 5.9 and shall initially be the Bank.
"Payment Account" means a segregated non-interest-bearing
corporate trust account maintained by the Property Trustee with the
Bank in its trust department for the benefit of the Holders in which
all amounts paid in respect of the Debentures will be held and from
which the Property Trustee, through the Paying Agent, shall make
payments to the Holders in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2.
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"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, limited liability company or corporation,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Property Trustee" means the Person identified as the
"Property Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement, solely in
its capacity as Property Trustee of the Trust and not in its individual
capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any
successor property trustee appointed as herein provided.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement, dated of
November 21, 1996, among the Trust, the Depositor and the several
Initial Purchasers.
"Redemption Date" means, with respect to any Trust Security to
be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption thereof; provided that each
Debenture Redemption Date and the stated maturity of the Debentures
shall be a Redemption Date for a Like Amount of Trust Securities.
"Redemption Price" means, with respect to any Trust Security,
the Liquidation Amount thereof, plus accumulated and unpaid
Distributions to the Redemption Date, plus the related amount of the
premium, if any, paid by the Depositor upon the concurrent redemption
of a Like Amount of Debentures, allocated pro rata (based on
Liquidation Amounts) among the Trust Securities.
"Registration Default" has the meaning specified in Section
2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Registration Default Distributions" has the meaning specified
in Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Registration Default Interest" has the meaning specified in
Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement dated the date hereof among the Depositor, the Trust and the
Initial Purchasers for the benefit of themselves and the Holders as the
same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.
"Relevant Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
"Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
"Regulation S Capital Securities" means the Capital Securities
sold by the Initial Purchasers in reliance on Regulation S.
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"Regulation S Capital Securities Legend" means a legend
substantially in the form of the legend required in Exhibit E to be
placed upon the Regulation S Capital Securities.
"Regulation S Certificate" means a certificate substantially
in the form set forth in Exhibit G.
"Restricted Period" means the period of 41 consecutive days
beginning on and including the later of (i) the day on which Securities
are first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in
Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the Closing Date
issuance date of the Securities.
"Restricted Securities Certificate" means a certificate
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit F.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"Rule 144A Capital Securities" means the Capital Securities
sold by the Initial Purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A.
"Rule 144A Capital Securities Legend" means a legend
substantially in the form of the legend required in Exhibit E to be
placed upon the Rule 144A Capital Securities.
"Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of
1933.
"Securities Act Legend" means a Rule 144 Capital Securities
Legend or a Regulation S Capital Securities Legend.
"Securities Register" and "Securities Registrar" have the
respective meanings specified in Section 5.4.
"Successor Capital Security" of any particular Capital
Security means every Capital Security issued after, and evidencing all
or a portion of the same beneficial interest in the Trust as that
evidenced by, such particular Capital Security; and, for the purposes
of this definition, any Capital Security executed and delivered under
Section 5.5 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Capital Security shall be deemed to evidence the same
beneficial interest as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Capital
Security.
"Trust" means the Delaware business trust heretofore created,
and 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 (i) all
exhibits hereto and (ii) for all purposes of this Trust Agreement and
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any such modification, amendment or supplement, the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this
Trust Agreement and any such modification, amendment or supplement,
respectively.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as
in force at the date as of which this Trust Agreement is executed;
provided, however, that in 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 (a) the Debentures, (b) the rights of
the Trust under the Expense Agreement, (c) the rights of the Property
Trustee under the Guarantee, (d) any cash on deposit in, or owing to,
the Payment Account and (e) 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 the trusts of
this Trust Agreement.
"Trust Securities Certificate" means any one of the Common
Securities Certificates or the Capital Securities Certificates.
"Trust Security" means any one of the Common Securities or the
Capital Securities.
"Trustees" means, collectively, the Property Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee.
"Unrestricted Securities Certificate" means a certificate
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit H.
ARTICLE II
CONTINUATION OF THE TRUST
SECTION 2.1. Name.
The Trust continued hereby shall be known as "First Union Institutional
Capital I", as such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrators
following written notice to the Holders of Trust Securities and the Trustees, 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.
SECTION 2.2. Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of
Business.
The address of the Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware is Rodney
Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001,
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address in the State of
Delaware as the Delaware Trustee may designate by written notice to the Holders
and the Depositor. The principal executive office of the
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Trust is in care of First Union Corporation, One First Union Center, Charlotte,
North Carolina 28288-0013.
SECTION 2.3. Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational
Expenses.
The Property Trustee acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor
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 any Trustee,
promptly reimburse such Trustee for any such expenses paid by such Trustee. The
Depositor shall make no claim upon the Trust Property for the payment of such
expenses.
SECTION 2.4. Issuance of the Capital Securities.
The Depositor, on behalf of the Trust and pursuant to the Original
Trust Agreement, executed and delivered the Purchase Agreement.
Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, an
Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall execute in accordance with Section
5.2 and deliver to the Initial Purchasers named in the Purchase Agreement
Capital Securities Certificates, representing 500,000 Capital Securities, having
an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $500,000,000, against receipt of the
aggregate purchase price of such Capital Securities of $500,000,000, by the
Property Trustee (the "Original Capital Securities"). The Original Capital
Securities shall consist of Rule 144A Capital Securities and Regulation S
Capital Securities.
In addition, an Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, may execute
Capital Securities Certificates in accordance with Section 5.2 representing an
additional class of Capital Securities to be issued only in exchange for all or
part of the Original Capital Securities pursuant to the exchange offer
contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement ("New Capital Securities");
provided, that the aggregate number of issued and outstanding Capital Securities
shall not at any time exceed 500,000, less the number of Capital Securities
redeemed pursuant to Section 4.2.
SECTION 2.5. Issuance of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase
of Debentures.
Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust
Agreement, an Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall execute in accordance
with Section 5.2 and deliver to the Depositor Common Securities Certificates,
registered in the name of the Depositor, representing 15,464 Common Securities,
having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $15,464,000, against payment by the
Depositor of such amount to the Property Trustee. Contemporaneously therewith,
an Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall subscribe to and purchase from
the Depositor Debentures, registered in the name of the Trust and having an
aggregate principal amount of $515,464,000, and, in satisfaction of the purchase
price for such Debentures, the Property Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall
deliver to the Depositor the sum of $515,464,000 (being the sum of the amounts
delivered to the Property Trustee pursuant to (i) the second sentence of Section
2.4 and (ii) the first sentence of this Section 2.5).
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SECTION 2.6. Declaration of Trust.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and
sell Trust Securities and to use the proceeds from such sale to acquire
Debentures, and (b) to engage in those activities necessary, convenient or
incidental thereto. The Depositor hereby appoints the Trustees as trustees of
the Trust, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein, and the
Trustees hereby accept such appointment. The Property Trustee hereby declares
that it will hold the Trust Property in trust upon and subject to the conditions
set forth herein for the benefit of the Trust and the Holders. The
Administrators shall have only those ministerial duties set forth herein with
respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust and shall not be trustees or
fiduciaries with respect to the Trust. The Property Trustee shall have the power
to perform those duties assigned to the Administrators. 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
Administrators set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee shall be one of the
trustees of the Trust for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the
requirements of Section 3807 of the Delaware Business Trust Act.
SECTION 2.7. Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions.
(a) The Trustees and the Administrators shall conduct the affairs of
the Trust in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement. Subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 2.7(b), and in accordance with the following
clauses (i) and (ii), the Trustees and the Administrators shall have the
authority to enter into all transactions and agreements determined by the
Trustees to be appropriate in exercising the authority, express or implied,
otherwise granted to the Trustees or the Administrators under this Trust
Agreement, and to perform all acts in furtherance thereof, including without
limitation the following:
(i) Each Administrator shall have the power and authority to
act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters:
(A) the issuance and sale of the Trust Securities;
(B) to cause the Trust to enter into, and to execute,
deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust, the Expense
Agreement, the Certificate Depository Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and such other agreements as may
be necessary or desirable in connection with the purposes and
function of the Trust;
(C) assisting in compliance with the Registration
Rights Agreement, including filings under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, applicable state securities or blue sky
laws, and the Trust Indenture Act;
(D) registration of the Capital Securities under the
Exchange Act, if required, and the preparation and filing of
all periodic and other reports and other documents pursuant to
the foregoing;
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(E) the sending of notices (other than notices of
default) and other information regarding the Trust Securities
and the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with this
Trust Agreement;
(F) the consent to the appointment of a Paying Agent
and Securities Registrar in accordance with this Trust
Agreement which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(G) execution of the Trust Securities in accordance
with this Trust Agreement;
(H) to the extent provided in this Trust Agreement,
the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Trust
and the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate
of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware;
(I) unless otherwise determined by the Property
Trustee or the holders of a majority of the Outstanding
Capital Securities or Common Securities, or as otherwise
required by the Delaware Business Trust Act or the Trust
Indenture Act, to execute on behalf of the Trust (either
acting alone or together with any or all of the
Administrators) any documents that the Administrators have the
power to execute pursuant to this Trust Agreement; and
(J) the taking of any action incidental or convenient
to the foregoing as the Trustees may from time to time
determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the
terms of this Trust Agreement for the benefit of the Holders
(without consideration of the effect of any such action on any
particular Holder).
(ii) As among the Trustees, the Property Trustee shall have
the power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with
respect to the following matters:
(A) the establishment of the Payment Account;
(B) the receipt of the Debentures;
(C) the collection of interest, principal and any
other payments made in respect of the Debentures in the
Payment Account;
(D) the distribution through the Paying Agent of
amounts owed to the Holders in respect of the Trust
Securities;
(E) the exercise of all of the rights, powers and
privileges of a holder of the Debentures;
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(F) the sending of notices of default and other
information regarding the Trust Securities and the Debentures
to the Holders in accordance with this Trust Agreement;
(G) the distribution of the Trust Property in
accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;
(H) to the extent provided in this Trust Agreement,
the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Trust
and the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate
of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware;
(I) after an Event of Default (other than under
paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of such term
if such Event of Default is by or with respect to the Property
Trustee) the taking of any action incidental or convenient to
the foregoing as the Property Trustee may from time to time
determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the
terms of this Trust Agreement and protect and conserve the
Trust Property for the benefit of the Holders (without
consideration of the effect of any such action on any
particular Holder); and
(J) any of the duties, liabilities, powers or the
authority of the Administrators set forth herein; and in the
event of a conflict between the action of the Administrators
and the action of the Property Trustee, the action of the
Property Trustee shall prevail.
(b) So long as this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the Trust (or
the Trustees or Administrators acting on behalf of the Trust) shall not
undertake any business, activities or transaction except as expressly provided
herein or contemplated hereby. In particular, neither the Trustees nor the
Administrators shall (i) acquire any investments or engage in any activities not
authorized by this Trust Agreement, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange,
mortgage, pledge, set-off or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Property or
interests therein, including to Holders, except as expressly provided herein,
(iii) take any action that would cause the Trust to be classified as an
association taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor trust for United
States federal income tax purposes, (iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed
money or issue any other debt or (v) take or consent to any action that would
result in the placement of a Lien on any of the Trust Property. The Property
Trustee 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 Holders in their capacity as Holders.
(c) In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital 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):
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(i) the preparation by the Trust of an offering circular,
including any amendment or supplement thereto, in relation to the
Original Capital Securities;
(ii) the compliance by the Trust with the Registration Rights
Agreement, including the preparation and filing by the Trust with the
Commission and the execution on behalf of the Trust of a registration
statement or statements on the appropriate form in relation to the
Capital Securities, including any amendments thereto pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(iii) the determination of the States in which to take appropriate
action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital
Securities and the determination of any and all such acts, other than
actions which must be taken by or on behalf of the Trust, and the
advice to the Trustees of actions they must take on behalf of the
Trust, and the preparation for execution and filing of 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;
(iv) if the Depositor shall desire, the preparation for filing by
the Trust and execution on behalf of the Trust of 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
Capital Securities; and the preparation for filing by the Trust with
the Commission and the execution on behalf of the Trust of a
registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the
Capital Securities under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act,
including any amendments thereto;
(v) the negotiation of the terms of, and the execution and
delivery of, the Purchase Agreement providing for the sale of the
Capital Securities; and
(vi) the taking of any other actions necessary or desirable to
carry out any of the foregoing activities.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrators
and the Property Trustee 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 1940 Act, or to be
classified as an association taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes and so that the Debentures
will be treated as indebtedness of the Depositor for United States federal
income tax purposes. In this connection, the Administrators, the Property
Trustee and the holders of a majority of the Common Securities are authorized to
take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust
or this Trust Agreement, that each of any Administrator, Property Trustee and
the holders of a majority of Common Securities determines in its discretion to
be necessary or desirable for such purposes, as long as such action does not
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders of the
Capital Securities.
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SECTION 2.8. Assets of Trust.
The assets of the Trust shall consist of the Trust Property.
SECTION 2.9. Title to Trust Property.
Legal title to all Trust Property 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 Trust and the Holders in accordance
with this Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENT ACCOUNT
SECTION 3.1. Payment Account.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Property Trustee shall
establish the Payment Account. The Property Trustee and any 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 Holders 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 of or interest on, and any other
payments or proceeds in respect of, the Debentures.
(c) Amounts held in the Payment Account shall not be invested by the
Property Trustee pending distribution thereof.
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ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION
SECTION 4.1. Distributions.
(a) The Trust Securities represent undivided beneficial interests in
the Trust Property, and Distributions (including of Additional Amounts) will be
made on the Trust Securities at the rate and on the dates that payments of
interest (including Additional Interest) are made on the Debentures.
Accordingly:
(i) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be cumulative,
and will accumulate whether or not there are funds of the Trust
available for the payment of Distributions. Distributions shall accrue
from November 27, 1996, and, except to the extent that the Depositor
exercises its right to defer the payment of interest on the Debentures
in accordance with the Indenture, shall be payable semi-annually in
arrears on June 1, and December 1 of each year, commencing on June 1,
1997. If any date on which a Distribution otherwise would be payable on
the Trust Securities is not a Business Day, then the payment of such
Distribution shall 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), or, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar
year, on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the
same force and effect as if made on such date (each date on which
Distributions are payable in accordance with this Section 4.1(a), a
"Distribution Date").
(ii) Assuming that payments of interest on the Debentures are
made when due (and before giving effect to Additional Amounts, if
applicable), Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be payable at
a rate of 8.04% per annum of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
Registration Default, Registration Default Distributions shall be
payable on the Trust Securities in the amount and in the terms provided
in the Registration Rights Agreement, assuming that payments of
Registration Default Interest on the Debentures are made when due. The
amount of Distributions payable for any full period shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The amount of
Distributions for any partial period shall be computed on the basis of
the number of days elapsed in a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The amount of Distributions payable for any period shall include the
Additional Amounts, if any.
(iii) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be made by
the Property Trustee from the Payment Account and shall be payable on
each Distribution Date only to the extent that the Trust has funds then
on hand and available in the Payment Account for the payment of such
Distributions.
(b) Distributions on the Trust Securities with respect to a
Distribution Date shall be payable to the Holders thereof as they appear on the
Securities Register for the Trust Securities on the
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relevant record date for such Distribution Date, which shall be the 15th day of
the month preceding such Distribution Date.
SECTION 4.2. Redemption.
(a) On each Debenture Redemption Date and upon the stated maturity of
the Debentures, 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 identification and the aggregate Liquidation Amount of
the Trust Securities to be redeemed; and
(v) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price in
respect of each such Trust Security to be redeemed will be due and that
Distributions thereon will cease to accrue on and after said 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 Debentures. Redemptions of the Trust Securities shall be made and
the Redemption Price shall be due on each Redemption Date only to the extent
that the Trust has funds then on hand and 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 Capital Securities, then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the
Redemption Date, subject to Section 4.2(c), the Property Trustee will, with
respect to Book-Entry Capital Securities, irrevocably deposit with the Clearing
Agency for such Book-Entry Capital Securities funds sufficient to pay the
applicable Redemption Price and will give such Clearing Agency
irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the
Holders thereof. With respect to Capital Securities that are not Book-Entry
Capital Securities, the Property Trustee, subject to Section 4.2(c), will
irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the applicable
Redemption Price and will give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and
authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders thereof upon surrender of
their Capital Securities Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
Distribution the Distribution Date for which shall occur on or prior to the
Redemption Date for any
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Trust Securities called for redemption shall be payable to the Holders of such
Trust Securities as they appear on the Securities Register on the relevant
record date for such Distribution Date. If notice of redemption shall have been
given and funds deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit, all
rights of Holders of Trust Securities so called for redemption will cease with
respect to such Trust Securities, except the right of such Holders to receive
the Redemption Price therefor and any Distribution thereon the Distribution Date
for which shall occur on or prior to the Redemption Date, but without interest,
and such Trust 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 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), or, if such Business Day falls in the next
calendar year, 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 for any Trust Securities called for redemption 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 accumulate, at the then applicable rate, from the Redemption Date originally
established by the Trust for such Trust Securities to the date such Redemption
Price is actually paid, in which case the actual payment date will be the date
fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(e) Payment of the Redemption Price for Trust Securities shall be made
to the recordholders thereof as they appear on the Securities Register on the
relevant record date for the Redemption Date, which shall be at least 15 days
prior to such Redemption Date.
(f) Subject to Section 4.3(a), 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 pro
rata (based on Liquidation Amounts) among the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities. The particular Capital Securities to be redeemed shall be selected
pro rata (based upon Liquidation Amounts) not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date by the Property Trustee from the Outstanding Capital Securities
not previously called for redemption, by such method (including, without
limitation, by lot) as the Property Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and
which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to $1,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the Liquidation Amount
of Capital Securities of a denomination larger than $1,000, provided that the
Holder of such Capital Securities shall not hold less than 100 Capital
Securities after the redemption. The Property Trustee shall promptly notify the
Security Registrar in writing of the Capital Securities selected for redemption
and, in the case of any Capital 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 Capital Securities shall relate, in the case of any Capital
Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the
Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities that has been or is to be redeemed.
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SECTION 4.3. Subordination of Common Securities.
(a) Payment of Distributions (including Additional Amounts and/or
Additional Distributions, if applicable) on, and the Redemption Price of, the
Trust Securities, as applicable, shall be made, subject to Section 4.2(f), pro
rata (based on Liquidation Amounts) among the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities; provided, however, that if on any Distribution Date or Redemption
Date any Event of Default resulting from a Debenture Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution (including Additional
Amounts and/or Additional Distributions, 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 and/or Additional Distributions, if applicable) on all
Outstanding Capital 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 Capital 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 and/or Additional Distributions, if
applicable) on, or the Redemption Price of, Capital Securities then due.
(b) In the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default resulting
from any Debenture Event of Default, the Holder of Common Securities will be
deemed to have waived any right to act with respect to any such Event of Default
under this Trust Agreement until the effect of all such Events of Default with
respect to the Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise
eliminated. Until any such Event of Default under this Trust Agreement with
respect to the Capital Securities has been so cured, waived or otherwise
eliminated, the Property Trustee shall act solely on behalf of the Holders of
the Capital Securities and not the Holder of the Common Securities, and only the
Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the Property
Trustee to act on their behalf.
SECTION 4.4. Payment Procedures.
Payments of Distributions (including Additional Amounts and/or
Additional Distributions, if applicable) in respect of the Capital Securities
shall be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as
such address shall appear on the Securities Register or, if the Capital
Securities are held by a Clearing Agency, such Distributions shall be made to
such Clearing Agency in immediately available funds, which shall credit the
relevant Persons' accounts at such Clearing Agency on the relevant 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 Common
Securities Holder.
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SECTION 4.5. Tax Returns and Reports.
The Administrators shall 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. In this regard, the Administrators shall (a) prepare and file (or cause
to be prepared and filed) the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form required
to be filed in respect of the Trust in each taxable year of the Trust and (b)
prepare and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished) to each Holder the
appropriate Internal Revenue Service form required to be provided on such form.
The Administrators shall provide the Depositor and the Property Trustee with a
copy of all such returns and reports promptly after such filing or furnishing.
The Trustees shall comply with United States federal withholding and backup
withholding tax laws and information reporting requirements with respect to any
payments to Holders under the Trust Securities.
SECTION 4.6. Payment of Taxes, Duties, Etc. of the Trust.
Upon receipt under the Debentures of Additional Sums, the Property
Trustee shall promptly pay any taxes, duties or governmental charges of
whatsoever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed on the Trust by the
United States or any other taxing authority.
SECTION 4.7. Payments under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct Actions.
Any amount payable hereunder to any Holder of Capital Securities shall
be reduced by the amount of any corresponding payment such Holder (or an Owner
with respect to the Holder's Capital Securities) has directly received pursuant
to Section 5.8 of the Indenture or Section 5.14 of this Trust Agreement.
SECTION 4.8. Liability of the Holder of Common Securities.
The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for the debts and
obligations of the Trust as set forth in the Expense Agreement.
ARTICLE V
TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.1. Initial Ownership.
Upon the creation of the Trust and the contribution by the Depositor
pursuant to Section 2.3 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 5.2. The Trust Securities Certificates.
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The Capital Securities Certificates shall be issued in minimum
denominations of $1,000 Liquidation Amount (and in blocks of at least 100
Capital Securities) and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and the
Common Securities Certificates shall be issued in denominations of $1,000
Liquidation Amount and integral multiples thereof. The Trust Securities
Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile
signature of at least one Administrator. 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 delivery of such Trust Securities
Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of delivery of such Trust
Securities Certificates. A transferee of a Trust Securities Certificate shall
become a Holder, and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the
obligations of a Holder hereunder, upon due registration of such Trust
Securities Certificate in such transferee's name pursuant to Sections 5.4, 5.11
and 5.13. Upon their original issuance, Rule 144A Capital Securities shall be
issued in the form of one or more Global Rule 144A Capital Securities
Certificates registered in the name of the nominee of DTC for credit to the
respective accounts of the Owners thereof (or such other accounts as they may
direct). Upon their original issuance, Regulation S Capital Securities shall be
issued in the form of one or more Global Regulation S Capital Securities
Certificates registered in the name of the nominee of DTC for credit to the
respective accounts of the beneficial owners of the Capital Securities
represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may direct), provided that
upon deposit all such Regulation S Capital Securities shall be credited to or
through accounts maintained at DTC by or on behalf of Euroclear or Cedel.
SECTION 5.3. Execution and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates.
At the Closing Date, the Administrators shall cause Trust Securities
Certificates consisting of the Original Capital Securities and the Common
Securities in an aggregate Liquidation Amount as provided in Sections 2.4 and
2.5, to be executed on behalf of the Trust and delivered to or upon the written
order of the Depositor, signed by its chairman of the board, its president, any
executive vice president or any vice president, treasurer or assistant treasurer
or controller without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized
denominations.
SECTION 5.4. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Capital
Securities Certificates.
(a) The Property Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office
or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.8, a register or registers for the
purpose of registering Trust Securities Certificates and transfers and exchanges
of Capital Securities Certificates (the "Securities Register"), in which the
registrar designated by the Property Trustee (the "Securities Registrar") with
the reasonable consent of the Administrators subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, shall provide for the registration of Capital
Securities Certificates and Common Securities Certificates (subject to Section
5.10 in the case of the Common Securities Certificates) and registration of
transfers and exchanges of Capital Securities Certificates as herein provided.
The Bank shall be the initial Securities Registrar.
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Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Capital Securities
Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.8, the
Administrators or any one of them shall execute and the Property Trustee shall
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Capital Securities Certificates in authorized denominations of a like
aggregate Liquidation Amount dated the date of execution by such Administrator.
The Securities Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer
of any Capital Securities that have been called for redemption.
At the option of a Holder, Capital Securities Certificates may be
exchanged for other Capital Securities Certificates in authorized denominations
of the same class and of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount upon surrender of
the Capital Securities Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency
maintained pursuant to Section 5.8.
Every Capital 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 Securities Registrar duly
executed by the Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Capital
Securities Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the Property Trustee or
Securities Registrar in accordance with such Person's customary practice.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Capital Securities Certificates, but the Securities Registrar 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 Capital Securities
Certificates.
(b) Certain Transfers and Exchanges. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Trust Agreement, transfers and exchanges of Original Capital
Securities of the kinds specified in this Section 5.4(b) shall be made only in
accordance with this Section 5.4(b).
(i) Global Rule 144A Capital Securities Certificate to Global
Regulation S Capital Securities Certificate. If an Owner of Global Rule
144A Capital Securities Certificates at any time wishes to transfer
such interest to a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the form of
a beneficial interest in Global Regulation S Capital Securities
Certificates, such transfer may be effected only in accordance with the
provisions of this Clause (b)(i) and Clause (b)(iv) below. Upon receipt
by the Security Registrar of (A) an order given by the Clearing Agency
or its authorized representative directing that Global Regulation S
Capital Securities Certificates in a specified amount be credited to a
specified Clearing Agency Participant's account and that Global Rule
144A Capital Securities Certificates in an equal amount be debited from
another specified Clearing Agency Participant's account and (B) a
Regulation S Certificate, satisfactory to the Security Registrar, and
duly executed by the Owner of such Global Rule 144A Capital Securities
Certificates or his attorney duly authorized in writing, then the
Security Registrar shall reduce the amount of the Global Rule
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144A Capital Securities Certificates and increase the amount of the
Global Regulation S Capital Securities Certificates, subject to Clause
(b)(iv) below.
(ii) Global Regulation S Capital Securities to Global Rule 144A
Capital Securities. If an Owner of Global Regulation S Capital
Securities Certificates wishes at any time to transfer such interest to
a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the form of a beneficial
interest in Global Rule 144A Capital Securities Certificates, such
transfer may be effected only in accordance with this Clause (b)(ii).
Upon receipt by the Security Registrar of (A) an order given by the
Clearing Agency or its authorized representative directing that Global
Rule 144A Capital Securities Certificates in a specified amount be
credited to a specified Clearing Agency Participant's account and that
Global Regulation S Capital Securities Certificates in an equal amount
be debited from another specified Clearing Agency Participant's account
and (B) if such transfer is to occur during the Restricted Period, a
Restricted Securities Certificate satisfactory to the Securities
Registrar and duly executed by the Owner of such Global Regulation S
Capital Securities Certificates or his attorney duly authorized in
writing, then the Security Registrar shall reduce the amount of the
Global Regulation S Capital Securities Certificates by such specified
amount and increase the amount of the Global Rule 144A Capital
Securities Certificates.
(iii) Non-Global Capital Securities Certificates to Non-Global
Capital Securities Certificates. Original Capital Securities
Certificates other than Global Capital Securities Certificates may be
transferred, in whole or in part, to a Person who takes delivery in the
form of another Capital Security that is not a Global Capital
Securities Certificate, provided, that if the Capital Security to be
transferred is a Rule 144A Capital Security, or is a Regulation S
Capital Security and the transfer is to occur during the Restricted
Period, then the Security Registrar shall have received (A) a
Restricted Securities Certificate satisfactory to the Security
Registrar and duly executed by the transferor Holder or his attorney
duly authorized in writing, in which case the transferee Holder shall
take delivery in the form of a Rule 144A Capital Security, or (B) a
Regulation S Certificate satisfactory to the Security Registrar and
duly executed by the transferor Holder or his attorney duly authorized
in writing, in which case the transferee Holder shall take delivery in
the form of a Regulation S Capital Security.
(iv) Global Regulation S Capital Securities Certificates to be
Held Through Euroclear or Cedel during Restricted Period. The Property
Trustee shall use its best efforts to cause the Clearing Agency to
ensure that, until the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial
interests in the Global Regulation S Capital Securities Certificates
may be held only in or through accounts maintained at the Clearing
Agency by Euroclear or Cedel (or by Clearing Agency Participants acting
for the account thereof), and no Person shall be entitled to effect any
transfer or exchange that would result in any such interest being held
otherwise than in or through such an account; provided that this Clause
(b)(iv) shall not prohibit any transfer or exchange of such an interest
in accordance with Clause (b)(ii) above.
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(v) Limitations Relating to Size of Blocks. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Trust Agreement, Capital Securities may only be
transferred or exchanged in blocks having a Liquidation Amount of not
less than $100,000. Any transfer, exchange or other disposition of
Capital Securities in contravention of this Section 5.4(b)(v) shall be
deemed to be void and of no legal effect whatsoever, any such
transferee shall be deemed not to be the Holder or Owner of such
Capital Security for any purpose, including but not limited to the
receipt of distributions on such Capital Securities, and such
transferee shall be deemed to have no interest whatsoever in such
Capital Securities.
(c) Securities Act Legends. Rule 144A Capital Securities and their
respective Successor Capital Securities shall bear a Rule 144A Capital
Securities Legend, and the Regulation S Capital Securities and their Successor
Capital Securities shall bear a Regulation S Capital Securities Legend, subject
to the following:
(i) New Capital Securities shall not bear a Securities Act
Legend;
(ii) subject to the following Clauses of this Section 5.4(c), a
Capital Securities Certificate or any portion thereof which is
exchanged, upon transfer or otherwise, for a Global Capital Securities
Certificate or any portion thereof shall bear the Securities Act Legend
borne by such Global Capital Securities Certificate while represented
thereby;
(iii) subject to the following Clauses of this Section 5.4(c), a
new Capital Securities Certificate which is not a Global Capital
Securities Certificate and is issued in exchange for another Capital
Securities Certificate (including a Global Capital Securities
Certificate) or any portion thereof, upon transfer or otherwise, shall
bear the Securities Act Legend borne by such other Capital Security
Certificate, provided that, if such new Capital Securities Certificate
is required pursuant to Section 5.4(b)(iii) to be issued in the form of
a Rule 144A Capital Security, it shall bear a Rule 144A Capital
Securities Legend and, if such new Capital Securities Certificate is so
required to be issued in the form of a Regulation S Capital Security,
it shall bear a Regulation S Capital Securities Legend;
(iv) any Original Capital Securities which are sold or otherwise
disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act (including the Shelf Registration contemplated by the
Registration Rights Agreement), together with their Successor Capital
Securities shall not bear a Securities Act Legend; the Depositor or an
Administrator shall inform the Property Trustee in writing of the
effective date of any such registration statement registering the
Original Capital Securities under the Securities Act and shall notify
the Property Trustee at any time when prospectuses may not be delivered
with respect to Original Capital Securities to be sold pursuant to such
registration statement. The Property Trustee shall not be liable for
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the aforementioned registration statement;
(v) at any time after the Original Capital Securities may be
freely transferred without registration under the Securities Act or
without being subject to transfer restrictions pursuant
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to the Securities Act, a new Capital Securities Certificate which does
not bear a Securities Act Legend may be issued in exchange for or in
lieu of a Capital Securities Certificate (other than a Global Capital
Securities Certificate) or any portion thereof which bears such a
legend if the Security Registrar has received an Unrestricted
Securities Certificate, satisfactory to the Security Registrar and duly
executed by the Holder of such legended Capital Securities Certificate
or his attorney duly authorized in writing;
(vi) a new Capital Securities Certificate which does not bear a
Securities Act Legend may be issued in exchange for or in lieu of a
Capital Securities Certificate (other than a Global Capital Securities
Certificate) or any portion thereof which bears such a legend if, in
the Property Trustee's judgment, placing such a legend upon such new
Capital Securities Certificate is not necessary to ensure compliance
with the registration requirements of the Securities Act; and
(vii) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
5.4(c), a Successor Capital Security of a Capital Security that does
not bear a particular form of Securities Act Legend shall not bear such
form of legend unless the Property Trustee has reasonable cause to
believe that such Successor Capital Security is a "restricted security"
within the meaning of Rule 144.
(d) The Property Trustee shall not be required to insure or verify
compliance with securities laws, including the Securities Act, Exchange Act and
1940 Act, in connection with transfers and exchanges of Capital Securities
Certificates.
SECTION 5.5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities
Certificates.
If (a) any mutilated Trust Securities Certificate shall be surrendered
to the Securities Registrar, or if the Securities 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 Securities
Registrar and the Administrators 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 Administrators, or any one of them, on behalf of the Trust shall execute 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
Administrators or the Securities 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 undivided beneficial
interest in the Trust Property, as if originally issued, whether or not the
lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities Certificate shall be found at any
time.
SECTION 5.6. Persons Deemed Holders.
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The Trustees, the Administrators or the Securities Registrar shall
treat the Person in whose name any Trust Securities Certificate shall be
registered in the Securities Register as the owner of such Trust Securities
Certificate for the purpose of receiving Distributions and for all other
purposes whatsoever, and neither the Trustees, the Administrators nor the
Securities Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.
SECTION 5.7. Access to List of Holders' Names and Addresses.
Each Holder and each Owner shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold
the Depositor, the Property Trustee or the Administrators accountable by reason
of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless of the source from which
such information was derived.
SECTION 5.8. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Administrators or the Property Trustee shall maintain an office or
offices or agency or agencies where Capital 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 Administrators initially designate First Union Corporation,
One First Union Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013, Attn: General
Counsel, as its principal corporate trust office for such purposes. The
Administrators or the Property Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the
Depositor and to the Holders of any change in the location of the Securities
Register or any such office or agency.
SECTION 5.9. Appointment of Paying Agent.
The Paying Agent shall make Distributions to Holders from the Payment
Account and shall report the amounts of such Distributions to the Property
Trustee and Administrators. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to
withdraw funds from the Payment Account for the purpose of making the
Distributions referred to above. The Property Trustee may revoke such power and
remove the Paying Agent in its sole discretion. The Paying Agent shall initially
be the Bank, and any co-paying agent chosen by the Bank, and reasonably
acceptable to the Administrators. Any Person acting as Paying Agent shall be
permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the
Administrators and the Property Trustee. In the event that the Bank shall no
longer be the Paying Agent or a successor Paying Agent shall resign or its
authority to act be revoked, the Administrators shall appoint a successor that
is reasonably acceptable to the Administrators to act as Paying Agent (which
shall be a bank or trust company). Such successor Paying Agent or any additional
Paying Agent shall 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 payment to the Holders in trust
for the benefit of the Holders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to
such Holders. 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
8.1, 8.3 and 8.6 shall apply to the Bank also in its role as Paying Agent, for
so long as the Bank shall act as Paying Agent and, to the
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extent applicable, to any other paying agent appointed hereunder. Any reference
in this Trust 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.
At the Closing Date, the Depositor shall acquire and retain beneficial
and record ownership of the Common Securities. To the fullest extent permitted
by law, other than a transfer in connection with a consolidation or merger of
the Depositor into another Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by the
Depositor of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person, pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Indenture, any attempted transfer of the
Common Securities shall be void. The Administrators shall cause each Common
Securities Certificate issued to the Depositor to contain a legend stating "THIS
CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE".
SECTION 5.11. Book-Entry Capital Securities; Common Securities
Certificate.
(a) As provided in Section 5.2, the Original Capital Securities, upon
original issuance, will be issued in the form of typewritten Global Capital
Securities Certificates representing Book-Entry Capital Securities, to be
delivered to DTC or its custodian by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Capital
Securities Certificates shall initially be registered on the Securities Register
in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC, and no Owner will receive a
Definitive Capital Securities Certificate representing such Owner's interest in
such Capital Securities, except as provided in Section 5.13. Unless and until
Definitive Capital Securities Certificates have been issued to Owners pursuant
to Section 5.13:
(i) the Securities Registrar, the Administrators and the Trustees
shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of
this Trust Agreement relating to the Book-Entry Capital Securities
(including the payment of the Liquidation Amount of and Distributions
on the Capital Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Capital Securities
and the giving of instructions or directions to Owners of Capital
Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Capital Securities) as the sole
Holder of Capital Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Capital Securities
and shall have no obligations to the Owners thereof;
(ii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 5.11
conflict with any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, the
provisions of this Section 5.11 shall control; and
(iii) the rights of the Owners of the Book-Entry Capital
Securities 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 Capital Securities Certificates are issued
pursuant to Section 5.13, the DTC will make book-entry transfers among
the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments on
the Capital Securities to such Clearing Agency Participants.
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(b) If any Global Capital Securities Certificate is to be exchanged for
other Capital Securities Certificates or cancelled in part, or if another
Capital Securities Certificate is to be exchanged in whole or in part for a
beneficial interest in any Global Capital Securities Certificate, then either
(i) such Global Capital Securities Certificate shall be so surrendered for
exchange or cancellation as provided in this Article Five or (ii) the aggregate
Liquidation Amount represented by such Global Capital Securities Certificate
shall be reduced, subject to Section 5.2, or increased by an amount equal to the
Liquidation Amount represented by that portion of the Global Capital Securities
Certificate to be so exchanged or cancelled, or equal to the Liquidation Amount
represented by such other Capital Securities Certificates to be so exchanged for
a beneficial interest therein, as the case may be, by means of an appropriate
adjustment made on the records of the Security Registrar, whereupon the Property
Trustee, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, shall instruct the
Clearing Agency or its authorized representative to make a corresponding
adjustment to its records.
(c) 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 that a notice or other communication to the Owners is
required under this Trust Agreement, unless and until Definitive Capital
Securities Certificates shall have been issued to Owners pursuant to Section
5.13, the Trustees and Administrators 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 Capital Securities Certificates.
If (a) the 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 Capital Securities Certificates or has ceased to be a
Clearing Agency, and the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor,
(b) the Depositor at its option advises the Trustees in writing that it elects
to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency or (c) there
shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, then an Administrator
shall notify the Clearing Agency and the Clearing Agency shall notify all Owners
of Capital Securities Certificates and the other Trustees of the occurrence of
any such event and of the availability of the Definitive Capital Securities
Certificates to Owners of such class or classes, as applicable, requesting the
same. Upon surrender to the Security Registrar of the typewritten Capital
Securities Certificate or Certificates representing the Global Capital
Securities Certificates by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration
instructions, the Administrators, or any one of them, shall execute the
Definitive Capital Securities Certificates in accordance with the instructions
of the Clearing Agency. Neither the Securities Registrar, nor the Trustees, nor
the Administrators 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 Capital Securities
Certificates, the Trustees and the Administrators shall recognize the Holders of
the Definitive Capital Securities Certificates as Holders. The Definitive
Capital Securities Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or
may be
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produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrators,
as evidenced by the execution thereof by the Administrators or any one of them.
SECTION 5.14. Rights of Holders.
(a) The legal title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in the
Property Trustee (in its capacity as such) in accordance with Section 2.9, and
the Holders shall not have any right or title therein other than the undivided
beneficial 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 similar rights. When issued and delivered to Holders of Capital
Securities against payment of the purchase price therefor, the Capital
Securities will be fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests
in the Trust Property. The Holders, in their capacities as such, 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.
(b) For so long as any Capital Securities remain Outstanding, if, upon
a Debenture Event of Default, the Debenture Trustee fails or the holders of not
less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debentures fail
to declare the principal of all of the Debentures to be immediately due, the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital
Securities then Outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the
Depositor and the Debenture Trustee; and upon any such declaration such
principal amount of and the accrued interest on all of the Debentures shall
become immediately due, provided that the payment of principal and interest on
such Debentures shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in the
Indenture.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
the Debentures has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the
money due has been obtained by the Debenture Trustee as in the Indenture
provided, the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of
the Capital Securities, by written notice to the Property Trustee, the Depositor
and the Debenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if:
(i) the Depositor has paid or deposited with the Debenture
Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue installments of interest (including
any Additional Interest) on all of the Debentures,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any
Debentures which have become due otherwise than by such
declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate
borne by the Debentures, and
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(C) all sums paid or advanced by the Debenture
Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Debenture Trustee
and the Property Trustee, their agents and counsel; and
(ii) all Events of Default with respect to the Debentures,
other than the non-payment of the principal of the Debentures which has
become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as
provided in Section 5.13 of the Indenture.
The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of
the Capital Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital
Securities, waive any past default under the Indenture, except a default in the
payment of principal or interest (unless such default has been cured and a sum
sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due
otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the Debenture Trustee) or
a default in respect of a covenant or provision which under the Indenture cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding
Debenture. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
Upon receipt by the Property Trustee of written notice declaring such
an acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of Capital
Securities all or part of which is represented by Book-Entry Capital Securities,
a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding
Capital Securities entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be
at the close of business on the day the Property Trustee receives such notice.
The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such
Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date; provided, that, unless such declaration
of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall have
become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having joined in such
notice prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such notice of
declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be,
shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of
no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy
of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written
notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, as
the case may be, that is identical to a written notice which has been canceled
pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record
date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.14(b).
(c) For so long as any Capital Securities remain Outstanding, to the
fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the terms of this Trust Agreement
and the Indenture, upon a Debenture Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(1)
or 5.1(2) of the Indenture, any Holder of Capital Securities shall have the
right to institute a proceeding directly against the Depositor, pursuant to
Section 5.8 of the Indenture, for enforcement of payment to such Holder of the
principal amount of or interest on Debentures having a principal amount equal to
the Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder (a "Direct
Action"). Except as set forth in Section 5.14(b) and this Section 5.14(c),
Holders of Capital Securities shall have no right to exercise directly any right
or remedy available to holders of, or in respect of, Debentures.
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ARTICLE VI
ACTS OF HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING
SECTION 6.1. Limitations on Voting Rights.
(a) Except as provided in this Section 6.1, in Sections 5.14, 8.10 and
10.2 and in the Indenture, and as otherwise required by law, no Holder of
Capital 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 Holders from time to time as partners or members of an
association.
(b) So long as any Debentures are held by the Property Trustee, the
Trustees shall not (i) direct the time, method or place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or executing any
trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to such
Debentures, (ii) waive any past default which is waivable under Section 5.13 of
the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that
the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or (iv) consent to
any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures,
where such consent shall be required, without, in each case, obtaining the prior
approval of the Holders of at least a majority in Liquidation Amount of all
Outstanding Capital Securities, provided, however, that where a consent under
the Indenture would require the consent of each holder of Debentures affected
thereby, no such consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without the
prior written consent of each Holder of Capital Securities. The Trustees shall
not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders
of Capital Securities, except by a subsequent vote of the Holders of Capital
Securities. The Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of Capital Securities
of any notice of default received from the Debenture Trustee with respect to the
Debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of Holders of
Capital Securities, prior to taking any of the foregoing actions, the Trustees
shall, at the expense of the Depositor, obtain an Opinion of Counsel experienced
in such matters to the effect that such action shall not cause the Trust to be
classified as an association taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
(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 in any material respect the powers, preferences or special rights of the
Capital 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 Capital 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 a majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Outstanding Capital Securities. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Trust Agreement, no amendment to this Trust Agreement may be
made if, as a result of such amendment, it would cause the Trust to be
classified as an association taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
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SECTION 6.2. Notice of Meetings.
Notice of all meetings of Holders of Capital Securities, stating the
time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by the Property Trustee
pursuant to Section 10.8 to each such Holder at such Holder's address as it
appears in the Securities Register as of the record date for such meeting. Such
notice shall be sent, first-class mail, 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.
SECTION 6.3. Meetings of Holders of Capital Securities.
No annual meeting of Holders is required to be held. The Property
Trustee, however, shall call a meeting of Holders of Capital Securities to vote
on any matter upon the written request of the Holders of record of at least 25%
of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Capital Securities) and the
Administrators or the Property Trustee may, at any time in their discretion,
call a meeting of Holders of Capital Securities to vote on any matters as to
which Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote.
Holders of at least 50% of the Liquidation Amount of Outstanding
Capital Securities, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at
any meeting of Holders of Capital Securities.
If a quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Holders
of record present, in person or by proxy, holding at least a majority of the
Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Capital Securities held by the Holders of
record present, either in person or by proxy, at such meeting shall constitute
the action of the Holders of Capital Securities, unless this Trust Agreement
requires a greater number of affirmative votes.
SECTION 6.4. Voting Rights.
In respect of any matter as to which a Holder is entitled to vote, such
Holder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 of Liquidation Amount Trust
Securities held of record by such Holder.
SECTION 6.5. Proxies, Etc.
At any meeting of Holders, any Holder entitled to vote thereat may vote
by proxy, provided that no proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless it shall
have been placed on file with the Property Trustee, or with such other officer
or agent of the Trust as the Property Trustee 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 Holders 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
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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 Holder 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.
SECTION 6.6. Holder Action by Written Consent.
Any action which may be taken by Holders at a meeting may be taken
without a meeting if Holders holding more than a majority of the aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Trust Securities entitled to vote in
respect of such action (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required
by any express provision of this Trust Agreement) shall consent to the action in
writing.
SECTION 6.7. Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes.
For the purpose of determining the Holders 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 Administrators or Property Trustee may from time to time fix a date,
not more than 90 days prior to the date of any meeting of Holders or the payment
of a Distribution or other action, as the case may be, as a record date for the
determination of the identity of the Holders of record for such purposes.
SECTION 6.8. Acts of Holders.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided or permitted by this Trust Agreement to be given, made
or taken by Holders or Owners may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders or Owners in
person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments are delivered to the Property Trustee. Such instrument
or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are
herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders or Owners 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 8.1) 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 to 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 any Trustee receiving the same deems sufficient.
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The ownership of Capital Securities shall be proved by the Securities
Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Trust Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Trust Security and the Holder 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 Holder 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 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 and the Administrators
or among such Holders or Trustees with respect to the authenticity, validity or
binding nature of any request, demand, authorization, direction, consent, waiver
or other Act of such Holder 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 6.9. Inspection of Records.
Upon reasonable notice to the Administrators and the Property Trustee,
the records of the Trust shall be open to inspection by Holders during normal
business hours for any purpose reasonably related to such Holder's interest as a
Holder.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 7.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and
the Delaware Trustee.
The Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, each severally on behalf
of and as to itself, hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the
Depositor and the Holders that:
(a) the Property Trustee is a banking corporation, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware;
(b) the Property Trustee has full corporate power, authority
and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement;
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(c) the Delaware Trustee is a banking corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware;
(d) the Delaware Trustee has full corporate power, authority
and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement;
(e) this Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and
constitutes the valid and legally binding agreement of each of the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee enforceable against each of
them 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;
(f) the execution, delivery and performance of this Trust
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other
action on the part of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and
does not require any approval of stockholders of the Property Trustee
or the Delaware Trustee and such execution, delivery and performance
will not (i) violate the Charter or By-laws of the Property Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, (ii) violate any provision of, or constitute,
with or without notice or lapse of time, a default under, or result in
the creation or imposition of, any Lien on any properties included in
the Trust Property pursuant to the provisions of, any indenture,
mortgage, credit agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to
which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee is a party or by
which it is bound, or (iii) violate any law, governmental rule or
regulation of the United States or the State of Delaware, as the case
may be, governing the banking, trust or general powers of the Property
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (as appropriate in context) or any
order, judgment or decree applicable to the Property Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee;
(g) neither the authorization, execution or delivery by the
Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee of this Trust Agreement nor
the consummation of any of the transactions by the Property Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee (as appropriate in context) contemplated herein
requires 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 law
governing the banking, trust or general powers of the Property Trustee
or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, under the laws of the
United States or the State of Delaware;
(h) there are no proceedings pending or, to the best of each of
the Property Trustee's and the Delaware Trustee's knowledge, threatened
against or affecting the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee in
any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration
board or tribunal which, individually or in the aggregate, would
materially and adversely affect the Trust or would question the right,
power and authority of the Property
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Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, to enter into or
perform its obligations as one of the Trustees under this Trust
Agreement.
SECTION 7.2. Representations and Warranties of Depositor.
The Depositor hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the
Holders that the Trust Securities Certificates issued at each Time of Delivery
on behalf of the Trust have been duly authorized and will have been, duly and
validly executed, issued and delivered by the Administrators pursuant to the
terms and provisions of, and in accordance with the requirements of, this Trust
Agreement and the Holders will be, as of each such date, entitled to the
benefits of this Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
THE TRUSTEES; THE ADMINISTRATORS
SECTION 8.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) The duties and responsibilities of the Trustees and Administrators
shall be as provided by this Trust Agreement and, in the case of the Property
Trustee, by the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision
of this Trust Agreement shall require the Trustees or the Administrators to
expend or risk their own funds or otherwise to 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 it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided,
every provision of this Trust Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the
liability of this Section of or affording protection to the Trustees or the
Administrators shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 8.1.
(b) No provision in this Trust Agreement shall be construed to release
an Administrator from liability for his own gross negligent action, his own
gross negligent failure to act, or his own willful misconduct. To the extent
that, at law or in equity, an Administrator has duties (including fiduciary
duties) to the Trust or to the Holders, and liabilities relating thereto, such
Administrator shall not be liable to the Trust or to any Holder for such
Trustee's good faith reliance on the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The
provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties
and liabilities of the Administrators otherwise existing at law or in equity,
are agreed by the Depositor and the Holders to replace such other duties and
liabilities of the Administrators.
(c) All payments made by the Property Trustee or a Paying Agent in
respect of the Trust Securities shall be made only from the revenue and proceeds
from the Trust Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient
revenue or proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Property Trustee or a
Paying Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Holder,
by its acceptance of a Trust Security, agrees that it will look solely to the
revenue and
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proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent legally 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 8.1(c)
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.
(d) No provision of this Trust Agreement shall be construed to relieve
the Property Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by an authorized officer of the Property
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Property Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(ii) the Property 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 not less than a
majority in Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities relating to the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Property Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement;
(iii) the Property Trustee's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and
the Payment Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar
manner as the Property Trustee deals with similar property for its own
account, subject to the protections and limitations on liability
afforded to the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement and the
Trust Indenture Act;
(iv) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any interest
on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the
Depositor; and money held by the Property Trustee need not be
segregated from other funds held by it except in relation to the
Payment Account maintained by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section
3.1 and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(v) the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Administrators or the Depositor with
their respective duties under this Trust Agreement, nor shall the
Property Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of the
Administrators or the Depositor.
SECTION 8.2. Certain Notices.
Within five Business Days after the occurrence of any Event of Default
actually known to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in
the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.8, notice of such Event of
Default to the Holders, the Administrators and the Depositor, unless such Event
of Default shall have been cured or waived.
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Within five Business Days after the receipt of notice of the
Depositor's exercise of its right to defer the payment of interest on the
Debentures pursuant to the Indenture, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in
the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.8, notice of such exercise
to the Holders, unless such exercise shall have been revoked.
SECTION 8.3. Certain Rights of Property Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.1:
(a) 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, debenture, note, other evidence of 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;
(b) if (i) in performing its duties under this Trust Agreement
the Property Trustee is required to decide between alternative courses
of action or (ii) in construing any of the provisions of this Trust
Agreement the Property Trustee finds the same ambiguous or inconsistent
with any other provisions contained herein or (iii) 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 Capital
Securities Holders are entitled to vote under the terms of this Trust
Agreement, the Property Trustee shall deliver a notice to the Depositor
requesting the Depositor's direction as to the course of action to be
taken and, if not so directed, the Property Trustee shall take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Property Trustee
shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the Holders, in which
event the Property Trustee shall have no liability except for its own
bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct;
(c) any direction or act of the Depositor or the
Administrators contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate;
(d) the Property Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any
financing or continuation statement or any filing under tax or
securities laws) or any rerecording, refiling or reregistration
thereof;
(e) the Property Trustee may consult with counsel (which
counsel may be counsel to the Depositor or any of its Affiliates, and
may include any of its employees) and the advice of such 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 and in accordance with such advice; the Property
Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions
concerning the administration of this Trust Agreement from any court of
competent jurisdiction;
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(f) 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 Holders pursuant to
this Trust Agreement, unless such Holders 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;
(g) 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, debenture, note or other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to
do so by one or more Holders, but the Property Trustee may make such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may
see fit;
(h) 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 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;
(i) whenever in the administration of this Trust Agreement the
Property Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder the Property Trustee (i) may request instructions from the
Holders of the Trust Securities which instructions may only be given by
the Holders of the same proportion in Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities as would be entitled to direct the Property Trustee under
the terms of the Trust Securities in respect of such remedy, right or
action, (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; and
(j) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Trust
Agreement, the Property Trustee shall not be under any obligation to
take any action that is discretionary under the provisions of this
Trust Agreement.
No provision of this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty
or obligation on the Property 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 Property 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 Property Trustee shall be
construed to be a duty.
SECTION 8.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
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
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Trustees shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of
the proceeds of the Debentures.
SECTION 8.5. May Hold Securities.
Any Trustee or any other agent of any Trustee or the Trust, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Trust
Securities and, subject to Sections 8.8 and 8.13 and except as provided in the
definition of the term "Outstanding" in Article I, may otherwise deal with the
Trust with the same rights it would have if it were not a Trustee or such other
agent.
SECTION 8.6. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees.
The Depositor agrees:
(a) to pay to the Trustees from time to time reasonable
compensation for all services rendered by them 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 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 its
agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance
as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
(c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Trustee, (ii) any Affiliate of any
Trustee, (iii) any officer, director, shareholder, employee,
representative or agent of any Trustee, and (iv) any employee or agent
of the Trust or its Affiliates, (referred to herein as an "Indemnified
Person") from and against any loss, damage, liability, tax, penalty,
expense or claim of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by such
Indemnified Person by reason of the creation, operation or termination
of the Trust or any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner
such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Trust Agreement,
except that no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be indemnified
pursuant to this Section 8.6 in respect of any loss, damage or claim
incurred by such Indemnified Person by reason of negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
The provisions of this Section 8.6 shall survive the termination of
this Trust Agreement.
No Trustee may claim any lien or charge on any Trust Property as a
result of any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.6.
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The Depositor and any Trustee (in the case of the Property Trustee,
subject to Section 8.8) may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of Trust
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Trust Agreement in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. Neither the Depositor, nor any Trustee,
shall be obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to
the Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the
Trust, could be taken by the Trust, and the Depositor or any Trustee shall have
the right to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or
fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment or other
opportunity. Any Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor, or may act as
depository for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Depositor or its Affiliates.
SECTION 8.7. Corporate Property Trustee Required; Eligibility of
Trustees and Administrators.
(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 is
a national or state chartered bank and 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, 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. At the time of appointment, the Property Trustee must have securities
rated in one of the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization.
(b) There shall at all times be one or more Administrators hereunder
with respect to the Trust Securities. Each Administrator 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 that 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 with its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and
that otherwise meets the requirements of applicable Delaware law that shall act
through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity.
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SECTION 8.8. Conflicting Interests.
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.
SECTION 8.9. Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee.
Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, 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 Property Trustee shall have power to
appoint, and upon the written request of the Property Trustee, the Depositor and
the Administrators shall for such purpose join 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-trustee, jointly with the Property Trustee, of all or any part of such Trust
Property, or to the extent required by law 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 the capacity
aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable,
subject to the other provisions of this Section. Any co-trustee or separate
trustee appointed pursuant to this Section shall either be (i) a natural person
who is at least 21 years of age and a resident of the United States or (ii) a
legal entity with its principal place of business in the United States that
shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity.
Should any written instrument from the Depositor be required by any
co-trustee or separate trustee so appointed for more fully confirming to such
co-trustee or separate 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-trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent permitted by
law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms,
namely:
(a) The Trust Securities shall be executed 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 specified
hereunder shall be exercised solely by such Trustees and not by such
co-trustee or separate trustee.
(b) 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-trustee or separate trustee jointly, as shall be
provided in the instrument appointing such co-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
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incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such
rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed
by such co-trustee or separate trustee.
(c) 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-trustee or separate
trustee appointed under this Section, and, in case a Debenture Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee shall have
power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-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-trustee or separate
trustee so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided
in this Section.
(d) No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be
personally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Property
Trustee or any other trustee hereunder.
(e) The Property Trustee shall not be liable by reason of any
act of a co-trustee or separate trustee.
(f) Any Act of Holders delivered to the Property Trustee shall
be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-trustee and separate
trustee.
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
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 and by
appointing a successor Relevant Trustee. The Relevant Trustee shall appoint a
successor by requesting from at least three Persons meeting the eligibility
requirements, its expenses and charges to serve as the Relevant Trustee on a
form provided by the Administrators, and selecting the Person who agrees to the
lowest expenses and charges. If the instrument of acceptance by the successor
Trustee required by Section 8.11 shall not have been delivered to the Relevant
Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the
Relevant Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Trust, any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.
The Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, or both of them, may be
removed by Act of the Holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital
Securities, delivered to the Relevant Trustee (in its individual capacity and on
behalf of the Trust) (i) upon the occurrence of an Event
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of Default described in subparagraph (d) of the definition thereof with respect
to the Relevant Trustee or (ii) if a Debenture Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at any time.
If any Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting
as Trustee, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of any Trustee for any
cause, the Holders of the Capital Securities, by Act of the Holders of a
majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities then Outstanding
delivered to the retiring Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor
Relevant Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Trustee shall comply with the
applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall
have been so appointed by the Holder of the Common Securities or the Holders of
the Capital Securities 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 10.8 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 Administrator or a Delaware Trustee who is a natural
person dies or becomes, in the opinion of the Holder of Common Securities,
incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or
incapacity may be filled by (a) in the case of an Administrator, the unanimous
act of the remaining Administrators if there are at least two of them and (b) in
the case of the Delaware Trustee, the Property Trustee following the procedures
regarding expenses and charges set forth above (with the successor in each case
being a Person who satisfies the eligibility requirement for Administrators or
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set forth in Section 8.7).
SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee,
the retiring Relevant Trustee and each successor Relevant Trustee with respect
to the Trust Securities shall execute and deliver an amendment hereto wherein
each successor Relevant Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (a)
shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and
confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Relevant Trustee all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee with respect to the
Trust Securities and the Trust and (b) shall add to or change any of the
provisions of this Trust Agreement as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the Trust by more than one Relevant Trustee, it
being understood that nothing herein or in such amendment shall constitute such
Relevant Trustees co-trustees. Upon the execution and delivery of such
amendment, the resignation or removal of the retiring Relevant Trustee shall
become effective to the extent provided therein and each 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 request of the Trust or any successor Relevant Trustee such retiring Relevant
Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to
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such successor Relevant Trustee all Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and
money held by such retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust
Securities and the Trust.
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 first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
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.
Any Person into which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee 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 under this Article, 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.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
similar judicial proceeding relative to the Trust or any other obligor upon the
Trust Securities or the property of the Trust or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Property Trustee (irrespective of whether any Distributions on
the Trust Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by
declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Property Trustee shall
have made any demand on the Trust for the payment of any past due Distributions)
shall be entitled and empowered, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of any Distributions
owing and unpaid in respect of the Trust Securities and to file such other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims
of the Property Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and
counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(b) 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 Property Trustee and, in the event the
Property Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly
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to the Holders, to pay to the Property Trustee any amount due it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Property Trustee.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Property
Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder
any plan of reorganization, arrangement adjustment or compensation affecting the
Trust Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the
Property Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such
proceeding.
SECTION 8.14. Reports by Property Trustee.
(a) Not later than June 1 of each year commencing with June 1, 1997,
the Property Trustee shall transmit to all Holders in accordance with Section
10.8, and to the Depositor, a brief report dated as of the immediately preceding
December 31 with respect to:
(i) its eligibility under Section 8.7 or, in lieu thereof, if
to the best of its knowledge it has continued to be eligible under said
Section, a written statement to such effect;
(ii) a statement that the Property Trustee has complied with
all of its obligations under this Trust Agreement during the
twelve-month period (or, in the case of the initial report, the period
since the Closing Date) ending with such December 31 or, if the
Property Trustee has not complied in any material respect with such
obligations, a description of such noncompliance; and
(iii) any change in the property and funds in its possession
as Property Trustee since the date of its last report and any action
taken by the Property Trustee in the performance of its duties
hereunder which it has not previously reported and which in its opinion
materially affects the Trust Securities.
(b) In addition the Property Trustee shall transmit to Holders such
reports concerning the Property Trustee and its actions under this Trust
Agreement as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times
and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.
(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission
to Holders, be filed by the Property Trustee with each national stock exchange,
the Nasdaq National Market or such other interdealer quotation system or
self-regulatory organization upon which the Trust Securities are listed or
traded, with the Commission and with the Depositor.
SECTION 8.15. Reports to the Property Trustee.
The Depositor and the Administrators 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 the compliance
certificate required by Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form,
in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.
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SECTION 8.16. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Depositor and the Administrators 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 by an officer pursuant to
Section 314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall be given in the form of an
Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 8.17. Number of Trustees.
(a) The number of Trustees shall be two. The Property Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee may be the same Person.
(b) If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason, 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 dissolve, terminate or annul the Trust.
SECTION 8.18. Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Administrator 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
2.7(a), including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) The Administrators shall have power to delegate from time to time
to such of their number or to the Depositor the doing of such things and the
execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of
the Administrators or otherwise as the Administrators may deem expedient, to the
extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the
provisions of this Trust Agreement, as set forth herein.
SECTION 8.19. Appointment of Administrators.
(a) The Administrators shall be appointed by the Common Securityholder
and may be removed by the Common Securityholder at any time. Each Administrator
shall sign an agreement agreeing to comply with the terms of this Trust
Agreement. If at any time there is no Administrator, the Property Trustee or any
Securityholder who has been a Securityholder of Trust Securities for at least
six months may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of one or more Administrator.
(b) Whenever a vacancy in the number of Administrators shall occur,
until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of an Administrator in
accordance with this Section 8.19, the
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Administrators in office, regardless of their number (and notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement), shall have all the powers granted to the
Administrators and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the
Administrators by this Trust Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust
Agreement, in the event any Administrator or a Delaware Trustee who is a natural
person dies or becomes, in the opinion of the holder of Common Securities,
incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or
incapacity may be filled by (a) in the case of an Administrator the unanimous
act of the remaining Administrators if there are at least two of them and (b) in
the case of the Delaware Trustee, the Property Trustee following the procedures
regarding expenses and charges set forth above (with the successor in each case
being a Person who satisfies the eligibility requirement for Administrators or
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set forth in Section 8.7).
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
SECTION 9.1. Termination Upon Expiration Date.
Unless earlier terminated, the Trust shall automatically terminate on
December 31, 2027 (the "Expiration Date"), following the distribution of the
Trust Property in accordance with Section 9.4.
SECTION 9.2. Early Termination.
The first to occur of any of the following events is an "Early
Termination Event":
(a) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event in respect of, or the
dissolution or liquidation of, the holder of the Common Securities;
(b) the written direction to the Property Trustee from the
Holder of the Common Securities at any time to terminate the Trust and,
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as provided
by applicable law, distribute Debentures to Holders in exchange for the
Capital Securities; provided, however, that the Property Trustee shall
have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
distribution will not be a taxable event to the Holders of Capital
Securities;
(c) the redemption of all of the Capital Securities in
connection with the redemption of all the Debentures; and
(d) the entry of an order for dissolution of the Trust by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
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SECTION 9.3. Termination.
The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Trustees and the
Trust shall terminate upon the latest to occur of the following:
(a) the distribution by the Property Trustee to Holders upon
the liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.4, or upon the
redemption of all of the Trust Securities pursuant to Section 4.2, of
all amounts 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
Administrators, including the performance of any tax reporting
obligations with respect to the Trust or the Holders.
SECTION 9.4. Liquidation.
(a) If an Early Termination Event specified in clause (a), (b) or (d)
of Section 9.2 occurs, or upon the Expiration Date, the Trust shall be
liquidated by the Trustees as expeditiously as the Trustees determine to be
possible by distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the
Trust as provided by applicable law, to each Holder a Like Amount of Debentures,
subject to Section 9.4(d). Notice of liquidation shall be given by the Property
Trustee 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 Securities Register. All notices of
liquidation shall:
(i) state the Liquidation Date;
(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 Debentures; and
(iii) provide such information with respect to the mechanics
by which Holders may exchange Trust Securities Certificates for
Debentures, or if Section 9.4(d) applies receive a Liquidation
Distribution, as the Property Trustee (after consultation with the
Administrators) shall deem appropriate.
(b) Unless Section 9.2(c) or 9.4(d) applies, in order to effect the
liquidation of the Trust and the distribution of Debentures to Holders, 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 Debentures in exchange for the Outstanding Trust Securities
Certificates.
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(c) Unless Section 9.2(c) or 9.4(d) applies, after the Liquidation
Date, (i) the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding, (ii)
certificates representing a Like Amount of Debentures will be issued to Holders
of Trust Securities Certificates, upon surrender of such certificates to the
exchange agent for exchange, (iii) the Depositor shall use its best efforts to
have the Debentures listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such other
exchange, interdealer quotation system or self-regulatory organization as the
Capital Securities are then listed, (iv) any Trust Securities Certificates not
so surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of
Debentures, accruing interest at the rate provided for in the Debentures from
the last Distribution Date on which a Distribution was made on such Trust
Securities 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
Debentures) and (v) all rights of Holders holding Trust Securities will cease,
except the right of such Holders to receive Debentures upon surrender of Trust
Securities Certificates.
(d) If, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 9.4,
whether because of an order for dissolution entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction or otherwise, distribution of the Debentures in the manner provided
herein is determined by the Property Trustee not to be practical, then the Trust
Property shall be liquidated, and the Trust shall be dissolved, wound up or
terminated, by the Property Trustee in such manner as the Property Trustee
determines. In such event, on the date of the dissolution, winding up or other
termination of the Trust, Holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets
of the Trust available for distribution to Holders, after satisfaction of
liabilities to creditors of the Trust as provided by applicable law, an amount
equal to the Liquidation Amount per Trust Security plus accumulated and unpaid
Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the "Liquidation
Distribution"). If, upon any such dissolution, winding up or termination, the
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 pro rata based upon
Liquidation Amounts. The Holder of the Outstanding Common Securities will be
entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such dissolution, winding
up or termination pro rata, based upon Liquidation Amount, with Holders of
Capital Securities, except that, if any Debenture Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time of payment of the Liquidation
Distribution, the Capital Securities shall have a priority over the Common
Securities with respect to payment of any amount of Liquidation Distribution.
SECTION 9.5. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of
the Trust.
The Trust may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any Person, except pursuant to this Article IX.
At the request of the Holder of the Common Securities, with the consent of the
Holders of a majority (based on Liquidation Amounts) of the Capital Securities,
the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, the Trust may merge with or into,
consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to a trust organized as such
under the laws of any State; provided, that (i) such successor entity either (a)
expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust with respect to the
Capital Securities or (b)
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substitutes for the Capital Securities other securities having substantially the
same terms as the Capital Securities ("Successor Securities") so long as the
Successor Securities rank the same as the Capital Securities rank in priority
with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise, (ii) the Property Trustee expressly appoints a trustee of such
successor entity possessing the same powers and duties as the Property Trustee
as the holder of the Debentures, (iii) the Successor Securities are listed or
traded, or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of
issuance, on any national securities exchange or other organization on which the
Capital Securities are then listed or traded, if any, (iv) such merger,
consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not
cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to be
downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, (v)
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or
lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the
holders of the Capital 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 merger, consolidation,
amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Depositor has
received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (a) such merger,
consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not
adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the
Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect,
and (b) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the Trust nor such successor entity will
be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act and (viii)
the Depositor 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 all
Outstanding Capital Securities, 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 other Person or permit any other Person to
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it if such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
would cause the Trust or the successor Person to be classified as an association
taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor trust for United States
federal income tax purposes.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1. Limitation of Rights of Holders.
The death or incapacity, or the dissolution, liquidation, termination,
or the bankruptcy of any Person having an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in
Trust Securities shall not operate to terminate this Trust Agreement, nor
entitle the legal representatives, successors or heirs of such person or any
Holder for such person, to claim an accounting, take any action or bring any
proceeding in any court 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 10.2. Amendment.
(a) This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the
Property Trustee and the holder of the Common Securities without the consent of
any Holders, (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, or (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 for United States federal income tax purposes as an
association taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor trust at any
times that any Trust Securities are outstanding or to ensure that the Trust will
not be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act;
provided, however, that such action shall not adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of any Holder, and any amendments of this Trust Agreement
shall become effective when notice thereof is given to the Holders.
(b) Except as provided in Section 10.2(c) hereof, any provision of this
Trust Agreement may be amended by the Trustees and the Holders of Common
Securities and with (i) the consent of Trust Holders representing not less than
a majority Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Trust Securities 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 or
cause the Trust to be an association taxable as a corporation for United States
federal income tax purposes or the Trust's exemption from status of an
investment company under the 1940 Act.
(c) In addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this
Trust Agreement, without the consent of each affected Holder (such consent being
obtained in accordance with Section 6.3 or 6.6 hereof), this Trust Agreement may
not be amended to (i) change the amount or timing of any Distribution or
otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required to be made as
of a specified date or (ii) restrict the right of a Holder to institute suit for
the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date; notwithstanding any
other provision herein, without the unanimous
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consent of the Holders (such consent being obtained in accordance with Section
6.3 or 6.6 hereof), this paragraph (c) of this Section 10.2 may not be amended.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, no
Trustee shall enter into or consent to any amendment to this Trust Agreement
which would cause the Trust to be classified as an association taxable as a
corporation or not to be a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes or to fail or cease to qualify for the exemption from status of an
investment company under the 1940 Act.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary,
without the consent of the Depositor, this Trust Agreement may not be amended in
a manner which imposes any additional obligation or liability on the Depositor.
(f) If any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the
Administrators or the Property Trustee shall promptly provide to the Depositor a
copy of such amendment.
(g) Neither the Property Trustee nor the Delaware Trustee shall be
required to enter into any amendment to this Trust Agreement which affects its
own rights, duties or immunities under this Trust Agreement. The Property
Trustee shall be entitled to receive an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers'
Certificate stating that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is in compliance
with this Trust Agreement.
SECTION 10.3. Separability.
If any provision in this Trust Agreement 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 10.4. Governing Law.
THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF EACH OF THE
HOLDERS, 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 LAWS
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SECTION 10.5. Payments Due on Non-Business Day.
If the date fixed for any payment on any Trust Security shall be a day
that is not a Business Day, then such payment need not be made on such date but
may be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (except as
otherwise provided in Sections 4.1(a) and 4.2(d)), with the same force and
effect as though made on the date fixed for such payment, and no interest shall
accrue thereon for the period after such date.
SECTION 10.6. Successors.
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This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of any successor to the Depositor, the Trust or the Relevant Trustee,
including any successor by operation of law. Except in connection with a
consolidation, merger or sale involving the Depositor that is permitted under
Article Eight of the Indenture and pursuant to which the assignee agrees in
writing to perform the Depositor's obligations hereunder, the Depositor shall
not assign its obligations hereunder (any purported assignment in contravention
of this Section 10.6 being null and void).
SECTION 10.7. Headings.
The Article and Section headings are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction of this Trust Agreement.
SECTION 10.8. Reports, Notices and Demands.
Any report, 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 any Holder or the Depositor may be given or served in writing by
deposit thereof, first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail, hand
delivery or facsimile transmission, in each case, addressed, (a) in the case of
a Holder of Capital Securities, to such Holder as such Holder's name and address
may appear on the Securities Register; and (b) in the case of the Holder of the
Common Securities or the Depositor, to First Union Corporation, One First Union
Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013, Attention: General Counsel,
facsimile no.: (704) 374-3425. Such notice, demand or other communication to or
upon a Holder 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, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or the Administrators
shall be given in writing addressed (until another address is published by the
Trust) as follows: (a) with respect to the Property Trustee to Wilmington Trust
Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Square, Wilmington, Delaware
19890-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration; (b) with respect to the
Delaware Trustee, to Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 North
Market Square, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001; and (c) with respect to the
Administrators, to them at the address above for notices to the Depositor,
marked "Attention Administrators of First Union Institutional Capital I." Such
notice, demand or other communication to or upon the Trust or the Property
Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made only upon actual
receipt of the writing by the Trust or the Property Trustee.
SECTION 10.9. Agreement Not to Petition.
Each of the Trustees and the Depositor agree for the benefit of the
Holders that, until at least one year and one day after the Trust has been
terminated in accordance with Article IX, they shall not file, or join in the
filing of, a petition against the Trust under any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law (including, without limitation, the United
States Bankruptcy
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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 10.9, the Property Trustee
agrees, for the benefit of Holders, that at the expense of the Depositor, 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 Trustee or the Trust may assert. The
provisions of this Section 10.9 shall survive the termination of this Trust
Agreement.
SECTION 10.10. Application of Trust Indenture Act.
(a) The Trust Indenture Act shall apply as a matter of contract to this
Trust Agreement by purposes of interpretation, construction and defining the
rights and obligations hereunder.
(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. If any provision of this Trust Agreement 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 Trust Agreement as so modified
or excluded, as the case may be.
(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.
SECTION 10.11. Acceptance of Terms of Trust Agreement, Guarantee and
Indenture.
THE RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF A TRUST SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN
BY OR ON BEHALF OF A HOLDER OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER, WITHOUT ANY SIGNATURE OR
FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE
BY THE HOLDER 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 INDENTURE AND
TO THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, AND SHALL
CONSTITUTE THE AGREEMENT OF THE TRUST, SUCH HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS THAT THE
TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS BETWEEN THE TRUST AND
SUCH HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement as of the date first above written.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By:/s/ JAMES H. HATCH
Name: James H. Hatch
Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Property Trustee
By:/s/ CHRIS L. KAISER
Name: Chris L. Kaiser
Title: Vice President
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Delaware Trustee
By:/s/ CHRIS L. KAISER
Name: Chris L. Kaiser
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST of First Union Institutional Capital I (the
"Trust"), dated November 21, 1996, 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. ss. 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is First
Union Institutional Capital I.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust, with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware, are
Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Square,
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of
its filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustee of the Trust,
have executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity, but solely
as Trustee
By:/s/ EMMETT R. HARMON
Name: Emmett R. Harmon
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT B
The Depository Trust Company,
55 Water Street, 49th Floor,
New York, New York 10041-0099 November 27, 1996
Attention: General Counsel's Office
Re: First Union Institutional Capital I 8.04% Capital Securities
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter is to set forth certain matters relating to
the issuance and deposit with The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") of the First
Union Institutional Capital I 8.04% Capital Securities (the "Capital
Securities"), of First Union Institutional Capital I, a Delaware business trust
(the "Issuer"), created and continued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement between First Union Corporation ("First Union Corporation"),
Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, and Wilmington Trust Company, as
Delaware Trustee. The payment of distributions on the Capital Securities, and
payments due upon liquidation of Issuer or redemption of the Capital Securities,
to the extent the Issuer has funds available for the payment thereof are
guaranteed by First Union Corporation to the extent set forth in a Guarantee
Agreement dated November 27,1996 by First Union Corporation with respect to the
Capital Securities. First Union Corporation and the Issuer propose to sell the
Capital Securities to certain Initial Purchasers (the "Initial Purchasers")
pursuant to a Purchase Agreement dated November 21, 1996 by and among the
Initial Purchasers, the Issuer and First Union Corporation, and the Initial
Purchasers wish to take delivery of the Capital Securities through DTC.
Wilmington Trust Company is acting as transfer agent and registrar with respect
to the Capital Securities (the "Transfer Agent and Registrar").
To induce DTC to accept the Capital Securities as eligible for deposit
at DTC, and to act in accordance with DTC's Rules with respect to the Capital
Securities, the Issuer, the Transfer Agent and Registrar and DTC agree among
each other as follows:
1. Prior to the closing of the sale of the Capital Securities to the
Initial Purchasers, which is expected to occur on November 27, 1996, there shall
be deposited with DTC one or more global certificates (individually and
collectively, the "Global Certificate") registered in the name of DTC's Capital
Securities nominee, Cede & Co., representing an aggregate of five million
Capital Securities and bearing the following legend:
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York
corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer 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
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name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC
(and any payment is 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 hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
2. The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Issuer provides for
the voting by holders of the Capital Securities under certain limited
circumstances (with no provision for revocation of consents or votes by
subsequent holders). The Issuer 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.
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 Capital Securities outstanding, the Issuer or the
Transfer Agent and Registrar shall send DTC a notice of such event at least 5
business days prior to the effective date of such event.
4. In the event of distribution on, or an offering or issuance of
rights with respect to, the Capital Securities outstanding, the Issuer or the
Transfer Agent and Registrar shall send DTC a notice specifying: (a) the amount
of and conditions, if any, applicable to the payment of any such distribution or
any such offering or issuance of rights; (b) any applicable expiration or
deadline date, or any date by which any action on the part of the holders of
Capital Securities is required; and (c) the date any required notice is to be
mailed by or on behalf of the Issuer to holders of Capital Securities or
published by or on behalf of the Issuer (whether by mail or publication, the
"Publication Date"). Such notice shall be sent to DTC by a secure means (e.g.,
legible telecopy, 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 Publication Date. The
Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar will forward such notice either in a
separate secure transmission for each CUSIP number or in a secure transmission
of multiple CUSIP numbers (if applicable) that includes a manifest or list of
each CUSIP number submitted in that transmission. (The party sending such notice
shall have a method to verify subsequently the use of such means and the
timeliness of such notice.) The Publication Date shall be not less than 30
calendar days nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the payment of any such
distribution or any such offering or issuance of rights with respect to the
Capital Securities. After establishing the amount of payment to be made on the
Capital Securities, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar will notify
DTC's Dividend Department of such payment 5 business days prior to payment date.
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:
Manager, Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10004-2695
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The Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall confirm DTC's
receipt of such telecopy by telephoning the Dividend Department at (212)
709-1270.
5. In the event of a redemption by the Issuer of the Capital
Securities, notice specifying the terms of the redemption and the Publication
Date of such notice shall be sent by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and
Registrar to DTC not less than 30 calendar days prior to such event by a secure
means in the manner set forth in paragraph 4. Such redemption notice shall be
sent to DTC's Call Notification Department at (516) 227-4164 or (516) 227-4190,
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 Capital Securities,
notice specifying the terms of the tender and the Publication Date of such
notice shall be sent by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar to DTC by
a secure means and in a timely manner as described in paragraph 4. Notices to
DTC pursuant to this paragraph and notices of other corporate actions (including
mandatory tenders, exchanges and capital changes) shall be sent, unless
notification to another department is expressly provided for herein, by telecopy
to DTC's Reorganization Department at (212) 709-1093 or (212) 709-1094 and
receipt of such notice 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 or numbers of the Capital Securities and the accompanying designation of
the Capital Securities, which, as of the date of this letter, is "First Union
Institutional Capital I 8.04% Capital Securities."
8. Distribution payments or other cash payments that are part of
periodic payments with respect to the Capital Securities evidenced by the Global
Certificate shall be received by Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or its
registered assigns in same-day funds no later than 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on
each payment date (or in accordance with existing arrangements between the
Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar and DTC). Absent any other
arrangements between the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar and DTC,
such funds shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
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Dividend Deposit Account 066-026776
The Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall provide payment information
to a standard announcement service subscribed to by DTC. In the unlikely event
that no such service exists, the Issuer agrees that it or the Transfer Agent and
Registrar shall provide this information directly to DTC in advance of the
record date as soon as the information is available. This information should be
conveyed directly to DTC electronically. If electronic transmission is not
available, absent any other arrangements between the Transfer Agent and DTC,
such information should be sent by telecopy to DTC's Dividend Department at
(212) 709-1723 or (212) 709-1686, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed
by telephoning (212) 709-1270. Notices to DTC pursuant to the above by mail or
by any other means shall be sent to:
Manager; Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square; 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
9. DTC shall receive maturity and redemption payments with respect to
the Capital Securities evidenced by the Global Certificate allocated with
respect to each CUSIP number on the payable date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time). Absent any other arrangements between the Transfer Agent and
Registrar and DTC, such payments shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Redemption Account 066-027306
in accordance with existing SDFS payment procedures in the manner set forth in
DTC's SDFS Paying Agent Operating Procedures, a copy of which has previously
been furnished to the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
10. DTC shall receive all reorganization payments and CUSIP-level
detail resulting from corporate actions (such as tender offers, remarketings, or
mergers) on the first payable date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time). Absent any other arrangements between the Transfer Agent and Registrar
and DTC, such payments shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Reorganization Account 066-027608
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11. DTC may by prior written notice direct the Issuer and the Transfer
Agent and Registrar 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 Issuer's or the
Transfer Agent and Registrar's invitation) necessitating a reduction in the
aggregate number of Capital Securities outstanding evidenced by Global
Certificates, DTC, in its discretion: (a) may request the Issuer or the Transfer
Agent and Registrar to issue and countersign a new Global Certificate; or (b)
may make an appropriate notation on the Global Certificate indicating the date
and amount of such reduction.
13. DTC may discontinue its services as a securities depositary with
respect to the Capital Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the
Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar (at which time DTC will confirm with
the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar the aggregate number of Capital
Securities deposited with it) and discharging its responsibilities with respect
thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Issuer may determine
to make alternative arrangements for book-entry settlement for the Capital
Securities, make available one or more separate global certificates evidencing
Capital Securities to any Participant having Capital Securities credited to its
DTC account, or issue definitive Capital Securities to the beneficial holders
thereof, and in any such case, DTC agrees to cooperate fully with the Issuer and
the Transfer Agent and Registrar, and to return the Global Certificate, duly
endorsed for transfer as directed by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and
Registrar, together with any other documents of transfer reasonably requested by
the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
14. In the event that the Issuer determines that beneficial owners of
Capital Securities shall be able to obtain definitive Capital Securities, the
Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall notify DTC of the availability
of certificates. In such event, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar
shall issue, transfer and exchange certificates in appropriate amounts, as
required by DTC and others, and DTC agrees to cooperate fully with the Issuer
and the Transfer Agent and Registrar and to return the Global Certificate, duly
endorsed for transfer as directed by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and
Registrar, together with any other documents of transfer reasonably requested by
the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
15. 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.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer Agent and
Registrar to advance funds on behalf of First Union Institutional Capital I.
Very truly yours,
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
as Issuer
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By:
Name:
Administrator
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee, Transfer Agent and Registrar
By:
Name:
Title:
RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED:
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
By:
Authorized Officer
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EXHIBIT C
THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
C-1 [_________________]
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
First Union Institutional Capital I
8.04% Common Securities
(Liquidation Amount $1,000 per Common Security)
First Union Institutional Capital I, a business trust created under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that First Union
Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the "Holder"), is the registered
owner of 8.04% common securities of the Trust, representing beneficial interests
of the Trust and designated the 8.04% Common Securities (Liquidation Amount
$1,000 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). Except as provided in
Section 5.10 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below) the Common Securities are
not transferable and any attempted transfer hereof shall be null and 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 November 27, 1996, 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.
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By receipt and acceptance of this certificate, the Holder agrees to be
bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Administrator of the Trust has
executed this certificate as of the day of , .
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
By:
Name:
Administrator
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EXHIBIT D
AGREEMENT AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES
AGREEMENT, dated as of November 27, 1996, between First Union
Corporation, a North Carolina corporation ("the "Corporation"), and First Union
Institutional Capital I, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Trust intends to issue its Common Securities (the "Common
Securities") to and receive Debentures from First Union Corporation and to issue
and sell 8.04% Capital Securities (the "Capital 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 November 27, 1996 as the
same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation will directly or indirectly own all of the
Common Securities of the Trust and will issue the Debentures;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each holder of the
Capital 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
Trust hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SECTION 1.1. Guarantee by the Corporation.
Subject to the terms and 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 costs,
expenses or liabilities of the Trust, other than obligations of the Trust to pay
to holders of any Capital Securities or other similar interests in the Trust the
amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital 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 1.2. Term of Agreement.
This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect
upon the later of (a) the date on which full payment has been made of all
amounts payable to all holders of all the Capital Securities (whether upon
redemption, liquidation, exchange or otherwise) and (b) the date on which there
are no Beneficiaries remaining; provided, however, that this Agreement shall
continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any holder of Capital Securities
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or any Beneficiary must restore payment of any sums paid in respect of the
Capital Securities, under any Obligation, under the Guarantee Agreement dated
the date hereof by the Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee
trustee or under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.
This Agreement shall be continuing, irrevocable, unconditional and
absolute.
SECTION 1.3. Waiver of Notice.
The Corporation hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Agreement
and of any Obligation to which it applies or may apply, and the Corporation
hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of nonpayment,
notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.
SECTION 1.4. No Impairment.
The obligations, covenants, agreements and 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 1.5. Enforcement.
A Beneficiary may enforce this Agreement 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.
SECTION 1.6. Subrogation.
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The Corporation shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Trust
in respect of any amounts paid to the Beneficiaries by the Corporation under
this Agreement; provided, however, that the Corporation 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
Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid
under this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
SECTION 2.1. Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees
and representatives of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the
Beneficiaries.
SECTION 2.2. Amendment.
So long as there shall remain any Beneficiary or any Capital Securities
of any series shall be outstanding, this Agreement may not be modified or
amended in any manner adverse to such Beneficiary or to the holders of the
Capital Securities.
SECTION 2.3. Notices.
Any notice, request or other communication 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), telex or by registered
or certified mail, addressed as follows (and if so given, shall be deemed given
when mailed or upon receipt of an answer-back, if sent by telex):
First Union Institutional Capital I
c/o First Union Corporation
One First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013
Facsimile No.: (704) 374-3425
Attention: General Counsel
First Union Corporation
One First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013
Facsimile No.: (704) 374-3425
Attention: General Counsel
SECTION 2.4. Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
By:
Name:
Administrator
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EXHIBIT E
[IF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A RULE 144A CAPITAL SECURITY, THEN
INSERT--The Capital Securities evidenced hereby and any Debentures issuable in
connection therewith have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered, sold, pledged or
otherwise transferred except (A)(i) to a person who the Seller reasonably
believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A
under the Securities Act acquiring the Capital Securities for its own account or
for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the
requirements of Rule 144A, (ii) pursuant to an exemption from registration under
the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if available), (iii)
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (iv)
in an offshore transaction complying with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S
under the Securities Act or (v) to an institution that is an accredited investor
within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act
in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and (B) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the
United States and other jurisdictions.]
[IF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS AN ORIGINAL CAPITAL SECURITY, THEN
INSERT--The receipt and acceptance of this Capital Security or any interest
herein by or on behalf of the holder hereof or any beneficial owner shall
constitute the acceptance by the holder hereof and all others having a
beneficial interest in this Capital Security of all of the terms and provisions
of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to in the Trust Agreement.]
[IF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A REGULATION S CAPITAL SECURITY, THEN
INSERT--The Capital Securities evidenced hereby and any Debentures issuable in
connection therewith have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933 (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered, sold or delivered in the
United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. person, unless
such Securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from the
registration requirements thereof is available.]
[IF THIS CAPITAL SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFIACTE,
THEN INSERT--This Capital Security is a Global Capital Securities Certificate
within the meaning of the Trust Agreement hereinafter referred to and is
registered in the name of a clearing agency or a nominee thereof. This Capital
Security may not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Capital Security
registered, and no transfer of this Capital Security in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name of any person other than such clearing agency or a
nominee thereof, except in the limited circumstances described in the Trust
Agreement.]
[IF THE SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CAPITAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY IS TO BE THE CLEARING AGENCY THEREFOR, THEN INSERT--Unless this Capital
Security is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust
Company (55 Water Street, New York) to First Union Institutional Capital I or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Capital
Security issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as
requested by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company and
any payment hereon is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
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OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede
& Co., has an interest herein. ]
Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities
P- [___________]
CUSIP NO. ____________
Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities
of
First Union Institutional Capital I
8.04% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $1,000 per Capital Security)
First Union Institutional Capital I, a business trust created under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that (the
"Holder") is the registered owner of ( ) capital securities of the Trust
representing an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust and
designated the First Union Institutional Capital I 8.04% Capital Securities
(Liquidation Amount $1,000 per Capital Security) (the "Capital Securities"). The
Capital 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 5.4 of the Trust
Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital
Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Capital 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 , , as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"),
including the designation of the terms of Capital Securities as set forth
therein. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement
entered into by First Union Corporation, a North Carolina corporation, and
Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee, dated as of November 27, 1996,
(the "Guarantee"), to the extent provided therein. The Trust will furnish a copy
of the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee to the Holder without charge upon
written request to the Trust at its principal place of business or registered
office.
By receipt and acceptance of this certificate, the Holder agrees to be
bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Administrator of the Trust has
executed this certificate as of the day of , .
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FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
By:
Name:
Administrator
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital
Security to:
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
agent to transfer this Capital Securities Certificate on the books of the Trust.
The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: ________________
Signature: ___________________________________________________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side
of this Capital Security Certificate)
The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution
(banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with
membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to
S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.
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EXHIBIT F -- Form of Rule 144A
Securities Certificate
RULE 144A SECURITIES CERTIFICATE
(For transfers pursuant to ss. 5.4(b) of the Trust Agreement)
Wilmington Trust Company,
as Security Registrar
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: 8.04% Capital Securities of First Union Institutional Capital I
(the "Trust") (the "Capital Securities")
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as
of November 27, 1996 (as amended from time to time, the "Trust Agreement"),
entered among First Union Corporation, as Depositor (the "Depositor"),
Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, as
Delaware Trustee, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust. Terms used herein and defined in the Trust
Agreement or in Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act") are used herein as so defined.
This certificate relates to $_____________ aggregate Liquidation Amount
of Capital Securities, which are evidenced by the following certificate(s) (the
"Specified Securities"):
CUSIP No(s). ___________________________
CERTIFICATE No(s). _____________________
The person in whose name this certificate is executed below (the "Undersigned")
hereby certifies that either (i) it is the sole beneficial owner of the
Specified Securities or (ii) it is acting on behalf of all the beneficial owners
of the Specified Securities and is duly authorized by them to do so. Such
beneficial owner or owners are referred to herein collectively as the "Owner".
If the Specified Securities are represented by a Global Capital Securities
Certificate, they are held through the Clearing Agency or a Clearing Agency
Participant in the name of the Undersigned, as or on behalf of the Owner. If the
Specified Securities are not represented by a Global Capital Securities
Certificate, they are registered in the name of the Undersigned, as or on
behalf of the Owner.
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The Owner has requested that the Specified Securities be transferred to
a person (the "Transferee") who will take delivery in the form of a Rule 144A
Capital Security. In connection with such transfer, the Owner hereby certifies
that, unless such transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, it is being effected in
accordance with Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act and all
applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other
jurisdictions. Accordingly, the Owner hereby further certifies as:
(1) Rule 144A Transfers. If the transfer is being effected in
accordance with Rule 144A:
(A) the Specified Securities are being transferred to
a person that the Owner and any person acting on its behalf
reasonably believe is a "qualified institutional buyer" within
the meaning of Rule 144A, acquiring for its own account or for
the account of a qualified institutional buyer; and
(B) the Owner and any person acting on its behalf
have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the Transferee is
aware that the Owner may be relying on Rule 144A in connection
with the transfer; and
(2) Rule 144 Transfers. If the transfer is being effected
pursuant to Rule 144:
(A) the transfer is occurring after a holding period
of at least two years (computed in accordance with paragraph
(d) of Rule 144) has elapsed since the Specified Securities
were last acquired from the Trust or the Depositor or from an
affiliate of the Trust or the Depositor, whichever is later,
and is being effected in accordance with the applicable
amount, manner of sale and notice requirements of Rule 144; or
(B) the transfer is occurring after a holding period
of at least three years has elapsed since the Specified
Securities were last acquired from the Trust or the Depositor
or from an affiliate of the Trust or the Depositor, whichever
is later, and the Owner is not, and during the preceding three
months has not been, an affiliate of the Trust or the
Depositor.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made
for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trust and the Initial
Purchasers.
Dated:
(Print the name of the Undersigned,
as such term is defined in the
second paragraph of this
certificate.)
By:
Name:
Title:
(If the Undersigned is a
corporation, partnership or
fiduciary, the title of the person
signing on behalf of the Undersigned
must be stated.)
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EXHIBIT G -- Form of
Regulation S Certificate
REGULATION S CERTIFICATE
(For transfers pursuant to ss. 5.4 of the Trust Agreement)
Wilmington Trust Company,
as Security Registrar
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: 8.04% Capital Securities of First Union Institutional Capital I
(the "Trust") (the "Capital Securities")
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as
of November 27, 1996 (as amended from time to time, the "Trust Agreement"),
entered among First Union Corporation, as Depositor (the "Depositor"),
Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, as
Delaware Trustee, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust. Terms used herein and defined in the Trust
Agreement or in Regulation S or Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933
(the "Securities Act") are used herein as so defined.
This certificate relates to U.S. $____________ principal amount of
Securities, which are evidenced by the following certificate(s) (the "Specified
Securities"):
CUSIP No(s). ___________________________
CERTIFICATE No(s). _____________________
The person in whose name this certificate is executed below (the "Undersigned")
hereby certifies that either (i) it is the sole beneficial owner of the
Specified Securities or (ii) it is acting on behalf of all the beneficial owners
of the Specified Securities and is duly authorized by them to do so. Such
beneficial owner or owners are referred to herein collectively as the "Owner".
If the Specified Securities are represented by a Global Capital Securities
Certificate, they are held through the Clearing Agency or a Clearing Agency
Participant in the name of the Undersigned, as or on behalf of the Owner. If the
Specified Securities are not represented by a Global Capital Securities
Certificate, they are registered in the name of the Undersigned, as or on behalf
of the Owner.
The Owner has requested that the Specified Securities be transferred to
a person (the "Transferee") who will take delivery in the form of a Regulation S
Capital Security. In connection with such transfer, the Owner hereby certifies
that, unless such transfer is being effected pursuant
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to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, it is being
effected in accordance with Rule 904 or Rule 144 under the Securities Act and
with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other
jurisdictions. Accordingly, the Owner hereby further certifies as follows:
(1) Rule 904 Transfers. If the transfer is being effected in
accordance with Rule 904:
(A) the Owner is not a distributor of the Securities,
an affiliate of the Trust or Depositor or any such distributor
or a person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing;
(B) the offer of the Specified Securities was not
made to a person in the United States;
(C) either:
(i) at the time the buy order was
originated, the Transferee was outside the United
States or the Owner and any person acting on its
behalf reasonably believed that the Transferee was
outside the United States, or
(ii) the transaction is being executed in,
on or through the facilities of the Eurobond market,
as regulated by the Association of International Bond
Dealers, or another designated offshore securities
market and neither the Owner nor any person acting on
its behalf knows that the transaction has been
prearranged with a buyer in the United States;
(D) no directed selling efforts have been made in the
United States by or on behalf of the Owner or any affiliate
thereof;
(E) if the Owner is a dealer in securities or has
received a selling concession, fee or other remuneration in
respect of the Specified Securities, and the transfer is to
occur during the Restricted Period, then the requirements of
Rule 904(c)(1) have been satisfied; and
(F) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme
to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(2) Rule 144 Transfers. If the transfer is being effected
pursuant to Rule 144:
(A) the transfer is occurring after a holding period
of at least two years (computed in accordance with paragraph
(d) of Rule 144) has elapsed since the Specified Securities
were last acquired from the Trust, the Depositor or from an
affiliate of the Trust or the Depositor, whichever is later,
and is being effected in
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accordance with the applicable amount, manner of sale and
notice requirements of Rule 144; or
(B) the transfer is occurring after a holding period
of at least three years has elapsed since the Specified
Securities were last acquired from the Trust, the Depositor or
from an affiliate of the Trust or the Depositor, whichever is
later, and the Owner is not, and during the preceding three
months has not been, an affiliate of the Trust or the
Depositor.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made
for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trust and the Initial
Purchasers.
Dated:
(Print the name of the Undersigned,
as such term is defined in the
second paragraph of this
certificate.)
By:
Name:
Title:
(If the Undersigned is a
corporation, partnership or
fiduciary, the title of the person
signing on behalf of the Undersigned
must be stated.)
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EXHIBIT H -- Form of Unrestricted
Securities Certificate
UNRESTRICTED SECURITIES CERTIFICATE
(For removal of Securities Act Legends pursuant to ss. 5.4(c)
of the Trust Agreement)
Wilmington Trust Company,
as Security Registrar
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: 8.04% Capital Securities of First Union Institutional Capital I
(the "Trust") (the "Capital Securities")
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as
of November 27, 1996 (the "Trust Agreement"), entered among First Union
Corporation, as Depositor (the "Depositor"), Wilmington Trust Company, as
Property Trustee, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee. Terms used
herein and defined in the Trust Agreement or in Regulation S or Rule 144 under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") are used herein as so
defined.
This certificate relates to $_____________ aggregate Liquidation Amount
of Capital Securities, which are evidenced by the following certificate(s) (the
"Specified Securities"):
CUSIP No(s). ___________________________
CERTIFICATE No(s). _____________________
The person in whose name this certificate is executed below (the "Undersigned")
hereby certifies that either (i) it is the sole beneficial owner of the
Specified Securities or (ii) it is acting on behalf of all the beneficial owners
of the Specified Securities and is duly authorized by them to do so. Such
beneficial owner or owners are referred to herein collectively as the "Owner".
If the Specified Securities are represented by a Global Capital Securities
Certificate, they are held through the Clearing Agency or a Clearing Agency
Participant in the name of the Undersigned, as or on behalf of the Owner. If the
Specified Securities are not represented by a Global Capital Securities
Certificate, they are registered in the name of the Undersigned, as or on behalf
of the Owner.
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The Owner has requested that the Specified Securities be exchanged for
Capital Securities bearing no Restricted Capital Securities Legend pursuant to
Section 5.4(c) of the Trust Agreement. In connection with such exchange, the
Owner hereby certifies that the exchange is occurring after a holding period of
at least three years (computed in accordance with paragraph (d) of Rule 144) has
elapsed since the Specified Securities were last acquired from the Trust, the
Depositor or from an affiliate of the Trust or the Depositor, whichever is
later, and the Owner is not, and during the preceding three months has not been,
an affiliate of the Trust or the Depositor. The Owner also acknowledges that any
future transfers of the Specified Securities must comply with all applicable
securities laws of the states of the United States and other jurisdictions.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company and the Purchasers.
Dated:
(Print the name of the Undersigned,
as such term is defined in the
second paragraph of this
certificate.)
By:
Name:
Title:
(If the Undersigned is a
corporation, partnership or
fiduciary, the title of the person
signing on behalf of the Undersigned
must be stated.)
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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
between
FIRST UNION CORPORATION,
as Guarantor,
and
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Guarantee Trustee
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FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
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Dated as of November 27, 1996
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FIRST UNION CAPITAL I
Certain Sections of this Guarantee Agreeement relating to
Sections 310 through 318 of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939:
Section of Section of
Trust Indenture Act Guarantee Agreement
310(a)..........................................................4.1(a)
(b).........................................................4.1(c), 2.8
(c).........................................................Inapplicable
311(a)..........................................................2.2(b)
(b).........................................................2.2(b)
(c).........................................................Inapplicable
312(a)..........................................................2.2(a)
(b).........................................................2.2(b)
313.............................................................2.3
314(a)..........................................................2.4
(b).........................................................Inapplicable
(c).........................................................2.5
(d).........................................................Inapplicable
(e).........................................................1.1, 2.5, 3.2
(f).........................................................2.1, 3.2
315(a)..........................................................3.1(d)
(b).........................................................2.7
(c).........................................................3.1
(d).........................................................3.1(d)
316(a)..........................................................1.1, 2.6, 5.4
(b).........................................................5.3
(c).........................................................8.2
317(a)..........................................................Inapplicable
(b).........................................................Inapplicable
318(a)..........................................................2.1(b)
(b).........................................................2.1
(c).........................................................2.1(a)
Note: This reconciliation and tie sheet shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to
be a part of the Guarantee Agreement.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Interpretation............................................. 2
SECTION 1.2. Definitions................................................ 2
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application........................... 6
SECTION 2.2. List of Holders............................................ 6
SECTION 2.3. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee........................... 7
SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee...................... 7
SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent........... 7
SECTION 2.6. Events of Default; Waiver.................................. 7
SECTION 2.7. Event of Default; Notice................................... 7
SECTION 2.8. Conflicting Interests...................................... 8
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee................. 8
SECTION 3.2. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee....................... 10
SECTION 3.3. Indemnity.................................................. 11
ARTICLE IV
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility............................. 12
SECTION 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of the
Guarantee Trustee........................................ 12
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ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1. Guarantee............................................ 13
SECTION 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand.......................... 13
SECTION 5.3. Obligations Not Affected............................. 13
SECTION 5.4. Rights of Holders.................................... 14
SECTION 5.5. Guarantee of Payment................................. 15
SECTION 5.6. Subrogation.......................................... 15
SECTION 5.7. Independent Obligations.............................. 15
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS AND SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1. Subordination........................................ 15
SECTION 6.2. Pari Passu Guarantees................................ 15
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1. Termination.......................................... 16
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.1. Successors and Assigns............................... 16
SECTION 8.2. Amendments........................................... 16
SECTION 8.3. Notices.............................................. 17
SECTION 8.4. Benefit.............................................. 18
SECTION 8.5. Governing Law........................................ 18
SECTION 8.6. Counterparts......................................... 18
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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 27, 1996, is executed and
delivered by FIRST UNION CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the
"Guarantor") having its principal office at One First Union Center, Charlotte,
North Carolina 28288-0013, and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a banking corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as trustee (the "Guarantee
Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time
of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL
CAPITAL I, a Delaware business trust (the "Issuer").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as
of November 27, 1996 (the "Trust Agreement"), among the Guarantor, as Depositor,
the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee named therein and the Holders from
time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the
Issuer is issuing $500,000,000 aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the
Trust Agreement) of its 8.04% Capital Securities, Liquidation Amount $1,000 per
capital security) (the "Capital Securities") representing preferred undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer and having the terms set forth
in the Trust Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Capital Securities will be issued by the Issuer and the
proceeds thereof, together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Issuer's
Common Securities (as defined below), will be used to purchase the Debentures
(as defined in the Trust Agreement) of the Guarantor which will be deposited
with the Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee under the Trust
Agreement, as trust assets; and
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase Capital Securities
the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent
set forth herein, to pay to the Holders of the Capital Securities 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 purchase by each Holder of
Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee Agreement to
provide as follows for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the
Capital Securities:
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Interpretation.
In this Guarantee Agreement, unless the 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 1.1;
(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;
(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 1.2. Definitions.
As used in this Guarantee Agreement, the terms set forth below shall,
unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:
"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; provided, however,
that the Issuer shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of the
Guarantor. 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.
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"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of
the Guarantor or any committee of that board duly authorized to act
hereunder.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Debt" means with respect to any Person, whether recourse is
to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not
contingent, (i) every obligation of such Person for money borrowed;
(ii) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in
connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses;
(iii) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to
letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued
for the account of such Person, (iv) every obligation of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or
services (but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities
arising in the ordinary course of business); (v) every capital lease
obligation of such Person; (vi) all Other Financial Obligations (as
hereinafter defined) of such Person; and (vii) every obligation of the
type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of another Person and all
dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, such
Person has guaranteed or is responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, as obligor or otherwise.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of
its payment or other obligations under this Guarantee Agreement;
provided, however, that, except with respect to a default in payment of
any Guarantee Payments, the Guarantor shall have received notice of
default and shall not have cured such default within 60 days after
receipt of such notice.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or
distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Capital
Securities, to the extent not paid or made by or on behalf of the
Issuer: (i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions (as defined in the
Trust Agreement) required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the
extent the Issuer shall have funds on hand available therefor at such
time, (ii) the redemption price, including all accumulated and unpaid
Distributions to the date of redemption (the "Redemption Price"), with
respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption by the Issuer,
to the extent the Issuer shall have funds on hand available therefor at
such time, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary termination,
winding up or liquidation of the Issuer, unless Debentures are
distributed to the Holders, the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the
Liquidation Amount of $1,000 per Preferred Security plus accumulated
and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to the date of
payment to the extent that the Issuer shall have funds available
therefor at such time and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer
remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the
Issuer (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution").
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"Guarantee Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement, and
thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee.
"Holder" means any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however,
that in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of
Capital Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver
hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor, the Guarantee
Trustee, or any Affiliate of the Guarantor or the Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as
of November 27, 1996, as supplemented and amended between the Guarantor
and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
"List of Holders" has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
"Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities"
means, except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by the
Holder(s), voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of the
Liquidation Amount of all then outstanding Capital Securities issued by
the Issuer.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by the Chairman or a Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors of such Person or the President or a Vice President of such
Person, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary of such Person, and delivered to the Guarantee
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 the covenant or condition and
the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in
rendering the Officers' Certificate;
(c) a statement that each officer has made such
examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is
necessary to enable such officer 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
officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
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"Other Financial Obligations" means, with respect to a Person,
all obligations to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial
instruments, such as (i) securities contracts and foreign currency
exchange contracts, (ii) derivative instruments, such as swap
agreements (including interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap
agreements), cap agreements, floor agreements, collar agreements,
interest rate agreements, foreign exchange rate agreements, options,
commodity futures contracts, commodity option contracts, and (iii) in
the case of both (i) and (ii) above, similar financial instruments.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint
stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee
Trustee, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant
Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer,
any Assistant Treasurer, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer
or any other officer of the Corporate Trust Department of the Guarantee
Trustee 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.
"Senior Debt" means the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest, if any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of
any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the
Guarantor whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is
allowed in such proceeding), on Debt, whether incurred on or prior to
the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the
instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the
same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not
superior in right of payment to the Debentures or to other Debt which
is pari passu with, or subordinated to, the Debentures; provided,
however, that Senior Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt
of the Guarantor which when incurred and without respect to any
election under Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of
1978, as amended, was without recourse to the Guarantor, (ii) any Debt
of the Corporation to any of its subsidiaries, (iii) Debt to any
employee of the Guarantor, and (iv) any other debt securities issued
pursuant to the Indenture. Senior Debt includes, without limitation,
Debt issued (i) under the indenture, dated as of April 1, 1983, and
amended thereafter, between the Guarantor and Chemical Bank, as
trustee, and (ii) except to the extent otherwise provided with respect
to any series of debt securities issued after the date hereof, under
the indenture, dated as of March 15, 1986, and amended thereafter,
between the Guarantor and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee.
"Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee
Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under
Section 4.1.
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"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended.
Capitalized or otherwise defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Agreement as in
effect on the date hereof.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) As a matter of contract, this Guarantee Agreement is subject to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are or would be required to be part
of this Guarantee Agreement if the Trust Indenture Act were applicable and
shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(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 2.2. List of Holders.
(a) The Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the
Guarantee Trustee (a) semiannually, on or before June 1 and December 1 of each
year, a list, in such form as the Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders (the "List of Holders") as of a date not
more than 15 days prior to the delivery thereof, and (b) at such other times as
the Guarantee 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 furnished, in each case to the
extent such information is in the possession or control of the Guarantor and is
not identical to a previously supplied list of Holders or has not otherwise been
received by the Guarantee Trustee in its capacity as such. The Guarantee Trustee
may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List
of Holders.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under
Section 311(a), Section 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee.
Not later than June 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 1997, the
Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner
provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Guarantee Trustee shall
also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee.
The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee, the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the Holders such documents, reports and information,
if any, as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance
certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, in the form, in
the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of
compliance with such 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 2.6. Events of Default; Waiver.
The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf 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, 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 therefrom.
SECTION 2.7. Event of Default; Notice.
(a) The Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee, unless
such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice, provided, that,
except in the case of a default in the payment of a Guarantee Payment, the
Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any
Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received written
notice, or a Responsible Officer charged with the administration of this
Guarantee Agreement shall have obtained written notice, of such Event of
Default.
SECTION 2.8. Conflicting Interests.
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The Trust Agreement shall be deemed 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 THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee.
(a) This Guarantee Agreement shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for
the benefit of the Holders, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this
Guarantee Agreement to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(iv) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by
such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor
Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee shall
automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, upon acceptance by such
Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment hereunder, 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
Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the
Holders.
(c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to 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 Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default
has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6), the
Guarantee 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 Guarantee 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 Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of this Guarantee Agreement, and the Guarantee
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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
Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee 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 Guarantee 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 or of the Trust Indenture Act are specifically required
to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee
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 Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Guarantee Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Guarantee 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 not less than a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities relating to
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement;
and
(iv) no provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall require
the Guarantee 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
Guarantee 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 3.2. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Guarantee 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 reasonably believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party
or parties.
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(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by
this Guarantee Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate unless otherwise prescribed herein.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee
Agreement, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter
be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting to take
any action hereunder, the Guarantee 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 from the Guarantee Trustee, shall be promptly
delivered by the Guarantor.
(iv) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with legal counsel, and
the written advice or opinion of such legal counsel with respect to
legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.
Such legal counsel may be legal counsel to the Guarantor or any of its
Affiliates and may be one of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall
have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the
administration of this Guarantee Agreement from any court of competent
jurisdiction.
(v) The Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee such adequate security and
indemnity as would satisfy a reasonable person in the position of the
Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee; provided that,
nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(v) shall be taken to relieve
the Guarantee 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 Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit.
(vii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through its agents or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not
be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such
agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(viii) Whenever in the administration of this Guarantee
Agreement the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy
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or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee
(A) may request instructions from the Holders, (B) may refrain from
enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such
instructions are received, and (C) 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 Guarantee 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 Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee
shall be construed to be a duty to act in accordance with such power and
authority.
SECTION 3.3. Indemnity.
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify the Guarantee Trustee for, and to
hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, 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 Guarantee Trustee will not claim or exact any lien or
charge on any Guarantee Payments as a result of any amount due to it under this
Guarantee Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1. Guarantee Trustee: Eligibility.
(a) There shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) 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, and shall be a corporation meeting the
requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If such
corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining
authority, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1 and to the extent
permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, 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 Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to
so act under Section 4.1(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in
the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting
interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions
of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee
Trustee.
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed
or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed until a Successor
Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by
written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to
the Guarantor.
(c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed hereunder shall hold office until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or
resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for
prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not
take effect until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such Successor
Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Guarantee
Trustee.
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(d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and
accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after
delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation, the resigning
Guarantee Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Guarantor, any court of
competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee.
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1. Guarantee.
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to
the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore
paid by or on behalf of the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any defense,
right of set-off or counterclaim which the Issuer may have or assert. 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 Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand.
The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of the 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
Guarantee Trustee, Issuer 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 5.3. Obligations Not Affected.
The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
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 Issuer of any express or
implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital
Securities to be performed or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all
or any portion of the Distributions (other than an extension of time
for payment of Distributions that results from the extension of any
interest payment period on the Debentures as provided in the
Indenture), Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other
sums payable under the terms of
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the Capital Securities or the extension of time for the performance of
any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the
Capital Securities;
(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 Capital Securities, or any action on the part of the
Issuer 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 Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
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 5.3 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 the
consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 5.4. Rights of Holders.
The Guarantor expressly acknowledges that: (i) this Guarantee Agreement
will be deposited with the Guarantee Trustee to be held for the benefit of the
Holders; (ii) the Guarantee 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 Capital Securities 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 this Guarantee Agreement or exercising any trust
or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement;
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 the Guarantee Trustee, the Issuer or any
other Person.
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SECTION 5.5. Guarantee of Payment.
This Guarantee Agreement creates a 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 of amounts theretofore paid
by the Issuer) or upon distribution of Debentures to Holders as provided in the
Trust Agreement.
SECTION 5.6. Subrogation.
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders
against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Holders by the
Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement and shall have the right to waive
payment by the Issuer pursuant to Section 5.1; 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 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 5.7. Independent Obligations.
The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
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 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS AND SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1. Subordination.
The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement will
constitute unsecured obligations of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt of the Guarantor.
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SECTION 6.2. Pari Passu Guarantees.
The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement shall
rank pari passu with the obligations of the Guarantor under any similar
Guarantee Agreements issued by the Guarantor on behalf of the holders of
preferred securities issued by any First Union Trust (as defined in the
Indenture).
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1. Termination.
This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and
effect upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities,
(ii) the distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for all of the
Capital Securities or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable in accordance
with the Trust Agreement upon liquidation of the Issuer. 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 Capital Securities or this Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.1. Successors and Assigns.
All guarantees and agreements 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 of the Capital
Securities then outstanding. Except in connection with a consolidation, merger
or sale involving the Guarantor that is permitted under Article VIII of the
Indenture and pursuant to which the successor or assignee agrees in writing to
perform the Guarantor's obligations hereunder, the Guarantor shall not assign
its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 8.2. Amendments.
Except with respect to any changes which do not adversely affect the
rights of the Holders in any material respect (in which case no consent of the
Holders will be required), this Guarantee Agreement may only be amended with the
prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority
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in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities. The provisions of Article VI of
the Trust Agreement concerning meetings of the Holders shall apply to the giving
of such approval.
SECTION 8.3. Notices.
Any notice, request or other communication 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, facsimile number or to the attention of such
other Person as the Guarantor may give notice to the Holders:
First Union Corporation
One First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013
Facsimile No.: (704)-374-3425
Attention: General Counsel
(b) if given to the Issuer, in care of the Guarantee Trustee,
at the Issuer's (and the Guarantee Trustee's) address set forth below
or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee on behalf of the Issuer
may give notice to the Holders:
First Union Institutional Capital I
c/o First Union Corporation
One First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0013
Facsimile No.: (704)-374-3425
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Facsimile No.: (302)-651-1576
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
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(c) if given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Issuer.
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 8.4. Benefit.
This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Holders and
is not separately transferable from the Capital Securities.
SECTION 8.5. Governing Law.
THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8.6. Counterparts.
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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Guarantee
Agreement as of the date first above written.
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By: /s/ JAMES H. HATCH
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Name: James H. Hatch
Title: Senior Vice President and
Corporate Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Guarantee Trustee
By: /s/ CHRIS L. KAISER
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Name: Chris L. Kaiser
Title: Vice President
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 27, 1996, among First
Union Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), First Union
Institutional Capital I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Trust"), and
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, CS First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs &
Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as the initial purchasers (the "Initial
Purchasers") of the 8.04% Capital Securities of the Trust, which are guaranteed
by the Company.
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) "ADMINISTRATORS" shall mean the Administrators named under the
Trust Agreement.
(b) "CAPITAL SECURITIES" shall mean the 8.04% Capital Securities,
Liquidation Amount $1,000 per Capital Security, to be issued under the
Trust Agreement and sold to the Initial Purchasers, and securities issued
in exchange therefor, other than Debentures, or in lieu thereof pursuant to
the Trust Agreement.
(c) "CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date on which the Capital Securities
are initially issued.
(d) "COMMISSION" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or
any other federal agency at the time administering the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular
purpose.
(e) "DEBENTURES" shall mean the 8.04% Junior Subordinated Deferrable
Interest Debentures due December 1, 2026 of the Company to be issued under
the Indenture, and securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu
thereof pursuant to the Indenture.
(f) "EFFECTIVE TIME", in the case of (i) an Exchange Offer, shall mean
the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement effective or as of which the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement otherwise becomes effective and (ii) a Shelf
Registration, shall mean the time and date as of which the Commission
declares the Shelf Registration effective or as of which the Shelf
Registration otherwise becomes effective.
(g) "EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
any successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
(h) "EXCHANGE OFFER" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(a) hereof.
(i) "EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 2(a) hereof.
(j) "EXCHANGE REGISTRATION" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 3(f) hereof.
(k) "EXCHANGE SECURITIES" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(a) hereof.
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(l) "GUARANTEE" shall mean the guarantee of the Capital Securities by
the Company under the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of November 27, 1996,
between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee.
(m) The term "HOLDER" shall mean each of the Initial Purchasers for so
long as it owns any Registrable Securities, and such of its respective
successors and assigns who acquire Registrable Securities, directly or
indirectly, from such person or from any successor or assign of such
person, in each case for so long as such person owns any Registrable
Securities.
(n) "INDENTURE" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of November 27,
1996, between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, as the
same shall be amended from time to time.
(o) "LIQUIDATION AMOUNT" shall mean the stated amount of $1,000 per
Trust Security.
(p) The term "PERSON" shall mean a corporation, association,
partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political
subdivision thereof or governmental agency.
(q) "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean the Securities; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that such Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when
(i) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a) hereof, such
Securities have been exchanged for Exchange Securities in an Exchange Offer
as contemplated in Section 2(a) (provided that any Exchange Securities
received by a broker-dealer in an Exchange Offer in exchange for
Registrable Securities that were not acquired by the broker-dealer directly
from the Company will also be Registerable Securities through and including
the earlier of the 180th day after the Exchange Offer is completed or such
time as such broker-dealer no longer owns such Exchange Securities); (ii)
in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(b) hereof, a registration
statement registering such Securities under the Securities Act has been
declared or becomes effective and such Securities have been sold or
otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to such effective
registration statement; (iii) such Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144
under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Securities relating
to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or
otherwise, is removed or such Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant
to paragraph (k) of Rule 144; or (iv) such Securities shall cease to be
outstanding.
(r) "REGISTRATION DEFAULT" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(c) hereof.
(s) "REGISTRATION DEFAULT INTEREST" shall have the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 2(c) hereof.
(t) "REGISTRATION DEFAULT DISTRIBUTIONS" shall have the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
(u) "REGISTRATION EXPENSES" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 4 hereof.
(v) "RESALE PERIOD" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(a) hereof.
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(w) "RESTRICTED HOLDER" shall mean (i) a holder that is an affiliate of
the Company within the meaning of Rule 405, (ii) a holder who acquires
Exchange Securities outside the ordinary course of such holder's business
or (iii) a holder who has arrangements or understandings with any person to
participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange
Securities.
(x) "RULE 144," "RULE 405" AND "RULE 415" shall mean, in each case,
such rule promulgated under the Securities Act.
(y) "SECURITIES" shall mean, collectively, the Capital Securities, the
Guarantee and the Debentures.
(z) "SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.
(aa) "SHELF REGISTRATION" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(b) hereof.
(bb) "TRUST AGREEMENT" shall mean the Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement, dated as of November 27, 1997, among the Company, the Depositor,
Wilmington Trust Company, as Property Trustee, and Wilmington Trust
company, as Delaware Trustee.
(cc) "TRUST INDENTURE ACT" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
or any successor thereto, and the rules, regulations and forms promulgated
thereunder, all as the same shall be amended from time to time.
(dd) "TRUST SECURITIES" shall mean collectively the Capital Securities
and the Common Securities to be issued under the Trust Agreement to the
Company.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a
"Section" or "clause" refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this
Registration Rights Agreement, and the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder"
and other words of similar import refer to this Registration Rights Agreement as
a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. Unless the
context otherwise requires, any reference to a statute, rule or regulation
refers to the same (including any successor statute, rule or regulation thereto)
as it may be amended from time to time.
2. REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, the Company and the Trust
agree to use their reasonable best efforts to file under the Securities Act
within 150 days after the Closing Date, a registration statement (the "Exchange
Offer Registration Statement") relating to an offer to exchange (the "Exchange
Offer") any and all of the Securities for a like aggregate amount of capital
securities issued by the Trust and guaranteed by the Company and underlying
junior subordinated interest debentures of the Company, which capital
securities, guarantee and debentures are identical to the Capital Securities,
the Guarantee and the Debentures, respectively (and are entitled to the benefits
of trust indentures which have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act)
except that they have been registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, do not contain restrictions on transfers and
do not contain provisions for the additional interest and additional
distributions contemplated in Section 2(c) below (such new securities
hereinafter called "Exchange Securities"). The Company and the Trust agree to
use their reasonable best efforts to cause the
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Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the
Securities Act within 180 days after the Closing Date. The Exchange
Offer will be registered under the Securities Act on the appropriate
form and will comply with all applicable tender offer rules and
regulations under the Exchange Act. The Company and the Trust further
agree to use their reasonable best efforts to commence and complete
the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement has become effective, hold the Exchange Offer open for at
least 30 days and exchange Exchange Securities for all Securities that
have been properly tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the
expiration of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will be deemed to
have been completed only if the Exchange Securities received by
holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange Offer for
Securities are, upon receipt, transferable by each such holder without
restriction under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and without
material restrictions under the blue sky or securities laws of a
substantial majority of the States of the United States of America.
The Exchange Offer shall be deemed to have been completed upon the
earlier to occur of (i) the Company and the Trust having exchanged the
Exchange Securities for all outstanding Securities pursuant to the
Exchange Offer and (ii) the Company having exchanged, pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, Exchange Securities for all Securities that have been
properly tendered and not withdrawn before the expiration of the
Exchange Offer, which shall be on a date that is at least 30 days
following the commencement of the Exchange Offer. The Company and the
Trust, agree (x) to include in the registration statement a prospectus
for use in connection with any resales of Exchange Securities by a
holder that is a broker-dealer, other than resales of Exchange
Securities received by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
in exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by such broker-dealer
directly from the Trust, and (y) to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement effective for a period (the "Resale Period")
beginning when Exchange Securities are first issued in the Exchange
Offer and ending upon the earlier of (i) either (a) the expiration of
the 180th day after the Exchange Offer has been completed or (b) in
the event the Company and the Trust have at any time notified any
broker-dealers pursuant to Section 3(f)(iii) hereof, the day beyond
the 180th day after the Exchange Offer has been completed that
reflects an additional period of days equal to the number of days
during all of the periods from and including the dates the Company and
the Trust give notice pursuant to Section 3(f)(iii)(F) hereof to and
including the date when broker-dealers receive an amended or
supplemented prospectus necessary to permit resales of Exchange
Securities or to and including the date on which the Company and the
Trust give notice that the resale of Exchange Securities under the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement may resume or (ii) such time as
such broker-dealers no longer own any Registrable Securities. With
respect to such registration statement, each broker-dealer that holds
Exchange Securities received in an Exchange Offer in exchange for
Registerable Securities not acquired by it directly from the Company
shall have the benefit of the rights of indemnification and
contribution set forth in Section 6 hereof.
(b) If (i) prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer existing
applicable law or Commission interpretations are changed such that the capital
securities, related guarantee of the Company and underlying debentures of the
Company to be received by holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange
Offer for Registrable Securities are not or would not be, upon receipt,
transferable by each such holder without restriction under the Securities Act,
(ii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not declared effective within
180 days of the Closing Date, (iii) the Company has received an opinion of
counsel, rendered by a law firm having a recognized national tax practice, to
the effect that, as a result of the consummation of the Exchange Offer, there is
more than an insubstantial risk that (a) the Trust is, or will be, subject to
United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on
the Debentures, (b) interest payable by the Company on the Debentures is not, or
will not be, deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for United States
federal income tax purposes, or (c) the Trust is,
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or will be, subject to more than a DE MINIMIS amount of other taxes, duties or
other governmental charges, then in addition to or in lieu of conducting
the Exchange Offer contemplated by Section 2(a), the Company and the Trust
shall file under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable a "shelf"
registration statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a
continuous or delayed basis by the holders of, all of the Registrable
Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 or any similar rule that may be adopted by the
Commission (the "Shelf Registration"). The Administrators will promptly deliver
to the holders of the Capital Securities, the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, or the Company will promptly deliver to the holders of the Debentures,
if not the Trust, written notice that the Company and the Trust will be
complying with the provisions of this Section 2(b). The Company and the Trust
agree to use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to
become or be declared effective and to keep such Shelf Registration continuously
effective for a period ending on the earlier of (i) either (x) the third
anniversary of the Closing Date or (y) in the event the Company and the Trust
have at any time suspended the use of the prospectus contained in the Shelf
Registration pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof, the date beyond the third
anniversary of the Closing Date that reflects an additional period of days equal
to the number of days during all of the periods from and including the dates the
Company and the Trust give notice of such suspension pursuant to Section 3(c) to
and including the date when holders of Registrable Securities receive an amended
or supplemented prospectus necessary to permit resales as Registrable Securities
under the Registration Shelf or to and including the date on which the Company
and Trust give notice that the resale to Registrable Securities may resume or
(ii) such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding.
The Company and the Trust further agree to supplement or make amendments to the
Shelf Registration, as and when required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company and the
Trust for such Shelf Registration or by the Securities Act or rules and
regulations thereunder for shelf registration, and the Company and the Trust
agree to furnish to the holders of the Registrable Securities copies of any such
supplement or amendment prior to its being used or promptly following its filing
with the Commission.
(c) If the Company or the Trust fail to comply with this Registration
Rights Agreement or if the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf
Registration Statement fails to become effective (any such event a "Registration
Default"), then, as liquidated damages, registration default interest (the
"Registration Default Interest") shall become payable in respect of the
Debentures, and corresponding registration default Distributions (the
"Registration Default Distributions"), shall become payable on the Trust
Securities as follows:
(i) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor a
Shelf Registration Statement is filed with the Commission on or prior to
the 150th day after the Closing Date or (B) notwithstanding that the
Company and the Trust have consummated or will consummate an Exchange
Offer, the Company and the Trust are required to file a Shelf Registration
and such Shelf Registration is not filed on or prior to the date required
by this Registration Rights Agreement, then commencing on the day after
either such required filing date, Registration Default Interest shall
accrue on the principal amount of the Debentures, and Registration Default
Distributions shall accumulate on the Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities, each at a rate of 0.25% per annum; or
(ii) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor a
Shelf Registration is declared effective by the Commission on or prior to
the 30th day after the applicable required filing date or (B)
notwithstanding that the Company and the Trust have consummated or will
consummate an
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Exchange Offer, the Company and the Issuer are required to file a Shelf
Registration and such Shelf Registration is not declared effective by
the Commission on or prior to the 30th day after the date such Shelf
Registration was required to be filed, then commencing on the 31st day
after the applicable required filing date, Registration Default
Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Debentures, and
Registration Default Distributions shall accumulate on the Liquidation
Amount of the Trust Securities, each at a rate of 0.25% per annum; or
(iii) if (A) the Trust and the Company have not exchanged Exchange
Securities for all Securities validly tendered, in accordance with the
terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 30th day after the date on
which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective or
(B) if applicable, the Shelf Registration has been declared effective and
such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective at any time prior to the
third anniversary of the Closing Date (other than after such time as there
are no longer any Registrable Securities), then Registration Default
Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of Debentures, and
Registration Default Distributions shall accumulate on the Liquidation
Amount of the Trust Securities, each at a rate of 0.25% per annum
commencing on (x) the 31st day after such effective date, in the case of
(A) above, or (y) the day such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective in
the case of (B) above;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither the Registration Default Interest rate on the
Debentures, nor the Registration Default Distributions rate on the Liquidation
Amount of the Trust Securities, shall exceed in the aggregate 0.25% per annum;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that (1) upon the filing of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or a Shelf Registration (in the case of clause (i)
above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
or a Shelf Registration (in the case of clause (ii) above), or (3) upon the
exchange of Exchange Securities for all securities tendered (in the case of
clause (iii) (A) above), or upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of clause (iii) (B) above),
Registration Default Interest on the Debentures, and Registration Default
Distributions on the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities as a result of
such clause (or the relevant subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease
to accrue.
(d) Any reference herein to a registration statement shall be deemed to
include any document incorporated therein by reference as of the applicable
Effective Time and any reference herein to any post-effective amendment to a
registration statement shall be deemed to include any document incorporated
therein by reference as of a time after such Effective Time.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Registration Rights
Agreement, in the event that Debentures are distributed to holders of Capital
Securities in liquidation of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement (a) all
references in this Section 2 and Section 3 to Securities, Registrable Securities
and Exchange Securities shall not include the Capital Securities and Guarantee
or Capital Securities and Guarantee issued or to be issued in exchange therefor
in the Exchange Offer, (ii) all requirements for action to be taken by the Trust
in this Section 2 and Section 3 shall cease to apply and all requirements for
action to be taken by the Company in this Section 2 and Section 3 shall apply to
Debentures and Debentures issued or to be issued in exchange therefor in the
Exchange Offer.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
The following provisions shall apply to registration statements filed
pursuant to Section 2:
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(a) At or before the Effective Time of the Exchange Offer or the Shelf
Registration, as the case may be, the Company and the Trust shall qualify the
Indenture, the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee under the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939.
(b) In connection with the Company's and the Trust's obligations with
respect to the Shelf Registration, if applicable, the Company and the Trust
shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (or as otherwise specified herein):
(i) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement with
respect to the Shelf Registration on any form which may be utilized by the
Trust and the Company and which shall permit the disposition of the
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods
thereof, as specified in writing by the holders of the Registrable
Securities, and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement
to become effective as soon as practicable thereafter;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus included
therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of
such registration statement for the period specified in Section 2(b) hereof
and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of such registration
statement, and furnish to the holders of the Registrable Securities copies
of any such supplement or amendment simultaneously with or prior to its
being used or filed with the Commission;
(iii) comply, as to all matters within the Company's and the Trust's
control, with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the holders thereof provided for in such registration
statement;
(iv) provide to any of (A) the holders of the Registrable Securities to
be included in such registration statement, (B) the underwriters (which
term, for purposes of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement,
shall include a person deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of
Section 2(11) of the Securities Act), if any, thereof, (C) the sales or
placement agent, if any, therefor, (D) counsel for such underwriters or
agent and (E) not more than one counsel for all the holders of such
Registrable Securities who so request of the Company in writing the
opportunity to participate in the preparation of such registration
statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission
and each amendment or supplement thereto;
(v) for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such registration
statement, and throughout the period specified in Section 2(b), make
available at reasonable times at the Company's principal place of business
or such other reasonable place for inspection by the persons referred to in
Section 3(b)(iv) who shall certify to the Company and the Trust that they
have a current intention to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration such financial and other information and books and
records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and
independent certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such
inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the judgment of the
respective counsel referred to in such Section, to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each such party shall be required to maintain in
confidence and not to disclose to any other person any information or
records reasonably designated by the Company in writing as being
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confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of
public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such registration
statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required so to
disclose such information pursuant to a subpoena or order of any court or
other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the matter
(subject to the requirements of such order, and only after such person
shall have given the Company prompt prior written notice of such
requirement), or (C) such information is required to be set forth in such
registration statement or the prospectus included therein or in an
amendment to such registration statement or an amendment or supplement to
such prospectus in order that such registration statement, prospectus,
amendment or supplement, as the case may be, does not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(vi) promptly notify the selling holders of Registrable Securities, the
sales or placement agent, if any, therefor and the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, thereof and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when
such registration statement or the prospectus included therein or any
prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been
filed, and, with respect to such registration statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any
comments by the Commission and by the Blue Sky or securities commissioner
or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the
Commission for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or
prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
registration statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings
for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of
the Company or the Trust contemplated by Section 3(b)(xv) or Section 5
cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt
by the Company or the Trust of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose, or (F) at any time when a prospectus is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act, that such registration statement,
prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment
does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of
the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder or contains an untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light
of the circumstances then existing;
(vii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any
order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date;
(viii) if requested by any managing underwriter or underwriters, any
placement or sales agent or any holder of Registrable Securities, promptly
incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as is required by the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and as such managing underwriter or underwriters, such agent or
such holder specifies should be included therein relating to the terms of
the sale of such Registrable Securities, including information with respect
to the principal amount of Registrable Securities being sold by such holder
or agent or to any underwriters, the name and description of such holder,
agent or underwriter, the offering price of such Registrable Securities and
any discount, commission or other compensation payable in respect thereof,
the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriters
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and with respect to any other terms of the offering of the Registrable
Securities to be sold by such holder or agent or to such underwriters;
and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment promptly after notification of the matters to
be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment;
(ix) furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities, each placement
or sales agent, if any, therefor, each underwriter, if any, thereof and the
respective counsel referred to in Section 3(b)(iv) an executed copy (or, in
the case of a holder of Registrable Securities, a conformed copy) of such
registration statement, each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each
case including all exhibits thereto (in the case of a holder of Registrable
Securities, upon request) and documents incorporated by reference therein)
and such number of copies of such registration statement (excluding
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein unless
specifically so requested by such holder, agent or underwriter, as the case
may be) and of the prospectus included in such registration statement
(including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in
conformity in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, and such other documents, as such holder, agent,
if any, and underwriter, if any, may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the offering and disposition of the Registrable Securities owned
by such holder, offered or sold by such agent or underwritten by such
underwriter and to permit such holder, agent and underwriter to satisfy the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and the Company and
the Trust hereby consent to the use of such prospectus (including such
preliminary and summary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto
by each such holder and by any such agent and underwriter, in each case in
the form most recently provided to such person by the Company or the Trust,
in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by the prospectus (including such preliminary and summary
prospectus) or any supplement or amendment thereto;
(x) use its reasonable best efforts to (A) register or qualify the
Registrable Securities to be included in such registration statement under
such securities laws or blue sky laws of such United States jurisdictions
as any holder of such Registrable Securities and each placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor and underwriter, if any, thereof shall reasonably
request, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply
with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and
dealings therein in such jurisdictions during the period the Shelf
Registration is required to remain effective under Section 2(b) above and
for so long as may be necessary to enable any such holder, agent or
underwriter to complete its distribution of Securities pursuant to such
registration statement but in any event not later than the date through
which the Company and the Trust are required to keep the Shelf Registration
Effective pursuant to Section 2(b) and (C) take any and all other actions
as may be reasonably requested to enable each such holder, agent, if any,
and underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition in such
jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
neither the Company nor the Trust shall be required for any such purpose to
(1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would
not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this
Section 3(b)(x), (2) consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any agreement between it and its stockholders;
(xi) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the consent or approval
of each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local,
which may be required to be obtained by the
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Company or the Trust to effect the Shelf Registration or the offering or
sale in connection therewith or to enable the selling holder or holders to
offer, or to consummate the disposition of, their Registrable Securities;
(xii) cooperate with the holders of the Registrable Securities and the
managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold,
which certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved, or produced
by any combination of such methods, and which shall not bear any
restrictive legends, except as may be required by applicable law; and, in
the case of an underwritten offering, enable such Registrable Securities to
be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing
underwriters may request at least two business days prior to any sale of
the Registrable Securities;
(xiii) provide a CUSIP number for all applicable Registrable
Securities, not later than the Effective Time;
(xiv) enter into one or more underwriting agreements, engagement
letters, agency agreements, "best efforts" underwriting agreements or
similar agreements, as appropriate, including customary provision agreed to
by the Company relating to indemnification and contribution, and take such
other actions in connection therewith as any holders of Registrable
Securities aggregating at least 331/3% in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities at the time outstanding shall reasonably request in
order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities; PROVIDED, that the Company and the Trust shall not be required
to enter into any such agreement more than once with respect to all of the
Registrable Securities and may delay entering into such agreement until the
consummation of any underwritten public offering which the Company shall
have then undertaken;
(xv) whether or not an agreement of the type referred to in Section
(3)(b)(xiv) hereof is entered into and whether or not any portion of the
offering contemplated by such registration statement is an underwritten
offering or is made through a placement or sales agent or any other entity,
(A) make such representations and warranties to the holders of such
Registrable Securities and the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor
and the underwriters, if any, thereof in form, substance and scope as are
customarily made by the Company in connection with an offering of debt
securities pursuant to any appropriate agreement or to a registration
statement filed on the form applicable to the Shelf Registration; (B)
obtain an opinion of counsel to the Company and an opinion of counsel to
the Trust in each case in customary form and covering such matters, of the
type customarily covered by such an opinion, and in the case of the Company
as customarily given in public offerings of the Company's debt securities
as the managing underwriters, if any, or as any holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the time
outstanding may reasonably request, addressed to such holder or holders and
the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and the underwriters, if
any, thereof and dated the effective date of such registration statement
(and if such registration statement contemplates an underwritten offering
of a part or all of the Registrable Securities, dated the date of the
closing under the underwriting agreement relating thereto); (C) obtain a
"cold comfort" letter or letters from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company addressed to the selling holders of Registrable
Securities, the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor or the
underwriters, if any, thereof, dated (i) the effective date of such
registration statement and (ii) the effective date of any prospectus
supplement to the prospectus included in such registration statement or
post-effective amendment to such registration statement which includes
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audited financial statements as of a date or for a period subsequent to
that of the latest such statements included in such prospectus (and, if
such registration statement contemplates an underwritten offering pursuant
to any prospectus supplement to the prospectus included in such
registration statement or post-effective amendment to such registration
statement which includes unaudited or audited financial statements as of a
date or for a period subsequent to that of the latest such statements
included in such prospectus, dated the date of the closing under the
underwriting agreement relating thereto), such letter or letters to be in
customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by
letters of such type in public offerings of debt securities of the Company;
(D) deliver such documents and certificates, including officers' or
trustees' or Administrators' certificates, as applicable, as may be
reasonably requested by any holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding or the
placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and the managing underwriters,
if any, thereof to evidence the accuracy of the representations and
warranties made pursuant to clause (A) above or those contained in Section
5(a) hereof and the compliance with or satisfaction of any agreements or
conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement
entered into by the Company or the Trust, as applicable; and (E) undertake
such obligations relating to expense reimbursement, indemnification and
contribution as are provided in Section 6 hereof;
(xvi) notify in writing each holder of Registrable Securities of any
proposal by the Company and/or the Trust to amend or waive any provision of
this Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to Section 9(h) hereof and of
any amendment or waiver effected pursuant thereto, each of which notices
shall contain the text of the amendment or waiver proposed or effected, as
the case may be;
(xvii) in the event that any broker-dealer registered under the
Exchange Act shall underwrite any Registrable Securities or participate as
a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group or "assist in the
distribution" (within the meaning of the Rules of Conduct Practice and the
By-Laws of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") or
any successor thereto, as amended from time to time) thereof, whether as a
holder of such Registrable Securities or as an underwriter, a placement or
sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, assist
such broker-dealer in complying with the requirements of such Rules and
By-Laws, including by (A) if such Rules shall so require, permitting a
"qualified independent underwriter" (as defined in such Schedule (or any
successor thereto)) to participate in the preparation of the registration
statement relating to such Registrable Securities, to exercise usual
standards of due diligence in respect thereto and, if any portion of the
offering contemplated by such registration statement is an underwritten
offering or is made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the
yield of such Registrable Securities, (B) indemnifying any such qualified
independent underwriter to the extent of the indemnification of
underwriters provided in Section 6 hereof, and (C) providing such
information to such broker-dealer as may be required in order for such
broker-dealer to comply with the requirements of the Rules of Conduct of
the NASD; and
(xviii) make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practicable but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
effective date of such registration statement, an earning statement of the
Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities
Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
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In case any of the foregoing obligations is dependent upon information provided
or to be provided by a party other than the Company or the Trust, such
obligation shall be subject to the provision of such information.
(c) In the event that the Company and the Trust would be required, pursuant
to Section 3(b)(vi)(F) above, to notify the selling holders of Registrable
Securities, the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and the managing
underwriters, if any, thereof, the Company and the Trust shall promptly prepare
and furnish to each such holder, to each placement or sales agent, if any, and
to each such underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus
supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of
Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall conform in all material respects
to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and shall 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
in light of the circumstances then existing. Each holder of Registrable
Securities agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company or the Trust,
pursuant to Section 3(b)(vi)(F) hereof, such holder shall forthwith discontinue
the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement
applicable to such Registrable Securities until such holder (i) shall have
received copies of such amended or supplemented prospectus and, if so directed
by the Company or the Trust, such holder shall deliver to the Company (at the
Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such
holder's possession of the prospectus covering such Registra-ble Securities at
the time of receipt of such notice or (ii) shall have received notice from the
Company or the Trust that the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to
the Shelf Registration may continue.
(d) The Company and the Trust may require each holder of Registrable
Securities as to which any registration pursuant to Section 2(b) is being
effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding such holder and
such holder's intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities as
the Company and the Trust may from time to time reasonably request in writing,
but only to the extent that such information is required in order to comply with
the Securities Act. Each such holder agrees to notify the Company and the Trust
as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy or change in information previously
furnished by such holder to the Company and the Trust or of the occurrence of
any event in either case as a result of which any prospectus relating to such
registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact
regarding such holder or such holder's intended method of disposition of such
Regis-trable Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding such
holder or such holder's intended method of disposition of such Registrable
Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly
to furnish to the Company and the Trust any additional information required to
correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such
prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such holder or the disposition of
such Registrable Securities, 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 in light of the circumstances then existing.
(e) Until the expiration of three years after the Closing Date, the Company
will not, and will not permit any of its "affiliates" (as defined in Rule 144)
to, resell any of the Capital Securities or Debentures that have been reacquired
by any of them except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Act.
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(f) In connection with the Company's and the Trust's obligations with
respect to the registration of Exchange Securities as contemplated by Section
2(a) (the "Exchange Registration"), if applicable, the Company and the Trust
shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (or as otherwise specified):
(i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the prospectus
included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the
effectiveness thereof for the periods and purposes contemplated in Section
2(a) hereof and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations
of the Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and promptly provide each
broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities with such number of copies of the
prospectus included therein (as then amended or supplemented), in
conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, as such broker-dealer reasonably may request prior
to the expiration of the Resale Period, for use in connection with resales
of Exchange Securities;
(ii) promptly notify each broker-dealer that has requested or received
copies of the prospectus included in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or any prospectus
amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and,
with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any
comments by the Commission and by the Blue Sky or securities commissioner
or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the
Commission for amendments or supplements to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance
by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of
any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations
and warranties of the Company and/or the Trust contemplated by Section 5
cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt
by the Company or the Trust of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Exchange Securities for sale in any
United States jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose, or (F) at any time during the Resale Period
when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act,
that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus
amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment does not conform in all
material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing;
(iii) in the event that the Company and the Trust would be required,
pursuant to Section 3(f)(ii)(F) above, to notify any broker-dealers holding
Exchange Securities, promptly prepare and furnish to each such holder a
reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so
that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such Exchange Securities
during the Resale Period, such prospectus shall conform in all material
respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
and shall 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 in light of
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the circumstances then existing or notify such broker-dealers that the date
of Exchange Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement may continue.
(iv) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any
order suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest
practicable date;
(v) use its reasonable best efforts to (A) register or qualify the
Exchange Securities under the securities laws or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as are contemplated by Section 2(a) no later than the
commencement of the Exchange Offer, (B) keep such registrations or
qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the
continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions
until the expiration of the Resale Period and (C) take any and all other
actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each
broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities to consummate the disposition
thereof in such jurisdictions; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither the Company
nor the Trust shall be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a
foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be
required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 3(f)(v), (2)
consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) make
any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any agreement
between it and its stockholders;
(vi) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the consent or approval
of each United States governmental agency or authority, whether federal,
state or local, which may be required to be obtained by the Company or the
Trust to effect the Exchange Registration, the Exchange Offer and the
offering and sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the
Resale Period;
(vii) provide a CUSIP number for all applicable Exchange Securities,
not later than the applicable Effective Time;
(viii) make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practicable but no later than eighteen months after the effective date of
such registration statement, an earning statement of the Company and its
subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including,
at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
In case any of the foregoing obligations is dependent upon information provided
or to be provided by a party other than the Company or the Trust, such
obligation shall be subject to the provision of such information.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES.
The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid promptly upon
request being made therefor all expenses incident to the Company's and the
Trust's performance of or compliance with this Registration Rights Agreement,
including (a) all Commission and any NASD registration and filing fees and
expenses, (b) all fees and expenses in connection with the qualification of the
Securities or Exchange Securities for offering and sale under the State
securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section 3(b)(x) and Section 3(f)(v)
hereof, including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the
placement or sales agent or underwriters in connection with such qualifications,
(c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, distribution and
reproduction of each registration statement required to be filed
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hereunder, each prospectus included therein or prepared for distribution
pursuant hereto, each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, the certificates
representing the Securities and all other documents relating hereto, (d)
messenger and delivery expenses, (e) fees and expenses of the Trustee under the
Indenture, the Property Trustee and Debenture Trustee under the Trust Agreement
and the Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee and of any escrow agent or
custodian, (f) internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of the
Company's officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (g)
fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel and independent certified public
accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any opinions or "cold
comfort" letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance) and
(h) reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the holders
of Registrable Securities retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as
selected by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Registrable Securities being registered, and fees, expenses and
disbursements of any other persons, including special experts, retained by the
Company in connection with such registration (collectively, the "Registration
Expenses"). To the extent that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed
or paid by any holder of Registrable Securities or any placement or sales agent
therefor or underwriter thereof, the Company shall reimburse such person for the
full amount of the Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly
after receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders
of the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all agency fees and
commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale
of such Registrable Securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or
other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other
than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each of the Company and the Trust represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, each Initial Purchaser and each of the holders from time to time of
Registrable Securities that:
(a) Each registration statement covering Registrable Securities and
each prospectus (including any preliminary or summary prospectus) contained
therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(f) hereof and
any further amendments or supplements to any such registration statement or
prospectus, when it becomes effective or is filed with the Commission, as
the case may be, and, in the case of an underwritten offering of
Registrable Securities, at the time of the closing under the underwriting
agreement relating thereto, will conform in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder 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 not misleading; and at all times subsequent to the Effective Time
when a prospectus would be required to be delivered rnder the Securities
Act, other than from (i) such time as a notice has been given to holders of
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(b)(vi)(F) or Section
3(f)(ii)(F) hereof until (ii) such time as the Company furnishes an amended
or supplemented prospectus pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(f)(iii)
hereof, each such registration statement, and each prospectus (including
any summary prospectus) contained therein or furnished pursuant to Section
3(b) or Section 3(f) hereof, as then amended or supplemented, will conform
in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder 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 not misleading in the
light of the circumstances then existing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this
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representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company and the Trust by a holder of Registrable Securities
expressly for use therein.
(b) Any documents incorporated by reference in any prospectus referred
to in Section 5(a) hereof, when they become or became effective or are or
were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform or
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents will
contain or contained an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this
representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company and the Trust by a holder of Registrable Securities
expressly for use therein.
(c) The compliance by the Company and the Trust with all of the
provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions herein contemplated will not constitute a breach of or
default under, the corporate charter or by-laws of the Company, or the
Trust Agreement of the Trust, or any material agreement, indenture or
instrument relating to indebtedness for money borrowed to which the Company
or to the best knowledge of the Company, the Trust is a party or, to the
best knowledge of the Company, the Trust, as applicable, any law, order,
rule, regulation or decree of any court or governmental agency or authority
located in the United States having jurisdiction over the Company or any
property of the Company or the Trust or any property of the Trust, as
applicable; and, to the best knowledge of the Company and the Trust, no
consent, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any
court or governmental agency or authority is required for the consummation
by the Company or the Trust, as applicable, of the transactions
contemplated by this Registration Rights Agreement, except the registration
under the Securities Act contemplated hereby, qualification of the
Indenture, the Guarantee and the Trust Agreement under the Trust Indenture
Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under State securities or "blue sky"
laws.
(d) This Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company or the Trust, as applicable.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUST. Upon the registration of
the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(b) hereof, and in
consideration of the agreements of the Initial Purchasers contained herein, and
as an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Capital Securities,
each of the Company and the Trust shall, and it hereby agrees jointly and
severally to, indemnify and hold harmless each of the holders of Registrable
Securities to be included in such registration, and each person who participates
as a placement or sales agent or as an underwriter in any offering or sale of
such Registrable Securities and each person who controls any such person against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such
holder, agent or underwriter may become subject under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common
law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration
statement under which such Registrable Securities were
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registered under the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final or summary
prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company or the Trust to any
such holder, agent or underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading and each of the Company and the Trust shall,
and it hereby agrees jointly and severally to, reimburse each such holder, such
agent and such underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company and the Trust
shall not be liable to any such person in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
such registration statement, or preliminary, final or summary prospectus, or
amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company and the Trust by holders of Registrable
Securities expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement will be in
addition to any liability which the Company or the Trust may otherwise have.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE HOLDERS AND ANY AGENTS AND UNDERWRITERS. The
Company and the Trust may require, as a condition to including any Registrable
Securities in any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof
and to entering into any underwriting agreement with respect thereto, that the
Company and the Trust shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory
to it from the holder of such Registrable Securities and from each underwriter
named in any such underwriting agreement, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Trust, each of the Company's
directors, and each person who controls the Company or the Trust within the
meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as
the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Trust, but only with reference
to written information furnished to the Company and the Trust by or on behalf of
such person specifically for use in any registration statement, or any
preliminary or final or summary prospectus contained therein or any amendment or
supplement thereto. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which any such person may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under Section 6(a)
or (b) of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve
the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party otherwise than under Section 6(a) or (b). In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to
such indemnified party; provided that, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified
party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under Section
8(a) or (b) for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party (other than reasonable costs of investigation) in connection
with the defense thereof
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unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate national counsel, approved by the Representatives, representing the
indemnified parties who are parties to such action), (ii) the indemnifying party
shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized the
employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the
indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable, such
liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such clause (i)
or (iii).
(d) CONTRIBUTION. Each party hereto agrees that, if for any reason the
indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) are
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect
of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted
in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof),
as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of
such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by such indemnifying party or by such indemnified party,
and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this
Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders or any
agents or underwriters or all of them were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in this Section 6(d). The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to
include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), no holder shall
be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the dollar
amount of the proceeds received by such holder from the sale of any Registrable
Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable
thereto) exceeds the amount of any damages which such holder has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission, and no underwriter shall be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable
Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the
public exceeds the amount of any damages which such underwriter has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The holders' and any underwriters' obligations in this
Section 6(d) to contribute shall be several in proportion to the principal
amount of Registrable Securities registered or underwritten, as the case may be,
by them and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company and the Trust under this Section 6 shall
be in addition to any liability which the Company and the Trust may otherwise
have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer,
director and partner of each holder, agent and underwriter and each
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person, if any, who controls any holder, agent or underwriter within the meaning
of the Securities Act; and the obligations of the holders and any agents or
underwriters contemplated by this Section 6 shall be in addition to any
liability which the respective holder, agent or underwriter may otherwise have
and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and
director of the Company (including any person who, with his consent, is named in
any registration statement as about to become a director of the Company), to
each Trustee and Administrator under the Trust Agreement and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company and the Trust within the meaning of the Securities
Act.
7. UNDERWRITTEN OFFERINGS.
(a) SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS. If any of the Registrable Securities covered
by the Shelf Registration are to be sold pursuant to an underwritten offering,
the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof shall be designated by the
holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Securities to be included in such offering, provided that such designated
managing underwriter or underwriters is or are reasonably acceptable to the
Company.
(b) PARTICIPATION BY HOLDERS. Each holder of Registrable Securities hereby
agrees with each other such holder that no such holder may participate in any
underwritten offering hereunder unless such holder (i) agrees to sell such
holder's Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such
arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
8. RULE 144.
The Company covenants to the holders of Registrable Securities that the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely file the reports
required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act
(including the reports under Section 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred
to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144 adopted by the Commission under the
Securities Act) and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission
thereunder, and shall take such further action as any holder of Registrable
Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time
to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under
the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144
under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar or successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities in connection with that
holder's sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such holder a
written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. Each of the Company and the Trust
represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that it has not granted, and shall
not grant, registration rights with respect to Registrable Securities which
would be inconsistent with the terms contained in this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement.
(b) SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto acknowledge that there would
be no adequate remedy at law if any party fails to perform any of its
obligations hereunder and that each party may be
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irreparably harmed by any such failure, and accordingly agree that each party,
in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity,
shall be entitled to compel specific performance of the obligations of any other
party under this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, in
any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction.
(c) NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered by hand, if delivered personally or by courier, or
three days after being deposited in the mail (registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested) as follows: If to the Company, to it
at First Union Corporation, One First Union Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
28288-0013, Attention: General Counsel; if to the Trust, to it at Wilmington
Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19890-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administrator; and if to a
holder, to the address of such holder set forth in the security register or
other records of the Trust or the Company, as the case may be, or to such other
address as the Company, the Trust or any such holder may have furnished to the
other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of
address shall be effective only upon receipt.
(d) PARTIES IN INTEREST. All the terms and provisions of this Registration
Rights Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall
be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
In the event that any transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall
acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest,
purchase, operation of law or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any
further writing or action of any kind, be deemed a party hereto for all purposes
and such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of
this Registration Rights Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable
Securities such transferee shall be entitled to receive the benefits of, and be
conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform, all of the
applicable terms and provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement.
(e) SURVIVAL. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations,
warranties and each other provision set forth in this Registration Rights
Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the results thereof) made by
or on behalf of any holder of Registrable Securities, any director, officer or
partner of such holder, any agent or underwriter or any director, officer or
partner thereof, or any controlling person of any of the foregoing, and shall
survive delivery of and payment for the Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement and the transfer and registration of Registrable Securities
by such holder and the consummation of an Exchange Offer.
(F) LAW GOVERNING. THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
(g) HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and
paragraphs of this Registration Rights Agreement are inserted for convenience
only, do not constitute a part of this Registration Rights Agreement and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Registration Rights
Agreement.
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(h) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Registration Rights Agreement and
the other writings referred to herein (including the Trust Agreement, the
Guarantee and the Indenture) or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part
hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its
subject matter. This Registration Rights Agreement supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject
matter. This Registration Rights Agreement may be amended and the observance of
any term of this Registration Rights Agreement may be waived (either generally
or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a
written instrument duly executed by the Company, the Trust and the holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at
the time outstanding. Each holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or
thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any amendment or waiver effected
pursuant to this Section 9(h), whether or not any notice, writing or marking
indicating such amendment or waiver appears on such Registrable Securities or is
delivered to such holder.
(i) INSPECTION. For so long as this Registration Rights Agreement shall be
in effect, this Registration Rights Agreement and a complete list of the names
and addresses of all the holders of Registrable Securities shall be made
available for inspection and copying on any business day by any holder of
Registrable Securities for proper purposes only (which shall include any purpose
related to the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities under the
Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement) at the offices of the Company at
the address thereof set forth in Section 9(c) above, at the office of the
Property Trustee or at the office of the Trustee under the Indenture.
(j) COUNTERPARTS. This agreement may be executed by the parties in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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Agreed to and accepted as of the date referred to above.
FIRST UNION INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL I
By:/s/ KENNETH R. STANCLIFF
Administrator
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
By:/s/ JAMES H. HATCH
Name: James H. Hatch
Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
CS FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
By: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
By:/s/ Richard Schwartz
Name: Richard Schwartz
Title:
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EXHIBIT 23(A)
CONSENT OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-4 of First Union Corporation, First Union Institutional Capital I of
our report dated January 11, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of First Union Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994,
and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1995, which report appears in the 1995 Supplemental Annual Report
to Stockholders which is incorporated by reference in the 1995 Form 10-K of
First Union Corporation. The report refers to a change in the method of
accounting for investments. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts" in this Registration Statement.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 30, 1996
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned directors and officers
of FIRST UNION CORPORATION (the "Corporation") hereby constitute and appoint
Marion A. Cowell, Jr. and Kent S. Hathaway, and each of them severally, the true
and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and
authority in said agents and the attorneys-in-fact, and in any one of them, to
sign for the undersigned and in their respective names as directors and officers
of the Corporation, one or more Registration Statements to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
relating to the issuance of (i) up to $515,464,000 principal amount of a series
of junior subordinated debentures of the Corporation in exchange for, and having
substantially the same terms as, up to $515,464,000 principal amount of the
Corporation's 8.04% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due
December 1, 2026, (ii) a guarantee of the Corporation in exchange for, and
having substantially the same terms as, the Guarantee of the Corporation dated
November 27, 1996, with respect to $500,000,000 in liquidation value of the
8.04% Capital Securities issued by First Union Institutional Capital I, a trust
created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Issuer"), on November 27,
1996 (the "Capital Securities"), (iii) up to $500,000,000 in liquidation value
of capital securities of the Issuer in exchange for, and having substantially
the same terms as, up to $500,000,000 in liquidation value of the Capital
Securities, and (iv) such rights, interests and agreements covered by such
Registration Statements that relate to the securities covered by the foregoing
clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), and to sign any and all amendments to such
Registration Statements.
Signature Capacity
/s/ Edward E. Crutchfield Chairman and Chief Executive
- - - ------------------------- Officer and Director
Edward E. Crutchfield
/s/ Robert T. Atwood Executive Vice President and
- - - ------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
Robert T. Atwood
/s/ James H. Hatch Senior Vice President and
- - - ------------------------- Controller (Principal
James H. Hatch Accounting Officer)
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Signature Capacity
/s/ Edward E. Barr Director
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Edward E. Barr
/s/ G. Alex Bernhardt Director
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G. Alex Bernhardt
/s/ W. Waldo Bradley Director
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W. Waldo Bradley
/s/ Robert J. Brown Director
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Robert J. Brown
/s/ Robert D. Davis Director
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Robert D. Davis
/s/ R. Stuart Dickson Director
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R. Stuart Dickson
/s/ B.F. Dolan Director
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B.F. Dolan
/s/ Roddey Dowd, Sr. Director
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Roddey Dowd, Sr.
/s/ John R. Georgius Director
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John R. Georgius
/s/ Arthur M. Goldberg Director
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Arthur M. Goldberg
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Signature Capacity
/s/ William H. Goodwin, Jr. Director
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William H. Goodwin, Jr.
/s/ Brenton S. Halsey Director
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Brenton S. Halsey
/s/ Howard H. Haworth Director
- - - --------------------------
Howard H. Haworth
/s/ Frank M. Henry Director
- - - --------------------------
Frank M. Henry
/s/ Leonard G. Herring Director
- - - --------------------------
Leonard G. Herring
/s/ Juan Rodriguez Inciarte Director
- - - --------------------------
Juan Rodriguez Inciarte
/s/ Jack A. Laughery Director
- - - --------------------------
Jack A. Laughery
/s/ Max Lennon Director
- - - --------------------------
Max Lennon
/s/ Radford D. Lovett Director
- - - --------------------------
Radford D. Lovett
/s/ Joseph Neubauer Director
- - - --------------------------
Joseph Neubauer
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Signature Capacity
/s/ Henry D. Perry, Jr. Director
- - - --------------------------
Henry D. Perry, Jr.
/s/ Randolph N. Reynolds Director
- - - --------------------------
Randolph N. Reynolds
/s/ Ruth G. Shaw Director
- - - --------------------------
Ruth G. Shaw
/s/ Charles M. Shelton, Sr. Director
- - - --------------------------
Charles M. Shelton, Sr.
/s/ Lanty L. Smith Director
- - - --------------------------
Lanty L. Smith
/s/ Anthony P. Terracciano Director
- - - --------------------------
Anthony P. Terracciano
/s/ Dewey L. Trogdon Director
- - - --------------------------
Dewey L. Trogdon
/s/ John D. Uible Director
- - - --------------------------
John D. Uible
/s/ B.J. Walker Director
- - - --------------------------
B.J. Walker
Dated: December 17, 1996
Charlotte, North Carolina
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