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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 30, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-44421
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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K N ENERGY, INC. K N CAPITAL TRUST III
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS
CHARTER) CHARTER)
48-0290000 52-6886681
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
KANSAS DELAWARE
(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (STATE OF INCORPORATION)
C/O K N ENERGY, INC.
370 VAN GORDON STREET 370 VAN GORDON STREET
P.O. BOX 281304 P.O. BOX 281304
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228-8304 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228-8304
(303) 989-1740 (303) 989-1740
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OR REGISTRANT'S NUMBER, INCLUDING NEW CODE, OR REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)
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MARTHA B. WYRSCH, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY
370 VAN GORDON STREET, P.O. BOX 281304
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228-8304
(303) 989-1740
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES TO:
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VINCENT PAGANO, JR. ESQ. C. MICHAEL HARRINGTON, ESQ.
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.
425 LEXINGTON AVENUE 2300 FIRST CITY TOWER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 1001 FANIN
(212) 455-2000 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-6760
(713) 758-2148
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As
promptly as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, please check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the first prospectus
contained in this Registration Statement relates to the remaining securities
unsold in a Primary Offering having a maximum aggregate offering price of
$405,308,750, such remaining unsold securities having been previously registered
pursuant to the Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-40869. Such prospectus
contained in this Registration Statement also relates to the remaining
securities unsold in a Primary Offering having a maximum aggregate offering
price of $94,691,250, such remaining unsold securities having been previously
registered pursuant to the Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-04385. The
second prospectus contained in this Registration Statement relates to 792,232
shares of Common Stock of K N Energy, Inc. remaining unsold in a Secondary
Offering, such shares having previously been registered pursuant to the Form S-3
Registration Statement Nos. 333-40869 and 333-04385. This Registration Statement
also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-40869 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-04385, and upon effectiveness of such Post-Effective Amendments, this
Registration Statement and Registration Statement No. 333-40869 and Registration
Statement No. 333-04385 will relate to an aggregate of $4,000,000,000 of K N
Energy's stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, trust debentures, debt
securities and common stock and K N Capital Trust III's preferred securities and
K N's guarantee thereof to be sold in a Primary Offering and 792,232 shares of
Common Stock of K N Energy, Inc. to be sold in a Secondary Offering.
THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement consists of two separate Prospectuses, covering
registration of:
(1) Debt Securities, Common Stock, Stock Purchase Units, Stock
Purchase Contracts, Trust Debentures and a Guarantee of K N Energy, Inc.
and Preferred Securities of K N Capital Trust III.
(2) Common Stock of K N Energy, Inc. to be sold in one or more
secondary offerings by Cabot Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
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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 OR
JURISDICTION.
PROSPECTUS (Subject to completion)
Issued January 30, 1998
$4,000,000,000
K N Energy, Inc.
STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
TRUST DEBENTURES
DEBT SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK
K N Capital Trust III
PREFERRED SECURITIES
Guaranteed as set forth herein by
K N Energy, Inc.
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K N Energy, Inc. ("K N", "K N Energy" or the "Company") may offer and sell
from time to time, together or separately: (i) Stock Purchase Contracts ("Stock
Purchase Contracts") to purchase shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per
share ("Common Stock"), of the Company; (ii) Stock Purchase Units ("Stock
Purchase Units"), each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and
Preferred Securities (as defined below) or debt obligations of third parties,
including U.S. Treasury securities, securing the holder's obligation to purchase
Common Stock under the Stock Purchase Contracts; (iii) its debentures (the
"Trust Debentures") to be purchased with the proceeds from the sale of preferred
securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets
of K N Capital Trust III ("Preferred Securities"), a statutory business trust
created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"); (iv) in addition
to the Trust Debentures, its debentures, notes and other debt securities in one
or more series, which may be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt
securities ("Debt Securities"); and (v) Common Stock. In addition the Trust may
offer its Preferred Securities. The aggregate initial offering price of all of
the Securities (as defined below) which may be sold pursuant to this Prospectus
will not exceed $4,000,000,000 or, if applicable, the equivalent thereof in any
other currency or currency unit. The Securities will be offered in amounts, at
prices and on terms to be determined in light of market conditions at the time
of sale and set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus (a "Prospectus
Supplement"). The Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units, Trust
Debentures, Debt Securities, Common Stock and Preferred Securities are
collectively called the "Securities."
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The Securities may be sold directly by the Company, or in the case of the
Preferred Securities, the Trust, to investors, through agents designated from
time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. See "Plan of
Distribution." If any agents of the Company or, in the case of the Preferred
Securities, the Trust, or any underwriters are involved in the sale of any
Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered, the names of
such agents or underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be
set forth in a Prospectus Supplement. The net proceeds to the Company from such
sale also will be set forth in a Prospectus Supplement. See "Use of Proceeds."
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The Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE")
under the symbol "KNE." Any Common Stock sold pursuant to a Prospectus
Supplement will be listed on such exchange, subject to official notice of
issuance. The Prospectus Supplement will state whether any Securities offered
thereby will be listed on any national securities exchange. If such Securities
are not listed on any national securities exchange, there can be no assurance
that there will be a secondary market for any such Securities.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE SALES OF THE SECURITIES UNLESS
ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
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Certain specific terms of the particular Securities in respect of which
this Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in an applicable Prospectus
Supplement, including, where applicable, (i) in the case of Stock Purchase
Contracts, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder, the
purchase price of the Common Stock, the date or dates on which the Common Stock
is required to be purchased by the holders of the Stock Purchase Contracts, any
periodic payments required to be made by the Company to the holders of the Stock
Purchase Contracts or vice versa, and the terms of the offering and sale
thereof, (ii) in the case of Stock Purchase Units, the specific terms of the
Stock Purchase Contracts and any Preferred Securities or debt obligations of
third parties securing the holder's obligation to purchase the Common Stock
under the Stock Purchase Contracts, and the terms of the offering and sale
thereof, (iii) in the case of Trust Debentures or Debt Securities, the specific
designation, aggregate principal amount, authorized denominations, ranking as
senior or subordinated, maturity, interest payment dates, interest rate (which
may be fixed or variable) or method of calculating interest, if any, applicable
Extension Period (as defined below) or interest deferral terms, if any, place or
places where principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, will be payable,
any terms for mandatory or optional redemption, any sinking fund provisions,
terms for any conversion or exchange into other securities, initial offering or
purchase price, methods of distribution and any other special terms, and (iv) in
the case of Preferred Securities, the specific title, aggregate amount, stated
liquidation preference, number of securities, the rate of payment of periodic
cash distributions ("distributions" or "Distributions") or method of calculating
such rate, applicable Extension Period or distribution deferral terms, if any,
place or places where distributions will be payable, any terms of redemption,
initial offering or purchase price, methods of distribution and any other
special terms. If so specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Securities offered thereby may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one
or more temporary or permanent global securities ("Global Securities").
Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Trust Debentures will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will
rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company's other senior
unsecured obligations. If provided in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the
Company will have the right to defer payments of interest on the Trust
Debentures by extending the interest payment period thereon at any applicable
time or from time to time for such number of consecutive interest payment
periods (which shall not extend beyond the stated maturity (the "Stated
Maturity") of the Trust Debentures) with respect to each deferral period as may
be specified in such Prospectus Supplement (each, an "Extension Period"). See
"Description of the Trust Debentures -- Option to Extend Interest Payment
Period."
The Company will be the owner of the common securities (the "Common
Securities," and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust
Securities") of the Trust. The payment of distributions with respect to the
Preferred Securities and payments on liquidation or redemption with respect to
the Preferred Securities, in each case out of funds held by the Trust, will be
irrevocably guaranteed by the Company to the extent described herein (the
"Guarantee"). Certain payments in respect of the Common Securities may also be
guaranteed by the Company. See "Description of the Guarantee." Unless otherwise
set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of the
Company under the Guarantee will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company
and will rank pari passu with all of the Company's other senior unsecured
obligations. Concurrently with the issuance by the Trust of the Preferred
Securities, the Trust will invest the proceeds thereof and any contributions
made in respect of the Common Securities in the Trust Debentures, which will
have terms corresponding to the terms of the Preferred Securities. The Trust
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Debentures will be the sole assets of the Trust, and payments under the Trust
Debentures and those made by the Company in respect of fees and expenses
incurred by the Trust will be the only revenue of the Trust. Upon the occurrence
of certain events as are described herein and in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement, the Company may redeem the Trust Debentures and cause the redemption
of the Trust Securities. In addition, if provided in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the Company may dissolve the Trust at any time and, after
satisfaction of the liabilities to creditors of the Trust as provided by
applicable law, cause the Trust Debentures to be distributed to the holders of
the Trust Securities in liquidation of their interest in the Trust.
Taken together, the Company's obligations under the Trust Debentures, the
Debenture Indenture (as defined herein), the Declaration (as defined herein) and
the Guarantee, in the aggregate, have the effect of providing a full,
irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payments of distributions and other
amounts due on the Preferred Securities. See "Relationship Among the Preferred
Securities, the Trust Debentures and the Guarantee."
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements, and other information filed by the Company with the Commission can
be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549 and at the following Regional Offices of the Commission: Chicago
Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661; and New York Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549 at
prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a Website that contains reports,
proxy and information statements and other materials that are filed through the
Commission's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System. The
Website can be accessed at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, reports, proxy
statements and other information concerning the Company can be inspected at the
NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, on which exchange the Common
Stock is listed.
This Prospectus constitutes a part of three Registration Statements on Form
S-3 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") filed by the Company and the Trust with the Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This Prospectus omits
certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement, and
reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement for further information
with respect to the Company and the securities offered hereby. Any statements
contained herein concerning the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such
document so filed. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such
reference.
No separate financial statements of the Trust have been included herein.
The Company and the Trust do not consider that such financial statements would
be material to holders of the Preferred Securities because the Trust 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 its holding as trust assets the Trust Debentures and the issuance of
the Trust Securities. See "The Trust," "Description of the Trust Debentures,"
"Description of the Preferred Securities" and "Description of the Guarantee."
The Trust is currently not subject to the information reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission (File No.
1-6446) pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference and made a
part hereof:
(a) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto;
(b) the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 1997;
(c) the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 28 and 29
and October 27, 1997 and January 5 and 16, 1998; and
(d) the description of the Preferred Share Purchase Rights and the
Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statements on Form
8-A.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus and
prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities pursuant hereto,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such document. Any statement contained herein or in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in 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.
The Company will provide without charge to any person, including any
beneficial owner of Securities, to whom this Prospectus is delivered, upon
written or oral request of such person, a copy of any and all of the documents
referred to above which have been incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
(other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference into such documents). Such requests should be directed
to the office of the Vice President and Treasurer, K N Energy, Inc., 370 Van
Gordon Street, P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, telephone number
(303) 989-1740.
K N ENERGY, INC.
K N Energy is an integrated energy services provider whose operations
include the gathering, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas and
the marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids. The Company also markets
innovative products and services, such as the Simple Choice(sm) menu of products
and call center services designed for residential consumers, utilities, and
small businesses through its 50% owned en-able(sm), LLC affiliate.
K N was incorporated under the laws of the State of Kansas in 1927. The
address of its principal executive offices is 370 Van Gordon Street, P. O. Box
281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304 and its telephone number is (303)
989-1740.
Additional information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries is
included in the Company reports and other documents incorporated by reference in
this Prospectus. See "Available Information" and "Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference."
THE TRUST
The Trust is a statutory business trust created under Delaware law pursuant
to (i) a declaration of trust, dated as of January 15, 1998, and entered into by
the Company, as sponsor (the "Sponsor") and the trustee named herein and (ii)
the filing of a certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on January 15, 1998. The declaration will be amended and restated in
its entirety (as so amended and restated,
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the "Declaration"), substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, as of the date the
Preferred Securities of such Trust are initially issued. The Declaration will be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
Indenture Act"). Upon issuance of the Preferred Securities, the purchasers
thereof will own all of the Preferred Securities. K N Energy will directly or
indirectly acquire all of the Common Securities, which will have an aggregate
liquidation amount equal to 3% of the total capital of the Trust. The Preferred
Securities rank pari passu, and payments will be made thereon on a pro rata
basis, with the Common Securities, except that upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of a Declaration Event of Default, the rights of the holders of
the Common Securities to receive payments of periodic distributions and payments
upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of
the holders of the Preferred Securities. The Trust exists for the exclusive
purposes of (i) issuing the Trust Securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, (ii) investing the gross proceeds of the
Trust Securities in the Trust Debentures and (iii) engaging in only those other
activities necessary or incidental thereto.
The Trust's business and affairs will be conducted by the K N Trustees (as
defined below) and the administrators ("Administrators"), as set forth in the
Declaration. Pursuant to the Declaration, the number of K N Trustees will
initially be two. One trustee will be a financial institution that maintains its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee").
The other trustee (the "Institutional Trustee" and, together with the Delaware
Trustee, the "K N Trustees") will be a financial institution that is
unaffiliated with K N Energy and will serve as institutional trustee under the
Declaration and as indenture trustee for the purposes of compliance with the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. Initially, Wilmington Trust Company, a
Delaware banking corporation, will be both the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee until removed or replaced by the holder of the Common
Securities (or in certain circumstances the holders of a majority in liquidation
amount of the Preferred Securities). Wilmington Trust Company will act as
trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee") under the Guarantee and as Debenture Trustee
(as defined herein) under the Debenture Indenture (as defined herein). The
Administrators will be three individuals who are employees or officers of or
affiliated with K N Energy and will act as administrators with respect to the
Trust. The Administrators will be selected by the holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities. The Administrators will have only
those ministerial duties set forth in the Declaration with respect to
accomplishing the purposes of the Trust and are not intended to be trustees or
fiduciaries with respect to the Trust or the holders of Preferred Securities.
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The Institutional Trustee will hold title to the Trust Debentures for the
benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities, and the Institutional Trustee
will have the power to exercise all rights, powers and privileges under the
Debenture Indenture as the holder of the Trust Debentures. In addition, the
Institutional Trustee will maintain exclusive control of a segregated
non-interest bearing bank account (the "Property Account") to hold all payments
made in respect of the Trust Debentures for the benefit of the holders of the
Trust Securities. The Institutional Trustee will make payments of distributions
and payments on liquidation, redemption and otherwise to the holders of the
Trust Securities out of funds from the Property Account. The Guarantee Trustee
will hold the Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred
Securities. K N Energy, as the direct or indirect holder of all the Common
Securities, will have the right to appoint, remove or replace any Administrator
and to increase or decrease the number of Administrators. Holders of the Common
Securities will have the right to replace the Institutional Trustee (or, upon
the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Declaration, the
holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities),
provided that the successor Institutional Trustee shall be a corporation with
trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof
with a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million. Pursuant to the
Debenture Indenture, K N Energy, as borrower, will pay all fees and expenses
related to the Trust and the offering of the Trust Securities. See "Description
of the Trust Debentures -- Miscellaneous."
The rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities, including economic
rights, rights to information and voting rights, are set forth in the
Declaration and the Delaware Business Trust Act (the "Trust Act"). The principal
place of business of the Trust is c/o K N Energy, Inc., 370 Van Gordon Street,
P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, and its telephone number is
(303) 989-1740.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as may otherwise be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating
to an offering of Securities, the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities
(including Trust Debentures issued to the Trust in connection with the
investment by the Trust of all of the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred
Securities) offered pursuant to this Prospectus and such Prospectus Supplement
(the "Offered Securities") will be used by the Company to refinance indebtedness
incurred in connection with the acquisition of MidCon Corp. from Occidental
Petroleum Corporation. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used for
general corporate purposes. Any specific allocation of the net proceeds of an
offering of Securities by the Company to a specific purpose will be determined
at the time of such offering and will be described in the related Prospectus
Supplement.
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the Company's consolidated ratios of
earnings to fixed charges for the periods shown.
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
NINE MONTHS ----------------------------------------
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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2.40 3.21 3.07 1.69 2.41 2.61
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The ratios of earnings to fixed charges were computed by dividing earnings
by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings are the sum of net income, taxes
and fixed charges. Fixed charges are interest, amortization of debt discount,
premium and expense, preferred stock dividends of a subsidiary, and the
estimated interest portion of rental charges. The allowance for borrowed funds
used during construction recognized for gas utility operations has been added to
fixed charges and is included in earnings.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
The Trust may issue only one series of Preferred Securities having terms
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. The Declaration
authorizes the Administrators of the Trust to issue on behalf of the Trust one
series of Preferred Securities. The Declaration will be qualified as an
indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. The Preferred Securities will have such
terms, including distributions, redemption, voting, liquidation rights and such
other preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions as shall
be set forth in the Declaration or made part of the Declaration by the Trust
Indenture Act or the Trust Act. Reference is made to any Prospectus Supplement
relating to the Preferred Securities of the Trust for specific terms, including
(i) the specific designation of the Preferred Securities, (ii) the number of
Preferred Securities, (iii) the annual distribution rate (or method of
calculation thereof) for Preferred Securities, the date or dates upon which such
distributions shall be payable and the record date or dates for the payment of
such distributions, (iv) whether distributions of Preferred Securities shall be
cumulative, and, in the case of Preferred Securities having such cumulative
distribution rights, the date or dates or method of determining the date or
dates from which distributions of Preferred Securities shall be cumulative, (v)
the amount or amounts which shall be paid out of the assets of the Trust to the
holders of Preferred Securities upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Trust, (vi) the obligation or right, if any, of
the Trust to purchase or redeem Preferred Securities and the price or prices at
which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon
which Preferred Securities shall or may be purchased or redeemed, in whole or in
part, pursuant to such obligation or right, (vii) the voting rights, if any, of
Preferred Securities in addition to those required by law, including the number
of votes per Preferred Security and any requirement for the approval by the
holders of Preferred Securities, as a condition to specified actions or
amendments to the Declaration, (viii) the terms and conditions, if any, upon
which Preferred Securities issued by the Trust may be converted into Common
Stock of the Company, including the conversion price per share and the
circumstances, if any, under which such conversion right will expire, (ix) the
terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Trust Debentures may be distributed
to holders of Trust Securities, (x) if applicable, any securities exchange upon
which the Preferred Securities shall be listed, and (xi) any other relevant
rights, preferences, privileges, limitations or restrictions of Preferred
Securities issued by the Trust consistent with the Declaration or with
applicable law. All Preferred Securities offered hereby will be guaranteed by
the Company as and to the extent set forth below under "Description of the
Guarantee." Certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable
to the offering of the Preferred Securities will be described in the Prospectus
Supplement relating thereto.
In connection with the issuance of the Preferred Securities, the Trust will
issue Common Securities. The Declaration authorizes the Administrators of the
Trust to issue on behalf of the Trust the Common Securities having such terms
including distributions, redemption, voting, liquidation rights or such
restrictions as shall be set forth therein. The terms of the Common Securities
issued by the Trust will be substantially identical to the terms of the
Preferred Securities issued by the Trust and the Common Securities will rank
pari passu, and payments will be made thereon on a pro rata basis with the
Preferred Securities except that if an event of default under the Declaration (a
"Declaration Event of Default") occurs and is continuing, the rights of the
holders of the Common Securities to payments in respect of distributions and
payments upon liquidation, redemption and maturity will be subordinated to the
rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities. A Declaration Event of
Default will occur upon a Debenture Indenture Event of Default (as defined
below). Except in certain limited circumstances, the Common Securities issued by
the Trust will also carry the right to vote and to appoint, remove or replace
any of the K N Trustees of the Trust. All of the Common Securities of the Trust
will be directly or indirectly owned by the Company.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST DEBENTURES
The Trust Debentures are to be issued under an indenture, as supplemented
or amended from time to time (as so supplemented or amended, the "Debenture
Indenture"), between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the
"Debenture Trustee"). This summary of certain terms and provisions of the Trust
Debentures and the Debenture Indenture is not necessarily complete, and
reference is hereby made to the copy of the form of the Debenture Indenture
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part, and to the Trust Indenture Act. Whenever particular
defined terms of the
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Debenture Indenture are referred to in this Section or in a Prospectus
Supplement, such defined terms are incorporated herein or therein by reference.
The Company's Debt Securities are separately described in this Prospectus
under the caption "Description of the Debt Securities."
GENERAL
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Trust Debentures will be issued as unsecured debt under the Debenture Indenture
and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company's other
senior unsecured obligations. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, the Debenture Indenture does not limit the incurrence or
issuance of other secured or unsecured debt of the Company, whether under the
Debenture Indenture, any other indenture that the Company may enter into in the
future or otherwise.
The Trust Debentures will be issuable in one series pursuant to an
indenture supplemental to the Debenture Indenture or a resolution of the
Company's Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
The obligations of K N Energy under the Trust Debentures are senior to its
8.56% Series B Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Trust Debentures due
April 15, 2027 (the "1997 Subordinated Trust Debentures"), which were issued in
October 1997 in the aggregate principal amount of $103,100,000. The obligations
of K N Energy under the Guarantee are senior to its guarantee (the "1997
Guarantee") in relation to the 8.56% Series B Capital Trust Pass-through
Securities of K N Capital Trust I (the "1997 Capital Securities"), which were
issued in October 1997 in the aggregate liquidation amount of $100,000,000.
The Trust Debentures may be distributed pro rata to the holders of such
Trust Securities in connection with the dissolution of the Trust upon the
occurrence of certain events described herein or in the Prospectus Supplement
relating to the Trust Securities. Only one series of Trust Debentures will be
issued to the Trust or a K N Trustee of such Trust in connection with the
issuance of Trust Securities by the Trust.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the following terms of
the Trust Debentures: (i) the title of the Trust Debentures; (ii) any limit upon
the aggregate principal amount of the Trust Debentures; (iii) the date on which
the principal of the Trust Debentures is payable or the method of determination
thereof; or the right, if any, of the Company to defer payment of principal;
(iv) the rate, if any, at which the Trust Debentures shall bear interest
(including reset rates, if any, and the method by which any such rate will be
determined), the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be
payable, the right, if any, of the Company to defer or extend an Interest
Payment Date and the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any
Interest Payment Date or the method by which any of the foregoing shall be
determined; (v) the place where the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest, if any, on the Trust Debentures will be payable and where, subject to
the terms of the Debenture Indenture as described below under "-- Denominations,
Registration and Transfer," the Trust Debentures 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 Trust Debentures and the
Debenture Indenture may be made ("Place of Payment"); (vi) any period or periods
within, or date or dates on which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and conditions upon which Trust Debentures may be redeemed, in whole or in part,
at the option of the Company or a holder thereof; (vii) the obligation or the
right, if any, of the Company or a holder thereof to redeem, purchase or repay
the Trust Debentures 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 the Trust Debentures shall be
redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(viii) the denominations in which any Trust Debentures shall be issuable if
other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; (ix) if
other than in U.S. 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 Trust Debentures shall be payable, or in which the Trust Debentures shall
be denominated; (x) any additions, modifications or deletions in the Events of
Default or covenants of the Company specified in the Debenture Indenture with
respect to the Trust Debentures; (xi) if other than the principal amount
thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Trust Debentures that shall be
payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof;
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(xii) any additions or changes to the Debenture Indenture with respect to a
series of Trust Debentures as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the
issuance of such series in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to
principal, and with or without interest coupons; (xiii) any index or indices
used to determine the amount of payments of principal of and premium, if any, on
the Trust Debentures and the manner in which such amounts will be determined;
(xiv) the terms and conditions relating to the issuance of a temporary Global
Security representing all of the Trust Debentures of such series and exchange of
such temporary Global Security for definitive Trust Debentures of such series;
(xv) whether the Trust Debentures of the series shall be issued in whole or in
part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the
depositary for such Global Securities; (xvi) the appointment of any trustee,
registrar, paying agent or agents; (xvii) the terms and conditions of any
obligation or right of the Company or a holder to convert or exchange Trust
Debentures into Preferred Securities or other securities; (xviii) the relative
degree, if any, to which such Trust Debentures of the series shall be senior to
or be subordinated to other series of such Trust Debentures or other
indebtedness of the Company in right of payment, whether such other series of
Trust Debentures or other indebtedness are outstanding or not; and (xix) any
other terms of the Trust Debentures not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Debenture Indenture. (Section 2.1) Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, the Trust Debentures will not be subject to any sinking
fund.
Trust Debentures may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated
principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of
issuance is below market rates. Certain material United States federal income
tax consequences and special considerations applicable to any such Trust
Debentures will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If the purchase price of any of the Trust Debentures is payable in one or
more foreign currencies or currency units or if any Trust Debentures are
denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units or if the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Trust Debentures is
payable in one or more foreign currencies or currency units, the restrictions,
elections, certain material United States federal income tax considerations,
specific terms and other information with respect to such issue of Trust
Debentures and such foreign currency or currency units will be set forth in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If any index is used to determine the amount of payments of principal,
premium, if any, or interest on any series of Trust Debentures, certain material
United States federal income tax, accounting and other considerations applicable
thereto will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
DENOMINATIONS, REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Trust Debentures will be issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. (Section 2.3) Trust
Debentures will be exchangeable for other Trust Debentures of the same issue, of
any authorized denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, the same
original issue date ("Original Issue Date"), the same Stated Maturity and
bearing the same interest rate. (Section 2.5)
Trust Debentures may be presented for exchange as provided above, and may
be presented for registration of transfer (with the form of transfer endorsed
thereon, or a satisfactory written instrument of transfer, duly executed), at
the office of the appropriate Securities Registrar or at the office of any
transfer agent designated by the Company for such purpose with respect to any
series of Trust Debentures and referred to in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, without service charge and upon payment of any taxes and other
governmental charges as described in the Debenture Indenture. The Company will
appoint the Debenture Trustee as Securities Registrar under the Debenture
Indenture. Such transfer or exchange will be effected upon the Security
Registrar or such transfer agent, as the case may be, being satisfied with the
documents of title and the identity of the person making the request. (Section
2.5) If the applicable Prospectus Supplement refers to any transfer agents (in
addition to the Securities Registrar) initially designated by the Company with
respect to the Trust Debentures, the Company may at any time rescind the
designation of any such transfer agent or approve a change in the location
through which any such transfer agent acts, provided that the Company maintains
a transfer agent in each Place of Payment for the Trust Debentures. The Company
may at any time designate additional transfer agents with respect to the Trust
Debentures.
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In the event of any redemption, neither the Company nor the Debenture
Trustee shall be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange of
the Trust Debentures during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before the day of selection for redemption of the Trust 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 Trust Debentures so selected for
redemption, except, in the case of any Trust Debentures being redeemed in part,
any portion thereof not to be redeemed. (Section 2.5)
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
If provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company shall have
the right, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Trust
Debentures, to defer the payment of interest for such number of consecutive
interest payment periods as may be specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, subject to the terms, conditions and covenants, if any, specified in
such Prospectus Supplement, provided that such Extension Period may not extend
beyond the Stated Maturity of the final installment of principal of the Trust
Debentures. Certain material United States federal income tax consequences and
special considerations applicable to the Trust Debentures will be described in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
The Debenture Indenture contains certain covenants regarding, among other
matters, corporate existence, payment of taxes and reports to holders of the
Trust Debentures. If and to the extent indicated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, these covenants may be removed or additional covenants added with
respect to the Trust Debentures. (Article 9)
DEBENTURE INDENTURE EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The Debenture Indenture provides that any one or more of the following
described events, which has occurred and is continuing, constitutes a "Debenture
Indenture Event of Default" with respect to the Trust Debentures: (i) failure
for 30 days to pay interest on the Trust Debentures, including any compound
interest, in respect thereof or, any additional interest, if any, when due;
provided that a valid extension of an interest payment period will not
constitute a default in the payment of interest for this purpose; (ii) failure
to pay principal of or premium, if any, on the Trust Debentures when due whether
at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; (iii) failure to
observe or perform any other covenant contained in the Debenture Indenture for
90 days after notice to K N Energy by the Debenture Trustee or by the holders of
not less than 25% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Trust
Debentures; (iv) the dissolution, winding up or termination of the Trust, except
in connection with the distribution of Trust Debentures to the holders of
Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust upon the redemption of all
outstanding Preferred Securities or in connection with certain mergers,
consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Declaration; or (v) certain
events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of K N Energy. (Section 4.1)
If any Debenture Indenture Event of Default shall occur and be continuing,
the Debenture Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Trust Debentures may declare the principal of and
interest on the Trust Debentures due and payable immediately; provided, that,
after such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration,
the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Trust
Debentures may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration
if all Debenture Indenture Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of
accelerated principal, have been cured or waived as provided in the Debenture
Indenture. (Section 4.2)
A default under any other indebtedness of K N Energy would not constitute a
Debenture Indenture Event of Default under the Trust Debentures.
Subject to the provisions of the Debenture Indenture relating to the duties
of the Debenture Trustee in case a Debenture Indenture Event of Default occurs
and is continuing, the Debenture Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise
any of its rights or powers under the Debenture Indenture at the request or
direction of any holders of Trust Debentures, unless such holders shall have
offered to the Debenture Trustee reasonable
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indemnity. Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Debenture
Trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Trust Debentures will have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee.
(Section 4.12)
No holder of any Trust Debentures will have any right to institute any
proceeding with respect to the Debenture Indenture or for any remedy thereunder,
unless such holder shall have previously given to the Debenture Trustee written
notice of a continuing Debenture Indenture Event of Default and, if the
Institutional Trustee is not the sole holder of Trust Debentures, unless the
holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Trust
Debentures shall also have made written request, and offered reasonable
indemnity, to the Debenture Trustee to institute such proceeding as Debenture
Trustee, and the Debenture Trustee shall not have received from the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Trust Debentures a
direction inconsistent with such request. (Section 4.7) However, such
limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of a Trust Debenture
for enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such Trust
Debenture on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Trust
Debenture.
The Debenture Indenture contains provisions permitting the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Trust Debentures, on behalf of all
of the holders of the Trust Debentures, to waive any past default in the
performance of any of the covenants contained in the Debenture Indenture, except
a default in the payment of principal or interest on any of the Trust
Debentures. (Section 4.13)
MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS OF THE DEBENTURE INDENTURE
The Debenture Indenture contains provisions permitting K N Energy and the
Debenture Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Trust Debentures, to modify the
Debenture Indenture or the rights of the holders of Trust Debentures; provided,
however, that no such modification may, without the consent of the holder of
each outstanding Trust Debenture affected thereby, (i) extend the Stated
Maturity of the Trust Debentures or reduce the principal amount thereof, or
reduce the rate or extend the time for payment of interest thereon, or reduce
any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or (ii) reduce the percentage
in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Trust Debentures, the holders of
which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture. (Section 8.2)
In addition, K N Energy and the Debenture Trustee may execute, without the
consent of any holder of Trust Debentures, any supplemental indenture (i) to
cure any ambiguities, (ii) to comply with the Trust Indenture Act and (iii) for
certain other customary purposes. (Section 8.1)
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, when,
among other things, all Trust 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 Company
deposits or causes to be deposited with the Debenture Trustee, as trust funds in
trust for the purpose, an amount in the currency or currencies in which the
Trust Debentures are payable sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on the Trust 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 Debenture Indenture will cease to be of further effect (except as to the
Company's obligations to pay all other sums due pursuant to the Debenture
Indenture and to provide the officers' certificates and opinions of counsel
described therein), and the Company will be deemed to have satisfied and
discharged the Debenture Indenture. (Section 3.1)
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Company may elect either (a) to terminate (and be deemed to have satisfied) all
its obligations with respect to any series of Trust Debentures (except for the
obligations to register the transfer or exchange of such Trust Debentures, to
replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Debentures, to maintain an
office or agency in respect of the
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Trust Debentures, to compensate and indemnify the Debenture Trustee
("defeasance")) or (b) to be released from its obligations with respect to
certain covenants, ("covenant defeasance"), upon the deposit with the Debenture
Trustee, in trust for such purpose, of money and/or U.S. Government Obligations
(as defined in the Debenture Indenture) which through the payment of principal
and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money, in an amount
sufficient (in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants) to pay principal of, interest on and any other amounts payable in
respect of the outstanding Trust Debentures. (Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5) Such a
trust may be established only if, among other things, the Company has delivered
to the Debenture Trustee an opinion of counsel (as specified in the Debenture
Indenture) with regard to certain matters, including an opinion to the effect
that the holders of such Trust Debentures will not recognize income, gain or
loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit
and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the
same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such deposit and defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be,
had not occurred. (Section 3.6)
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DEBENTURE TRUSTEE
The Debenture Trustee, prior to default, undertakes to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in the Debenture Indenture and, after
default, shall exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would
exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provision,
the Debenture Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers
vested in it by the Debenture Indenture at the request of any holder of Trust
Debentures, unless offered reasonable indemnity by such holder against the
costs, expenses and liabilities that 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. (Section 5.1)
The Debenture Indenture also contains limitations on the right of the
Debenture Trustee, as a creditor of K N Energy, to obtain payment of claims in
certain cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such
claim as security or otherwise. (Section 5.6) In addition, the Debenture Trustee
may be deemed to have a conflicting interest and may be required to resign as
Debenture Trustee if at the time of a default under the Debenture Indenture it
is a creditor of K N Energy. (Section 5.9) K N Energy may from time to time
maintain deposit accounts and conduct its banking transactions with the
Debenture Trustee in the ordinary course of business.
Wilmington Trust Company is also the trustee under the indenture relating
to the 1997 Subordinated Trust Debentures. Pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act,
should a default occur with respect to either the 1997 Subordinated Trust
Debentures or the Trust Debentures, then Wilmington Trust Company would be
required to resign as trustee under one of the indentures within 90 days of such
default, unless such default were cured, duly waived or otherwise eliminated.
GOVERNING LAW
The Debenture Indenture and the Trust Debentures will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. (Section 1.13)
MISCELLANEOUS
K N Energy will have the right at all times to assign any of its respective
rights or obligations under the Debenture Indenture to a direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of K N Energy; provided, that, in the event of any such
assignment, K N Energy will remain liable for all of their respective
obligations. Subject to the foregoing, the Debenture Indenture will be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties thereto and their respective
successors and assigns. The Debenture Indenture provides that it may not
otherwise be assigned by the parties thereto. (Section 1.10)
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DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Guarantee, which
will be executed and delivered by K N Energy for the benefit of the holders from
time to time of Preferred Securities. The Guarantee will be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act. Wilmington Trust Company, as the Guarantee Trustee, will
hold the Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities.
The following summary is not necessarily complete, and reference is hereby made
to the copy of the form of the Guarantee (including the definitions therein of
certain terms), which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part, and to the Trust Indenture Act. Whenever
particular defined terms of the Guarantee are referred to in this Prospectus,
such defined terms are incorporated herein by reference.
GENERAL
Pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the Guarantee, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, K N Energy will agree to pay
in full to the holders of the Preferred Securities (except to the extent paid by
the Trust), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set off or
counterclaim that the Trust may have or assert, the following payments (the
"Guarantee Payments"), without duplication: (i) any accumulated and unpaid
distributions that are required to be paid on the Preferred Securities to the
extent the Trust has funds available therefor, (ii) the Redemption Price, plus
accumulated and unpaid distributions, with respect to any Preferred Securities
called for redemption by the Trust, to the extent the Trust has funds available
therefor and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Trust (other than in connection with the
distribution of Trust Debentures to the holders of Trust Securities or the
redemption of all the Preferred Securities), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of
the liquidation amount and all accumulated and unpaid distributions on the
Preferred Securities to the date of payment to the extent the Trust has funds
available therefor and (b) the amount of assets of the Trust remaining available
for distribution to holders of Preferred Securities upon the liquidation of the
Trust. The holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee or to direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under the
Guarantee. If the Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce the Guarantee, any holder
of Preferred Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against K N
Energy to enforce the obligations of K N Energy under the Guarantee without
first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the Guarantee Trustee or
any other person or entity. If K N Energy were to default on its obligation to
pay amounts payable on the Trust Debentures, the Trust would lack available
funds for the payment of distributions or amounts payable on redemption of the
Preferred Securities or otherwise, and in such event holders of the Preferred
Securities would not be able to rely upon the Guarantee for payment of such
amounts. Instead, a holder of the Preferred Securities would be required to rely
on the enforcement (1) by the Institutional Trustee of its rights, as registered
holder of the Trust Debentures, against K N Energy pursuant to the terms of the
Trust Debentures or (2) by such holder of Preferred Securities of its right
against K N Energy to enforce payment on the Trust Debentures. See "Description
of the Trust Debentures." The Declaration provides that each holder of Preferred
Securities, by acceptance thereof, if any, agrees to the provisions of the
Guarantee, including the subordination provisions thereof, if any, and the
Debenture Indenture.
The Guarantee will not apply to any payment of distributions or Redemption
Price, or to payments upon the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the
Trust, except to the extent the Trust shall have funds available therefor. If K
N Energy does not make interest payments on the Trust Debentures, the Trust will
not pay distributions on the Preferred Securities and will not have funds
available therefor. See "Description of the Trust Debentures." Unless otherwise
set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Guarantee, when taken
together with K N Energy's obligations under the Trust Debentures, the Debenture
Indenture and the Declaration, including its obligations under the Debenture
Indenture to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of the Trust (other than
with respect to the Trust Securities) will provide a full and unconditional
guarantee on a senior unsecured basis by K N Energy of payments due on the
Preferred Securities.
K N Energy has also agreed separately to irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantee the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Common Securities
(the "Common Securities Guarantee") to the same extent as
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the Guarantee, except that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a
Declaration Event of Default, holders of Preferred Securities shall have
priority over holders of Common Securities with respect to distributions and
payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF K N ENERGY
The Guarantee contains certain covenants regarding among other matters,
reports to Holders of the Preferred Securities and the Guarantee Trustee, and,
upon the occurrence of certain events, restrictions on the payment of dividends,
interest on debt securities and guarantee payments on other Company guarantees.
If and to the extent indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, these
covenants may be removed or additional covenants added with respect to the
Guarantee.
AMENDMENTS AND ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes that do not materially adversely affect
the rights of holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no vote will be
required) the Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
holders of at least a majority in liquidation amount of all the outstanding
Preferred Securities. The manner of obtaining any such approval of holders of
the Preferred Securities will be as set forth in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. All guarantees and agreements contained in the Guarantee shall bind
the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of K N Energy
and shall inure to the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities then
outstanding. Except in certain circumstances, K N Energy may not assign its
rights or delegate its obligations under the Guarantee without the prior
approval of the holders of at least a majority in liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities then outstanding.
TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will terminate as to each holder of Preferred Securities upon
(i) full payment of the Redemption Price and accumulated and unpaid
distributions with respect to all Preferred Securities, (ii) upon distribution
of the Trust Debentures held by the Trust to the holders of the Preferred
Securities or (iii) upon liquidation of the Trust and will terminate completely
upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under the Guarantee will occur upon the failure of K N
Energy to perform any of its payment or other obligations thereunder.
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The holders of a majority in liquidation amount of Preferred Securities
relating to the Guarantee 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 Preferred Securities. If the
Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce the Guarantee, any holder of Preferred
Securities relating to such Guarantee may institute a legal proceeding directly
against K N Energy to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under the
Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the
Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if K N Energy has failed to make a guarantee payment, a holder of Preferred
Securities may directly institute a proceeding against K N Energy for
enforcement of the Guarantee for such payment. K N Energy waives any right or
remedy to require that any action be brought first against the Trust or any
other person or entity before proceeding directly against K N Energy.
STATUS OF THE GUARANTEE
Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of K N Energy and will rank
pari passu in right of payment to all other senior unsecured obligations of K N
Energy. The terms of the Preferred Securities provide that each holder of
Preferred Securities issued by the Trust by acceptance thereof agrees to the
other terms of the Guarantee relating thereto.
The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection
(that is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against
the guarantor to enforce its rights under the guarantee without instituting a
legal proceeding against any other person or entity).
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
The Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with respect to
the Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in the Guarantee and, after default with respect to the Guarantee, shall
exercise the same degree of care as a prudent man would exercise in the conduct
of his own affairs. Subject to such 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 Preferred Securities unless it is offered reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred
thereby.
Wilmington Trust Company is also the trustee under the 1997 Guarantee.
Pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act, should a default occur with respect to
either the 1997 Guarantee or the Guarantee, then Wilmington Trust Company would
be required to resign as trustee under one of the guarantees within 90 days of
such default, unless such default were cured, duly waived or otherwise
eliminated.
GOVERNING LAW
The Guarantee will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York.
RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE PREFERRED SECURITIES,
THE TRUST DEBENTURES AND THE GUARANTEE
As set forth in the Declaration, the sole purpose of the Trust is to issue
the Trust Securities evidencing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the
assets of the Trust, and to invest the proceeds from such issuance and sale in
the Trust Debentures.
As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Trust Debentures, such payments will be sufficient to cover distributions and
payments due on the Trust Securities because of the following factors: (i) the
aggregate principal amount of Trust Debentures will be equal to the sum of the
aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Trust Securities; (ii) the interest
rate and the interest and other
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payment dates on the Trust Debentures will match the distribution rate and
distribution and other payment dates for the Preferred Securities; (iii)
pursuant to the Debenture Indenture, K N Energy, as borrower, shall pay, and the
Trust shall not be obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, all costs,
expenses, debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Trust Securities); and (iv) the Declaration further provides that the K N
Trustees shall not take or cause or permit the Trust to, among other things,
engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the Trust.
Payments of distributions (to the extent funds therefor are available) and
other payments due on the Preferred Securities (to the extent funds therefor are
available) are guaranteed by K N Energy as and to the extent set forth under
"Description of the Guarantee." If K N Energy does not make interest payments on
the Trust Debentures purchased by the Trust, it is expected that the Trust will
not have sufficient funds to pay distributions on the Preferred Securities. The
Guarantee is a full guarantee on a senior basis with respect to the Preferred
Securities issued by the Trust from the time of its issuance but does not apply
to any payment of distributions unless and until the Trust has sufficient funds
for the payment of such distributions. The Guarantee covers the payment of
distributions and other payments on the Preferred Securities only if and to the
extent that K N Energy has made a payment of interest or principal on the Trust
Debentures held by the Trust as its sole asset. The Guarantee, when taken
together with K N Energy's obligations under the Trust Debentures, the Debenture
Indenture and the Declaration, including its obligations to pay costs, expenses,
debts and liabilities of the Trust (other than with respect to the Trust
Securities), provides a full and unconditional guarantee on a senior basis of
amounts payable on the Preferred Securities.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Debenture Indenture, the
Company has the right to set-off any payment it is otherwise required to make
thereunder with and to the extent the Company has theretofore made, or is
concurrently on the date of such payment making, a payment under the Guarantee.
If the Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce the Guarantee, a holder of any
Preferred Security may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Company
to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee, the Trust or any other person or
entity.
The Trust's Preferred Securities evidence undivided beneficial ownership
interests in the assets of the Trust, and the Trust exists for the sole purpose
of issuing the Preferred Securities and Common Securities and investing the
proceeds thereof in Trust Debentures. A principal difference between the rights
of a holder of a Preferred Security and a holder of a Trust Debenture is that a
holder of a Trust Debenture will accrue, and (subject to the permissible
extension of the interest period) is entitled to receive, interest on the
principal amount of Trust Debentures held, while a holder of Preferred
Securities is only entitled to receive distributions if and to the extent the
Trust has funds available for the payment of such distributions.
Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Trust involving the
liquidation of the Trust Debentures, the holders of Preferred Securities of the
Trust will be entitled to receive, out of assets held by the Trust, the
Liquidation Distribution in cash. See "Description of the Preferred Securities."
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or bankruptcy of the Company, the
Institutional Trustee as holder of the Trust Debentures would be entitled to
receive payment in full of principal and interest, before any stockholders of
the Company receive payments or distributions.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities will constitute either senior or subordinated debt of
the Company and will be issued, in the case of Debt Securities that will be
senior debt ("Senior Debt Securities"), under an Indenture dated as of November
20, 1993 (the "Senior Debt Indenture"), between the Company and First Trust
National Association, as successor trustee, and, in the case of Debt Securities
that will be subordinated debt ("Subordinated Debt Securities"), under a
Subordinated Indenture dated as of May 15, 1996 (the "Subordinated Debt
Indenture"), between the Company and First Trust National Association, as
trustee. The Senior Debt Indenture and the Subordinated Debt Indenture are
sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as the "Debt Indenture" and
collectively as the "Debt Indentures." First Trust National Association (and any
successor thereto as trustee under the Debt Indentures) is hereinafter referred
to as the "Debt Trustee."
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The Debt Indentures are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
The following summaries of certain provisions of the Debt Indentures and the
Debt Securities do not purport to be complete and such summaries are subject to
the detailed provisions of the applicable Debt Indenture to which reference is
hereby made for a full description of such provisions, including the definition
of certain terms used herein. Section references in parentheses below are to
sections in both Debt Indentures unless otherwise indicated. Wherever particular
sections or defined terms of the applicable Debt Indenture are referred to, such
sections or defined terms are incorporated herein by reference as part of the
statement made, and the statement is qualified in its entirety by such
reference. The Debt Indentures are substantially identical, except for certain
covenants of the Company and provisions relating to subordination and
conversion.
The Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
The following description of the Debt Securities sets forth certain general
terms and provisions of the Debt Securities of all series. The particular terms
of each series of Debt Securities offered by any Prospectus Supplement (the
"Offered Debt Securities") will be described therein.
The Company's Trust Debentures are separately described in this Prospectus
under the caption "Description of the Trust Debentures."
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH SENIOR AND SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
General. The Debt Securities will be unsecured senior or subordinated
obligations of the Company and may be issued from time to time in one or more
series. The Debt Indentures do not limit the amount of Debt Securities,
debentures, notes or other types of indebtedness that may be issued by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries nor do they restrict transactions between the
Company and its affiliates or the payment of dividends or other distributions by
the Company to its stockholders. The rights of the Company's creditors,
including holders of Debt Securities, will be limited to the assets of the
Company and will not be an obligation of any of its Subsidiaries. In addition,
other than as may be set forth in any Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Indentures
do not and the Debt Securities will not contain any covenants or other
provisions that are intended to afford holders of the Debt Securities special
protection in the event of either a change of control of the Company or a highly
leveraged transaction by the Company.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement for the following terms of
and information relating to the Offered Debt Securities (to the extent such
terms are applicable to such Offered Debt Securities): (i) the title of the
Offered Debt Securities; (ii) classification as either Senior Debt Securities or
Subordinated Debt Securities; (iii) whether the Offered Debt Securities that
constitute Subordinated Debt Securities are convertible into Common Stock and,
if so, the terms and conditions upon which such conversion will be effected
including the initial conversion price or conversion rate and any adjustments
thereto in addition to or different from those described herein, the conversion
period and other conversion provisions in addition to or in lieu of those
described herein; (iv) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the
Offered Debt Securities; (v) whether the Offered Debt Securities are to be
issuable as Registered Securities or Bearer Securities or both, whether any of
the Offered Debt Securities are to be issuable initially in temporary global
form and whether any of the Offered Debt Securities are to be in permanent
global form; (vi) the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the
aggregate principal amount thereof) at which the Offered Debt Securities will be
issued; (vii) the date or dates on which the Offered Debt Securities will
mature; (viii) the rate or rates per annum (or the method by which such will be
determined) at which the Offered Debt Securities will bear interest, if any, and
the date from which any such interest will accrue; (ix) the Interest Payment
Dates on which any such interest on the Offered Debt Securities will be payable,
the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any Offered Debt Securities
which are Registered Securities on any Interest Payment Date and the extent to
which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global
Offered Debt Security on an Interest Payment Date will be paid; (x) any
mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provisions; (xi) each office or
agency where, subject to the terms of the Debt Indentures as described below
under "Payment and Paying Agents", the principal of and any premium and interest
on the Offered Debt Securities will be payable and each office or agency where,
subject to the terms of the Debt Indentures as described below under "-- Form,
Exchange, Registration and Transfer", the Offered Debt Securities may be
presented for registration of transfer or exchange; (xii) the right of the
Company to redeem the Offered Debt
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Securities at its option and the period or periods, if any, within which and the
price or prices at which the Offered Debt Securities may, pursuant to any
optional or mandatory redemption provisions, be redeemed, in whole or in part,
and the other detailed terms and provisions of any such optional or mandatory
redemption; (xiii) the denominations in which any Offered Debt Securities which
are Registered Securities will be issuable, if other than denominations of
$1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, and the denomination or denominations
in which any Offered Debt Securities which are Bearer Securities will be
issuable, if other than the denomination of $5,000; (xiv) the currency or
currencies (including composite currencies) in which payment of principal of and
any premium and interest on the Offered Debt Securities is payable; (xv) any
index used to determine the amount of payments of principal of and any premium
and interest on the Offered Debt Securities; (xvi) information with respect to
book-entry procedures, if any; (xvii) any applicable United States federal
income tax consequences; and (xviii) any other terms of the Offered Debt
Securities not inconsistent with the provisions of the Debt Indentures. (Section
301) Any such Prospectus Supplement will also describe any special provisions
for the payment of additional amounts with respect to the Offered Debt
Securities.
Debt Securities may be issued as Original Issue Discount Securities. An
Original Issue Discount Security is a Debt Security, including any Zero-Coupon
Security, which is issued at a price lower than the amount payable upon the
Stated Maturity thereof and which provides that upon redemption or acceleration
of the maturity thereof an amount less than the amount payable upon the Stated
Maturity thereof and determined in accordance with the terms of such Debt
Security shall become due and payable. Special United States federal income tax
considerations applicable to Debt Securities issued at an original issue
discount, including Original Issue Discount Securities, and special United
States tax considerations and other terms and restrictions applicable to any
Debt Securities which are issued in bearer form, offered exclusively to United
States Aliens or denominated in other than United States dollars, will be set
forth in a Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Form, Exchange, Registration and Transfer. Debt Securities of a series may
be issuable in definitive form solely as Registered Securities, solely as Bearer
Securities or as both Registered Securities and Bearer Securities. Unless
otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, Bearer Securities
will have interest coupons attached. (Section 201) The Debt Indentures also
provide that Debt Securities of a series may be issuable in temporary or
permanent global form. (Section 201)
Registered Securities of any series will be exchangeable for other
Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations and of
a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. In addition, if Debt Securities of
any series are issuable as both Registered Securities and Bearer Securities, at
the option of the Holder, and subject to the terms of the applicable Debt
Indenture, Bearer Securities (with all unmatured coupons, except as provided
below, and all matured coupons in default) of such series will be exchangeable
for Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations and
of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. Bearer Securities surrendered in
exchange for Registered Securities between a Regular Record Date or a Special
Record Date and the relevant date for payment of interest shall be surrendered
without the coupon relating to such date for payment of interest, and interest
accrued as of such date will not be payable in respect of the Registered
Security issued in exchange for such Bearer Security, but will be payable only
to the Holder of such coupon when due in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Debt Indenture. Bearer Securities will not be issued in exchange for
Registered Securities. (Section 305)
Debt Securities may be presented for exchange as provided above, and
Registered Securities may be presented for registration of transfer (with the
form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed), at the office of the Security
Registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by the Company for
such purpose with respect to any series of Debt Securities and referred to in an
applicable Prospectus Supplement, without service charge and upon payment of any
taxes and other governmental charges as described in the Debt Indentures. Such
transfer or exchange will be effected upon the Security Registrar or such
transfer agent, as the case may be, being satisfied with the documents of title
and identity of the person making the request. The Debt Trustee will serve
initially as Security Registrar. (Section 305) If a Prospectus Supplement refers
to any transfer agents (in addition to the Security Registrar) initially
designated by the Company with respect to any series of Debt Securities, the
Company may at any time rescind the designation of any such transfer agent or
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approve a change in the location through which any such transfer agent acts,
except that, if Debt Securities of a series are issuable solely as Registered
Securities, the Company will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each
Place of Payment for such series and, if Debt Securities of a series are also
issuable as Bearer Securities, the Company will be required to maintain (in
addition to the Security Registrar) a transfer agent in a Place of Payment for
such series located outside the United States. The Company may at any time
designate additional transfer agents with respect to any series of Debt
Securities. (Section 1002)
In the event of any redemption in part, the Company shall not be required
to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange Debt Securities of any series
during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days prior to the
selection of Debt Securities of that series for redemption and ending on the
close of business on (A) if Debt Securities of the series are issuable only as
Registered Securities, the day of mailing of the relevant notice of redemption
and (B) if Debt Securities of the series are issuable as Bearer Securities, the
date of the first publication of the relevant notice of redemption or, if
Securities of the series are also issuable as Registered Securities and there is
no publication, the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption; (ii) register
the transfer of or exchange any Registered Security, or portion thereof, called
for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Registered Security being
redeemed in part; or (iii) exchange any Bearer Security called for redemption,
except to exchange such Bearer Security for a Registered Security of that series
and like tenor which is immediately surrendered for redemption. (Section 305)
Payment and Paying Agents. Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable
Prospectus Supplement, payment of principal of and any premium and interest on
Bearer Securities will be payable, subject to any applicable laws and
regulations, at the offices of such Paying Agents outside the United States as
the Company may designate from time to time, in the manner indicated in such
Prospectus Supplement. (Section 1002) Unless otherwise indicated in an
applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment of interest on Bearer Securities on
any Interest Payment Date will be made only against surrender to the Paying
Agent of the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date. (Section 1001) No
payment with respect to any Bearer Security will be made at any office or agency
of the Company in the United States or by check mailed to any address in the
United States or by transfer to any account maintained with a bank located in
the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of principal of and
any premium and interest on Bearer Securities denominated and payable in U.S.
dollars will be made at the office of the Company's Paying Agent in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, if (but only if) payment of the full amount
thereof in U.S. dollars at all offices or agencies outside the United States is
illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or other similar
restrictions. (Section 1002)
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment
of principal of and any premium and interest on Registered Securities will be
made at the office of such Paying Agent or Paying Agents as the Company may
designate from time to time, except that at the option of the Company payment of
any interest may be made by check mailed on or before the due date to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the
Security Register. (Sections 307, 1002) Unless otherwise indicated in an
applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment of any installment of interest on
Registered Securities will be made to the Person in whose name such Registered
Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for
such interest. (Section 307)
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt
Trustee, at its corporate trust office in Chicago, Illinois, will act as Paying
Agent for payments with respect to Debt Securities which are issuable solely as
Registered Securities and the Company will maintain a Paying Agent outside the
United States for payments with respect to Debt Securities (subject to
limitations described above in the case of Bearer Securities) which are issuable
solely as Bearer Securities or as both Registered Securities and Bearer
Securities. Any Paying Agents outside the United States and any other Paying
Agents in the United States initially designated by Company for the Debt
Securities will be named in an applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company may
at any time designate additional Paying Agents or rescind the designation of any
Paying Agent or approve a change in the office through which any Paying Agent
acts, except that, if Debt Securities of a series are issuable solely as
Registered Securities, the Company will be required to maintain a Paying Agent
in each Place of Payment for such series and, if Debt Securities of a series are
issuable as Bearer Securities, the Company will be required to maintain (i) a
Paying Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, The
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City of New York for principal payments with respect to any Registered
Securities of the series (and for payments with respect to Bearer Securities of
the series in the circumstances described above, but not otherwise), and (ii) a
Paying Agent in a Place of Payment located outside the United States where Debt
Securities of such series and any coupons appertaining thereto may be presented
and surrendered for payment. (Section 1002)
All monies paid by the Company to a Paying Agent for the payment of
principal of and any premium or interest on any Debt Security which remain
unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest
shall have become due and payable will (subject to applicable escheat laws) be
repaid to the Company, and the Holder of such Debt Security or any coupon will
thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof. (Section 1003)
Global Debt Securities. Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole
or in part in the form of one or more global Debt Securities that will be
deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository identified in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to such series. Global Debt Securities may be issued in
either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form.
(Section 203) Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the
individual Debt Securities represented thereby, a global Debt Security may not
be transferred except as a whole by the depository for such global Debt Security
to a nominee of such depository or by a nominee of such depository to such
depository or another nominee of such depository or by the depository or any
nominee to a successor depository or any nominee of such successor.
The specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to a series
of Debt Securities and certain limitations and restrictions relating to a series
of Bearer Securities in the form of one or more global Debt Securities will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series.
Events of Default. Any one of the following events constitutes an Event of
Default under each Debt Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of any series:
(a) failure to pay any interest on any Debt Security of that series when due,
continued for 30 days; (b) failure to pay principal of or any premium on any
Debt Security of that series when due; (c) failure to deposit any sinking fund
payment, when due, in respect of any Debt Security of that series; (d) failure
to perform any other covenant of the Company in such Debt Indenture (other than
a covenant included in such Debt Indenture solely for the benefit of series of
any Debt Securities other than that series), continued for 90 days after written
notice as provided in such Debt Indenture; (e) certain events in bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization involving the Company; and (f) any other Event of
Default provided with respect to Debt Securities of that series. (Section 501)
If an Event of Default with respect to Debt Securities of any series at the
time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Debt Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of that series by notice as provided in the applicable Debt Indenture
may declare the principal amount (or, if the Debt Securities of that series are
Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may
be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Debt Securities of that
series to be due and payable immediately. At any time after a declaration of
acceleration with respect to Debt Securities of any series has been made, but
before a judgment or decree for payment of money has been obtained by the Debt
Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind
and annul such acceleration. (Section 502)
Each Debt Indenture provides that, subject to the duty of the Debt Trustee
during default to act with the required standard of care, the Debt Trustee is
under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such Debt
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders
shall have offered to the Debt Trustee reasonable indemnity. (Sections 601, 603)
Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Debt Trustee, the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debt Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debt Trustee, with respect to the
Debt Securities of that series; provided, however, that the Debt Trustee is not
obligated to take any action unduly prejudicial to Holders not joining in such
direction or involving the Debt Trustee in personal liability. (Section 512)
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The Company is required to furnish to the Debt Trustee annually a statement
as to the performance by the Company of its obligations under each Debt
Indenture and as to any default in such performance. (Section 1007)
Defeasance. If so specified with respect to any particular series of Debt
Securities issued under an Debt Indenture, the Company may discharge its
indebtedness and its obligations or certain of its obligations under such Debt
Indenture with respect to such series by depositing funds or obligations issued
or guaranteed by the United States of America with the Debt Trustee. (Sections
1301-1303)
Defeasance and Discharge. Each Debt Indenture provides that, if so
specified with respect to the Debt Securities of any series issued under such
Debt Indenture (other than convertible Subordinated Debt Securities), the
Company will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the Debt
Securities of such series (except for certain obligations relating to temporary
Debt Securities and exchange of Debt Securities, registration of transfer or
exchange of Debt Securities of such series, replacement of stolen, lost or
mutilated Debt Securities of such series, maintenance of paying agencies to hold
moneys for payment in trust and payment of additional amounts, if any, required
in consequence of United States withholding taxes imposed on payments to
non-United States persons) upon the deposit with the Trustee, in trust, of money
and/or U.S. Government Obligations which through the payment of interest and
principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide money
in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of (and premium, if any), and each
installment of interest on, the Debt Securities of such series on the Stated
Maturity of such payments in accordance with the terms of such Debt Indenture
and the Debt Securities of such series. (Sections 1302, 1304) Such a trust may
only be established if, among other things, the Company has delivered to the
Debt Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling, or (ii) since the date of such Debt Indenture there has been a change in
applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of such series
will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax
purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge, and will be
subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same
manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit,
defeasance and discharge had not occurred. (Section 1304) In the event of any
such defeasance and discharge of Debt Securities of such series, Holders of such
series would be entitled to look only to such trust fund for payment of
principal of and any premium and any interest on their Debt Securities until
Maturity.
Covenant Defeasance. Each Debt Indenture also provides that, if so
specified with respect to the Debt Securities of any series issued thereunder,
the Company may omit to comply with certain restrictive covenants, including (in
the case of the Senior Debt Indenture) the covenant described under "Limitation
on Liens" below, but excluding (in the case of the Subordinated Debt Indenture)
any applicable obligation of the Company respecting the conversion of Debt
Securities of such series into Common Stock, and any such omission shall not be
an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, upon the
deposit with the Debt Trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. Government
Obligations which through the payment of interest and principal in respect
thereof in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount
sufficient to pay the principal of (and premium, if any), and each installment
of interest on, the Debt Securities of such series on the Stated Maturity of
such payments in accordance with the terms of such Debt Indenture and the Debt
Securities of such series. The obligations of the Company under such Debt
Indenture and the Debt Securities of such series other than with respect to such
covenants shall remain in full force and effect. (Section 1303) Such a trust may
be established only if, among other things, the Company has delivered to the
Debt Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such series
will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax
purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance of certain obligations and
will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in
the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such deposit
and defeasance had not occurred. (Section 1304)
Although the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations on deposit
with the Debt Trustee would be intended to be sufficient to pay amounts due on
the Debt Securities of such series at the time of their Stated Maturity, in the
event the Company exercises its option to omit compliance with the covenants
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defeased with respect to the Debt Securities of any series as described above,
and the Debt Securities of such series are declared due and payable because of
the occurrence of any Event of Default, such amount may not be sufficient to pay
amounts due on the Debt Securities of such series at the time of the
acceleration resulting from such Event of Default. The Company shall in any
event remain liable for such payments as provided in the applicable Debt
Indenture.
Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to Defeasance. Under current
United States federal income tax law, defeasance and discharge would likely be
treated as a taxable exchange of Debt Securities to be defeased for an interest
in the defeasance trust. As a consequence, a holder would recognize gain or loss
equal to the difference between the holder's cost or other tax basis for such
Debt Securities and the value of the holder's interest in the defeasance trust,
and thereafter would be required to include in income the holder's share of the
income, gain or loss of the defeasance trust. Under current United States
federal income tax law, covenant defeasance would ordinarily not be treated as a
taxable exchange of such Debt Securities.
Meetings, Modification and Waiver. Modifications and amendments of either
Debt Indenture may be made by the Company and the Debt Trustee with the consent
of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of each series affected by such modification or amendment; provided,
however, that no such modification or amendment may, without consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, (a) change the Stated
Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on,
any Debt Security, (b) change the Redemption Date with respect to any Debt
Security, (c) reduce the principal amount of, or premium or interest on, any
Debt Security, (d) change any obligation of the Company to pay additional
amounts, (e) reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount
Security payable upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof, (f) change the coin
or currency in which any Debt Security or any premium or interest thereon is
payable, (g) change the redemption right of any Holder, (h) impair the right to
institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Debt
Security or any conversion right with respect thereto, (i) reduce the percentage
in principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of
whose Holders is required for modification or amendment of such Debt Indenture
or for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of such Debt Indenture or
for waiver of certain defaults, (j) reduce the requirements contained in such
Debt Indenture for quorum or voting, (k) change any obligation of the Company to
maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes required by such
Debt Indenture, (l) adversely affect the right to convert Subordinated Debt
Securities, if applicable, or (m) modify any of the above provisions. (Section
902)
The Subordinated Debt Indenture may not be amended to alter the
subordination of any outstanding Subordinated Debt Securities without the
consent of each holder of Senior Indebtedness (as defined below under
"-- Provisions Applicable Solely to Subordinated Debt Securities") then
outstanding that would be adversely affected thereby. (Section 907 of the
Subordinated Debt Indenture)
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of each series may, on behalf of all Holders of that series, waive,
insofar as that series is concerned, compliance by the Company with certain
restrictive provisions of the Debt Indenture under which such series has been
issued. (Section 1008) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of each series may, on behalf of all Holders of
that series, waive any past default under the applicable Debt Indenture with
respect to any Debt Securities of that series, except a default (a) in the
payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or any interest on any Debt
Security of such series or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of such
Debt Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected. (Section 513)
Each Debt Indenture provides that in determining whether the Holders of the
requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver thereunder or are
present at a meeting of the Holders for quorum purposes, (i) the principal
amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that is deemed to be Outstanding
will be the amount of the principal that would be due and payable as of the date
of such determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof, and (ii) the
principal amount of a Debt Security denominated in a foreign currency or
currency units will be the
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U.S. dollar equivalent, determined on the date of original issuance of such Debt
Security, of the principal amount of such Debt Security or, in the case of an
Original Issue Discount Security, the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined on the
date of original issuance of such Security, of the amount determined as provided
in (i) above. (Section 101)
Each Debt Indenture contains provisions for convening meetings of the
Holders of a series if Debt Securities of that series are issuable as Bearer
Securities. (Section 1401) A meeting may be called at any time by the Trustee,
and also, upon request, by the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, in any
such case upon notice given in accordance with "-- Notices" below. (Section
1402) Except for any consent which must be given by the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby, as described above, any resolution
presented at a meeting (or adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present) may
be adopted by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; provided,
however, that any resolution with respect to any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which may be made, given or
taken by the Holders of a specified percentage, which is less than a majority,
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be
adopted at a meeting (or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is
present) by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series. Any
resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of any series duly
held in accordance with the applicable Debt Indenture will be binding on all
Holders of that series and related coupons. The quorum at any meeting, and at
any reconvened meeting, will be Persons holding or representing a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series. (Section
1404)
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. The Company, without the consent
of the Holders of any of the outstanding Debt Securities under either Debt
Indenture, may consolidate with or merge into, or convey, transfer or lease its
assets substantially as an entirety to, any Person which is a corporation,
partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of any
domestic jurisdiction, provided that any successor Person assumes the Company's
obligations on the Securities and under such Debt Indenture, that after giving
effect to the transaction no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice
or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be
continuing, and that certain other conditions are met. (Section 801)
Notices. Except as otherwise provided in the Debt Indentures, notices to
Holders of Bearer Securities will be given by publication at least twice in a
daily newspaper in The City of New York and in such other city or cities as may
be specified in such Bearer Securities. Notices to Holders of Registered
Securities will be given by mail to the addresses of such Holders as they appear
in the Security Register. (Section 106)
Title. Title to any Bearer Securities (including Bearer Securities in
permanent global form) and any coupons appertaining thereto will pass by
delivery. The Company, the Debt Trustee and any agent of the Company or the
Trustee may treat the bearer of any Bearer Security and the bearer of any coupon
and the registered owner of any Registered Security as the owner thereof
(whether or not such Debt Security or coupon shall be overdue and
notwithstanding any notice to the contrary) for the purpose of making payment
and for all other purposes. (Section 308)
Replacement of Securities and Coupons. Any mutilated Debt Security or a
Debt Security with a mutilated coupon appertaining thereto will be replaced by
the Company at the expense of the Holder upon surrender of such Debt Security to
the Debt Trustee. Debt Securities or coupons that became destroyed, stolen or
lost will be replaced by the Company at the expense of the Holder upon delivery
to the Debt Trustee of the Debt Security and coupons or evidence of destruction,
loss or theft thereof satisfactory to the Company and the Debt Trustee; in the
case of any coupon which becomes destroyed, stolen or lost, such coupon will be
replaced by issuance of a new Debt Security in exchange for the Debt Security to
which such coupon appertains. In the case of a destroyed, lost or stolen Debt
Security or coupon, an indemnity satisfactory to the Debt Trustee and the
Company may be required at the expense of the Holder of such Debt Security or
coupon before a replacement Debt Security will be issued. (Section 306)
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Governing Law. The Debt Indentures, the Debt Securities and coupons will
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York. (Section 113)
Regarding the Trustee. First Trust National Association, the Debt Trustee
under each Debt Indenture, is also trustee under another indenture under which
several issues of the Company's debt securities are outstanding.
Each Debt Indenture contains certain limitations on the right of the Debt
Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of claims
in certain cases, or to realize for its own account on certain property received
in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. (Section 613) The Debt
Trustee is permitted to engage in certain other transactions; however, if it
acquires any conflicting interest (as described in the Debt Indentures), it must
eliminate such conflict or resign. (Section 608)
Pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act, should a default occur with respect to
either the Senior Debt Securities or the Subordinated Debt Securities, First
Trust National Association would be required to resign as Debt Trustee under one
of the Debt Indentures within 90 days of such default unless such default were
cured, duly waived or otherwise eliminated.
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE SOLELY TO SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
General. Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Senior Debt
Indenture, and each series will rank pari passu as to the right of payment of
principal and any premium and interest with each other series issued thereunder
and will rank senior to all series of Subordinated Debt Securities that may be
issued.
Certain Definitions. For purposes of the following discussion, the
following definitions are applicable (Section 101 of the Senior Debt Indenture):
"Net Tangible Assets" means the total amount of assets appearing on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries less, without
duplication: (a) all current liabilities (excluding any thereof which are
extendible or renewable by their terms or replaceable or refundable pursuant to
enforceable commitments at the option of the obligor thereon without requiring
the consent of the obligee to a time more than 12 months after the time as of
which the amount thereof is being computed and excluding current maturities of
long-term debt and preferred stock); (b) all reserves for depreciation and other
asset valuation reserves but excluding reserves for deferred federal income
taxes arising from accelerated depreciation or otherwise; (c) all goodwill,
trademarks, trade names, patents and unamortized debt discount and expense and
other like intangible assets carried as an asset and (d) all appropriate
adjustments on account of minority interests of other Persons holding common
stock in any Subsidiary.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Principal Property" means any natural gas pipeline, natural gas
distribution system, natural gas gathering system or natural gas storage
facility located in the United States, except any such property that in the
opinion of the Board of Directors is not of material importance to the business
conducted by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Principal Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary which owns a Principal
Property.
"Subsidiary" means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding stock of
which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more
Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the
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.
Limitation on Liens. The Company covenants in the Senior Debt Indenture
that it will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, issue, assume or
guarantee any debt for money borrowed ("Debt") if such Debt is secured by a
mortgage, pledge, security interest or lien (a "mortgage" or "mortgages") upon
any Principal Property of the Company or any Principal Subsidiary or upon any
shares of stock or indebtedness of any
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Principal Subsidiary (whether such Principal Property, shares or indebtedness
was owned on the date of the Senior Debt Indenture or thereafter acquired)
without in any such case effectively providing that the Senior Debt Securities
shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt, except that
the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to: (a) mortgages on any property
acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Principal Subsidiary
after the date of the Senior Debt Indenture which are created within 180 days
after such acquisition (or in the case of property constructed or improved,
after the completion and commencement of commercial operation of such property,
whichever is later) to secure or provide for the payment of the purchase price
or cost thereof, provided that in the case of such construction or improvement
the mortgages shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by the Company
or any Subsidiary other than theretofore unimproved real property; (b) existing
mortgages on property acquired (including mortgages on any property acquired
from a Person which is consolidated with or merged with or into the Company or a
Subsidiary) or mortgages outstanding at the time any corporation becomes a
Subsidiary; (c) mortgages in favor of domestic or foreign governmental bodies to
secure advances or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to
secure indebtedness incurred to finance the purchase price or cost of
constructing or improving the property subject to such mortgages, including
mortgages to secure Debt of the pollution control or industrial revenue bond
type; (d) mortgages in favor of the Company or any Principal Subsidiary; or (e)
any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or
replacements), in whole or in part, of any mortgage referred to in any of the
foregoing clauses (a)-(d). (Section 1006 of the Senior Debt Indenture)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and any Subsidiary may, without
securing the Senior Debt Securities, issue, assume or guarantee secured Debt
(which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions) in an aggregate
amount which, together with all other such Debt, does not exceed 10% of the Net
Tangible Assets, as shown on a consolidated balance sheet as of a date not more
than 90 days prior to the proposed transaction prepared by the Company in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (Section 1006 of the
Senior Debt Indenture)
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE SOLELY TO SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
Subordination. The Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinate and
junior in right of payment, to the extent set forth in the Subordinated Debt
Indenture, to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Company. If the
Company should default in the payment of any principal of or premium or interest
on any Senior Indebtedness when the same becomes due and payable, whether at
Stated Maturity or a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration of acceleration
or otherwise, then, upon written notice of such default to the Company by the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness or any trustee therefor and subject to
certain rights of the Company to dispute such default and subject to proper
notification of the Trustee, unless and until such default has been cured or
waived or ceases to exist, no direct or indirect payment (in cash, property,
securities, by set-off or otherwise) will be made or agreed to be made for
principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Subordinated Debt
Securities, or in respect of any redemption, retirement, purchase or other
acquisition of the Subordinated Debt Securities other than those made in capital
stock of the Company (or cash in lieu of fractional shares thereof) pursuant to
any conversion right of the Subordinated Debt Securities or otherwise made in
capital stock of the Company. (Sections 1601, 1604 and 1605 of the Subordinated
Debt Indenture)
"Senior Indebtedness" is defined in Section 101 of the Subordinated Debt
Indenture as Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Company outstanding at any
time except (a) any Indebtedness as to which, by the terms of the instrument
creating or evidencing the same, it is provided that such Indebtedness is not
senior in right of payment to the Subordinated Debt Securities, (b) the
Subordinated Debt Securities, (c) any Indebtedness of the Company to a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, (d) interest accruing after the filing
of a petition initiating certain bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings unless
such interest is an allowed claim enforceable against the Company in a
proceeding under federal or state bankruptcy laws and (e) trade accounts
payable. "Indebtedness" is defined in Section 101 of the Subordinated Debt
Indenture as, with respect to any Person, (a) (i) the principal of and premium
and interest, if any, on indebtedness for money borrowed of such Person
evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar obligations, including any
guaranty
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by such Person of any indebtedness for money borrowed of any other Person,
whether any such indebtedness or guaranty is outstanding on the date of the
Subordinated Debt Indenture or is thereafter created, assumed or incurred, (ii)
the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on indebtedness for money
borrowed, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by such Person in connection with the
acquisition by it or any of its subsidiaries of any other business, properties
or other assets and (iii) lease obligations which such Person capitalizes in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 promulgated
by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other generally accepted
accounting principles as may be from time to time in effect, (b) any other
indebtedness of such Person, including any indebtedness representing the balance
deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or interest therein,
including any such balance that constitutes a trade account payable, and any
guaranty, endorsement or other contingent obligation of such Person in respect
of any indebtedness of another, which is outstanding on the date of the
Subordinated Debt Indenture or is thereafter created, assumed or incurred by
such Person and (c) any amendments, modifications, refundings, renewals or
extensions of any indebtedness or obligation described as Indebtedness in clause
(a) or (b) above.
If (i) without the consent of the Company a court shall enter (A) an order
for relief with respect to the Company under the United States federal
bankruptcy laws, (B) a judgment, order or decree adjudging the Company a
bankrupt or insolvent, or (C) an order for relief for reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under the
United States federal bankruptcy laws or state insolvency laws or (ii) the
Company shall institute proceedings for the entry of an order for relief with
respect to the Company under the United States federal bankruptcy laws or for an
adjudication of insolvency, or shall consent to the institution of bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings against it, or shall file a petition seeking, or seek or
consent to reorganization, arrangement, composition or similar relief under any
applicable law, or shall consent to the filing of such petition or to the
appointment of a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official in respect of the Company or of substantially
all of its property, or the Company shall make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, then all Senior Indebtedness (including any interest
thereon accruing after the commencement of any such proceedings) will first be
paid in full before any payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or
other property, is made on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on the Subordinated Debt Securities. In such event, any
payment or distribution on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on the Subordinated Debt Securities, whether in cash,
securities or other property (other than securities of the Company or any other
corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment
of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the subordination
provisions with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities, to the payment of
all Senior Indebtedness then outstanding and to any securities issued in respect
thereof under any such plan of reorganization or readjustment), which would
otherwise (but for the subordination provisions) be payable or deliverable in
respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities will be paid or delivered directly
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness in accordance with the priorities then
existing among such holders until all Senior Indebtedness (including any
interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any such proceedings) has
been paid in full. If any payment or distribution on account of the principal
of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Subordinated Debt Securities of
any character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than
securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of
reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to
the extent provided in the subordination provisions with respect to the
Subordinated Debt Securities, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness then
outstanding and to any securities issued in respect thereof under any such plan
of reorganization or readjustment), shall be received by the Debt Trustee or any
Holder of any Subordinated Debt Securities in contravention of any of the terms
of the Subordinated Debt Indenture, such payment or distribution will be
received in trust for the benefit of, and will be paid over or delivered and
transferred to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness then outstanding in
accordance with the priorities then existing among such holders for application
to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid, to the extent
necessary to pay all such Senior Indebtedness in full. In the event of any such
proceeding, after payment in full of all sums owing with respect to Senior
Indebtedness, the Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities, together with the
holders of any other obligations of the Company ranking on a parity with the
Subordinated Debt Securities, will be entitled to be repaid from the remaining
assets of the Company the amounts at that time
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due and owing on account of unpaid principal of or any premium or interest on
the Subordinated Debt Securities and such other obligations before any payment
or other distribution, whether in cash, property or otherwise, shall be made on
account of any capital stock or obligations of the Company ranking junior to the
Subordinated Debt Securities and such other obligations. (Section 1601 of the
Subordinated Debt Indenture)
The Prospectus Supplement respecting any series of Subordinated Debt
Securities will set forth any subordination provisions applicable to such series
in addition to or different from those described above.
By reason of such subordination, in the event of the insolvency of the
Company, Holders of Senior Indebtedness and holders of other obligations of the
Company that are not subordinated to Senior Indebtedness may receive more,
ratably, than Holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities. Such subordination
will not prevent the occurrence of an Event of Default or limit the right of
acceleration in respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities.
Conversion. The Subordinated Debt Indenture may provide for a right of
conversion of Subordinated Debt Securities into Common Stock (or cash in lieu
thereof). (Sections 301 and 1501 of the Subordinated Debt Indenture) The
following provisions will apply to Debt Securities that are convertible
Subordinated Debt Securities unless otherwise provided in the Prospectus
Supplement for such Debt Securities.
The Holder of any convertible Subordinated Debt Securities will have the
right exercisable at any time set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, unless
previously redeemed or otherwise purchased by the Company, to convert such
Subordinated Debt Securities into shares of Common Stock at the conversion price
or conversion rate set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, subject to
adjustment. (Section 1502 of the Subordinated Debt Indenture) The holder of
convertible Subordinated Debt Securities may convert any portion thereof which
is $1,000 in principal amount or any integral multiple thereof. (Section 1502 of
the Subordinated Debt Indenture)
In certain events, the conversion price or conversion rate will be subject
to adjustment as set forth in the Subordinated Debt Indenture. Such events
include the issuance of shares of Common Stock of the Company as a dividend or
distribution on the Common Stock; subdivisions, combinations and
reclassifications of the Common Stock; the issuance to all holders of Common
Stock of rights or warrants entitling the holders thereof (for a period not
exceeding 45 days) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a
price per share less than the then current market price per share of Common
Stock (as determined pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Indenture); and the
distribution to substantially all holders of Common Stock of evidences of
indebtedness, equity securities (including equity interests in the Company's
Subsidiaries) other than Common Stock, or other assets (excluding cash dividends
paid from surplus) or subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred
to above). No adjustment of the conversion price or conversion rate will be
required unless an adjustment would require a cumulative increase or decrease of
at least 1% in such price or rate. (Section 1504 of the Subordinated Debt
Indenture) Certain adjustments in the conversion price or conversion rate in
accordance with the foregoing provisions may result in constructive
distributions to either holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities or holders
of Common Stock which would be taxable pursuant to Treasury Regulations issued
under section 305 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The amount
of any such taxable constructive distribution would be the fair market value of
the Common Stock which is treated as having been constructively received, such
value being determined as of the time the adjustment resulting in the
constructive distribution is made.
Fractional shares of Common Stock will not be issued upon conversion, but,
in lieu thereof, the Company will pay a cash adjustment based on the then
current market price for the Common Stock. (Section 1503 of the Subordinated
Debt Indenture) Upon conversion, no adjustments will be made for accrued
interest or dividends, and therefore convertible Subordinated Debt Securities
surrendered for conversion between the record date for an interest payment and
the Interest Payment Date (except convertible Subordinated Debt Securities
called for redemption on a redemption date during such period) must be
accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the interest thereon which the
registered holder is to receive. (Sections 1504 and 1502 of the Subordinated
Debt Indenture)
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In the case of any consolidation or merger of the Company (with certain
exceptions) or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of
the Company substantially as an entirety to any Person, each Holder of
convertible Subordinated Debt Securities, after the consolidation, merger,
conveyance, transfer or lease, will have the right to convert such convertible
Subordinated Debt Securities only into the kind and amount of securities, cash
and other property which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon or
in connection with such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, if
the Holder had held the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such
convertible Subordinated Debt Securities immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease. (Section 1505 of the
Subordinated Debt Indenture)
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
GENERAL
K N is currently authorized by its Restated Articles of Incorporation, as
amended (the "K N Charter") to issue 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which
32,024,557 were outstanding on December 31, 1997; 200,000 shares of Class A
Preferred Stock, no par value ("Class A Preferred Stock"), of which 70,000
shares were outstanding as Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock on such
date; and 2,000,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock, no par value ("Class B
Preferred Stock"), none of which were outstanding on such date.
The Board of Directors of K N is authorized by the K N Charter to provide,
without further stockholder action, for the issuance of one or more series of
Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors has
the power to fix various terms with respect to each such series, including
voting power, designations, preferences, dividend rates, conversion and exchange
provisions, redemption provisions and, in the case of the Class B Preferred
Stock, the amounts which holders are entitled to receive upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of K N. Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred
Stock will rank prior to the Common Stock with respect to both dividends and
distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of K N.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of K N, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of Class A Preferred Stock of
each series shall be entitled to receive in full out of the assets of K N the
sum of $100 per share of Class A Preferred Stock, plus any arrearages in
dividends thereon to the date fixed for the payment in liquidation, before any
distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of any stock junior to the
Class A Preferred Stock. K N may, at the option of the Board of Directors,
redeem the whole or any part of the Class A Preferred Stock, or of any series
thereof at any time or from time to time within the period during which such
stock is, according to the K N Charter, or the resolutions of the Board of
Directors providing for the issue thereof, redeemable, by paying the redemption
price thereof, including any arrearages in dividends thereon to the date fixed
for redemption. The Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the option of K N at any time, or from time to time, at the
price of $105 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. This series has no
sinking fund requirements. Holders of shares of Class A $5.00 Cumulative
Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of
Directors of K N, cumulative preferential cash dividends at the annual rate of
$5.00 per share prior to the payment of any dividends or other distributions on
(or purchase or redemption of) the Class B Preferred Stock or the Common Stock.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of K N, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of Class B Preferred Stock of
each series shall be entitled to receive, subject to the prior rights of the
holders of shares of Class A Preferred Stock, the full preferential amount fixed
by the K N Charter, or by the resolutions of the Board of Directors providing
for the issue thereof, including any arrearages in dividends thereon to the date
fixed for the payment in liquidation, before any distribution shall be made to
the holders of shares of any stock junior to the Class B Preferred Stock.
Dividends may not be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any series of
Class B Preferred Stock, unless there shall be no arrearages in dividends on any
series of Class A Preferred Stock entitled to cumulative dividends for any past
dividend period and dividends in full for the current dividend period have been
paid or declared or set aside for payment on all Class A Preferred Stock.
In addition, the holders of the Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding
have the right to vote separately as a class with respect to (i) certain
amendments to the K N Charter or the By-Laws of K N which adversely affect the
voting powers, rights or preferences of the holders of shares of Class A
Preferred Stock, (ii) the creation of any class of stock or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any
stock ranking prior to or on a parity with, either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, the Class A Preferred Stock, or (iii) certain mergers or
consolidations of K N with or into any other corporation. For such actions to be
taken by K N, including increasing the authorized amount of any class of stock
ranking prior to the Class A Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 50% of the shares of the Class A Preferred Stock then
outstanding would be required. The affirmative vote of at least 50% of the
shares of any
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series of Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding is required for K N to amend
the K N Charter or resolutions of the Board of Directors of K N providing for
the issue of such series of Class A Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely
the powers, preferences or rights of holders of Class A Preferred Stock of such
series. The holders of Class B Preferred Stock then outstanding also have the
right to a separate vote regarding (a) the events described in the first
sentence of this paragraph with regard to such Class B Preferred Stock,
requiring the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the shares of Class B
Preferred Stock then outstanding, and (b) amendments to the K N Charter, or to
resolutions of K N's Board of Directors providing for the issue of any series of
Class B Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the powers, preferences or
rights of the holders of such series, requiring the affirmative vote of at least
50% of the shares of such series then outstanding.
If dividends are in arrears on the shares of any series of Class A
Preferred Stock to which the following provisions are made applicable pursuant
to the K N Charter or resolutions of K N's Board of Directors providing for the
issue of any such series (i) in an aggregate amount equal to three but less than
six full quarterly dividends, then the holders of the shares of all such series
of Class A Preferred Stock have the exclusive right, voting separately as a
class and without regard to series, to elect directors constituting one-third of
K N's Board of Directors or (ii) in an aggregate amount equal to six full
quarterly dividends, then such holders have the exclusive right, voting
separately as a class and without regard to series, to elect directors
constituting one-half of K N's Board of Directors plus one additional director,
in each case until all arrearages in dividends and dividends in full for the
current quarterly period have been paid on or declared and set aside for payment
on the shares of such series. These provisions are applicable to the Class A
$5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock. The holders of any outstanding Class B
Preferred Stock would have the right to elect directors of K N similar to the
Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock in the event of nondeclaration of
dividends, for the periods described above, on the Class B Preferred Stock if
the holders of the Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock are not then
entitled to elect directors as described above.
All outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and any shares of Common Stock
newly issued under any Prospectus Supplement will be, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. Holders of K N Common Stock and Class A $5.00 Cumulative
Preferred Stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters voted on
by stockholders. Holders of Common Stock, Class A Preferred Stock and Class B
Preferred Stock have no preemptive rights to subscribe for or purchase any
additional securities issued by K N. Subject to the preferential rights of the
holders of the Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock, the holders
of Common Stock are entitled to receive any dividends which may be declared by
the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor and to share pro
rata in the net assets of K N upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
Shares of Common Stock have no cumulative voting rights or redemption, sinking
fund or conversion privileges.
ANTI-TAKEOVER MATTERS
Charter and Bylaws. Certain provisions of the K N Charter and the By-Laws
of K N could have the effect of preventing a change in control of K N in certain
situations. These provisions generally provide for (a) the classification of the
Board of Directors of K N into three classes of as nearly an equal number as
possible, having staggered terms of three years each; (b) the removal of
directors only for cause or by unanimous vote of the remaining members of the
Board of Directors; (c) the filling of any vacancy on the Board of Directors by
the remaining directors then in office; (d) the limitation of the number of
directors to a minimum of nine and a maximum of 15, with the exact number to be
determined by the Board of Directors; (e) increasing the stockholder vote
required to amend, repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent with the foregoing
provisions under (a), (b) and (d) above to two-thirds of the outstanding voting
securities of K N; (f) the requirement that certain business combinations or
transactions involving K N and any beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
outstanding voting securities of K N be approved by holders of at least
twothirds of the outstanding voting securities of K N, including those held by
such beneficial owner, unless the business combination or transaction is (I)
approved by the Board of Directors before such beneficial owner became a holder
of more than 5% of K N's outstanding voting securities or (II) approved by
sufficient members of the Board of Directors to constitute a majority of the
members of the full Board of Directors in office prior to the time such
beneficial owner became a holder of more than 5% of K N's voting securities, or
(III) with an entity
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of which a majority of the outstanding shares of voting securities is owned by K
N and its subsidiaries; (g) increasing the stockholder vote required to amend,
repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent with the foregoing provision under
(f) above to two-thirds or more of the then outstanding shares of voting
securities of K N; (h) the requirement that certain business combinations or
transactions involving K N and any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of K N be approved by holders of at least 80% of
the outstanding voting securities of K N, including those held by such
beneficial owner, unless (I) the business combination or transaction is approved
by three-fourths of the Board of Directors then in office who are not associated
with or related to anyone who beneficially owns, and do not themselves own, 10%
or more of K N's voting securities or (II) certain conditions relating generally
to the fairness of the price to be received by stockholders of K N in such
business combination or transaction are satisfied; (i) increasing the
stockholder vote required to amend, repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent
with the foregoing provision under (h) above to 80% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of K N unless approved by an affirmative vote of three-fourths
of the Board of Directors then in office who are not associated with or related
to anyone who beneficially owns, and do not themselves own, 10% or more of K N's
voting securities; (j) certain procedural requirements for stockholder
nominations to the Board of Directors; and (k) the requirement that special
meetings of stockholders may only be called by stockholders owning 51% or more
of the outstanding voting securities of K N, by a majority of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President of K N.
Shareholder Rights Plan. On August 17, 1995, the Board of Directors of K N
declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a "Right") with
respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock held of record on September
15, 1995 or issued thereafter and prior to the date the Rights become
exercisable. Until the Rights become exercisable, they will be evidenced by
certificates for shares of Common Stock and will automatically trade with the
Common Stock. If and when the Rights become exercisable, Rights certificates
will be distributed and the Rights will become separately tradable. The full
terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated as of August
21, 1995 (the "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and The Bank of New York,
as Rights Agent. A copy of the Rights Agreement is filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.
Each Right entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company one
one-thousandth of a share of Class B Junior Participating Series Preferred
Stock, without par value (the "Preferred Shares"), for a price of $80 per one
onethousandth of a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"), subject to
adjustment. The Rights become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) ten business
days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons has acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the
outstanding voting shares of the Company or (ii) ten business days following the
commencement or announcement of an intention to commence a tender or exchange
offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a
person or group of 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the Company.
The Rights will expire on the later of September 15, 2005 or the third
anniversary of the date on which the Rights became exercisable (the "Final
Expiration Date"), unless the Final Expiration Date is extended or the Rights
are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company as described below.
If a person or group were to acquire 20% or more of the voting shares of
the Company, each Right then outstanding (other than Rights beneficially owned
by the acquiring person, which would become null and void) would become a right
to buy that number of shares of Common Stock (or, under certain circumstances,
the equivalent number of one onethousandths of a Preferred Share) that at the
time of such acquisition would have a market value of two times the Purchase
Price of the Right. If the Company were acquired in a merger or other business
combination transaction or more than 50% of its consolidated assets or earning
power were sold, proper provision will be made so that holder of a Right will
thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then
current Purchase Price of the Right, that number of shares of common stock of
the acquiring company which at the time of such transaction would have a market
value of two times the Purchase Price of the Right.
At any time after the acquisition by a person or group of beneficial
ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the Company and
before the acquisition by a person or group of 50% or more of the outstanding
voting shares of the Company, the Board of Directors may, at its option, issue
shares of
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Common Stock (or Preferred Shares) in mandatory redemption of, and in exchange
for, all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (other than
Rights owned by such person or group, which would become null and void) at an
exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock (or one one-thousandth of a
Preferred Share) for each Right, subject to adjustment. In addition, the Company
is entitled to redeem all of the outstanding Rights at a price of $0.01 per
Right at any time prior to the first public announcement that a person or group
has become the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares
of the Company.
Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, has no rights as a
stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or
to receive dividends.
KANSAS BUSINESS COMBINATION ACT
K N is subject to Sections 17-12,100 et seq. of the Kansas Statutes
Annotated (the "K.S.A."), which imposes a three-year moratorium on business
combinations between a Kansas corporation and an "interested stockholder" (in
general, a stockholder owning 15% or more of a corporation's outstanding voting
stock) or an affiliate or associate thereof unless (a) prior to an interested
stockholder becoming such, the board of directors of the corporation has
approved either the business combination or the transaction by which the
interested stockholder became such; (b) upon consummation of the transaction
resulting in an interested stockholder becoming such, the interested stockholder
owns 85% of the voting stock that was outstanding at the time the transaction
commenced (excluding, from the calculation of outstanding shares, shares
beneficially owned by management, directors and certain employees stock plans);
or (c) on or after the date an interested stockholder becomes such, the business
combination is approved by (i) the Board of Directors and (ii) the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares (other than
those shares beneficially owned by the interested stockholder) at a meeting of
stockholders.
KANSAS CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITIONS ACT
K N is also subject to Sections 17-1286 et seq. of the K.S.A. (the "Kansas
Control Share Acquisitions Act"), which applies to public corporations
incorporated in Kansas that have certain other connections with the state. The
Kansas Control Share Acquisitions Act relates principally to the acquisition of
"control shares" in such a corporation. Under the Kansas Control Share
Acquisitions Act, a control share acquisition is one that, except for the
operation of the Act, would raise the acquiring person's voting power in the
election of directors of the subject corporation to or above any of three
thresholds: one-fifth or more but less than one-third of all voting power;
one-third or more but less than a majority of all voting power; and at least a
majority of all voting power. Whenever a control share acquisition occurs, the
acquiring person has no voting rights with respect to those shares unless both a
majority of all outstanding shares and a majority of all such shares excluding
all "interested shares" (in general, shares beneficially controlled by the
acquiring person or any officer or inside director of the subject corporation)
approve the acquisition. If the control shares are accorded voting rights, then
dissenters' rights are available under the Kansas Control Share Acquisitions Act
to stockholders who did not vote in favor of the control share acquisition and
who comply with certain prescribed procedures. If the stockholders vote not to
accord voting rights to the control shares, however, then the issuing
corporation has a 60-day option to redeem all such shares at market value.
OTHER MATTERS
The Bank of New York serves as registrar and transfer agent for the Common
Stock and for the Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock.
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
The Company may issue Stock Purchase Contracts, including contracts
obligating holders to purchase from the Company, and the Company to sell to the
holders, a specified number of shares of Common Stock at a future date or dates.
The consideration per share of Common Stock may be fixed at the time the Stock
Purchase Contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific
formula set forth in the Stock
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Purchase Contracts. The Stock Purchase Contracts may be issued separately or as
Stock Purchase Units consisting of a Stock Purchase Contract and Debt
Securities, Preferred Securities or debt obligations of third parties, including
U.S. Treasury securities, securing the holders' obligations to purchase the
Common Stock under the Stock Purchase Contracts. The Stock Purchase Contracts
may require the Company to make periodic payments to the holders of the Stock
Purchase Units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on
some basis. The Stock Purchase Contracts may require holders to secure their
obligations thereunder in a specified manner.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms of any Stock
Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units. The description in the Prospectus
Supplement will not necessarily be complete, and reference will be made to the
Stock Purchase Contracts, and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and
depositary arrangements, relating to such Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock
Purchase Units. Certain material United States federal income tax considerations
applicable to the Stock Purchase Units and the Stock Purchase Contracts will be
discussed in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
BOOK-ENTRY ISSUANCE
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, The
Depositary Trust Company ("DTC") will act as depositary for Securities issued in
the form of Global Securities. Such Securities will be issued only as
fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's
nominee). One or more fully-registered Global Securities will be issued for such
Securities representing in the aggregate the total number of such Securities,
and will be deposited with or on behalf of DTC.
DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking
Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a
member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC
holds securities that its Participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates
the settlement among Participants of securities transactions, such as transfers
and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry
changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical
movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain
other organizations ("Direct Participants"). DTC is owned by a number of its
Direct Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock
Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access
to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities brokers and
dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain custodial
relationships with Direct Participants, either directly or indirectly ("Indirect
Participants"). The rules applicable to DTC and its Participants are on file
with the Commission.
Purchases of Securities within the DTC system must be made by or through
Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for such Securities on DTC's
records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Security
("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect
Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation
from DTC of their purchases, but Beneficial Owners are expected to receive
written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic
statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participants through
which the Beneficial Owners purchased Securities. Transfers of ownership
interests in Securities issued in the form of Global Securities are to be
accomplished by entries made on the books of Participants acting on behalf of
Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing
their ownership interests in such Securities, except in the event that use of
the book-entry system for such Securities is discontinued.
DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Securities
issued in the form of Global Securities; DTC's records reflect only the identity
of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Securities are credited, which
may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Participants will remain
responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
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Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct
Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by
arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as
may be in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices shall be sent to Cede & Co. as the registered holder of
Securities issued in the form of Global Securities. If less than all of a series
of such Securities are being redeemed, DTC's current practice is to determine by
lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant to be redeemed.
Although voting with respect to Securities issued in the form of Global
Securities is limited to the holders of record of such Securities, in those
instances in which a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself
consent or vote with respect to such Securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC
would mail an omnibus proxy (the "Omnibus Proxy") to the issuer of such
Securities as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns
Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose
accounts such Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a
listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).
Payments in respect of Securities issued in the form of Global Securities
will be made by the issuer of such Securities to DTC. DTC's practice is to
credit Direct Participants' accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance
with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to
believe that it will not receive payments on such payment date. Payments by
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not
of DTC, the Institutional Trustee, either Trust or the Company, subject to any
statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Payments to DTC are the responsibility of the issuer of the applicable
Securities, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants is the
responsibility of DTC, and disbursements of such payments to the Beneficial
Owners is the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as depositary with respect to
any Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the issuer of such
Securities. In the event that a successor depositary is not obtained, individual
Security certificates representing such Securities are required to be printed
and delivered. The Company, at its option, may decide to discontinue use of the
system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depositary).
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system
has been obtained from sources that the Trust and the Company believe to be
accurate, but the Trust and the Company assume no responsibility for the
accuracy thereof. Neither the Trust nor the Company has any responsibility for
the performance by DTC or its Participants of their respective obligations as
described herein or under the rules and procedures governing their respective
operations.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Any of the Securities being offered hereby may be sold in any one or more
of the following ways from time to time: (i) through agents; (ii) to or through
underwriters; (iii) through dealers; and (iv) directly by the Company or, in the
case of Preferred Securities, by the Trust to purchasers.
The distribution of the Securities may be effected from time to time in one
or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing
market prices or at negotiated prices.
Offers to purchase Securities may be solicited by agents designated by the
Company from time to time. Any such agent involved in the offer or sale of the
Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is delivered will be named, and
any commissions payable by the Company or the Trust to such agent will be set
forth, in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in
such Prospectus Supplement, any such agent will be acting on a reasonable best
efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any such agent may be
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deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of
the Securities so offered and sold.
If Securities are sold by means of an underwritten offering, the Company
and, in the case of an offering of Preferred Securities, the Trust will execute
an underwriting agreement with an underwriter or underwriters at the time an
agreement for such sale is reached, and the names of the specific managing
underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriters, the respective
amounts underwritten and the terms of the transaction, including commissions,
discounts and any other compensation of the underwriters and dealers, if any,
will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement which will be used by
the underwriters to make resales of the Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is being delivered to the public. If underwriters are utilized in the
sale of any Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered,
such Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and
may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including
negotiated transactions, at fixed public offering prices or at varying prices
determined by the underwriters at the time of sale. Securities may be offered to
the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing
underwriters or directly by one or more underwriters. If any underwriter or
underwriters are utilized in the sale of Securities, unless otherwise indicated
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the underwriting agreement will provide
that the obligations of the underwriters are subject to certain conditions
precedent and that the underwriters with respect to a sale of such Securities
will be obligated to purchase all such Securities if any are purchased.
The Company or the Trust, as applicable, may grant to the underwriters
options to purchase additional Securities, to cover over-allotments, if any, at
the initial public offering price (with additional underwriting commissions or
discounts), as may be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
If the Company or the Trust, as applicable, grants any over-allotment option,
the terms of such over-allotment option will be set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement for such Securities.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the Securities in respect of which
this Prospectus is delivered, the Company or the Trust, as applicable, will sell
such Securities to the dealer as principal. The dealer may then resell such
Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at
the time of resale. Any such dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter, as such
term is defined in the Securities Act, of the Securities so offered and sold.
The name of the dealer and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Offers to purchase Securities may be solicited directly by the Company or
the Trust, as applicable, and the sale thereof may be made by the Company or the
Trust directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be
underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale
thereof. The terms of any such sales will be described in the Prospectus
Supplement relating thereto.
Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in
accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise,
by one or more firms ("remarketing firms"), acting as principals for their own
accounts or as agents for the Company or the Trust, as applicable. Any
remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with
the Company or the Trust and its compensation will be described in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be
underwriters, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, in connection with
the Securities remarketed thereby.
If so indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company or the
Trust, as applicable, may authorize agents and underwriters to solicit offers by
certain institutions to purchase Securities from the Company or the Trust at the
public offering price set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement pursuant
to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date or
dates stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Such delayed delivery
contracts will be subject to only those conditions set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. A commission indicated in the applicable Prospectus
supplement will be paid to underwriters and agents soliciting purchases of
Securities pursuant to delayed delivery contracts accepted by the Company or the
Trust, as applicable.
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Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be entitled under
relevant agreements with the Company or the Trust, as applicable, to
indemnification by the Company or the Trust against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect
to payments which such agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may
be required to make in respect thereof.
Each series of Securities will be a new issue and, other than the Common
Stock, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will have no established
trading market. The Company may elect to list any series of Securities on an
exchange, and in the case of the Common Stock, on any additional exchange, but,
unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company
shall not be obligated to do so. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity
of the trading market for any of the Securities.
Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be customers of,
engage in transactions with, or perform services for, the Company and its
subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Preferred Securities will be passed upon on behalf of K
N Energy and the Trust by Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., special Delaware
counsel to K N Energy and the Trust. The validity of the Trust Debentures, the
Guarantee, the Debt Securities and Stock Purchase Contracts and certain matters
relating thereto will be passed upon for K N Energy and the Trust by Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett (a partnership which includes professional corporations), New
York, New York. The validity of the Common Stock and the Stock Purchase Units
will be passed upon by Martha B. Wyrsch, General Counsel of the Company. As of
January 29, 1998, Ms. Wyrsch owned 2,553 shares of Common Stock and held options
to purchase an additional 32,299 shares of Common Stock. The validity of the
Offered Securities will be passed upon for any agents, dealers or underwriters
by counsel named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of K N Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1996, incorporated in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement by reference to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996, as amended, have been audited by Arthur Andersen
LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect
thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.
The consolidated financial statements of MidCon Corp. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1996, incorporated in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the Commission on January 16, 1998, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect
thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.
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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 OR
JURISDICTION.
PROSPECTUS (Subject to completion)
Issued January 30, 1998
792,232 Shares
K N Energy, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
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This Prospectus relates to an aggregate of 792,232 shares of common stock,
par value $5.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of K N Energy, Inc. ("K N" or
the "Company") held by its largest stockholder, Cabot Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
(the "Selling Stockholder"). See information under the heading "Selling
Stockholder." The Common Stock will be offered in amounts, at prices and on
terms to be determined in light of market conditions at the time of sale and set
forth in a supplement to this Prospectus (a "Prospectus Supplement").
The Common Stock may be sold directly by the Selling Stockholder to
investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through
underwriters or dealers. See "Plan of Distribution". If any agents of the
Selling Stockholder or any underwriters are involved in the sale of any Common
Stock in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered, the names of such
agents or underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set
forth in a Prospectus Supplement. The Company will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of any Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder. See "Use
of Proceeds." (including the shares of Common Stock to be sold pursuant to a
Prospectus Supplement)
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The Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE")
under the symbol "KNE."
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE SALES OF THE COMMON STOCK
UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements, and other information filed by the Company with the Commission can
be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549 and at the following Regional Offices of the Commission: Chicago
Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661; and New York Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549 at
prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a Web site that contains reports,
proxy and information statements and other materials that are filed through the
Commission's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System. The Web
site can be accessed at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, reports, proxy
statements and other information concerning the Company can be inspected at the
NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, on which exchange the Common
Stock is listed.
This Prospectus constitutes a part of three Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This Prospectus omits certain of the
information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is hereby
made to the Registration Statement for further information with respect to the
Company and the securities offered hereby. Any statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such
document so filed. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such
reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission (File No.
1-6446) pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference and made a
part hereof:
(a) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto;
(b) the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 1997;
(c) the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 28 and 29,
and October 27, 1997 and January 5 and 16, 1998; and
(d) the description of the shares of Preferred Share Purchase Rights
and Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statements on Form
8-A.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus and
prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities pursuant hereto,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such document. Any statement contained herein or in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in 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.
The Company will provide without charge to any person, including any
beneficial owner of Securities, to whom this Prospectus is delivered, upon
written or oral request of such person, a copy of any and all of the documents
referred to above which have been incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
(other than
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exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into such documents). Such requests should be directed to the
office of the Vice President and Treasurer, K N Energy, Inc., 370 Van Gordon
Street, P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, telephone number (303)
989-1740.
K N ENERGY, INC.
K N Energy is an integrated energy services provider whose operations
include the gathering, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas and
the marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids. The Company also markets
innovative products and services, such as the Simple Choice(sm) menu of products
and call center services designed for residential consumers, utilities, and
small businesses through its 50% owned en-able(sm), LLC affiliate.
K N was incorporated under the laws of the State of Kansas in 1927. The
address of its principal executive offices is 370 Van Gordon Street, P. O. Box
281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304 and its telephone number is (303)
989-1740.
Additional information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries is
included in the Company reports and other documents incorporated by reference in
this Prospectus. See "Available Information" and "Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference."
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any Common Stock
by the Selling Stockholder.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
GENERAL
K N is currently authorized by its Restated Articles of Incorporation, as
amended (the "K N Charter") to issue 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which
32,024,557 were outstanding on December 31, 1997; 200,000 shares of Class A
Preferred Stock, no par value ("Class A Preferred Stock"), of which 70,000
shares were outstanding as Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock on such
date; and 2,000,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock, no par value ("Class B
Preferred Stock"), none of which were outstanding on such date.
The Board of Directors of K N is authorized by the K N Charter to provide,
without further stockholder action, for the issuance of one or more series of
Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors has
the power to fix various terms with respect to each such series, including
voting power, designations, preferences, dividend rates, conversion and exchange
provisions, redemption provisions and, in the case of the Class B Preferred
Stock, the amounts which holders are entitled to receive upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of K N. Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred
Stock will rank prior to the Common Stock with respect to both dividends and
distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of K N.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of K N, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of Class A Preferred Stock of
each series shall be entitled to receive in full out of the assets of K N the
sum of $100 per share of Class A Preferred Stock, plus any arrearages in
dividends thereon to the date fixed for the payment in liquidation, before any
distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of any stock junior to the
Class A Preferred Stock. K N may, at the option of the Board of Directors,
redeem the whole or any part of the Class A Preferred Stock, or of any series
thereof at any time or from time to time within the period during which such
stock is, according to the K N Charter, or the resolutions of the Board of
Directors providing for the issue thereof, redeemable, by paying the redemption
price thereof, including any arrearages in dividends thereon to the date fixed
for redemption. The Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock is redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the option of K N at any time, or from time to time, at the
price of $105 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. This series has no
sinking fund requirements. Holders of shares of Class A $5.00 Cumulative
Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of
Directors of K N, cumulative preferential cash dividends at the annual rate of
$5.00 per share prior to the payment of any dividends or other distributions on
(or purchase or redemption of) the Class B Preferred Stock or the Common Stock.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of K N, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of Class B Preferred Stock of
each series shall be entitled to receive, subject to the prior rights of the
holders of shares of Class A Preferred Stock, the full preferential amount fixed
by the K N Charter, or the resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for
the issue thereof, including any arrearages in dividends thereon to the date
fixed for the payment in liquidation, before any distribution shall be made to
the holders of shares of any stock junior to the Class B Preferred Stock.
Dividends may not be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any series of
Class B Preferred Stock, unless there shall be no arrearages in dividends on any
series of Class A Preferred Stock entitled to cumulative dividends for any past
dividend period and dividends in full for the current dividend period have been
paid or declared or set aside for payment on all Class A Preferred Stock.
In addition, the holders of the Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding
have the right to vote separately as a class with respect to (i) certain
amendments to the K N Charter or the By-Laws of K N which adversely affect the
voting powers, rights or preferences of the holders of shares of Class A
Preferred Stock, (ii) the creation of any class of stock or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any
stock ranking prior to or on a parity with, either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, the Class A Preferred Stock, or (iii) certain mergers or
consolidations of K N with or into any other corporation. For such actions to be
taken by K N, including increasing the authorized amount of any class of stock
ranking prior to the Class A Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 50% of the shares of the Class A Preferred Stock then
outstanding would be required. The affirmative vote of at least 50% of the
shares of any
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series of Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding is required for K N to amend
the K N Charter or resolutions of the Board of Directors of K N providing for
the issue of such series of Class A Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely
the powers, preferences or rights of holders of Class A Preferred Stock of such
series. The holders of Class B Preferred Stock then outstanding also have the
right to a separate vote regarding (a) the events described in the first
sentence of this paragraph with regard to such Class B Preferred Stock,
requiring the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the shares of Class B
Preferred Stock then outstanding, and (b) amendments to the K N Charter, or to
resolutions of K N's Board of Directors providing for the issue of any series of
Class B Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the powers, preferences or
rights of the holders of such series, requiring the affirmative vote of at least
50% of the shares of such series then outstanding.
If dividends are in arrears on the shares of any series of Class A
Preferred Stock to which the following provisions are made applicable pursuant
to the K N Charter or resolutions of K N's Board of Directors providing for the
issue of any such series (i) in an aggregate amount equal to three but less than
six full quarterly dividends, then the holders of the shares of all such series
of Class A Preferred Stock have the exclusive right, voting separately as a
class and without regard to series, to elect directors constituting one-third of
K N's Board of Directors or (ii) in an aggregate amount equal to six full
quarterly dividends, then such holders have the exclusive right, voting
separately as a class and without regard to series, to elect directors
constituting one-half of K N's Board of Directors plus one additional director,
in each case until all arrearages in dividends and dividends in full for the
current quarterly period have been paid on or declared and set aside for payment
on the shares of such series. These provisions are applicable to the Class A
$5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock. The holders of any outstanding Class B
Preferred Stock would have the right to elect directors of K N similar to the
Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock in the event of nondeclaration of
dividends, for the periods described above, on the Class B Preferred Stock if
the holders of the Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock are not then
entitled to elect directors as described above.
All outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and any shares of Common Stock
newly issued under any Prospectus Supplement will be, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. Holders of K N Common Stock and Class A $5.00 Cumulative
Preferred Stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters voted on
by stockholders. Holders of Common Stock, Class A Preferred Stock and Class B
Preferred Stock have no preemptive rights to subscribe for or purchase any
additional securities issued by K N. Subject to the preferential rights of the
holders of the Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock, the holders
of Common Stock are entitled to receive any dividends which may be declared by
the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor and to share pro
rata in the net assets of K N upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
Shares of Common Stock have no cumulative voting rights or redemption, sinking
fund or conversion privileges.
ANTI-TAKEOVER MATTERS
Charter and By-laws. Certain provisions of the K N Charter and the By-Laws
of K N could have the effect of preventing a change in control of K N in certain
situations. These provisions generally provide for (a) the classification of the
Board of Directors of K N into three classes of as nearly an equal number as
possible, having staggered terms of three years each; (b) the removal of
directors only for cause or by unanimous vote of the remaining members of the
Board of Directors; (c) the filling of any vacancy on the Board of Directors by
the remaining directors then in office; (d) the limitation of the number of
directors to a minimum of nine and a maximum of 15, with the exact number to be
determined by the Board of Directors; (e) increasing the stockholder vote
required to amend, repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent with the foregoing
provisions under (a), (b) and (d) above to two-thirds of the outstanding voting
securities of K N; (f) the requirement that certain business combinations or
transactions involving K N and any beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
outstanding voting securities of K N be approved by holders of at least
two-thirds of the outstanding voting securities of K N, including those held by
such beneficial owner, unless the business combination or transaction is (I)
approved by the Board of Directors before such beneficial owner became a holder
of more than 5% of K N's outstanding voting securities or (II) approved by
sufficient members of the Board of Directors to constitute a majority of the
members of the full Board of Directors in office prior to the time such
beneficial owner became a holder of more than 5% of K N's voting securities, or
(III) with an entity
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of which a majority of the outstanding shares of voting securities is owned by K
N and its subsidiaries; (g) increasing the stockholder vote required to amend,
repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent with the foregoing provision under
(f) above to two-thirds or more of the then outstanding shares of voting
securities of K N; (h) the requirement that certain business combinations or
transactions involving K N and any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of K N be approved by holders of at least 80% of
the outstanding voting securities of K N, including those held by such
beneficial owner, unless (I) the business combination or transaction is approved
by three-fourths of the Board of Directors then in office who are not associated
with or related to anyone who beneficially owns, and do not themselves own, 10
percent or more of K N's voting securities or (II) certain conditions relating
generally to the fairness of the price to be received by stockholders of K N in
such business combination or transaction are satisfied; (i) increasing the
stockholder vote required to amend, repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent
with the foregoing provision under (h) above to 80% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of K N unless approved by an affirmative vote of three-fourths
of the Board of Directors then in office who are not associated with or related
to anyone who beneficially owns, and do not themselves own, 10% or more of K N's
voting securities; (j) certain procedural requirements for stockholder
nominations to the Board of Directors; and (k) the requirement that special
meetings of stockholders may only be called by stockholders owning 51% or more
of the outstanding voting securities of K N, by a majority of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President of K N.
Shareholder Rights Plan. On August 17, 1995, the Board of Directors of K N
declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a "Right") with
respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock held of record on September
15, 1995 or issued thereafter and prior to the date the Rights become
exercisable. Until the Rights become exercisable, they will be evidenced by
certificates for shares of Common Stock and will automatically trade with the
Common Stock. If and when the Rights become exercisable, Rights certificates
will be distributed and the Rights will become separately tradable. The full
terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement dated as of August 21,
1995 (the "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as
Rights Agent, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Each Right entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company one
one-thousandth of a share of Class B Junior Participating Series Preferred
Stock, without par value (the "Preferred Shares"), for a price of $80 per one
one-thousandth of a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"), subject to
adjustment. The Rights become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) ten business
days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons has acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the
outstanding voting shares of the Company or (ii) ten business days following the
commencement or announcement of an intention to commence a tender or exchange
offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a
person or group of 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the Company.
The Rights will expire on the later of September 15, 2005 or the third
anniversary of the date on which the Rights became exercisable (the "Final
Expiration Date"), unless the Final Expiration Date is extended or the Rights
are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company as described below.
If a person or group were to acquire 20% or more of the voting shares of
the Company, each Right then outstanding (other than Rights beneficially owned
by the acquiring person, which would become null and void) would become a right
to buy that number of shares of Common Stock (or, under certain circumstances,
the equivalent number of one one-thousandths of a Preferred Share) that at the
time of such acquisition would have a market value of two times the Purchase
Price of the Right. If the Company were acquired in a merger or other business
combination transaction or more than 50% of its consolidated assets or earning
power were sold, proper provision will be made so that holder of a Right will
thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then
current Purchase Price of the Right, that number of shares of common stock of
the acquiring company which at the time of such transaction would have a market
value of two times the Purchase Price of the Right.
At any time after the acquisition by a person or group of beneficial
ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the Company and
before the acquisition by a person or group of 50% or more of the outstanding
voting shares of the Company, the Board of Directors may, at its option, issue
shares of
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Common Stock (or Preferred Shares) in mandatory redemption of, and in exchange
for, all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (other than
Rights owned by such person or group, which would become null and void) at an
exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock (or one one-thousandth of a
Preferred Share) for each Right, subject to adjustment. In addition, the Company
is entitled to redeem all of the outstanding Rights at a price of $0.01 per
Right at any time prior to the first public announcement that a person or group
has become the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares
of the Company.
Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, has no rights as a
stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or
to receive dividends.
KANSAS BUSINESS COMBINATION ACT
K N is subject to Sections 17-12,100 et seq. of the Kansas Statutes
Annotated (the "K.S.A."), which imposes a three-year moratorium on business
combinations between a Kansas corporation and an "interested stockholder" (in
general, a stockholder owning 15% or more of a corporation's outstanding voting
stock) or an affiliate or associate thereof unless (a) prior to an interested
stockholder becoming such, the board of directors of the corporation has
approved either the business combination or the transaction by which the
interested stockholder became such; (b) upon consummation of the transaction
resulting in an interested stockholder becoming such, the interested stockholder
owns 85% of the voting stock that was outstanding at the time the transaction
commenced (excluding, from the calculation of outstanding shares, shares
beneficially owned by management, directors and certain employees stock plans);
or (c) on or after the date an interested stockholder becomes such, the business
combination is approved by (i) the Board of Directors and (ii) the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares (other than
those shares beneficially owned by the interested stockholder) at a meeting of
stockholders.
KANSAS CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITIONS ACT
K N is also subject to Sections 17-1286 et seq. of the K.S.A. (the "Kansas
Control Share Acquisitions Act"), which applies to public corporations
incorporated in Kansas that have certain other connections with the state. The
Kansas Control Share Acquisitions Act relates principally to the acquisition of
"control shares" in such a corporation. Under the Kansas Control Share
Acquisitions Act, a control share acquisition is one that, except for the
operation of the Act, would raise the acquiring person's voting power in the
election of directors of the subject corporation to or above any of three
thresholds: one-fifth or more but less than one-third of all voting power;
one-third or more but less than a majority of all voting power; and at least a
majority of all voting power. Whenever a control share acquisition occurs, the
acquiring person has no voting rights with respect to those shares unless both a
majority of all outstanding shares and a majority of all such shares excluding
all "interested shares" (in general, shares beneficially controlled by the
acquiring person or any officer or inside director of the subject corporation)
approve the acquisition. If the control shares are accorded voting rights, then
dissenters' rights are available under the Kansas Control Share Acquisitions Act
to stockholders who did not vote in favor of the control share acquisition and
who comply with certain prescribed procedures. If the stockholders vote not to
accord voting rights to the control shares, however, then the issuing
corporation has a 60-day option to redeem all such shares at market value.
OTHER MATTERS
The Bank of New York serves as registrar and transfer agent for the Common
Stock and for the Class A $5.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock.
SELLING STOCKHOLDER
The Selling Stockholder is a Delaware corporation wholly owned by Cabot
Corporation ("Cabot") having its principal office in Boston, Massachusetts. On
July 13, 1994, K N acquired American Oil and Gas Corporation ("AOG") in a
stock-for-stock merger (the "Merger") accounted for as a pooling of interests.
Cabot was the largest stockholder of AOG prior to the Merger, owning
approximately 34.4% of the
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outstanding shares of common stock of AOG at the time of the Merger plus
warrants to purchase approximately an additional 5.3% of such shares. Beginning
in June 1997, Cabot made capital contributions of all of its shares of Common
Stock to the Selling Stockholder.
Cabot acquired its interest in AOG in 1989 when it sold its Texas gas
pipeline business to AOG. In connection with that transaction, Cabot and AOG
entered into a Standstill and Registration Rights Agreement, which, among other
things, entitled Cabot to three representatives on the board of directors of
AOG. At the time of the Merger, two nominees of Cabot were among AOG's eight
directors. Such Standstill and Registration Rights Agreement ceased to have
effect upon consummation of the Merger. Also in connection with the 1989
transaction, Cabot and AOG agreed to a liability sharing arrangement primarily
covering certain contingent liabilities and potential gas contract losses of the
acquired business. Pursuant to this liability sharing arrangement, Cabot and AOG
agreed to bear an equal amount of such liabilities up to $20 million each; Cabot
agreed to be solely responsible for these liabilities above that amount. All
matters pertaining to the liability sharing arrangement with Cabot were settled
in April 1997, and all final payments required thereby have been made. The
Company's final liability under the liability sharing arrangement with Cabot was
$5.6 million, which was previously recorded in connection with the acquisition
of AOG.
AOG has asserted certain claims related to environmental matters against
Cabot under acquisition agreements related to assets previously owned by Cabot
or one or more of its subsidiaries (including assets acquired by AOG in the 1989
transaction referred to above and assets acquired by AOG from another company
which had previously purchased them from Cabot or one or more of its
subsidiaries). In January 1998, K N and Cabot agreed to submit such claims to
binding arbitration.
Before its acquisition of AOG, K N had no material relationship with Cabot
or the Selling Stockholder. Pursuant to its merger agreement with AOG, at the
time of the Merger K N elected a designee of Cabot, John G. L. Cabot, as a
non-voting advisory director of K N, and agreed that for so long as Cabot
continued to own beneficially at least 10% of K N's voting Securities, Cabot
would have the right to designate one such advisory director. In addition, it
was agreed that if Cabot's beneficial ownership in K N was reduced below 10% but
continued over 5%, then the Board of Directors of K N would appoint Cabot's
advisory director as a full director with voting rights, and Cabot will be
entitled to have one designee for election to the Board of Directors of K N. In
April 1996, R. Gordon Shearer replaced John G. L. Cabot as Cabot's advisory
director, and in August 1996, when Cabot's beneficial ownership of K N voting
stock fell below 10%, Mr. Shearer was elected a director of K N. Mr. Shearer
resigned as a director in December 1997.
The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock owned
by the Selling Stockholder, the number of such shares being offered for sale by
it, the number of such shares to be owned by the Selling Stockholder after such
sale and the percentage of ownership of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
as of December 31, 1997 represented by the holdings of the Selling Stockholder
after such sale:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF
SHARES TO CLASS TO BE
SHARES SHARES BE OWNED OWNED
OWNED BEING SOLD AFTER SALE AFTER SALE
- --------- ---------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
2,990,186 792,232 2,197,954 6.9%
</TABLE>
The Prospectus Supplement relating to any Securities being offered by the
Selling Stockholder sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock being
offered for its account as well as the number of such shares and the percentage
of the outstanding Common Stock to be owned by the Selling Stockholder after
completion of the offering.
The Company will bear all of the expenses allocable to any Securities sold
for the Selling Stockholder's account, excluding any selling discounts or
commissions allocable to such Securities, fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Selling Stockholder and any stock transfer taxes payable by reason of any
such sale.
This Prospectus is not the exclusive means for resale of any Common Stock
of the Selling Stockholder registered hereunder. For example, the Selling
Stockholder may also sell Common Stock owned by it pursuant to Rule 144 under
the Securities Act. There can be no assurance that the Selling Stockholder will
sell any or all of its Common Stock offered hereunder.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
GENERAL
The Selling Stockholder may sell Common Stock to or through underwriters or
dealers, and also may sell Common Stock directly to other purchasers or through
agents.
The distribution of the Common Stock may be effected from time to time in
one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. If so indicated in the
Prospectus Supplement, the Selling Stockholder may sell Common Stock on the NYSE
or in the over-the-counter market, by methods that include block trades,
exchange or secondary distributions in accordance with NYSE rules and ordinary
brokerage transactions.
In connection with the sale of Common Stock, underwriters may receive
compensation from the Selling Stockholder or purchasers of Common Stock for whom
they may act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of Common
Stock may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions
received by them from the Selling Stockholder and any profit on the resale of
Common Stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions
under the Securities Act. Any such person who may be deemed to be an underwriter
will be identified, and any such compensation received from the Selling
Stockholder, as the case may be, will be described, in the Prospectus
Supplement.
Under agreements which may be entered into by the Company or the Selling
Stockholder, underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the
distribution of Common Stock may be entitled to indemnification by the Company
or the Selling Stockholder, as the case may be, against or contribution toward
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock will be passed upon for the Company by
Martha B. Wyrsch, General Counsel of K N, and will be passed upon for any
agents, dealers or underwriters by counsel named in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. As of January 29, 1998, Ms. Wyrsch owned 2,553 shares of Common
Stock and held options to purchase an additional 32,299 shares of Common Stock.
Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Selling Stockholder by counsel
named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of K N Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1996, incorporated in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement by reference to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996, as amended, have been audited by Arthur Andersen
LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect
thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.
The consolidated financial statements of MidCon Corp. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1996, incorporated in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the Commission on January 16, 1998, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect
thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth all expenses payable by the Company in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the Securities, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company will bear all of such
expenses. All the amounts shown are estimates, except the registration fee.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Registration Fee................................................................. $1,032,500
Fees and expenses of accountants................................................. 125,000
Fees and expenses of counsel to the Company...................................... 850,000
Fees and expenses of Trustees and counsel........................................ 15,000
Printing and engraving........................................................... 300,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses (including counsel)................................... 10,000
Rating agency fees............................................................... 850,000
Miscellaneous.................................................................... 2,500
Total....................................................................... $3,185,000
</TABLE>
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 17-6305 of the Kansas General Corporation Law provides that a
Kansas corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit (including an action by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation, including attorney fees, and against expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including
attorney fees, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful. Article Ninth of
the articles of incorporation of the Company requires the Company to provide
substantially the same indemnification of its directors and officers as that
authorized by the Kansas General Corporation Law.
The Company has insurance policies which, among other things, include
liability insurance coverage for directors and officers, with a $200,000
corporate reimbursement deductible clause, under which directors and officers
are covered against "loss" arising from any claim or claims which may be made
against a director or officer by reason of any "wrongful act" in their
respective capacities as directors and officers. "Loss" is defined so as to
exclude, among other things, fines or penalties, as well as matters deemed
uninsurable under the law pursuant to which the policy is to be construed.
"Wrongful act" is defined to include any actual or alleged breach of duty,
neglect, error, misstatement, misleading statement or omission done or
wrongfully attempted. The policy also contains other specific definitions and
exclusions and provides an aggregate of $20,000,000 of insurance coverage.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration
Statement, including those exhibits incorporated herein by reference to a prior
filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act as indicated
in parentheses:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBITS
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<C> <C> <S>
*(1.1) -- Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Securities.
*(1.2) -- Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Common Stock.
*(1.3) -- Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Stock Purchase Units.
***(2.1) -- Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 18, 1997, between the Company and
Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
(4.1) -- Form of Indenture, dated as of November 20, 1993, between K N Energy, Inc. and
First Trust National Association, as successor Trustee to Continental Bank,
National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-51115).
(4.2) -- Form of Subordinated Indenture dated as of May 15, 1996 between the Company and
First Trust National Association f/k/a First Trust of Illinois, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Company's S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-04385).
**(4.3) -- Form of Debt Securities.
(4.4) -- Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994).
(4.5) -- By-Laws of the Company, as amended to August 20, 1996 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996).
(4.6) -- Rights Agreement dated as of August 21, 1995 between the Company and The Bank
of New York, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Company's Form 8-A Registration Statement dated August 21, 1995).
**(4.7) -- Certificate of Trust of K N Capital Trust III.
**(4.8) -- Declaration of Trust of K N Capital Trust III.
**(4.9) -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of K N Capital Trust III.
**(4.10) -- Form of Preferred Security Certificate for K N Capital Trust III (included in
Exhibit 4.9).
**(4.11) -- Form of Debenture Indenture between K N Energy, Inc. and Wilmington Trust
Company, as Trustee.
**(4.12) -- Form of Trust Debentures of K N Energy, Inc.
**(4.13) -- Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement in respect of K N Capital
Trust III, with respect to the Preferred Securities.
**(4.14) -- Form of Common Security Guarantee Agreement in respect of K N Capital Trust
III, with respect to the Common Securities.
**(4.15) -- Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.
**(4.16) -- Form of Stock Purchase Units (included in Exhibit 4.15).
**(4.17) -- Form of Pledge Agreement.
**(5.1) -- Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, as to the legality of the Trust
Debentures, Guarantees, Debt Securities and Stock Purchase Contracts.
**(5.2) -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., as to the validity of the Preferred
Securities.
**(5.3) -- Opinion of Martha B. Wyrsch, Esq., General Counsel to K N Energy, Inc., as to
the validity of the Common Stock and the Stock Purchase Units.
**(12) -- Computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.
***(23.1) -- Consent of Independent Public Accountants.
***(23.2) -- Consent of Independent Public Accountants.
**(23.3) -- Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (included in Exhibit 5.1).
**(23.4) -- Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.2).
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBITS
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<C> <C> <S>
**(23.5) -- Consent of Martha B. Wyrsch (included in Exhibit 5.3).
***(24) -- Powers of Attorney.
**(25.1) -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of First Trust National Association respecting the Senior Debt
Securities.
**(25.2) -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of First Trust National Association respecting the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
**(25.3) -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company, as Debenture
Trustee under the Debenture Indenture for K N Capital Trust III.
**(25.4) -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company, as Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration for K N Capital Trust III.
**(25.5) -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee
Trustee under the Guarantee for K N Capital Trust III.
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* The Company will file any underwriting agreement relating to Debt
Securities, Common Stock and/or Stock Purchase Units that it may enter into
as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K which is incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
** Filed herewith.
*** Previously filed.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The Company hereby 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;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement; notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(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.
(4) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of
this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(5) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.
(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Company pursuant to any charter provision, by-law, contract, arrangement,
statute, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
against the Company by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the
opinion of counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, K N Energy,
Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lakewood, State of
Colorado on the 30th day of January, 1998.
K N ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ E. WAYNE LUNDHAGEN
------------------------------------
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January 30, 1998.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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<C> <S>
i) Principal executive officer:
* Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
- ----------------------------------------------- Executive Officer
(Larry D. Hall)
ii) Principal financial and accounting officer:
* Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- -----------------------------------------------
(Clyde E. McKenzie)
iii) Directors:
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Edward H. Austin, Jr.)
*
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(Charles W. Battey)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Stewart A. Bliss)
*
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(David W. Burkholder)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(David M. Carmichael)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Robert H. Chitwood)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Howard P. Coghlan)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Jordan L. Haines)
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<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE TITLE
- ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
<C> <S>
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Larry D. Hall)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(William J. Hybl)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(Edward Randall, III)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(James C. Taylor)
*
- -----------------------------------------------
(H. A. True, III)
- -----------------------------------------------
(Richard D. Kinder)
*By: /s/ E. WAYNE LUNDHAGEN
- -----------------------------------------------
(E. Wayne Lundhagen
Attorney-in-Fact)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, K N Capital
Trust III certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lakewood, State of
Colorado, on the 30th day of January, 1998.
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
By: K N ENERGY, INC., as Sponsor
By: /s/ E. WAYNE LUNDHAGEN
------------------------------------
E. Wayne Lundhagen
Vice President and Treasurer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBITS
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<C> <C> <S>
*(1.1) -- Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Securities.
*(1.2) -- Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Common Stock.
*(1.3) -- Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Stock Purchase Units.
***(2.1) -- Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 18, 1997 between K N Energy, Inc. and
Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
(4.1) -- Form of Indenture, dated as of November 20, 1993, between K N Energy, Inc. and
First Trust National Association, as successor Trustee to Continental Bank,
National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-51115).
(4.2) -- Form of Subordinated Indenture dated as of May 15, 1996 between the Company and
First Trust National Association f/k/a First Trust of Illinois, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Company's S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-04385).
**(4.3) -- Form of Debt Securities.
(4.4) -- Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994).
(4.5) -- By-Laws of the Company, as amended to August 20, 1996 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996).
(4.6) -- Rights Agreement dated as of August 21, 1995 between the Company and The Bank
of New York, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Company's Form 8-A Registration Statement dated August 21, 1995).
**(4.7) -- Certificate of Trust of K N Capital Trust III.
**(4.8) -- Declaration of Trust of K N Capital Trust III.
**(4.9) -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of K N Capital Trust III.
**(4.10) -- Form of Preferred Security Certificate for K N Capital Trust III (included in
Exhibit 4.9).
**(4.11) -- Form of Debenture Indenture between K N Energy, Inc. and Wilmington Trust
Company, as Trustee.
**(4.12) -- Form of Trust Debenture of K N Energy, Inc.
**(4.13) -- Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement in respect of K N Capital
Trust III, with respect to the Preferred Securities.
**(4.14) -- Form of Common Securities Guarantee Agreement, in respect of K N Capital Trust
III, with respect to the Common Securities.
**(4.15) -- Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.
**(4.16) -- Form of Stock Purchase Units (included in Exhibit 4.15).
**(4.17) -- Form of Pledge Agreement.
**(5.1) -- Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as to the legality of the Guarantee, Debt
Securities, Trust Debentures and Stock Purchase Contracts.
**(5.2) -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., as to the validity of the Preferred
Securities.
**(5.3) -- Opinion of Martha B. Wyrsch, Esq., General Counsel of K N Energy, Inc., as to
the validity of the Common Stock and Stock Purchase Units.
**(12) -- Computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.
***(23.1) -- Consent of Independent Public Accountants.
***(23.2) -- Consent of Independent Public Accountants.
**(23.3) -- Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (included in Exhibit 5.1).
**(23.4) -- Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.2).
**(23.5) -- Consent of Martha B. Wyrsch, Esq., General Counsel of K N Energy, Inc.
(included in Exhibit 5.3).
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBITS
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<C> <C> <S>
***(24) -- Powers of Attorney.
**(25.1) -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of First Trust National Association respecting the Senior Debt
Securities.
**(25.2) -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of First Trust National Association respecting the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
**(25.3) -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company, as Debenture
Trustee under the Debenture Indenture for K N Capital Trust III.
**(25.4) -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company, as Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration for K N Capital Trust III.
**(25.5) -- Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee
Trustee under the Guarantee for K N Capital Trust III.
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* The Company will file any underwriting agreement relating to Debt
Securities, Common Stock and/or Stock Purchase Units that it may enter into
as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K which is incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
** Filed herewith.
*** Previously filed.
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EXHIBIT 4.3
[FORM OF DEBT SECURITIES]
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
K N ENERGY, INC.
[TITLE OF SERIES OF SECURITIES]
No._____ $_______________
[IF THE SECURITY IS TO BE A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT THE FOLLOWING --
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN
DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS REGISTERED GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN
WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR TO
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR TO A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]
K N ENERGY, INC., a Kansas corporation (the "Company"), for value
received, hereby promise to pay to ____________________________________ or
registered assigns, the principal sum of _____________ at the office or agency
of the Company referred to below, on ___________, and to pay interest,
semi-annually on _________ and _________, of each year, on said principal sum at
said office or agency, at the rate of ___% per annum, from the ___________ or
_____________, as the case may be, next preceding the date of this Security to
which interest has been paid, unless the date hereof is the date to which
interest has been paid, in which case from the date of this Security, or unless
no interest has been paid on the Securities, in which case from ___________,
until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the date hereof is after the ____ day of the
calendar month preceding any __________ or ________, as the case may be, and
prior to such ___________ or ___________, this Security shall bear interest from
such ____________ or _____________, provided, however, that if and to the extent
that the Company shall default in the payment of interest due on such
___________ or ___________, then this Security shall bear interest from the next
preceding __________ or __________ to which interest has been paid, or, if no
interest has been paid on the Securities, from ____________. The interest so
payable on any _________ or __________ will, subject to certain exceptions
provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, be paid to the
person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the
____ day of the calendar month preceding such __________ or ___________.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set
forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
The Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose
until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the
Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by the signature of its ________________
and by signature of its ________________.
Dated: _________________
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION K N Energy, Inc.
This is one of the Securities of the series
designated herein referred to in the within
mentioned Indenture.
_________________________, as Trustee By:____________________________
Name:
By:__________________________________
Authorized Officer
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
K N ENERGY, INC.
[TITLE OF SERIES OF SECURITIES]
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the
Company, designated as their _________________ (herein called the "Securities"),
limited (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture referred to below) to the
aggregate principal amount of $____________, all issued or to be issued under
and pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of _______________ (herein called the
"Indenture"), duly executed and delivered by the Company, and
_______________________, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"), to which
Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a
statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations
and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the
Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. The Securities are issuable in registered form
only, without coupons, in denominations of $_________ and integral multiples
thereof. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
given such terms in the Indenture.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have
occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof and interest hereon may be
declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the
manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment of supplementation thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Company and the rights of the holders of the Securities at
any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities, on behalf of the
holders of all the Securities, 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 or on behalf of the holder of
this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all
future holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration
of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Company may elect to
defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to the
Securities, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth
therein, which provisions apply to this Security.
[Discussion of provisions relating to redemption, if applicable.]
[Discussion of provisions relating to subordination, if applicable.]
[Discussion of provisions relating to the extension of interest
payment periods, if applicable.]
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this
Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the
Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and
interest on this Security at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and
in the coin or currency prescribed herein.
Upon the presentment for registration of transfer of this Security
at the office or agency of the Company at _________________________, a new
Security or Securities of authorized denominations for an equal aggregate
principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor, subject
to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without charge except for any tax
or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this
Security, the Company, the Trustee or any Security registrar, co-registrar,
paying agent or authenticating agent, may deem and treat the registered holder
hereof as the absolute owner of this Security, for the purpose of receiving
payment hereof, or on account hereof, and for all other purposes, and the
Company or the Trustee or any Security registrar, co-registrar, paying agent or
authenticating agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE
INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS
THEREOF.
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Exhibit 4.7
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
THIS Certificate of Trust of K N Capital Trust III (the
"Trust"), dated as of January 15, 1998, 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. Section 3801, et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby
is K N Capital Trust III.
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, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19890-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be
effective upon filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustee of the
Trust, has executed this Certificate of Trust, as of the date first-above
written.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as trustee of the Trust
By: /s/ Jill K. Morrison
--------------------
Name: JILL K. MORRISON
Title: Administrative Account Manager
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Exhibit 4.8
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
THIS DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of January 15, 1998 (this
"Declaration of Trust"), by and between K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation,
as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking
corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Sponsor and the Trustee hereby
agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby shall be known as "K N Capital
Trust III" (the "Trust"), in which name the Trustee or the Sponsor, to the
extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets
over to the Trust the sum of $10. Such amount shall constitute the initial trust
estate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby
constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code,
12 Del. C. Section 3801, et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this
document constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustee is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the
Delaware Secretary of State in such form as the Trustee may approve.
3. The Sponsor and the Trustee will enter into an amended and
restated Declaration of Trust satisfactory to each such party and substantially
in the form to be included as an exhibit to the 1933 Registration Statement (as
herein defined), or in such other form as the parties thereto may approve, to
provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the
issuance of the Preferred Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution
and delivery of such amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustee
shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust
estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to
obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses, consents or approvals
required by applicable law or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trustee may take all actions deemed proper as are necessary to effect the
transactions contemplated herein.
4. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized,
in its discretion, (ii) to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") and to execute, in the case of the 1933 Act Registration Statement
and 1934 Act Registration Statement (as herein defined), on behalf of the Trust,
(a) a Registration Statement (the "1933 Act Registration Statement"), including
all pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), of
the Preferred Securities of the Trust, (b) any preliminary prospectus or
prospectus or supplement thereto relating to the Preferred Securities required
to be filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, and (c) a Registration Statement on Form
8-A or other appropriate form (the "1934 Act Registration Statement"), including
all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the
registration of the Preferred Securities of the Trust under the Securities
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Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or other
exchange, or the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), and
execute on behalf of the Trust a listing application and all other applications,
statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary
or desirable to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed on the New York
Stock Exchange or such other exchange, or the NASD's Nasdaq National Market;
(iii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust, such applications, reports,
surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for service of
process and other papers and documents that shall be necessary or desirable to
register the Preferred Securities of the Trust under the securities or "Blue
Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem
necessary or desirable; (iv) to execute and deliver letters or documents to, or
instruments for filing with, a depositary relating to the Preferred Securities
of the Trust; and (v) to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust an
underwriting agreement with one or more underwriters relating to the offering of
the Preferred Securities of the Trust.
In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is
required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the New York Stock
Exchange or other exchange, NASD, or state securities or "Blue Sky" laws to be
executed on behalf of the Trust by the Trustee, the Trustee, in its capacity as
trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized to join in any such filing and to
execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood
that the Trustee, in its capacity as trustee of the Trust, shall not be required
to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document
unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the New York
Stock Exchange or other exchange, NASD, or state securities or "Blue Sky" laws.
5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more
counterparts.
6. The number of trustees of the Trust initially shall be one
and thereafter the number of trustees of the Trust shall be such number as shall
be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which
may increase or decrease the number of trustees of the Trust; provided, however,
that to the extent required by the Business Trust Act, one trustee of the Trust
shall either be a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or,
if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to
appoint or remove without cause any trustee of the Trust at any time. Any
trustee of the Trust may resign upon thirty days' prior notice to the Sponsor.
7. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard
to conflict of laws principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Declaration of Trust to be duly executed as of the day and year first above
written.
K N ENERGY, INC.
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Martha B. Wyrsch
Name: Martha B. Wyrsch
Title: Vice President &
General Counsel
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY.
not in its individual capacity
but solely as trustee of the Trust
By: /s/ James P. Lawler
Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4.9
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FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
OF
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
Dated as of __________ __, ____
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS..................... 1
Section 1.01 Definitions...................................... 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT.......................... 10
Section 2.01 Trust Indenture Act: Application................. 10
Section 2.02 Lists of Holders of Trust Securities............. 11
Section 2.03 Reports by the Institutional Trustee............. 11
Section 2.04 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee........ 11
Section 2.05 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions........... 12
Section 2.06 Events of Default; Waiver........................ 12
Section 2.07 Event of Default: Notice......................... 13
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION.............................. 14
Section 3.01 Name............................................. 14
Section 3.02 Office........................................... 14
Section 3.03 Issuance of Trust Securities..................... 14
Section 3.04 Purchase of Debentures........................... 15
Section 3.05 Purpose.......................................... 15
Section 3.06 Title to Property of the Trust................... 15
Section 3.07 Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions. 16
Section 3.08. Prohibition of Actions by the Trust, the Trustees
and the Administrators........................... 20
Section 3.09 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the
Institutional Trustee............................ 21
Section 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.......... 23
Section 3.11 Delaware Trustee................................. 25
Section 3.12 Execution of Documents........................... 25
Section 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Trust
Securities....................................... 25
Section 3.14 Duration of Trust................................ 25
Section 3.15 Mergers, Consolidations or Amalgamations of the
Trust............................................ 26
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR................................ 27
Section 4.01 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.......... 27
Section 4.02 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.................. 27
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS...................... 28
Section 5.01 Number of Trustees and Administrators............ 28
Section 5.02 Delaware Trustee; Eligibility.................... 28
Section 5.03 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility............... 29
Section 5.04 Certain Qualifications of Administrators and the
Delaware Trustee Generally....................... 29
Section 5.05 Initial Administrators........................... 29
Section 5.06 Intentionally Omitted............................ 29
Section 5.07 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees
and Administrators............................... 30
Section 5.08 Vacancies Among Trustees......................... 31
Section 5.09 Effect of Vacancies.............................. 31
Section 5.10 Meetings......................................... 31
Section 5.11 Delegation of Power.............................. 32
Section 5.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession
to Business...................................... 32
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS............................. 32
Section 6.01 Distributions.................................... 32
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF TRUST SECURITIES...................... 33
Section 7.01 Global Securities................................ 33
Section 7.02 Execution and Authentication..................... 35
Section 7.03 Form and Dating.................................. 36
Section 7.04 Paying Agent and Registrar....................... 36
ARTICLE VIII
DISSOLUTION OF TRUST.......................... 37
Section 8.01 Dissolution of Trust............................. 37
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS......................... 38
Section 9.01 Transfer of Trust Securities..................... 38
Section 9.02 Transfer of Certificates......................... 39
Section 9.03 Deemed Holders................................... 39
Section 9.04 Book Entry Interests............................. 40
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Section 9.05 Notices to Clearing Agency....................... 40
Section 9.06 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency......... 40
Section 9.07 Definitive Preferred Security Certificates Under
Certain Circumstances............................ 41
Section 9.08 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 41
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF TRUST SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS............ 42
Section 10.01 Liability....................................... 42
Section 10.02 Exculpation..................................... 42
Section 10.03 Fiduciary Duty.................................. 43
Section 10.04 Indemnification................................. 44
Section 10.05 Outside Business................................ 46
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING............................... 47
Section 11.01 Fiscal Year..................................... 47
Section 11.02 Certain Accounting Matters...................... 47
Section 11.03 Banking......................................... 48
Section 11.04 Withholding..................................... 48
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS........................ 48
Section 12.01 Amendments...................................... 48
Section 12.02 Meetings of the Holders of Trust Securities;
Action by Written Consent........................ 50
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE..... 51
Section 13.01 Representations and Warranties of Institutional
Trustee......................................... 52
Section 13.02 Representations and Warranties of Delaware
Trustee.......................................... 52
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS............................. 53
Section 14.01 Notices......................................... 53
Section 14.02 Governing Law................................... 54
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Section 14.03 Intention of the Parties........................ 54
Section 14.04 Headings........................................ 54
Section 14.05 Successors and Assigns.......................... 54
Section 14.06 Partial Enforceability.......................... 55
Section 14.07 Counterparts.................................... 55
ANNEXES AND EXHIBITS
Annex A-1 Terms of __% Preferred Securities and __% Common Securities
Exhibit A-1 Form of Preferred Security Certificate
Exhibit A-2 Form of Common Security Certificate
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FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
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FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST (this
"Declaration") dated and effective as of _________ __, ____, by the Trustees (as
defined herein), the Administrators (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined
herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests
in the assets of the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, one of the Trustees and the Sponsor created K N Capital
Trust III (the "Trust"), a statutory business trust under the Business Trust Act
(as defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of January 15,
1998 (the "Original Declaration"), and a Certificate of Trust filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 15, 1998, for the sole
purposes of (i) issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided
beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust, (ii) investing the
proceeds thereof in certain Debts of the Debt Issuer and (iii) engaging in only
those other activities necessary or incidental thereto;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto, by this Declaration, amend and restate
each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a statutory business trust under the Business Trust Act
and that this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such statutory
business trust, the Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust
will be held in trust for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the
securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets
of the Trust issued hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration and
in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in
the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section
1.01;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
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(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to
this Declaration and each Annex and Exhibit hereto, as modified, supplemented or
amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and Exhibits to
this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act (as defined herein)
has the same meaning when used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in
this Declaration or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Additional Distributions" means, with respect to Trust Securities
of a given Liquidation Amount and for a given period, the amount of Additional
Interest (as defined in the Indenture) paid by the Sponsor on a Like Amount of
Debentures for such period.
"Adjusted Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any prepayment date,
the Treasury Rate plus (i) ___% if such prepayment date occurs on or before
________________ __, 1999 or (ii) ___% if such prepayment date occurs after
_____________ ___, 1999.
"Administrators" means each of ______________, _________________ and
__________________, solely in such Person's capacity as Administrator of the
Trust and not in such Person's individual capacity, or such Administrator's
successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor appointed as herein
provided.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Trust Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Agent" means any Paying Agent.
"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
to bind such Person; provided, that the Authorized Officer signing an Officers'
Certificate given pursuant to Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act shall
be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of such Person.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
Certificate registered in the name of the Clearing Agency or its nominee,
ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made through book
entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.04.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any
other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or Wilmington,
Delaware are permitted or required by any applicable law to close.
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"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.
"CEDEL" means Cedel Bank, a societe anonyme.
"Certificate" means any one of the Common Security Certificates or
Preferred Security Certificates.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Preferred Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of
that organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and that shall
undertake to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Preferred
Securities. DTC will be the initial Clearing Agency.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means ________ __, ____.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Trust Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement to be
dated as of the date hereof, as modified or amended from time to time, of the
Sponsor in respect of the Common Securities.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 3.03.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in
fully registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Administrator; (b) any
Affiliate of any Administrator; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Administrator; or
(d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee
shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Declaration is located at Rodney Square North, 1100
North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890.
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"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Trust Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation, in
its capacity as issuer of the Debts under the Indenture.
"Debenture Prepayment Date" means, with respect to any Debenture to
be redeemed under the Indenture, the date fixed for redemption under the
Indenture.
"Debentures" means the ___% Debentures to be issued by the Debenture
Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee.
"Debt Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee under the
Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such
successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the % Debentures to be issued by the Debenture
Issuer under the Indenture held by the Institutional Trustee, a specimen
certificate for such Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Definitive Preferred Securities Certificate" means Preferred
Securities Certificates issued in definitive, fully registered form.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
"Direct Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a)(vi).
"Distribution" means amounts payable in respect of the Trust
Securities as provided in Section 6.01.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.
"Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York in its
capacity as operator of the Euroclear System.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Trust Securities means an Event
of Default as defined in the Indenture in respect of the Debentures that has
occurred and is continuing.
"Event Redemption Price" means an amount in cash equal to the
greater of (i) 100% of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities and (ii)
the sum, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the present values of (1) the
principal amount and premium payable as part of the Optional Redemption Price on
the Initial Optional Prepayment Date, together with (2) the present value of
scheduled payments of interest thereon from the prepayment date to and including
the Initial Optional Redemption Date (the "Term to Initial Optional Prepayment
Date"), in each case discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis
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(consisting of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury
Rate, plus, in each case, accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon, if any,
to but excluding the date of redemption.
"Exchange Act" means the Trust Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.04(b).
"Fiscal Year" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.
"Global Security" means a fully registered, global Preferred
Security.
"Guarantee" means the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement dated
as of ________ __, ____ between the Sponsor, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust
Company, as Guarantee Trustee.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a certificate representing a
Trust Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the
meaning of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a
Fiduciary Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of ________ __, ____
between the Debt Issuer and Wilmington Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee
pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued.
"Indenture Event of Default" means an Event of Default under the
Indenture.
"Initial Optional Prepayment Date" means ______________ __, 200_.
"Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Sponsor and the Trust
shall have received an opinion of counsel, who shall not be an officer of the
Sponsor or its Affiliates, to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of
a change in law or regulation or a change in interpretation or application of
law or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or
regulatory authority on or after ________ __, ____ (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"),
the Trust is or will be considered an "investment company" which is required to
be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a)(vi).
"Like Amount" means (a) with respect to a redemption of Trust
Securities, Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal to the principal
amount of Debts 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 of Trust Securities in connection with a dissolution, termination or
liquidation of the Trust, Debentures having a principal amount equal to the
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 dissolution,
termination and liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 3 of Annex I.
"Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning set forth in the terms of
the Trust Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"List of Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
"Majority in Liquidation Amount" of the Trust Securities means,
except as provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust
Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Trust Securities voting together as a
single class or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred
Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a
class, who are the record owners of more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation
Amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption,
liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon
which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Trust Securities
of the relevant class.
"Maturity" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
"Maturity Redemption Price" means an amount equal to the principal
of, and accrued interest on, the Debentures as of the maturity hereof.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Trust Securities as set forth in Annex I.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(i) a statement that each officer signing the Officers'
Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions
relating thereto;
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(ii) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the
Certificate;
(iii) 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
(iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such
officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Optional Prepayment Price" means the following prices (expressed as
percentages of the principal amount of the Debentures) together with accrued and
unpaid interest, including Additional Interest and compound interest to, but
excluding, the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12 month period beginning
_____________ ___:
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Year Redemption Price
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20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ ____%
20__ and thereafter 100.000%
</TABLE>
"Optional Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 4
of Annex I hereto.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 7.04.
"Payment Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.07(a)(ii)(A).
"Payment Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"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.
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"Preferred Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement to be
dated as of the date hereof, as modified or amended from time to time, of the
Sponsor in respect of the Preferred Securities.
"Preferred Security" has the meaning specified in Section 3.03.
"Preferred Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Preferred Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate
representing a Preferred Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
"Pro Rata" means pro rata to each Holder of Trust Securities
according to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities held by
the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all Trust
Securities outstanding.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Administrators or, if there are
only two Administrators, both of them.
"Quotation Agent" means Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and its
successors.
"Redemption Date" means, with respect to any Trust Security to be
redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Declaration;
provided that each Debenture Prepayment Date and the Stated Maturity of the
Debentures shall be a Redemption Date for a Like Amount of Trust Securities.
"Redemption/Distribution Notice" has the meaning specified in
Section 4 of Annex I hereto.
"Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of
Annex I.
"Registrar" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04.
"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional
Trustee, including any vice president, any assistant vice president, any
assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of
the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
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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.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 as promulgated under the Investment
Company Act, or any successor rule.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Securities Guarantees" means the Common Securities Guarantee and
the Preferred Securities Guarantee.
"Securities Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04.
"Sponsor" or "K N" means K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation, or
any successor entity in a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity
as sponsor of the Trust.
"Stated Maturity" means ______, ____, the date on which the
Debentures will mature.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.07(b).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.07(b).
"Super-Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(ii).
"Supplemental Indenture" means the First Supplemental Indenture
dated as of ________ __, _____ among the Debenture Issuer and the Debt Trustee
pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued, as modified or amended from
time to time.
"Tax Event" shall mean that the Company and the Trust shall have
received an opinion of counsel, who shall not be an officer or employee of the
Company, to the effect that on or after _______ __, ____, as a result of (a) any
amendment to or change (including any announced proposed 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 written decisions or pronouncement or judicial decision or action
interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment,
clarification, or change is effective or such pronouncement, proposed change,
action or decision is announced on or after ________ __, ____, there is more
than an insubstantial risk that (i) the 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 interest accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii) interest
payable by the Company on the Debentures 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
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income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the
date thereof, subject to more than a de minimis amount of taxes, duties or other
governmental charges.
"10% in Liquidation Amount" of the Trust Securities means, except as
provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holders of outstanding Trust Securities voting together as a single class or, as
the context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred Securities or Holders
of outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the
record owners of 10% or more of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the
stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus
accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages
are determined) of all outstanding Trust Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Trust Property" means (a) the Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit
in, or owing to, the Payment Account and (c) 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 Institutional Trustee pursuant to the terms of this
Declaration.
"Trust Securities" means the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities. The Trust Securities represent undivided beneficial ownership
interests in the Trust Property.
"Underwriters" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as
of _______ __, ____ among the Company and the Underwriters named therein.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
Section 2.01 Trust Indenture Act: Application. (a) This Declaration
is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be
part of this Declaration and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by
such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee which is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
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(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Trust Securities as equity securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
Section 2.02 Lists of Holders of Trust Securities. (a) Each of the
Sponsor and the Administrators on behalf of the Trust shall provide the
Institutional Trustee within 14 days after each record date for payment of
Distributions, a list in such form as the Institutional Trustee may reasonably
require of the names and addresses of the Holders of the Trust Securities ("List
of Holders") as of such record date; provided, that neither the Sponsor nor the
Administrators on behalf of the Trust shall be obligated to provide such List of
Holders (i) at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent
List of Holders given to the Institutional Trustee by the Sponsor and the
Administrators on behalf of the Trust, and (ii) at any other time, if within 30
days of receipt by the Trust of a written request for a List of Holders, a List
of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of Holders is
given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall preserve, in
as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information contained in
Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity as Paying
Agent (if acting in such capacity); provided, that the Institutional Trustee may
destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of
Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 310(b), 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 2.03 Reports by the Institutional Trustee. Within 60 days
after May 15 of each year, the Institutional Trustee shall provide to the
Holders of the Preferred Securities such reports as are required by Section 313
of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form, in the manner and at the times
provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Institutional Trustee
shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
Section 2.04 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee. Each of the
Sponsor and the Administrators on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the
Institutional 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 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner
and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the
Institutional Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Institutional
Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Sponsor's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder
(as to which the Institutional Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on
Officers' Certificates).
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Section 2.05 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions. Each of the
Sponsor and the Administrators on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the
Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent,
if any, provided for in this Declaration 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 may be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate.
Section 2.06 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of Preferred
Securities may, by vote or consent, on behalf of the Holders of all of the
Preferred Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the
Preferred Securities and its consequences; provided, that if the underlying
Event of Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default
under this Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) requires the consent or vote of greater than a majority
in principal amount of the holders of the Debts (a "Super-Majority") to be
waived under the Indenture, the Event of Default under this Declaration
may only be waived by the vote or consent of the Holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would
be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid
Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are
determined) of the Preferred Securities that the relevant Super-Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06(a) shall be in lieu of
Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) of
the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and
the Trust Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Upon such waiver,
any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default with respect to
the Preferred Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured,
for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or an Event of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any waiver by the Holders of
the Preferred Securities of an Event of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Holders of the
Common Securities of any such Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any further act, vote,
or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote or consent, on behalf of the Holders of all of the
Common Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences; provided, that if the underlying Event of
Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the
Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of
Default under this
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Declaration as provided below in this Section 2.06(b), the Event of
Default under this Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) requires the consent or vote of a Super-Majority to be
waived, except where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to
have waived such Event of Default under this Declaration as provided below
in this Section 2.06(b), the Event of Default under this Declaration may
only be waived by the vote of the Holders of at least the proportion in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities that the relevant
Super-Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the
Debentures outstanding;
provided further, that notwithstanding (i) or (ii) above, each Holder of Common
Securities will be deemed to have waived any such Event of Default and all
Events of Default with respect to the Common Securities and its or their
consequences until all Events of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until such
Events of Default have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the
Institutional Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities and only the Holders of the Preferred
Securities will have the right to direct the Institutional Trustee in accordance
with the terms of the Trust Securities. The foregoing provisions of this Section
2.06(b) shall be in lieu of Sections 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act and such Sections 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act are hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the Trust
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.06(b), upon such waiver, any such default shall
cease to exist and any Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Preferred
Securities constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06(c) shall be in lieu
of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section 316(a)(1)(B)
of the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration
and the Trust Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 2.07 Event of Default: Notice. (a) The Institutional Trustee
shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by
mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Trust Securities,
notices of all defaults with respect to the Trust Securities actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults have been
cured before the giving of such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of
this Section 2.07(a) being hereby defined to be Events of Default as defined in
the Indenture, not including any periods of grace provided for therein and
irrespective of the giving of any notice provided therein); provided, that
except for a default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or
interest on any of the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee shall be protected
in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer
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of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of
such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Trust Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any default except:
(i) a default under Sections 4.01(a) and 4.01(b) of the
Indenture; or
(ii) a default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall
have received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of this Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
Section 3.01 Name. The Trust is named "K N Capital Trust III" as
such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrators following
written notice to the Holders of Trust Securities. The Trust's activities may be
conducted under the name of the Trust or any other name deemed advisable by the
Administrators.
Section 3.02 Office. The address of the principal office of the
Trust is c/o K N Energy, Inc., 370 Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80228.
On ten Business Days written notice to the Holders of Trust Securities, the
Administrators may designate another principal office.
Section 3.03 Issuance of Trust Securities. (a) The Administrators
shall on behalf of the Trust issue one class of preferred securities
representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the
Trust, having such terms as are set forth in this Declaration (the "Preferred
Securities"), and one class of common securities representing undivided
beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust, having such terms as
are set forth in this Declaration (the "Common Securities"). The Trust shall
issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the
Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) On _______ __, ____, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust and
pursuant to the Original Declaration, executed and delivered the Underwriting
Agreement. On the Closing Date and contemporaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Declaration, the Administrators, on behalf of the Trust, shall
execute and deliver to (i) the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement
(the "Underwriters"), a Global Certificate, registered in the name of the
nominee of the initial Clearing Agency as specified in Section 9.04, in an
aggregate amount of _______ Preferred Securities having an aggregate liquidation
amount of $___________, against receipt of the aggregate purchase price of such
Preferred Securities of $___________, which amount shall be wired to the Payment
Account, or at the written direction of the Institutional Trustee, to the
Sponsor solely for satisfying the purchase price of the Debentures and (ii) the
Sponsor, Common Securities Certificates, registered in the name
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of the Sponsor, in an aggregate amount of _____ Common Securities having an
aggregate liquidation amount of $_________, against receipt of the aggregate
purchase price of such Common Securities of $__________ which amount shall be
wired to the Payment Account, or at the written direction of the Institutional
Trustee, to the Sponsor solely for satisfying the purchase price of the
Debentures. Any amounts so directed to the Sponsor shall be deemed for all
purposes to be received by the Trust prior to the payment to the Sponsor. The
Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust
other than the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
Section 3.04 Purchase of Debentures. On the Closing Date and
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall purchase from the Sponsor
with the proceeds received by the Trust from the sale of the Trust Securities on
such date pursuant to Section 3.03, at a purchase price of 100% of the principal
amount thereof, Debentures, registered in the name of the Institutional Trustee
and having an aggregate principal amount equal to $___________, and, in
satisfaction of the purchase price for such Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Sponsor the sum of $-----------.
Section 3.05 Purpose. The exclusive purposes and functions of the
Trust are (a) to issue and sell Trust Securities), (b) to use the proceeds from
such sale to acquire the Debentures, (c) to make Distributions to Holders, (d)
except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities
necessary or incidental thereto, and (e) to engage in those activities
necessary, advisable or incidental thereto (such as registering the transfer of
the Preferred Securities). The Sponsor hereby appoints, and/or confirms the
appointment pursuant to the Declaration of, the Institutional Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee as trustees of the Trust, to have all the rights, powers and
duties to the extent set forth herein, and the Institutional Trustee, the
Delaware Trustee and the Administrators hereby accept such appointment. The
Institutional 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 all rights, powers and
duties set forth herein and in accordance with applicable law with respect to
accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. The Delaware Trustee shall not be
entitled to exercise all powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the
duties and responsibilities, of the Institutional 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 Business Trust Act and accepting service of process on the Trust in the
State of Delaware. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt or reinvest
proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or otherwise
undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause the Trust
not to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes.
Section 3.06 Title to Property of the Trust. Except as provided in
Section 3.07 with respect to the Debentures and the Payment Account or as
otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title to all assets of the Trust
shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall
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not have legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an
undivided beneficial ownership interest in the assets of the Trust.
Section 3.07 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 Declaration. Subject to the limitations set
forth in paragraph (b) of this Section, and in accordance with the following
provisions (i) and (ii), the Trustees and the Administrators shall have the
authority to enter into all transactions and agreements determined by the
Trustees and the Administrators to be appropriate in exercising the authority,
express or implied, otherwise granted to the Trustees or the Administrators, as
the case may be, under this Declaration, 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
including any agreements necessary with respect to such issuance and
sale;
(B) execute and file with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A, including any amendments thereto, prepared by
the Sponsor, relating to the registration of the Preferred
Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act;
(C) to cause the Trust to enter into, and to execute and
deliver on behalf of the Trust, such agreements as may be necessary
or desirable in connection with the purposes and function of the
Trust, including agreements with the Clearing Agency, any Registrar,
any Transfer Agent and any Paying Agent;
(D) ensuring compliance with the Trust Securities Act,
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and assisting in the
compliance with the Trust Indenture Act;
(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 Declaration;
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(F) the consent to the appointment of a Paying Agent,
Transfer Agent and Registrar in accordance with this Declaration,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(G) execution of the Trust Securities in accordance with
this Declaration;
(H) execution and delivery of closing certificates
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the application for a
taxpayer identification number;
(I) except as otherwise required by the Business Trust
Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to execute on behalf of the Trust
(either acting along or together with any or all of the
Administrators) any documents that the Administrators have the power
to execute pursuant to this Declaration;
(J) the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing
as the Institutional Trustee may from time to time determine is
necessary or advisable to give effect to the terms of this
Declaration for the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of
the effect of any such action on any particular Holder);
(K) execution and delivery of letters or documents to or
instruments with DTC relating to the Preferred Securities;
(L) to the extent provided in this Declaration, 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;
(M) to establish a record date with respect to all
actions to be taken hereunder that require a record date be
established, including and with respect to, for the purposes of
Section 316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, Distributions, voting
rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue relevant notices to
the Holders of Preferred Securities and Holders of Common Securities
as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(N) to duly prepare and file all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with
respect to the Trust on behalf of the Trust;
(O) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the
Trust Securities of any notice received from the Debt Issuer of its
election to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by
extending the interest payment period under the Indenture;
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(P) to distribute of the Trust Property in accordance
with the terms of this Declaration; and
(Q) to take all action that may be necessary or
appropriate for the preservation and the continuation of the Trust's
valid existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory
business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and of each
other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to protect
the limited liability of the Holders of the Preferred Securities or
to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust was
created.
(ii) As among the Trustees and the Administrators, the
Institutional Trustee shall have the power, duty and authority to act on
behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters:
(A) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest
bearing trust account (the "Payment Account") in the name of and
under the exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf
of the Holders of the Trust Securities and, upon the receipt of
payments of funds made in respect of the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds into the Payment Account
and make payments to the Holders of the Preferred Securities and
Holders of the Common Securities from the Payment Account in
accordance with Section 6.01; funds in the Payment Account shall be
held uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this Declaration;
the Payment Account shall be an account that is maintained with a
banking institution the rating on whose long-term unsecured
indebtedness is at least equal to the rating assigned to the
outstanding long-term debt of the Debt Issuer by a "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined
for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act;
(B) the collection of interest, principal and any other
payments made in respect of the Debentures in the Payment Account;
(C) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be
necessary or appropriate to effect the redemption of the Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities to the extent the Debentures
are prepaid or mature;
(D) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be
necessary or appropriate to effect the distribution of the
Debentures to Holders of Trust Securities;
(E) the distribution through the Paying Agent of amounts
owed to the Holders in respect of the Trust Securities;
(F) the exercise of all of the rights, powers and
privileges of a holder of the Debentures;
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(G) the sending of notices of default and other
information regarding the Trust Securities and the Debentures to the
Holders in accordance with this Declaration; and
(J) after any Event of Default (provided that such Event
of Default is not by or with respect to the Institutional Trustee),
the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the
Institutional Trustee may from time to time determine is necessary
or advisable to give effect to the terms of this Declaration 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 also to notify the Holders if an Event of
Default has occurred.
(iii) The Institutional Trustee shall have the power and
authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to any of the duties,
liabilities, powers or the authority of the Administrators set forth in
Section 3.07(a)(i)(G) and (I) herein but shall not have a duty to do any
such act unless specifically requested to do so in writing by the Sponsor,
and shall then be fully protected in acting pursuant to such written
request; and in the event of a conflict between the action of the
Administrators and the action of the Institutional Trustee, the action of
the Institutional Trustee shall prevail.
(iv) All monies deposited in the Payment Account, and all
Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of Holders of
Trust Securities, will not be subject to any right, charge, security
interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of, or for the benefit of,
the Institutional Trustee or its agents or their creditors.
(v) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and
perform such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional
Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities.
(vi) The Institutional Trustee may bring or defend, pay,
collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to legal action or otherwise adjust
claims or demands of or against the Trust ("Legal Action") arising out of
or in connection with an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer
of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or the Institutional
Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the Trust
Indenture Act; provided, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Debt
Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures on the date such
interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of prepayment,
on the prepayment date), then a Holder of Preferred Securities may to the
fullest extent permitted by law directly institute a proceeding for
enforcement of payment to such Holder of the principal of or interest on
the Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such Holder (a "Direct
Action") on or after the respective due date specified in the Debentures.
In connection with such Direct Action, the rights of the Holders of the
Common Securities will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of
Preferred Securities to the extent of any payment made by the Debt
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Issuer to such Holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action;
provided, however, that no Holder of the Common Securities may exercise
any such right of subrogation so long as an Event of Default with respect
to the Preferred Securities has occurred and is continuing. Except as
provided in the preceding sentences, the Holders of Preferred Securities
will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to the
holders of the Debentures.
(vii) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to
exercise all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of
Debentures under the Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known
to a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee occurs and is
continuing, the Institutional Trustee shall, subject to the provisions of
this Declaration, for the benefit of Holders of the Trust Securities,
enforce its rights as holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of
the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and such Trust
Securities.
(viii) The Institutional Trustee shall continue to serve as
Trustee until either:
(A) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the
proceeds of the liquidation distributed to the Holders of Preferred
Securities pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Securities; or
(B) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.07.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Institutional Trustee and Administrators are authorized and directed to conduct
the affairs of the Trust and to operate the Trust so that the Trust will not be
deemed to be an Investment Company required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act or fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United
States Federal income tax purposes and so that the Debentures will be treated as
indebtedness of the Debt Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes.
In this connection, the Administrators and the Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities are authorized to take any action,
not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust or this
Declaration, as amended from time to time, that each of the Institutional
Trustee, any Administrator and the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount
of the Common Securities determines in its discretion to be necessary or
desirable for such purposes, so long as such action does not adversely affect in
any material respect the interests of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
(c) Pursuant to the Indenture, all expenses incurred by the
Administrators or the Trustees pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be reimbursed
by the Debt Issuer, as borrower, and the Trustees shall have no obligations with
respect to such expenses.
Section 3.08. Prohibition of Actions by the Trust, the Trustees and
the Administrators. (a) The Trust shall not, and the Institutional Trustee and
the Administrators shall not cause the Trust to, engage in any activity other
than as required or authorized by
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this Declaration. In particular neither the Trustees nor the Administrators
shall cause the Trust to:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall distribute all such proceeds to Holders of Trust
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the Trust
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided
herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness other than loans
represented by the Debentures;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to
vary the Trust assets or the terms of the Trust Securities in any way
whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial
ownership of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Trust
Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I
hereto, (A) direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Debt Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is not waivable under the Indenture, (C)
exercise any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal
of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, or (D) consent to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures
where such consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have received
an opinion of counsel to the effect that such amendment, modification or
termination will not cause more than an insubstantial risk that (x) the
Trust will be deemed an Investment Company required to be registered under
the Investment Company Act or (y) for United States federal income tax
purposes the Trust will not be classified as a grantor trust.
Section 3.09 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the
Institutional Trustee. (a) The Institutional 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 Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this
Declaration against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has
occurred (and has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.06) and a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge thereof,
the Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in
it by this Declaration, 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 or her own affairs.
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(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the Institutional 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 an 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 Institutional
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional 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 Institutional Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Institutional Trustee,
the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same
to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Declaration (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of
mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional 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
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the
Institutional 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 it 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 Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it;
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(v) the Institutional 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 Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability
for or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of
the Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon
or in connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any
interest on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree in
writing with the Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not
be segregated from other funds held by it except in relation to the
Payment Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.07(a)(ii)(A) and except to the extent otherwise required by law;
and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Administrators or the Sponsor with their
respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the Institutional
Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the Administrators or
the Sponsor.
Section 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee. (a) Subject to
the provisions of Section 3.09:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Administrators
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever, in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate as to factual matters
(other than the interpretation of this Declaration), which, upon receipt
of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the
Administrators;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to
any recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any
financing or continuation
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statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any rerecording,
refiling or reregistration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel of its
selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal
matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and
in reliance thereon and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such
counsel may be counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may
include any of its employees;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at
the request or direction of any Holder pursuant to this Declaration,
unless such Holder shall have provided to the Institutional Trustee
security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional
Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses and the expenses of the Institutional Trustee's agents,
nominees or custodians) 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 Institutional Trustee; provided, that,
nothing contained in this Section 3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve
the Institutional Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of
its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this
Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional 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, approval, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee,
in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the
part of any agent, custodians, nominees or attorney appointed with due
care by it hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its
agents hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Trust
Securities, and the signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents
alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no
third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the
Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's
taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive written
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (A)
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may request written 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 Institutional Trustee under the terms of the Trust Securities
in respect of such remedy, right or action, (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 conclusively relying on or
acting in or accordance with such instructions; and
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this
Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation
to take any action that is discretionary under the provisions of this
Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional 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 Institutional 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 Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
Section 3.11 Delaware Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Declaration other than Section 5.02, the Delaware Trustee, acting in its
capacity as such, shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the
Delaware Trustee, acting in its capacity as such, have any of the duties and
responsibilities of the Administrators or the Institutional Trustee described in
this Declaration. The Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the sole and
limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the Business
Trust Act.
Section 3.12 Execution of Documents. Except as otherwise required by
the Business Trust Act or applicable law, the Institutional Trustee or any
Administrator, as the case may be, is authorized to execute on behalf of the
Trust any documents, agreements, instruments or certificates that the
Institutional Trustee or the Administrators, as the case may be, have the power
and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.07.
Section 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Trust
Securities. The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Trust Securities
shall be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations
as to the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof.
The Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration, the Debentures or the Trust Securities.
Section 3.14 Duration of Trust. The Trust, unless dissolved pursuant
to the provisions of Article VIII hereof, shall have existence for thirty (30)
years from _______ __, ____.
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Section 3.15 Mergers, Consolidations or Amalgamations of the Trust.
(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any Person, except as described in Section
3.15(b) and (c) of this Declaration or Sections 3 and 4 of Annex I.
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of all of the Administrators or,
if there are more than two, a majority of the Administrators and without the
consent of the Holders of the Trust Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge
with or into, or be replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any
State; provided, that:
(i) such successor entity ( the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the
Trust under the Trust Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Trust Securities other
securities having substantially the same terms as the Trust
Securities (the "Successor Securities") so long as the Successor
Securities rank the same as the Trust Securities rank with respect
to Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of
the Successor Entity possessing the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee as the Holder of the Debentures;
(iii) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not cause the Preferred Securities (including any Successor
Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical
rating organization;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement
does not adversely affect the Holders of the Trust Securities (including
any Successor Securities) in any material respect;
(v) such Successor Entity has a purpose substantially
identical to that of the Trust;
(vi) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Sponsor has received an opinion of independent counsel to
the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement does not adversely affect the Holders of the Trust
Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect;
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(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation
or replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be
required to register as an Investment Company;
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation
or replacement, the Trust (or such Successor Entity) will continue
to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes; and
(vii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor
Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Securities Guarantees.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in Liquidation Amount of the Trust
Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any
other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with
or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
replacement would cause the Trust or Successor Entity to be classified as other
than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
Section 4.01 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities. On the Closing
Date the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common Securities issued by the Trust,
in an aggregate liquidation amount at least equal to 3% of the capital of the
Trust, at the same time as the Preferred Securities are sold.
Section 4.02 Responsibilities of the Sponsor. In connection with the
issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Sponsor shall have the exclusive
right and responsibility to engage in the following activities:
(a) to execute and prepare for filing by the Trust with the
Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred
Securities;
(b) if necessary, to determine the States in which to take
appropriate action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Preferred
Securities and to do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be
taken by the Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare
for execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as
the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable
laws of any such States;
(c) if necessary, to prepare for filing by 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
Preferred Securities;
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(d) if necessary, to prepare for filing by the Trust with the
Commission of a registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration
of the Preferred Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including
any amendments thereto;
(e) to prepare and execute the Underwriting Agreement; and
(f) any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the
foregoing activities.
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS
Section 5.01 Number of Trustees and Administrators. (a) The number
of Trustees initially shall be two (2) and the number of Administrators shall
initially be three (3).
(b) At any time before the issuance of any Trust Securities, the
Sponsor may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees
or Administrators.
(c) After the issuance of any Trust Securities, the number of
Trustees may be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities voting as a class at a meeting of
the Holders of the Preferred Securities; provided, that (i) if required by the
Business Trust Act, there shall be one Trustee (the "Delaware Trustee") that
shall meet the requirements of Sections 5.02 and 5.04 and (ii) there shall be
one Trustee (the "Institutional Trustee") that shall meet the requirements of
5.03 at such time and for so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as
an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 5.02 Delaware Trustee; Eligibility (a) If required by the
Business Trust Act, the Delaware Trustee shall be:
(i) a natural person who is a resident of the State of
Delaware; or
(ii) if not a natural person, an entity that has its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the
requirements of applicable law.
(b) The initial Delaware Trustee shall be Wilmington Trust Company.
(c) If at any time, the Institutional Trustee has its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements
of applicable law, then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware
Trustee and Section 3.11 shall have no application.
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Section 5.03 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility. (a) The
Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the
laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or
of the District of Columbia, or a corporation permitted by the Commission
to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act,
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a
combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by federal,
state, territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to
above, then for the purposes of this Section 5.03(a)(ii), the combined
capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.03(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.07(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holder of the Common Securities
(as if it were the obligor referred to in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.
(d) The Indenture, the Debentures, the Preferred Securities and the
Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to be specifically described in
this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the first provision contained in
Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be Wilmington Trust
Company.
Section 5.04 Certain Qualifications of Administrators and the
Delaware Trustee Generally. Each Administrator and the Delaware Trustee (unless
the Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a
natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act
through one or more Authorized Officers.
Section 5.05 Initial Administrators. The initial Administrators
shall be:
______________
______________
______________
Section 5.06 Intentionally Omitted.
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Section 5.07 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees and
Administrators. (a) Subject to Section 5.07(b), Trustees may be appointed or
removed without cause at any time:
(i) until the issuance of any Trust Securities, by written
instrument executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) after the issuance of any Trust Securities, unless an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, by the Holders of the
Common Securities (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing by the vote of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount
of the Preferred Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders
of the Preferred Securities).
(b) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.07(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications set forth in Section 5.03 (a "Successor Institutional
Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written
instrument executed by such Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to the
Administrators and the Sponsor. The Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall
not be removed in accordance with Section 5.07(a) until a successor Trustee
possessing the qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.02 and
5.04 (a "Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee
and delivered to the Administrators and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, that:
(i) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed
by such Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust,
the Sponsor and the resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely
liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of
the Trust Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Delaware Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has
been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by
such Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor
and the resigning Delaware Trustee.
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(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best
efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor
Institutional Trustee, as the case may be, if the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this
Section 5.07.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.07 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an
instrument of resignation or removal, the Institutional Trustee or Delaware
Trustee resigning or being removed, as applicable, may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or
Successor Delaware Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such
notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee
or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(g) The Holders of the Preferred Securities will have no right to
vote to appoint, remove, replace or change the number of the Administrators,
which voting rights are vested exclusively in the Holders of the Common
Securities.
Section 5.08 Vacancies Among Trustees. If a Trustee ceases to hold
office for any reason and the number of Trustees is not reduced pursuant to
Section 5.01, or if the number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section
5.01, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution certifying the existence of such
vacancy by the Trustees or, if there are more than two, a majority of the
Trustees shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The
vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with Section
5.07.
Section 5.09 Effect of Vacancies. The death, resignation, retirement,
removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to
perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to dissolve, terminate or
annul the Trust or terminate this Declaration. Whenever a vacancy in the number
of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a
Trustee in accordance with Section 5.07, the Trustees in office, regardless of
their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall
discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this Declaration.
Section 5.10 Meetings. Meetings of the Trustees or the
Administrators shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Trustee or
Administrator, as applicable. Regular meetings of the Trustees and the
Administrators, respectively, may be held at a time and place fixed by
resolution of the Trustees or the Administrators, as applicable. Notice of any
in-person meetings of the Trustees or the Administrators shall be hand delivered
or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by
overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of any
telephonic meetings of the Trustees or the Administrators or any committee
thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by
facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less
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than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of the
time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in
person or by telephone) of a Trustee or an Administrator, as the case may be, at
a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except where a
Trustee or an Administrator, as the case may be, attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground
that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided
otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Trustees or the Administrators,
as the case may be, may be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the
Trustees or Administrators present (whether in person or by telephone) and
eligible to vote with respect to such matter, provided that a Quorum is present,
or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the Trustees or the
Administrators. In the event there is only one Trustee or Administrator, any and
all action of such Trustee or Administrator shall be evidenced by a written
consent of such Trustee or Administrator. Meetings of the Trustees and the
Administrators together shall be held from time to time upon the call of any
Trustee or Administrator.
Section 5.11 Delegation of Power. (a) Any Trustee or 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 3.07, including any registration statement
or amendment thereto filed with the Commission, or making any other governmental
filing; and
(b) The Trustees and the Administrators shall have power to delegate
from time to time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing
of such things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the
Trust or the names of the Trustees or otherwise as the Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
Section 5.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business. Any Person into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially
all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the Institutional Trustee
or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, 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.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 6.01 Distributions. Holders of Trust Securities shall
receive Distributions (as defined herein) in accordance with the applicable
terms of the relevant Holder's Securities. Distributions shall be made on the
Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in accordance with the
preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and to the
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extent that the Debt Issuer makes a payment of interest (including Compound
Interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, (as defined in the
Indenture), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by the Institutional
Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment Amount"), the
Institutional Trustee shall and is directed, to the extent funds are available
for that purpose, to make a distribution (a "Distribution") of the Payment
Amount to Holders. If payments on the Debentures are deferred by the Sponsor,
the Trust shall, in like manner, defer payment of Distributions on the Trust
Securities, and Additional Distributions (compounded semi-annually to the extent
permitted by applicable law) shall accumulate thereon for so long as the payment
of interest on the Debentures is so deferred.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF TRUST SECURITIES
Section 7.01 Global Securities. (a) The Preferred Securities may be
issued in the form of one or more Global Securities. If the Preferred Securities
are to be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the
Administrators on behalf of the Trust shall execute and the Institutional
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Global Securities that (i)
shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of all of the Preferred Securities to be issued in the form
of Global Securities and not yet cancelled, (ii) shall be registered in the name
of the Clearing Agency for such Global Security or Preferred Securities or the
nominee of such Clearing Agency, and (iii) shall be delivered by the
Institutional Trustee to such Clearing Agency or pursuant to such Clearing
Agency's instructions. Global Securities shall bear a legend substantially to
the following effect:
"This Preferred Security is a Global Security within the meaning of
the Declaration hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of The
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (the "Clearing Agency"), or a
nominee of the Clearing Agency. This Preferred Security is exchangeable for
Preferred Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Clearing
Agency or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the
Declaration and no transfer of this Preferred Security (other than a transfer of
this Preferred Security as a whole by the Clearing Agency to a nominee of the
Clearing Agency or by a nominee of the Clearing Agency to the Clearing Agency or
another nominee of the Clearing Agency) may be registered except in limited
circumstances.
Unless this Preferred Security Certificate is presented by an
authorized representative of the Clearing Agency to K N Capital Trust III or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Preferred
Security Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such
other name as registered by an authorized representative of the Clearing Agency
(and any payment hereon is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is
requested by an authorized representative of the Clearing Agency), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein."
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(b) Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security issued
in exchange for all or a part of a Global Security pursuant to this Section 7.01
shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the
Clearing Agency, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect
participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Institutional Trustee. Upon
execution and authentication, the Institutional Trustee shall deliver such
Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security to the persons in
whose names such definitive Preferred Securities are so registered.
(c) At such time as all interests in Global Securities have been
redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, such Global Securities shall be, upon
receipt thereof, cancelled by the Institutional Trustee in accordance with
standing procedures of the Clearing Agency. At any time prior to such
cancellation, if any interest in Global Securities is exchanged for Preferred
Securities not represented by a Global Security, redeemed, cancelled or
transferred to a transferee who receives Preferred Securities not represented by
a Global Security therefor or any Preferred Security not represented by a Global
Security is exchanged or transferred for part of Global Securities, the
principal amount of such Global Securities shall, in accordance with the
standing procedures of the Clearing Agency, be reduced or increased, as the case
may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Securities by the
Institutional Trustee to reflect such reduction or increase.
(d) The Trust and the Institutional Trustee may for all purposes,
including the making of payments due on the Global Securities, deal with the
Clearing Agency as the authorized representative of the Holders for the purposes
of exercising the rights of Holders hereunder. The rights of the owner of any
beneficial interest in a Global Security shall be limited to those established
by law and agreements between such owners and depository participants or
Euroclear and Cedel; provided, that no such agreement shall give any rights to
any person against the Trust or the Institutional Trustee without the written
consent of the parties so affected. Multiple requests and directions from and
votes of the Clearing Agency, or its nominee, as Holder of Global Securities
with respect to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent to the
extent they do not represent an amount of Global Securities in excess of those
held in the name of the Clearing Agency or its nominee.
(e) The Trust may at any time and in its sole discretion determine
that the Preferred Securities issued in the form of one or more Global
Securities shall no longer be represented by a Global Security or Preferred
Securities. In such event the Trust shall execute, and the Institutional
Trustee, shall authenticate and deliver, Preferred Securities in definitive
registered form, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate liquidation
amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Preferred
Securities representing such Preferred Securities, in exchange for such Global
Security or Preferred Securities.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Declaration (other
than the provisions set forth in Section 9.01), Global Securities may not be
transferred as a whole except by the Clearing Agency to a nominee of the
Clearing Agency or by a nominee of the Clearing Agency to the Clearing Agency or
another nominee of the Clearing Agency or by
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the Clearing Agency or any such nominee to a successor Clearing Agency or a
nominee of such successor Clearing Agency.
(g) Interests of beneficial owners of Global Security may be
transferred or exchanged for Preferred Securities not represented by a Global
Security and Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security may be
transferred or exchanged for Global Securities in accordance with the rules of
the Clearing Agency and the provisions of Article 9.
(h) Upon issuance of the Trust Securities as provided in this
Declaration, the Trust Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(i) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Preferred
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of and shall
be bound by this Declaration and the Preferred Securities Guarantee.
Section 7.02 Execution and Authentication. (a) The Certificates
shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by an Administrator. In case any
Administrator of the Trust who shall have signed any of the Trust Securities
shall cease to be such Administrator before the Certificates so signed shall be
delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as
though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such
Administrator; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by such
persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be the
Administrators of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery
of this Declaration any such person was not such an Administrator.
(b) One Administrator shall sign the Preferred Securities for the
Trust by manual or facsimile signature. Unless otherwise determined by the
Trust, such signature shall, in the case of Common Securities, be a manual
signature.
A Preferred Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the
manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Institutional Trustee. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Preferred Security has been
authenticated under this Declaration.
Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrator, the
Institutional Trustee shall authenticate the Preferred Securities for original
issue.
The Institutional Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent
acceptable to the Trust to authenticate Preferred Securities. A Common Security
need not be authenticated or countersigned. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Preferred Securities whenever the Institutional Trustee may do so.
Each reference in this Declaration to authentication by the Institutional
Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the
same rights as the Institutional Trustee to deal with the Company or an
Affiliate.
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Section 7.03 Form and Dating. The Preferred Securities and the
Institutional Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A-1 and the Common Securities shall be substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-2, each of which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made
a part of this Declaration. Certificates may be typed, printed, lithographed or
engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to
the Administrators, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Trust
Securities may have letters, numbers, notations or other marks of identification
or designation and such legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange
rule, agreements to which the Trust is subject, if any, or usage (provided that
any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Trust).
The Trust, at the direction of the Sponsor, shall furnish any such legend not
contained in Exhibit A-1 to the Institutional Trustee in writing. Each Preferred
Security Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms
and provisions of the Trust Securities set forth in Annex I and the forms of
Trust Securities set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 are part of the terms of this
Declaration and, to the extent applicable, the Institutional Trustee, the
Delaware Trustee, the Administrators and the Sponsor, by their execution and
delivery of this Declaration, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and
to be bound thereby.
Section 7.04 Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trust shall maintain in
Wilmington, Delaware, an office or agency where Preferred Securities not held in
book-entry only form may be presented for payment (the "Paying Agent"). The
Trust shall keep or cause to be kept at such office or agency a register (the
"Securities Register") for the purpose of registering Trust Securities and
transfers and exchanges of Trust Securities, such register to be held by a
registrar (the "Registrar"). The Trust may appoint the Paying Agent and the
Registrar. Any such Paying Agent shall comply with Section 317(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent and
the term "Registrar" includes any additional registrar. The Trust may change any
Paying Agent or Registrar at any time without prior notice to any Holder. The
Trust shall notify the Institutional Trustee in writing of the name and address
of any Agent not a party to this Declaration. If the Trust fails to appoint or
maintain another entity as Paying Agent or Registrar, the Institutional Trustee
shall act as such.
The Trust initially appoints the Institutional Trustee as Paying
Agent and Registrar for the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
The Trust shall require each Paying Agent other than the
Institutional Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in
trust for the benefit of Holders of the Trust Securities all money held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of liquidation amounts, redemption amounts or
distribution on the Trust Securities, and will notify the Institutional Trustee
in writing if there are insufficient funds. While any such insufficiency
continues, the Institutional Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Institutional Trustee. The Trust at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Institutional Trustee and to
account for any money disbursed by it. Upon payment over to the Institutional
Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Trust or an Affiliate of the Trust)
shall have no further liability for the money. If the Trust or the Sponsor or an
Affiliate of the Trust or the Sponsor acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate
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and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held
by it as Paying Agent.
ARTICLE VIII
DISSOLUTION OF TRUST
Section 8.01 Dissolution of Trust. (a) The Trust shall dissolve, and
its affairs shall be wound up, upon the earliest to occur of the following:
(i) the commencement by the Sponsor of a voluntary case under
Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code or any other
similar state or federal law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by
the Sponsor to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary
case under any such law, or the consent by the Sponsor to the appointment
of or the taking of possession by a liquidating agent or committee,
conservator or receiver of the Sponsor or any substantial part of its
property or the general assignment by the Sponsor for the benefit of its
creditors, or the admission by the Sponsor in writing of its inability to
pay its debts as they become due;
(ii) the entry of a decree or order for relief by a court
having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Sponsor in an
involuntary case under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy
Code or any other similar state or federal law now or hereafter in effect,
and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for
a period of 60 days, or the appointment of or the taking or possession by
a liquidating agent or committee, conservator or receiver of the Sponsor
or any substantial part of its property and the continuance of any such
appointment unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
(iii) upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Sponsor;
(iv) (other than in connection with a merger, consolidation or
similar transaction not prohibited by the Indenture, this Declaration or
the Trust Securities Guaranties) upon the filing of a certificate of
dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the Sponsor; or the
revocation of the Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after
the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(v) the written direction to the Institutional Trustee from
the Sponsor at any time to dissolve the Trust and distribute Debentures to
Holders of the Trust Securities in exchange for a Like Amount of the Trust
Securities (which direction is optional and wholly within the discretion
of the Sponsor), subject to the Sponsor having received an opinion of
counsel to the effect that such Distribution will not be a taxable event
for United States federal income tax purposes to Holders of Preferred
Securities;
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(vi) when all of the Trust Securities shall have been called
for redemption and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have
been paid to the Holders in accordance with the terms of the Trust
Securities;
(vii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of
the Trust by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(viii) the expiration of the term of the Trust on
____________, ______; or
(ix) before the issuance of any Trust Securities, with the
consent of all of the Administrators and the Sponsor.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.01(a), after the completion of the winding up of the
affairs of the Trust, the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Sections 3.09 and 3.10 and Article X shall
survive the termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
Section 9.01 Transfer of Trust Securities. (a) Trust Securities may
only be transferred, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this Declaration and in the terms of the Trust
Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Trust Security not made in
accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, the Preferred Securities may be
freely transferable.
(c) Upon issuance of the Common Securities, the Sponsor shall
acquire and retain beneficial and record ownership of the Common Securities and,
for so long as the Preferred Securities remain outstanding, the Sponsor shall
maintain 100% ownership of the Common Securities, provided that any permitted
successor of the Sponsor under the Indenture may succeed to the Sponsor's
ownership of the Common Securities.
(d) At the option of the Holder, Trust Securities may be exchanged
for other Trust Securities of any authorized denominations and of a like
aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Trust Securities to be
exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Trust Securities are so
surrendered for exchange, the Trust shall execute, and in the case of Preferred
Securities the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Trust
Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
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(e) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Trust or the Institutional
Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer
in form satisfactory to the Trust and the Registrar duly executed, by the Holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
(f) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer
or exchange of Trust Securities, but the Trust and the Institutional Trustee may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or
exchange of Trust Securities.
(g) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party
may only transfer Common Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the
Sponsor, and that any such transfer is subject to the condition precedent that
the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally recognized independent
counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not cause more than
an insubstantial risk that:
(i) the Trust would not be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust; or
(ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company required to
register under the Investment Company Act or the transferee would become
an Investment Company required to register under the Investment Company
Act.
Section 9.02 Transfer of Certificates. The Registrar shall provide
for the registration of Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which
will be effected without charge, but only upon payment (with such indemnity as
the Registrar may require) in respect of any tax or other government charges
that may be imposed in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Certificate, the Trust shall cause one or more new Certificates
of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount to be
issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Each Certificate
surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by the Registrar. A
transferee of a Certificate shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the
obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by such transferee of a
Certificate. By acceptance of a Certificate, each transferee shall be deemed to
have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.
Section 9.03 Deemed Holders. The Trust, the Administrators, the
Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar may treat the
Person in whose name any Certificate shall be registered on the books and
records of the Trust as the sole Holder of such Certificate and of the Trust
Securities represented by such Certificate for purposes of receiving
Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and, accordingly, shall not
be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such
Certificate or in the Trust Securities represented by such Certificate on the
part of any Person, whether or not the Trust, the Administrators or the
Institutional Trustee shall have actual or other notice thereof.
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Section 9.04 Book Entry Interests. (a) So long as the Preferred
Securities are eligible for book-entry settlement in the Clearing Agency or
unless otherwise required by law, all Preferred Securities that are so eligible
will be represented by one or more fully registered Global Certificates
deposited with the Clearing Agency or the Institutional Trustee as custodian for
the Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Each Preferred Security
Beneficial Owner will not receive a Definitive Preferred Securities Certificate
representing such Preferred Security Beneficial Owner's interest in the
Preferred Securities, except as provided in Section 9.07 below.
(b) Unless and until definitive, fully registered Preferred Security
Certificates have been issued to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners of a
Preferred Security represented by a Global Certificate pursuant to Section 9.07:
(i) the provisions of this Section 9.04 shall be in full force
and effect with respect to such Preferred Securities;
(ii) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with
the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Declaration (including the
payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of such Preferred
Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have
no obligation to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners of such
Preferred Securities;
(iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.04
conflict with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of
this Section 9.04 shall control; and
(iv) the rights of the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners of
Preferred Securities in global form shall be exercised only through the
Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and
agreements between such Preferred Security Beneficial Owners and the
Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants.
Section 9.05 Notices to Clearing Agency. Whenever a notice or other
communication to the Preferred Security Holders is required under this
Declaration, unless and until Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates shall
have been issued to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section
9.07, the Administrators shall give all such notices and communications
specified herein to be given to the Preferred Security Holders to the Clearing
Agency, and shall have no notice obligations to the Preferred Security
Beneficial Owners.
Section 9.06 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency. If any
Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities depositary with
respect to the Preferred Securities, the Administrators may, in their sole
discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with respect to such Preferred
Securities.
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Section 9.07 Definitive Preferred Security Certificates Under
Certain Circumstances. (a) If:
(i) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Preferred Securities and a
successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such
discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.06; or
(ii) the Administrators elect after consultation with the
Sponsor to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency
with respect to the Preferred Securities in global form,
then:
(A) Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates in
blocks of $_______ shall be prepared by the Administrators on behalf
of the Trust with respect to such Preferred Securities; and
(B) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the
Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the
Administrators shall cause Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificates to be delivered to Preferred Security Beneficial Owners
of such Preferred Securities in accordance with the instructions of
the Clearing Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be
liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and each of
them may conclusively rely on and shall be protected in relying on,
said instructions of the Clearing Agency. The Definitive Preferred
Securities Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved
or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable
to the Administrators, as evidenced by their execution thereof, and
may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or
designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrators
may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law
or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any
rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Preferred
Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(b) At such time as all interests in a Global Certificate have been
redeemed, exchanged, repurchased or canceled, such Global Certificate shall be,
upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trust in accordance with standing
procedures and instructions of the Clearing Agency.
Section 9.08 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If:
(i) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the
Administrators, or if the Administrators shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
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(ii) there shall be delivered to the Registrar and the
Institutional Trustee or the Administrators such security or indemnity as
may be required by them to keep each of them harmless,
then:
in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by a
bona fide purchaser, the Institutional Trustee or any Administrator on behalf of
the Trust shall execute and deliver, in exchange for, or in lieu of, any such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like
denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this
Section 9.08, the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators 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 Certificate issued
pursuant to this Section 9.08 shall constitute conclusive evidence of an
ownership interest in the relevant Trust Securities, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF TRUST SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
Section 10.01 Liability. (a) Except as expressly set forth in this
Declaration, the Securities Guarantees and the terms of the Trust Securities,
the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the
capital contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Trust
Securities, which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; or
(ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Trust
Securities any deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the Trust
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to Section 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the
Holders of the Preferred Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of
personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Section 10.02 Exculpation. (a) No Indemnified Person shall be
liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any
Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or
omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf
of the Trust and in a manner such
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Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct
with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which Distributions to Holders of Trust Securities might properly be paid.
Section 10.03 Fiduciary Duty. (a) To the extent that, at law or in
equity, an Indemnified Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and
liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to any other Covered Person, an
Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration shall not be liable to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the
provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this Declaration, to the
extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an Indemnified Person
otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the duties imposed on the
Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties
hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between
any Covered Persons and any Indemnified Person; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall
act in a manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable
to the Trust or any Holder of Trust Securities, the Indemnified Person
shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such
terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each party
(including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any
customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally
accepted accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith
by the Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or term so made, taken
or provided by the Indemnified Person shall not constitute a breach of
this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty
or obligation of the Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted
or required to make a decision:
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(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority,
the Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard,
the Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not
be subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration
or by applicable law.
Section 10.04 Indemnification. (a)(i) Pursuant to the Indenture, the
Debt Issuer, as borrower, shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law,
any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the Trust), by reason of the fact that he is or was a
Company Indemnified Person, against expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person
did not act in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
(ii) Pursuant to the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer, as
borrower, shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any
Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its
favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified
Person, against expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Company
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or
the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses that such Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action
without prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of
liability) in defense of any action, suit or
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proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
10.04(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer, to the full extent permitted by law,
against expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.04(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the
Debenture Issuer as authorized in the specific case upon a determination
that indemnification of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by
the Administrators by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of such
Administrators who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding,
(2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a
quorum of disinterested Administrators so directs, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities.
(v) Expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred
by a Company Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.04(a) shall be paid by the
Debenture Issuer in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit
or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such
Company Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Debenture
Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.04(a). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debt Issuer if a determination
is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Administrators by a majority
vote of a quorum of disinterested Administrators, (ii) if such a quorum is
not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Administrators so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion or (iii) by the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the
Common Securities, that, based upon the facts known to the Administrators,
such counsel or such Holders at the time such determination is made, such
Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such
person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Company
Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where the
Administrators, such counsel or such Holders reasonably determine that
such person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or the Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
by, or granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.04(a)
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debt
Issuer or Holders of Preferred Securities or otherwise. All rights to
indemnification under this Section 10.04(a) shall be deemed to be provided
by a contract between the Debt Issuer and each Company Indemnified Person
who serves in
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such capacity at any time while this Section 10.04(a) is in effect. Any
repeal or modification of this Section 10.04(a) shall not affect any
rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debt Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified
Person against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in
any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not
the Debt Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such
liability under the provisions of this Section 10.04(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.04(a), references to
"the Trust" shall include, in the event of a consolidation or merger, in
addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any constituent entity
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in such
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director,
trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Section 10.04(a) with respect to the
resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such
constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 10.04(a) shall, unless otherwise
provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has
ceased to be a Company Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit
of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. The
provisions of this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of this
Declaration, the dissolution of the Trust or the resignation or removal of
any Administrator or Trustee.
(b) Pursuant to the Indenture, the Debt Issuer, as borrower, agrees
to indemnify the (i) Institutional Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any
Affiliate of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any
officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees,
representatives, custodians, nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and
the Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to
as a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified
Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration or the trust or trusts hereunder, including the
costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending
itself against or investigating any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation
to indemnify as set forth in this Section 10.04(b) shall survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Declaration.
Section 10.05 Outside Business. Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the
Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee (subject to Section 5.03(c)) 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
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of Trust Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration 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. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the
Delaware Trustee, or the Institutional 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 any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
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 Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other
transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as
depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders
of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
Section 11.01 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the
Trust shall be the calendar year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
Section 11.02 Certain Accounting Matters. (a) At all times during
the existence of the Trust, the Administrators shall keep, or cause to be kept,
full books, records and supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable
detail, each transaction of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained
on the accrual method of accounting in compliance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual
method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes. The books of
account and the records of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as
of the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust by a firm of independent certified
public accountants selected by the Administrators. The books of account and the
records of the Trust, together with a copy of this Declaration and a certified
copy of the Certificate of Trust, or any amendment thereto, shall at all times
be maintained at the principal office of the Trust or its duly authorized
representative for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Trust
during normal business hours.
(b) The Administrators shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
each of the Holders of Trust Securities, within 90 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust, annual financial statements of the Trust, including a
balance sheet of the Trust as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related
income or loss.
(c) The Administrators shall cause to be duly prepared and delivered
to each of the Holders of Trust Securities any annual United States federal
income tax information statement required by the Code containing such
information with regard to the Trust Securities held by each Holder as is
required by the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right
under the Code to deliver any such statement at a later date, the
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Administrators shall endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days
after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Administrators shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form 1041 or such other form required by United States federal
income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by
the Administrators on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing
authority.
Section 11.03 Banking. The Trust shall maintain one or more bank
accounts in the name and for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, that all
payments of funds in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee
shall be made directly to the Payment Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Payment Account. The sole signatories for such
accounts (including the Payment Account) shall be designated by the
Administrators; provided, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the
signatories for the Payment Account.
Section 11.04 Withholding. The Trust and the Administrators shall
comply with all withholding requirements under United States federal, state and
local law. The Trust shall request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust,
such forms or certificates as are necessary to establish an exemption from
withholding with respect to each Holder, and any representations and forms as
shall reasonably be requested by the Trust to assist it in determining the
extent of, and in fulfilling, its withholding obligations. The Administrators
shall file required forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption
from withholding is properly established by a Holder, shall remit amounts
withheld with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent
that the Trust is required to withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority
with respect to Distributions or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld
shall be deemed to be a Distribution in the amount of the withholding to the
Holder. In the event of any claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to
an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be
withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce
subsequent Distributions by the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
Section 12.01 Amendments. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
Declaration or by any applicable terms of the Trust Securities, this Declaration
may only be amended by a written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Administrators (or, if there are more than two
Administrators, a majority of the Administrators); and
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(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee.
(b) No amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:
(i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the
Institutional Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate
from each of the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted
by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of
the Trust Securities);
(ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment that
affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall have first
received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and
the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to,
the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Trust
Securities); and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be an employee of, or
counsel to the Sponsor or the Trust) that such amendment is
permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration
(including the terms of the Trust Securities); and
(iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the trust to fail to continue to be classified
for purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of
the Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture
Act; or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment
Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act.
(c) At any time the Trust has issued any Trust Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Trust Securities may be effected only
with such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such Trust
Securities.
(d) Section 9.01(d) and this Section 12.01 shall not be amended
without the consent of all of the Holders of the Trust Securities.
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(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities.
(f) The rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article
V to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove, Trustees shall
not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation
Amount of the Common Securities.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 12.01(c), this Declaration may be
amended without the consent of the Holders of the Trust Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration
that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the
Sponsor; and
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 of the Investment
Company Act or written change in interpretation or application of Rule
3a-5 of the Investment Company Act by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority, which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders.
Section 12.02 Meetings of the Holders of Trust Securities; Action by
Written Consent. (a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Trust Securities
may be called at any time by the Administrators (or as provided in the terms of
the Trust Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such
class of Trust Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this
Declaration, the terms of the Trust Securities or the rules of any stock
exchange on which the Preferred Securities are listed or admitted for trading.
The Administrators shall call a meeting of the Holders of such class if directed
to do so by the Holders of at least 10% in Liquidation Amount of such class of
Trust Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the
Administrators one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders
of Trust Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or
specific purpose for which the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Trust
Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the Certificates held by
the Holders of Trust Securities exercising the right to call a meeting and only
those Trust Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of determining
whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of this
paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Trust Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Trust Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the
Holders of Trust Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days
and not more than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a
vote, consent or approval of the Holders
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of Trust Securities is permitted or required under this Declaration or the
rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are listed
or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a
meeting of the Holders of Trust Securities. Any action that may be taken
at a meeting of the Holders of Trust Securities may be taken without a
meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is
signed by the Holders of Trust Securities owning not less than the minimum
amount of Trust Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of
Trust Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting.
Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to
the Holders of Trust Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in
writing. The Administrators may specify that any written ballot submitted
to the Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action without a
meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the
Administrators;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act
for it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Trust Securities is
entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or
voting or participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the
expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in
the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of
Trust Securities executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all
matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be
governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating
to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were
a Delaware corporation and the Holders of the Trust Securities were
stockholders of a Delaware corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Trust Securities
shall be conducted by the Administrators or by such other Person that the
Administrators may designate; and
(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the
terms of the Trust Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing
rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are then
listed or trading, otherwise provides, the Administrators, in their sole
discretion, shall establish all other provisions relating to meetings of
Holders of Trust Securities, including notice of the time, place or
purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any
Holders of Trust Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent
without a meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum
requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any other matter with
respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
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Section 13.01 Representations and Warranties of Institutional
Trustee. The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants, as applicable, to
the Trust and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's
acceptance of its appointment as Institutional Trustee, that:
(i) the Institutional Trustee is a Delaware banking
corporation with trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing, with trust power and authority to execute and deliver, and
to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of, this
Declaration;
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the
Institutional Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. This
Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional
Trustee, and it constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Institutional Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium,
insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally
and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the court
(regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law);
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Declaration by the Institutional Trustee do not conflict with or
constitute a breach of the charter or bylaws of the Institutional Trustee;
(iv) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration
with or notice to, any state or federal banking authority is required for
the execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of
this Declaration; and
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Declaration have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other
action on the part of the Institutional Trustee and do not require any
approval of stockholders of the Institutional Trustee and such execution,
delivery and performance will not (i) violate the charter or by-laws of
the Institutional Trustee, or (ii) 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 Institutional
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (as appropriate in context) or any order,
judgment or decree applicable to the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee; and
Section 13.02 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the
Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor
Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the
time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its appointment as
Delaware Trustee, that:
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(i) The Delaware Trustee is a natural person, who is a
resident of the state of Delaware, or, if not a natural person, is a
banking corporation with trust powers, that has its principal place of
business in the State of Delaware, is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing, with authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out
and perform its obligations under the terms of, this Declaration and, in
either case, a Person that satisfies for the Trust the requirements of
Section 3807 of the Business Trust Act.
(ii) The Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its
obligations under the Certificate of Trust and this Declaration. This
Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the
court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iii) No consent, approval or authorization of, or
registration with or notice to, any Delaware or federal banking authority
is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware
Trustee, of this Declaration.
(iv) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Declaration by the Delaware Trustee do not conflict with or constitute a
breach of the charter or bylaws of the Delaware Trustee.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.01 Notices. All notices provided for in this Declaration
shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Administrators at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Trust may
give notice of to the Holders of the Trust Securities):
K N Capital Trust III
370 Van Gordon Street
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of to the
Holders of the Trust Securities):
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North, 1100 N. Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at its Corporate Trust
Office to the attention of Corporate Trust Trustee Administration (or such other
address as the Institutional Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the
Trust Securities).
(d) if given to any Holder of Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as such Holder of
Common Securities may give notice to the Trust):
K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.
All such notices 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 14.02 Governing Law. This Declaration and the rights of the
parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such
laws without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
Section 14.03 Intention of the Parties. It is the intention of the
parties hereto that the Trust be classified for United States federal income tax
purposes as a grantor trust. The provisions of this Declaration shall be
interpreted to further this intention of the parties.
Section 14.04 Headings. Headings contained in this Declaration are
inserted for convenience of reference only and do not affect the interpretation
of this Declaration or any provision hereof.
Section 14.05 Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Declaration
any of the parties hereto is named or referred to, the successors and assigns of
such party shall be
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deemed to be included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by
the Sponsor and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their
respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
Section 14.06 Partial Enforceability. If any provision of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance,
shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Declaration, or the application of
such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held
invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Section 14.07 Counterparts. This Declaration may contain more than
one counterpart of the signature page and this Declaration may be executed by
the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart
signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though
one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers
had signed a single signature page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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, as Administrator
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, as Administrator
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, as Administrator
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely
as Delaware Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely
as Institutional Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
K N ENERGY, INC., as Sponsor and Debenture
Issuer
By:
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Name:
Title:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
__% PREFERRED SECURITIES
__% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of K N Capital Trust II, dated as of ________ __, ____ (as amended from
time to time, the "Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities are set out below (each capitalized term
used but not defined herein having the meaning set forth in the Declaration):
1. Designation and Number.
(a) Preferred Securities. _______ Preferred Securities of the K N
Capital Trust III (the "Trust") with an aggregate liquidation amount with
respect to the assets of the Trust of $___________ and a liquidation amount with
respect to such assets of $1,000 per preferred security, are hereby designated
for the purposes of identification only as "_% Preferred Securities" (the
"Preferred Securities"). The Preferred Security Certificates evidencing the
Preferred Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the
Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as
may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules
of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities or may be are listed.
(b) Common Securities. _____ Common Securities of the Trust with an
aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
$_________, and a liquidation amount with respect to such assets of the Trust of
$_____ per common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities" and,
together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities"). The Common
Securities Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be in the form of
Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or
deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
(a) Distributions payable on each Trust Security will be fixed at a
rate per annum of __% of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Trust
Security such rate being the rate per annum of interest payable on the
Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for
more than one semi-annual period will accumulate at the distribution rate
compounded semi-annually (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term
"Distributions" as used herein includes such cash Distributions and any such
accumulated Distributions unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable
only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds
available therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be
computed for any full semi-annual distribution period on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, Distributions on the Trust
Securities will be cumulative, will accumulate from ___________ __, ____ and
will be payable semi-annually in arrears, on _______ __, and ____ __ of each
year, commencing on ____ __, ____, except as otherwise described below. So long
as the Debenture Issuer shall not be in default in the payment of interest on
the Debentures, the Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer
payments of interest by extending the interest payment period from time to time
on the Debt for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods (each
an "Extension Period"), during which Extension Period no interest shall be due
and payable on the Debentures; provided, that no Extension Period shall last
beyond the date of maturity of the Debentures.
As a consequence of such deferral of interest payments on the
Debentures, Distributions on the Trust Securities (and Additional Distributions,
if any) will also be deferred. Despite such deferral, semi-annual Distributions
(and Additional Distributions, if any) will continue to accumulate (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the distribution rate compounded
semi-annually during any such Extension Period. Prior to the termination of any
such Extension Period, the Debt Issuer may further extend such Extension Period;
provided, that such Extension Period together with all such previous and further
extensions thereof may not exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods or extend
beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Payments of accumulated Distributions
will be payable to Holders as they appear on the books and records of the Trust
on the first record date after the end of the Extension Period. Upon the
termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the
Debt Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above
requirements.
(c) Distributions on the Trust Securities will be payable to the
Holders thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the
relevant record dates, which shall be one Business Day prior to the relevant
payment dates (provided, that, if, at any time, the Trust Securities are not
held in book-entry form, the relevant record dates shall be 15 days prior to the
relevant payment dates), which record and payment dates correspond to the record
and interest payment dates on the Debentures. Such Distributions will be paid
through the Institutional Trustee who will hold amounts received in respect of
the Debentures in the Payment Account for the benefit of the Holders of the
Trust Securities. The relevant record dates for the Common Securities shall be
the same record date as for the Preferred Securities. If any date on which
Distributions are payable on the Trust Securities is not a Business Day, then
payment of the distribution payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment
in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such date (each date on which Distributions are payable in accordance with
this Section 2(c), a "Distribution Date").
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by
or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed pro rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Trust
Securities.
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3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
(a) The Trust shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up,
upon the earliest to occur of the following:
(i) the commencement by the Sponsor of a voluntary case under
Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code or any other
similar state or federal law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by
the Sponsor to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary
case under any such law, or the consent by the Sponsor to the appointment
of or the taking of possession by a liquidating agent or committee,
conservator or receiver of the Sponsor or any substantial part of its
property or the general assignment by the Sponsor for the benefit of its
creditors, or the admission by the Sponsor in writing of its inability to
pay its debts as they become due;
(ii) the entry of a decree or order for relief by a court
having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Sponsor in an
involuntary case under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy
Code or any other similar state or federal law now or hereafter in effect,
and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for
a period of 60 days, or the appointment of or the taking or possession by
a liquidating agent or committee, conservator or receiver of the Sponsor
or any substantial part of its property and the continuance of any such
appointment unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
(iii) upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Sponsor;
(iv) (other than in connection with a merger, consolidation or
similar transaction not prohibited by the Indenture, this Declaration or
the Trust Securities Guaranties) upon the filing of a certificate of
dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the Sponsor; or the
revocation of the Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after
the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(v) the written direction to the Institutional Trustee from
the Sponsor at any time to dissolve the Trust and distribute Debentures to
Holders of the Trust Securities in exchange for a Like Amount of the Trust
Securities (which direction is optional and wholly within the discretion
of the Sponsor), subject to the Sponsor having received an opinion of
counsel to the effect that such distribution will not be a taxable event
for United States federal income tax purposes to Holders of Preferred
Securities;
(vi) when all of the Trust Securities shall have been called
for redemption and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have
been paid to the Holders in accordance with the terms of the Trust
Securities;
(vii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of
the Trust by a court of competent jurisdiction;
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(viii) the expiration of the term of the Trust on
____________, ____; or
(ix) before the issuance of any Trust Securities, with the
consent of all of the Administrators and the Sponsor.
(b) If dissolution occurs as described in clause (i), (ii), (iii),
(iv), (v), (vii) or (viii) above, 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 the Holders of the Trust Securities a Like Amount of the Debentures,
subject to Section 9.4(e). Notice of liquidation shall be given by the
Institutional Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid mailed not later than
20 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 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 Certificates for Debentures, or if Section
3(e) applies receive a Liquidation Distribution, as the Administrators or
the Institutional Trustee shall deem appropriate.
2 (c) Except where Section 3(d) or 3(e) applies, in order to effect
the liquidation of the Trust and distribution of the Debentures to Holders of
Trust Securities, the Institutional Trustee shall establish a record date for
such distribution (which shall be not more than 45 days nor less than 20 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 Certificates.
(d) Except where Section 3(d) or 3(e) 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 Certificates, upon surrender of such certificates to the Institutional
Trustee or its agent for exchange, (iii) any 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 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 Certificates
with respect to such Debentures) and (iv) all rights of Holders holding Trust
Securities will cease, except the right of such Holders to receive the Like
Amount of Debentures upon surrender of Certificates.
(e) In the event that, notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Section 3(e), whether because of an order for dissolution entered by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the
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receipt of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such distribution would be a
taxable event for United States federal income tax purposes to Holders of
Preferred Securities, or otherwise, distribution is determined by the
Institutional Trustee not to be practicable, in which event such Holders will be
entitled to receive out of the liquidation 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 aggregate of the
liquidation amount plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date
of payment (such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"). If such
Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the Trust has
insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation
Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the Trust on the Trust
Securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis. The Holder(s) of the Common
Securities will be entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such
liquidation pro rata with the holders of the Preferred Securities, except that
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities
shall have a priority over the Common Securities.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
(a) Upon the repayment in full of the Debentures at the Maturity or
prepayment thereof in whole (or in part) prior thereto in accordance with the
terms thereof, the proceeds from such repayment or payment shall be
simultaneously applied by the Institutional Trustee subject to the Institutional
Trustee having received notice no later than 45 days prior to such repayment or
prepayment toward the mandatory redemption of a Like Amount of the Trust
Securities at the applicable Redemption Price, equal to (i) in the case of the
repayment of the Debentures at the Stated Maturity, the Maturity Redemption
Price (ii) in the case of the optional prepayment of the Debentures upon the
occurrence and continuation of a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event, (A)
prior to ______________, ____, at the Event Redemption Price and (B) thereafter,
at the Optional Redemption Price, and (iii) in the case of the optional
prepayment of the Debentures on or after , ____, the Optional Redemption
Price. The Maturity Redemption Price, the Event Redemption Price and the
Optional Redemption Price are referred to collectively as the "Redemption
Price". Holders will be given not less than [30] nor more than 60 days notice of
such redemption.
(b) If fewer than all the outstanding Trust Securities are to be so
redeemed, the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities will be redeemed
pro rata (except that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have priority over the Common
Securities).
(c) The Sponsor shall have the right (in accordance with and subject
to the conditions of the Indenture) to elect to prepay the Debentures in whole
or in part at any time on or after _____________, ____ (the "Initial Optional
Redemption Date"), upon not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days notice,
at the Optional Prepayment Price and, contemporaneously with such prepayment, a
Like Amount of the Trust Securities shall be redeemed at the Optional Redemption
Price on a pro rata basis. "Optional Redemption Price" shall mean a price equal
to the percentage of the Liquidation Amount of Trust Securities to be redeemed
plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon, if any, to the applicable
date of such redemption if redeemed during the 12 month period beginning on
____________ of the years indicated below:
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(d) If at any time a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event
occurs, the Sponsor shall have the right (in accordance with and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Indenture) upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days notice, to prepay the Debentures in whole, but not in part, within the 90
days following the occurrence of such Tax Event or Investment Company Event (the
"90 Day Period"), and, contemporaneously with such redemption, the Institutional
Trustee shall cause a Like Amount of the Trust Securities to be redeemed by the
Trust (A) at any time prior to the Initial Option Redemption Date, at the Event
Redemption Price and (B) thereafter, at the Optional Redemption Price, in either
case, on a pro rata basis with the proceeds from such prepayment of Debentures.
(e) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for the Trust Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days
before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in the case of a
redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the Debentures by mail to
each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed or exchanged and, in the case of
a notice of redemption to be given to all Holders, by release made to Reuters
Economic Services and Bloomberg Business News. For purposes of the calculation
of the date of redemption or exchange and the dates on which notices are given
pursuant to this Section 4, a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be deemed to
be given on the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, or by such other means suitable to assure delivery of such written
notice, to Holders of Trust Securities and, if required, released as set forth
in the preceding sentence. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be
addressed to the Holders of Trust Securities at the address of each such Holder
appearing in the Securities Register. No defect in the Redemption/Distribution
Notice or in the mailing of either thereof with respect to any Holder of Trust
Securities shall affect the validity of the redemption or exchange proceedings
with respect to any other Holder of Trust Securities. All notices of redemption
shall state: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the Redemption Price or if the
Redemption Price cannot be calculated prior to the time the notice of redemption
is required to be sent, the manner of calculation thereof; (iii) the CUSIP
number; (iv) if less than all the outstanding Trust Securities are to be
redeemed, the identification and the total Liquidation Amount of the particular
Trust Securities to be redeemed; and (v) that on the Redemption Date, the
Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Trust Security to be
redeemed and that Distributions thereon will cease to accumulate on and after
said date.
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(f) If Trust Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are prepaid as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be
irrevocable), then provided that the Debt Issuer has paid the Institutional
Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption or
maturity of the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee will, with respect to
Preferred Securities evidenced by one or more Global Preferred Securities
Certificates, irrevocably deposit with the Clearing Agency for such Preferred
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 Preferred Securities
evidenced by one or more Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates, the
Institutional Trustee, subject to the Trust having funds then legally available
in the Payment Account for the payment of such Redemption Price, 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 with respect to such Preferred Securities
to the Holders thereof upon surrender of their Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions payable on or prior
to the Redemption Date for any Trust Securities called for redemption shall be
payable to the Holders of such Trust Securities as they appear on the Trust
Securities Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant record dates for
the related Distribution Dates. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have
been given, then immediately prior to the close of business on the required date
of such payment, Distributions will cease to accrue on the Trust Securities so
called for redemption and all rights of Holders of such Trust Securities so
called for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such Trust
Securities to receive the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid
Distributions on the Preferred Securities to be redeemed, but without interest
on such Redemption Price. In the event of any redemption in part, the Trust
shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Preferred Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before any selection for redemption of Preferred Securities and ending at
the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant notice of
redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of Preferred Securities
so selected for redemption or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange any
Preferred Securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Preferred Securities being redeemed in part. If
any such Redemption Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption
Price 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 falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made
on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and
effect as if made on such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the
Redemption Price in respect of any Trust Securities is improperly withheld or
refused and not paid either by the Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as
guarantor pursuant to the relevant Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such
Trust Securities will continue to accrue from the original redemption date to
the actual date of payment at the term applicable rate, in which case the actual
payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of
calculating the Redemption Price.
(g) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Sponsor or any of its
subsidiaries may at any time
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and from time to time purchase outstanding Trust Securities by tender, in the
open market or by private agreement.
5. Voting Rights - Preferred Securities.
(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and provided in the Declaration (including rights to appoint and
remove the Institutional Trustee), the Holders of the Preferred Securities will
not have voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the
Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities, voting
separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the
Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional Trustee, as holder
of the Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies available under the Indenture
with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past Indenture Event of Default
and its consequences that is waivable under Section 4.13 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; provided, that if an Indenture Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the holders of 25% of the aggregate liquidation
amount of the Preferred Securities may direct the Institutional Trustee to
declare the principal of and interest on the Debentures immediately due and
payable; provided, further, that, where a consent or action under the Indenture
would require the consent or action of a Super-Majority, only the holders of at
least such Super-Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities may direct the Institutional Trustee to give such consent or take
such action. The Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action previously
authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting
any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the Debt Trustee as set
forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not take any action in accordance
with the directions of the Holders of the Preferred Securities under this
paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax
counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax
the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of
such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the
Declaration, any Holder of Preferred Securities may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, institute a legal proceeding directly against any Person to
enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other
Person.
Any approval required or direction of Holders of Preferred
Securities may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Preferred Securities
convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Trust
Securities in the Trust or pursuant to written consent. The Administrators will
cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Preferred Securities are
entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written consent of such
Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of Preferred
Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i) the date
of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a
description of any resolution proposed for adoption at
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such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon
which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of
proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Preferred Securities will
be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Securities or to
distribute the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of
the Trust Securities. Notwithstanding that Holders of Preferred Securities are
entitled to vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any
of the Preferred Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of
the Sponsor shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of
such vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
Holders of Preferred Securities will have no rights to appoint or
remove the Administrators, who may be appointed, removed or replaced solely by
the Debt Issuer as the indirect or direct holder of all of the Common
Securities.
6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
(a) Except as provided under these Sections 6(b), (c) and 7 and as
otherwise required by law and provided in the Declaration, the Holders of the
Common Securities will not have voting rights.
(b) Subject to Section 2.06 of the Declaration and only after any
Event of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities has been cured, waived
or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Debt Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debt Trustee
with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default and its consequences
that is waivable under Section 4.13 of the Indenture, or (iii) exercise any
right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures
shall be due and payable, provided, that where a consent or action under the
Indenture would require the consent or act of a Super-Majority, the
Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the
written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super-Majority represents of
the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. Pursuant to this
Section 6(b), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke, or take any action
inconsistent with, any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities, and shall not take any action in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of the Common Securities under this Section
6(b) if the action is prejudicial to the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting
any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the Debt Trustee as set
forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not take any action in accordance
with the directions of the Holders of the Common Securities under this paragraph
unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the
effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax the Trust will
not be classified as other than a grantor
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trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce
its rights under the Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, institute a legal proceeding directly against
any Person to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Declaration,
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee
or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Trust Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Administrators will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Common Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents. No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common
Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities
or to distribute the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms
of the Trust Securities.
7. Amendments to Declaration.
(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.01 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Administrators otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely
affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Trust Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 8.01 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Trust
Securities voting together as a single class, will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal (but not on any other 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 Trust Securities
affected thereby; provided, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause
(i) above would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or only the
Common Securities, then only the affected 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 a Majority in Liquidation Amount of such class of
Trust Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Trust Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and
shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as
directed by a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities voting
together as a single class; provided, that where a consent under the Indenture
would require the consent of the holders of a Super-Majority, the Institutional
Trustee may only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least
the proportion in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities that the relevant
Super-Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount
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of the Debentures outstanding; provided further, that the Institutional Trustee
shall not take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of
the Trust Securities under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee
has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of
United States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than
a grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Ranking.
The Preferred Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall
be made pro rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of
Default occurs and is continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities
to payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the
Preferred Securities.
9. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
Each Holder of Preferred Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee and the Common Securities Guarantee, respectively, including the
subordination provisions therein and to the provisions of the Indenture.
10. No Preemptive Rights.
The Holders of the Trust Securities shall have no preemptive rights
or similar rights to subscribe for any additional securities.
11. Miscellaneous.
These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Preferred
Securities Guarantee or the Common Securities Guarantee (as may be appropriate)
and the Indenture to any Holder without charge on written request to the Sponsor
at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF PREFERRED SECURITY CERTIFICATE
IF THE Preferred SECURITY IS TO BE A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE INSERT -
THIS Preferred SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "CLEARING AGENCY") OR A NOMINEE OF THE CLEARING
AGENCY. THIS Preferred SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR Preferred SECURITIES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE CLEARING AGENCY OR ITS NOMINEE
ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER
OF THIS Preferred SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS Preferred SECURITY AS
A WHOLE BY THE CLEARING AGENCY TO A NOMINEE OF THE CLEARING AGENCY OR BY A
NOMINEE OF THE CLEARING AGENCY TO THE CLEARING AGENCY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
CLEARING AGENCY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS Preferred SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY Preferred 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 OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
CERTIFICATE NUMBER:
NUMBER OF PREFERRED SECURITIES:
CUSIP NO.
Certificate Evidencing Preferred Securities
of
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
__% Preferred Securities (liquidation amount $1,000 per Preferred
Security)
K N Capital Trust III, a statutory business trust created under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Cede & Co.
(the "Holder") is the registered owner of preferred securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the __% Preferred Securities (liquidation amount $1,000 per Preferred
Security) (the "Preferred Securities"). The Preferred Securities are
transferable on the
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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.
The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and
other terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of _______ __, ____, as the
same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the
designation of the terms of the Preferred Securities as set forth in Annex I to
the Declaration. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration.
The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration, the Preferred Securities Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder
without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place of
business. Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance of this certificate, the Holder agrees to treat, for
United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and
the Preferred Securities as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the
Debentures.
Unless the Institutional Trustee's Certificate of Authentication
hereon has been properly executed, these Preferred Securities shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Declaration or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
This certificate and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this
____ day of ________, ____.
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
By:
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Name:
Title: Administrator
[FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]
INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Preferred Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Declaration.
Dated: ________ __, ____
Wilmington Trust Company,
as Institutional Trustee or as Authentication Agent
By: By:
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Authorized Signatory Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
Distributions payable on each Preferred Security will be fixed at a
rate per annum of __% of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Preferred
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures.
Distributions in arrears for more than one semi-annual period will accumulate at
the distribution rate compounded semi-annually (to the extent permitted by
applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein includes such cash
Distributions and any such accumulated Distributions unless otherwise stated. A
distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of
the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the
Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount of Distributions
payable for any period will be computed for any full semi-annual distribution
period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Except as otherwise described below, Distributions on the Preferred
Securities will be cumulative, will accumulate from the first date that any
Preferred Securities are issued and will be payable semi-annually in arrears, on
_______ __ and ____ __ of each year, commencing on _________ __, ____, which
payment dates correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures, to
Holders of record at the close of business on the regular record date for such
distribution, which shall be the close of business one Business Day prior to
such distribution payment date (provided, that, if, at any time, the Trust
Securities are not held in book-entry form, the relevant record dates shall be
15 days prior to the relevant payment dates) unless otherwise provided in the
Declaration. The Debt Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments
of interest by extending the interest payment period from time to time on the
Debentures for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods (each
an "Extension Period"); provided, that no Extension Period shall extend beyond
the date of the maturity of the Debentures and, as a consequence of such
deferral, Distributions will also be deferred.
Despite such deferral, semi-annual Distributions will continue to
accumulate (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the distribution rate
compounded semi-annually (to the extent permitted by applicable law) during any
such Extension Period. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period,
the Debt Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that such
Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof
may not exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods or extend beyond the maturity
or any redemption date of the Debentures. Payments of accrued Distributions will
be payable to Holders as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on
the first record date after the end of the Extension Period. Upon the
termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the
Debt Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above
requirements.
The Preferred Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
CERTIFICATE NUMBER:
NUMBER OF COMMON SECURITIES:
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
__% Common Securities
(liquidation amount $1,000 per Common Security)
K N Capital Trust III, a statutory business trust created under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that K N Energy,
Inc., a Kansas corporation (the "Holder") is the registered owner of common
securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in
the assets of the Trust designated the __% Common Securities (liquidation amount
$1,000 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). Subject to the
Declaration (as defined below), the Common 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.
The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and
other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of ________ __, ____, as the
same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the
designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in Annex I to the
Declaration. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration.
The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Common Securities
Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration, the Common Securities Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder
without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of
business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Sponsor is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
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By acceptance of this certificate, the Holder agrees to treat, for
United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and
the Common Securities as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the
Debentures.
This certificate and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflicts of laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this
____ day of ________, ____.
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
By:
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Name:
Title: Administrator
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
Distributions payable on each Common Security will be fixed at a
rate per annum of __% of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Common
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for more than one
semi-annual period will accumulate at the distribution rate compounded
semi-annually (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term
"Distributions" as used herein includes such cash Distributions and any such
accumulated Distributions unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable
only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds
available therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be
computed for any full semi-annual distribution period on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months.
Except as otherwise described below, Distributions on the Common
Securities will be cumulative, will accumulate from the first date that any
Preferred Securities are issued and will be payable semi-annually in arrears, on
_______ __ and ____ __, which payment dates correspond to the interest payment
dates on the Debentures, to Holders of record at the close of business on the
regular record date for such distribution, which shall be the close of business
15 days prior to such distribution payment date unless otherwise provided in the
Declaration. The Debt Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments
of interest by extending the interest payment period from time to time on the
Debentures for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual periods (each
an "Extension Period"); provided, that no Extension Period shall last beyond the
date of maturity of the Debentures and, as a consequence of such deferral,
Distributions will also be deferred. Despite such deferral, semi-annual
Distributions will continue to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) distribution rate compounded semi-annually during
any such Extension Period. Prior to the termination of any such Extension
Period, the Debt Issuer may further extend such Extension Period; provided, that
such Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions
thereof may not exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods or extend beyond the
date of maturity of the Debentures. Payments of accrued Distributions will be
payable to Holders as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the
first record date after the end of the Extension Period. Upon the termination of
any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the Debt Issuer
may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
The Common Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.
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EXHIBIT 4.11
K N ENERGY, INC.
as Issuer
TO
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
FORM OF INDENTURE
Dated as of ________ __, ____
DEBENTURES
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.1. Definitions............................................ 1
SECTION 1.2. Compliance Certificates and Opinions................... 9
SECTION 1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee................. 9
SECTION 1.4. Acts of Holders........................................ 10
SECTION 1.5. Notice, Etc., to Trustee and Company................... 12
SECTION 1.6. Notice of Holders of Debentures; Waiver................ 12
SECTION 1.7. Language of Notices, Etc............................... 13
SECTION 1.8. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act...................... 13
SECTION 1.9. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents............... 13
SECTION 1.10. Successors and Assigns................................ 13
SECTION 1.11. Separability Clause................................... 13
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture................................. 13
SECTION 1.13. Governing Law......................................... 13
SECTION 1.14. Legal Holidays........................................ 13
SECTION 1.15. Intentionally Omitted................................. 14
SECTION 1.16. Immunity of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers,
Directors and Employees............................... 14
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 2.1. Designation, Terms, Amount Authentication and Delivery of
Debentures............................................. 15
SECTION 2.2. Form of Debenture and Trustee's Certificate............ 17
SECTION 2.3. Date and Denominations of Debentures and Provisions for
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest............. 17
SECTION 2.4. Execution of Debentures................................ 19
SECTION 2.5. Exchange of Debentures................................. 19
SECTION 2.6. Temporary Debentures................................... 20
SECTION 2.7. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Debentures........ 21
SECTION 2.8. Cancellation of Surrendered Debentures................. 22
SECTION 2.9. Provisions of Indenture and Debentures for Sole Benefit
of Parties and Debentureholders........................ 22
SECTION 2.10. Appointment of Authenticating Agent................... 22
SECTION 2.11. Global Debenture...................................... 23
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers......................................... 24
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ARTICLE 3
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 3.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture................ 24
SECTION 3.2. Application of Trust Money............................. 25
SECTION 3.3. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance............................................. 25
SECTION 3.4. Discharge and Defeasance............................... 25
SECTION 3.5. Covenant Defeasance.................................... 26
SECTION 3.6. Conditions to Defeasance............................... 26
ARTICLE 4
REMEDIES
SECTION 4.1. Events of Default...................................... 28
SECTION 4.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Recision and Annulment....... 30
SECTION 4.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee................................................ 31
SECTION 4.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim....................... 32
SECTION 4.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Debentures............................................. 33
SECTION 4.6. Application of Money Collected......................... 33
SECTION 4.7. Limitation on Suits.................................... 33
SECTION 4.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest................................... 34
SECTION 4.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies..................... 34
SECTION 4.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative........................ 35
SECTION 4.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.......................... 35
SECTION 4.12. Control by Holders of Debentures...................... 35
SECTION 4.13. Waiver of Past Defaults............................... 35
SECTION 4.14. Undertaking for Costs................................. 36
SECTION 4.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws...................... 36
ARTICLE 5
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 5.1. Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee; During
Default; Prior to Default.............................. 37
SECTION 5.2. Certain Rights of Trustee.............................. 38
SECTION 5.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Debentures. 39
SECTION 5.4. May Hold Debentures.................................... 39
SECTION 5.5. Money Held in Trust.................................... 39
SECTION 5.6. Compensation and Reimbursement......................... 39
SECTION 5.7. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor...... 40
SECTION 5.8. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor................. 42
SECTION 5.9. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests................ 43
SECTION 5.10. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility............... 43
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SECTION 5.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company..... 43
SECTION 5.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business.............................................. 43
SECTION 5.13. Notice of Defaults.................................... 44
ARTICLE 6
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.1. Preservation of Information: Communications to Holders. 44
SECTION 6.2. Reports by Trustee..................................... 45
SECTION 6.3. Reports by Company..................................... 45
ARTICLE 7
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
SECTION 7.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms......... 46
SECTION 7.2. Successor Corporation Substituted...................... 46
SECTION 7.3. Opinion of Counsel to Trustee.......................... 47
ARTICLE 8
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 8.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders..... 47
SECTION 8.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders........ 48
SECTION 8.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures................... 49
SECTION 8.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures...................... 50
SECTION 8.5. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.................... 50
SECTION 8.6. Reference in Debentures to Supplemental Indentures..... 50
ARTICLE 9
COVENANTS
SECTION 9.1. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest............. 50
SECTION 9.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency........................ 50
SECTION 9.3. Money for Debentures Payments to Be Held in Trust...... 51
SECTION 9.4. Limitation on Dividends; Transactions with Affiliates.. 52
SECTION 9.5. Covenants as to "K N Trust"............................ 52
SECTION 9.6. Additional Amounts..................................... 53
SECTION 9.7. Existence.............................................. 53
SECTION 9.8. Statement by Officers as to Default.................... 54
SECTION 9.9. Calculation of Original Issue Discount................. 54
SECTION 9.10. Financial Information; SEC Reports.................... 54
ARTICLE 10
REDEMPTION OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 10.1. Applicability of Article.............................. 55
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SECTION 10.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee................. 55
SECTION 10.3. Selection by Trustee of Debentures to Be Redeemed..... 55
SECTION 10.4. Notice of Redemption.................................. 56
SECTION 10.5. Deposit of Redemption Price........................... 56
SECTION 10.6. Debentures Payable on Redemption Date................. 56
SECTION 10.7. Debentures Redeemed in Part........................... 57
ARTICLE 11
[Intentionally Omitted]
ARTICLE 12
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 12.1. Purposes for Which Meetings May be Called............. 57
SECTION 12.2. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.................... 57
SECTION 12.3. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.................. 58
SECTION 12.4. Quorum; Action........................................ 58
SECTION 12.5. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and
Adjournment of Meetings............................... 59
SECTION 12.6. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings....... 60
ARTICLE 13
[Intentionally Omitted]
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FORM OF INDENTURE, dated as of ________ __, ____, between K N
Energy, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Kansas (the "Company"), having its principal office at 370 Van Gordon
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80228 and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware
banking corporation having its principal corporate trust office at 1100 North
Market Street, Rodney Square North, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, as Trustee (the
"Trustee").
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly
authorized the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures or other
evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter referred to as the "Debentures"),
without limit as to principal amount, issuable in one or more series, the
amount and terms of each such series to be determined as hereinafter provided,
including, without limitation, Debentures 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 "K N Trust," and collectively, the "K N Trusts")
of preferred interests in such K N Trusts, having the rights provided for in
such K N Trusts (the "Preferred Securities") and common interests in such K N
Trusts, having the rights provided for in such K N Trusts (the "Common
Securities", and collectively with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust
Securities"); to be authenticated by the Trustee; and, to provide the terms and
conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and
delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery
of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its
unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the
"Debentures"), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture
provided; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid
agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Debentures by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Debentures or of a series thereof,
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
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:
(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;
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(b) 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;
(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America, and, except as otherwise
herein expressly provided, the term "generally accepted accounting
principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted
hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted
in the United States of America at the date of such computation; and
(d) 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 of a Debenture, has the
meaning specified in Section 1.4.
"Additional Interest" means the interest, if any, that shall
accumulate or any interest on the Trust Securities of any series the payment of
which has not been made on the applicable Interest Payment Date and which shall
accumulate at the rate per annum specified or determined as specified in such
Trust Security.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 5.13 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Debentures of one or more series.
"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper, in the English language or
in an official language of the country of publication, customarily published on
each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays,
and of general circulation in the place, in connection with which the term is
used, or in the financial community of such place. Where successive publications
are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive publications
may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same city meeting the
foregoing requirements and in each case on any Business Day.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the
Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by
the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
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"Business Day", means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any
other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or Wilmington,
Delaware are permitted or required by any applicable law to close.
"Cedel S.A." means Cedel Bank, societe anonyme, or its successor.
"Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Common Securities" has the meaning set forth in the first recital
of this Indenture.
"Common Securities Guarantee" means any Guarantee that the Company
enters into that operates directly or indirectly for the benefit of holders of
Common Securities of the Trust.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean such successor Person.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or
order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of
Directors or the President or any Executive Vice President or any Vice President
and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Treasurer or any
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" means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock
company or business trust.
"Debentures" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this
Indenture and more particularly means any Debentures authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture.
"Debenture Register" has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.
"Debenture Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.
"Declaration" means the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of
any "K N Trust", whether now existing or created in the future, which purchased
the Trust Securities of any "K N Trust" in each case.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 3.4.
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"Depositary" means, with respect to the Debentures of any series for
which the Company shall determine that such Debentures will be issued as a
Global Debenture, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another
clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or other
applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by
the Company pursuant to either Section 2.1 or 2.11.
"Dollar" or "$" means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin
or currency of the United States of America as at the time shall be legal tender
for the payment of public and private debts.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.
"Global Debenture" means, with respect to any series of Debentures,
a Debenture executed by the Company and delivered by the Trustee to the
Depositary, or pursuant to the Depositary's instruction, all in accordance with
the Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee.
"Guarantor" means the Company in its capacity as guarantor under any
Trust Securities Guarantees.
"Holder", when used with respect to any Debenture, means in the case
of a Registered Debenture, the Person in whose name the Debenture is registered
in the Debenture Register and in the case of a Bearer Debenture the bearer
thereof and, when used with respect to any Coupon, means the bearer thereof.
"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 Debentures of any series established as
contemplated by Section 2.1.
"Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in the
Declaration.
"Interest," when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount
Debenture which by its terms bears interest only at Maturity, means interest
payable at Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date," when used with respect to any Debenture,
means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Debenture.
"K N Guarantee" means the guarantee by the Company of distributions
on the Preferred Securities of a "K N Trust" to the extent provided in the
Guarantee (as such term is defined in the related Declaration).
"K N Trust" has the meaning set forth in the first recital to this
Indenture.
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"Maturity," when used with respect to any Debenture, means the date
on which the principal of such Debenture or an installment of such principal
becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated
Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for prepayment, notice of
option to elect repayment or otherwise.
"Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, Comptroller, Secretary
or Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman
of the Board of Directors or the President or any Executive Vice President or
any Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant
Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the
Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be
an employee of or counsel for the Company and who shall be acceptable to the
Trustee.
"Original Issue Discount Debenture" means any Debenture 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 4.2.
"Outstanding," when used with respect to Debentures of any series,
means, as of the date of determination, all Debentures of such series
theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i) Debentures of such series theretofore canceled by the
Trustee or any Paying Agent or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation or that have previously been canceled;
(ii) Debentures of such series for whose payment or redemption
of which money or United States Government Obligations in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited in accordance with
Article with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the
Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the
Holders of Debentures of such series and any coupons appertaining
thereto; provided that, if Debentures of such series or portions of
Debentures of such series are to be redeemed prior to the Maturity
thereof, notice of such prepayment has been duly given pursuant to
this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has
been made;
(iii) Debentures of such series which have been paid pursuant
to Section 2.7 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other
Debentures of such series have been authenticated and delivered
pursuant to this Indenture, other than any Debentures of such series
in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee
proof satisfactory to it that Debentures of such series are held by
a bona fide purchaser in whose hands Debentures of such series are
valid obligations of the Company; and
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(iv) Debentures of such series as to which Defeasance has been
effected pursuant to Section 3.4.
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the
requisite aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of such
series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent
or waiver hereunder or whether a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of
Debentures of such Series (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount
Debenture of such series that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the
amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of
such determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
4.2, (B) the principal amount of a Debenture of such series denominated in a
foreign currency or currencies shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined
on the date of original issuance of such Debenture, of the principal amount (or,
in the case of an Original Issue Discount Debenture of such series, the U.S.
dollar equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Debenture of the
amount determined as provided in (A) above) of such Debenture, and (C)
Debentures of such series owned by the Company or any other obligor upon such
Debentures, or any Affiliate of the Company or of 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, or upon any such
determination as to the presence of a quorum, only Debentures of such series
which the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Debentures of such series 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 Debentures and that
the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon such Debentures or any
Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of and any premium and interest on any Debentures or any Coupons
appertaining thereto on behalf of the Company.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, state, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, unincorporated association or government or
any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever
nature.
"Place of Payment," when used with respect to the Debentures of any
series, means the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section
9.2, the principal of and any premium and interest on Debentures of such series
are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 2.1.
"Predecessor Debenture" of a Debenture of any series means every
previous Debenture evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such Debenture; and, for the purposes of this definition, Debenture
of any series authenticated and delivered under Section 2.7 in exchange for or
in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debenture or a Debenture to
which a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon appertains shall be deemed
to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
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Debenture or the Debenture to which the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Coupon appertains, as the case may be.
"Preferred Securities" has the meaning set forth in the first
recital of this Indenture.
"Redemption Date," when used with respect to any Debenture to be
redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Redemption Price," when used with respect to any Debenture to be
redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Representative" means the (a) indenture trustee or other trustee,
agent or representative for any Senior Indebtedness or (b) with respect to any
Senior Indebtedness that does not have any such trustee, agent or other
representative, (i) in the case of such Senior Indebtedness issued pursuant to
an agreement providing for voting arrangements as among the holders or owners of
such Senior Indebtedness, any holder or owner of such Senior Indebtedness acting
with the consent of the required persons necessary to bind such holders or
owners of such Senior Indebtedness and (ii) in the case of all other such Senior
Indebtedness, the holder or owner of such Senior Indebtedness.
"Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee,
the chairman of the board of directors, the executive committee of the board of
directors, the chairman of the trust committee, the 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, the controller or any assistant controller or any other officer of the
Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of
the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred
because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
any successor statute.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Debenture or any
installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified
in such Debenture or a Coupon representing such installment of interest as the
fixed date on which the principal of such Debenture or such installment of
principal or interest is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation
at least a majority of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time be
owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its
Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any
general partnership, joint venture, business trust or similar entity, at least a
majority of whose outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time
be owned by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person
and one or
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more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any limited partnership of which such Person
or any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner.
"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first
paragraph of this Indenture 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 Debentures of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to
Debentures of that series.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in
force at the date as of which this instrument was executed, provided, however,
that in the event the Trust 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 Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital
hereto.
"Trust Securities Guarantees" means the Common Securities Guarantee
and the Preferred Securities Guarantee.
"United States" means the United States of America (including the
States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other
areas subject to its jurisdiction.
"United States Alien" means any Person who, for United States
federal income tax purposes, is a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien
individual, a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust, or a
foreign partnership one or more of the members of which is, for United States
federal income tax purposes, a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien
individual or a nonresident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust of a
foreign partnership.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations of the United
States for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or
obligations of a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of the United States and the payment of which is unconditionally
guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States which, in
either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof,
and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in
Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such
U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on
any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of
the holder of such depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law)
such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable
to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment
of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such
depository receipt.
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"Voting Stock", as applied to stock of any Person, means shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however
designated) in such Person having ordinary voting power for the election of a
majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person, other than shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason
of the occurrence of a contingency.
"Yield to Maturity" means the yield to maturity on Debentures of any
series, calculated at the time of issuance of such series, or, if applicable, at
the most recent redetermination of interest on such series, and calculated in
accordance with accepted financial practice.
SECTION 1.2. Compliance Certificates and Opinions. Except as
otherwise expressly provided by this Indenture, 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, 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, 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 by or on behalf of the Company with
respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
Indenture, except for certificates provided for in Section 9.8, shall include:
(a) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein
relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination
or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, the
individual has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to
enable such individual 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
individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case
where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion
of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified
by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so
certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or
give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more
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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 the matters upon which such officer's 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 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 or
permitted by this Indenture to be given 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. Except as
herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when
such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee
and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or
instruments and any such record (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments and so voting at any such meeting. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent or
proxy, or of the holding by any Person of a Debenture of any series, shall be
sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 5.2)
conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner
provided in this Section. The record of any meeting of Holders of Debentures of
any series shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 13.6.
(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 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 the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than the signer's individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of the signer's authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such
instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may
also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
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(c) The principal amount and serial numbers of Debentures of any
series held by any Person, and the date of holding the same, shall be proved by
the Debenture Register.
(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Debenture of any series shall bind
every future Holder of the same Debenture and the Holder of every Debenture
issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in
lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the
Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such
action is made upon such Debenture.
(e) With respect to the Debentures of any series, upon receipt by
the Trustee of (i) any written notice directing the time, method or place of
conducting any proceeding or exercising any trust or power pursuant to Section
4.1 with respect to Debentures of such series or (ii) any written demand,
request or notice with respect to any matter on which the Holders of Debentures
of such series are entitled to act under this Indenture, in each case from
Holders of less than, or proxies representing less than, the requisite principal
amount of Outstanding Debentures of such series entitled to give such demand,
request or notice, the Trustee shall establish a record date for determining
Holders of Outstanding Debentures of such series entitled to join in such
demand, request or notice, which record date shall be the close of business on
the day the Trustee received such demand, request or notice. The Holders on such
record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be
entitled to join in such demand, request or notice whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date; provided, however, that unless the
Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Debentures of such
series shall have joined in such demand, request or notice prior to the day
which is 90 days after such record date, such demand, request or notice 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, (i) after the expiration of such 90-day period, a new
demand, request or notice identical to a demand, request or notice which has
been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence or (ii) during
any such 90-day period, a new demand, request or notice which has been canceled
pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence or (iii) during any such
90-day period, a new demand, request or notice contrary to or different from
such demand, request or notice, in either of which events a new record date
shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this clause.
(f) The Company may set any day as the record date for the purpose
of determining the Holders of Outstanding Debentures of any series entitled to
give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given or
taken by Holders of Debentures of such series. With regard to any record date
set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Debentures of such
series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents), and only such
Persons, shall be entitled to give or take the relevant action, whether or not
such Holders remain Holders after such record date. With regard to any action
that may be given or taken hereunder only by Holders of a requisite principal
amount of Outstanding Debentures of any series (or their duly appointed agents)
and for which a record date is set pursuant to this
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paragraph, the Company may, at its option, set an expiration date after which no
such action purported to be given or taken by any Holder shall be effective
hereunder unless given or taken on or prior to such expiration date by Holders
of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Debentures of such series on
such record date (or their duly appointed agents). On or prior to any expiration
date set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company may, on one or more occasions
at its option, extend such date to any later date. Nothing in this paragraph
shall prevent any Holder (or any duly appointed agent thereof) from giving or
taking, after any expiration date, any action identical to, or, at any time,
contrary to or different from, any action given or taken, or purported to have
been given or taken, hereunder by a Holder on or prior to such date, in which
event the Company may set a record date in respect thereof pursuant to this
clause. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the Trust Indenture Act, the Company
shall not set a record date for, and the provisions of this clause shall not
apply with respect to, any action to be given or taken by Holders pursuant to
Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.12.
SECTION 1.5. Notice, 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,
(a) the Trustee by any Holder or by 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, Attention: Corporate
Trust Trustee Administration, or
(b) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient
for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided)
if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company
addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the
first paragraph of this Indenture, to the attention of its Treasurer, or
at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the
Company.
SECTION 1.6. Notice of Holders of Debentures; Waiver. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, where this Indenture provides for notice to
Holders of Debentures of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given to
Holders of any series if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to
each Holder of a Debenture affected by such event, at the address of such Holder
as registered in the books of the Company, not earlier than the earliest date,
and not later than the latest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by
reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to
Holders of Debentures by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the
approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice to such Holders for
every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders of Debentures is
given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any
notice mailed to any particular Holder of a Debenture shall affect the
sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Debentures.
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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 of Debentures 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. Language of Notices, Etc. Any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver required or permitted under
this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that any published
notice may be in an official language of the country of publication.
SECTION 1.8. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If and to the extent
that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another
provision included in this Indenture which is required to be included in this
Indenture by any of Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act,
such required provision shall control.
SECTION 1.9. 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 1.10. Successors and Assigns. The Company will have the
right at all times to assign any of its respective rights or obligations under
this Indenture to a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary; provided that,
in the event of any such assignment, the Company will remain permanently liable
for all of its obligations. This Indenture may not otherwise be assigned by the
parties thereto.All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company
shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 1.11. Separability Clause. In case any provision in this
Indenture or the Debentures or Coupons 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 1.12. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or
the Debentures or Coupons, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other
than the parties hereto, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any
Debentures Registrar and their successors hereunder, the holders of Trust
Securities, and the Holders of Debentures and coupons, any benefit or any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
SECTION 1.13. Governing Law. This Indenture and the Debentures and
coupons 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 1.14. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment
Date, Redemption Date, Maturity or Stated Maturity of any Debenture of any
series shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then
(notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Debentures or
Coupons other than a provision in the Debentures of any
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series which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this
Section) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) will be made on
the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, provided that no
interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after
such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may
be, to such succeeding Business Day and except that, if such Business Day is in
the next succeeding calendar year, then such payment shall be made on the
immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect
as if made on such date.
SECTION 1.15. Intentionally Omitted.
SECTION 1.16. Immunity of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers,
Directors and Employees. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or
agreement of this Indenture, or of a Debenture of any series, or for any claim
based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any
incorporator, shareholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present
or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or
through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of
law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being
expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder
are solely corporate obligations of the Company, and that no such personal
liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the
incorporators, shareholders, officers, directors or employees, as such, of the
Company or of any successor corporation, or any of them, because of the creation
of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations
or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Debentures or implied
therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or
in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and
claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer, director or
employee, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby
authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations or agreements contained in
this Indenture or in any of the Debentures or implied therefrom, are hereby
expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the
execution of this Indenture and the issue of such Debentures.
All payments of interest and other amounts, if any, to be made by
the Trustee hereunder shall be made only from the money deposited with the
Trustee and only to the extent that the Trustee shall have sufficient income or
proceeds to make such payments in accordance with the terms of this Indenture,
and each Holder thereof, by its acceptance of a Debenture, agrees that it will
look solely to the income and proceeds deposited with the Trustee to the extent
available for distribution to such Holder as provided and that the Trustee is
not personally liable in any manner to such Holder for any amounts payable or
any liability under this Indenture or any Debenture.
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ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 2.1. Designation, Terms, Amount Authentication and Delivery
of Debentures. The aggregate principal amount of Debentures which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Debentures may be issued in one or more series up to the
aggregate principal amount of Debentures of that series from time to time
authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or pursuant to one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the initial issuance of the Debentures
of a particular series. Prior to the initial issuance of the Debentures of any
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:
(1) the title of the Debentures of the series (which shall
distinguish the Debentures of the series from all other Debentures);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
of that series which may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture (except for Debentures authenticated and delivered upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other
Debentures of that series);
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Debentures of
the series is payable;
(4) the rate or rates (including reset rates, if any) at which the
Debentures of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation
of such rate or rates, if any;
(5) the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the
Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or the
manner of determination of such Interest Payment Dates and the record date
for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such
Interest Payment Dates;
(6) the right, if any, to extend or defer the interest payment
periods and the duration of such extension;
(7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at
which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Debentures of the series
may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase
Debentures of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions
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(including payments made in cash in anticipation of future sinking fund
obligations) or at the option of a holder thereof and the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and
conditions upon which, Debentures of the series shall be redeemed or
purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(9) any exchangeability, conversion or prepayment provisions of the
Debentures;
(10) the form of the Debentures of the series including the form of
the Certificate of Authentication for such series;
(11) if other than denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which the Debentures of the series shall be
issuable;
(12) whether the Debentures are issuable as a Global Debenture and,
in such case, the identity of the Depositary for such series;
(13) if other than U.S. 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 Debentures shall be payable, or in
which the Debentures shall be denominated;
(14) any additions, modifications or deletions in the Events of
Default or covenants of the Company with respect to the Debentures of such
series, if not set forth herein;
(15) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Debentures that shall be payable upon declaration of
acceleration of the maturity thereof;
(16) any additions or changes to the Indenture with respect to a
series of Debentures as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the
issuance of such series in bearer form, registerable or not registerable
as to principal, and with or without coupons;
(17) any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments
of principal of and premium, if any, on the Debentures and the manner in
which such amounts will be determined;
(18) the terms and conditions relating to the issuance, if any, of a
temporary Global Security representing all of the Debentures of such
series and exchange of such temporary Global Security for definitive
Debentures of such series;
(19) the relative degree, if any, to which such Debentures of the
series shall be senior to or be subordinated to other series of such
Debentures or other indebtedness of the Company in right of payment,
whether such other series of Debentures or indebtedness are outstanding or
not; and
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(20) any and all other terms with respect to such series (which
terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture).
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.
SECTION 2.2. Form of Debenture and Trustee's Certificate. The
Debentures of any series and the Trustee's certificate of authentication to be
borne by such Debentures shall be substantially of the tenor and purport as set
forth in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board
Resolution and as set forth in an Officers' Certificate, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such
legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the Company
may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or
regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock
exchange on which Debentures of that series may be listed, or to conform to
usage.
SECTION 2.3. Date and Denominations of Debentures and Provisions for
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. The Debentures shall be issuable as
registered Debentures and in the denominations of $1,000 or any integral
multiple thereof, subject to Section 2.01(11). The Debentures of a particular
series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate specified with
respect to that series. The principal of and the interest on the Debentures of
any series, as well as any premium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior
to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the United States of
America which at the time is legal tender for public and private debt, at the
office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City and State of New York. Each Debenture shall be dated the
date of its authentication. Interest on the Debentures shall be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest
payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual period for which interest
is computed will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
per 30-day month.
The interest installment on any Debenture which is payable, and is
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for
Debentures of that series shall be paid to the person in whose name said
Debenture (or one or more Predecessor Debentures) is registered at the close of
business on the regular record date for such interest installment. In the event
that any Debenture of a particular series or portion thereof is called for
prepayment and the prepayment date is subsequent to a regular record date with
respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date,
the amount of such payment shall include accumulated and unpaid interest accrued
to, but excluding, such redemption date.
Any interest on any Debenture which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for
Debentures of the same series (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on
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the relevant regular record date by virtue of having been such holder; and such
Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in
clause (1) or clause (2) below:
(1) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on
Debentures to the persons in whose names such Debentures (or their
respective Predecessor Debentures) 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 such Debenture 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 not be more than 15 nor 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 Debentureholder at his or
her address as it appears in the Debenture Register (as hereinafter
defined), not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice
of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record
date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid to the persons in whose names such Debentures (or their
Predecessor Debentures) are registered on such special record date and
shall be no longer payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any
Debentures in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which such Debentures may be
listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if,
after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment
pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.
Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution or one or more
indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series of
Debentures pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the term "regular record date" as
used in this Section with respect to a series of Debentures with respect to any
Interest Payment Date for such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date
established for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if such
Interest Payment Date is the first day of a month, or the last day of the month
immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date established
for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if such Interest
Payment Date is the fifteenth day of a month, whether or not such date is
business day.
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Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Debenture
of a series delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for
or in lieu of any other Debenture of such series shall carry the rights to
interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other
Debenture.
SECTION 2.4. Execution of Debentures. The Debentures shall, subject
to the provisions of Section 2.6, be printed on steel engraved borders or fully
or partially engraved, or legibly typed, as the proper officers of the Company
may determine, and shall be signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the
Company. The Officer's signature may be in the form of a manual or facsimile
signature of a present or any future Officer of the Company and may be imprinted
or otherwise reproduced on the Debentures and for that purpose the Company may
use the manual or facsimile signature of any person who shall have been an
Officer, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Debentures shall be
authenticated and delivered or disposed of such person shall have ceased to be
an Officer of the Company.
Only such Debentures as shall bear thereon a Certificate of
Authentication substantially in the form established for such Debentures,
executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee, or by any
Authenticating Agent with respect to such Debentures, shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such
certificate executed by the Trustee, or by any Authenticating Agent appointed by
the Trustee with respect to such Debentures, upon any Debenture executed by the
Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Debenture so authenticated has
been duly authenticated and made available for delivery hereunder and that the
holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery
of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Debentures of any series executed by
the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a written order of
the Company for the authentication and delivery of such Debentures, signed by
its Chairman of the Board, President, or any Vice President and its Treasurer or
any Assistant Treasurer and its Secretary, and the Trustee in accordance with
such written order shall authenticate and make available for delivery such
Debentures.
In authenticating such Debentures and accepting the additional
responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Debentures, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 5.1) shall be
fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and
terms thereof have been established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Debentures if
the issue of such Debentures pursuant to this Indenture will affect the
Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under the Debentures and this
Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee.
SECTION 2.5. Exchange of Debentures. (a) Debentures of any series
may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the
Company designated for
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such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City and State of New York or
Wilmington, Delaware, for other Debentures of such series of authorized
denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto,
all as provided in this Section. In respect of any Debentures so surrendered for
exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such
office or agency shall make available for delivery in exchange therefor the
Debenture or Debentures of the same series which the Debentureholder making the
exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously
outstanding.
(b) The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or
agency designated for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City and
State of New York or Wilmington, Delaware, or such other location designated by
the Company a register or registers (herein referred to as the "Debenture
Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Company shall register the Debentures and the transfers of Debentures as in
this Article provided and which at all reasonable times shall be open for
inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of registering
Debentures and transfer of Debentures as herein provided shall be appointed as
authorized by Board Resolution (the "Debenture Registrar"). Upon surrender for
transfer of any Debenture at the office or agency of the Company designated for
such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City and State of New York or
Wilmington, Delaware, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate
and such office or agency shall make available for delivery in the name of the
transferee or transferees a new Debenture or Debentures of the same series as
the Debenture presented for a like aggregate principal amount.
All Debentures presented or surrendered for exchange or registration
of transfer, as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if so required
by the Company or the Debenture Registrar) by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or the Debenture
Registrar, duly executed by the registered holder or by his duly authorized
attorney in writing.
(c) No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration
of transfer of Debentures, or issue of new Debentures in case of partial
redemption of any series, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto,
other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.6, Section 10.7 and Section 8.6 not
involving any transfer.
(d) The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, exchange or
register the transfer of any Debentures during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of
less than all the outstanding Debentures of the same series and ending at the
close of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register the transfer
of or exchange any Debentures of any series or portions thereof called for
redemption. The provisions of this Section 2.5 are, with respect to any Global
Debenture, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.
SECTION 2.6. Temporary Debentures. Pending the preparation of
definitive Debentures of any series, the Company may execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and
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make available for delivery, temporary Debentures (printed, lithographed or
typewritten) of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of
the definitive Debentures in lieu of which they are issued, but with such
omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary
Debentures, all as may be determined by the Company. Every temporary Debenture
of any series shall be executed by the Company and be authenticated by the
Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with
like effect, as the definitive Debentures of such series. Without unnecessary
delay the Company will execute and will furnish definitive Debentures of such
series and thereupon any or all temporary Debentures of such series may be
surrendered in exchange therefor (without charge to the holders), at the office
or agency of the Company designated for the purpose in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City and State of New York or Wilmington, Delaware, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and such office or agency shall make available for delivery in
exchange for such temporary Debentures an equal aggregate principal amount of
definitive Debentures of such series, unless the Company advises the Trustee to
the effect that definitive Debentures need not be executed and furnished until
further notice from the Company. Until so exchanged, the temporary Debentures of
such series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as
definitive Debentures of such series authenticated and delivered hereunder.
SECTION 2.7. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Debentures. In
case any temporary or definitive Debenture shall become mutilated or be
destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company (subject to the next succeeding sentence)
shall execute, and upon its request the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall
authenticate and make available for delivery, a new Debenture of the same series
bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution
for the mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Debenture
so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted
Debenture shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in
every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to
the Company and to the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of the applicant's Debenture and of the ownership
thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substituted Debenture and make
available for delivery the same upon the written request or authorization of any
officer of the Company. Upon the issuance of any substituted Debenture, 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.
In case any Debenture which has matured or is about to mature shall become
mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a
substitute Debenture, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without
surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Debenture) if the applicant
for such payment shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security
or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, and, in case of
destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the
Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Debenture and of the ownership
thereof.
Every Debenture issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section in
substitution for any Debenture which is mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or
not the mutilated, destroyed, lost
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or stolen Debenture shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and
shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Debentures of the same series duly issued
hereunder. All Debentures shall be held and owned upon the express condition
that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or
payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debentures, and shall preclude
(to the extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any
law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the
replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without
their surrender.
SECTION 2.8. Cancellation of Surrendered Debentures. All Debentures
surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, exchange or registration of
transfer shall, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent, be delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be
canceled by it, and no Debentures shall be issued in lieu thereof except as
expressly required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. On
written request of the Company, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company
canceled Debentures held by the Trustee. If the Company shall otherwise acquire
any of the Debentures, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a
redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Debentures
unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.9. Provisions of Indenture and Debentures for Sole Benefit
of Parties and Debentureholders. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Debentures,
express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any person, firm or
corporation, other than the parties hereto and the holders of the Debentures,
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this
Indenture, or under any covenant, condition or provision herein contained; all
such covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the
parties hereto and of the holders of the Debentures.
SECTION 2.10. Appointment of Authenticating Agent. So long as any of
the Debentures of any series remain outstanding there may be an Authenticating
Agent for any or all such series of Debentures which the Trustee shall have the
right to appoint. Said Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf
of the Trustee to authenticate Debentures of such series issued upon exchange,
transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Debentures 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. All references in
this Indenture to the authentication of Debentures by the Trustee shall be
deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series
except for authentication upon original issuance or pursuant to Section 2.7
hereof. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall
be a corporation which has a combined capital and surplus, as most recently
reported or determined by it, sufficient under the laws of any jurisdiction
under which it is organized or in which it is doing business to conduct a trust
business, and which is otherwise authorized under such laws to conduct such
business and is subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State
authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible
in accordance with these provisions, it shall resign immediately.
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Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written
notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any
time (and upon request by the Company shall) terminate the agency of any
Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such
Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon resignation, termination or
cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint an
eligible successor Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor
Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shall become
vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if
originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant hereto.
SECTION 2.11. Global Debenture. (a) If the Company shall establish
pursuant to Section 2.1 that the Debentures of a particular series are to be
issued as one or more Global Debentures, then the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.4, authenticate and deliver, one or
more Global Debentures which shall represent, and shall be denominated in an
aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all of the
Outstanding Debentures of such series, shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee, shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary
or pursuant to the Depositary's instruction and shall bear a legend
substantially to the following effect: "Except as otherwise provided in Section
2.11 of the Indenture, this Debenture may be transferred, in whole but not in
part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or
to a nominee of such successor Depositary."
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5, the Global
Debenture of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the
manner provided in Section 2.5, only to another nominee of the Depositary for
such series, or to a successor Depositary for such series selected or approved
by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(c) If at any time the Depositary for a series of Debentures
notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary
for such series or if at any time the Depositary for such series shall no longer
be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, or other applicable
statute or regulation and a successor Depositary for such series is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice
or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, this Section 2.11 shall
no longer be applicable to the Debentures of such series and the Company will
execute, and subject to Section 2.5, the Trustee will authenticate and make
available for delivery Debentures of such series in definitive registered form
without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Debentures of such series in
exchange for such Global Debenture. In addition, the Company may at any time
determine that the Debentures of any series shall no longer be represented by
one or more Global Debentures and that the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall
no longer apply to the Debentures of such series. In such event the Company will
execute and subject to Section 2.5, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers'
Certificate evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and
deliver Debentures of such series in definitive registered form without coupons,
in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Debentures of such
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series in exchange for such Global Debentures. Upon the exchange of the Global
Debentures for such Debentures in definitive registered form without coupons, in
authorized denominations, the Global Debentures shall be canceled by the
Trustee. Such Debentures in definitive registered form issued in exchange for
the Global Debentures pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be registered in such
names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to
instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall
instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Debentures to the
Depositary for delivery to the persons in whose names such Debentures are so
registered.
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Debentures
may use "CUSIP" and "CINS" numbers (if then generally in use), and the Trustee
shall use CUSIP numbers or CINS numbers, as the case may be, in notices of
redemption or exchange as a convenience to Debentureholders and no
representation shall be made as to the correctness of such numbers either as
printed on the Debentures or as contained in any notice of redemption or
exchange.
ARTICLE 3
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 3.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. Except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1, 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 Debentures herein expressly provided
for, and any right to receive additional amounts, as provided in Section 9.4),
and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:
(a) either,
(1) all Debentures theretofore authenticated and delivered and
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(2) all such Debentures not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation,
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated
Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year
under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving
of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the
expense, of the Company,
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and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds
in trust for the purpose, an amount sufficient to pay and discharge
the entire indebtedness on such Debentures and Coupons not
theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal
(and premium, if any) and any interest to the date of such deposit
(in the case of Debentures which have become due and payable) or to
the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(c) 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,
the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 5.6, the obligations
of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 5.13 and, if money
shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (a)(2) of this
Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 3.2 and the last paragraph
of Section 9.3 shall survive.
SECTION 3.2. Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions
of the last paragraph of Section 9.3, all money and U.S. Government Obligations
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.3 and all money received
by the Trustee in respect of such U.S. Government Obligations shall be held in
trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Debentures 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 any interest for whose payment such money and U.S. Government
Obligations has been deposited with or received by the Trustee. Money deposited
pursuant to this Section not in violation of this Indenture shall not be subject
to claims of the holders of Senior Indebtedness under Article XIV.
SECTION 3.3. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance. If applicable to Debentures of any series, the Company may elect, at
its option at any time, to have Section 3.4 or Section 3.5 applied to any such
series of Debentures or any Debentures of such series, as the case may be,
designated pursuant to Section 2.1 as being defeasible pursuant to such Section
3.4 or 3.5, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to
Section 2.1 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this
Article. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in
another manner specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 for such Debentures.
SECTION 3.4. Discharge and Defeasance. If this Section 3.4 is
specified, under the terms of Section 2.1, to be applicable to Debentures of any
series, then notwithstanding Section 3.1 and upon compliance with the applicable
conditions set forth in 3.6: (a) the Company shall be deemed to have paid and
discharged the entire indebtedness on
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all the Outstanding Debentures of any such series ("Defeasance"); and (b) the
provisions of this Indenture as it relates to such Outstanding Debentures shall
no longer be in effect (except (i) as to the rights of Holders of Debentures of
such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 3.6,
payment of (a) the principal of (and premium, if any) and any installment of
principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Debentures of such series on
the Stated Maturity of such principal (and premium, if any) or installment of
principal (and premium, if any) or interest or upon optional redemption and/or
(b) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments applicable to the
Debentures of such series on that day on which such payments are due and payable
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and of Debentures of such series,
(ii) the Company's obligations with respect to Debentures of such series under
Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4 and (iii) the rights, powers, trusts,
duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, including those under Section
5.8 hereof.)
SECTION 3.5. Covenant Defeasance. If this Section 3.5 is specified,
as contemplated by Section 2.1, to be applicable to any series of Debentures or
any Debentures of such series, as the case may be, (a) the Company shall be
released from its obligations under Sections 9.4 through 9.7, inclusive, and any
covenants provided pursuant to Section 2.1(14) or 8.1(b) for the benefit of the
Holders of Debentures of such series that pursuant to the terms of such
Debentures of such series are defeasible pursuant to this Section 3.5 and (b)
the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1(c) (with respect to any of
Sections 9.3 through 9.7, inclusive, and any such covenants provided pursuant to
Section 2.1(14), 8.1(b), or 8.1(f)) and 4.1(f) (if pursuant to the terms of such
Debentures this Section 4.5 is applicable to any such event specified in Section
4.1(f)) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case
with respect to Debentures of such series as provided in this Section on and
after the date the conditions set forth in Section 3.6 are satisfied
(hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Covenant
Defeasance means that, with respect to Debentures of such series, the Company
may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term,
condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent
so specified in the case of Section 4.1(c) and 4.1(f)), whether directly or
indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by
reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in
any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Debentures
shall be unaffected thereby.
SECTION 3.6. Conditions to Defeasance. The following shall be the
conditions to the application of Section 3.4 to any applicable series of
Debentures or any Debentures of such series, as the case may be:
(a) (i) with respect to all Outstanding Debentures of such series or
such Debentures of such Series, as the case may be, with reference to this
Section 3.6, the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the
Trustee irrevocably (but subject to the provisions of Section 3.2 and the
last paragraph of Section 9.3), as trust funds in trust, specifically
pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the
Holders of the Debentures of such series, (i) lawful money of the United
States in an amount, or (ii) U.S. Government Obligations that through the
payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with
their terms will provide not later than the opening of business on the due
dates of any payment referred to in clause (i)
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or (ii) of this subparagraph (a)(1) lawful money of the United States in
an amount, or (iii) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in
a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and
discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and each installment of
principal (and premium, if any) and interest on such Debentures the Stated
Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest or upon
optional redemption.
(b) such deposit for the benefit of Holders of Debentures of such
series will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a
default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to
which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) no Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default with respect to
the Debentures of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the
date of such deposit;
(d) in the event of an election to have Section 3.4 apply to the
Debentures of any series, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Company has received from,
or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
(ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in
applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and
based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of
Debentures of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and
discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and
in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred; and
(e) 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 Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance with respect to Debentures of such series have been complied
with and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that either (i) as a result
of such deposit and the related exercise of the Company's option under
this Article, registration is not required under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, by the Company, the trust funds representing such
deposit or the Trustee or (ii) all necessary registrations under said Act
have been effected.
Any deposits with the Trustee referred to in Section 3.6(a)(1) above
shall be irrevocable and shall be made under the terms of an escrow/trust
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee. If any Outstanding
Debentures of such series are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity,
whether pursuant to any optional redemption provisions or in accordance with any
mandatory sinking fund requirement, the applicable escrow trust agreement shall
provide therefor and the Company shall make such arrangements as are
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
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Upon Defeasance with respect to all the Debentures of any series,
the terms and conditions of the Debentures of such series, including the terms
and conditions with respect thereto set forth in this Indenture, shall no longer
be binding upon, or applicable to, the Company; provided, that the Company shall
not be discharged from any payment obligations in respect of Debentures of such
series which are deemed not to be Outstanding under clause (iii) of the
definition thereof if such obligations continue to be valid obligations of the
Company under applicable law.
Notwithstanding the cessation, termination and discharge of all
obligations, covenants and agreements (except as provided above in this Section
3.6) of the Company under this Indenture with respect to the Debentures of any
series, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 5.6, and the
obligations of the Trustee under Section 3.2 and the last paragraph of Section
9.3 shall survive with respect the Debentures of such series.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company
Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in this
Section 3.6 with respect to Debentures of any series which, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a
written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the
amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to
Debentures of such series.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to this Section 3.6 or the principal and interest received in
respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for
the account of the Holders of Outstanding Debentures.
ARTICLE 4
REMEDIES
SECTION 4.1. Events of Default. "Event of Default", wherever used
herein with respect to Debentures of any series, unless otherwise provided the
applicable supplemental indenture, means any one or more 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) default in the payment of any interest, including compound
interest, of any Debenture of such series when it becomes due and payable,
and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (whether or not
such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions set forth in
Article 14 hereof); provided, however, that a valid extension of an
interest payment period by the Company in accordance with the terms
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of any indenture supplemental hereto, shall not constitute a default in
the payment of interest for this purpose; or
(b) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any,
on) any Debenture of such series as and when the same shall become due and
payable whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise;
provided, however, that a valid extension of the maturity of the
Debentures of such series in accordance with the terms of any indenture
supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of
principal or premium, if any; or
(c) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or
warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in
this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included
in this Indenture solely for the benefit of any series of Debentures other
than such series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period
of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to
the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures of such series, a written notice specifying such default or
breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
"Notice of Default," hereunder; or
(d) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or appointing a
custodian, 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 for relief or any such other
decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive
days; or
(e) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or
proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to
be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry
of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an
involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against
it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking
reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, or the
consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or
taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidation, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or of any
substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for
the benefit of creditors; or
(f) in the event Debentures of any series are issued to the Trust or
a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust
Securities by the K N Trust, the
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K N Trust shall have voluntarily or involuntarily dissolved, wound-up its
business or otherwise terminated its existence except in connection with
(i) the distribution of Debentures of such series to holders of Trust
Securities in liquidation of their interest in the K N Trust, (ii) the
redemption of all of the outstanding Trust Securities of the K N Trust or
(iii) certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, each as permitted
by the Declaration of such "K N Trust"; or
(g) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Debentures
of such series.
SECTION 4.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Recision and Annulment. If an
Event of Default described in clause (a), (b), (c), (f) or (g) (if the Event of
Default under clause (c) is with respect to less than all series of Debentures
then Outstanding) of Section 4.1 above occurs and is continuing, then, and in
each and every such case, unless the principal of all of the Debentures of such
series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures of
such series then Outstanding hereunder (each such series voting as a separate
class), by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the
Holders of Debentures of such series), may declare the entire principal (or, if
the Debentures of such series are Original Issue Discount Debentures, such
portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series)
of all Debentures of such series and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be
due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default described in clause (c) (if
the Event of Default under clause (c) relates to all series of Debentures then
Outstanding), (d) or (e) of Section 4.1 occurs and is continuing, then and in
each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Debentures of all
series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all the Debentures
of all series then Outstanding hereunder (treated as one class), by notice in
writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders of Debentures),
may declare the entire principal (or, if any Debentures are Original Issue
Discount Debentures such portion of the principal as may be specified in the
terms thereof) of all Debentures of all series then Outstanding and interest
accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such
declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.
The foregoing provisions, however, are subject to the condition that
if, at any time after the principal (or, if any Debentures are Original Issue
Discount Debentures, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the
terms thereof) of the Debentures of any series (or of all the Debentures of all
series, as the case may be) then Outstanding shall have been so declared due and
payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of such moneys shall
have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or
shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments
of interest upon all the Debentures of such series (or of all Debentures of all
series, as the case may be) and the principal of (and premium, if any on)
Debentures of such series (or of all Debentures of all series, as the case may
be) which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest
upon such principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is
enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest, at the
same rate as the
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rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount
Debentures) specified in the Debentures of such series (or at the respective
rates of interest or Yields to Maturity of all Debentures of all series, as the
case may be) to the date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be
sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, and each predecessor
Trustee, their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses
and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each
predecessor Trustee except as a result of negligence or bad faith, and if any
and all Events of Default under the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the
principal of Debentures of such series (or, if any Debentures are Original Issue
Discount Debentures, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the
terms thereof) which shall have become due by acceleration, shall have been
cured, waived or otherwise remedied as provided herein then and in every such
case the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all the
Debentures of such series, each series voting as a separate class (or of all
Debentures of all series, as the case may be, voting as a single class), then
Outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all
such defaults with respect to the Debentures of such series (or with respect to
all Debentures of all series, as the case may be) and rescind and annul such
declaration and its consequence, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment
shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right
consequent thereon.
In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right with
respect to Debentures of such series under this Indenture and such proceedings
shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such rescission or
annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the
Trustee, then and in every such case the Company and the Trustee shall be
restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all
rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Trustee shall continue as
though no such proceedings had been taken.
SECTION 4.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee. The Company covenants that if,
(a) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Debenture
of any series as and when the same shall have become payable and such default
continues for a period of 30 days, or
(b) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium,
if any, on) any Debenture of any series when the same shall have become due and
payable, whether upon maturity of the Debentures of such series or upon
redemption or upon declaration or otherwise, the Company will, upon demand of
the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of Debentures of such
series, the whole amount then due and payable on such Debentures of such series
and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest
shall be legally enforceable under applicable law, interest on any overdue
principal and on the premium, if any, and overdue interest, at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in Debentures of such series and, if the Debentures of such
series are held by the K N Trust or a trustee of such trust, without duplication
of any other amounts paid by the K N Trust or trustee in respect thereof, upon
overdue installments of interest at the rate per annum
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expressed in the Debentures of such series; and in addition thereto, such
further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel under Section 5.6.
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, may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same
against the Company or any other obligor upon Debentures of such series 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 Debentures of
such series, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Debentures 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 Debentures of such
series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most
effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, either at law or in equity or
in bankruptcy or otherwise 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 4.4. 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 Debentures of
any series or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Debentures
of such 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 or interest)
shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise,
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and
any premium and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Debentures of
any series and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary
or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any
claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders of
Debentures of such series, 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 of Debentures of such series to make such payments to
the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Holders of Debentures of such series, to pay to
the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation,
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expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and
any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.6.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of a
Debenture of any series, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Debentures of such series or the rights of any Holder
thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any
Holder of Debentures of any series in any such proceeding.
SECTION 4.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Debentures. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or under any of
the terms established with respect to the Debentures of any series may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the
Debentures of such series or the production thereof in any proceeding relating
thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in
its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall,
after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel due under
Section 5.6, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Debentures of such
series in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
SECTION 4.6. Application of Money Collected. Any money collected by
the Trustee pursuant to this Article with respect to Debentures of any series
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 on account of principal
or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Debentures of such series,
or both, as the case may be, and the notation thereon of the payment if only
partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section
5.6;
SECOND: To the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company and
to the extent required by Article 14:
THIRD: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for
principal of and any premium and interest on the Debentures of such series
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 Debentures of such series for principal
and any premium and interest, respectively; and
FOURTH: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
SECTION 4.7. Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Debenture of any
series or any coupons appertaining thereto shall have any right to institute any
proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless;
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(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee
of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debentures of such
series and of the continuance thereof with respect to the Debentures of
such series specifying such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided;
(b) unless the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of
the Outstanding Debentures of such 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;
(c) such Holder or Holders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be
incurred in compliance with such request;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice,
request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such
proceeding; and
(e) 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 Debentures of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have
any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision
of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of
such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any
other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in
the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such
Holders.
SECTION 4.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, but
subject to Article 14 of this Indenture, the Holder of any Debenture of any
series shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive
payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 2.3)
interest on Debentures of such series, and any additional amounts contemplated
by Section 9.4 in respect of Debentures of such series on the Stated Maturity or
Maturities expressed in Debentures of such series (or, in the case of
redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of
any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of
such Holder.
SECTION 4.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or
any Holder of Debentures of any series has instituted any proceeding to enforce
any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to
the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of
Debentures of such series shall be restored severally and respectively to their
former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee
and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
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SECTION 4.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise
provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Debentures in the last paragraph of Section 2.7, no right or
remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders of
Debentures 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 4.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of
the Trustee or of any Holder of any Debenture to exercise any right or remedy
accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall
impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of
Default or an acquiescence therein. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.7,
every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the
Holders of Debentures may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be
deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders of Debentures, as the case
may be.
SECTION 4.12. Control by Holders of Debentures. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures 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 Debentures of such
series, provided that,
(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or
with this Indenture, and
(b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the
Trustee; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict
with any rule of law or with this Indenture or be unduly prejudicial to
the rights of Holders of Debentures of any other series at the time
Outstanding. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2, the Trustee shall
have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in
good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee,
determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in
personal liability.
SECTION 4.13. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of not less than
a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of any series may
on behalf of the Holders of all the Debentures of such series and any coupons
appertaining thereto waive any past default hereunder with respect to the
Debentures of such series and its consequences, except a default
(a) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or any
interest on any Debenture of such series as and when the same shall become
due by the terms of Debentures of such series otherwise than by
acceleration (unless such default has been cured and sums sufficient to
pay all matured installments of interest and principal
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and any premium has been deposited with the Trustee (in accordance with
Section 4.2), or
(b) in the covenants contained in Section 9.4, or
(c) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
8 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Debenture of such series affected;
provided, however, that if the Debentures of such series are held by
the K N Trust or a trustee of such trust, such waiver or modification to such
waiver shall not be effective until the holders of a majority in liquidation
preference of Trust Securities of the Trust shall have consented to such waiver
or modification to such waiver; provided, further, that if the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Debenture of such series is required, such waiver
shall not be effective until each holder of the Trust Securities of the
applicable "K N Trust" shall have consented to such waiver.
Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby shall cease to
exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured, for every purpose of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the
holders of the Debentures of such series shall be restored to their former
positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 4.14. Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture
agree, and each Holder of any Debenture 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, suffered 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 and expenses, 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 Company, 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 Debentures of
any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder of any Debenture for the
enforcement of the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on
such Debenture on or after the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such
Debenture or Coupon (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption
Date).
SECTION 4.15. Waiver of 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 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
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will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law
had been enacted.
ARTICLE 5
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 5.1. Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee; During
Default; Prior to Default. With respect to the Holders of any series of
Debentures issued hereunder, the Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of
Default with respect to the Debentures of a such series and after the curing or
waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred with respect to
Debentures of such series, undertakes to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of
Default with respect to the Debentures of such series has occurred (which has
not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise with respect to the
Debentures of such series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Indenture, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as
a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his own affairs.
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 wilful misconduct, except that:
(a) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to
the Debentures of any series and after the curing or waiving of all such
Events of Default with respect to the Debentures of such series which may
have occurred:
(i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee with respect to
the Debentures of such series shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be
liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as
are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied
covenants or mobilizations shall be read into this Indenture against
the Trustee: and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee,
the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements
and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and
conforming to the requirements of this Indenture: but in the case of
any such statement, certificates or opinions which by any provision
hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the
Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture;
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(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken
or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders pursuant to Section 4.12 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.
No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is
not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 5.2. Certain Rights of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively 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, Coupon, 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) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall
be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate 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, which, upon
receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Company;
(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the
advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and
complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(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 of Debentures of any series pursuant to
this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
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liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request
or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by
the Trustee;
(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, debenture, note, Coupon, other evidence of indebtedness or other
paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see
fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or
investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;
(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 responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder; and
(h) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered,
or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it
to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred
upon it by this Indenture.
SECTION 5.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Debentures.
The recitals contained herein and in the Debentures (except the Trustee's
certificates of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company,
and the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent assumes no responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Indenture or of any Debentures. The Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of Debentures or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 5.4. May Hold Debentures. The Trustee, any Authenticating
Agent, any Paying Agent, or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or
any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Debentures and, subject
to Section 5.9 and 5.11 may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, or
such other agent.
SECTION 5.5. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee in trust
hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required
by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money
received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
SECTION 5.6. Compensation and Reimbursement. The Company, as
borrower, agrees:
(a) to pay to the Trustee or any successor Trustee from time to time
such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and
the Trustee for
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all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee
of an express trust);
(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee or any predecessor 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
compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
(c) to indemnify the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee for, and to
hold it harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or
expense, including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the
Trustee) incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out
of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or
trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection
with an Event of Default specified in Section 4.1(d) or Section 4.1(e), the
expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar laws.
The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Debentures as to all
property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any
predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 5.6, except with respect to funds
held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Debentures.
The provisions of this Section 5.6 shall survive the termination of
this Indenture.
SECTION 5.7. 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 in accordance with the applicable
requirements of Section 5.8.
(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the
Debentures of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the
Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by
Section 5.8 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 Debentures of such series.
(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the
Debentures of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the Outstanding
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Debentures of such series delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If the
instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 5.8 shall
not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the delivery of such
Act of removal, the Trustee being removed may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Debentures of such series.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 310(b) of
the Trust Indenture Act after written request therefor by the
Company or by any Holder of a Debenture who has been a bona fide
Holder of a Debenture for at least six months, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.10
and Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall fail to
resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such
Holder of a Debenture who has been a bona fide Holder of Debenture
for at least six months, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be
adjudged 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 by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to all Debentures, or (ii) subject to Section
4.14 any Holder of a Debenture who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Debenture 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
Debentures 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 Debentures of one or more series, the Company, by a Board
Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect
to the Debentures of that or those series (it being understood that any such
successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Debentures of one or more
or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with
respect to the Debentures of any particular series) and shall comply with the
applicable requirements of Section 5.8. If, within one year after such
resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a
successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures of any series shall be
appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Outstanding
Debentures of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the
successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such
appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.8,
become the successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures of such series and
to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no
successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures of any series shall have been
so appointed by the Company or the Holders of
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Debentures of such series and accepted appointment in the manner required by
Section 5.8, any Holder of a Debenture of such series who has been a bona fide
Holder of a Debenture of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Debentures of such series.
(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each
removal of the Trustee with respect to the Debentures of any series and each
appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures of any series
in the manner provided in Section 1.6. Each notice shall include the name of the
successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures of such series and the address
of its Corporate Trust Office.
SECTION 5.8. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a) In case of
the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Debentures,
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 written 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 Debentures of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the
retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures of
such series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein
each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain
such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and conform to,
and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Debentures of such series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all Debentures, 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 Debentures of such
series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be
vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) shall add to or change any of the
provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate
the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being
understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall
constitute such Trustees as co-trustees of the same trust and that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from
any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon
the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Debentures of such series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on the written
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request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall
duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and
money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Debentures of
such series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
(c) Upon the written 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 such 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 qualified and eligible
under this Article.
SECTION 5.9. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. If the Trustee
has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b)
of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee and the holder of Common Securities (as
if it were the obligor referred to in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act)
shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 5.10. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall
be at all times a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person 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 Person shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner
and with the effect hereunder specified in this Article.
SECTION 5.11. 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 Debentures), 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 5.12. 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 the corporate trust business
of the Trustee shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto. In case any Debentures 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 Debentures so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Debentures.
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SECTION 5.13. Notice of Defaults. If a default occurs hereunder with
respect to Debentures of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of
Debentures of such series notice of such default as and to the extent provided
by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that in the case of any default
of the character specified in Section 4.1(c) with respect to Debentures of such
series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after
the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default"
means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become,
an Event of Default with respect to Debentures of such series.
ARTICLE 6
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.1. 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 of Debentures (i) contained in
the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 312(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act, (ii) received by the Trustee in its capacity as
Debenture Registrar and (iii) filed with it within the two preceding years
pursuant to Section 313(c)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee may (A)
destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 312(a) of the Trust
Indenture Act upon receipt of a new list so furnished, (B) destroy any
information received by it as Paying Agent (if so acting) hereunder upon
delivering to itself as Trustee, not earlier than [March 20 or September 20] of
each year, a list containing the names and addresses of the Holders of
Debentures obtained from such information since the delivery of the next
previous list, if any, (C) destroy any list delivered to itself as Trustee which
was compiled from information received by it as Paying Agent (if so acting)
hereunder upon the receipt of a new list so delivered and (D) destroy not
earlier than two years after filing, any information filed with it pursuant to
Section 313(c)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. For purposes of Section 312(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act, the term "stated intervals" shall mean within 14 days
after each record date for payments to Holders of Debentures.
(b) If three or more Holders of Debentures of any series (herein
referred to as "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to the
Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Debenture of such
series for a period of at least six months preceding the date of such
application, and such application states that the applicants desire to
communicate with other Holders of Debentures of such series with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or under the Debentures of such series and is
accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such
applicants propose to transmit, then the Trustee shall, within five business
days after the receipt of such application, at its election, either
(i) afford such applicants access to the information preserved
at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.1(a), or
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(ii) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of
Holders of Debentures of such series whose names and addresses
appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 6.1(a), and as to the approximate cost of
mailing to such Holders the form of proxy or other communication, if
any, specified in such application.
If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to
such information, the Trustee shall, upon the written request of such
applicants, mail to each Holder of Debentures of such series whose name and
address appears in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 6.1(a) a copy of the form of proxy or other
communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness
after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or
provision for the payment of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless within
five days after such tender the Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file
with the Commission, together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a
written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such
mailing would be contrary to the best interest of the Holders of Debentures of
such series or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written statement
shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity
for a hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed,
shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of such objections or if after the
entry of an order sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission
shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing that all the objections so
sustained have been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustee shall
mail copies of such material to all such Holders of Debentures of such series
with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such
tender; otherwise the Trustee shall be relieved of any obligation or duty to
such applicants respecting their application.
(c) Every Holder of Debentures, 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 any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders
of Debentures in accordance with Section 6.1(b), regardless of the source from
which such information was derived and that the Trustee shall not be held
accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under
Section 6.1(b).
SECTION 6.2. Reports by Trustee. The Trustee shall in each year
transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under
this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act in the
manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each May 15 following
the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such
May 15, which complies with the provisions of Section 313(a). The trustee shall
also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 6.3. Reports by Company. The Company shall file with the
Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if
any) 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. The Company
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shall transmit information to the Holders of the Debentures as required by
Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee
is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not
constitute notice of any information contained therein or determinable from
information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of
its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively
on Officers' Certificates).
ARTICLE 7
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
SECTION 7.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. The
Company shall not merge or consolidate with any other corporation or sell or
convey all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, unless (a) either
the Company shall be the continuing corporation, or the successor corporation
(if other than the Company) shall be a corporation organized under the laws of
the United States of America or any State thereof and shall expressly assume the
due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all the Debentures,
according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance
of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed or
observed by the Company, by supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee,
executed and delivered to the Trustee by such corporation, and (b) the Company
or such successor corporation, as the case may be, shall not, immediately after
such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance, be in default in the
performance of any such covenant or condition.
SECTION 7.2. Successor Corporation Substituted. In case of any such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, and following such an assumption by
the successor corporation, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named
herein. Such successor corporation may cause to be signed, and may issue either
in its own name or in the name of the Company prior to such succession any or
all of the Debentures issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been
signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such
successor corporation 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 previously shall have been
signed and delivered by the officers of the Company, to the Trustee for
authentication, and any Debentures which such successor corporation thereafter
shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All of
the Debentures so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and
benefit under this Indenture as the Debentures theretofore or thereafter issued
in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Debentures
had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
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In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance such
changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the
Debentures thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
In the event of any such sale or conveyance (other than a conveyance
by way of lease) the Company or any successor corporation which shall
theretofore have become such in the manner described in this Article shall be
discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Debentures and may be liquidated and dissolved.
SECTION 7.3. Opinion of Counsel to Trustee. The Trustee may receive
an Opinion of Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 1.2, as conclusive
evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance, and any
such assumption, and any such liquidation or dissolution, complies with the
applicable provisions of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 8
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 8.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders of Debentures or Coupons, 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:
(a) 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 Debentures; or
(b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the
Holders of Debentures of all or any series (and if such covenants are to
be for the benefit of Debentures of less than all series, 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
(c) to add any additional Events of Default (and if such Events of
Default are to be for the benefit of Debentures of less than all series,
stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included solely
for the benefit of such series); or
(d) to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture,
provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only
when there is no Debenture Outstanding of any series created prior to the
execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit
of such provision; or
(e) to establish the form or terms of Debentures of any series and
any related Coupons as permitted by Sections 2.1; or
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(f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
thereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Debentures 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 5.8(b); or
(g) to cure any ambiguity, to 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 Indenture, provided that such action shall not adversely affect
the interests of the Holders of Debentures of any series or any related
Coupons in any material respect.
SECTION 8.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Debentures 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 Debentures of such series under this Indenture; provided, however,
that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Debenture affected thereby,
(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any
installment of principal of or interest on, any Debenture of any series,
or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or
any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or change any obligation
of the Company to pay additional amounts pursuant to Section 9.4 (except
as contemplated by Section 7.1 and permitted by Section 8.1(a)), or reduce
the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Debenture that
would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the
Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 4.2 or change the coin or currency in
which any Debenture or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or
impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment
on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on
or after the Redemption Date), or
(b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures 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 certain defaults hereunder and their consequences
provided for in this Indenture, or reduce the requirements of Section ?
for quorum or voting, or
(c) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or
agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 9.2, or
(d) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 4.13,
except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other
provisions of this
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Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder
of each Outstanding Debenture affected thereby; provided, however, that
this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder of a
Debenture of such series with respect to changes in the references to "the
Trustee" and concomitant changes in this Section or the deletion of this
proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.7(b) and
8.1(g), or
(e) make any change that adversely affects the right to convert any
Debenture of any series as provided or pursuant to Section 2.1 (except as
permitted by Section 8.1) or decrease the conversion rate or increase the
conversion price of any such Debenture of such series, or
(f) if the Debentures of any series are secured, change the terms
and conditions pursuant to which the Debentures of such series are secured
in a manner adverse to the Holders of the secured Debentures of such
series.
If the Debentures of such series are held by a "K N Trust" or a
trustee of such trust, such supplemental indenture shall not be effective until
the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of
the applicable K N Trust then outstanding shall have consented to such
supplemental indenture; provided that if the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Debenture of such series is required, such supplemental indenture
shall not be effective until each holder of the Trust Securities of the
applicable "K N Trust" shall have consented to such supplemental indenture.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or
other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for
the benefit of Debentures of one or more particular series, or which modifies
the rights of the Holders of Debentures 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 Debentures of any other series. It shall not be
necessary for any Act of Holders of Debentures of any series 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 8.3. 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
5.2) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating
that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by
this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any
such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
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SECTION 8.4. 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 form a
part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Debentures
theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder and of any
Coupons appertaining thereto shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 8.5. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental
indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in effect on such date.
SECTION 8.6. Reference in Debentures to Supplemental Indentures.
Debentures of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by
the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter
provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine,
new Debentures of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the
Trustee and 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 Debentures of such series.
ARTICLE 9
COVENANTS
SECTION 9.1. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. The Company
covenants and agrees for the benefit of Debentures of any series that it will
duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the
Debentures of such series in accordance with the terms of the Debentures of such
series and this Indenture.
SECTION 9.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. So long as any series
of the Debentures remain outstanding, the Company agrees to maintain an office
or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City and State of New York, with
respect to each such series and at such other location or locations as may be
designated as provided in this Section 9.2, where (i) Debentures of that series
may be presented for payment, (ii) Debentures of that series may be presented as
herein above authorized for registration of transfer and exchange, and (iii)
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debentures of that
series and this Indenture may be given or served, such designation to continue
with respect to such office or agency until the Company shall, by written notice
signed by its President or a Vice President and delivered to the Trustee,
designate some other office or agency for such purposes or any of them. If at
any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency
or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, 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, notices and demands.
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SECTION 9.3. Money for Debentures Payments to Be Held in Trust. If
the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to
Debentures of any series, it will, on or before each due date of the principal
of and any premium or interest on any of the Debentures of such series,
segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a
sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium 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 action or failure to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for
Debentures of any series it will, prior to each due date of the principal of and
any premium or interest on any Debentures of such series, deposit with a Paying
Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium or interest so
becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent
is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for Debentures of any
series 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:
(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of and
any premium or interest on Debentures of such series 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;
(b) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any
other obligor upon the Debentures of such series) in the making of any
payment of principal of and any premium or interest on the Debentures of
such series; and
(c) 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.
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 any
premium or interest on any Debenture of any series and remaining unclaimed for
two years after such principal and any premium or interest has become due and
payable shall be paid to the Company on Company
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Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust;
and the Holder of the Debenture of such series 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 an Authorized Newspaper in each Place of Payment, 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 9.4. Limitation on Dividends; Transactions with Affiliates.
If Debentures of any series are issued to a "K N Trust" or a trustee of such
trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities by such "K N Trust"
and (a) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of
Default, (b) the Guarantor shall be in default with respect to its payment of
any obligations under a K N Guarantee or the Common Securities Guarantee
relating to such "K N Trust", of (c) the Company shall have given notice of its
election to defer payments of interest on Debentures of such series by extending
the interest payment period as provided herein and such period, or any extension
thereof, shall be continuing, then the Company (i) shall not declare or pay any
dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
(other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares of Common Stock of the
Company in connection with the satisfaction by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries of their respective obligations under any benefit plans for
directors, officers, agents or employees of the company's dividend reinvestment
or director, officer, agent or employee stock purchase plans, (B) as a result of
a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one
class or series of its capital stock for another class or series of its capital
stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or
security being converted or exchanged for capital stock, (D) dividends or
distributions in the form of shares of, or options, warrants or rights to
subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock of the Company or (E) any
declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a
stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan
(including such existing plan) in the future or the redemption or repurchase or
any such rights pursuant thereto), (ii) shall not make any payment of interest,
principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities issued by the Company which rank pari passu with or junior to the
Subordinated Debentures and (iii) shall not make any guarantee payments with
respect to any guarantee by the Company of any securities of any Subsidiary of
the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in right of
payment to the Subordinated Debentures.
SECTION 9.5. Covenants as to "K N Trust". In the event Debentures
are issued to a "K N Trust" or a trustee of such trust in connection with the
issuance of Trust Securities by such "K N Trust", for so long as such Trust
Securities remain outstanding, the Company will (a) maintain 100% direct or
indirect ownership of the Common Securities of such "K N Trust"; provided,
however, that any permitted successor of the Company under the
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Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of the Common Securities, (b)
use its reasonable efforts to cause such "K N Trust" (i) to remain a statutory
business trust, except in connection with a distribution of Debentures of such
series to the holders of Trust Securities in liquidation of such "K N Trust",
the redemption of all of the Trust Securities of such K N Trust, or certain
mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, each as permitted by the Declaration,
(ii) to continue to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes and (iii) to continue to qualify for an exemption from
registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (c) use
its reasonable efforts to cause each holder of Trust Securities to be treated as
owning an undivided beneficial interest in the Debentures of such series.
SECTION 9.6. Additional Amounts. If the Debentures of any series
provide for the payment of additional amounts, the Company will pay to the
Holder of any Debenture of such series additional amounts as provided therein.
Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of
the principal of or any premium or interest on, or in respect of any Debenture
of any series or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of any
Debenture of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the
payment of additional amounts provided for in this Section to the extent that,
in such context additional amounts are, were or would be payable in respect
thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section and express mention of the
payment of additional amounts (if applicable) in any provisions hereof shall not
be construed as excluding additional amounts in those provisions hereof where
such express mention is not made.
If the Debentures of any series provide for the payment of
additional amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date
with respect to Debentures of such series (or if the Debentures of such series
will not bear interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of
principal and any premium is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of
payment of principal and any premium or interest if there has been any change
with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers'
Certificate, the Company will furnish the Trustee and the Company's principal
Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, with an Officers'
Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents
whether such payment of principal of and any premium or interest on the
Debentures of such series shall be made to Holders of Debentures of such series
who are United States Aliens without withholding for or on account of any tax
assessment or other governmental charge described in the Debentures of such
series. If any such withholding shall be required, then such Officers'
Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld
on such payments to such Holders of Debentures of such series and the Company
will pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent the additional amounts required by
this Section. The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any Paying
Agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
reasonably incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on their part
arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in
reliance on any Officers' Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section.
SECTION 9.7. Existence. Subject to Article 7, the Company will do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its existence,
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rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the
Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer
desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss
thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
SECTION 9.8. Statement by Officers as to Default. The Company will
deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate signed by its
principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer thereof the
Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms,
provisions 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.
SECTION 9.9. Calculation of Original Issue Discount. The Company
shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each year a written notice
specifying the amount of Original Issue Discount (including daily rates and
accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding Debentures as of the end of such year.
SECTION 9.10. Financial Information; SEC Reports. The Company shall
file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it files such annual and quarterly
reports, information, documents and other reports with the Commission, copies of
its annual report and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies
of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may by rules and
regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; or, if the Company is not
required to file such documents or reports pursuant to either such sections,
then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules
and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the
supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be
required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act in respect of a security
listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed
from time to time in such rules and regulations.
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ARTICLE 10
REDEMPTION OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 10.1. Applicability of Article. Debentures of any series
which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in
accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated
by Section 2.1 for Debentures of any series) in accordance with this Article.
SECTION 10.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of
the Company to redeem Debentures of any series shall be evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate. In the case of any redemption, at the election of the
Company, the Company shall, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to
the Redemption Date fixed by the Company, notify the Trustee of such Redemption
Date and of the principal amount of Debentures of such series to be redeemed. In
the case of any redemption of Debentures of such series (a) prior to the
expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such
Debentures of such series or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (b) pursuant to an
election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms
of Debentures of such series, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an
Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.
SECTION 10.3. Selection by Trustee of Debentures to Be Redeemed. If
less than all the Debentures of any series and of like tenor are to be redeemed,
the particular Debentures of such series to be redeemed shall be selected not
more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the
Outstanding Debentures of such series and of like tenor not previously called
for redemption. If the Outstanding Debentures have not been distributed to the
Holders of Trust Securities upon a dissolution of the "K N Trust" (where
applicable), the Debentures to be redeemed may be selected by such method as the
Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection
of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Debentures of such
series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Registered
Debentures of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized
denomination for Debentures of such series. If the Outstanding Debentures have
been distributed to the Holders of Trust Securities, then the Trustee must
redeem the Outstanding Debentures pro rata. If so specified in the Debentures of
any series, partial redemptions must be in an amount not less than $100,000
principal amount of Debentures.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Debentures of such series selected for redemption and, in the case of any
Debentures of such series selected for partial redemption, 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 Debentures of such series
of shall relate, in the case of any Debentures of such series redeemed or to be
redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of the Debentures
of such series which has been or is to be redeemed.
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SECTION 10.4. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be
given in the manner provided in Section 1.6 to the Holders of Debentures to be
redeemed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date.
All notices of redemption shall identify the Debentures (including the CUSIP
number) to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date;
(b) the Redemption Price;
(c) if less than all the Outstanding Debentures of any series are to
be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption,
the principal amounts) of the particular Debentures of such series to be
redeemed, and a statement to the effect that on or after the Redemption
Date upon surrender of such Debenture a new Debenture of such series in
the principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued;
(d) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due
and payable upon each such Debenture of such series to be redeemed and, if
applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said
date; and
(e) the place or places where such Debentures of such series,
maturing after the Redemption Date, are to be surrendered for payment of
the Redemption Price.
Notice of redemption of Debentures 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.
SECTION 10.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to any Redemption
Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if
the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as
provided in Section 9.3) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption
Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date)
accrued interest on, all the Debentures which are to be redeemed on that date.
SECTION 10.6. Debentures Payable on Redemption Date. Notice of
redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Debentures so to be redeemed
shall on the Redemption Date become due and payable at the Redemption Price
therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such
Debentures shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Debenture
for redemption in accordance with said notice maturing after the Redemption
Date, such Debenture shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price
together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that,
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1, installments of
interest on Registered Debentures whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Debentures or one or
more Predecessor Debentures, registered as such at
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the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and
the provisions of Section 2.3.
If any Debenture called for redemption shall not be so paid upon
surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until
paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in
the Debenture.
SECTION 10.7. Debentures Redeemed in Part. Any Registered Debenture
of any series which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a
Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due
endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder of such
Debenture without service charge, a new Registered Debenture or Debentures of
such series and of like tenor of any authorized denomination as requested by
such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the
unredeemed portion of the principal of the Debenture of such series so
surrendered.
ARTICLE 11
[Intentionally Omitted]
ARTICLE 12
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 12.1. Purposes for Which Meetings May be Called. If
Debentures of any series are issuable as Bearer Debentures, a meeting of Holders
of Debentures of such series may be called at any time and from time to time
pursuant to this Article to make, give or take any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by
this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of Debentures of such
series.
SECTION 12.2. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings. (a) The Trustee
may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Debentures of such series for any
purpose specified in Section 12.1, to be held at such time and at such place in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or Wilmington, Delaware as the
Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Debentures of any
series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general
terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, in the
manner provided in Section 1.6, not less than 21 nor more than 180 days prior to
the date fixed for the meeting (or, in the case of a meeting of Holders with
respect to Debentures of any series all or part of which are represented by a
Global Debenture, not less than 20 nor more than 40 days).
(b) In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution,
or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures
of any series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders
of Debentures of such series
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for any purpose specified in Section 12.1, by written request setting forth in
reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the
Trustee shall not have made the first publication of the notice of such meeting
within 21 days after receipt of such request or shall not thereafter proceed to
cause the meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders
of Debentures of such series in the amount above specified, as the case may be,
may determine the time and the place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York for such meeting and may call such meeting for such purposes by giving
notice thereof as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
SECTION 12.3. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings. Upon the calling
of any meeting of Holders with respect to the Debentures of any series all or
part of which are represented by a Book-Entry Debenture, a record date shall be
established for determining Holders of Outstanding Debentures of such series
entitled to vote at such meeting, which record date shall be the close of
business on the day the notice of the meeting of Holders is given in accordance
with Section 12.2. The Holders on such record date, and their designated
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of
Holders. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be
a Holder of one or more Debentures of such series or (b) be a Person appointed
by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Debentures of
such series; provided, however, that in the case of any meeting of Holders with
respect to the Debentures of any series all or part of which are represented by
a Book-Entry Debenture, only Holders, or their designated proxies, of record on
the record date established pursuant to Section 12.3 hereof shall be entitled to
vote at such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to
speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such
meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel
and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.
SECTION 12.4. Quorum; Action. The Persons entitled to vote a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of any series shall
constitute a quorum for a meeting of Holders of Debentures of such series;
provided, however, that if any action is to be taken at such meeting with
respect to a consent or waiver which this Indenture expressly provides may be
given by the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of
Outstanding Debentures of such series that is less or greater than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of such series, then, with
respect to such action (and only such action) the Persons entitled to vote such
lesser or greater percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures
of such series shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum within 30
minutes of the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if
convened at the request of Holders of Debentures of such series, be dissolved.
In any other case the meeting may be adjourned for a period of not less than 10
days as determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of
such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any such adjourned meeting, such
adjourned meeting may be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days
as determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such
adjourned meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting shall be
given as provided in Section 12.2(a), except that such notice need be given
only once not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is
scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting
shall state
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expressly the percentage, as provided above, of the principal amount of the
outstanding Debentures of such series which shall constitute a quorum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no meeting of Holders with respect to Debentures
of any series which is represented in whole or in part by a Global Debenture,
shall be adjourned to a date more than 90 days after the record date for such
meeting unless the Trustee shall send out a new notice of meeting and establish,
in accordance with Section 12.3, a new record date for Holders entitled to vote
at such meeting.
Except as limited by the proviso to Section 8.2, any resolution
presented to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is
present as aforesaid may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of such series;
provided, however, that, except as limited by the proviso to Section 8.2, any
resolution with respect to any consent or waiver which this Indenture expressly
provides may be given by the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate
principal amount of Outstanding Debentures of such series that is less or
greater than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of
such series may be adopted at a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly convened
and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid only by the affirmative vote of
the Holders of such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debentures of such series.
Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of
Debentures of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be
binding on all the Holders of Debentures of such series and the Coupons
appertaining thereto, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.
SECTION 12.5. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and
Adjournment of Meetings. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem
advisable for any meeting of Holders of Debentures of any series in regard to
proof of the holding of Debentures of such series and of the appointment of
proxies and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the
submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the
right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as
it shall deem appropriate. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such
regulations, the holding of Debentures of such series shall be proved in the
manner specified in Section 1.4 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved
in the manner specified in Section 1.4 or by having the signature of the person
executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any trust company, bank or banker
authorized by Section 1.4 to certify to the holding of Bearer Debentures of such
series. Such regulations may provide that written instruments appointing
proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the
proof specified in Section 1.4 or other proof.
(b) The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a
temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by
the Company or by Holders of Debentures of such series as provided in Section
12.2(b), in which case the Company or the Holders of Debentures of such series
calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a
temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent
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secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to
vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debentures of such series
represented at the meeting.
(c) At any meeting each Holder of a Debenture of such series or
proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of the
Outstanding Debentures of such series held or represented by him; provided,
however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any
Debenture challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting
to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote,
except as a Holder of a Debenture of such series or proxy.
(d) Any meeting of Holders of Debentures of any series duly called
pursuant to Section 12.2 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time
to time by Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Debentures of such series represented at the meeting; and the
meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
SECTION 12.6. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings. The
vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of Debentures of
any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the
signatures of the Holders of Debentures of such series or of their
representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of the
Outstanding Debentures of such series held or represented by them. The permanent
chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count
all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make
and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in
duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at least in duplicate, of
the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of Debentures of any series shall be
prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said
record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot
taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the
facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said
notice was given as provided in Section 12.2 and, if applicable, Section 12.4.
Each copy shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent
chairman and secretary of the meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to
the Company, and another to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the
latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so
signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
ARTICLE 13
[Intentionally Omitted]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to
be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
K N ENERGY, INC., as Issuer
By
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Name:
Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4.12
[FORM OF FACE OF DEBENTURE]
K N ENERGY, INC.
[TITLE OF SERIES OF DEBENTURES]
No. _____ $__________________
[IF THE DEBENTURE IS TO BE A GLOBAL DEBENTURE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING --
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE, THIS
DEBENTURE MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR TO SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR TO A NOMINEE OF
SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]
K N ENERGY, INC., a Kansas corporation (the "Company"), for value
received, hereby promise to pay to Wilmington Trust Company, as Institutional
Trustee for K N Capital Trust III (the "Trust") or registered assigns, the
principal sum of _____________ at the office or agency of the Company referred
to below, on ___________, and to pay interest, semi-annually on _________ and
___________, of each year, on said principal sum at said office or agency, at
the rate of ____% per annum, from the ___________ or ____________, as the case
may be, next preceding the date of this Debenture to which interest has been
paid, unless the date hereof is the date to which interest has been paid, in
which case from the date of this Debenture, or unless no interest has been paid
on the Debentures, in which case from __________, until payment of said
principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the date hereof is after the ____ day of the calendar month preceding any
__________ or __________, as the case may be, and prior to such __________ or
__________, this Debenture shall bear interest from such __________ or
____________; provided, however, that if and to the extent that the Company
shall default in the payment of interest due on such __________ or __________,
then this Debenture shall bear interest from the next preceding __________ or
__________ to which interest has been paid, or, if no interest has been paid on
the Debentures, from ____________. The interest so payable on any _________ or
__________ will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof, be paid to the person in whose name this
Debenture is registered at the close of business on the ____ day of the calendar
month preceding such _________ or __________.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Debenture set
forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
The Debenture shall not be valid or become obligatory for any
purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by
the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by the signature of its _______________
and by signature of its _______________.
Dated: _________________
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION K N Energy, Inc.
This is one of the Debentures of the
series designated herein referred to in
the within mentioned Indenture.
Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee By:_______________________________
Name:
By:__________________________________
Authorized Officer
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF DEBENTURE]
K N ENERGY, INC.
[TITLE OF SERIES OF DEBENTURES]
This Debenture is one of a duly authorized issue of Debentures of
the Company, designated as their _________________ (herein called the
"Debentures"), limited (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture referred
to below) to the aggregate principal amount of $_________, all issued or to be
issued under and pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of___________ (herein called
the "Indenture"), duly executed and delivered by the Company, and Wilmington
Trust Company, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"), to which Indenture and
all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of
the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations and immunities
thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Debentures, and of
the terms upon which the Debentures are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered. The Debentures are issuable in registered form only, without coupons,
in denominations of $_________ and integral multiples thereof. Terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the
Indenture.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have
occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof and interest hereon may be
declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the
manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided,
the amendment of supplementation thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Company and the rights of the holders of the Debentures at
any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debentures. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debentures, on behalf of the
holders of all the Debentures, 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 or on behalf of the holder of
this Debenture shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all
future holders of this Debenture and of any Debenture issued upon the
registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether
or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debenture.
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Company may elect to
defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to the
Debentures, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth
therein, which provisions apply to this Debenture.
[Discussion of provisions relating to redemption, if applicable.]
[Discussion of extension of interest payment periods, if
applicable.]
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this
Debenture or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the
Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and
interest on this Debenture at the place, at the respective times, at the rate
and in the coin or currency prescribed herein.
Upon the presentment for registration of transfer of this Debenture
at the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City
and State of New York or Wilmington, Delaware, a new Debenture or Debentures of
authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount will be issued
to the transferee in exchange therefor, subject to the limitations provided in
the Indenture, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge
imposed in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this
Debenture, the Company, the Trustee or any Debenture registrar, co-registrar,
paying agent or authenticating agent, may deem and treat the registered holder
hereof as the absolute owner of this Debenture, for the purpose of receiving
payment hereof, or on account hereof, and for all other purposes, and the
Company or the Trustee or any Debenture registrar, co-registrar, paying agent or
authenticating agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE
INDENTURE AND THE DEBENTURES WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS
THEREOF.
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EXHIBIT 4.13
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FORM OF PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
K N Capital Trust III
Dated as of __________, ____
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page(s)
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation.......................... 1
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
Section 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application........................ 4
Section 2.2 List of Holders......................................... 4
Section 2.3 Reports by the Guarantee Trustee........................ 5
Section 2.4 Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee................... 5
Section 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent........ 5
Section 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver............................... 5
Section 2.7 Event of Default; Notice................................ 5
Section 2.8 Conflicting Interests................................... 6
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF Guarantee Trustee
Section 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee.............. 6
Section 3.2 Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee..................... 7
Section 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Preferred
Securities Guarantee.................................... 9
ARTICLE IV
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
Section 4.1 Preferred Guarantee: Eligibility........................ 10
Section 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee
Trustee................................................. 10
ARTICLE V
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 5.1 Guarantee............................................... 11
Section 5.2 Subordination........................................... 11
Section 5.3 Waiver of Notice and Demand............................. 11
Section 5.4 Obligations Not Affected................................ 12
Section 5.5 Rights of Holders....................................... 12
Section 5.7 Subrogation............................................. 13
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ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; RANKING
Section 6.1 Limitation of Transactions.............................. 13
Section 6.2 Ranking................................................. 14
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
Section 7.1 Termination............................................. 14
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Exculpation............................................. 14
Section 8.2 Indemnification......................................... 15
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Successors and Assigns.................................. 15
Section 9.2 Amendments.............................................. 15
Section 9.3 Notices................................................. 16
Section 9.4 Benefit................................................. 16
Section 9.5 Governing Law........................................... 16
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FORM OF PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This FORM OF PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Preferred
Securities Guarantee"), dated as of __________, ____, is executed and delivered
by K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the "Guarantor"), and Wilmington
Trust Company, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the
Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Preferred Securities (as
defined herein) of K N Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the
"Declaration"), dated as of the date hereof, among the trustees and
administrators of the Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the
holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer, the Issuer is issuing on the date hereof _______ capital securities,
having an aggregate liquidation amount of $___________, designated the __%
Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities");
WHEREAS, as an incentive for the Holders to purchase the Preferred
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, to pay to the
Holders of the Preferred Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein)
and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Guarantor is also executing and
delivering a guarantee agreement (the "Common Securities Guarantee") with
substantially identical terms to this Preferred Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the holders of the Common Securities (as defined in the Declaration),
except that if an event of default (under the Indenture (as defined herein)),
has occurred and is continuing, the rights of holders of the Common Securities
to receive guarantee payments under the Common Securities Guarantee are
subordinated, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Common Securities
Guarantee Agreement, to the rights of the Holders of Preferred Securities to
receive Guarantee Payments under this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Preferred Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit
the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Preferred Securities
Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation.
In this Preferred Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) capitalized terms used in this Preferred Securities Guarantee
but not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings
assigned to them in this Section 1.1;
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(b) terms defined in the Declaration as at the date of execution of
this Preferred Securities Guarantee have the same meaning when used in
this Preferred Securities Guarantee unless otherwise defined in this
Preferred Securities Guarantee;
(c) a term defined anywhere in this Preferred Securities Guarantee
has the same meaning throughout;
(d) all references to "the Preferred Securities Guarantee" or "this
Preferred Securities Guarantee" are to this Preferred Securities Guarantee
as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(e) all references in this Preferred Securities Guarantee to
Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise specified;
(f) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined
in this Preferred Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise
requires; and
(g) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Guarantee Trustee at
which the corporate trust business of the Guarantee Trustee shall, at any
particular time, be principally administered, which office at the date of
execution of this Agreement is located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Preferred
Securities.
"Declaration" has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Guarantee Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of
its payment or other obligations under this Preferred Securities Guarantee;
provided 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 90 days after receipt of such notice.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Preferred Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accumulated and unpaid distributions (as
defined in the Declaration) that are required to be paid on such Preferred
Securities to the extent the Issuer shall have funds available therefor, (ii)
the redemption price (the "Redemption Price"), plus all accumulated and unpaid
distributions to the date of redemption with respect to any Preferred Securities
called for redemption by the Issuer, to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the
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Issuer (other than in connection with a distribution of the Debentures to the
Holders or the redemption of all the Preferred Securities), the lesser of (a)
the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accumulated and unpaid
distributions on the Preferred Securities to the date of payment, to the extent
the Issuer shall have funds available therefor, 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").
"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 Preferred Securities Guarantee and thereafter means each
such Successor Guarantee Trustee.
"Guarantor" has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Holder" means any holder, as registered on the books and records of the
Issuer, of any Preferred Securities; provided, that, in determining whether the
holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred Securities have given any
request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the
Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the
Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners,
employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Guarantee
Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of the date hereof between the
Guarantor and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, as supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of the date hereof among the Guarantor and
Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
"Issuer" has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"List of Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning set forth in the definition of
Guarantee Payments.
"Majority in Liquidation Amount" of the Preferred Securities means, except
as provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities, or except as provided by
the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s), voting separately as a class, of
more than 50% of the Liquidation Amount (including the stated amount that would
be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accumulated and unpaid
distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of
all Preferred Securities.
"1997 Guarantee" means the guarantee by the Guarantor in relation to the
8.56% Series B Capital Trust Pass-through Securities of K N Capital Trust I.
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"Preferred Securities" has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Preferred Securities Guarantee" has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in the definition of
Guarantee Payment.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any
officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Guarantee Trustee, including
any vice president, any assistant vice president, any assistant secretary, the
treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of the Corporate Trust
Office of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above designated officers, and also means, with
respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such
matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
"Securities Guarantees" means this Preferred Securities Guarantee and the
Common Securities Guarantee, collectively.
"Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee Trustee
possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred
Securities.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
Section 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application. (a) This Preferred
Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
that are required to be part of this Preferred Securities Guarantee and shall,
to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee 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 and the Administrators on
behalf of the Trust shall provide the Guarantee Trustee (i) within 1 Business
Day after each record date for payment of distributions, a list, in such form as
the Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities (the "List of Holders") as of such record date;
provided, that neither the Guarantor nor the Administrators on behalf of the
Trust shall be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of
Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the
Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor and the Administrators on behalf of the
Trust, and (ii) at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of
a written request for a List of Holders, a List of Holders
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as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of Holders is given to the
Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantee Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as
is reasonably practicable, all information contained in Lists of Holders given
to it; provided, that 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 Sections
311(a), 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 2.3 Reports by the Guarantee Trustee. Within 90 days after
of each year, 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.
Section 2.4 Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantor shall
provide to the Guarantee Trustee such documents, reports and information as are
required by Section 314 (if any) 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.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Guarantee
Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Guarantee Trustee's receipt
of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained
therein, including the Guarantor's compliance with any of its covenants
hereunder (as to which the Guarantee Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on
Officers' Certificates).
Section 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The
Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance
with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Preferred Securities
Guarantee 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 Preferred Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the
Holders of all of the Preferred Securities, waive any past Guarantee Event of
Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Guarantee Event of
Default shall cease to exist, and any Guarantee Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Preferred Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or Guarantee Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
Section 2.7 Event of Default; Notice. (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall,
within 30 days after the occurrence of a Guarantee Event of Default, transmit by
mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Guarantee
Events of Default with respect to this Preferred Securities Guarantee actually
known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless such Guarantee
Events of Default have been cured before the giving of such
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notice; provided, that, the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding
such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer 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
Guarantee Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received
written notice thereof, or a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee
charged with the administration of the this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall
have obtained actual knowledge thereof.
Section 2.8 Conflicting Interests. The Declaration shall be deemed to be
specifically described in this Preferred Securities Guarantee 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 Preferred
Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of
the Holders and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Preferred
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(b) 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, and such vesting and
succession 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 a Guarantee Event of Default actually known to a Responsible
Officer of the Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee
Trustee shall enforce this Preferred Securities Guarantee for the benefit of the
Holders.
(c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Guarantee Event of
Default and after the curing of all Guarantee Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Preferred Securities Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee. In
case a Guarantee Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Preferred Securities Guarantee, and shall
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 Preferred Securities Guarantee 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:
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(i) prior to the occurrence of any Guarantee Event of Default and
after the curing or waiving of all such Guarantee 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 Preferred
Securities Guarantee, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable
except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Preferred Securities Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee; 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
Preferred Securities Guarantee; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof 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
Preferred Securities Guarantee;
(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 Preferred 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 Preferred Securities Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Preferred Securities Guarantee 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 Preferred Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably satisfactory
to the Guarantee Trustee, 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:
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(i) The Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.
(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be
proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting 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 conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate that, upon
receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor.
(iv) The Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or re-registration thereof).
(v) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection,
and the advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees.
The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise
any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Preferred Securities
Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder
shall have provided to the Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity,
reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against the costs,
expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) 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)(vi) shall
be taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of a
Guarantee Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and
powers vested in it by this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
(vii) 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
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discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts
or matters as it may see fit.
(viii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders and the signature of the Guarantee
Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform
any such action. No third party shall be required to inquire as to the
authority of the Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with
any of the terms and provisions of this Preferred Securities Guarantee,
both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Guarantee Trustee's
or its agent's taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any
other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (i) may request instructions
from the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities, (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 conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such
instructions.
(xi) The Guarantee 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 Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible
for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney
appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(xii) The Preferred Securities Trustee shall not be liable for any
action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and
reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or
rights or powers conferred upon it by this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
(b) No provision of this Preferred Securities Guarantee 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.
Section 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Preferred
Securities Guarantee. The recitals contained in this Preferred Securities
Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Guarantee
Trustee does not assume any responsibility for
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their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE IV
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
Section 4.1 Preferred Guarantee: 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 corporation organized and doing business under the laws
of the United States of America or any State or Territory
thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation
permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as
an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act,
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million
U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
examination by federal, state, territorial or District of
Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of the supervising or examining authority
referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section
4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such
corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published.
(b) If at any time the 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 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 in accordance with Section
4.2(a) 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 to office shall hold office until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or
resignation. The
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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.
(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 of an instrument of resignation or removal, the Guarantee Trustee
resigning or being removed may petition 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.
(e) No Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act
of any Successor Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or removal or
resignation of the Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2, the Guarantor
shall pay to the Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued to the date of such
termination, removal or resignation.
ARTICLE V
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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 the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that 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 Subordination. If an Event of Default (as defined in the
Declaration) has occurred and is continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common
Securities to receive guarantee payments under the Common Securities Guarantee
are subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Preferred Securities to
receive Guarantee Payments under this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
Section 5.3 Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby waives
notice of acceptance of this Preferred Securities Guarantee and of any liability
to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to
require a proceeding first against the 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.
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Section 5.4 Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants,
agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Preferred Securities Guarantee
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 Preferred 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, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any
other sums payable under the terms of the Preferred Securities or the extension
of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
connection with, the Preferred Securities (other than an extension of time for
payment of distributions, the Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
other sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period
on the Debentures permitted by the Indenture);
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the
Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred 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 Preferred
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or
hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a
legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of
this Section 5.4 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain
consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.
Section 5.5 Rights of Holders. (a) The Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting of any proceeding for any remedy available
to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this
Preferred Securities Guarantee.
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(b) If the Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce such Preferred Securities
Guarantee, any Holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding
directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under
this Preferred Securities Guarantee, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee or any other person or
entity.
The Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require that any action be brought
first against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity
before proceeding directly against the Guarantor.
Section 5.6 Guarantee of Payment. This Preferred Securities Guarantee
creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection.
Section 5.7 Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any)
rights of the Holders of Preferred Securities against the Issuer in respect of
any amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Preferred
Securities Guarantee; provided, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the
extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or
exercise any right that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity,
reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this
Preferred Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts
are due and unpaid under this Preferred Securities Guarantee. 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 5.8 Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that its
obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with
respect to the Preferred Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as
principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the
terms of this Preferred Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of
any event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.4.
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; RANKING
Section 6.1 Limitation of Transactions. So long as any Preferred
Securities remain outstanding, if (i) the Guarantor has exercised its option to
defer interest payments on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period and such extension shall be continuing, (ii) the Guarantor shall be in
default with respect to its Guarantee Payments or other obligations under this
Preferred Securities Guarantee or (iii) there shall have occurred and be
continuing any event that, with the giving of notice, would constitute an Event
of Default (as defined in the Declaration) then the Guarantor (a) shall not
declare or pay any dividend on, make distributions with respect to, or redeem,
purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its
capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares of its common
stock in connection with the satisfaction by the Guarantor or any of its
subsidiaries of their respective obligations under any benefit plans for
directors, officers, agents or employees of the Guarantor's dividend
reinvestment or director, officer, agent or employee stock purchase
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plans, (ii) as a result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the
exchange or conversion of one class or series of its capital stock for another
class or series of its capital stock, (iii) the purchase of fractional interests
in shares of its capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions
of such capital stock or security being converted or exchanged for capital
stock, (iv) dividends or distributions in shares of, or options, warrants or
rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of its capital stock of the Guarantor
or (v) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation or
extension of a stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any
such plan (including any such existing plan) in the future or the redemption or
repurchase or any such rights pursuant thereto), (b) shall not make any payment
of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any
debt securities issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to
the Debentures and (c) the Guarantor shall not make any guarantee payments with
respect to any guarantee by the Guarantor of any securities of any subsidiary of
the Guarantor if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in right of
payment to the Debentures.
Section 6.2 Ranking. This Preferred Securities Guarantee will constitute
an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank pari passu in right
of payment to all other senior unsecured obligations of the Guarantor.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
Section 7.1 Termination. This Preferred Securities Guarantee shall
terminate as to each Holder upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price and
accumulated and unpaid distributions with respect to all Preferred Securities or
(ii) upon the distribution of the Debentures held by the Trust to the Holders of
the Preferred Securities or (iii) upon dissolution of the Trust and will
terminate completely upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with
the Declaration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Preferred Securities
Guarantee 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 under the
Preferred Securities or under this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Exculpation. (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable,
responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any
Covered Person for any loss, damage, liability, expense or claim incurred by
reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in
good faith in accordance with this Preferred Securities Guarantee and in a
manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the
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scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Preferred
Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be
liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified
Person's negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or
omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which distributions to Holders might properly be paid.
Section 8.2 Indemnification. The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each
Indemnified Person for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against,
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against, or
investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to
indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of this
Preferred Securities Guarantee.
When the Guarantee Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in
connection with an Event of Default (under the Indenture) specified in Section
4.1(e) or Section 4.1(f) of the Indenture, the expenses (including the
reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements
contained in this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall bind the successors,
assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall
inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities then
outstanding. Except in connection with any permitted merger or consolidation of
the Guarantor with or into another entity or any permitted sale, transfer or
lease of the Guarantor's assets to another entity (as described in Article 7 of
the Indenture), the Guarantor may not assign its rights or delegate its
obligations under the Guarantee without the prior approval of the Holders of at
least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities then
outstanding.
Section 9.2 Amendments. Except with respect to any changes that do not
materially adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent of
Holders will be required), this Preferred Securities Guarantee may only be
amended with the prior approval of the Holders
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of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of all the outstanding Preferred
Securities. The provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to
meetings of Holders apply to the giving of such approval.
Section 9.3 Notices. All notices provided for in this Preferred Securities
Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and
shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Guarantee Trustee's mailing
address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee may give
notice of to the Holders of the Preferred Securities):
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy: (302) 651-1576
(b) if given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the
Holders of the Preferred Securities):
K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy: (303) 763-3517
(c) if given to any Holder of Preferred Securities, at the address set
forth on the books and records of the Issuer.
All such notices 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 9.4 Benefit. This Preferred Securities Guarantee is solely for the
benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities and, subject to Section
3.1(a), is not separately transferable from the Preferred Securities.
Section 9.5 Governing Law. THIS PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
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THIS PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day
and year first above written.
K N ENERGY, INC.,
as Guarantor
By:
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Name:
Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4.14
FORM OF COMMON SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
K N Capital Trust III
Dated as of ___________, ____
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION..................... 3
SECTION A. Definitions and Interpretation........................... 3
ARTICLE II.
GUARANTEE............................... 5
SECTION A. Guarantee.......................................... 5
SECTION B. Subordination...................................... 5
SECTION C. Waiver of Notice and Demand........................ 5
SECTION D. Obligations Not Affected........................... 5
SECTION E. Rights of Holders.................................. 6
SECTION F. Guarantee of Payment............................... 6
SECTION G. Subrogation........................................ 6
SECTION H. Independent Obligations............................ 7
ARTICLE III.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; RANKING................ 7
SECTION A. Limitation of Transactions......................... 7
SECTION B. Ranking............................................ 7
ARTICLE IV.
TERMINATION.............................. 8
SECTION A. Termination........................................ 8
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS............................. 8
SECTION A. Successors and Assigns............................. 8
SECTION B. Amendments......................................... 8
SECTION C. Notices............................................ 8
SECTION D. Benefit............................................ 9
SECTION E. Governing Law...................................... 9
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FORM OF COMMON SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This FORM OF COMMON SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Common
Securities Guarantee"), dated as of ________ __, ____, is executed and delivered
by K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the "Guarantor"), for the benefit of
the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Common Securities (as
defined herein) of K N Capital Trust III, a Delaware business trust (the
"Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of the date hereof, among the trustees and
administrators of the Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the
holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer, the Issuer is issuing on the date hereof _____ common securities, having
an aggregate liquidation amount of $_________, designated the Common Securities
(collectively the "Common Securities");
WHEREAS, the Common Securities are being issued by the Issuer and
the proceeds thereof, together with the proceeds from the issuance of the
Issuer's Preferred Securities (as defined in the Declaration), will be used to
purchase the Debentures (as defined in the Declaration) of the
Guarantor, which will be deposited with Wilmington Trust Company, as
Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, as trust assets;
WHEREAS, as an incentive for the Holders to purchase the Common
Securities, the Guarantor desires to irrevocably and unconditionally agree, to
the extent set forth in this Common Securities Guarantee, to pay to the Holders
of the Common Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make
certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Guarantor is also executing and
delivering a guarantee agreement (the "Preferred Securities Guarantee") with
substantially identical terms to this Common Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities, except that if an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture), has occurred and is continuing, the
rights of Holders of the Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under
this Common Securities Guarantee are subordinated to the rights of holders of
Preferred Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under the Preferred
Securities Guarantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Common Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Common Securities Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION A. Definitions and Interpretation. In this Common Securities
Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. capitalized terms used in this Common Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them
in this Section 1.1;
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2. terms defined in the Declaration as at the date of execution of
this Common Securities Guarantee have the same meaning when used in this Common
Securities Guarantee unless otherwise defined in this Common Securities
Guarantee;
3. a term defined anywhere in this Common Securities Guarantee has
the same meaning throughout;
4. all references to "the Common Securities Guarantee" or "this
Common Securities Guarantee" are to this Common Securities Guarantee as
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
5. all references in this Common Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Common Securities Guarantee,
unless otherwise specified; and
6. a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Common Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accumulated and unpaid distributions that
are required to be paid on such Common Securities to the extent the Issuer shall
have funds available therefor, (ii) the redemption price (the "Redemption
Price"), plus all accumulated and unpaid distributions to the date of redemption
with respect to any Common Securities called for redemption by the Issuer, to
the extent the Issuer has funds available therefor and (iii) upon a voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Issuer
(other than in connection with a distribution of the Debentures to the Holders
or the redemption of all the Common Securities), the lesser of (a) the aggregate
of liquidation amount and all accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Common
Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the Issuer has funds available
therefor, 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"). If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to receive Guarantee
Payments under this Common Securities Guarantee are subordinated to the rights
of holders of Preferred Securities to receive guarantee payments under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee.
"Holder" means any holder, as registered on the books and records of
the Issuer, of any Common Securities.
"Majority in Liquidation Amount" of the Common Securities means,
except as provided in the terms of the Common Securities, a vote by Holder(s),
voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of the Liquidation Amount
(including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or
otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the date upon which the
voting percentages are determined) of all Common Securities.
"Trust Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred
Securities.
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ARTICLE II.
GUARANTEE
SECTION A. Guarantee. The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally
agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication
of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that 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 B. Subordination. If an Event of Default (as defined in the
Declaration) has occurred and is continuing, the rights of the Holders of the
Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under this Common Securities
Guarantee are subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Preferred
Securities to receive guarantee payments under the Preferred Securities
Guarantee.
SECTION C. Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby waives
notice of acceptance of this Common Securities Guarantee and of any liability to
which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to
require a proceeding first against the 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 D. Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants,
agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Common Securities Guarantee
shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to
time of any of the following:
1. 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 Common Securities to be performed or
observed by the Issuer;
2. the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any
portion of the distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any
other sums payable under the terms of the Common Securities or the extension of
time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
connection with, the Common Securities (other than an extension of time for
payment of distributions, the Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or
other sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period
on the Debentures permitted by the Indenture);
3. 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 Common Securities, or any
action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;
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4. 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;
5. any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Common
Securities;
6. the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred;
7. 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 2.4 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION E. Rights of Holders. The Guarantor expressly acknowledges
that any Holder of Common Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly
against the Guarantor to enforce its rights under this Common Securities
Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the
Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity.
SECTION F. Guarantee of Payment. This Common Securities Guarantee
creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection.
SECTION G. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if
any) rights of the Holders of Common Securities against the Issuer in respect of
any amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Common Securities
Guarantee; provided, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Common
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Common Securities Guarantee. 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. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the rights of
Holders of the Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under this Common
Securities Guarantee are subordinated to the rights of holders of Preferred
Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under the Preferred Securities
Guarantee
SECTION H. Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that
its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with
respect to the Common Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as
principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the
terms of this Common Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any
event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 2.4
hereof.
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ARTICLE III.
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; RANKING
SECTION A. Limitation of Transactions. So long as any Preferred
Securities remain outstanding, if (i) the Guarantor has exercised its option to
defer interest payments on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period and such extension shall be continuing, (ii) the Guarantor shall be in
default with respect to its Guarantee Payments or other obligations under this
Common Securities Guarantee or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing
any event that, with the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default
(as defined in the Declaration) then the Guarantor (i) shall not declare or pay
any dividend on, make distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or
acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock
(other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares of its common stock in
connection with the satisfaction by the Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries of
their respective obligations under any benefit plans for directors, officers,
agents or employees of the Guarantor's dividend reinvestment or director,
officer, agent or employee stock purchase plans, (ii) as a result of a
reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class
or series of its capital stock for another class or series of its capital stock,
(iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or
security being converted or exchanged for its capital stock, (iv) dividends or
distributions in the form of shares of, or options, warrants or rights to
subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock of the Guarantor or (v) any
declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation or extension of
a stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan
(including any such existing plan) in the future or the redemption or repurchase
or any such rights pursuant thereto), (b) shall not make any payment of
interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any
debt securities issued by the Guarantor which rank pari passu with or junior to
the Debentures and (c) the Guarantor shall not make any guarantee payments with
respect to any guarantee by the Guarantor of any securities of any subsidiary of
the Guarantor if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in right of
payment to the Debentures.
SECTION B. Ranking. This Common Securities Guarantee will constitute
an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank pari passu in right of
payment to all other senior unsecured obligations of the Guarantor.
ARTICLE IV.
TERMINATION
SECTION A. Termination. This Common Securities Guarantee shall
terminate as to each Holder upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price and
accrued and unpaid distributions with respect to all Common Securities, (ii)
upon the distribution of the
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Debentures held by the Trust to the Holders of the Common Securities or (iii)
upon dissolution of the Trust and will terminate completely upon full payment of
the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Common Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or
will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder of Common
Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the Common Securities or
under this Common Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION A. Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements
contained in this Common Securities Guarantee shall bind the successors,
assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall
inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Common Securities then outstanding.
Except in connection with any permitted merger or consolidation of the Guarantor
with or into another entity or any permitted sale, transfer or lease of the
Guarantor's assets to another entity (as described in Article 7 of the
Indenture), the Guarantor may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations
under the Guarantee without the prior approval of the Holders of at least a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities then outstanding.
SECTION B. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes that do
not materially adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent
of Holders will be required), this Common Securities Guarantee may only be
amended with the prior approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities. The provisions of Section 12.2 of
the Declaration with respect to meetings of Holders of the Securities apply to
the giving of such approval.
SECTION C. Notices. All notices provided for in this Common
Securities Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such
notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as
follows:
1. if given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the
Holders of the Common Securities):
K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy: (303) 763-3517
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2. if given to any Holder of Common Securities, at the address set
forth on the books and records of the Issuer.
All such notices 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 D. Benefit. This Common Securities Guarantee is solely for
the benefit of the Holders of the Common Securities and is not separately
transferable from the Common Securities.
SECTION E. Governing Law. THIS COMMON SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
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THIS COMMON SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day
and year first above written.
K N ENERGY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 4.15
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[NAME OF COMPANY]
AND
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AS PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT
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FORM OF PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT
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DATED AS OF __________, ____
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RECITALS..................................................................... 1
ARTICLE I
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Applications
Section 1.1. Definitions................................................ 1
Section 1.2. Compliance Certificates and Opinions....................... 10
Section 1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Agent....................... 11
Section 1.4. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.............................. 11
Section 1.5. Notices.................................................... 12
Section 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver.................................. 13
Section 1.7. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents................... 14
Section 1.8. Successors and Assigns..................................... 14
Section 1.9. Separability Clause........................................ 14
Section 1.10. Benefits of Agreement...................................... 14
Section 1.11. Governing Law. ......................................... 14
Section 1.12. Legal Holidays............................................. 14
Section 1.13. Counterparts............................................... 15
Section 1.14. Inspection of Agreement.................................... 15
ARTICLE II
Certificate Forms
Section 2.1. Forms of Certificates Generally............................ 15
Section 2.2. Form of Agent's Certificate of Authentication.............. 16
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ARTICLE III
The Securities
Section 3.1. Amount; Form and Denominations............................. 17
Section 3.2. Rights and Obligations Evidenced by the Certificates....... 17
Section 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating............. 18
Section 3.4. Temporary Certificates..................................... 18
Section 3.5. Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange........ 19
Section 3.6. Book-Entry Interests....................................... 20
Section 3.7. Notices to Holders......................................... 21
Section 3.8. Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency................... 21
Section 3.9. Definitive Certificates.................................... 21
Section 3.10. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Certificates......... 21
Section 3.11. Persons Deemed Owners...................................... 22
Section 3.12. Cancellation............................................... 23
Section 3.13. Substitution of Securities................................. 23
Section 3.14. Reestablishment of Income Units............................ 25
Section 3.15. Transfer of Collateral upon Occurrence of Termination Event 26
Section 3.16. No Consent to Assumption................................... 26
ARTICLE IV
The Preferred Securities
Section 4.1. Payment of Distribution; Rights to Distributions Preserved;
Distribution Rate Reset; Notice............................ 27
Section 4.2. Notice and Voting.......................................... 28
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Section 4.3. Distribution of Debentures; Tax Event Redemption........... 28
ARTICLE V
The Purchase Contracts
Section 5.1. Purchase of Shares of Common Stock......................... 30
Section 5.2. Contract Adjustment Payments............................... 31
Section 5.3. Deferral of Payment Dates For Contract Adjustment Payments. 32
Section 5.4. Payment of Purchase Price.................................. 33
Section 5.5. Issuance of Shares of Common Stock......................... 36
Section 5.6. Adjustment of Settlement Rate.............................. 37
Section 5.7. Notice of Adjustments and Certain Other Events............. 42
Section 5.8. Termination Event; Notice.................................. 43
Section 5.9. Early Settlement........................................... 43
Section 5.10. No Fractional Shares....................................... 45
Section 5.11. Charges and Taxes.......................................... 45
ARTICLE VI
Remedies
Section 6.1. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Contract
Adjustment Payments and to Purchase Common Stock........... 45
Section 6.2. Restoration of Rights and Remedies......................... 46
Section 6.3. Rights and Remedies Cumulative............................. 46
Section 6.4. Delay or Omission Not Waiver............................... 46
Section 6.5. Undertaking for Costs...................................... 46
Section 6.6. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws........................... 47
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ARTICLE VII
The Agent
Section 7.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities........................ 47
Section 7.2. Notice of Default.......................................... 48
Section 7.3. Certain Rights of Agent.................................... 48
Section 7.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..... 49
Section 7.5. May Hold Securities........................................ 49
Section 7.6. Money Held in Custody...................................... 49
Section 7.7. Compensation and Reimbursement............................. 49
Section 7.8. Corporate Agent Required; Eligibility...................... 50
Section 7.9. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.......... 50
Section 7.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor..................... 51
Section 7.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business 51
Section 7.12. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders..... 52
Section 7.13. No Obligations of Agent.................................... 52
Section 7.14. Tax Compliance............................................. 52
ARTICLE VIII
Supplemental Agreements
Section 8.1. Supplemental Agreements Without Consent of Holders......... 53
Section 8.2. Supplemental Agreements with Consent of Holders............ 53
Section 8.3. Execution of Supplemental Agreements....................... 54
Section 8.4. Effect of Supplemental Agreements.......................... 55
Section 8.5. Reference to Supplemental Agreements....................... 55
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ARTICLE IX
Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance
Section 9.1. Covenant Not to Merge, Consolidate, Sell or Convey Property
Except Under Certain Conditions............................ 55
Section 9.2. Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation................. 56
Section 9.3. Opinion of Counsel Given to Agent.......................... 56
ARTICLE X
Covenants
Section 10.1. Performance Under Purchase Contracts....................... 56
Section 10.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency............................ 56
Section 10.3. Company to Reserve Common Stock............................ 57
Section 10.4. Covenants as to Common Stock............................... 57
Section 10.5. Statements of Officers of the Company as to Default........ 57
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EXHIBIT A Form of Income Units Certificate
EXHIBIT B Form of Growth Units Certificate
EXHIBIT C Instruction to Collateral Agent
EXHIBIT D Instruction to Purchase Contract Agent
EXHIBIT E Notice to Settle by Separate Cash
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FORM OF PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT, dated as of ________, ____, between
[Name of Company], a ________ corporation (the "Company"), and
____________________, a national banking association, acting as purchase
contract agent for the Holders of Securities from time to time (the "Agent").
RECITALS
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Certificates evidencing the Securities.
All things necessary to make the Purchase Contracts, when the Certificates
are executed by the Company and authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders
and delivered by the Agent, as provided in this Agreement, the valid obligations
of the Company, and to constitute these presents a valid agreement of the
Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Applications
Section 1.1. Definitions.
For all purposes of this 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, and nouns and
pronouns of the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;
(b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States;
(c) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision;
(d) the following terms have the meanings given to them in the
Declaration: (i) Applicable Ownership Interest; (ii) Applicable Principal
Amount; (iii) Authorized
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Newspaper; (iv) Indenture; (v) Investment Company Event; (vi) Liquidation
Distribution; (vii) Guarantee; (viii) Primary Treasury Dealer; (ix) Quotation
Agent; (x) Redemption Amount; (xi) Redemption Price; (xii) Reset Agent; (xiii)
Reset Announcement Date; (xiv) Reset Rate; (xv) Reset Spread; (xvi) Tax Event;
(xvii) Tax Event Redemption; (xviii) Tax Event Redemption Date; (xix) Two-Year
Benchmark Treasury; (xx) Treasury Portfolio; and (xxi) Treasury Portfolio
Purchase Price; and
(e) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section
1.1(e).
"Act" when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.4.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Agent" means the Person named as the "Agent" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until a successor Agent shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter "Agent" shall mean such
Person.
"Agreement" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from
time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more agreements supplemental
hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.
"Applicable Market Value" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Bankruptcy Code" means title 11 of the United States Code, or any other
law of the United States that from time to time provides a uniform system of
bankruptcy laws.
"Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Global Security, a Person who
is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Interest as reflected on the books of
the Clearing Agency or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such
Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing Agency Participant or as an indirect
participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company or a duly
authorized committee of that board.
"Board Resolution" means one or more resolutions of the Board of
Directors, a copy of which has been certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and
to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered
to the Agent.
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"Book-Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate,
ownership and transfers which shall be maintained and made through book entries
by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 3.6.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or 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 a day on which the Indenture Trustee,
or the principal office of the Property Trustee under the Declaration, is closed
for business.
"Cash Settlement" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a)(i).
"Certificate" means an Income Units Certificate or a Growth Units
Certificate.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing Agency"
pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as a depositary for
the Securities and in whose name, or in the name of a nominee of that
organization, shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Price" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Collateral" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Pledge
Agreement.
"Collateral Agent" means ______________________, as Collateral Agent under
the Pledge Agreement until a successor Collateral Agent shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Pledge Agreement, and thereafter
"Collateral Agent" shall mean the Person who is then the Collateral Agent
thereunder.
"Collateral Substitution" has the meaning specified in Section 3.13.
"Common Stock" means the Common Stock, __ par value per share, of the
Company.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph
of this instrument until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provision of this Agreement, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such
successor.
"Contract Adjustment Payments" means the fee payable by the Company in
respect of each Purchase Contract, equal to ____% per annum of the Stated
Amount, computed (i) for any full quarterly period on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months and (ii) for any period shorter than a full
quarterly period for which interest is calculated, on the basis of a 30-day
month and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed
per 30-day month, plus, in each case, any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments
accrued pursuant to Section 5.3.
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"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal corporate trust office of the
Agent at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be
administered, which office at the date hereof is located at
______________________, Attention: Corporate Trust Services Division, except
that for purposes of Section 10.2, such term shall mean the office or agency of
the Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, which office at the
date hereof is located at ______________________.
"Coupon Rate" means the percentage rate per annum at which each Debenture
will bear interest initially.
"Current Market Price" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a)(8).
"Debentures" means the series of debentures to be issued by the Company
under the Indenture and held by the Property Trustee.
"Declaration" means the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of
________, dated ________, ____, among the Company, as the sponsor, the trustees
named therein and the holders from time to time of individual beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust.
"Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments" has the meaning specified in
Section 5.3.
"Depositary" means, initially, DTC until another Clearing Agency becomes
its successor.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency.
"Early Settlement" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).
"Early Settlement Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).
"Early Settlement Date" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).
"Early Settlement Rate" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(b).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute
successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.
"Expiration Time" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a)(6).
"Global Certificate" means a Certificate that evidences all or part of the
Securities and is registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or a nominee
thereof.
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"Global Preferred Security Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the
rights and obligations of a holder in respect of the number of Preferred
Securities specified on such certificate and which is registered in the name of
a Clearing Agency or a nominee thereof.
"Growth Unit" or "Growth Units" means, following the substitution of one
or more Treasury Securities for Preferred Securities or for the Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, as collateral
to secure a holder's obligations under a Purchase Contract, the collective
rights and obligations of a holder of a Growth Units Certificate in respect of
such Treasury Securities, subject in each case to the Pledge thereof, and the
related Purchase Contract.
"Growth Units Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the rights and
obligations of a Holder in respect of the number of Growth Units specified on
such certificate.
"Growth Units Register" and "Growth Units Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 3.5.
"Holder," when used with respect to a Security, means the Person in whose
name the Security evidenced by an Income Units Certificate and/or a Growth Units
Certificate is registered in the related Income Units Register and/or the Growth
Units Register, as the case may be; provided, however, that in determining
whether the Holders of the requisite liquidation amount have voted on any
matter, then for the purpose of such determination only (and not for any other
purpose hereunder), if the Security remains in the form on one or more Global
Certificates and if the Clearing Agency which is the holder of such Global
Certificate has sent an omnibus proxy assigning voting rights to the Clearing
Agency Participants to whose accounts the Securities are credited on the record
date, the term "Holder" shall mean such Clearing Agency Participant acting at
the direction of the Beneficial Owners.
"Income Unit" or "Income Units" means the collective rights and
obligations of a Holder of an Income Units Certificate in respect of a Preferred
Security or an appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, subject in each case to the Pledge thereof, and
the related Purchase Contract.
"Income Units Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the rights and
obligations of a Holder in respect of the number of Income Units specified on
such certificate.
"Income Units Register" and "Income Units Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 3.5.
"Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of _________, ____, between the
Company and the Indenture Trustee, as amended and supplemented (including any
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed incorporated therein),
pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued.
"Indenture Trustee" means __________________, a national banking
association, as trustee under the Indenture, or any successor thereto.
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"Issuer Order" or "Issuer Request" means a written request or order signed
in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman, a
President or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Agent.
"NYSE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Officer's Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, and by
the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary,
of the Company, and delivered to the Agent. Any Officers' Certificate delivered
with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
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 Company (and who may be an employee of the Company), and who
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Agent. An opinion of counsel may rely on
certificates as to matters of fact.
"Outstanding Securities," with respect to any Income Units or Growth
Units, means, as of the date of determination, all Income Units or Growth Units
evidenced by Certificates theretofore authenticated, executed and delivered
under this Agreement, except:
(i) If a Termination Event has occurred, (A) Growth Units and (B)
Income Units for which the Stated Amount of the related Preferred Security
or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, or a Liquidation Distribution in respect of such Preferred
Security, as the case may be, has been theretofore deposited with the
Agent in trust for the Holders of such Income Units;
(ii) Income Units and Growth Units evidenced by Certificates
theretofore cancelled by the Agent or delivered to the Agent for
cancellation or deemed cancelled pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement; and
(iii) Income Units and Growth Units evidenced by Certificates in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Certificates have been
authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holder and delivered pursuant to
this Agreement, other than any such
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Certificate in respect of which there shall have been presented to the
Agent proof satisfactory to it that such Certificate is held by a bona
fide purchaser in whose hands the Income Units or Growth Units evidenced
by such Certificate are valid obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
number of the Income Units or Growth Units have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Income Units or
Growth Units owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be
disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining
whether the Agent shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Income Units or Growth
Units which a Responsible Officer of the Agent knows to be so owned shall be so
disregarded. Income Units or Growth Units so owned which have been pledged in
good faith may be regarded as Outstanding Securities if the pledgee establishes
to the satisfaction of the Agent the pledgee's right so to act with respect to
such Income Units or Growth Units and that the pledgee is not the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company.
"Payment Date" means each ________, ________, ________ and ________,
commencing ________, ____.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Permitted Investments" has the meaning set forth in Section 1 of the
Pledge Agreement.
"Pledge" means the pledge under the Pledge Agreement of the Preferred
Securities, the Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, in each case constituting a part of the
Securities.
"Pledge Agreement" means the Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, by and among the Company, the Collateral Agent and the Agent, on its own
behalf and as attorney-in-fact for the Holders from time to time of the
Securities.
"Pledged Preferred Security" has the meaning set forth in the Pledge
Agreement.
"Predecessor Certificate" means a Predecessor Income Units Certificate or
a Predecessor Growth Units Certificate.
"Predecessor Growth Units Certificate" of any particular Growth Units
Certificate means every previous Growth Units Certificate evidencing all or a
portion of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under the
Growth Units evidenced thereby; and, for the purposes of this definition, any
Growth Units Certificate authenticated and delivered under Section 3.10 in
exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Growth
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Units Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same rights and obligations of
the Company and the Holder as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Growth
Units Certificate.
"Predecessor Income Units Certificate" of any particular Income Units
Certificate means every previous Income Units Certificate evidencing all or a
portion of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under the
Income Units evidenced thereby; and, for the purposes of this definition, any
Income Units Certificate authenticated and delivered under Section 3.10 in
exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Income Units
Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same rights and obligations of the
Company and the Holder as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Income Units
Certificate.
"Preferred Securities" means the Preferred Securities of the Trust, each
having a stated liquidation amount of $50, representing preferred undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
"Proceeds" has the meaning set forth in Section 1 of the Pledge Agreement.
"Property Trustee" means _____________________, as property trustee under
the Declaration, or any successor thereto that is a financial institution
unaffiliated with the Company.
"Purchase Contract," when used with respect to any Security, means the
contract forming a part of such Security and obligating the Company to (i) sell
and the Holder of such Security to purchase Common Stock and (ii) pay the Holder
Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in Article Five hereof.
"Purchase Contract Settlement Date" means ________, ____.
"Purchase Contract Settlement Fund" has the meaning specified in Section
5.5.
"Purchase Price" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Purchased Shares" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a)(6).
"Record Date" for the distribution and Contract Adjustment Payments
payable on any Payment Date means, as to any Global Certificate, the Business
Day next preceding such Payment Date, and as to any other Certificate, a day
selected by the Company which shall be more than one Business Day but less than
60 Business Days prior to such Payment Date.
"Register" means the Income Units Register and the Growth Units Register.
"Registrar" means the Income Units Registrar and the Growth Units
Registrar.
"Remarketing Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 5.4.
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"Remarketing Agreement" means the Remarketing Agreement dated ________,
____ by and between the Company, the Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the
Purchase Contract Agent.
"Remarketing Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 5.4.
"Remarketing Underwriting Agreement" has the meaning specified in the
Remarketing Agreement.
"Reorganization Event" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(b).
"Responsible Officer," when used with respect to the Agent, means any
officer of the Agent assigned by the Agent to administer its corporate trust
matters.
"Security" means an Income Unit or a Growth Unit.
"Settlement Rate" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Stated Amount" means $50.
"Termination Date" means the date, if any, on which a Termination Event
occurs.
"Termination Event" means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a
judgment, decree or court order shall have been entered granting relief under
the Bankruptcy Code, adjudicating the Company to be insolvent, or approving as
properly filed a petition seeking reorganization or liquidation of the Company
or any other similar applicable Federal or State law, and, unless such judgment,
decree or order shall have been entered within 60 days prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, such decree or order shall have continued undischarged
and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or (ii) a judgment, decree or court order
for the appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee in
bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company or of its property, or for the winding
up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered, and, unless such
judgment, decree or order shall have been entered within 60 days prior to the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date, such judgment, decree or order shall have
continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 60 days, or (iii) at any
time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date the Company shall file
a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or shall consent to the filing
of a bankruptcy proceeding against it, or shall file a petition or answer or
consent seeking reorganization or liquidation under the Bankruptcy Code or any
other similar applicable Federal or State law, or shall consent to the filing of
any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or
liquidator or trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of its
property, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall
admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.
"Threshold Appreciation Price" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
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"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time,
or any successor legislation.
"Trading Day" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Treasury Security" means zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Securities (Cusip
Number ________) which are the principal strip of the __% U. S. Treasury
Securities which mature on ________, ____.
"Trust" means ________, a statutory business trust formed under the laws
of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto by merger or consolidation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement dated ________,
____ between the Company, the Trust, and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.
"Vice President" means any vice president, whether or not designated by a
number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president."
Section 1.2. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, upon any
application or request by the Company to the Agent to take any action under any
provision of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the Agent an Officer's
Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Agreement relating to the proposed action have been complied with and, if
requested by the Agent, an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of
such counsel, all such conditions 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
Agreement 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 Agreement 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 or
she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable
such individual 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.
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Section 1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Agent.
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 the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as
it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating 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 Agreement, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
Section 1.4. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Holders may
be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar
tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing;
and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become
effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Agent 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 Agreement
and (subject to Section 7.1) conclusive in favor of the Agent 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 in any manner which the Agent deems
sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Income Units
Register or the Growth Units Register, as the case may be.
(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Certificate shall bind every future Holder of
the same Certificate and the Holder of every Certificate issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in
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exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or
suffered to be done by the Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or
not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.
(e) The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to give, make or take
any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided or permitted by this Agreement to be given, made or taken by
Holders of Securities. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the
Holders of the Outstanding Income Units and the Outstanding Growth Units, as the
case may be, on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to
take the relevant action with respect to the Income Units or the Growth Units,
as the case may be, 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 number of
Outstanding Securities 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 be of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the
requisite number of Outstanding Securities 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 Agent in
writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 1.6.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the Company
may designate any date 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 Agent in writing, and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth
in Section 1.6, 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 Company 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.
Section 1.5. Notices.
Any notice or communication is duly given if in writing and delivered in
Person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt
requested), telecopier (with receipt confirmed) or overnight air courier
guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others' address:
If to the Agent:
[Name]
[Address]
Telecopier No.:
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Attention:
If to the Company:
[Name]
[Address]
Telecopier No.:
Attention:
If to the Collateral Agent:
[Name]
[Address]
Telecopier No.:
Attention:
If to the Property Trustee:
[Name]
[Address]
Telecopier No.:
Attention:
If to the Indenture Trustee:
[Name]
[Address]
Telecopier No.:
Attention:
Section 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Agreement 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 its address as it appears in the applicable 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. Where this Agreement 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
Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any
action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason
of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then
such notification as shall be
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made with the approval of the Agent shall constitute a sufficient notification
for every purpose hereunder.
Section 1.7. 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 1.8. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by the Company shall bind
its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 1.9. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
Section 1.10. Benefits of Agreement.
Nothing in this Agreement or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder
and, to the extent provided hereby, the Holders, any benefits or any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. The Holders from time to
time shall be beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the
terms and conditions hereof and of the Securities evidenced by their
Certificates by their acceptance of delivery of such Certificates.
Section 1.11. Governing Law.
This Agreement and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 1.12. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then
(notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Income Units
Certificates or the Growth Units Certificates) payment of the Contract
Adjustment Payments, if any, shall not be made on such date, but such payments
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect
as if made on such Payment Date[, provided that no interest shall accrue or be
payable by the Company or any Holder for the period from and after any such
Payment Date, except that, if such next succeeding Business Day is in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Payment
Date].
In any case where any Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall not be a
Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Income Units Certificates or
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the Growth Units Certificates), Purchase Contracts shall not be performed on
such date, but the Purchase Contracts shall be performed on the immediately
following Business Day with the same force and effect as if performed on the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date.
Section 1.13. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by the
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and
delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 1.14. Inspection of Agreement.
A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times during
normal business hours at the [Corporate Trust Office] for inspection by any
Holder.
ARTICLE II
Certificate Forms
Section 2.1. Forms of Certificates Generally.
The Income Units Certificates (including the form of Purchase Contract
forming part of the Income Units evidenced thereby) shall be in substantially
the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, with such letters, numbers or other
marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed,
lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any
securities exchange on which the Income Units are listed or any depositary
therefor, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the
Company executing such Income Units Certificates, as evidenced by their
execution of the Income Units Certificates.
The definitive Income Units Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers of the Company executing the Income Units
evidenced by such Income Units Certificates, consistent with the provisions of
this Agreement, as evidenced by their execution thereof.
The Growth Units Certificates (including the form of Purchase Contracts
forming part of the Growth Units evidenced thereby) shall be in substantially
the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto, with such letters, numbers or other
marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed,
lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any
securities exchange on which the Growth Units may be listed or any depositary
therefor, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the
Company executing such Growth Units Certificates, as evidenced by their
execution of the Growth Units Certificates.
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The definitive Growth Units Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers of the Company executing the Growth Units
evidenced by such Growth Units Certificates, consistent with the provisions of
this Agreement, as evidenced by their execution thereof.
Every Global Certificate authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders
and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
"THIS CERTIFICATES IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE
"DEPOSITARY"), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS CERTIFICATE IS
EXCHANGEABLE FOR CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER
THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT 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)
MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITARY FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER
NAME AS REGISTERED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND
ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN
INTEREST HEREIN."
Section 2.2. Form of Agent's Certificate of Authentication.
The form of the Agent's certificate of authentication of the Income Units
shall be in substantially the form set forth on the form of the Income Units
Certificates.
The form of the Agent's certificate of authentication of the Growth Units
shall be in substantially the form set forth on the form of the Growth Units
Certificates.
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ARTICLE III
The Securities
Section 3.1. Amount; Form and Denominations.
The aggregate number of Income Units evidenced by Certificates
authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder is
limited to ________ except for Certificates authenticated, executed and
delivered upon registration of transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of,
other Certificates pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.10, 3.13, 3.14, 5.9 or 8.5.
The Certificates shall be issuable only in registered form and only in
denominations of a single Income Unit or Growth Unit and any integral multiple
thereof.
Section 3.2. Rights and Obligations Evidenced by the Certificates.
Each Income Units Certificate shall evidence the number of Income Units
specified therein, with each such Income Units representing the ownership by the
Holder thereof of a beneficial interest in a Preferred Security or the
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
subject to the Pledge of such Preferred Security or the Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, by such Holder pursuant
to the Pledge Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Holder thereof
and the Company under one Purchase Contract. The Agent as attorney-in-fact for,
and on behalf of, the Holder of each Income Unit shall pledge, pursuant to the
Pledge Agreement, the Preferred Security or the Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming a part of such Income Unit,
to the Collateral Agent and grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in
the right, title, and interest of such Holder in such Preferred Security or the
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, for
the benefit of the Company, to secure the obligation of the Holder under each
Purchase Contract to purchase the Common Stock of the Company. Prior to the
purchase of shares of Common Stock under each Purchase Contract, such Purchase
Contracts shall not entitle the Holder of an Income Units Certificate to any of
the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation,
the right to vote or receive any dividends or other payments or to consent or to
receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or for
the election of directors of the Company or for any other matter, or any other
rights whatsoever as stockholders of the Company.
Each Growth Units Certificate shall evidence the number of Growth Units
specified therein, with each such Growth Unit representing the ownership by the
Holder thereof of a 1/20 undivided beneficial interest in a Treasury Security
with a principal amount equal to $1,000 subject to the Pledge of such Treasury
Security by such Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and the rights and
obligations of the Holder thereof and the Company under one Purchase Contract.
Prior to the purchase, if any, of shares of Common Stock under the Purchase
Contracts, such Growth Units Certificates shall not entitle the Holders of
Growth Units Certificates to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common
Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote or receive any dividends
or other payments or to consent
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or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders
or for the election of directors of the Company or for any other matter, or any
other rights whatsoever as stockholders of the Company.
Section 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.13 and 3.14 hereof, upon the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and at any time and from time to time
thereafter, the Company may deliver Certificates executed by the Company to the
Agent for authentication, execution on behalf of the Holders and delivery,
together with its Issuer Order for authentication of such Certificates, and the
Agent in accordance with such Issuer Order shall authenticate, execute on behalf
of the Holders and deliver such Certificates.
The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its
Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or one of
its Vice Presidents. The signature of any of these officers on the Certificates
may be manual or facsimile.
Certificates 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 Certificates or did not
hold such offices at the date of such Certificates
No Purchase Contract evidenced by a Certificate shall be valid until such
Certificate has been executed on behalf of the Holder by the manual signature of
an authorized signatory of the Agent, as such Holder's attorney-in-fact. Such
signature by an authorized signatory of the Agent shall be conclusive evidence
that the Holder of such Certificate has entered into the Purchase Contracts
evidenced by such Certificate.
Each Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Certificate a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein
executed by an authorized signatory of the Agent by manual signature, and such
certificate upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder.
Section 3.4. Temporary Certificates.
Pending the preparation of definitive Certificates, the Company shall
execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on
behalf of the Holders, and deliver, in lieu of such definitive Certificates,
temporary Certificates which are in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A or Exhibit B hereto, as the case may be, with such letters, numbers or other
marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed,
lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any
securities exchange on which the Income Units or Growth Units are listed, or as
may, consistently
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herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing such
Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Certificates.
If temporary Certificates are issued, the Company will cause definitive
Certificates to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of
definitive Certificates, the temporary Certificates shall be exchangeable for
definitive Certificates upon surrender of the temporary Certificates at the
Corporate Trust Office, at the expense of the Company and without charge to the
Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary
Certificates, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent
shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver in exchange
therefor, one or more definitive Certificates of like tenor and denominations
and evidencing a like number of Income Units or Growth Units, as the case may
be, as the temporary Certificate or Certificates so surrendered. Until so
exchanged, the temporary Certificates shall in all respects evidence the same
benefits and the same obligations with respect to the Income Units or Growth
Units, as the case may be, evidenced thereby as definitive Certificates.
Section 3.5. Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Agent shall keep at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the "Income
Units Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Agent shall provide for the registration of Income Units
Certificates and of transfers of Income Units Certificates (the Agent, in such
capacity, the "Income Units Registrar") and a Register (the "Growth Units
Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Agent shall provide for the registration of the Growth Units Certificates
following Collateral Substitutions and transfers of Growth Units Certificates
(the Agent, in such capacity, the "Growth Units Registrar").
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at the
Corporate Trust Office, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and
the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the designated transferee or
transferees, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more new Certificates of any authorized denominations, like
tenor, and evidencing a like number of Income Units or Growth Units, as the case
may be.
At the option of the Holder, Certificates may be exchanged for other
Certificates, of any authorized denominations and evidencing a like number of
Income Units or Growth Units, as the case may be, upon surrender of the
Certificates to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office. Whenever any
Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute and
deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the
Holder, and deliver the Certificates which the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
All Certificates issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of a
Certificate shall evidence the ownership of the same number of Income Units or
Growth Units, as the case may be, and be entitled to the same benefits and
subject to the same obligations, under this Agreement as the Income Units or
Growth Units, as the case may be, evidenced by the Certificate surrendered upon
such registration of transfer or exchange.
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Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
for exchange shall (if so required by the Agent) be duly endorsed, or be
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Agent duly executed, by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly
authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of a Certificate, but the Company and the Agent may require payment
from the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or
exchange of Certificates, other than any exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.6 and
8.5 not involving any transfer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to
execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall not be obligated to
authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder and deliver any Certificate
presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange on or
after the Business Day immediately preceding the earlier of the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date or the Termination Date. In lieu of delivery of a new
Certificate, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified above in
this Section and receipt of appropriate registration or transfer instructions
from such Holder, the Agent shall (i) if the Purchase Contract Settlement Date
has occurred, deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the
Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Securities evidenced by such
Certificate or (ii) if a Termination Event shall have occurred prior to the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date, transfer the Preferred Securities, the
Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, evidenced
thereby, in each case subject to the applicable conditions and in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Article Five hereof.
Section 3.6. Book-Entry Interests.
The Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the form of one
or more, fully registered Global Certificates, to be delivered to the Depositary
by, or on behalf of, the Company. Such Global Certificate shall initially be
registered on the books and records of the Company in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of the Depositary, and no Beneficial Owner will receive a definitive
Certificate representing such Beneficial Owner's interest in such Global
Certificate, except as provided in Section 3.9. The Agent shall enter into an
agreement with the Depositary if so requested by the Company. Unless and until
definitive, fully registered Certificates have been issued to Beneficial Owners
pursuant to Section 3.9:
(a) the provisions of this Section 3.6 shall be in full force and effect;
(b) the Company shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all
purposes of this Agreement (including the payment of Contract Adjustment
Payments, if any, and receiving approvals, votes or constants hereunder) as the
Holder of the Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificate(s) and
shall have no obligation to the Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 3.6 conflict with
any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 3.6 shall
control; and
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(d) the rights of the Beneficial Owners shall be exercised only through
the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and
agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the
Clearing Agency Participants. The Clearing Agency will make book entry transfers
among Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of Contract
Adjustment Payments to such Clearing Agency Participants.
Section 3.7. Notices to Holders.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Holders is required to be
given under this Agreement, the Company or the Company's agent shall give such
notices and communications to the Holders and, with respect to any Securities
registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or the nominee of a Clearing Agency,
the Company or the Company's agent shall, except as set forth herein, have no
obligations to the Beneficial Owners.
Section 3.8. Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities
depositary with respect to the Securities, the Company may, in its sole
discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with respect to the Securities.
Section 3.9. Definitive Certificates.
If (i) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities
depositary with respect to the Securities and a successor Clearing Agency is not
appointed within 90 days after such discontinuance pursuant to Section 3.8 or
(ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a default by the Company in
respect of its obligations under one or more Purchase Contracts, then upon
surrender of the Global Certificates representing the Book-Entry Interests with
respect to the Securities by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration
instructions, the Company shall cause definitive Certificates to be delivered to
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency.
The Company shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions
and may conclusively rely on and shall be protected in relying on, such
instructions.
Section 3.10. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Certificates.
If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Agent, the Company
shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate,
execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver in exchange therefor, a new
Certificate, evidencing the same number of Income Units or Growth Units, as the
case may be, and bearing a Certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Agent (i) evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and
(ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of them
and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Agent that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent,
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and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver
to the Holder, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new
Certificate, evidencing the same number of Income Units or Growth Units, as the
case may be, and bearing a Certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to
execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall not be obligated to
authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver to the Holder, a
Certificate on or after the Business Day immediately preceding the earlier of
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or the Termination Date. In lieu of
delivery of a new Certificate, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions
specified above in this Section and receipt of appropriate registration or
transfer instructions from such Holder, the Agent shall (i) if the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date has occurred, deliver the shares of Common Stock
issuable in respect of the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Securities
evidenced by such Certificate, or (ii) if a Termination Event shall have
occurred prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, transfer the Preferred
Securities, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, evidenced thereby, in
each case subject to the applicable conditions and in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Article Five hereof.
Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Company
and the Agent may require the payment by the Holder 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 Agent) connected
therewith.
Every new Certificate issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any
destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation of the Company and of the Holder in respect of the
Security evidenced thereby, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate (and the Securities evidenced thereby) shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits and be subject
to all the obligations of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any
and all other Certificates delivered 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 Certificates.
Section 3.11. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Certificate for registration of transfer,
the Company and the Agent, and any agent of the Company or the Agent, may treat
the Person in whose name such Certificate is registered as the owner of the
Income Units or Growth Units evidenced thereby, for the purpose of receiving
distributions on the Preferred Securities or on the maturing quarterly interest
strips of the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, receiving payments of Contract
Adjustment Payments, performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not any distributions on the Preferred
Securities, Treasury Securities or the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in
respect of the Purchase
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Contracts constituting a part of the Income Units or Growth Units evidenced
thereby shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and
neither the Company nor the Agent, nor any agent of the Company or the Agent,
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Global Certificate,
nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Agent or any agent of the Company
or the Agent, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by any Clearing Agency (or its nominee), as a Holder,
with respect to such Global Certificate or impair, as between such Clearing
Agency and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Certificate, the
operation of customary practices governing the exercise of rights of such
Clearing Agency (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Certificate.
Section 3.12. Cancellation.
All Certificates surrendered for delivery of shares of Common Stock on or
after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, upon the transfer of Preferred
Securities, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, after the occurrence of a
Termination Event or pursuant to an Early Settlement, or upon the registration
of a transfer or exchange of a Security, or a Collateral Substitution or the
re-establishment of an Income Unit shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Agent, be delivered to the Agent and, if not already cancelled, shall
be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Agent
for cancellation any Certificates previously authenticated, executed and
delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner
whatsoever, and all Certificates so delivered shall, upon Issuer Order, be
promptly cancelled by the Agent. No Certificates shall be authenticated,
executed on behalf of the Holder and delivered in lieu of or in exchange for any
Certificates cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly
permitted by this Agreement. All cancelled Certificates held by the Agent shall
be destroyed by the Agent unless otherwise directed by Issuer Order.
If the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall acquire any
Certificate, such acquisition shall not operate as a cancellation of such
Certificate unless and until such Certificate is delivered to the Agent
cancelled or for cancellation.
Section 3.13. Substitution of Securities.
A Holder may separate the Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, from the
related Purchase Contracts in respect of an Income Unit by substituting for such
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, Treasury Securities in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of such Preferred
Securities or for the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in
clause (A) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as
applicable (a "Collateral Substitution"), at any time from and after the date of
this Agreement and on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in the case of the Preferred Securities
and on or prior to the second Business Day
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immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in the case of the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, in each
case by (a) depositing with the Collateral Agent Treasury Securities having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of the Preferred
Securities comprising part of such Income Units or for the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of
such term) of the Treasury Portfolio comprising part of such Income Units, as
the case may be, and (b) transferring the related Income Units to the Agent
accompanied by a notice to the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto, stating that the Holder has transferred the relevant amount of Treasury
Securities to the Collateral Agent and requesting that the Agent instruct the
Collateral Agent to release the Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
underlying such Income Units, whereupon the Agent shall promptly give such
instruction to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto. Upon receipt of the Treasury Securities described in clause (a) above
and the instruction described in clause (b) above, in accordance with the terms
of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will release to the Agent, on
behalf of the Holder, Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, having a
corresponding aggregate Stated Amount of such Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the
definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, from the
Pledge, free and clear of the Company's security interest therein, and upon
receipt thereof the Agent shall promptly:
(i) cancel the related Income Units;
(ii) transfer the Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, to the
Holder; and
(iii) authenticate, execute on behalf of such Holder and deliver a
Growth Units Certificate executed by the Company in accordance with
Section 3.3 evidencing the same number of Purchase Contracts as were
evidenced by the cancelled Income Units.
Holders who elect to separate the Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
from the related Purchase Contract and to substitute Treasury Securities for
such Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, shall be responsible for any fees or
expenses payable to the Collateral Agent for its services as Collateral Agent in
respect of the substitution, and the Company shall not be responsible for any
such fees or expenses.
Holders may make Collateral Substitutions (i) only in integral multiples
of 20 Income Units if Preferred Securities are being substituted for Treasury
Securities, or (ii) only in integral multiples of ________ Income Units if the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interests of the Treasury Portfolio are being
substituted for Treasury Securities.
In the event a Holder making a Collateral Substitution pursuant to this
Section 3.13 fails to effect a book-entry transfer of the Income Units or fails
to deliver an Income Units
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Certificate(s) to the Agent after depositing Treasury Securities with the
Collateral Agent, the Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, constituting a
part of such Income Units, and any distributions on such Preferred Security or
the Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
shall be held in the name of the Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit
of such Holder, until such Income Units are so transferred or the Income Units
Certificate is so delivered, as the case may be, or, with respect to an Income
Units Certificate, such Holder provides evidence satisfactory to the Company and
the Agent that such Income Units Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen,
together with any indemnity that may be required by the Agent and the Company.
Except as described in this Section 3.13, for so long as the Purchase
Contract underlying an Income Unit remains in effect, such Income Unit shall not
be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the
Holder in respect of the Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and Purchase
Contract comprising such Income Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and
exchanged, only as an Income Unit.
Section 3.14. Reestablishment of Income Units.
A Holder of a Growth Unit may recreate Income Units at any time (i) on or
prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date, if a Tax Event Redemption has not occurred, and (ii) on or
prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date, if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred, in each case by (a)
depositing with the Collateral Agent Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
having an aggregate Stated Amount in the case of the Preferred Securities, or an
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as defined in clause (A) of the
definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, equal to
the aggregate principal amount of the Treasury Securities comprising part of the
Growth Unit and (b) transferring the related Growth Unit to the Agent
accompanied by a notice to the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto, stating that the Holder has transferred the relevant amount of Preferred
Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, to the Collateral Agent and requesting that the
Agent instruct the Collateral Agent to release the Treasury Securities
underlying such Growth Unit, whereupon the Agent shall promptly give such
instruction to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto. Upon receipt of the Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, described in
clause (a) above and the instruction described in clause (b) above, in
accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will
effect the release of the Treasury Securities having a corresponding aggregate
principal amount from the Pledge to the Agent free and clear of the Company's
security interest therein, and upon receipt thereof the Agent shall promptly:
(i) cancel the related Growth Units;
(ii) transfer the Treasury Securities to the Holder; and
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(iii) authenticate, execute on behalf of such Holder and deliver an
Income Units Certificate executed by the Company in accordance with
Section 3.3 evidencing the same number of Purchase Contracts as were
evidenced by the cancelled Growth Units.
Holders of Growth Units may reestablish Income Units in integral multiples
of 20 Growth Units for 20 Income Units if a Tax Event Redemption has not
occurred, and in integral multiples of ________ Growth Units for ________ Income
Units if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred.
Except as provided in this Section 3.14, for so long as the Purchase
Contract underlying a Growth Unit remains in effect, such Growth Unit shall not
be separable into its constituent parts and the rights and obligations of the
Holder of such Growth Unit in respect of the Treasury Security and Purchase
Contract comprising such Growth Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and
exchanged only as a Growth Unit.
Section 3.15. Transfer of Collateral upon Occurrence of Termination Event.
Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event and the transfer to the Agent
of the Preferred Securities, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be,
underlying the Income Units and the Growth Units pursuant to the terms of the
Pledge Agreement, the Agent shall request transfer instructions with respect to
such Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, from each
Holder by written request mailed to such Holder at its address as it appears in
the Income Units Register or the Growth Units Register, as the case may be. Upon
book-entry transfer of the Income Units or Growth Units or delivery of an Income
Units Certificate or Growth Units Certificate to the Agent with such transfer
instructions, the Agent shall transfer the Preferred Securities, the Treasury
Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, underlying such Income
Units or Growth Units, as the case may be, to such Holder by book-entry
transfer, or other appropriate procedures, in accordance with such instructions.
In the event a Holder of Income Units or Growth Units fails to effect such
transfer or delivery, the Preferred Securities, the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case
may be, underlying such Income Units or Growth Units, as the case may be, and
any distributions thereon, shall be held in the name of the Agent or its nominee
in trust for the benefit of such Holder, until such Income Units or Growth Units
are transferred or the Income Units Certificate or Growth Units Certificate is
surrendered or such Holder provides satisfactory evidence that such Income Units
Certificate or Growth Units Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen,
together with any indemnity that may be required by the Agent and the Company.
Section 3.16. No Consent to Assumption.
Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance thereof, shall be deemed
expressly to have withheld any consent to the assumption under Section 365 of
the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, of the Purchase Contract by the Company,
receiver, liquidator or a person or entity performing similar functions, its
trustee in the event that the Company becomes the debtor
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under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar state or federal law
providing for reorganization or liquidation.
ARTICLE IV
The Preferred Securities
Section 4.1. Payment of Distribution; Rights to Distributions Preserved;
Distribution Rate Reset; Notice.
A distribution on any Preferred Security or on the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, which is paid
on any Payment Date shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Agent from the
Collateral Agent as provided by the terms of the Pledge Agreement, be paid to
the Person in whose name the Income Units Certificate (or one or more
Predecessor Income Units Certificates) of which such Preferred Security or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case
may be, is a part is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for
such Payment Date.
Each Income Units Certificate evidencing Preferred Securities delivered
under this Agreement upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in
lieu of any other Income Units Certificate shall carry the rights to
distributions accrued and unpaid, and to accrue distributions, which were
carried by the Preferred Securities underlying such other Income Units
Certificate.
In the case of any Income Units with respect to which Cash Settlement of
the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date pursuant to prior notice, or
with respect to which Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is
effected on an Early Settlement Date, or with respect to which a Collateral
Substitution is effected, in each case on a date that is after any Record Date
and on or prior to the next succeeding Payment Date, distributions on the
Preferred Securities or on the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Income Units otherwise
payable on such Payment Date shall be payable on such Payment Date
notwithstanding such Cash Settlement or Early Settlement or Collateral
Substitution, and such distributions shall, subject to receipt thereof by the
Agent, be payable to the Person in whose name the Income Units Certificate (or
one or more Predecessor Income Units Certificates) was registered at the close
of business on the Record Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the
immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any Income Units with respect to
which Cash Settlement or Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is
effected on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date or an Early Settlement Date, as the case may be, or with respect
to which a Collateral Substitution has been effected, distributions on the
related Preferred Securities or on the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest
of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that would otherwise be payable
after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or Early Settlement Date shall not
be payable hereunder to the Holder of such Income Units; provided, however, that
to the extent that such Holder
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continues to hold the separated Preferred Securities that formerly comprised a
part of such Holder's Income Units, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the
distributions on such separated Preferred Securities.
The applicable Coupon Rate on the Preferred Securities on and after the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall be reset on the third Business Day
immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date equal to the Reset
Rate (such Reset Rate to be in effect on and after the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date). On the Reset Announcement Date the Company shall announce the
Reset Spread and the Two-Year Benchmark Treasury to be used to determine the
Reset Rate. On the Business Day immediately following the Reset Announcement
Date, the Preferred Securities Holders of the Reset Spread and Two-Year
Benchmark Treasury by the Company. Such notice shall be sufficiently given to
Holders of Preferred Securities if published in an Authorized Newspaper in The
City of New York.
Not later than 7 calendar days nor more than 15 calendar days prior to the
Reset Announcement Date, the Company shall notify the DTC or its nominee (or any
successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to notify the Beneficial Owners or Clearing Agency Participants holding Income
Units or Growth Units, of the Reset Announcement Date and the procedures to be
followed by such Holders of Income Units who intend to settle their obligations
under the Purchase Contracts underlying such Income Units with separate cash on
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.
Section 4.2. Notice and Voting.
Under the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Agent will be entitled to
exercise the voting and any other consensual rights pertaining to the Preferred
Securities pledged with the Collateral Agent but only to the extent instructed
by the Holders as described below. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at
which holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote or upon any
solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of Preferred Securities,
the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Holders of
Income Units a notice (a) containing such information as is contained in the
notice or solicitation, (b) stating that each Holder on the record date set by
the Agent therefor (which, to the extent possible, shall be the same date as the
record date for determining the holders of Preferred Securities entitled to
vote) shall be entitled to instruct the Agent as to the exercise of the voting
rights pertaining to the Preferred Securities underlying their Income Units and
(c) stating the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written
request of the Holders of Income Units on such record date, the Agent shall
endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with
the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of Preferred
Securities as to which any particular voting instructions are received. In the
absence of specific instructions from the Holder of an Income Unit, the Agent
shall abstain from voting the Preferred Security underlying such Income Unit.
The Company hereby agrees, if applicable, to solicit Holders of Income Units to
timely instruct the Agent in order to enable the Agent to vote such Preferred
Securities and the Trust shall covenant to such effect in the Declaration.
Section 4.3. Distribution of Debentures; Tax Event Redemption.
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Upon the occurrence of an Investment Company Event or a liquidation of the
Trust in accordance with the Declaration, a principal amount of Debentures
constituting the assets of the Trust and underlying the Preferred Securities
equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of the Pledged Preferred Securities shall
be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Preferred
Securities. Thereafter, the Debentures will be substituted for the Pledged
Preferred Securities, and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance
with the terms of the Pledge Agreement to secure the obligations of each Holder
of an Income Unit to purchase the Common Stock of the Company under the Purchase
Contracts constituting a part of such Income Unit. Following the occurrence of
an Investment Company Event or a liquidation of the Trust, the Holders and the
Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with
respect to the Debentures as the Holders and the Collateral Agent had in respect
of the Preferred Securities subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in
Articles II, III, IV, V and VI of the Pledge Agreement, and any reference herein
to the Preferred Securities shall be deemed to be a reference to such
Debentures. The Company may cause to be made in any Income Units Certificates
thereafter to be issued such change in phraseology and form (but not in
substance) as may be appropriate to reflect the liquidation of the Trust and the
substitution of Debentures for Preferred Securities as Collateral.
Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, the Redemption Price payable on the Tax Event
Redemption Date with respect to the Applicable Principal Amount shall be
delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Preferred
Securities. Thereafter, pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the
Collateral Agent will apply an amount equal to the Redemption Amount of such
Redemption Price to purchase on behalf of the Holders of Income Units the
Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such Redemption
Price to the Agent for payment to the Holders of such Income Units. The Treasury
Portfolio will be substituted for the Pledged Preferred Securities, and will be
held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Pledge
Agreement to secure the obligation of each Holder of an Income Unit to purchase
the Common Stock of the Company under the Purchase Contract constituting a part
of such Income Unit. Following the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Holders of Income Units and the
Collateral Agent shall have such security interests rights and obligations with
respect to the Treasury Portfolio as the Holder of Income Units and the
Collateral Agent had in respect of the Preferred Securities or Debentures, as
the case may be, subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in Articles II, III,
IV, V, and VI of the Pledge Agreement, and any reference herein to the Preferred
Security or the Debenture shall be deemed to be reference to such Treasury
Portfolio. The Company may cause to be made in any Income Units Certificates
thereafter to be issued such change in phraseology and form (but not in
substance) as may be appropriate to reflect the liquidation of the Trust and the
substitution of the Treasury Portfolio for Preferred Securities or Debentures as
Collateral.
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ARTICLE V
The Purchase Contracts
Section 5.1. Purchase of Shares of Common Stock.
Each Purchase Contract shall, unless an Early Settlement has occurred in
accordance with Section 5.9 hereof, obligate the Holder of the related Security
to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date
at a price equal to the Stated Amount (the "Purchase Price"), a number of newly
issued shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate unless, on or prior
to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, there shall have occurred a
Termination Event with respect to the Security of which such Purchase Contract
is a part. The "Settlement Rate" is equal to (a) if the Applicable Market Value
(as defined below) is equal to or greater than $______ (the "Threshold
Appreciation Price"), ______ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, (b)
if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price,
but is greater than $______, the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
Stated Amount divided by the Applicable Market Value and (c) if the Applicable
Market Value is less than or equal to $______, ______ shares of Common Stock per
Purchase Contract, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.6
(and in each case rounded upward or downward to the nearest 1/10,000th of a
share). As provided in Section 5.10, no fractional shares of Common Stock will
be issued upon settlement of Purchase Contracts.
The "Applicable Market Value" means the average of the Closing Price per
share of Common Stock on each of the 20 Trading Days ending on the third Trading
Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or any
applicable Early Settlement Date. The "Closing Price" of the Common Stock on any
date of determination means (i) the closing sale price (or, if no closing price
is reported, the last reported sale price) of the Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed
for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite
transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is so listed, (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed on a
United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by The
Nasdaq Stock Market, (iv) if the Common Stock is not so reported, the last
quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported
by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or (v) if such bid
price is not available, the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask
prices of the Common Stock on such date from at least three nationally
recognized independent investment banking firms retained for this purpose by the
Company. A "Trading Day" means a day on which the Common Stock (A) is not
suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or
association or over-the-counter market at the close of business and (B) has
traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or
association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the
trading of the Common Stock.
Each Holder of an Income Unit or a Growth Unit, by its acceptance thereof,
irrevocably authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase
Contract on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact (including the execution of
Certificates on behalf of such
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Holder), agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, covenants and
agrees to perform its obligations under such Purchase Contracts, and consents to
the provisions hereof, irrevocably authorizes the Agent as its attorney-in-fact
to enter into and perform the Pledge Agreement on its behalf as its
attorney-in-fact, and consents to and agrees to be bound by the Pledge of the
Preferred Securities, the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities pursuant
to the Pledge Agreement; provided that upon a Termination Event, the rights of
the Holder of such Security under the Purchase Contract may be enforced without
regard to any other rights or obligations. Each Holder of an Income Unit or a
Growth Unit, by its acceptance thereof, further covenants and agrees, that, to
the extent and in the manner provided in Section 5.4 and the Pledge Agreement,
but subject to the terms thereof, payments in respect of the Stated Amount of
the Preferred Securities or the Proceeds of the Treasury Securities or the
Treasury Portfolio on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall be paid by the
Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder's obligations
under such Purchase Contract and such Holder shall acquire no right, title or
interest in such payments.
Upon registration of transfer of a Certificate, the transferee shall be
bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such
transferee), under the terms of this Agreement, the Purchase Contracts
underlying such Certificate and the Pledge Agreement and the transferor shall be
released from the obligations under this Agreement, the Purchase Contracts
underlying the Certificates so transferred and the Pledge Agreement. The Company
covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Certificate, by its acceptance
thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this
paragraph.
Section 5.2. Contract Adjustment Payments.
Subject to Section 5.3 herein, the Company shall pay, on each Payment
Date, the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each Purchase
Contract to the Person in whose name a Certificate (or one or more Predecessor
Certificates) registered at the close of business on the Record Date next
preceding such Payment Date. The Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at
the office of the Agent in The City of New York maintained for that purpose or,
at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person
entitled thereto at such Person's address as it appears on the Income Units
Register or Growth Units Register.
Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company's obligation to
pay Contract Adjustment Payments (including any accrued or Deferred Contract
Adjustment Payments) shall cease.
Each Certificate delivered under this Agreement upon registration of
transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of (including as a result of a
Collateral Substitution or the re-establishment of an Income Unit) any other
Certificate shall carry the rights to Contract Adjustment Payments accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue Contract Adjustment Payments, which were carried by the
Purchase Contracts underlying such other Certificates.
Subject to Section 5.9, in the case of any Security with respect to which
Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on an Early
Settlement Date that is after any Record Date and on or prior to the next
succeeding Payment Date, Contract
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Adjustment Payments, if any, otherwise payable on such Payment Date shall be
payable on such Payment Date notwithstanding such Early Settlement, and such
Contract Adjustment Payments shall be paid to the Person in whose name the
Certificate evidencing such Security (or one or more Predecessor Certificates)
is registered at the close of business on such Record Date. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any
Security with respect to which Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase
Contract is effected on an Early Settlement Date, Contract Adjustment Payments
that would otherwise be payable after the Early Settlement Date with respect to
such Purchase Contract shall not be payable.
The Company's obligations with respect to Contract Adjustment Payments
will be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Company's obligations
under any senior indebtedness.
Section 5.3. Deferral of Payment Dates For Contract Adjustment Payments.
The Company shall have the right, at any time prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, to defer the payment of any or all of the Contract
Adjustment Payments otherwise payable on any Payment Date, but only if the
Company shall give the Holders and the Agent written notice of its election to
defer such payment (specifying the amount to be deferred) at least ten Business
Days prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding Payment Date or (ii) the
date the Company is required to give notice of the Record Date or Payment Date
with respect to payment of such Contract Adjustment Payments to the New York
Stock Exchange or other applicable self-regulatory organization or to Holders of
the Securities, but in any event not less than one Business Day prior to such
Record Date. Any Contract Adjustment Payments so deferred shall bear additional
Contract Adjustment Payments thereon at the rate of ____% per annum (computed on
the basis (i) for any full quarterly period on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months and (ii) for any period shorter than a full quarterly
period, on the basis of a 30-day month and for periods less than a month, the
actual number of days elapsed per 30-day period), compounding on each succeeding
Payment Date, until paid in full (such deferred installments of Contract
Adjustment Payments together with the additional Contract Adjustment Payments
accrued thereon, being referred to herein as the "Deferred Contract Adjustment
Payments"). Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments shall be due on the next
succeeding Payment Date except to the extent that payment is deferred pursuant
to this Section. No Contract Adjustment Payments may be deferred to a date that
is after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or, with respect to any
particular Purchase Contract, Early Settlement thereof. If the Purchase
Contracts are terminated upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the
Holder's right to receive Contract Adjustment Payments and Deferred Contract
Adjustment Payments will terminate.
In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of
Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until the Deferred Contract Adjustment
Payments have been paid, the Company may not, and may not permit any subsidiary
of the Company 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, interest or
premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Company that rank on a parity with or junior in interest to the Debentures or
make any
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guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt
securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks on a parity
or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (a) purchases or
acquisitions of capital stock of the Company in connection with the satisfaction
by the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit plans or the
satisfaction by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract or
security outstanding on the date of such event requiring the Company to purchase
capital stock of the Company, (b) as a result of a reclassification of the
Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of
the Company's capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital
stock, (c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's
capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (d) dividends or
distributions in capital stock of the Company, (e) redemptions or repurchases of
any rights pursuant to the Company's rights agreement and (f) payments under the
Guarantee).
No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued by the Company with
respect to the payment of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments on the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date. In lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable with
respect to such payment of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, the Holder
will be entitled to receive an amount in cash as provided in Section 5.10.
Section 5.4. Payment of Purchase Price.
(a) (i) Unless a Tax Event Redemption has occurred or a Holder settles the
underlying Purchase Contract either through the early delivery of cash to the
Purchase Contract Agent in the manner described in Section 5.9, each Holder of
an Income Unit must notify the Agent by use of a notice in substantially the
form of Exhibit E hereto of its intention to pay in cash ("Cash Settlement") the
Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to a
Purchase Contract. Such notice shall be made on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date. The Agent shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent of the
receipt of such a notice from a Holder intending to make a Cash Settlement.
(ii) A Holder of an Income Unit who has so notified the Agent of its
intention to make a Cash Settlement is required to pay the Purchase Price
to the Collateral Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date
in lawful money of the United States by certified or cashiers' check or
wire transfer, in each case in immediately available funds payable to or
upon the order of the Company. Any cash received by the Collateral Agent
will be invested promptly by the Collateral Agent in Permitted Investments
and paid to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in
settlement of the Purchase Contract in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. Any funds received by the Collateral
Agent in respect of the investment earnings from the investment in such
Permitted Investments, will be distributed to the Agent when received for
payment to the Holder.
(iii) If a Holder of an Income Unit fails to notify the Agent of its
intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph (a)(i)
above, such failure
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shall constitute an Event of Default and the Holder shall be deemed to
have consented to the disposition of the pledged Preferred Securities
pursuant to the Remarketing as described in paragraph (b) below. If a
Holder of an Income Unit does notify the Agent as provided in paragraph
(a)(i) above of its intention to pay the Purchase Price in cash, but fails
to make such payment as required by paragraph (a)(ii) above, such failure
shall also constitute a default; however, the Preferred Securities of such
a Holder will not be remarketed but instead the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of the Company, will exercise its rights as a secured party with
respect to such Preferred Securities, including those rights specified in
paragraph (c) below.
(b) In order to dispose of the Preferred Securities of Income Units
Holders who have not notified the Agent of their intention to effect a Cash
Settlement as provided in paragraph (a)(i) above, the Company shall engage a
nationally recognized investment bank (the "Remarketing Agent") pursuant to the
Remarketing Agreement to sell such Preferred Securities. In order to facilitate
the remarketing, the Agent shall notify, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on
the fourth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date, the Remarketing Agent of the aggregate number of Preferred Securities to
be remarketed. Concurrently, the Collateral Agent, pursuant to the terms of the
Pledge Agreement, will present for remarketing such Preferred Securities to the
Remarketing Agent. Upon receipt of such notice from the Agent and such Preferred
Securities from the Collateral Agent, the Remarketing Agent will, on the third
Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, use
its reasonable efforts to remarket such Preferred Securities on such date at a
price of approximately _____% (but not less than ___%) of the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities, plus accrued and unpaid
distributions (including deferred distributions), if any, thereon. After
deducting as the remarketing fee ("Remarketing Fee") an amount not exceeding __
basis points (.__%) of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the remarketed
Preferred Securities from any amount of such proceeds in excess of the aggregate
stated liquidation amount of the remarketed Preferred Securities plus accrued
and unpaid distributions (including any deferred distributions), if any, then
the Remarketing Agent will remit the entire amount of the proceeds from such
remarketing to the Collateral Agent. A portion of the proceeds equal to the
aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities will
automatically be applied by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the Pledge
Agreement to satisfy in full such Income Units holders' obligations to pay the
Purchase Price for the Common Stock under the related Purchase Contracts on the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Any proceeds in excess of those required to
pay the Purchase Price and the Remarketing Fee will be remitted to the Agent for
payment to the Holders of the related Income Units. Income Units Holders whose
Preferred Securities are so remarketed will not otherwise be responsible for the
payment of any Remarketing Fee in connection therewith. If, in spite of using
its reasonable efforts, the Remarketing Agent cannot remarket the related
Preferred Securities of such Holders of Income Units at a price not less then
___% of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities
plus accrued and unpaid distributions (including deferred distributions), if
any, the remarketing will be deemed to have failed (a "Failed Remarketing") and
in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement the Collateral Agent for
the benefit of the Company will exercise its rights as a secured party with
respect to such Preferred Securities, including those actions specified in
paragraph (c) below; provided, that if upon a Failed Remarketing the Collateral
Agent exercises such rights for the benefit of the Company with
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respect to such Preferred Securities, any accrued and unpaid distributions
(including any deferred distributions) on such Preferred Securities will become
payable by the Company to the Agent for payment to the Beneficial Owner of the
Income Units to which such Preferred Securities relates. Such payment will be
made by the Company on or prior to 11 a.m., New York City time, on the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by certified or
cashiers' check or wire transfer in immediately available funds payable to or
upon the order of the Agent. The Company will cause a notice of such Failed
Remarketing to be published on the second Business Day immediately preceding the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date in a daily newspaper in the English language
of general circulation in The City of New York, which is expected to be The Wall
Street Journal.
(c) With respect to any Preferred Securities beneficially owned by Holders
who have elected Cash Settlement but failed to deliver cash as required in
(a)(ii) above, or with respect to Preferred Securities which are subject to a
Failed Remarketing, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Company reserves
all of its rights as a secured party with respect thereto and, subject to
applicable law and paragraph (h) below, may, among other things, (i) retain the
Preferred Securities in full satisfaction of the Holders obligations under the
Purchase Contracts or (ii) sell the Preferred Securities in one or more public
or private sales.
(d) (i) Unless a Holder of Growth Units or Income Units (if a Tax Event
Redemption has occurred) settles the underlying Purchase Contract through the
early delivery of cash to the Purchase Contract Agent in the manner described in
Section 5.9, each Holder of a Growth Unit or Income Unit (if a Tax Event
Redemption has occurred) must notify the Agent by use of a notice in
substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto of its intention to pay in cash the
Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to a
Purchase Contract on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second
Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.
(ii) A Holder of a Growth Unit or Income Unit (if a Tax Event
Redemption has occurred) who has so notified the Agent of its intention to
make a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph (d)(i) above is
required to pay the Purchase Price to the Collateral Agent prior to 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by
certified or cashiers' check or wire transfer, in each case in immediately
available funds payable to or upon the order of the Company. Any cash
received by the Collateral Agent will be invested promptly by the
Collateral Agent in Permitted Investments and paid to the Company on the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date in settlement of the Purchase Contract
in a accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement.
Any funds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the investment
earnings from the investment in such Permitted Investments will be
distributed to the Agent when received for payment to the Holder.
(iii) If a Holder of a Growth Unit fails to notify the Agent of its
intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph (d)(i)
above, or if a Holder of an Income Unit (if a Tax Event Redemption has
occurred) does notify the Agent as provided in paragraph (d)(i) above its
intention to pay the Purchase Price in cash, but fails to make such
payment as required by paragraph (d)(ii) above, then upon the
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maturity of the Pledged Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, held by
the Collateral Agent on the Business Day immediately prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, the principal amount of the Treasury Securities
or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, received by the Collateral Agent will be
invested promptly in overnight Permitted Investments. On the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date an amount equal to the Purchase Price will be
remitted to the Company as payment thereof without receiving any
instructions from the Holder. In the event the sum of the proceeds from
the related Pledged Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and the
investment earnings earned from such investments is in excess of the
aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchase Contracts being settled thereby,
the Collateral Agent will distribute such excess to the Agent for the
benefit of the Holder of the related Growth Unit or Income Unit when
received.
(e) Any distribution to Holders of excess funds and interest described
above, shall be payable at the office of the Agent in The City of New York
maintained for that purpose or, at the option of the Holder, by check mailed to
the address of the Person entitled thereto at such address as it appears on the
Register.
(f) Upon Cash Settlement of any Purchase Contract, (i) the Collateral
Agent will in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement cause the
Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or the Pledged Treasury Securities
underlying the relevant Security to be released from the Pledge by the
Collateral Agent free and clear of any security interest of the Company and
transferred to the Agent for delivery to the Holder thereof or its designee as
soon as practicable and (ii) subject to the receipt thereof from the Collateral
Agent, the Agent shall, by book-entry transfer, or other appropriate procedures,
in accordance with instructions provided by the Holder thereof, transfer such
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or such Treasury Securities (or, if no
such instructions are given to the Agent by the Holder, the Agent shall hold
such Preferred Securities or the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or such
Treasury Securities, and any distribution thereon, in the name of the Agent or
its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder).
(g) The obligations of the Holders to pay the Purchase Price are
non-recourse obligations and are payable solely out of any Cash Settlement or
the proceeds of any Collateral pledged to secure the obligations of the Holders
and in no event will Holders be liable for any deficiency between the proceeds
of Collateral disposition and the Purchase Price.
Section 5.5. Issuance of Shares of Common Stock.
Unless a Termination Event shall have occurred or an Early Settlement
shall have occurred upon its receipt of payment for the shares of Common Stock
purchased by the Holders pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Article
and subject to Section 5.6(b), the Company shall issue and deposit with the
Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the
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Outstanding Securities, one or more certificates representing the newly issued
shares of Common Stock registered in the name of the Agent (or its nominee) as
custodian for the Holders (such certificates for shares of Common Stock,
together with any dividends or distributions for which a record date and payment
date for such dividend or distribution has occurred after the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date, being hereinafter referred to as the "Purchase Contract
Settlement Fund") to which the Holders are entitled hereunder. Subject to the
foregoing, upon surrender of a Certificate to the Agent on or after the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, together with settlement instructions thereon duly
completed and executed, the Holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that number of whole
shares of Common Stock which such Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to the
provisions of this Article Five (after taking into account all Securities then
held by such Holder) together with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided
in Section 5.10 and any dividends or distributions with respect to such shares
constituting part of the Purchase Contract Settlement Fund, but without any
interest thereon, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be
cancelled. Such shares shall be registered in the name of the Holder or the
Holder's designee as specified in the settlement instructions provided by the
Holder to the Agent. If any shares of Common Stock issued in respect of a
Purchase Contract are to be registered to a Person other than the Person in
whose name the Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered, no
such registration shall be made unless the Person requesting such registration
has paid any transfer and other taxes required by reason of such registration in
a name other than that of the registered Holder of the Certificate evidencing
such Purchase Contract or has established to the satisfaction of the Company
that such tax either has been paid or is not payable.
Section 5.6. Adjustment of Settlement Rate.
(a) Adjustments for Dividends, Distributions, Stock Splits, Etc.
(1) In case the Company shall pay or make a dividend or other
distribution on the Common Stock in Common Stock, the Settlement Rate in effect
at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other
distribution shall be increased by dividing such Settlement Rate by a fraction
of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and the
denominator shall be the sum of such number of shares and the total number of
shares constituting such dividend or other distribution, such increase to become
effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the
date fixed for such determination. For the purposes of this paragraph (1), the
number of shares of Common Stock at time outstanding shall not include shares
held in the treasury of the Company but shall include any shares issuable in
respect of any certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common
Stock. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares
of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.
(2) In case the Company shall issue rights, options or warrants to
all holders of its Common Stock (not being available on an equivalent basis to
Holders of the Securities upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts underlying
such Securities) entitling them, for a period expiring within 45 days after the
record date for the determination of
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stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants, to subscribe
for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the
Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date fixed for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or
warrants (other than pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan), the Settlement
Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed
for such determination shall be increased by dividing such Settlement Rate by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination
plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate of the offering
price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription
or purchase would purchase at such Current Market Price and the denominator
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on the date fixed for such determination plus the number of shares of
Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase, such increase to become
effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the
date fixed for such determination. For the purposes of this paragraph (2), the
number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include
shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include any shares issuable
in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of
Common Stock. The Company shall not issue any such rights, options or warrants
in respect of shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.
(3) In case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided
or split into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, the Settlement Rate in
effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such
subdivision or split becomes effective shall be proportionately increased, and,
conversely, in case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall each be combined
into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Settlement Rate in effect
at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such
combination becomes effective shall be proportionately reduced, such increase or
reduction, as the case may be, to become effective immediately after the opening
of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision, split or
combination becomes effective.
(4) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute
to all holders of its Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets
(including securities, but excluding any rights or warrants referred to in
paragraph (2) of this Section, any dividend or distribution paid exclusively in
cash and any dividend or distribution referred to in paragraph (1) of this
Section), the Settlement Rate shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the
rate determined by dividing the Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to
the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the numerator shall
be the Currant Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date fixed for
such determination less the then fair market value (as determined by the Board
of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board
Resolution filed with the Agent) of the portion of the assets or evidences of
indebtedness so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock and the
denominator shall be such Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock,
such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business
on the day following the date fixed for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such distribution. In any case in which this paragraph (4)
is applicable, paragraph (2) of this Section shall not be applicable.
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(5) In case the Company shall, (I) by dividend or otherwise,
distribute to all holders of its Common Stock cash (excluding any cash that is
distributed in a Reorganization Event to which Section 5.6(b) applies or as part
of a distribution referred to in paragraph (4) of this Section) in an aggregate
amount that, combined together with (II) the aggregate amount of any other
distributions to all holders of its Common Stock made exclusively in cash within
the 12 months preceding the date of payment of such distribution and in respect
of which no adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (5) or paragraph (6) of this
Section has been made and (III) the aggregate of any cash plus the fair market
value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be
conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of consideration payable in
respect of any tender or exchange offer by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries for all or any portion of the Common Stock concluded within the 12
months preceding the date of payment of the distribution described in Clause (I)
above and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (5) or
paragraph (6) of this Section has been made, exceeds 15% of the product of the
Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date for the
determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such
distribution times the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such
date, then, and in each such case, immediately after the close of business on
such date for determination, the Settlement Rate shall be increased so that the
same shall equal the rate determined by dividing the Settlement Rate in effect
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination
of the stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction (i) the
numerator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price per share of the
Common Stock on the date fixed for such determination less an amount equal to
the quotient of (x) the combined amount distributed or payable in the
transactions described in clauses (I), (II) and (III) above and (y) the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date for determination and (ii)
the denominator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price per share of
the Common Stock on such date for determination.
(6) In case (I) a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or
any subsidiary of the Company for all or any portion of the Common Stock shall
expire and such tender or exchange offer (as amended upon the expiration
thereof) shall require the payment to stockholders (based on the acceptance (up
to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer) of
Purchased Shares) of an aggregate consideration having a fair market value (as
determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive
and described in a Board Resolution) that combined together with (II) the
aggregate of the cash plus the fair market value (as determined by the Board of
Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board
Resolution), as of the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, of
consideration payable in respect of any other tender or exchange offer, by the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company for all or any portion of the Common
Stock expiring within the 12 months preceding the expiration of such tender or
exchange offer and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to paragraph (5)
of this Section or this paragraph (6) has been made and (III) the aggregate
amount of any distributions to all holders of the Company's Common Stock made
exclusively in cash within the 12 months preceding the expiration of such tender
or exchange offer and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to paragraph
(5) of this Section or this paragraph (6) has been made, exceeds 15% of the
product of the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock as of the last
time (the "Expiration Time") tenders could have been made pursuant to
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such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) times the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares) on the Expiration
Time, then, and in each such case, immediately prior to the opening of business
on the day after the date of the Expiration Time, the Settlement Rate shall be
adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined by dividing the
Settlement Rate immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the
Expiration Time by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be equal to (A)
the product of (I) the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the
date of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding (including any tendered shares) on the Expiration Time less (B) the
amount of cash plus the fair market value (determined as aforesaid) of the
aggregate consideration payable to stockholders based on the transactions
described in clauses (I), (II) and (III) above (assuming in the case of clause
(I) the acceptance, up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or
exchange offer, of Purchased Shares), and (ii) the denominator of which shall be
equal to the product of (A) the Current Market Price per share of the Common
Stock as of the Expiration Time and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding (including any tendered shares) as of the Expiration Time less the
number of all shares validly tendered and not withdrawn as of the Expiration
Time (the shares deemed so accepted, up to any such maximum, being referred to
as the "Purchased Shares").
(7) The reclassification of Common Stock into securities including
securities other than Common Stock (other than any reclassification upon a
Reorganization Event to which Section 5.6(b) applies) shall be deemed to involve
(a) a distribution of such securities other than Common Stock to all holders of
Common Stock (and the effective date of such reclassification shall be deemed to
be "the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such distribution" and the "date fixed for such determination" within the
meaning of paragraph (4) of this Section), and (b) a subdivision, split or
combination, as the case may be, of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such reclassification into the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately thereafter (and the effective date of
such reclassification shall be deemed to be "the day upon which such subdivision
or split becomes effective" or "the day upon which such combination becomes
effective", as the case may be, and "the day upon which such subdivision, split
or combination becomes effective" within the meaning of paragraph (3) of this
Section).
(8) The "Current Market Price" per share of Common Stock on any day
means the average of the daily Closing Prices for the five consecutive Trading
Days selected by the Company commencing not more than 30 Trading Days before,
and ending not later than, the earlier of the day in question and the day before
the "ex date" with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such
computation. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "ex date", when used with
respect to any issuance or distribution, shall mean the first date on which the
Common Stock trades regular way on such exchange or in such market without the
right to receive such issuance or distribution.
(9) All adjustments to the Settlement Rate shall be calculated to
the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (or if there is not a nearest
1/10,000th of a share, to the next lower 1/10,000th of a share). No adjustment
in the Settlement Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an
increase or decrease of at least one percent therein;
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provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this subparagraph are
not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any
subsequent adjustment. If an adjustment is made to the Settlement Rate pursuant
to paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (10) of this Section 5.6(a),
an adjustment shall also be made to the Applicable Market Value solely to
determine which of clauses (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Settlement Rate
in Section 5.1 will apply on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Such
adjustment shall be made by multiplying the Applicable Market Value by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the Settlement Rate immediately after
such adjustment pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (10)
of this Section 5.6(a) and the denominator shall be the Settlement Rate
immediately before such adjustment; provided, however, that if such adjustment
to the Settlement Rate is required to be made pursuant to the occurrence of any
of the events contemplated by paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7) or (10) of
this Section 5.6(a) during the period taken into consideration for determining
the Applicable Market Value, appropriate and customary adjustments shall be made
to the Settlement Rate.
(10) The Company may make such increases in the Settlement Rate, in
addition to those required by this Section, as it considers to be advisable in
order to avoid or diminish any income tax to any holders of shares of Common
Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock or issuance of rights
or warrants to purchase or subscribe for stock or from any event treated as such
for income tax purposes or for any other reason.
(b) Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. In
the event of (i) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another
Person (other than a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the
continuing corporation and in which the Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or
other property of the Company or another corporation), (ii) any sale, transfer,
lease or conveyance to another Person of the property of the Company as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety, (iii) any statutory exchange of
securities of the Company with another Person (other than in connection with a
merger or acquisition) or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company other than as a result of or after the occurrence of a Termination Event
(any such event, a "Reorganization Event"), the Settlement Rate will be adjusted
to provide that each Holder of Securities will receive on the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date with respect to each Purchase Contract forming a part thereof,
the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such
Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to
dividends or distribution thereon which have a record date that is prior to the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date) by a Holder of the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on account of each Purchase Contract if the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date had occurred immediately prior to such Reorganization Event
assuming such Holder of Common Stock is not a Person with which the Company
consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company
or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person,
a "Constituent Person"), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent
such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held
by Affiliates of the Company and non-affiliates and such Holder failed to
exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of securities,
cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event (provided that
if the kind or amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon
such Reorganization Event is not the same for each share of
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Common Stock held immediately prior to such Reorganization Event by other than a
Constituent Person or an Affiliate thereof and in respect of which such rights
of election shall not have been exercised ("non-electing share"), then for the
purpose of this Section the kind and amount of securities, cash and other
property receivable upon such Reorganization Event by each non-electing share
shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality
of the non-electing shares). In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the
Person formed by such consolidation, merger or exchange or the Person which
acquires the assets of the Company or, in the event of a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, the Company or a liquidating trust created in
connection therewith, shall execute and deliver to the Agent an agreement
supplemental hereto providing that the Holders of each Outstanding Security
shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.6. Such supplemental agreement
shall provide for adjustments which, for events subsequent to the effective date
of such supplemental agreement, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section. The above
provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization
Events.
Section 5.7. Notice of Adjustments and Certain Other Events.
(a) Whenever the Settlement Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the
Company shall:
(i) forthwith compute the adjusted Settlement Rate in accordance
with Section 5.6 and prepare and transmit to the Agent an Officer's
Certificate setting forth the Settlement Rate, the method of calculation
thereof in reasonable detail, and the facts requiring such adjustment and
upon which such adjustment is based; and
(ii) within 10 Business Days following the occurrence of an event
that requires an adjustment to the Settlement Rate pursuant to Section 5.6
(or if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as practicable
after becoming so aware), provide a written notice to the Holders of the
Securities of the occurrence of such event and a statement in reasonable
detail setting forth the method by which the adjustment to the Settlement
Rate was determined and setting forth the adjusted Settlement Rate.
(b) The Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to
any Holder of Securities to determine whether any facts exist which may require
any adjustment of the Settlement Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent
or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method
employed in making the same. The Agent shall not be accountable with respect to
the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or
of any securities or property, which may at the time be issued or delivered with
respect to any Purchase Contract; and the Agent makes no representation with
respect thereto. The Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the
Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to a
Purchase Contract or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or
covenants of the Company contained in this Article.
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Section 5.8. Termination Event; Notice.
The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and
the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders
to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment
Payments or Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if the Company shall have
such obligation, and the rights and obligations of Holders to purchase Common
Stock, shall immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of
any notice or action by any Holder, the Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred.
Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Securities shall
thereafter represent the right to receive the Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case
may be, forming a part of such Securities in the case of Income Units, or
Treasury Securities in the case of Growth Units, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4.3 of the Pledge Agreement. Upon the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Company shall promptly but in no event later than two
Business Days thereafter give written notice to the Agent, the Collateral Agent
and to the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in the Register.
Section 5.9. Early Settlement.
(a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section
5.9, at the option of the Holder thereof, Purchase Contracts underlying
Securities, having an aggregate Stated Amount equal to $1,000 or an integral
multiple thereof, may be settled early ("Early Settlement") in the case of
Income Units (unless a Tax Event Redemption has occurred) on or prior to the
fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date
and in the case of Growth Units on or prior to the second Business Day
immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in each case, as
provided herein; provided however, that if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred
and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the Income Units Purchase
Contracts, underlying Income Units may be settled early, on or prior to the
second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date,
but only in an aggregate amount of $________ or in an integral multiple thereof.
In order to exercise the right to effect Early Settlement with respect to any
Purchase Contracts, the Holder of the Certificate evidencing Securities shall
deliver such Certificate to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office duly
endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to
Settle Early on the reverse thereof duly completed and accompanied by payment
(payable to the Company in immediately available funds in an amount (the "Early
Settlement Amount") equal to (i) the product of (A) the Stated Amount times (B)
the number of Purchase Contracts with respect to which the Holder has elected to
effect Early Settlement plus (ii) if such delivery is made with respect to any
Purchase Contracts during the period from the close of business on any Record
Date next preceding any Payment Date to the opening of business on such Payment
Date, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Contract Adjustment Payments payable
on such Payment Date with respect to such Purchase Contracts plus (y) in the
case of Income Units Certificate, the distributions on the related Preferred
Securities payable on such Payment Date. Except as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence and subject to the second to last paragraph of Section 5.2,
no payment or adjustment shall be made upon Early Settlement of any Purchase
Contract on account of any Contract Adjustment Payments accrued on such Purchase
Contract or on
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account of any dividends on the Common Stock issued upon such Early Settlement.
If the foregoing requirements are first satisfied with respect to Purchase
Contracts underlying any Securities at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on a Business Day, such day shall be the "Early Settlement Date" with
respect to such Securities and if such requirements are first satisfied after
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day or on a day that is not a
Business Day, the "Early Settlement Date" with respect to such Securities shall
be the next succeeding Business Day.
(b) Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related
Securities, the Company shall issue, and the Holder shall be entitled to
receive, _____ shares of Common Stock on account of each Purchase Contract as to
which Early Settlement is effected (the "Early Settlement Rate"); provided,
however, that upon the Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts, the Holder of
such related Securities will forfeit the right to receive any Deferred Contract
Adjustment Payments. The Early Settlement Rate shall be adjusted in the same
manner and at the same time as the Settlement Rate is adjusted. As promptly as
practicable after Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 5.9, the Company shall issue and shall deliver to the
Agent at the Corporate Trust Office a certificate or certificates for the full
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Early Settlement together
with payment in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.10.
(c) No later than the third Business Day after the applicable Early
Settlement Date the Company shall cause (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts to be issued and delivered, and (ii)
the related Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, in the case of Income Units, or the related
Treasury Securities, in the case of Growth Units, to be released from the Pledge
by the Collateral Agent and transferred, in each case to the Agent for delivery
to the Holder thereof or its designee.
(d) Upon Early Settlement of any Purchase Contracts, and subject to
receipt of shares of Common Stock from the Company and the Preferred Securities,
the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio or
Treasury Securities, as the case may be, from the Collateral Agent, as
applicable, the Agent shall, in accordance with the instructions provided by the
Holder thereof on the applicable form of Election to Settle Early on the reverse
of the Certificate evidencing the related Securities, (i) transfer to the Holder
the Preferred Securities, Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case
may be, forming a part of such Securities, and (ii) deliver to the Holder a
certificate or certificates for the full number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such Early Settlement together with payment in lieu of any
fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.10.
(e) In the event that Early Settlement is effected with respect to
Purchase Contracts underlying less than all the Securities evidenced by a
Certificate, upon such Early Settlement the Company shall execute and the Agent
shall authenticate, countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the
expense of the Company, a Certificate evidencing the Securities as to which
Early Settlement was not effected.
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Section 5.10. No Fractional Shares.
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common
Stock shall be issued or delivered upon settlement on the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date or upon Early Settlement of any Purchase Contracts. If
Certificates evidencing more than one Purchase Contract shall be surrendered for
settlement at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common
Stock which shall be delivered upon settlement shall be computed on the basis of
the aggregate number of Purchase Contracts evidenced by the Certificates so
surrendered. Instead of any fractional share of Common Stock which would
otherwise be deliverable upon settlement of any Purchase Contracts on the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date or upon Early Settlement, the Company, through
the Agent, shall make a cash payment in respect of such fractional interest in
an amount equal to the value of such fractional shares times the Applicable
Market Value. The Company shall provide the Agent from time to time with
sufficient funds to permit the Agent to make all cash payments required by this
Section 5.10 in a timely manner.
Section 5.11. Charges and Taxes.
The Company will pay all stock transfer and similar taxes attributable to
the initial issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the
Purchase Contracts; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to
pay any such tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any exchange of or
substitution for a Certificate evidencing a Security or any issuance of a share
of Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered Holder of a
Certificate surrendered in respect of the Securities evidenced thereby, other
than in the name of the Agent, as custodian for such Holder, and the Company
shall not be required to issue or deliver such share certificates or
Certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the transfer or
issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall
have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
ARTICLE VI
Remedies
Section 6.1. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Contract Adjustment
Payments and to Purchase Common Stock.
In the event that Contract Adjustment Payments shall constitute a
component of Income Units or Growth Units, the Holder of any Income Units or
Growth Units shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional (subject
to the right of the Company to defer payment thereof pursuant to Section 5.3,
the payment by a holder of Contract Adjustment Payments pursuant to Section
5.9(a) and to the forfeiture of any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments upon
Early Settlement pursuant to Section 5.9(b) or upon the occurrence of a
Termination Event), to receive payment of each installment of the Contract
Adjustment Payments with respect to the Purchase Contract constituting a part of
such Security on the respective Payment Date for such Security and to purchase
Common Stock
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pursuant to such Purchase Contract and, in each such case, to institute suit for
the enforcement of any such payment and right to purchase Common Stock, and such
rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.2. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy
under this Agreement and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for
any reason, or has been determined adversely to such Holder, then and in every
such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company and such
Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions
hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of such Holder shall continue
as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.3. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificates in the last paragraph of
Section 3.10, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved 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 6.4. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy upon a
default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such
right. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Holders may
be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by such
Holders.
Section 6.5. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Agreement agree, and each Holder of Income Units or
Growth Units, by its acceptance of such Income Units or Growth Units 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 Agreement, or in any suit
against the Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Agent, 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; provided that the provisions of this Section shall not
apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the
Agent, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the
aggregate more than 10% of the Outstanding Securities, or to any suit instituted
by any Holder for the enforcement of distributions on any Preferred Securities
or Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on any Purchase Contract on or after
the respective Payment Date therefor in respect of any Security held by such
Holder, or for
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enforcement of the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Purchase
Contracts constituting part of any Security held by such Holder.
Section 6.6. Waiver of 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 stay or extension law wherever enacted,
now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the
performance of this Agreement; 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 Agent or the Holders, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE VII
The Agent
Section 7.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) (1) The Agent undertakes to perform, with respect to the Securities,
such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement
and the Pledge Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Agreement against the Agent; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith or negligence on its part, the Agent
may, with respect to the Securities, conclusively rely, as to the truth of
the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Agent and conforming to the
requirements of this Agreement, but in the case of any certificates or
opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Agent, the Agent shall be under a duty to examine the
same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Agreement.
(b) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Agent
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act,
or its own wilful misconduct, except that
(1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of
Subsection (a) of this Section;
(2) the Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the
Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) no provision of this Agreement shall require the Agent to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
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duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if
adequate indemnity is not provided to it.
(c) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(d) The Agent is authorized to execute and deliver the Pledge Agreement in
its capacity as Agent.
Section 7.2. Notice of Default.
Within 30 days after the occurrence of any default by the Company
hereunder of which a Responsible Officer of the Agent has actual knowledge, the
Agent shall transmit by mail to the Company and the Holders of Securities, as
their names and addresses appear in the Register, notice of such default
hereunder, unless such default shall have been cured or waived.
Section 7.3. Certain Rights of Agent.
Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1:
(a) the Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of 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) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officer's Certificate, Issuer Order or Issuer
Request, and any resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company may be
sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) whenever in the administration of this Agreement the Agent shall deem
it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering
or omitting any action hereunder, the Agent (unless other evidence be herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon
an Officer's Certificate of the Company;
(d) the Agent may consult with counsel and the written advice of such
counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(e) the Agent 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 Agent,
in its discretion, may make reasonable further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters related to the execution, delivery and performance of the
Purchase Contracts as it may see fit, and, if the Agent shall determine to make
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further inquiry or investigation, it shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent
or attorney; and
(f) the Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any
duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or an
Affiliate and the Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney or an Affiliate appointed with
due care by it hereunder.
Section 7.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates shall be taken as
the statements of the Company and the Agent assumes no responsibility for their
accuracy. The Agent makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency
of either this Agreement or of the Securities, or of the Pledge Agreement or the
Pledge. The Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of the proceeds in respect of the Purchase Contracts.
Section 7.5. May Hold Securities.
Any Registrar or any other agent of the Company, or the Agent and its
Affiliates, in their individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Collateral
Agent or any other Person with the same rights it would have if it were not
Registrar or such other agent, or the Agent.
Section 7.6. Money Held in Custody.
Money held by the Agent in custody hereunder need not be segregated from
the other funds except to the extent required by law or provided herein. The
Agent shall be under no obligation to invest or pay interest on any money
received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
Section 7.7. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees:
(1) to pay to the Agent from time to time reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by it hereunder;
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, to reimburse
the Agent upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Agent in accordance with any provision of
this 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
(3) to indemnify the Agent and any predecessor Agent for, and to
hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with
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duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
Section 7.8. Corporate Agent Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be an Agent hereunder which shall be a
corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United Stays of
America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such
laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having (or being a member of a bank
holding company having) a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000,
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority and having a
Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if
there be such a corporation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
qualified and eligible under this Article and willing to act on reasonable
terms. If such corporation 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 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 Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions
of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 7.9. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) No resignation or removal of the Agent and no appointment of a
successor Agent pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Agent in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 7.10.
(b) The Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to
the Company 60 days prior to the effective date of such resignation. If the
instrument of acceptance by a successor Agent required by Section 7.10 shall not
have been delivered to the Agent within 30 days after the giving of such notice
of resignation, the resigning Agent may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Agent.
(c) The Agent may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of a
majority in number of the Outstanding Securities delivered to the Agent and the
Company.
(d) If at any time
(1) the Agent fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA, as if
the Agent were an indenture trustee under an indenture qualified under the
TIA, 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 Agent shall cease to be eligible under Section 7.8 and shall
fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any
such Holder, or
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(3) the Agent shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged
a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Agent or of its property
shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of
the Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation,
conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Agent, or (ii) 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 Agent and
the appointment of a successor Agent.
(e) If the Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting,
or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Agent for any cause, the Company,
by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Agent and shall comply
with the applicable requirements of Section 7.10. If no successor Agent shall
have been so appointed by the Company and accepted appointment in the manner
required by Section 7.10, 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
appointment of a successor Agent.
(f) The Company shall give, or shall cause such successor Agent to give,
notice of each resignation and each removal of the Agent and each appointment of
a successor Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, to all Holders as their names and addresses appear in the
applicable Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Agent
and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 7.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Agent, every such
successor Agent so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Company and to the retiring Agent an instrument accepting such appointment, and
thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Agent shall become
effective and such successor Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers, agencies and duties of the
retiring Agent; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Agent, such
retiring Agent shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an
instrument transferring to such successor Agent all the rights, powers and
trusts of the retiring Agent and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
successor Agent all property and money held by such retiring Agent hereunder.
(b) Upon request of any such successor Agent, the Company shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Agent all such rights, powers and agencies referred to in
paragraph (a) of this Section.
(c) No successor Agent shall accept its appointment unless at the time of
such acceptance such successor Agent shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article.
Section 7.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the 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 the Agent shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of the Agent, shall be the successor of the Agent hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, with
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of
the parties hereto. In case any Certificates shall have been authenticated and
executed on behalf of the Holders, but not delivered, by the Agent then in
office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such Agent may
adopt such authentication and execution and deliver the Certificates so
authenticated and executed with the same effect as if such successor Agent had
itself authenticated and executed such Securities.
Section 7.12. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(a) The Agent shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders received by the Agent in its
capacity as Registrar.
(b) If three or more Holders (herein referred to as "applicants") apply in
writing to the Agent, and furnish to the Agent reasonable proof that each such
applicant has owned a Security for a period of at least six months preceding the
date of such application, and such application states that the applicants desire
to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this
Agreement or under the Securities and is accompanied by a copy of the form of
proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the
Agent shall mail to all the Holders copies of the form of proxy or other
communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness
after a tender to the Agent of the materials to be mailed and of payment, or
provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of such mailing.
Section 7.13. No Obligations of Agent.
Except to the extent otherwise in this Agreement, the Agent assumes no
obligations and shall not be subject to any liability under this Agreement, the
Pledge Agreement or any Purchase Contract in respect of the obligations of the
Holder of any Security thereunder. The Company agrees, and each Holder of a
Certificate, by his acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have agreed, that the
Agent's execution of the Certificates on behalf of the Holders shall be solely
as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Holders, and that the Agent shall have no
obligation to perform such Purchase Contracts on behalf of the Holders, except
to the extent expressly provided in Article Five hereof.
Section 7.14. Tax Compliance.
(a) The Agent, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Company, will comply
with all applicable certification, information reporting and withholding
(including "backup" withholding) requirements imposed by applicable tax laws,
regulations or administrative practice with respect to (i) any payments made
with respect to the Securities or (ii) the issuance, delivery, holding,
transfer, redemption or exercise of rights under the Securities. Such compliance
shall include, without limitation, the preparation and timely filing of
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required returns and the timely payment of all amounts required to be withheld
to the appropriate taxing authority or its designated agent.
(b) The Agent shall comply with any written direction received from the
Company with respect to the application of such requirements to particular
payments or Holders or in other particular circumstances, and may for purposes
of this Agreement rely on any such direction in accordance with the provisions
of Section 7.1(a)(2) hereof.
(c) The Agent shall maintain all appropriate records documenting
compliance with such requirements, and shall make such records available, on
written request, to the Company or its authorized representative within a
reasonable period of time after receipt of such request.
ARTICLE VIII
Supplemental Agreements
Section 8.1. Supplemental Agreements Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Agent, at any time
and from time to time, may enter into one or more agreements supplemental
hereto, in form satisfactory to the Company and the Agent, 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 Certificates; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the
Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Company; or
(3) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
hereunder by a successor Agent; or
(4) to make provision with respect to the rights of Holders pursuant
to the requirements of Section 5.6(b); or
(5) except as provided for in Section 5.6, to cure any ambiguity, to
correct or supplement any provisions herein which may be inconsistent with
any other provisions herein, or to make any other provisions with respect
to such matters or questions arising under this Agreement, provided such
action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders.
Section 8.2. Supplemental Agreements with Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the
outstanding Purchase Contracts voting together as one Class, by Act of said
Holders delivered to the
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Company and the Agent, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and
the Agent may enter into an agreement or agreements supplemental hereto for the
purpose of modifying in any manner the terms of the Purchase Contracts, or the
provisions of this Agreement or the rights of the Holders in respect of the
Securities; provided, however, that, except as contemplated herein, no such
supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) change any Payment Date;
(2) change the amount or the type of Collateral required to be
Pledged to secure a Holder's Obligations under the Purchase Contract,
impair the right of the Holder of any Purchase Contract to receive
distributions on the related Collateral (except for the rights of Holders
of Income Units to substitute the Treasury Securities for the Pledged
Preferred Securities or the Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio or the rights of holders of Growth Units to substitute Preferred
Securities or the Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio
for the Pledged Treasury Securities) or otherwise adversely affect the
Holder's rights in or to such Collateral or adversely alter the rights in
or to such Collateral;
(3) reduce any Contract Adjustment Payments or any Deferred Contract
Adjustment Payment, or change any place where, or the coin or currency in
which, any Contract Adjustment Payment is payable;
(4) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any
Purchase Contract;
(5) reduce the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased
pursuant to any Purchase Contract, increase the price to purchase shares
of Common Stock upon settlement of any Purchase Contract, change the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date or otherwise adversely affect the
Holder's rights under any Purchase Contract; or
(6) reduce the percentage of the outstanding Purchase Contracts the
consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental agreement;
provided that if any amendment or proposal referred to above would adversely
affect only the Income Units or the Growth Units, then only the affected class
of Holder as of the record date for the Holders entitled to vote thereon will be
entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal, and such amendment or proposal
shall not be effective except with the consent of Holders of not less than a
majority of such class.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental agreement, but it shall
be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 8.3. Execution of Supplemental Agreements.
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In executing, or accepting the additional agencies created by, any
supplemental agreement permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of
the agencies created by this Agreement, the Agent shall be entitled to receive
and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental agreement is
authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Agent may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental agreement which affects the
Agent's own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
Section 8.4. Effect of Supplemental Agreements.
Upon the execution of any supplemental agreement under this Article, this
Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
agreement shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes; and every Holder
of Certificates theretofore or thereafter authenticated, executed on behalf of
the Holders and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
Section 8.5. Reference to Supplemental Agreements.
Certificates authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and
delivered after the execution of any supplemental agreement pursuant to this
Article may, and shall if required by the Agent, bear a notation in form
approved by the Agent as to any matter provided for in such supplemental
agreement. If the Company shall so determine, new Certificates so modified as to
conform, in the opinion of the Agent and the Company, to any such supplemental
agreement may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated,
executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Agent in exchange for
Outstanding Certificates.
ARTICLE IX
Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance
Section 9.1. Covenant Not to Merge, Consolidate, Sell or Convey Property Except
Under Certain Conditions.
The Company covenants that it will not merge or consolidate with any other
Person or sell, assign, transfer, lease or convey all or substantially all of
its properties and assets to any Person or group of affiliated Persons in one
transaction or a series of related transactions, unless (i) either the Company
shall be the continuing corporation, or the successor (if other than the
Company) shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America or a State thereof or the District of Columbia and such
corporation shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Company under the
Purchase Contracts, this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement by one or more
supplemental agreements in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the
Collateral Agent, executed and delivered to the Agent and the Collateral Agent
by such corporation, and (ii) the Company or such successor corporation, as the
case may be, shall not, immediately after such merger or consolidation, or
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such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance, be in default in the
performance of any covenant or condition hereunder, under any of the Securities
or under the Pledge Agreement.
Section 9.2. Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer,
lease or conveyance and upon any such assumption by a successor corporation in
accordance with Section 9.1, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had been named herein
as the Company. Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed, and
may issue either in its own name or in the name of [Name of Company], any or all
of the Certificates evidencing Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore
shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Agent; and, upon
the order of such successor corporation, instead of the Company, and subject to
all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Agreement prescribed, the
Agent shall authenticate and execute on behalf of the Holders and deliver any
Certificates which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the
officers of the Company to the Agent for authentication and execution, and any
Certificate evidencing Securities which such successor corporation thereafter
shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Agent for that purpose. All the
Certificates issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit
under this Agreement as the Certificates theretofore or thereafter issued in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though all of such Certificates
had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer,
lease or conveyance such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance)
may be made in the Certificates evidencing Securities thereafter to be issued as
may be appropriate.
Section 9.3. Opinion of Counsel Given to Agent.
The Agent, subject to Sections 7.1 and 7.3, shall receive an Opinion of
Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale,
assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance, and any such assumption, complies
with the provisions of this Article and that all conditions precedent to the
consummation of any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer,
lease or conveyance have been met.
ARTICLE X
Covenants
Section 10.1. Performance Under Purchase Contracts.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders from time
to time of the Securities that it will duly and punctually perform its
obligations under the Purchase Contracts in accordance with the terms of the
Purchase Contracts and this Agreement.
Section 10.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
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The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York an office or agency where Certificates may be presented or surrendered for
acquisition of shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts
on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or Early Settlement and for transfer of
Collateral upon occurrence of a Termination Event, where Certificates may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, for a Collateral
Substitution or re-establishment of an Income Unit and where notices and demands
to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Agreement may be
served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Agent of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or
shall fail to furnish the Agent with the address thereof, such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office, and the Company hereby appoints the Agent 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 Certificates may be presented or surrendered for any or all
such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Agent of any such designation or rescission and of any
change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Company hereby
designates as the place of payment for the Securities the Corporate Trust Office
and appoints the Agent at its Corporate Trust Office as paying agent in such
city.
Section 10.3. Company to Reserve Common Stock.
The Company shall at all times prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its
authorized but unissued Common Stock the full number of shares of Common Stock
issuable against tender of payment in respect of all Purchase Contracts
constituting a part of the Securities evidenced by Outstanding Certificates.
Section 10.4. Covenants as to Common Stock.
The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued
against tender of payment in respect of any Purchase Contract constituting a
part of the Outstanding Securities will, upon issuance, be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Section 10.5. Statements of Officers of the Company as to Default.
The Company will deliver to the Agent, within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer's
Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof
the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms,
provisions and conditions hereof, and if the Company shall be in default,
specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may
have knowledge.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
[NAME OF COMPANY]
By:
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Name:
Title:
, as
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Purchase Contract Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
Face of Income Units Certificate
"THIS CERTIFICATES IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE
NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE "DEPOSITARY"),
OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS
NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT
AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS
PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT 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) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITARY FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS
REGISTERED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT
HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN."
No. _______ Cusip No.______
Number of Income Units ________
_____% Income Units
This Income Units Certificate certifies that __________________ is the
registered Holder of the number of Income Units set forth above. Each Income
Unit represents (i) either (a) beneficial ownership by the Holder of one
Preferred Security (the "Preferred Security") of [Name of Trust], a Delaware
statutory business trust (the "Trust"), having a stated liquidation amount of
$50, subject to the Pledge of such Preferred Security by such Holder pursuant to
the Pledge Agreement or (b) upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior
to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, subject to the Pledge of such Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio by such Holder pursuant to the
Pledge Agreement, and (ii) the rights and obligations of the Holder under one
Purchase Contract with [Name of Company], a ________ corporation (the
"Company"). All capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Purchase
Contract Agreement have the meaning set forth therein.
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Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case
may be, constituting part of each Income Unit evidenced hereby have been pledged
to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the
obligations of the Holder under the Purchase Contract comprising a portion of
such Income Units.
The Pledge Agreement provides that all payments of the Stated Amount of or
the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the
definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or cash
distributions on, any Pledged Preferred Securities (as defined in the Pledge
Agreement) or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, constituting part of the Income Units received by
the Collateral Agent shall be paid by the Collateral Agent by wire transfer in
same day funds (i) in the case of (A) cash distributions with respect to Pledged
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as
specified in clause (B) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, and (B) any payments of the Stated Amount or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the
definition of such terms) of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, with
respect to any Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that have been released
from the Pledge pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, to the Agent to the account
designated by the Agent, no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
Business Day such payment is received by the Collateral Agent (provided that in
the event such payment is received by the Collateral Agent on a day that is not
a Business Day or after 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then
such payment shall be made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the
next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in the case of payments of the Stated
Amount or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in Clause
(A) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may
be, of any Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term) in the
Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, to the Company on the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date (as described herein) in accordance with the terms of the Pledge
Agreement, in full satisfaction of the respective obligations of the Holders of
the Income Units of which such Pledged Preferred Securities or the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, are a part under the Purchase Contracts forming a
part of such Income Units. Distributions on any Preferred Security or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (B) of the
definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming
part of an Income Unit evidenced hereby which are payable quarterly in arrears
on ________, ________, ________ and ________ each year, commencing ________,
____ (a "Payment Date"), shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Agent from the
Collateral Agent, be paid to the Person in whose name this Income Units
Certificate (or a Predecessor Income Units Certificate) is registered at the
close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date.
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this
Income Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on ________, 200_
(the "Purchase Contract Settlement Date"), at a price equal to $50 (the "Stated
Amount"), a number of shares of Common Stock, $__ par value per share ("Common
Stock"), of the Company, equal to the Settlement Rate, unless on or prior to the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date there shall have
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occurred a Termination Event or an Early Settlement with respect to the Income
Units of which such Purchase Contract is a part, all as provided in the Purchase
Contract Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof. The purchase
price (the "Purchase Price") for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant
to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby, if not paid earlier, shall be paid
on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date by application of payment received in
respect of the Stated Amount, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as
specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury
Portfolio, the Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, pledged to
secure the obligations under such Purchase Contract of the Holder of the Income
Units of which such Purchase Contract is a part.
The Company shall pay, on each Payment Date, in respect of each Purchase
Contract forming part of an Income Unit evidenced hereby an amount (the
"Contract Adjustment Payments") equal to ____% per annum of the Stated Amount
(computed on the basis of (i) for any full quarterly period, a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months and (ii) for any period shorter than a full quarterly
period, a 30-day month and for periods less than a month, the actual number of
days elapsed per 30-day period) subject to deferral at the option of the Company
as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and more fully described on the
reverse hereof. Such Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable to the Person
in whose name this Income Units Certificate (or a Predecessor Income Units
Certificate) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such
Payment Date.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (B) of the definition of such term)
of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and Contract Adjustment Payments
will be payable at the office of the Agent in The City of New York or, at the
option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address appears on the Income Units Register.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions 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
Agent by manual signature, this Income Units Certificate shall not be entitled
to any benefit under the Pledge Agreement or the Purchase Contract Agreement or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
[NAME OF COMPANY]
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
HOLDER SPECIFIED ABOVE (as to
obligations of such Holder under the
Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby)
By: ________, not individually but solely
as Attorney-in-Fact of such Holder
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated:
AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Income Units Certificates referred to in the within
mentioned Purchase Contract Agreement.
By: ________, as Purchase Contract
Agent
By:
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Authorized Officer
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(Form of Reverse of Income Units Certificate)
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby is governed by a Purchase Contract
Agreement, dated as of ________, ____ (as may be supplemented from time to time,
the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), between the Company and
__________________________, as Purchase Contract Agent (herein called the
"Agent"), to which Purchase Contract Agreement and supplemental agreements
thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the
Agent, the Company, and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Income Units
Certificates are, and are to be, executed and delivered.
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this
Income Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date at a price equal to the Stated Amount (the "Purchase
Price"), a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the
Settlement Rate, unless, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date,
there shall have occurred a Termination Event with respect to the Security of
which such Purchase Contract is a part or an Early Settlement shall have
occurred. The "Settlement Rate" is equal to (a) if the Applicable Market Value
(as defined below) is equal to or greater than $____ (the "Threshold
Appreciation Price"), ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, (b) if
the Applicable Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but is
greater than $____, the number of shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract
equal to the Stated Amount divided by the Applicable Market Value and (c) if the
Applicable Market Amount is less than or equal to $____, ____ shares of Common
Stock per Purchase Contract, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in
the Purchase Contract Agreement. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be
issued upon settlement of Purchase Contracts, as provided in the Purchase
Contract Agreement.
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby, which is settled either through
Early Settlement or Cash Settlement, shall obligate the Holder of the related
Income Units to purchase at the Purchase Price, and the Company to sell, a
number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the Early Settlement Rate
or the Settlement Rate, as applicable.
The "Applicable Market Value" means the average of the Closing Price per
share of Common Stock on each of the 20 Trading Days ending on the third Trading
Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or any
applicable Early Settlement Date. The "Closing Price" of the Common Stock on any
date of determination means (i) the closing sale price (or, if no closing price
is reported, the last reported sale price) of the Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed
for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite
transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is so listed, (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed on a
United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by The
Nasdaq Stock Market, (iv) if the Common Stock is not so reported, the last
quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported
by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or (v) if such bid
price is not available, the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask
prices of the Common Stock on such date from at least three nationally
recognized independent investment
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banking firms retained for this purpose by the Company. A "Trading Day" means a
day on which the Common Stock (A) is not suspended from trading on any national
or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market at the
close of business and (B) has traded at least once on the national or regional
securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the
primary market for the trading of the Common Stock.
In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the
Holder of this Income Units Certificate may pay the Purchase Price for the
shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced
hereby by effecting a Cash Settlement or an Early Settlement or from the
proceeds of a remarketing of the related Pledged Preferred Securities of such
holders. A Holder of Income Units who does not elect, on or prior to 5:00 p.m.
New York City time on the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, to make an effective Cash Settlement or an Early
Settlement, shall pay the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be
issued under the related Purchase Contract from the proceeds of the sale of the
related Pledged Preferred Securities held by the Collateral Agent. Such sale
will be made by the Remarketing Agent pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing
Agreement and the Remarketing Underwriting Agreement on the third Business Day
immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. If, as provided in
the Purchase Contract Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Failed Remarketing the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, exercises its rights as a
secured creditor with respect to the Pledged Preferred Securities related to
this Income Units certificate, any accrued and unpaid distributions (including
deferred distributions) on such Pledged Preferred Securities will become payable
by the Company to the holder of this Income Units Certificate in the manner
provided for in the Purchase Contract Agreement.
The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in
respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates therefor to the
Holder unless it shall have received payment of the aggregate purchase price for
the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner herein set
forth.
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby and all obligations and rights of
the Company and the Holder thereunder shall terminate if a Termination Event
shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company
shall give written notice to the Agent and to the Holders, at their addresses as
they appear in the Income Units Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release the Pledged Preferred
Security (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio forming a part of each Income Unit,
or the Liquidation Distribution received in respect of such Pledged Preferred
Security, from the Pledge. An Income Unit shall thereafter represent the right
to receive the Preferred Security or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio forming a part of such Income Unit, or the
Liquidation Distribution received in respect of such Preferred Security, in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement.
Under the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Agent will be entitled to
exercise the voting and any other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged
Preferred Securities. Upon
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receipt of notice of any meeting at which holders of Preferred Securities are
entitled to vote or upon the solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of
holders of Preferred Securities, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable
thereafter, mail to the Income Units holders a notice (a) containing such
information as is contained in the notice or solicitation, (b) stating that each
Income Units holder on the record date set by the Agent therefor (which, to the
extent possible, shall be the same date as the record date for determining the
holders of Preferred Securities entitled to vote) shall be entitled to instruct
the Agent as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the Preferred
Securities constituting a part of such holder's Income Units and (c) stating the
manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of the
Income Units Holders on such record date, the Agent shall endeavor insofar as
practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions
set forth in such requests, the maximum number of Preferred Securities as to
which any particular voting instructions are received. In the absence of
specific instructions from the Holder of an Income Unit, the Agent shall abstain
from voting the Preferred Security evidenced by such Income Unit.
Upon the occurrence of an Investment Company Event or liquidation of the
Trust, a principal amount of the Debentures constituting the assets of the Trust
and underlying the Preferred Securities equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of
the Pledged Preferred Securities shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in
exchange for Pledged Preferred Securities. Thereafter, the Debentures shall be
held by the Collateral Agent to secure the obligations of each Holder of Income
Units to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Contracts
constituting a part of such Income Units. Following the liquidation of the
Trust, the Holders and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests,
rights and obligations with respect to the Debentures as the Holders and the
Collateral Agent had in respect of the Pledged Preferred Securities, and any
reference in the Purchase Contract Agreement or Pledge Agreement to the
Preferred Securities shall be deemed to be a reference to the Debentures.
Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, the Redemption Price payable on the Tax Event
Redemption Date with respect to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures
shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Preferred
Securities. Thereafter, pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Company will apply an amount equal to
the Redemption Amount of such Redemption Price to purchase, the Treasury
Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such Redemption Price to
the Agent for payment to the Holders of such Income Units.
Following the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, the Holders of Income Units and the Collateral Agent
shall have such security interests rights and obligations with respect to the
Treasury Portfolio as the Holder of Income Units and the Collateral Agent had in
respect of the Preferred Security or Debentures, as the case may be, subject to
the Pledge thereof as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V and VI, of the Pledge
Agreement and any reference herein to the Preferred Security or the Debenture
shall be deemed to be reference to such Treasury Portfolio.
The Income Units Certificates are issuable only in registered form and
only in denominations of a single Income Unit and any integral multiple thereof.
The transfer of
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any Income Units Certificate will be registered and Income Units Certificates
may be exchanged as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. The Income
Units Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents permitted by the Purchase Contract
Agreement. No service charge shall be required for any such registration of
transfer or exchange, but the Company and the Agent may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. A holder who elects to substitute a Treasury Security for Preferred
Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, thereby creating Growth Units, shall be responsible for any fees or
expenses payable in connection therewith. Except as provided in the Purchase
Contract Agreement, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying an Income
Unit remains in effect, such Income Unit shall not be separable into its
constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Income
Unit in respect of the Preferred Security or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and Purchase
Contract constituting such Income Unit may be transferred and exchanged only as
an Income Unit. The holder of an Income Unit may substitute for the Pledged
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio securing its obligation under the related Purchase Contract
Treasury Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
Stated Amount of the Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term)
in the Treasury Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract
Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. From and after such Collateral Substitution,
the Security for which such Pledged Treasury Securities secures the holder's
obligation under the Purchase Contract shall be referred to as a "Growth Unit."
A Holder may make such Collateral Substitution only in integral multiples of 20
Income Units for 20 Growth Units; provided, however, that if a Tax Event
Redemption has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the
Income Units, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitutions only in integral
multiples of ______ Income Units for _______ Growth Units. Such Collateral
Substitution may cause the equivalent aggregate principal amount of this
Certificate to be increased or decreased; provided, however, the equivalent
aggregate principal amount outstanding under this Income Units Certificate shall
not exceed $________. All such adjustments to the equivalent aggregate principal
amount of this Income Units Certificate shall be duly recorded by placing an
appropriate notation on the Schedule attached hereto.
A Holder of Growth Units may recreate Income Units by delivering to the
Collateral Agent Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, with a Stated Amount, in the case of such
Preferred Securities, or with the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as
specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury
Portfolio, in the case of such appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio, equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Pledged
Treasury Securities in exchange for the release of such Pledged Treasury
Securities in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and
the Pledge Agreement.
Subject to the next succeeding paragraph, the Company shall pay, on each
Payment Date, the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each
Purchase Contract to the Person in whose name the Income Units Certificate
evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered at the close of business on the
Record Date for such Payment Date. Contract
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Adjustment Payments will be payable at the office of the Agent in The City of
New York or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto at such address as it appears on the Income Units
Register.
The Company shall have the right, at any time prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, to defer the payment of any or all of the Contract
Adjustment Payments otherwise payable on any Payment Date, but only if the
Company shall give the Holders and the Agent written notice of its election to
defer such payment (specifying the amount to be deferred) as provided in the
Purchase Contract Agreement. Any Contract Adjustment Payments so deferred shall
bear additional Contract Adjustment Payments thereon at the rate of _____% per
annum (computed on the basis of (i) for any full quarterly period, a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months and (ii) for any period shorter than a full
quarterly period, a 30-day month and for periods less than a month, the actual
number of days elapsed per 30-day period), compounding on each succeeding
Payment Date, until paid in full (such deferred installments of Contract
Adjustment Payments, if any, together with the additional Contract Adjustment
Payments accrued thereon, are referred to herein as the "Deferred Contract
Adjustment Payments"). Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, shall be
due on the next succeeding Payment Date except to the extent that payment is
deferred pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement. No Contract Adjustment
Payments may be deferred to a date that is after the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date.
In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of
Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until the Deferred Contract Adjustment
Payments have been paid, the Company may not, and may not permit any subsidiary
of the Company 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, interest or
premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Company that rank on a parity with or junior in interest to the Debentures or
make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the
debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks on a
parity or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (a) purchases or
acquisitions of capital stock of the Company in connection with the satisfaction
by the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit plans or the
satisfaction by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract or
security outstanding on the date of such event requiring the Company to purchase
capital stock of the Company, (b) as a result of a reclassification of the
Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of
the Company's capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital
stock, (c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's
capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (d) dividends or
distributions in capital stock of the Company, (e) redemptions or repurchases of
any rights pursuant to the Company's rights agreement and (f) payments under the
Guarantee).
The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and
the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders
to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment
Payments or any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, shall immediately and
automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any
Holder, the Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to
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the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred.
Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall promptly but in no
event later than two Business Days thereafter give written notice to the Agent,
the Collateral Agent and to the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in
the Income Units Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event,
the Collateral Agent shall release the Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
from the Pledge in accordance with the provisions of the Pledge Agreement.
Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Purchase
Contract Agreement, at the option of the Holder thereof, Purchase Contracts
underlying Securities having an aggregate Stated Amount equal to $1,000 or an
integral multiple thereof may be settled early ("Early Settlement") as provided
in the Purchase Contract Agreement; provided, however, that if a Tax Event
Redemption has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the
Income Units, Holders may early settle Income Units only in integral multiples
of ________ Income Units. In order to exercise the right to effect Early
Settlement with respect to any Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Income Units
Certificate, the Holder of this Income Units Certificate shall deliver this
Income Units Certificate to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office duly
endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to
Settle Early set forth below duly completed and accompanied by payment in the
form of immediately available funds payable to the order of the Company in an
amount (the "Early Settlement Amount") equal to (i) the product of (A) the
Stated Amount times (B) the number of Purchase Contracts with respect to which
the Holder has elected to effect Early Settlement, plus (ii) if such delivery is
made with respect to any Purchase Contracts during the period from the close of
business on any Record Date for any Payment Date to the opening of business on
such Payment Date, an amount equal to the Contract Adjustment Payments payable
on such Payment Date with respect to such Purchase Contracts. Upon Early
Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Securities, the
Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio underlying such Securities shall be released from the
Pledge as provided in the Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to
receive a number of shares of Common Stock on account of each Purchase Contract
forming part of a Income Unit as to which Early Settlement is effected equal to
the Early Settlement Rate; provided however, that upon the Early Settlement of
the Purchase Contracts, the Holder thereof will forfeit the right to receive any
Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on such Purchase Contracts. The
Early Settlement Rate shall initially be equal to _____ shares of Common Stock
and shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Settlement
Rate is adjusted as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.
Upon registration of transfer of this Income Units Certificate, the
transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part
of such transferee, except as may be required by the Agent pursuant to the
Purchase Contract Agreement), under the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement
and the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby and the transferor shall be released
from the obligations under the Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Income Units
Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Holder, by its acceptance
hereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this
paragraph.
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The Holder of this Income Units Certificate, by its acceptance hereof,
authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contracts
forming part of the Income Units evidenced hereby on his behalf as his
attorney-in-fact, expressly withholds any consent to the assumption (i.e.,
affirmance) of the Purchase Contracts by the Company or its trustee in the event
that the Company becomes the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, agrees
to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, covenants and agrees to perform
his obligations under such Purchase Contracts, consents to the provisions of the
Purchase Contract Agreement, authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the
Pledge Agreement on his behalf as its attorney-in-fact, and consents to the
Pledge of the Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying this Income
Units Certificate pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. The Holder further covenants
and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Purchase
Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, but subject to the terms thereof,
payments in respect to the Stated Amount of the Pledged Preferred Securities, or
the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the
definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, on the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in
satisfaction of such Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract and such
Holder shall acquire no right, title or interest in such payments.
Subject to certain exceptions, the provisions of the Purchase Contract
Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the
Purchase Contracts.
The Purchase Contracts shall for all purposes be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
The Company, the Agent and its Affiliates and any agent of the Company or
the Agent may treat the Person in whose name this Income Units Certificate is
registered as the owner of the Income Units evidenced hereby for the purpose of
receiving payments of distributions payable quarterly on the Preferred
Securities, receiving payments of Contract Adjustment Payments and any Deferred
Contract Adjustment Payments, performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all
other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any payments in respect thereof be
overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company,
the Agent nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Purchase Contracts shall not, prior to the settlement thereof, entitle
the Holder to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.
A copy of the Purchase Contract Agreement is available for inspection at
the offices of the Agent.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ---------------Custodian---------------
(cust) (minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
_________________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D. or other Identifying Number of
Assignee)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of
Assignee) the within Income Units Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby
irrevocably constituting and appointing ________________________________________
attorney to transfer said Income Units Certificates on the books of [Name of
Company] with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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Signature
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with Me name as it appears
upon the face of the within Income Units
Certificates in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
Signature Guarantee:
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SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common
Stock deliverable upon settlement on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date of the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Income Units evidenced
by this Income Units Certificate be registered in the name of, and delivered,
together with a check in payment for any fractional share, to the undersigned at
the address indicated below unless a different name and address have been
indicated below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other
than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident
thereto.
Dated:
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Signature
Signature Guarantee:
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(if assigned to another person)
If shares are to be registered in
the name of and delivered to a REGISTERED HOLDER
Person other than the Holder,
please (i) print such Person's
name and address and (ii) provide
a guarantee of your signature:
Please print name and address
of Registered Holder:
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Name Name
- ------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Address Address
- ------------------------------ -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------ -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Social Security or other
Taxpayer Identification -------------------------------------
Number, if any
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ELECTION TO SETTLE EARLY
The undersigned Holder of this Income Units Certificate hereby irrevocably
exercises the option to effect Early Settlement in accordance with the terms of
the Purchase Contract Agreement with respect to the Purchase Contracts
underlying the number of Income Units evidenced by this Income Units Certificate
specified below. The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of
Common Stock deliverable upon such Early Settlement be registered in the name
of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share and
any Income Units Certificate representing any Income Units evidenced hereby as
to which Early Settlement of the related Purchase Contracts is not effected, to
the undersigned at the address indicated below unless a different name and
address have been indicated below. Pledged Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case
may be, deliverable upon such Early Settlement will be transferred in accordance
with the transfer instructions set forth below. If shares are to be registered
in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any
transfer tax payable incident thereto.
Dated:
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Signature
Signature Guarantee:
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Number of Securities evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of the
related Purchase Contracts is being elected:
If shares of Common Stock or Income Units REGISTERED HOLDER
Certificates are to be registered in the
name of and delivered to and Pledged
Preferred Securities, or the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, are to be
transferred to a Person other than the
Holder, please print such Person's name
and address:
Please print name and address
of Registered Holder:
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Name Name
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Address Address
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Social Security or other
Taxpayer Identification
Number, if any -------------------------------------
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Transfer Instructions for Pledged Preferred Securities, or the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, Transferable Upon Early Settlement or a
Termination Event:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have
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EXHIBIT B
Face of Growth Units Certificate
"THIS CERTIFICATES IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE
NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE "DEPOSITARY"),
OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS
NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT
AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS
PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT 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) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITARY FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS
REGISTERED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT
HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN."
No. _____ Cusip No. ________
Number of Growth Units _________
This Growth Units Certificate certifies that _________________________ is
the registered Holder of the number of Growth Units set forth above. Each Growth
Units represents (i) a 1/20 undivided beneficial ownership interest, of a
Treasury Security having a principal amount at maturity equal to $1,000, subject
to the Pledge of such Treasury Security by such Holder pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement, and (ii) the rights and obligations of the Holder under one Purchase
Contract with [Name of Company], a ________ corporation (the "Company"). All
capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Purchase Contract
Agreement have the meaning set forth therein.
Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Treasury Securities constituting
part of each Growth Unit evidenced hereby have been pledged to the Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the obligations of the Holder
under the Purchase Contract comprising a portion of such Growth Unit.
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Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this
Growth Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company, to sell, on ________,
200_ (the "Purchase Contract Settlement Date"), at a price equal to $50 (the
"Stated Amount"), a number of shares of Common Stock, __ par value per share
("Common Stock"), of the Company equal to the Settlement Rate, unless on or
prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date there shall have occurred a
Termination Event or an Early Settlement with respect to the Growth Units of
which such Purchase Contract is a part, all as provided in the Purchase Contract
Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof. The purchase price for
the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract
evidenced hereby will be paid by application of the Proceeds from the Treasury
Securities pledged to secure the obligations under such Purchase Contract in
accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement.
The Company shall pay on each Payment Date in respect of each Purchase
Contract evidenced hereby an amount (the "Contract Adjustment Payments") equal
to ___% per annum of the Stated Amount (computed on the basis of (i) for any
full quarterly period, a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and (ii) for any
period shorter than a full quarterly period, a 30-day month and for periods less
than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day period), as the case
may be, subject to deferral at the option of the Company as provided in the
Purchase Contract Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof. Such
Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable to the Person in whose name this
Growth Units Certificate (or a Predecessor Growth Units Certificate) is
registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date.
Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the office of the Agent in
The City of New York or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address appears on the Growth
Units Register.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions 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
Agent by manual signature, this Growth Units Certificate shall not be entitled
to any benefit under the Pledge Agreement or the Purchase Contract Agreement or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
[NAME OF COMPANY]
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
HOLDER SPECIFIED ABOVE (as to
obligations of such Holder under the
Purchase Contracts)
By: -----------------------,
not individually but solely as
Attorney-in-Fact of such Holder
By:
-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
Dated:
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AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Growth Units referred to in the within-mentioned
Purchase Contract Agreement.
By: , as Purchase Contract Agent
--------
By:
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Authorized Officer
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(Reverse of Growth Units Certificate)
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby is governed by a Purchase Contract
Agreement, dated as of ________, ____ (as may be supplemented from time to time,
the "Purchase Contract Agreement") between the Company and
___________________________, as Purchase Contract Agent (including its
successors thereunder, herein called the "Agent"), to which the Purchase
Contract Agreement and supplemental agreements thereto reference is hereby made
for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations,
duties and immunities thereunder of the Agent, the Company and the Holders and
of the terms upon which the Growth Units Certificates are, and are to be,
executed and delivered.
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this
Growth Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date at a price equal to the Stated Amount (the "Purchase
Price") a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the
Settlement Rate, unless on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date,
there shall have occurred a Termination Event or an Early Settlement with
respect to the Security of which such Purchase Contract is a part. The
"Settlement Rate" is equal to (a) if the Applicable Market Value (as defined
below) is equal to or greater than $____ (the "Threshold Appreciation Price"),
______ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, (b) if the Applicable
Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but is greater than
$____, the number of shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract equal to the
Stated Amount divided by the Applicable Market Value and (c) if the Applicable
Market Amount is less than or equal to $____, then _______ shares of Common
Stock per Purchase Contract, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in
the Purchase Contract Agreement. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be
issued upon settlement of Purchase Contracts, as provided in the Purchase
Contract Agreement.
The "Applicable Market Value" means the average of the Closing Prices per
share of Common Stock on each of the 20 Trading Days ending on the third Trading
Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or any
applicable Early Settlement Date. The "Closing Price" of the Common Stock on any
date of determination means the (i) closing sale price (or, if no closing price
is reported, the last reported sale price) of the Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed
for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite
transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is so listed, (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed on a
United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by The
Nasdaq Stock Market, (iv) if the Common Stock is not so reported, the last
quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported
by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or (v) if such bid
price is not available, the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask
prices of the Common Stock on such date from at least three nationally
recognized independent investment banking firms retained for this purpose by the
Company. A "Trading Day" means a day on which the Common Stock (A) is not
suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or
association or over-the-counter market at the close of business and (B) has
traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or
association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the
trading of the Common Stock.
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In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the
Holder of this Growth Unit shall pay the Purchase Price for the shares of Common
Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby by effecting
either an Early Settlement of each such Purchase Contract or by applying a
principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Holder's
Growth Units equal to the Stated Amount of such Purchase Contract to the
purchase of the Common Stock.
The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in
respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates therefor to the
Holder unless it shall have received payment of the aggregate purchase price for
the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner herein set
forth.
Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby and all obligations and rights of
the Company and the Holder thereunder shall terminate if a Termination Event
shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company
shall give written notice to the Agent and to the Holders, at their addresses as
they appear in the Growth Units Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release the Pledged Treasury
Securities (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) forming a part of each Growth
Unit.
The Growth Units Certificates are issuable only in registered form and
only in denominations of a single Growth Unit and any integral multiple thereof.
The transfer of any Growth Units Certificate will be registered and Growth Units
Certificates may be exchanged as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.
The Growth Units Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents permitted by the Purchase
Contract Agreement. No service charge shall be required for any such
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company and the Agent may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection therewith. A Holder who elects to substitute Preferred
Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, for Treasury Securities, thereby recreating
Income Units, shall be responsible for any fees or expenses associated
therewith. Except as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement, for so long as
the Purchase Contract underlying a Growth Unit remains in effect, such Growth
Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and
obligations of the Holder of such Growth Unit in respect of the Treasury
Security and the Purchase Contract constituting such Growth Unit may be
transferred and exchanged only as a Growth Units. A Holder of Growth Units may
recreate Income Units by delivering to the Collateral Agent Preferred Securities
or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, with
a Stated Amount, in the case of such Preferred Securities, or with the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the
definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, in the case of such
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, equal to
the aggregate principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities in exchange
for the release of such Pledged Treasury Securities in accordance with the terms
of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. From and after such
substitution, the Holder's Security shall be referred to as an "Income Unit."
Such substitution may cause the equivalent aggregate principal amount of this
Certificate to be increased or decreased; provided, however, the equivalent
aggregate principal amount
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outstanding under this Growth Units Certificate shall not exceed $________. All
such adjustments to the equivalent aggregate principal amount of this Growth
Units Certificate shall be duly recorded by placing an appropriate notation on
the Schedule attached hereto.
A Holder of an Income Unit may recreate a Growth Unit by delivering to the
Collateral Agent Treasury Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate Stated Amount of the Pledged Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the
definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, in
exchange for the release of such Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement. Any such recreation of a Growth Unit may be effected only in
multiples of 20 Income Units for 20 Growth Units; provided, however, if a Tax
Event Redemption has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component
of the Income Units, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitution in integral
multiples of ________ Income Units for ________ Growth Units.
Subject to the next succeeding paragraph, the Company shall pay, on each
Payment Date, the Contact Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each
Purchase Contract to the Person in whose name the Growth Units Certificate
evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered at the close of business on the
Record Date for such Payment Date. Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable
at the office of the Agent in The City of New York or, at the option of the
Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such
address as it appears on the Growth Units Register.
The Company shall have the right, at any time prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, to defer the payment of any or all of the Contract
Adjustment Payments otherwise payable on any Payment Date, but only if the
Company shall give the Holders and the Agent written notice of its election to
defer such payment (specifying the amount to be deferred) as provided in the
Purchase Contract Agreement. Any Contract Adjustment Payments so deferred shall
bear additional Contract Adjustment Payments thereon at the rate of ____% per
annum (computed on the basis of (i) for any full quarterly period, a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months and (ii) for any period shorter than a full
quarterly period, a 30-day month and for periods less than a month, the actual
number of days elapsed per 30-day period), compounding on each succeeding
Payment Date, until paid in full (such deferred installments of Contract
Adjustment Payments together with the additional Contract Adjustment Payments
accrued thereon, are referred to herein as the "Deferred Contract Adjustment
Payments"). Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, shall be due on the
next succeeding Payment Date except to the extent that payment is deferred
pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement. No Contract Adjustment Payments may
be deferred to a date that is after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.
In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of
Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until the Deferred Contract Adjustment
Payments have been paid, the Company may not, and may not permit any subsidiary
of the Company 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
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principal, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any
debt securities of the Company that rank on a parity with or junior in interest
to the Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee
by the Company of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such
guarantee ranks on a parity or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than
(a) purchases or acquisitions of capital stock of the Company in connection with
the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit
plans or the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any
contract or security outstanding on the date of such event requiring the Company
to purchase capital stock of the Company, (b) as a result of a reclassification
of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or
series of the Company's capital stock for another class or series of the
Company's capital stock, (c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of
such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (d) dividends
or distributions in capital stock of the Company, (e) redemptions or repurchases
of any rights pursuant to the Company's rights agreement and (f) payments under
the Guarantee).
The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and
the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders
to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay Contract Adjustment Payments
or any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, shall immediately and
automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any
Holder, the Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of
a Termination Event, the Company shall promptly but in no event later than two
Business Days thereafter give written notice to the Agent, the Collateral Agent
and to the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in the Growth Units
Register. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall
release the Treasury Securities from the Pledge in accordance with the
provisions of the Pledge Agreement.
Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Purchase
Contract Agreement, at the option of the Holder thereof, Purchase Contracts
underlying Securities having an aggregate Stated Amount equal to $1,000 or an
integral multiple thereof may be settled early ("Early Settlement") as provided
in the Purchase Contract Agreement. In order to exercise the right to effect
Early Settlement with respect to any Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Growth
Unit the Holder of this Growth Units Certificate shall deliver this Growth Units
Certificate to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office duly endorsed for
transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to Settle Early
set forth below duly completed and accompanied by payment in the form of
immediately available funds payable to the order of the Company in an amount
(the "Early Settlement Amount") equal to (i) the product of (A) the Stated
Amount times (B) the number of Purchase Contracts with respect to which the
Holder has elected to effect Early Settlement, plus (ii) if such delivery is
made with respect to any Purchase Contracts during the period from the close of
business on any Record Date for any Payment Date to the opening of business on
such Payment Date, an amount equal to the Contract Adjustment Payments payable,
if any, on such Payment Date with respect to such Purchase Contracts. Upon Early
Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Securities, the
Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Securities shall be released from
the Pledge as provided in the Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled
to receive a number of shares of Common Stock on account of each Purchase
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Contract forming part of a Growth Unit as to which Early Settlement is effected
equal to _____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract (the "Early
Settlement Rate"); provided however, that upon the Early Settlement of the
Purchase Contracts, the Holder thereof will forfeit the right to receive any
Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments on such Purchase Contracts. The Early
Settlement Rate shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the
Settlement Rate is adjusted as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.
Upon registration of transfer of this Growth Units Certificate, the
transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part
of such transferee, except as may be required by the Agent pursuant to the
Purchase Contract Agreement), under the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement
and the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby and the transferor shall be released
from the obligations under the Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Growth Units
Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Holder, by his acceptance
hereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this
paragraph.
The Holder of this Growth Units Certificate, by his acceptance hereof,
authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contracts
forming part of the Growth Units evidenced hereby on his behalf as its
attorney-in-fact, expressly withholds any consent to the assumption (i.e.,
affirmance) of the Purchase Contracts by the Company or its trustee in the event
that the Company becomes the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, agrees
to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, covenants and agrees to perform
its obligations under such Purchase Contracts, consents to the provisions of the
Purchase Contract Agreement, authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the
Pledge Agreement on his behalf as his attorney-in-fact, and consents to the
Pledge of the Treasury Securities underlying this Growth Units Certificate
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. The Holder further covenants and agrees, that,
to the extent and in the manner provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and
the Pledge Agreement, but subject to the terms thereof, payments in respect to
the Stated Amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities on the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in
satisfaction of such Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract and such
Holder shall acquire no right, title or interest in such payments.
Subject to certain exceptions, the provisions of the Purchase Contract
Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the
Purchase Contracts.
The Purchase Contracts shall for all purposes be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
The Company, the Agent and its Affiliates any agent of the Company or the
Agent may treat the Person in whose name this Growth Units Certificate is
registered as the owner of the Growth Units evidenced hereby for the purpose of
receiving payments of interest on the Treasury Securities, receiving payments of
Contract Adjustment Payments and any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments,
performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever,
whether or not any payments in respect thereof be overdue and
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notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company, the Agent
nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Purchase Contracts shall not, prior to the settlement thereof, entitle
the Holder to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.
A copy of the Purchase Contract Agreement is available for inspection at
the offices of the Agent.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ---------------Custodian---------------
(cust) (minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
_________________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D. or other Identifying Number of
Assignee)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of
Assignee) the within Growth Units Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby
irrevocably constituting and appointing ________________________________________
attorney to transfer said Growth Units Certificates on the books of [Name of
Company] with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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Signature
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it
appears upon the face of the within Growth
Units Certificates in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever.
Signature Guarantee:
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SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common
Stock deliverable upon settlement on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date of the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Growth Units evidenced
by this Growth Units Certificate be registered in the name of, and delivered,
together with a check in payment for any fractional share, to the undersigned at
the address indicated below unless a different name and address have been
indicated below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other
than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident
thereto.
Dated:
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Signature
Signature Guarantee: -------------------
(if assigned to another person)
If shares are to be registered in
the name of and delivered to a REGISTERED HOLDER
Person other than the Holder, please
print such Person's name and address:
Please print name and address
of Registered Holder:
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Name Name
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Address Address
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Social Security or other
Taxpayer Identification -------------------------------------
Number, if any
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ELECTION TO SETTLE EARLY
The undersigned Holder of this Growth Units Certificate irrevocably
exercises the option to effect Early Settlement in accordance with the terms of
the Purchase Contract Agreement with respect to the Purchase Contracts
underlying the number of Growth Units evidenced by this Growth Units Certificate
specified below. The option to effect Early Settlement may be exercised only
with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying Growth Units with an aggregate
Stated Amount equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The undersigned
Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon
such Early Settlement be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with
a check in payment for any fractional share and any Growth Units Certificate
representing any Growth Units evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of
the related Purchase Contracts is not effected, to the undersigned at the
address indicated below unless a different name and address have been indicated
below. Pledged Treasury Securities deliverable upon such Early Settlement will
be transferred in accordance with the transfer instructions set forth below. If
shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned,
the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.
Dated:
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Signature
Signature Guarantee:
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Number of Securities evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of the
related Purchase Contracts is being elected:
If shares of Common Stock of Growth Units REGISTERED HOLDER
Certificates are to be registered in the
name of and delivered to and Pledged
Preferred Securities, or the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, are to
be transferred to a Person other than the
Holder, please print such Person's name
and address:
Please print name and address
of Registered Holder:
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Name Name
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Address Address
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Social Security or other
Taxpayer Identification
Number, if any -------------------------------------
Transfer Instructions for Pledged Treasury Securities Transferable Upon Early
Settlement or a Termination Event:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have
been made:
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EXHIBIT C
INSTRUCTION FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT TO
COLLATERAL AGENT
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[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Department
Re: [________ Units] of [Name of Company] (the
"Company"), and [Name of Trust]
We hereby notify you in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Pledge
Agreement, dated as of ________, ____, among the Company, yourselves, as
Collateral Agent, and ourselves, as Purchase Contract Agent and as
attorney-in-fact for the holders of [Income Units] [Growth Units] from time to
time, that the holder of securities listed below (the "Holder") has elected to
substitute [$______ aggregate [principal amount] of Treasury Securities]
[$______ Stated Amount of Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] in exchange
for the Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] [Pledged Treasury
Securities] held by you in accordance with the Pledge Agreement and has
delivered to us a notice stating that the Holder has transferred [Treasury
Securities] Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] to you, as Collateral
Agent. We hereby instruct you, upon receipt of such [Pledged Treasury
Securities] [Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be], and upon the
payment by such Holder of any applicable fees, to release the [Preferred
Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be,] [Treasury Securities] related to such [Income
Units] [Growth Units] to us in accordance with the Holder's instructions.
Date:
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By:
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Name:
Title:
Signature Guarantee:
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Please print name and address of Registered Holder electing to substitute
[Treasury Securities] [Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] for the
[Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest
of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] [Pledged Treasury Securities]:
- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Name Social Security or other Taxpayer
Identification Number, if any
- ------------------------------------
Address
- ------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------
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EXHIBIT D
INSTRUCTION TO PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT
- ------------------------------
[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust Services Division
Re: [________ Units] of [Name of Company] (the "Company"),
and [Name of Trust]
The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you that it has delivered to
_____________________________, as Collateral Agent, $______ aggregate principal
amount of [Treasury Securities] [Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] in
exchange for the [Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] [Pledged
Treasury Securities] held by the Collateral Agent, in accordance with Section
4.1 of the Pledge Agreement, dated ________, ____, between you, the Company and
the Collateral Agent. The undersigned Holder has paid the Collateral Agent all
applicable fees relating to such exchange. The undersigned Holder hereby
instructs you to instruct the Collateral Agent to release to you on behalf of
the undersigned Holder the [Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,]
[Pledged Treasury Securities] related to such [Income Units] [Growth Units].
Date:
----------------------- ------------------------------------
Signature
Signature Guarantee:
--------------------
Please print name and address of Registered Holder:
- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Name Social Security or other Taxpayer
Identification Number, if any
Address
- -------------------------------
- -------------------------------
- -------------------------------
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EXHIBIT E
NOTICE TO SETTLE BY SEPARATE CASH
- ------------------------------
[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Department
Re: [________ Units] of [Name of Company] (the "Company"),
and [Name of Trust]
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably notifies you in accordance with
Section 5.4 of the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of ________, 199_,
among the Company, yourselves, as Purchase Contract Agent and as
Attorney-in-Fact for the Holders of the Purchase Contracts, that such Holder has
elected to pay to the Collateral Agent, on or prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City
time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date (in lawful money of the United States by [certified or cashiers' check or]
wire transfer, in each case in immediately available funds), $______ as the
Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder by the
Company under the related Purchase Contract on the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs you to notify promptly the
Collateral Agent of the undersigned Holders election to make such cash
settlement with respect to the Purchase Contracts related to such Holder's
[Income Units] [Growth Units].
Date:
----------------------- ------------------------------------
Signature
Signature Guarantee:
--------------------
Please print name and address of Registered Holder:
- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Name Social Security or other Taxpayer
Identification Number, if any
Address
- -------------------------------
- -------------------------------
- -------------------------------
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Exhibit 4.17
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[NAME OF COMPANY]
AND
FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Dated as of ________, ____
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1 Definitions.............................................. 2
Section 2 Pledge; Control and Perfection........................... 6
Section 2.1 The Pledge............................................... 6
Section 2.2 Control and Perfection................................... 7
Section 3 Distributions on Pledged Collateral...................... 8
Section 4 Substitution, Release, Repledge and Settlement of
Preferred Securities.................................. 10
Section 4.1 Substitution of Preferred Securities and the
Establishment of Growth Units......................... 10
Section 4.2 Pledge of Preferred Securities and Reestablishment of
Income Units.......................................... 10
Section 4.3 Termination Event........................................ 11
Section 4.4 Cash Settlement.......................................... 12
Section 4.5 Early Settlement......................................... 13
Section 4.6 Application of Proceeds Settlement....................... 14
Section 5 Voting Rights -- Preferred Securities.................... 15
Section 6 Rights and Remedies; Distribution of the Debentures; Tax
Event Redemption...................................... 16
Section 6.1 Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent.............. 16
Section 6.2 Distribution of the Debentures; Tax Event Redemption..... 17
Section 6.3 Substitutions............................................ 18
Section 7 Representations and Warranties; Covenants................ 18
Section 7.1 Representations and Warranties........................... 18
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Section 7.2 Covenants................................................ 19
Section 8 The Collateral Agent..................................... 19
Section 8.1 Appointment, Powers and Immunities....................... 19
Section 8.2 Instructions of the Company.............................. 20
Section 8.3 Reliance by Collateral Agent............................. 21
Section 8.4 Rights in Other Capacities............................... 21
Section 8.5 Non-Reliance on Collateral Agent......................... 21
Section 8.6 Compensation and Indemnity............................... 21
Section 8.7 Failure to Act........................................... 22
Section 8.8 Resignation of Collateral Agent.......................... 22
Section 8.9 Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor........................ 23
Section 8.10 Survival................................................. 23
Section 8.11 Exculpation.............................................. 23
Section 9 Amendment................................................ 24
Section 9.1 Amendment Without Consent of Holders..................... 24
Section 9.2 Amendment with Consent of Holders........................ 24
Section 9.3 Execution of Amendments.................................. 25
Section 9.4 Effect of Amendments..................................... 25
Section 9.5 Reference to Amendments.................................. 25
Section 10 Miscellaneous............................................ 26
Section 10.1 No Waiver................................................ 26
Section 10.2 Governing Law............................................ 26
Section 10.3 Notices.................................................. 26
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Section 10.4 Successors and Assigns................................... 26
Section 10.5 Counterparts............................................. 27
Section 10.6 Severability............................................. 27
Section 10.7 Expenses, etc............................................ 27
Section 10.8 Security Interest Absolute............................... 27
EXHIBIT A INSTRUCTION TO COLLATERAL AGENT
EXHIBIT B INSTRUCTION TO PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT
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PLEDGE AGREEMENT
FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of ________, ____ (this "Agreement"),
among [Name of Company], a ________ corporation (the "Company"), __________, a
________ banking corporation, not individually but solely as collateral agent
(in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the
"Collateral Agent") and in its capacity as a "securities intermediary" as
defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the Code (as defined herein) (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Securities
Intermediary"), and , not individually but solely as purchase contract agent and
as attorney-in-fact of the Holders (as defined in the Purchase Contract
Agreement) from time to time of the Securities (as hereinafter defined) (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Purchase Contract
Agent") under the Purchase Contract Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
RECITALS
The Company and the Purchase Contract Agent are parties to the Purchase
Contract Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as modified and supplemented
and in effect from time to time, the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), pursuant to
which there may be issued up to ________ [________ Units] (the "Securities").
Each Security, at issuance, consists of a unit (the "Income Unit" or
"Income Units") comprised of (a) one stock purchase contract (the "Purchase
Contract") under which (i) the Holder will purchase from the Company on
________, ____ for an amount equal to the Stated Amount, a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, and (ii) the Company will pay the
Holder Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, and (b) either beneficial ownership
of a __% ________, ____ Preferred Security (a "Preferred Security") issued by
__________________ (the "Trust"), having a liquidation amount equal to $50 (the
"Stated Amount") and maturing on ________, ____ or upon the occurrence of a Tax
Event Redemption, the Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio.
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Purchase
Contracts, the Holders, from time to time, of the Securities have irrevocably
authorized the Purchase Contract Agent, as attorney-in-fact of such Holders,
among other things, to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of such
Holders and to grant the pledge provided hereby of the Preferred Securities and
any Treasury Securities delivered in exchange therefor to secure each Holder's
obligations under the related Purchase Contract, as provided herein and subject
to the terms hereof. Upon such pledge the Preferred Securities will be
beneficially owned by the Holders but will be owned of record by the Purchase
Contract Agent subject to the Pledge hereunder.
Accordingly, the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Securities
Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent, on its own behalf and as
attorney-in-fact of the Holders from time to time of the Securities, agree as
follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
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(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) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(c) the following terms have the meanings assigned to them in the
Purchase Contract Agreement: (i) Act, (ii) Agent, (iii) Board Resolution,
(iv) Cash Settlement, (v) Certificate, (vi) Common Stock, (vii) Contract
Adjustment Payments, (viii) Debentures, (ix) Early Settlement, (x) Early
Settlement Amount, (xi) Early Settlement Date, (xii) Holders, (xiii)
Opinion of Counsel, (xiv) Outstanding Securities, (xv) Purchase Contract,
(xvi) Purchase Contract Settlement Date, (xvii) Purchase Price, (xviii)
Remarketing Agent, (ix) Remarketing Agreement, (xx) Remarketing
Underwriting Agreement, (xxi) Settlement Rate, (xxii) Termination Event,
and (xxiii) Underwriting Agreement; and
(d) the following terms have the meanings assigned to them in the
Declaration: (i) Applicable Ownership Interest (ii) Applicable Principal
Amount, (iii) Failed Remarketing, (iv) Indenture, (v) Investment Company
Event, (vi) Primary Treasury Dealer, (vii) Property Trustee, (viii)
Quotation Agent, (ix) Redemption Amount, (x) Redemption Price, (xi) Tax
Event, (xii) Tax Event Redemption, (xiii) Tax Event Redemption Date, (xiv)
Treasury Portfolio, (xv) Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price.
"Agreement" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from
time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more agreements supplemental
hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.
"Bankruptcy Code" means title 11 of the United States Code, or any other
law of the United States that from time to time provides a uniform system of
bankruptcy laws.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday that is not a
day on which banking institutions in Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
"Cash" means any coin or currency of the United States as at the time
shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
"Code" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1 hereof.
"Collateral" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.
"Collateral Account" means the trust account (number ___) maintained at
_______________ in the name "_______________, as Purchase Contract Agent on
behalf of the holders of certain securities of the Trust subject to the security
interest of
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_______________, as Collateral Agent, for the benefit of [Name of Company], as
pledgee" and any successor account.
"Collateral Agent" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of
this instrument.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph
of this instrument until a successor shall have become such, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean such successor.
"Debenture Trustee" means ________, as trustee under the Indenture until a
successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.
"Declaration" means the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the
Trust, dated as of ________, ____ among the Company as sponsor, the trustees
named therein and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust.
"Growth Unit" or "Growth Units" means a Purchase Contract with respect to
which Treasury Securities have been substituted for Preferred Securities or for
the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the
case may be, as collateral to secure the Holder's obligations under such
Purchase Contract.
"Intermediary" means any entity that in the ordinary course of its
business maintains securities accounts for others and is acting in that
capacity.
"Permitted Investments" means any one of the following which shall mature
not later than the next succeeding Business Day (i) any evidence of indebtedness
with an original maturity of 365 days or less issued, or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured, by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged in support thereof or such indebtedness constitutes
a general obligation of it); (ii) deposits, certificates of deposit or
acceptances with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any institution
which is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and
surplus and undivided profits of not less than US$ 200.0 million at the time of
deposit; (iii) investments with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any
Person that is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by a bank referred to in
clause (ii); (iv) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements
relating to marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed
by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States Government; (v) investments in
commercial paper, other than commercial paper issued by the Company or its
affiliates, of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States
or any State thereof, which commercial paper has a rating at the time of
purchase at least equal to "A-1" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or at
least equal to "P-1" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; and (vi) investments in
money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, rated in the highest applicable rating category by S&P or Moody's.
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"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"Pledge" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.
"Pledged Preferred Securities" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1
hereof.
"Pledged Treasury Securities" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1
hereof.
"Preferred Securities" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
"Proceeds" means all interest, dividends, cash, instruments, securities,
financial assets (as defined in ss. 8-102(a)(9) of the Code) and other property
from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed upon the sale,
exchange, collection or disposition of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof.
"Purchase Contract" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
"Purchase Contract Agent" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph
of the recitals of this Agreement.
"Purchase Contract Agreement" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
"Securities" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
"Securities Intermediary" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph
of this Agreement.
"Security Entitlement" has the meaning set forth in Section 8-102(a)(17)
of the Code.
"Stated Amount" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
"TRADES" means the Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry System maintained
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pursuant to the TRADES Regulations.
"TRADES Regulations" means the regulations of the United States Department
of the Treasury, published at 31 C.F.R. Part 357, an amended from time to time.
Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in the TRADES Regulations are
used herein as therein defined.
"Transfer" means, with respect to the Collateral and in accordance with
the instructions of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent or the
Holder, as applicable:
(i) in the case of Collateral consisting of securities which cannot
be delivered by book-entry or which the parties agree are to be delivered
in physical
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form, delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient accompanied
by any duly executed instruments of transfer, assignments in blank,
transfer tax stamps and any other documents necessary to constitute a
legally valid transfer to the recipient;
(ii) in the case of Collateral consisting of securities maintained
in book-entry form by causing a "securities intermediary" (as defined in
Section 8-102(a)(14) of the Code) to (i) credit a "securities entitlement"
(as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the Code) with respect to such
securities to a "securities account" (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of
the Code) maintained by or on behalf of the recipient; (ii) to issue a
confirmation to the recipient with respect to such credit and (iii) to
make appropriate notations in its books to reflect the security interest
of the recipient in such securities.
"Treasury Security" means a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Security (Cusip
Number ________) which are the principal strips of the __% U.S. Treasury
Securities which mature on ________, ____.
"Trust" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
"Value" with respect to any item of Collateral on any date means, as to
(i) a Preferred Security, the Stated Amount, (ii) Cash, the face amount thereof
and (iii) Treasury Securities, the aggregate principal amount thereof at
maturity.
Section 2. Pledge; Control and Perfection.
Section 2.1. The Pledge. The Holders from time to time acting through the
Purchase Contract Agent, as their attorney-in-fact, hereby pledge and grant to
the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, as collateral security for
the performance when due by such Holders of their respective obligations under
the related Purchase Contracts, a security interest in all of the right, title
and interest of such Holders (a) in the Preferred Securities constituting a part
of the Securities and all Proceeds thereof and any Treasury Securities delivered
in exchange for such Preferred Securities in accordance with Section 4 hereof,
in each case that have been Transferred to or received by the Collateral Agent
and not released by the Collateral Agent to such Holders under the provisions of
this Agreement (the "Collateral"); (b) in payments made by Holders pursuant to
Section 4.4; (c) in the Collateral Account and all securities, financial assets
and other property credited thereto and all Security Entitlements related
thereto; (d) in any Debentures delivered to the Collateral Agent upon the
occurrence of an Investment Company Event or a liquidation of the Trust as
provided in Section 6.2(e); in the Treasury Portfolio purchased on behalf of the
Holders of Income Units by the Collateral Agent upon the occurrence of a Tax
Event Redemption as provided in Section 6.2 and (f) all proceeds of the
foregoing. Prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent, on behalf of the initial Holders of the
Income Units, shall cause the Preferred Securities comprising a part of the
Income Units to be delivered to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Company by physically delivering such securities to the Collateral Agent
endorsed in blank and the Collateral Agent delivering such securities to the
Securities Intermediary and causing the Securities Intermediary to credit the
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Collateral Account with such securities and send the Collateral Agent a
confirmation of the deposit of such securities.
In the event a Holder of Income Units so elects, such Holder may Transfer
Treasury Securities to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Company in
exchange for the release by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Company of
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, with an aggregate stated liquidation
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Treasury Securities so
Transferred, in the case of Preferred Securities, or with an appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of
such term) of the Treasury Portfolio equal to the aggregate principal amount of
the Treasury Securities so transferred, in the event that a Tax Event Redemption
has occurred, to the Purchase Contract Agent on behalf of such Holder. Treasury
Securities and the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, shall be Transferred to
the Collateral Account maintained by the Collateral Agent at the Securities
Intermediary by book-entry transfer to the Collateral Account in accordance with
the TRADES Regulations and other applicable law and by the notation by the
Securities Intermediary on its books that a Security Entitlement with respect to
such Treasury Securities or Treasury Portfolio, has been credited to the
Collateral Account. For purposes of perfecting the Pledge under applicable law,
including, to the extent applicable, the TRADES Regulations of the Uniform
Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in any applicable jurisdiction, the
Collateral Agent shall be the agent of the Company as provided herein. The
pledge provided in this Section 2.1 is herein referred to as the "Pledge" and
the Preferred Securities (or the Debentures that are delivered pursuant to
Section 6.2 hereof) or Treasury Securities subject to the Pledge, excluding any
Preferred Securities (or the Debentures that are delivered pursuant to Section
6.2 hereof) or Treasury Securities released from the Pledge as provided in
Section 4 hereof, are hereinafter referred to as "Pledged Preferred Securities"
or the "Pledged Treasury Securities," respectively. Subject to the Pledge and
the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof, the Holders from time to time shall have
full beneficial ownership of the Collateral. Whenever directed by the Collateral
Agent acting on behalf of the Company, the Securities Intermediary shall have
the right to reregister the Preferred Securities or any other securities held in
physical form in its name.
Except as may be required in order to release Preferred Securities in
connection with a Holder's election to convert its investment from an Income
Unit to a Growth Unit, or except as otherwise required to release securities as
specified herein, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Securities Intermediary
shall relinquish physical possession of any certificate evidencing a Preferred
Security prior to the termination of this Agreement. If it becomes necessary for
the Securities Intermediary to relinquish physical possession of a certificate
in order to release a portion of the Preferred Securities evidenced thereby from
the Pledge, the Securities Intermediary shall use its best efforts to obtain
physical possession of a replacement certificate evidencing any Preferred
Securities remaining subject to the Pledge hereunder registered to it or
endorsed in blank within 15 days of the date it relinquished possession. The
Collateral Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the Securities
Intermediary's failure to obtain possession of any such replacement certificate
as required hereby.
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Section 2.2. Control and Perfection. In connection with the Pledge granted
in Section 2.1, and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Holders from time to time acting through the Purchase Contract Agent, as their
attorney-in-fact, hereby authorize and direct the Securities Intermediary
(without the necessity of obtaining the further consent of the Purchase Contract
Agent or any of the Holders), and the Securities Intermediary agrees, to comply
with and follow any instructions and entitlement orders (as defined in ss.
8-102(a)(8) of the Code) that the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Company may
give in writing with respect to the Collateral Account, the Collateral credited
thereto and any security entitlements with respect to any thereof. Such
instructions and entitlement orders may, without limitation, direct the
Securities Intermediary to transfer, redeem, sell, liquidate, assign, deliver or
otherwise dispose of the Preferred Securities, the Treasury Securities, the
Treasury Portfolio, and any Security Entitlements with respect thereto and to
pay and deliver any income, proceeds or other funds derived therefrom to the
Company. The Holders from time to time acting through the Purchase Contract
Agent hereby further authorize and direct the Collateral Agent, as agent of the
Company, to itself issue instructions and entitlement orders, and to otherwise
take action, with respect to the Collateral Account, the Collateral credited
thereto and any security entitlements with respect to any thereof, pursuant to
the terms and provisions hereof, all without the necessity of obtaining the
further consent of the Purchase Contract Agent or any of the Holders. The
Collateral Agent shall be the Agent of the Company and shall act as directed in
writing by the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Collateral Agent shall issue entitlement orders to the Securities Intermediary
when and as directed by the Company.
Section 3. Distributions on Pledged Collateral. So long as the Purchase
Contract Agent is the registered owner of the Pledged Preferred Securities it
shall receive all payments thereon. If the Pledged Preferred Securities are
reregistered, such that the Collateral Agent becomes the registered holder, all
payments of the Stated Amount of or, if applicable, the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term)
of the Treasury Portfolio, or cash distributions on, the Pledged Preferred
Securities or on the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in
clause (B) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as the
case may be, and all payments of the principal of, or cash distributions on, any
Pledged Treasury Securities received by the Collateral Agent that are properly
payable hereunder shall be paid by the Collateral Agent by wire transfer in same
day funds:
(i) In the case of (A) cash distributions with respect to the
Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest (as specified in clause (B) of the definition of such term) of
the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and (B) any payments of the
Stated Amount or, if applicable, the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term) of
the Treasury Portfolio with respect to any Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as
the case may be, that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to
Section 4.3 hereof, to the Purchase Contract Agent, for the benefit of the
relevant Holders of Securities, to the account designated by the Purchase
Contract Agent for such purpose, no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the
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Collateral Agent (provided that in the event such payment is received by
the Collateral Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:30
p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then such payment shall be
made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding
Business Day);
(ii) In the case of any principal payments with respect to any
Treasury Securities that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to
Section 4.3 hereof, to the Holders of the Growth Units to the accounts
designated by them in writing for such purpose no later than 2:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the
Collateral Agent (provided that in the event such payment is received by
the Collateral Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:30
p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then such payment shall be
made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding
Business Day); and
(iii) In the case of payments of the Stated Amount of any Pledged
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as
specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury
Portfolio, as the case may be, or the principal of any Pledged Treasury
Securities, to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in
accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 4.6(a) or 4.6(b)
hereof, in full satisfaction of the respective obligations of the Holders
under the related Purchase Contracts.
All payments received by the Purchase Contract Agent as provided herein shall be
applied by the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to the provisions of the
Purchase Contract Agreement. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchase
Contract Agent shall receive any payments of the Stated Amount or, if
applicable, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in
clause (A) of the definition of such term) on account of any Preferred Security
or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as
applicable that, at the time of such payment, is a Pledged Preferred Security or
the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the
case may be, or a Holder of a Growth Unit shall receive any payments of
principal on account of any Treasury Securities that, at the time of such
payment, are Pledged Treasury Securities, the Purchase Contract Agent or such
Holder shall hold the same as trustee of an express trust for the benefit of the
Company (and promptly deliver the same over to the Company) for application to
the obligations of the Holders under the related Purchase Contracts, and the
Holders shall acquire no right, title or interest in any such payments of Stated
Amount or principal so received.
Section 4. Substitution, Release, Repledge and Settlement of Preferred
Securities.
Section 4.1. Substitution of Preferred Securities and the Establishment of
Growth Units. At any time on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately
preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (unless a Tax Event Redemption
has occurred), a Holder of Income Units shall have the right to substitute
Treasury Securities for the Pledged Preferred Securities securing such Holder's
obligations under the Purchase Contract(s) comprising a part of its Income Units
in integral multiples of 20 Income Units by (a) Transferring to the Collateral
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Agent Treasury Securities having a Value equal to the Stated Amount of the
Pledged Preferred Securities to be released and (b) delivering the related
Income Units to the Purchase Contract Agent, accompanied by a notice,
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to the Purchase Contract Agent
stating that such Holder has Transferred Treasury Securities to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to clause (a) above (stating the Value of the Treasury Securities
Transferred by such Holder) and requesting that the Purchase Contract Agent
instruct the Collateral Agent to release from the Pledge the Pledged Preferred
Securities related to such Income Units. The Purchase Contract Agent shall
instruct the Collateral Agent in the form provided in Exhibit A; provided,
however, that if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio
has become a component of the Income Units, Holders of Income Units may make
such substitution only in integral multiples of ________ Income Units at any
time on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date. Upon receipt of Treasury Securities from a Holder of
Income Units and the related instruction from the Purchase Contract Agent, the
Collateral Agent shall release the Pledged Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case
may be, and shall promptly Transfer such Pledged Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case
may be, free and clear of any lien, pledge or security interest created hereby,
to the Purchase Contract Agent.
Section 4.2. Pledge of Preferred Securities and Reestablishment of Income
Units. At any time on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (unless a Tax Event Redemption has
occurred), a Holder of Growth Units shall have the right to establish or
reestablish Income Units consisting of the Purchase Contracts and Preferred
Securities in integral multiples of 20 Income Units by (a) Transferring to the
Collateral Agent Preferred Securities having a Value equal to the Stated Amount
of the Pledged Treasury Securities to be released and (b) delivering the related
Growth Units to the Purchase Contract Agent, accompanied by a notice,
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to the Purchase Contract Agent
stating that such Holder has Transferred Preferred Securities to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to clause (a) above and requesting that the Purchase Contract
Agent instruct the Collateral Agent to release from the Pledge the Pledged
Treasury Securities related to such Growth Units. The Purchase Contract Agent
shall instruct the Collateral Agent in the form provided in Exhibit A; provided,
however, that if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio
has become a component of the Income Units, Holders of Growth Units may make
such substitution only in integral multiples of ________ Growth Units, at any
time on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date. Upon receipt of the Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,
from such Holder and the instruction from the Purchase Contract Agent, the
Collateral Agent shall release the Treasury Securities and shall promptly
Transfer such Treasury Securities, free and clear of any lien, pledge or
security interest created hereby, to the Purchase Contract Agent.
Section 4.3. Termination Event. Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of
written notice from the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent that there has
occurred a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release all Collateral
from the Pledge and shall
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promptly Transfer any Pledged Preferred Securities (or the Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred) and
Pledged Treasury Securities to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of
the Holders of the Income Units and the Growth Units, respectively, free and
clear of any lien, pledge or security interest or other interest created hereby.
If such Termination Event shall result from the Company's becoming a
debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, and if the Collateral Agent shall for any
reason fail promptly to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Pledged
Preferred Securities, the Treasury Portfolio or of the Pledged Treasury
Securities, as the case may be, as provided by this Section 4.3, the Purchase
Contract Agent shall (i) use its best efforts to obtain an opinion of a
nationally recognized law firm reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent to
the effect that, as a result of the Company's being the debtor in such a
bankruptcy case, the Collateral Agent will not be prohibited from releasing or
Transferring the Collateral as provided in this Section 4.3, and shall deliver
such opinion to the Collateral Agent within ten days after the occurrence of
such Termination Event, and if (y) the Purchase Contract Agent shall be unable
to obtain such opinion within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination
Event or (z) the Collateral Agent shall continue, after delivery of such
opinion, to refuse to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Pledged
Preferred Securities, of the Treasury Portfolio or of the Pledged Treasury
Securities, as the case may be, as provided in this Section 4.3, then the
Purchase Contract Agent shall within fifteen days after the occurrence of such
Termination Event commence an action or proceeding in the court with
jurisdiction of the Company's case under the Bankruptcy Code seeking an order
requiring the Collateral Agent to effectuate the release and transfer of all
Pledged Preferred Securities, of the Treasury Portfolio or of the Pledged
Treasury Securities, as the case may be, as provided by this Section 4.3 or (ii)
commence an action or proceeding like that described in subsection (i)(z) hereof
within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination Event.
Section 4.4. Cash Settlement. (a) Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of
(i) a notice from the Purchase Contract Agent promptly after the receipt by the
Purchase Contract Agent of such notice that a Holder of an Income Unit or Growth
Unit has elected, in accordance with the procedures specified in Section
5.4(a)(i) or (d)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, respectively, to settle
its Purchase Contract with cash and (ii) payment by such Holder on or prior to
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by
certified or cashiers' check or wire transfer in immediately available funds
payable to or upon the order of the Company, then the Collateral Agent shall,
upon the written direction of the Purchase Contract Agent, promptly invest any
Cash received from a Holder in connection with a Cash Settlement in Permitted
Investments. Upon receipt of the proceeds upon the maturity of the Permitted
Investments on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall
pay the portion of such proceeds and deliver any certified or cashiers' checks
received, in an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price, to the Company on
the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, and shall distribute any funds in respect
of the interest earned from the Permitted Investments to the Purchase Contract
Agent for payment to the relevant Holders.
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(b) If a Holder of an Income Unit fails to notify the Agent of its
intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph 5.4(a)(i) of
the Purchase Contract Agreement, such failure shall constitute an event of
default under the Purchase Contract Agreement and hereunder, and the Holder
shall be deemed to have consented to the disposition of the pledged Preferred
Securities pursuant to the remarketing as described in paragraph 5.4(b) of the
Purchase Contract Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference. If a
Holder of an Income Unit does notify the Agent as provided in paragraph
5.4(a)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement of its intention to pay the
Purchase Price in cash, but fails to make such payment as required by paragraph
5.4(a)(ii) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Preferred Securities of such
a Holder will not be remarketed but instead the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of the Company, will exercise its rights as a secured party with respect
to such Preferred Securities at the direction of the Company. In addition, in
the event of a Failed Remarketing as described in paragraph 5.4(b) of the
Purchase Contract Agreement, such Failed Remarketing shall constitute an event
of default hereunder by such Holder and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of
the Company, will also exercise its rights as a secured party with respect to
such Preferred Securities at the direction of the Company.
(c) If a Holder of a Growth Unit fails to notify the Purchase Contract
Agent of such Holder's intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with
paragraph 5.4(d)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, or if a Holder of an
Income Unit does notify the Agent as provided in paragraph (d)(i) of the
Purchase Contract Agreement of its intention to pay the Purchase Price in cash,
but fails to make such payment as required by paragraph 5.4(d)(ii) of the
Purchase Contract Agreement, such failure shall constitute an event of default
hereunder by such Holder and upon the maturity of any Pledged Treasury
Securities or the Treasury Portfolio, if any, held by the Collateral Agent on
the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date,
the principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities or the Treasury
Portfolio received by the Collateral Agent shall, upon written direction of the
Purchase Contract Agent, be invested promptly in Permitted Investments. On the
Purchase Contract Settlement Date, an amount equal to the Purchase Price will be
remitted to the Company as payment thereof. In the event the sum of the proceeds
from the related Pledged Treasury Securities or the Treasury Portfolio, as the
case may be, and the investment earnings earned from such investments is in
excess of the aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchase Contracts being settled
thereby, the Collateral Agent will distribute such excess to the Purchase
Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holder of the related Growth Units or
Income Units when received.
Section 4.5. Early Settlement. Upon written notice to the Collateral Agent
by the Purchase Contract Agent that one or more Holders of Securities have
elected to effect Early Settlement of their respective obligations under the
Purchase Contracts forming a part of such Securities in accordance with the
terms of the Purchase Contracts and the Purchase Contract Agreement (setting
forth the number of such Purchase Contracts as to which such Holders have
elected to effect Early Settlement), and that the Purchase Contract Agent has
received from such Holders, and paid to the Company as confirmed in writing by
the Company, the related Early Settlement Amounts pursuant to the terms of the
Purchase Contracts and the Purchase Contract Agreement and that all conditions
to such Early Settlement have been satisfied, then the Collateral Agent shall
release from the Pledge, (a) Pledged Preferred
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Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury
Portfolio in the case of a Holder of Income Units or (b) Pledged Treasury
Securities in the case of a Holder of Growth Units, as the case may be, with a
principal amount equal to the product of (i) the Stated Amount times (ii) the
number of such Purchase Contracts as to which such Holders have elected to
effect Early Settlement and shall Transfer all such Pledged Preferred Securities
or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio or
Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, free and clear of the Pledge
created hereby, to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holders.
Section 4.6. Application of Proceeds Settlement. (a) In the event a Holder
of Income Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has not occurred) has not elected to
make an effective Cash Settlement by notifying the Purchase Contract Agent in
the manner provided for in paragraph 5.4(a)(i) in the Purchase Contract
Agreement or has not made an Early Settlement of the Purchase Contract(s)
underlying its Income Units, such Holder shall be deemed to have elected to pay
for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under such Purchase Contract(s) from
the Proceeds of the related Pledged Preferred Securities. The Collateral Agent
shall, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth Business Day immediately
preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, without any instruction from
such Holder of Income Units, present the related Pledged Preferred Securities to
the Remarketing Agent for remarketing. Upon receiving such Pledged Preferred
Securities, the Remarketing Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing
Agreement and the Remarketing Underwriting Agreement, will use its reasonable
efforts to remarket such Pledged Preferred Securities on such date at a price
not less than approximately ____% of the aggregate Stated Amount of such Pledged
Preferred Securities, plus accrued and unpaid distributions (including deferred
distributions), if any, thereon. After deducting as the Remarketing Fee an
amount not exceeding ____ basis points (.__%) of the aggregate Stated Amount of
the Pledged Preferred Securities from any amount of such Proceeds in excess of
the aggregate Stated Amount, plus such accrued and unpaid distributions
(including deferred distributions) of the remarketed Pledged Preferred
Securities, the Remarketing Agent will remit the entire amount of the Proceeds
of such remarketing to the Collateral Agent. On the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date, the Collateral Agent shall apply that portion of the Proceeds from such
remarketing equal to the aggregate Stated Amount, plus such accrued and unpaid
distributions (including deferred distributions) of such Pledged Preferred
Securities, to satisfy in full the obligations of such Holders of Income Units
to pay the Purchase Price to purchase the Common Stock under the related
Purchase Contracts. The remaining portion of such Proceeds, if any, shall be
distributed by the Collateral Agent to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment
to the Holders. If, the Remarketing Agent advises the Collateral Agent in
writing that it cannot remarket the related Pledged Preferred Securities of such
Holders of Income Units at a price not less than 100% of the aggregate Stated
Amount of such Pledged Preferred Securities plus any accrued and unpaid
distributions (including deferred distributions), thus resulting in a Failed
Remarketing and an event of default under the Purchase Contract Agreement and
hereunder, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company will, at the
written direction of the Company, dispose of the Pledged Preferred Securities in
accordance with applicable law and satisfy in full, from such disposition, such
Holder's obligation to pay the Purchase Price for the Common Stock.
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(b) In the event a Holder of Growth Units or Income Units (if a Tax Event
Redemption has occurred) has not made an Early Settlement of the Purchase
Contract(s) underlying its Growth Units or Income Units, such Holder shall be
deemed to have elected to pay for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under
such Purchase Contract(s) from the Proceeds of the related Pledged Treasury
Securities or the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be. On the Business Day
immediately prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent
shall, at the written direction of the Purchase Contract Agent, invest the Cash
proceeds of the maturing Pledged Treasury Securities or the Treasury Portfolio,
as the case may be, in overnight Permitted Investments. Without receiving any
instruction from any such Holder of Growth Units or Income Units, the Collateral
Agent shall apply the Proceeds of the related Pledged Treasury Securities or
Treasury Portfolio to the settlement of such Purchase Contracts on the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date.
In the event the sum of the Proceeds from the related Pledged Treasury
Securities or Treasury Portfolio and the investment earnings from the investment
in overnight Permitted Investments is in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price
of the Purchase Contracts being settled thereby, the Collateral Agent shall
distribute such excess, when received, to the Purchase Contract Agent for the
benefit of the Holders.
Section 5. Voting Rights -- Preferred Securities. The Purchase Contract
Agent may exercise, or refrain from exercising, any and all voting and other
consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Preferred Securities or any part
thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement; provided, that the
Purchase Contract Agent shall not exercise or, as the case may be, shall not
refrain from exercising such right if, in the judgment of the Company, such
action would impair or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the value of
all or any of the Pledged Preferred Securities; and provided, further, that the
Purchase Contract Agent shall give the Company and the Collateral Agent at least
five days' prior written notice of the manner in which it intends to exercise,
or its reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right. Upon receipt of
any notices and other communications in respect of any Pledged Preferred
Securities, including notice of any meeting at which holders of Preferred
Securities are entitled to vote or solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies
of holders of Preferred Securities, the Collateral Agent shall use reasonable
efforts to send promptly to the Purchase Contract Agent such notice or
communication, and as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a written
request therefor from the Purchase Contract Agent, execute and deliver to the
Purchase Contract Agent such proxies and other instruments in respect of such
Pledged Preferred Securities (in form and substance satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent) as are prepared by the Purchase Contract Agent with respect to
the Pledged Preferred Securities.
Section 6. Rights and Remedies; Distribution of the Debentures; Tax Event
Redemption
Section 6.1. Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent. (a) In addition
to the rights and remedies specified in Section 4.4 hereof or otherwise
available at law or in equity, after an event of default hereunder the
Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the
Collateral of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as
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in effect in the State of New York (the "Code") (whether or not the Code is in
effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted) and the
TRADES Regulations and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured
party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights
and remedies hereunder may be asserted. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, such remedies may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
(i) retention of the Pledged Preferred Securities or other Collateral in full
satisfaction of the Holders obligations under the Purchase Contracts or (ii)
sale of the Pledged Preferred Securities or other Collateral in one or more
public or private sales.
(b) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this
Agreement to the Collateral Agent, in the event the Collateral Agent is unable
to make payments to the Company on account of the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term)
of the Treasury Portfolio or on account of principal payments of any Pledged
Treasury Securities as provided in Section 3 hereof in satisfaction of the
obligations of the Holder of the Securities of which such Pledged Treasury
Securities, or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in
clause (A) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury Portfolio, as
applicable, is a part under the related Purchase Contracts, the inability to
make such payments shall constitute an event of default hereunder and the
Collateral Agent shall have and may exercise, with reference to such Pledged
Treasury Securities, or such appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as
specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term) of the Treasury
Portfolio, as applicable, and such obligations of such Holder, any and all of
the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the Code and the
TRADES Regulations after default by a debtor, and as otherwise granted herein or
under any other law.
(c) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this
Agreement to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably
authorized to receive and collect all payments of (i) the Stated Amount of or,
cash distributions on, the Pledged Preferred Securities, (ii) the principal
amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities, or (iii) the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (A) of the definition of such term)
of the Treasury Portfolio, subject, in each case, to the provisions of Section
3, and as otherwise granted herein.
(d) The Purchase Contract Agent and each Holder of Securities, in the
event such Holder becomes the Holder of a Growth Unit, agrees that, from time to
time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract
Agent or such Holder shall execute and deliver such further documents and do
such other acts and things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in
order to maintain the Pledge, and the perfection and priority thereof, and to
confirm the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Purchase Contract
Agent shall have no liability to any Holder for executing any documents or
taking any such acts requested by the Collateral Agent hereunder, except for
liability for its own negligent act, its own negligent failure to act or its own
willful misconduct.
Section 6.2. Distribution of the Debentures; Tax Event Redemption. Upon
the occurrence of an Investment Company Event or a liquidation of the Trust, a
principal amount of the Debentures constituting the assets of the Trust and
underlying the Preferred Securities
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equal to the aggregated Stated Amount of the Pledged Preferred Securities shall
be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Preferred
Securities. In the event the Collateral Agent receives such Debentures in
respect of Pledged Preferred Securities upon the occurrence of an Investment
Company Event or liquidation of the Trust, the Collateral Agent shall Transfer
the Debentures to the Collateral Account in the manner specified herein for
Pledged Preferred Securities to secure the obligations of the Holders of Income
Units to purchase the Company's Common Stock under the related Purchase
Contracts. Thereafter, the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests,
rights and obligations with respect to the Debentures as it had in respect of
the Pledged Preferred Securities as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V and VI
hereof.
Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date, the Redemption Price payable on the Tax Event
Redemption Date with respect to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures
shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent by the Property Trustee or upon a
dissolution of the Trust and the distribution of the related Debentures, the
Debenture Trustee on or prior to 12:30 p.m., New York City time, by check or
wire transfer in immediately available funds at such place and at such account
as may be designated by the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged
Preferred Securities or Debentures, as the case may be. In the event the
Collateral Agent receives such Redemption Price, the Collateral Agent will, at
the written direction of the Company, apply an amount equal to the Redemption
Amount of such Redemption Price to purchase from the Quotation Agent, the
Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such Redemption
Price to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders of Income Units.
The Collateral Agent shall Transfer the Treasury Portfolio to the Collateral
Account in the manner specified herein for Pledged Preferred Securities to
secure the obligation of all Holders of Income Units to purchase Common Stock of
the Company under the Purchase Contracts constituting a part of such Income
Units, in substitution for the Pledged Preferred Securities. Thereafter the
Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with
respect to the Treasury Portfolio as it had in respect of the Pledged Preferred
Securities or Debentures, as the case may be, as provided in Articles II, III,
IV, V, and VI, and any reference herein to the Pledged Preferred Securities or
the Debentures shall be deemed to be reference to such Treasury Portfolio.
Section 6.3. Substitutions. Whenever a Holder has the right to substitute
Treasury Securities, Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, for Collateral
held by the Collateral Agent, such substitution shall not constitute a novation
of the security interest created hereby.
Section 7. Representations and Warranties; Covenants.
Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties. The Holders from time to
time, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact (it
being understood that the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any
representation or warranty made by or on behalf of a Holder), hereby represent
and warrant to the Collateral Agent, which representations and warranties shall
be deemed repeated on each day a Holder Transfers Collateral that:
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(a) such Holder has the power to grant a security interest in and
lien on the Collateral;
(b) such Holder is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral
and, in the case of Collateral delivered in physical form, is
the sole holder of such Collateral and is the sole beneficial
owner of, or has the right to Transfer, the Collateral it
Transfers to the Collateral Agent, free and clear of any
security interest, lien, encumbrance, call, liability to pay
money or other restriction other than the security interest
and lien granted under Section 2 hereof;
(c) upon the Transfer of the Collateral to the Collateral Account,
the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will
have a valid and perfected first priority security interest
therein (assuming that any central clearing operation or any
Intermediary or other entity not within the control of the
Holder involved in the Transfer of the Collateral, including
the Collateral Agent, gives the notices and takes the action
required of it hereunder and under applicable law for
perfection of that interest and assuming the establishment and
exercise of control pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof); and
(d) the execution and performance by the Holder of its obligations
under this Agreement will not result in the creation of any
security interest, lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral
other than the security interest and lien granted under
Section 2 hereof or violate any provision of any existing law
or regulation applicable to it or of any mortgage, charge,
pledge, indenture, contract or undertaking to which it is a
party or which is binding on it or any of its assets.
Section 7.2. Covenants. The Holders from time to time, acting through the
Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact (it being understood that the
Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any covenant made by or on
behalf of a Holder), hereby covenant to the Collateral Agent that for so long as
the Collateral remains subject to the Pledge:
(a) neither the Purchase Contract Agent nor such Holders will
create or purport to create or allow to subsist any mortgage,
charge, lien, pledge or any other security interest whatsoever
over the Collateral or any part of it other than pursuant to
this Agreement; and
(b) neither the Purchase Contract Agent nor such Holders will sell
or otherwise dispose (or attempt to dispose) of the Collateral
or any part of it except for the beneficial interest therein,
subject to the pledge hereunder, transferred in connection
with the Transfer of the Securities.
Section 8. The Collateral Agent. It is hereby agreed as follows:
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Section 8.1. Appointment, Powers and Immunities. The Collateral Agent
shall act as agent for the Company hereunder with such powers as are
specifically vested in the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement,
together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
Collateral Agent: (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations
shall be inferred from this Agreement against the Collateral Agent, nor shall
the Collateral Agent be bound by the provisions of any agreement by any party
hereto beyond the specific terms hereof; (b) shall not be responsible for any
recitals contained in this Agreement, or in any certificate or other document
referred to or provided for in, or received by it under, this Agreement, the
Securities or the Purchase Contract Agreement, or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement
(other than as against the Collateral Agent), the Securities or the Purchase
Contract Agreement or any other document referred to or provided for herein or
therein or for any failure by the Company or any other Person (except the
Collateral Agent) to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or
for the perfection, priority or, except as expressly required hereby,
maintenance of any security interest created hereunder; (c) shall not be
required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings
hereunder (except pursuant to directions furnished under Section 8.2 hereof,
subject to Section 8.6 hereof); (d) shall not be responsible for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other document or
instrument referred to or provided for herein or in connection herewith or
therewith, except for its own negligence or willful misconduct; and (e) shall
not be required to advise any party as to selling or retaining, or taking or
refraining from taking any action with respect to, any securities or other
property deposited hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, during the term of this
Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall take all reasonable action in connection
with the safekeeping and preservation of the Collateral hereunder.
No provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Agent to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder. In no event shall the Collateral
Agent be liable for any amount in excess of the Value of the Collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary
in its individual capacity hereby waive any right of setoff, bankers lien, liens
or perfection rights as securities intermediary or any counterclaim with respect
to any of the Collateral.
Section 8.2. Instructions of the Company. The Company shall have the
right, by one or more instruments in writing executed and delivered to the
Collateral Agent, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for the realization of any right or remedy available to the
Collateral Agent, or of exercising any power conferred on the Collateral Agent,
or to direct the taking or refraining from taking of any action authorized by
this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such direction shall not conflict
with the provisions of any law or of this Agreement and (ii) the Collateral
Agent shall be adequately indemnified as provided herein. Nothing in this
Section 8.2 shall impair the right of the Collateral Agent in its discretion to
take any action or omit to take any action which it deems proper and which is
not inconsistent with such direction.
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Section 8.3. Reliance by Collateral Agent. Each of the Securities
Intermediary and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any
certification, order, judgment, opinion, notice or other communication
(including, without limitation, any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telex or
facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or
sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons (without being required to
determine the correctness of any fact stated therein), and upon advice and
statements of legal counsel and other experts selected by the Collateral Agent
and the Securities Intermediary. As to any matters not expressly provided for by
this Agreement, the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall in
all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder
in accordance with instructions given by the Company in accordance with this
Agreement.
Section 8.4. Rights in Other Capacities. The Collateral Agent and the
Securities Intermediary and their affiliates may (without having to account
therefor to the Company) accept deposits from, lend money to, make their
investments in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other
business with the Purchase Contract Agent and any Holder of Securities (and any
of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates) as if it were not acting as the
Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent and its affiliates may accept fees
and other consideration from the Purchase Contract Agent and any Holder of
Securities without having to account for the same to the Company; provided that
each of the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Agent covenants and
agrees with the Company that it shall not accept, receive or permit there to be
created in favor of itself and shall take no affirmative action to permit there
to be created in favor of any other Person, any security interest, lien or other
encumbrance of any kind in or upon the Collateral.
Section 8.5. Non-Reliance on Collateral Agent. Neither the Securities
Intermediary nor the Collateral Agent shall be required to keep itself informed
as to the performance or observance by the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder
of Securities of this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Securities
or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or to
inspect the properties or books of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder of
Securities. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to
provide the Company with any credit or other information concerning the affairs,
financial condition or business of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder of
Securities (or any of their respective affiliates) that may come into the
possession of the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary or any of
their respective affiliates.
Section 8.6. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company agrees: (i) to pay
the Collateral Agent from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in
writing between the Company and the Collateral Agent for all services rendered
by it hereunder and (ii) to indemnify the Collateral Agent and the Securities
Intermediary for, and to hold each of them harmless from and against, any loss,
liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense incurred without negligence,
willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection
with the acceptance or administration of its powers and duties under this
Agreement, including the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of defending itself against any claim
or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of such powers and
duties.
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Section 8.7. Failure to Act. In the event of any ambiguity in the
provisions of this Agreement or any dispute between or conflicting claims by or
among the parties hereto or any other Person with respect to any funds or
property deposited hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled, after
prompt notice to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, at its sole
option, to refuse to comply with any and all claims, demands or instructions
with respect to such property or funds so long as such dispute or conflict shall
continue, and the Collateral Agent shall not be or become liable in any way to
any of the parties hereto for its failure or refusal to comply with such
conflicting claims, demands or instructions. The Collateral Agent shall be
entitled to refuse to act until either (i) such conflicting or adverse claims or
demands shall have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
or settled by agreement between the conflicting parties as evidenced in a
writing, satisfactory to the Collateral Agent or (ii) the Collateral Agent shall
have received security or an indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent
sufficient to save the Collateral Agent harmless from and against any and all
loss, liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense which the Collateral Agent
may incur by reason of its acting. The Collateral Agent may in addition elect to
commence an interpleader action or seek other judicial relief or orders as the
Collateral Agent may deem necessary. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action
that is in its opinion contrary to law or to the terms of this Agreement, or
which would in its opinion subject it or any of its officers, employees or
directors to liability.
Section 8.8. Resignation of Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment
and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided below, (a) the
Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Company
and the Purchase Contract Agent as attorney-in-fact for the Holders of
Securities, (b) the Collateral Agent may be removed at any time by the Company
and (c) if the Collateral Agent fails to perform any of its material obligations
hereunder in any material respect for a period of not less than 20 days after
receiving written notice of such failure by the Purchase Contract Agent and such
failure shall be continuing, the Collateral Agent may be removed by the Purchase
Contract Agent. The Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly notify the Company of
any removal of the Collateral Agent pursuant to clause (c) of the immediately
preceding sentence. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Company shall have
the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral
Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent's giving of notice of
resignation or such removal, then the retiring Collateral Agent may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral
Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be a bank which has an office in New York, New
York with a combined capital and surplus of at least $750,000,000. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor
Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and
become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall take all appropriate
action to transfer any money and property held by it hereunder (including the
Collateral) to such successor Collateral Agent. The retiring Collateral Agent
shall, upon such succession, be discharged from its duties and obligations as
Collateral Agent hereunder. After any retiring Collateral Agent's resignation
hereunder as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 8
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shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Collateral Agent.
Section 8.9. Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor. The Collateral Agent shall
have the right to appoint agents or advisors in connection with any of its
duties hereunder, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action
taken or omitted by, or in reliance upon the advice of, such agents or advisors
selected in good faith. The appointment of agents pursuant to this Section 8.9
shall be subject to prior consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Section 8.10. Survival. The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive
termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Collateral
Agent.
Section 8.11. Exculpation. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Securities
Intermediary or their officers, employees or agents be liable under this
Agreement to any third party for indirect, special, punitive, or consequential
loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including lost profits, whether or not
the likelihood of such loss or damage was known to the Collateral Agent or the
Securities Intermediary, or any of them, incurred without any act or deed that
is found to be attributable to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the
part of the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary.
Section 9. Amendment.
Section 9.1. Amendment Without Consent of Holders. Without the consent of
any Holders, the Company, the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent,
at any time and from time to time, may amend this Agreement, in form
satisfactory to the Company, the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract
Agent, 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;
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the
Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Company so long as such covenants or such surrender do not adversely
affect the validity, perfection or priority of the security interests
granted or created hereunder;
(3) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary or
Purchase Contract Agent; or
(4) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions
herein which may be inconsistent with any other such provisions herein, or
to make any other provisions with respect to such matters or questions
arising under this Agreement, provided such action shall not adversely
affect the interests of the Holders.
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Section 9.2. Amendment with Consent of Holders. With the consent of the
Holders of not less than a majority of the Purchase Contracts at the time
outstanding, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company, the Purchase
Contract Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, the Company, when
duly authorized, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Collateral Agent may amend
this Agreement for the purpose of modifying in any manner the provisions of this
Agreement or the rights of the Holders in respect of the Securities; provided,
however, that no such supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Security adversely affected thereby,
(1) change the amount or type of Collateral underlying a Security
(except for the rights of holders of Income Units to substitute the
Treasury Securities for the Pledged Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as
the case may be, or the rights of Holders of Growth Units to substitute
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of
the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, for the Pledged Treasury
Securities), impair the right of the Holder of any Security to receive
distributions on the underlying Collateral or otherwise adversely affect
the Holder's rights in or to such Collateral; or
(2) otherwise effect any action that would require the consent of
the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby pursuant to the
Purchase Contract Agreement if such action were effected by an agreement
supplemental thereto; or
(3) reduce the percentage of Purchase Contracts the consent of whose
Holders is required for any such amendment.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if
such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 9.3. Execution of Amendments. In executing any amendment permitted
by this Section, the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent shall be
entitled to receive and (subject to Section 6.1 hereof, with respect to the
Collateral Agent, and Section 7.1 of the Purchase Contract Agreement, with
respect to the Purchase Contract Agent) shall be fully protected in relying
upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is
authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent, if
any, to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied.
Section 9.4. Effect of Amendments. Upon the execution of any amendment
under this Section, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith,
and such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes; and
every Holder of Certificates theretofore or thereafter authenticated, executed
on behalf of the Holders and delivered under the Purchase Contract Agreement
shall be bound thereby.
Section 9.5. Reference to Amendments. Security Certificates authenticated,
executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered after the execution of any
amendment pursuant to this Section may, and shall if required by the Collateral
Agent or the Purchase Contract Agent,
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bear a notation in form approved by the Purchase Contract Agent and the
Collateral Agent as to any matter provided for in such amendment. If the Company
shall so determine, new Security Certificates so modified as to conform, in the
opinion of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company, to
any such amendment may be prepared and executed by the Company and
authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Purchase
Contract Agent in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement in exchange
for Outstanding Security Certificates.
Section 10. Miscellaneous.
Section 10.1. No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent or
any of its agents to exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no
delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent
or any of its agents of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
The remedies herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies
provided by law.
Section 10.2. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Without limiting
the foregoing, the above choice of law is expressly agreed to by the Securities
Intermediary, the Collateral Agent and the Holders from time to time acting
through the Purchase Contract Agent, as their attorney-in-fact, in connection
with the establishment and maintenance of the Collateral Account. The Company,
the Collateral Agent and the Holders from time to time of the Securities, acting
through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact, hereby submit to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York and of any New York state court sitting in New
York City for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company, the
Collateral Agent and the Holders from time to time of the Securities, acting
through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact, irrevocably
waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which
they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding
brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 10.3. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other
communications provided for herein (including, without limitation, any
modifications of, or waivers or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given
or made in writing (including, without limitation, by telecopy) delivered to the
intended recipient at the "Address for Notices" specified below its name on the
signature pages hereof or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be
designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been
duly given when transmitted by telecopier or personally delivered or, in the
case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as
aforesaid.
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Section 10.4. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the
Company, the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Holders
from time to time of the Securities, by their acceptance of the same, shall be
deemed to have agreed to be bound by the provisions hereof and to have ratified
the agreements of, and the grant of the Pledge hereunder by, the Purchase
Contract Agent.
Section 10.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing
any such counterpart.
Section 10.6. Severability. If any provision hereof is invalid and
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
(i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such
jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the
intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (ii) the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section 10.7. Expenses, etc. The Company agrees to reimburse the
Collateral Agent for: (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the
Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent), in connection with (i) the
negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery or performance of this
Agreement and (ii) any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the terms of
this Agreement; (b) all reasonable costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in
connection with (i) any enforcement or proceedings resulting or incurred in
connection with causing any Holder of Securities to satisfy its obligations
under the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Securities and (ii) the
enforcement of this Section 10.7; and (c) all transfer, stamp, documentary or
other similar taxes, assessments or charges levied by any governmental or
revenue authority in respect of this Agreement or any other document referred to
herein and all costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges incurred in
connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any
security interest contemplated hereby.
Section 10.8. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral
Agent and security interests hereunder, and all obligations of the Holders from
time to time hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any provision of the
Purchase Contracts or the Securities or any other agreement or instrument
relating thereto;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any
other term of, or any increase in the amount of, all or any of the
obligations of Holders of Securities under the related Purchase Contracts,
or any other amendment or waiver of any term of, or any consent to any
departure from any requirement of, the Purchase Contract Agreement or any
Purchase Contract or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
or
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(c) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or discharge of, a borrower, a guarantor or a
pledgor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
[COMPANY NAME]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
[Company Name]
[Address]
Attention:
Telecopy:
,
--------------------------
as Purchase Contract Agent and as attorney-in-fact of the
Holders from time to time of the Securities
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Department
Telecopy:
--------------------------
as Collateral Agent and as Securities Intermediary
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
__________________
[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Department
Telecopy:
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EXHIBIT A
INSTRUCTION FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT TO COLLATERAL AGENT
____________________
[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust
Administration Department
Re: [________ Units] of [Name of Company] (the "Company"), and
[Company] Financing I
We hereby notify you in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Pledge
Agreement, dated as of ________, ____, (the "Pledge Agreement") among the
Company, yourselves, as Collateral Agent, and ourselves, as Purchase Contract
Agent and as attorney-in-fact for the holders of [Income Units] [Growth Units]
from time to time, that the holder of securities listed below (the "Holder") has
elected to substitute [$__________ aggregate principal amount of Treasury
Securities] [$__________ Stated Amount of Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] in exchange
for an equal Value of [Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury
Securities] held by you in accordance with the Pledge Agreement and has
delivered to us a notice stating that the Holder has Transferred [Treasury
Securities] [Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership
Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] to you, as Collateral Agent. We hereby
instruct you, upon receipt of such [Pledged Treasury Securities] [Pledged
Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the
Treasury Portfolio], to release the [Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] [Treasury Securities]
related to such [Income Units] [Growth Units] to us in accordance with the
Holder's instructions. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have
the meaning set forth in the Pledge Agreement.
Date: By:
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Name:
Title:
Signature Guarantee:
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Please print name and address of Registered Holder electing to substitute
[Treasury Securities] [Preferred Securities or the appropriate Applicable
Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] for the [Pledged Preferred
Securities or the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury Securities]:
- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Name Social Security or other
Taxpayer Identification Number,
if any
- ---------------------------------
Address
- ---------------------------------
- ---------------------------------
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EXHIBIT B
INSTRUCTION TO PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT
______________________
[To Come]
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy:
Re: [________ Units] of [Name of Company]
(the "Company"), and [Company]
Financing I
The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you that it has delivered to
_____ ___, as Collateral Agent, [$ aggregate principal amount of Treasury
Securities] [$_______ aggregate Stated Amount of Preferred Securities or the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio of the
appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] in exchange
for an equal Value of [Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury
Securities] held by the Collateral Agent (the "Pledge Agreement"), in accordance
with Section 4.1 of the Pledge Agreement, dated January __, 1998, between you,
the Company and the Collateral Agent. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs
you to instruct the Collateral Agent to release to you on behalf of the
undersigned Holder the [Pledged Preferred Securities or the appropriate
Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury
Securities] related to such [Income Units] [Growth Units]. Capitalized terms
used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Pledge
Agreement.
Dated:
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Signature
Signature Guarantee:
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Please print name and address of Registered Holder:
- -------------------------------- -------------------------------
Name Social Security or other
Taxpayer Identification Number,
if any
- --------------------------------
Address
- --------------------------------
- --------------------------------
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Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett]
January 30, 1998
K N Energy, Inc.
K N Capital Trust III
c/o K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street, P.O. Box 281304
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is delivered in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), by K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation
(the "Company"), and K N Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Trust"), which Registration Statement relates to (i) debt securities of
the Company (the "Debt Securities"), (ii) common stock, par value $5.00 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, (iii) debentures of the Company (the
"Trust Debentures") to be purchased by the Trust with the proceeds from the sale
of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in
the Trust (the "Preferred Securities"), (iv) stock purchase contracts of the
Company to purchase Common Stock (the "Stock Purchase Contracts"), (v) stock
purchase units of the Company, each representing ownership of (x) a Stock
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K N Energy, Inc. -2- January 30, 1998
K N Capital Trust III
Purchase Contract and (y) a beneficial interest in the Preferred Securities or
debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury Securities, securing
the holder's obligation to purchase Common Stock under the Stock Purchase
Contracts (the "Stock Purchase Units"), (vi) guarantees of certain payment
obligations with respect to the Preferred Securities by the Company to be
executed by the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee (the
"Guarantees") and (vii) the Preferred Securities of the Trust, each (i) through
(vii) to be issued and sold by the Company or the Trust, as applicable, from
time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act for an aggregate initial
offering price not to exceed $3.5 billion.
We have examined (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the form of
Indenture to be executed by the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee
(the "Trust Debenture Indenture"), (iii) the form of Indenture dated as of
November 20, 1993, between the Company and First Trust National Association, as
successor trustee to Continental Bank, National Association (the "Senior Debt
Indenture"), (iv) the form of Subordinated Indenture dated as of May 15, 1996,
between the Company and First Trust National Association, as trustee (the
"Subordinated Debt Indenture") and (v) the form of Guarantee Agreement to be
executed by the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee (the
"Guarantee Agreement"). The Senior Debt Indenture and the Subordinated Debt
Indenture are hereinafter referred to individually as the "Debt Indenture" and
collectively as the "Debt Indentures." In addition, we have examined, and have
relied as to matters of fact upon, originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified
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K N Energy, Inc. -3- January 30, 1998
K N Capital Trust III
to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, agreements, documents and other
instruments and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials
and of officers and representatives of the Company and the Trust, and have made
such other and further investigations, as we have deemed relevant and necessary
as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.
In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, and the
authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
We have also assumed that (i) the Registration Statement, and any
amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), including the form of
prospectus included therein (as supplemented, the "Prospectus"), will have
become effective under the Act, (ii) one or more prospectus supplements will
have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Debt Securities,
the Trust Debentures, the Stock Purchase Contracts and/or the Guarantees offered
thereby, (iii) all Debt Securities, Trust Debentures, Stock Purchase Contracts
and Guarantees issued will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws and solely in the manner stated in the
Registration Statement and the appropriate prospectus supplement, and (iv) a
definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement or stock purchase
contract with respect to any Debt Securities, Trust Debentures, Stock Purchase
Contracts
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K N Energy, Inc. -4- January 30, 1998
K N Capital Trust III
or Guarantees offered will have been duly authorized and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and
limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. With respect to the Debt Securities to be issued under
the Debt Indentures, when (i) the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the
issuance and terms of such Debt Securities, the terms of the offering
thereof and related matters and (ii) such Debt Securities have been duly
executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the
provisions of the applicable Debt Indenture and the applicable
definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the
Board upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein,
such Debt Securities will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms.
2. With respect to the Trust Debentures to be issued
under the Trust Debenture Indenture, when (i) the Trust Debenture
Indenture has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by
the Company to the trustee, (ii) the Trust Debenture Indenture has been
duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the
"Trust Indenture Act"), (iii) the Board has taken all necessary
corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of such Trust
Debentures, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and
(iv) such Trust Debentures have been duly executed, authenticated,
issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Trust
Debenture Indenture and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting
or similar agreement approved by the Board upon payment of the
consideration therefor provided for therein, such Trust Debentures will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
3. With respect to the Stock Purchase Contracts, when (i)
the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the
issuance and terms of such Stock Purchase Contracts, the terms of the
offering thereof and related matters and (ii) such Stock Purchase
Contracts have been duly executed, issued and delivered upon payment of
the consideration therefor provided for therein, such Stock Purchase
Contracts will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
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K N Energy, Inc. -5- January 30, 1998
K N Capital Trust III
4. With respect to the Guarantees, when (i) the Guarantee
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company to the guarantee trustee, (ii) the Guarantee Agreement has been
duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, (iii) the Board has taken
all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of such
Guarantees and related matters, (iv) such Guarantees have been duly
executed, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the
Guarantee Agreement approved by the Board upon payment of the
consideration therefor provided for therein and (v) upon payment for and
delivery of the Preferred Securities in accordance with the applicable
purchase agreement, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms.
Our opinions set forth above are subject to the effects of
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)
and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do not
express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of
New York and the federal law of the United States.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion of counsel as
Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the
caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration
Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
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Exhibit 5.2
[Letterhead of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A.]
January 30, 1998
K N Capital Trust III
c/o K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street
P.O. Box 281304
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Re: K N Capital Trust III
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Delaware counsel for K N Energy, Inc., a
Kansas corporation ("KN"), an K N Capital Trust III, a Delaware business trust
(the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request,
this opinion is being furnished to you.
For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our
examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or
copies of the following:
(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated as of January
15, 1998 (the "Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on January 15, 1998;
(b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of January
15, 1998, between KN and the trustee of the Trust named therein:
(c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement")
on Form S-3, including a preliminary prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to
the undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a
"Security" and collectively, the "Securities"), as proposed to be filed by KN
and the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January
30, 1998;
(d) A form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the
Trust (including Annex I and Exhibits A-1 and A-2 thereto) (the "Declaration"),
to be entered into
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K N Capital Trust III
January 30, 1998
Page 2
among KN, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to
time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement; and
(e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated January 30, 1998,
obtained from the Secretary of State.
Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used
as defined in the Declaration.
For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than
the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) above. In particular, we have
not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a)
through (e) above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into the
documents reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any
document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated
herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but
rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and
information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed
herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all
material respects.
With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the
conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or
forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.
For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Declaration
constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the
subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and
termination of the Trust, and that the Declaration and the Certificate are in
full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent
provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation or due organization or due
formation, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each
party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction
governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of
natural persons who are signatories to the documents examined by us, (iv) that
each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority
to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents,
(v) the due authorization, execution and delivery by all parties thereto of all
documents examined by us, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Security is
to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Security Holders") of a
certificate in the form attached as Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration evidencing
ownership of such Security in the name of such Person and the payment for the
Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Declaration and the
Registration Statement, and (vii) that the Securities are issued and sold to
the Security Holders in accordance with the
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K N Capital Trust III
January 30, 1998
Page 3
Declaration and the Registration Statement. We have not participated in the
preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its
contents.
This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware
(excluding the securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not
considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction,
including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions
are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and
orders thereunder that are currently in effect.
Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions
of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or
appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and
exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good
standing as a business trust under the Business Trust Act.
2. The Securities will represent valid and, subject to the
qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
3. The Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will 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. We note that the Security Holders may be obligated to
make payments as set forth in the Declaration.
We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition,
we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Matters" in
the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that
we come within the category of Persons whose consent is required under Section
7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. Except as stated above,
without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted
to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Richards, Layton & Finger
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Exhibit 5.3
January 30, 1998
[Letterhead of K N Energy, Inc.]
K N Energy, Inc.
K N Capital Trust III
c/o K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is delivered in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), by K N Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation
(the "Company"), and K N Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Trust"), which Registration Statement relates to (i) debt securities of
the Company (the "Debt Securities"), (ii) common stock, par value $5.00 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, (iii) debentures of the Company (the
"Trust Debentures") to be purchased by the Trust with the proceeds from the sale
of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in
the Trust (the "Preferred Securities"), (iv) stock purchase contracts of the
Company to purchase Common Stock (as defined below) (the "Stock Purchase
Contracts"), (v) stock purchase units of the Company, each representing
ownership of (x) a Stock Purchase Contract and (y) a beneficial interest in the
Preferred Securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S.
Treasury Securities, securing the holder's obligation to purchase Common Stock
under the Stock Purchase Contracts
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(the "Stock Purchase Units"), (vi) guarantees of certain payment obligations
with respect to the Preferred Securities by the Company to be executed by the
Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee (the "Guarantees")
and (vii) the Preferred Securities of the Trust, each of (i) through (vii) to be
issued and sold by the Company or the Trust, as applicable, from time to time
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act for an aggregate initial offering price not
to exceed $3.5 billion.
In preparation for rendering my opinion hereafter expressed, I have
examined the Registration Statement and originals or copies certified to my
satisfaction of corporate records and other documents and certificates as I have
deemed necessary.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and
limitations stated herein, I am of the opinion that:
1. With respect to shares of Common Stock, when (i) the Board
of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has taken all necessary
corporate action to approve the issuance of and the terms of the offering
of the shares of Common Stock and related matters, and (ii) certificates
representing the shares of Common Stock have been duly executed,
countersigned, registered and delivered either (a) in accordance with the
applicable definitive purchase underwriting or similar agreement approved
by the Board upon payment of the consideration therefor (not less than the
par value of the Common Stock) provided for therein, or (b) upon
conversion or exercise of any other security, in accordance with the terms
of such security or the instrument governing such security providing for
such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board, for the
consideration approved by the Board (not less than the par value of the
Common Stock), the shares of Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
2. With respect to the Stock Purchase Units, when (i) the
Board has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and
terms of such Stock Purchase Units and (ii) such Stock Purchase Units have
been duly issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement
relating thereto approved by the Board upon payment of the consideration
therefor provided for therein, assuming that the terms of such Stock
Purchase Units are in compliance with then applicable law, such Stock
Purchase Units will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
<PAGE> 3
K N Energy, Inc. -3- January 30, 1998
K N Capital Trust III
I am a member of the Bar of the State of Colorado and I do not
express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the States
of Colorado and, to the extent set forth herein, Kansas and the federal law of
the United States.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion of counsel as Exhibit
5.3 to the Registration Statement and to the use of my name under the caption
"Legal Matters" in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Martha B. Wyrsch
Martha B. Wyrsch, Esq.
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 12
K N ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE
MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------- ------------------------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
--------- --------- ------- -------- -------- --------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Earnings:
Income From Continuing
Operations per Statements
of Income....................... $ 49,038 $ 63,819 $ 52,522 $15,321 $30,869 $36,342
Add:
Interest and Debt Expense....... 36,926 37,760 34,316 32,009 31,478 27,608
Income Taxes.................... 25,488 35,897 29,050 9,500 18,599 20,068
Portion of Rents Representative
of the Interest Factor........ 13,928 7,417 5,082 3,492 2,863 1,901
Less:
Undistributed Earnings of Less
Than 50%-Owned Subsidiaries... 3,338 -- -- -- -- --
-------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Income as Adjusted.............. $122,042 $144,893 $120,970 $60,322 $83,809 $85,919
======== ======== ======== ======= ======= =======
Fixed Charges:
Interest and Debt Expense per
Statements of Income (Includes
Amortization of Debt Discount,
Premium and Expense)............ $ 30,991 $ 35,933 $ 34,211 $31,815 $30,909 $27,090
Add:
Interest Capitalized............ 5,935 1,827 105 338 965 842
Portion of Rents Representative
of the Interest Factor....... 13,928 7,417 5,082 3,492 2,863 1,901
Preferred Stock Dividends of
Subsidiary................... -- -- -- -- 69 3,084
-------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Fixed Charges................... $ 50,854 $ 45,177 $ 39,398 $35,545 $34,806 $32,917
======== ======== ======== ======= ======= =======
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.. 2.40 3.21 3.07 1.69 2.41 2.61
======== ======== ======== ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 25.1
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)
------------------------
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
36-40-46888
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
111 EAST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3000 60601
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (Zip code)
(Address of principal
executive offices)
</TABLE>
------------------------
MELISSA A. ROSAL
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
111 EAST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3000
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
TELEPHONE (312) 228-9416
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
------------------------
KN ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Kansas 48-0290000
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
370 Van Gordon Street 80228
P.O. Box 281304 (Zip code)
Lakewood, COLORADO
(Address of principal executive offices)
</TABLE>
DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of Indenture Securities)
================================================================================
<PAGE> 2
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
(A) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C.
(B) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.
ITEM 3. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE.
Furnish the following information as to each class of voting securities of
the Trustee:
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. B
COL. A AMOUNT
TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------
<S> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 4. TRUSTEESHIPS UNDER OTHER INDENTURES.
If the Trustee is a Trustee under another indenture under which any other
securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other
securities, of the obligor are outstanding, furnish the following information:
(A) Title of the securities outstanding under each such other indenture.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
(B) A brief statement of the facts relied upon as a basis for the claim
that no conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b)(1) of the act
arises as a result of the Trusteeship under any such other indenture, including
a statement as to how the indenture securities will rank as compared with the
securities issued under such other indenture.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 5. INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES AND SIMILAR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OBLIGOR OR
UNDERWRITERS.
If the Trustee or any of the directors or executive officers of the Trustee
is a director, officer, partner, employee, appointee, or representative of the
obligor or of any underwriter for the obligor, identify each such person having
any such connection and state and nature of each such connection.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 6. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE OWNED BY THE OBLIGOR OR ITS OFFICIALS.
Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the
Trustee owned beneficially by the obligor and each director, partner and
executive officer of the obligor.
1
<PAGE> 3
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
PERCENTAGE
OF VOTING
SECURITIES
REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT
TITLE OF AMOUNT OWNED GIVEN IN
NAME OF OWNER CLASS BENEFICIALLY COL. C
------------------------------------------- -------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 7. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE OWNED BY UNDERWRITERS OR THEIR
OFFICIALS.
Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the
Trustee owned beneficially by each underwriter for the obligor and each
director, partner, and executive officer of each such underwriter.
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
PERCENTAGE
OF VOTING
SECURITIES
REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT
TITLE OF AMOUNT OWNED GIVEN IN
NAME OF OWNER CLASS BENEFICIALLY COL. C
------------------------------------------- -------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 8. SECURITIES OF THE OBLIGOR OWNED OR HELD BY THE TRUSTEE.
Furnish the following information as to securities of the obligor owned
beneficially or held as collateral security for obligations in default by the
Trustee:
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
WHETHER
THE
SECURITIES
ARE AMOUNT OWNED
VOTING BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
OR AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
NONVOTING FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
TITLE OF CLASS SECURITIES DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
------------------------------------ --------- ---------------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 9. SECURITIES OF UNDERWRITERS OWNED OR HELD BY THE TRUSTEE.
If the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default any securities of an underwriter for the obligor, furnish
the following information as to each class of securities of such underwriter any
of which are so owned or held by the Trustee.
2
<PAGE> 4
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
AMOUNT OWNED
BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
NAME OF ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
----------------------------------- ----------- ---------------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 10. OWNERSHIP OR HOLDINGS BY THE TRUSTEE OF VOTING SECURITIES OF CERTAIN
AFFILIATES OR SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE OBLIGOR.
If the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default voting securities of a person who, to the knowledge of
the Trustee (1) owns 10 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor
or (2) is an affiliate, other than a subsidiary, of the obligor, furnish the
following information as to the voting securities of such person.
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
AMOUNT OWNED
BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
NAME OF ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
----------------------------------- ----------- ---------------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 11. OWNERSHIP OR HOLDINGS BY THE TRUSTEE OF ANY SECURITIES OF A PERSON
OWNING 50 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE VOTING SECURITIES OF THE OBLIGOR.
If the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default any securities of a person who, to the knowledge of the
Trustee, owns 50 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor,
furnish the following information as to each class of securities of such person
any of which are so owned or held by the Trustee.
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
AMOUNT OWNED
BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
NAME OF ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
----------------------------------- ----------- ---------------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
3
<PAGE> 5
ITEM 12. INDEBTEDNESS OF THE OBLIGOR TO THE TRUSTEE.
Except as noted in the instructions, if the obligor is indebted to the
Trustee, furnish the following information:
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C
NATURE OF INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNT OUTSTANDING DATE DUE
---------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------
<S> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS BY THE OBLIGOR.
(A) State whether there is or has been a default with respect to the
securities under this indenture. Explain the nature of any such default.
There is not nor has there been a default with respect to the securities
under this indenture.
(B) If the Trustee is a Trustee under another indenture under which any
other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other
securities, of the obligor are outstanding, or is trustee for more than one
outstanding series of securities under the indenture, state whether there has
been a default under any such indenture or series, identify the indenture or
series affected, and explain the nature of any such default.
There is not nor has there been a default with respect to the securities
under this indenture. The trustee is a trustee under other indentures under
which securities are outstanding. There is not nor has there been a default
with respect to the securities under such other indentures.
14. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE UNDERWRITERS.
If any underwriter is an affiliate of the Trustees, describe each such
affiliation.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 15. FOREIGN TRUSTEE.
Identify the order or rule pursuant to which the foreign trustee is
authorized to act as sole trustee under indentures qualified or to be qualified
under the act.
Not applicable.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of First Trust National
Association as now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to
T-1; Registration No. 333-19025.
2. A copy of the certificate of authority to commence business,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to T-1; Registration No. 33-64175.
3. A copy of the certificate of authority to exercise corporate trust
powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to T-1; Registration No.
33-64175.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of First Trust National Association as
now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to T-1;
Registration No. 333-29571.
5. Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
4
<PAGE> 6
6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 to T-1;
Registration No. 33-64175.
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority,
filed herewith.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
5
<PAGE> 7
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
Trustee, First Trust National Association, A National Banking Association
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly
caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago, and State of
Illinois, as of the 30th day of January, 1998.
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ MELISSA A. ROSAL
------------------------------------
Melissa A. Rosal
Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
6
<PAGE> 8
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CALL DATE: 09/30/97 ST-BK: 17-1638 FFIEC 033
400 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE PAGE RC- 1
CHICAGO, IL 60611 VENDOR ID: D CERT: 34094 9
TRANSIT NUMBER: 09600069
</TABLE>
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL
AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the
quarter.
SCHEDULE RC -- BALANCE SHEET
C200 <
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RCON
----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):
a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1).................. 0081 $ 53,981 1.a
b. Interest-bearing balances(2)........................................... 0071 0 1.b
2. Securities:
a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)............. 1754 0 2.a
b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)........... 1773 3,219 2.b
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell.... 1350 0 3.
4. Loans and lease financing receivables:
a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C).......... 2122 0 4.a
b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.............................. 3123 0 4.b
c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve.................................. 3128 0 4.c
d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve (item
4.a minus 4.b and 4.c).................................................... 2125 0 4.d
5. Trading assets............................................................ 3545 0 5.
6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).................. 2145 112 6.
7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M).............................. 2150 0 7.
8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from
Schedule RC-M)............................................................ 2130 0 8.
9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding.............. 2155 0 9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M).................................... 2143 49,390 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)......................................... 2160 2,277 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11).................................. 2170 108,979 12.
</TABLE>
- ---------------
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
13. Deposits:
a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule
RC-E).................................................................. 2200 0 13.a
(1) Noninterest-bearing(1)................................................ 6631 0 13.a.1
(2) Interest-bearing...................................................... 6636 0 13.a.2
b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs..........
(1) Noninterest-bearing...................................................
(2) Interest-bearing......................................................
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to
repurchase................................................................ 2800 0 14.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury............................... 2840 0 15.a
b. Trading liabilities.................................................... 3548 0 15.b
16. Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
capitalized leases):
a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less.......................... 2332 0 16.a
b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year through three years.... A547 0 16.b
c. With a remaining maturity of more than three years..................... A548 0 16.c
17. Not applicable
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.................. 2920 0 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures(2)...................................... 3200 0 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G).................................... 2930 1,791 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)............................ 2948 1,791 21.
22. Not applicable
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 9
SCHEDULE RC -- BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EQUITY CAPITAL
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RCON
----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus............................. 3838 $ 0 23.
24. Common stock.............................................................. 3230 1,000 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................. 3839 106,712 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves................................. 3632 (524) 26.a
b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities............................................................. 8434 0 26.b
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.......................
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)......................... 3210 107,188 28.
29. Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)............. 3300 108,979 29.
MEMORANDUM
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that
best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for
the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996...... 6724 N/A M.1
1 -- Independent audit of the bank conducted in 4 -- Directors' examination of the bank performed by
accordance with generally accepted auditing other external auditors (may be required by state
standards by a certified public accounting firm chartering authority)
which submits a report on the bank 5 -- Review of the bank's financial statements by
2 -- Independent audit of the bank's parent holding external auditors
company conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards by a certified 6 -- Compilation of the bank's financial statements
public accounting firm which submits a report by external auditors
on the consolidated holding company (but not on
the bank separately) 7 -- Other audit procedures (excluding tax
3 -- Directors' examination of the bank conducted in preparation work)
accordance with generally accepted auditing 8 -- No external audit work
standards by a certified public accounting firm
(may be required by state chartering authority)
</TABLE>
- ---------------
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
deposits.
(2) Includes limited life preferred stock and related surplus.
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 25.2
================================================================================
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
------------------------
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)
------------------------
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
36-40-46888
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
111 EAST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3000 60601
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (Zip code)
(Address of principal
executive offices)
</TABLE>
------------------------
MELISSA A. ROSAL
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
111 EAST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3000
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
TELEPHONE (312) 228-9416
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
------------------------
KN ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Kansas 48-0290000
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
370 Van Gordon Street 80228
P.O. Box 281304 (Zip code)
Lakewood, COLORADO
(Address of principal executive offices)
</TABLE>
DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of Indenture Securities)
================================================================================
<PAGE> 2
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
(A) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C.
(B) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.
ITEM 3. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE.
Furnish the following information as to each class of voting securities of
the Trustee:
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. B
COL. A AMOUNT
TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------
<S> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 4. TRUSTEESHIPS UNDER OTHER INDENTURES.
If the Trustee is a Trustee under another indenture under which any other
securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other
securities, of the obligor are outstanding, furnish the following information:
(A) Title of the securities outstanding under each such other indenture.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
(B) A brief statement of the facts relied upon as a basis for the claim
that no conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b)(1) of the act
arises as a result of the Trusteeship under any such other indenture, including
a statement as to how the indenture securities will rank as compared with the
securities issued under such other indenture.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 5. INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES AND SIMILAR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OBLIGOR OR
UNDERWRITERS.
If the Trustee or any of the directors or executive officers of the Trustee
is a director, officer, partner, employee, appointee, or representative of the
obligor or of any underwriter for the obligor, identify each such person having
any such connection and state and nature of each such connection.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 6. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE OWNED BY THE OBLIGOR OR ITS OFFICIALS.
Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the
Trustee owned beneficially by the obligor and each director, partner and
executive officer of the obligor.
1
<PAGE> 3
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
PERCENTAGE
OF VOTING
SECURITIES
REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT
TITLE OF AMOUNT OWNED GIVEN IN
NAME OF OWNER CLASS BENEFICIALLY COL. C
------------------------------------------- -------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 7. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE OWNED BY UNDERWRITERS OR THEIR
OFFICIALS.
Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the
Trustee owned beneficially by each underwriter for the obligor and each
director, partner, and executive officer of each such underwriter.
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
PERCENTAGE
OF VOTING
SECURITIES
REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT
TITLE OF AMOUNT OWNED GIVEN IN
NAME OF OWNER CLASS BENEFICIALLY COL. C
------------------------------------------- -------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 8. SECURITIES OF THE OBLIGOR OWNED OR HELD BY THE TRUSTEE.
Furnish the following information as to securities of the obligor owned
beneficially or held as collateral security for obligations in default by the
Trustee:
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
WHETHER
THE
SECURITIES
ARE AMOUNT OWNED
VOTING BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
OR AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
NONVOTING FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
TITLE OF CLASS SECURITIES DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
------------------------------------ --------- ---------------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 9. SECURITIES OF UNDERWRITERS OWNED OR HELD BY THE TRUSTEE.
If the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default any securities of an underwriter for the obligor, furnish
the following information as to each class of securities of such underwriter any
of which are so owned or held by the Trustee.
2
<PAGE> 4
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
AMOUNT OWNED
BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
NAME OF ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 10. OWNERSHIP OR HOLDINGS BY THE TRUSTEE OF VOTING SECURITIES OF CERTAIN
AFFILIATES OR SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE OBLIGOR.
If the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default voting securities of a person who, to the knowledge of
the Trustee (1) owns 10 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor
or (2) is an affiliate, other than a subsidiary, of the obligor, furnish the
following information as to the voting securities of such person.
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
AMOUNT OWNED
BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
NAME OF ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 11. OWNERSHIP OR HOLDINGS BY THE TRUSTEE OF ANY SECURITIES OF A PERSON
OWNING 50 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE VOTING SECURITIES OF THE OBLIGOR.
If the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default any securities of a person who, to the knowledge of the
Trustee, owns 50 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor,
furnish the following information as to each class of securities of such person
any of which are so owned or held by the Trustee.
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D
AMOUNT OWNED
BENEFICIALLY OR HELD PERCENT OF CLASS
AS COLLATERAL SECURITY REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS IN AMOUNT GIVEN
NAME OF ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS OUTSTANDING DEFAULT BY TRUSTEE IN COL. C
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
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ITEM 12. INDEBTEDNESS OF THE OBLIGOR TO THE TRUSTEE.
Except as noted in the instructions, if the obligor is indebted to the
Trustee, furnish the following information:
AS OF JANUARY 30, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COL. A COL. B COL. C
NATURE OF INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNT OUTSTANDING DATE DUE
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<S> <C> <C>
</TABLE>
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS BY THE OBLIGOR.
(A) State whether there is or has been a default with respect to the
securities under this indenture. Explain the nature of any such default.
There is not nor has there been a default with respect to the securities
under this indenture.
(B) If the Trustee is a Trustee under another indenture under which any
other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other
securities, of the obligor are outstanding, or is trustee for more than one
outstanding series of securities under the indenture, state whether there has
been a default under any such indenture or series, identify the indenture or
series affected, and explain the nature of any such default.
There is not nor has there been a default with respect to the securities
under this indenture. The trustee is a trustee under other indentures under
which securities are outstanding. There is not nor has there been a default
with respect to the securities under such other indentures.
14. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE UNDERWRITERS.
If any underwriter is an affiliate of the Trustees, describe each such
affiliation.
Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
ITEM 15. FOREIGN TRUSTEE.
Identify the order or rule pursuant to which the foreign trustee is
authorized to act as sole trustee under indentures qualified or to be qualified
under the act.
Not applicable.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of First Trust National
Association as now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to
T-1; Registration No. 333-19025.
2. A copy of the certificate of authority to commence business,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to T-1; Registration No. 33-64175.
3. A copy of the certificate of authority to exercise corporate trust
powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to T-1; Registration No.
33-64175.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of First Trust National Association as
now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to T-1;
Registration No. 333-29571.
5. Not applicable by virtue of response to Item 13.
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6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 to T-1;
Registration No. 33-64175.
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority,
filed herewith.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
Trustee, First Trust National Association, A National Banking Association
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly
caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago, and State of
Illinois, as of the 30th day of January, 1998.
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ MELISSA A. ROSAL
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Melissa A. Rosal
Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CALL DATE: 09/30/97 ST-BK: 17-1638 FFIEC 033
400 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE PAGE RC- 1
CHICAGO, IL 60611 VENDOR ID: D CERT: 34094 9
TRANSIT NUMBER: 09600069
</TABLE>
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL
AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the
quarter.
SCHEDULE RC -- BALANCE SHEET
C200 <
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
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ASSETS
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<CAPTION>
RCON
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):
a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1).................. 0081 $ 53,981 1.a
b. Interest-bearing balances(2)........................................... 0071 0 1.b
2. Securities:
a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)............. 1754 0 2.a
b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)........... 1773 3,219 2.b
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell.... 1350 0 3.
4. Loans and lease financing receivables:
a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C).......... 2122 0 4.a
b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.............................. 3123 0 4.b
c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve.................................. 3128 0 4.c
d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve (item
4.a minus 4.b and 4.c).................................................... 2125 0 4.d
5. Trading assets............................................................ 3545 0 5.
6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).................. 2145 112 6.
7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M).............................. 2150 0 7.
8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from
Schedule RC-M)............................................................ 2130 0 8.
9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding.............. 2155 0 9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M).................................... 2143 49,390 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)......................................... 2160 2,277 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11).................................. 2170 108,979 12.
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
13. Deposits:
a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule
RC-E).................................................................. 2200 0 13.a
(1) Noninterest-bearing(1)................................................ 6631 0 13.a.1
(2) Interest-bearing...................................................... 6636 0 13.a.2
b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs..........
(1) Noninterest-bearing...................................................
(2) Interest-bearing......................................................
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to
repurchase................................................................ 2800 0 14.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury............................... 2840 0 15.a
b. Trading liabilities.................................................... 3548 0 15.b
16. Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
capitalized leases):
a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less.......................... 2332 0 16.a
b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year through three years.... A547 0 16.b
c. With a remaining maturity of more than three years..................... A548 0 16.c
17. Not applicable
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.................. 2920 0 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures(2)...................................... 3200 0 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G).................................... 2930 1,791 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)............................ 2948 1,791 21.
22. Not applicable
</TABLE>
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SCHEDULE RC -- BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
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EQUITY CAPITAL
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RCON
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus............................. 3838 $ 0 23.
24. Common stock.............................................................. 3230 1,000 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................. 3839 106,712 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves................................. 3632 (524) 26.a
b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities............................................................. 8434 0 26.b
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.......................
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)......................... 3210 107,188 28.
29. Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)............. 3300 108,979 29.
MEMORANDUM
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that
best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for
the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996...... 6724 N/A M.1
1 -- Independent audit of the bank conducted in 4 -- Directors' examination of the bank performed by
accordance with generally accepted auditing other external auditors (may be required by state
standards by a certified public accounting firm chartering authority)
which submits a report on the bank 5 -- Review of the bank's financial statements by
2 -- Independent audit of the bank's parent holding external auditors
company conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards by a certified 6 -- Compilation of the bank's financial statements
public accounting firm which submits a report by external auditors
on the consolidated holding company (but not on
the bank separately) 7 -- Other audit procedures (excluding tax
3 -- Directors' examination of the bank conducted in preparation work)
accordance with generally accepted auditing 8 -- No external audit work
standards by a certified public accounting firm
(may be required by state chartering authority)
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
deposits.
(2) Includes limited life preferred stock and related surplus.
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Exhibit 25.3
Registration No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) X
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Delaware 51-0055023
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(Address of principal executive offices)
Cynthia L. Corliss
Vice President and Trust Counsel
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(302) 651-8516
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
K N ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Kansas 48-0290000
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
370 Van Gordon Street
P. O. Box 281304
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Trust Debentures
(Title of the indenture securities)
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ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
Federal Deposit Insurance Co. State Bank Commissioner
Five Penn Center Dover, Delaware
Suite #2901
Philadelphia, PA
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each
affiliation:
Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee
and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an
affiliate of the trustee.
ITEM 3. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification.
A. Copy of the Charter of Wilmington Trust Company, which includes the
certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence
business and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to
exercise corporate trust powers.
B. Copy of By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company.
C. Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of
Trust Indenture Act.
D. Copy of most recent Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of Delaware, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
Wilmington and State of Delaware on the 26th day of January, 1998.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
[SEAL]
Attest: /s/ Patricia A. Evans By: /s/ James P. Lawler
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Assistant Secretary Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDED CHARTER
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware
As existing on May 9, 1987
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Amended Charter
or
Act of Incorporation
of
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington Trust Company, originally incorporated by an Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Delaware, entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Delaware
Guarantee and Trust Company", approved March 2, A.D. 1901, and the name of which
company was changed to "Wilmington Trust Company" by an amendment filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State on March 18, A.D. 1903, and the Charter or Act
of Incorporation of which company has been from time to time amended and changed
by merger agreements pursuant to the corporation law for state banks and trust
companies of the State of Delaware, does hereby alter and amend its Charter or
Act of Incorporation so that the same as so altered and amended shall in its
entirety read as follows:
First: - The name of this corporation is Wilmington Trust Company.
Second: - The location of its principal office in the State of Delaware is
at Rodney Square North, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle;
the name of its resident agent is Wilmington Trust Company whose address
is Rodney Square North, in said City. In addition to such principal
office, the said corporation maintains and operates branch offices in the
City of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, the Town of Newport, New
Castle County, Delaware, at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at
Greenville, New Castle County Delaware, and at Milford Cross Roads, New
Castle County, Delaware, and shall be empowered to open, maintain and
operate branch offices at Ninth and Shipley Streets, 418 Delaware Avenue,
2120 Market Street, and 3605 Market Street, all in the City of Wilmington,
New Castle County, Delaware, and such other branch offices or places of
business as may be authorized from time to time by the agency or agencies
of the government of the State of Delaware empowered to confer such
authority.
Third: - (a) The nature of the business and the objects and purposes
proposed to be transacted, promoted or carried on by this Corporation are
to do any or all of the things herein mentioned as fully and to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do and in any part of the world,
viz.:
(1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any Court of law or
equity and to make and use a common seal, and alter the seal at
pleasure, to hold, purchase, convey, mortgage or otherwise deal in
real and personal estate and property, and to appoint such officers
and agents as the business of the Corporation shall require, to make
by-laws not inconsistent with the
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Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State, to
discount bills, notes or other evidences of debt, to receive
deposits of money, or securities for money, to buy gold and silver
bullion and foreign coins, to buy and sell bills of exchange, and
generally to use, exercise and enjoy all the powers, rights,
privileges and franchises incident to a corporation which are proper
or necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation
hereby created.
(2) To insure titles to real and personal property, or any estate or
interests therein, and to guarantee the holder of such property,
real or personal, against any claim or claims, adverse to his
interest therein, and to prepare and give certificates of title for
any lands or premises in the State of Delaware, or elsewhere.
(3) To act as factor, agent, broker or attorney in the receipt,
collection, custody, investment and management of funds, and the
purchase, sale, management and disposal of property of all
descriptions, and to prepare and execute all papers which may be
necessary or proper in such business.
(4) To prepare and draw agreements, contracts, deeds, leases,
conveyances, mortgages, bonds and legal papers of every description,
and to carry on the business of conveyancing in all its branches.
(5) To receive upon deposit for safekeeping money, jewelry, plate,
deeds, bonds and any and all other personal property of every sort
and kind, from executors, administrators, guardians, public
officers, courts, receivers, assignees, trustees, and from all
fiduciaries, and from all other persons and individuals, and from
all corporations whether state, municipal, corporate or private, and
to rent boxes, safes, vaults and other receptacles for such
property.
(6) To act as agent or otherwise for the purpose of registering,
issuing, certificating, countersigning, transferring or underwriting
the stock, bonds or other obligations of any corporation,
association, state or municipality, and may receive and manage any
sinking fund therefor on such terms as may be agreed upon between
the two parties, and in like manner may act as Treasurer of any
corporation or municipality.
(7) To act as Trustee under any deed of trust, mortgage, bond or
other instrument issued by any state, municipality, body politic,
corporation, association or person, either alone or in conjunction
with any other person or persons, corporation or corporations.
(8) To guarantee the validity, performance or effect of any contract
or
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agreement, and the fidelity of persons holding places of
responsibility or trust; to become surety for any person, or
persons, for the faithful performance of any trust, office, duty,
contract or agreement, either by itself or in conjunction with any
other person, or persons, corporation, or corporations, or in like
manner become surety upon any bond, recognizance, obligation,
judgment, suit, order, or decree to be entered in any court of
record within the State of Delaware or elsewhere, or which may now
or hereafter be required by any law, judge, officer or court in the
State of Delaware or elsewhere.
(9) To act by any and every method of appointment as trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in bankruptcy,
executor, administrator, guardian, bailee, or in any other trust
capacity in the receiving, holding, managing, and disposing of any
and all estates and property, real, personal or mixed, and to be
appointed as such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian
or bailee by any persons, corporations, court, officer, or
authority, in the State of Delaware or elsewhere; and whenever this
Corporation is so appointed by any person, corporation, court,
officer or authority such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian,
bailee, or in any other trust capacity, it shall not be required to
give bond with surety, but its capital stock shall be taken and held
as security for the performance of the duties devolving upon it by
such appointment.
(10) And for its care, management and trouble, and the exercise of
any of its powers hereby given, or for the performance of any of the
duties which it may undertake or be called upon to perform, or for
the assumption of any responsibility the said Corporation may be
entitled to receive a proper compensation.
(11) To purchase, receive, hold and own bonds, mortgages,
debentures, shares of capital stock, and other securities,
obligations, contracts and evidences of indebtedness, of any
private, public or municipal corporation within and without the
State of Delaware, or of the Government of the United States, or of
any state, territory, colony, or possession thereof, or of any
foreign government or country; to receive, collect, receipt for, and
dispose of interest, dividends and income upon and from any of the
bonds, mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital stock,
securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of indebtedness and
other property held and owned by it, and to exercise in respect of
all such bonds, mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital
stock, securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of indebtedness
and other property, any and all the rights, powers and privileges of
individual owners thereof, including the right to vote thereon; to
invest and deal in and
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with any of the moneys of the Corporation upon such securities and
in such manner as it may think fit and proper, and from time to time
to vary or realize such investments; to issue bonds and secure the
same by pledges or deeds of trust or mortgages of or upon the whole
or any part of the property held or owned by the Corporation, and to
sell and pledge such bonds, as and when the Board of Directors shall
determine, and in the promotion of its said corporate business of
investment and to the extent authorized by law, to lease, purchase,
hold, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey real and
personal property of any name and nature and any estate or interest
therein.
(b) In furtherance of, and not in limitation, of the powers conferred by
the laws of the State of Delaware, it is hereby expressly provided that
the said Corporation shall also have the following powers:
(1) To do any or all of the things herein set forth, to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any part of the
world.
(2) To acquire the good will, rights, property and franchises and to
undertake the whole or any part of the assets and liabilities of any
person, firm, association or corporation, and to pay for the same in
cash, stock of this Corporation, bonds or otherwise; to hold or in
any manner to dispose of the whole or any part of the property so
purchased; to conduct in any lawful manner the whole or any part of
any business so acquired, and to exercise all the powers necessary
or convenient in and about the conduct and management of such
business.
(3) To take, hold, own, deal in, mortgage or otherwise lien, and to
lease, sell, exchange, transfer, or in any manner whatever dispose
of property, real, personal or mixed, wherever situated.
(4) To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of every
kind with any person, firm, association or corporation, and, without
limit as to amount, to draw, make, accept, endorse, discount,
execute and issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange,
warrants, bonds, debentures, and other negotiable or transferable
instruments.
(5) To have one or more offices, to carry on all or any of its
operations and businesses, without restriction to the same extent as
natural persons might or could do, to purchase or otherwise acquire,
to hold, own, to mortgage, sell, convey or otherwise dispose of,
real and personal property, of every class and description, in any
State, District, Territory or Colony of the United States, and in
any foreign country or place.
(6) It is the intention that the objects, purposes and powers
specified and
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clauses contained in this paragraph shall (except where otherwise
expressed in said paragraph) be nowise limited or restricted by
reference to or inference from the terms of any other clause of this
or any other paragraph in this charter, but that the objects,
purposes and powers specified in each of the clauses of this
paragraph shall be regarded as independent objects, purposes and
powers.
Fourth: - (a) The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is forty-one million
(41,000,000) shares, consisting of:
(1) One million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred stock, par value
$10.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as "Preferred Stock"); and
(2) Forty million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as "Common Stock").
(b) Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or
more series as may from time to time be determined by the Board of
Directors each of said series to be distinctly designated. All shares of
any one series of Preferred Stock shall be alike in every particular,
except that there may be different dates from which dividends, if any,
thereon shall be cumulative, if made cumulative. The voting powers and the
preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights
of each such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any
time outstanding; and, subject to the provisions of subparagraph 1 of
Paragraph (c) of this Article Fourth, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation is hereby expressly granted authority to fix by resolution or
resolutions adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of a particular
series of Preferred Stock, the voting powers and the designations,
preferences and relative, optional and other special rights, and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such series, including,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:
(1) The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of
Preferred Stock which shall constitute such series, which number may
be increased (except where otherwise provided by the Board of
Directors) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof
then outstanding) from time to time by like action of the Board of
Directors;
(2) The rate and times at which, and the terms and conditions on
which, dividends, if any, on Preferred Stock of such series shall be
paid, the extent of the preference or relation, if any, of such
dividends to the dividends payable on any other class or classes, or
series of the same or other class of stock and whether such
dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative;
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(3) The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series to convert the same into or exchange the same for, shares of
any other class or classes or of any series of the same or any other
class or classes of stock of the Corporation and the terms and
conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(4) Whether or not Preferred Stock of such series shall be subject
to redemption, and the redemption price or prices and the time or
times at which, and the terms and conditions on which, Preferred
Stock of such series may be redeemed.
(5) The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, merger,
consolidation, distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or
winding-up, of the Corporation.
(6) The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase account,
if any, to be provided for the Preferred Stock of such series; and
(7) The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series of
Preferred Stock which may, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing include the right, voting as a series or by itself or
together with other series of Preferred Stock or all series of
Preferred Stock as a class, to elect one or more directors of the
Corporation if there shall have been a default in the payment of
dividends on any one or more series of Preferred Stock or under such
circumstances and on such conditions as the Board of Directors may
determine.
(c) (1) After the requirements with respect to preferential dividends on
the Preferred Stock (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section
(b) of this Article Fourth), if any, shall have been met and after the
Corporation shall have complied with all the requirements, if any, with
respect to the setting aside of sums as sinking funds or redemption or
purchase accounts (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b)
of this Article Fourth), and subject further to any conditions which may
be fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article
Fourth, then and not otherwise the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to time by
the Board of Directors.
(2) After distribution in full of the preferential amount, if any,
(fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this
Article Fourth), to be distributed to the holders of Preferred Stock
in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, distribution
or sale of assets, dissolution or winding-up, of the Corporation,
the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all of
the remaining assets of the Corporation, tangible and intangible, of
whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders ratably in
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proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them
respectively.
(3) Except as may otherwise be required by law or by the provisions
of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted by the Board of
Directors pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth, each
holder of Common Stock shall have one vote in respect of each share
of Common Stock held on all matters voted upon by the stockholders.
(d) No holder of any of the shares of any class or series of stock or of
options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of any class or
series of stock or of other securities of the Corporation shall have any
preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any unissued stock of any
class or series or any additional shares of any class or series to be
issued by reason of any increase of the authorized capital stock of the
Corporation of any class or series, or bonds, certificates of
indebtedness, debentures or other securities convertible into or
exchangeable for stock of the Corporation of any class or series, or
carrying any right to purchase stock of any class or series, but any such
unissued stock, additional authorized issue of shares of any class or
series of stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock,
or carrying any right to purchase stock, may be issued and disposed of
pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors to such persons, firms,
corporations or associations, whether such holders or others, and upon
such terms as may be deemed advisable by the Board of Directors in the
exercise of its sole discretion.
(e) The relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of
Preferred Stock in relation to the relative powers, preferences and rights
of each other series of Preferred Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors in the resolution or
resolutions adopted pursuant to authority granted in section (b) of this
Article Fourth and the consent, by class or series vote or otherwise, of
the holders of such of the series of Preferred Stock as are from time to
time outstanding shall not be required for the issuance by the Board of
Directors of any other series of Preferred Stock whether or not the
powers, preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors as senior to, or on a parity with, the powers,
preferences and rights of such outstanding series, or any of them;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors may provide in the
resolution or resolutions as to any series of Preferred Stock adopted
pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth that the consent of the
holders of a majority (or such greater proportion as shall be therein
fixed) of the outstanding shares of such series voting thereon shall be
required for the issuance of any or all other series of Preferred Stock.
(f) Subject to the provisions of section (e), shares of any series of
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors
of the Corporation shall
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determine and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be fixed
by the Board of Directors.
(g) Shares of Common Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall determine and on such terms and for
such consideration as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
(h) The authorized amount of shares of Common Stock and of Preferred Stock
may, without a class or series vote, be increased or decreased from time
to time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock
of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
Fifth: - (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
conducted and managed by a Board of Directors. The number of directors
constituting the entire Board shall be not less than five nor more than
twenty-five as fixed from time to time by vote of a majority of the whole
Board, provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be
reduced so as to shorten the term of any director at the time in office,
and provided further, that the number of directors constituting the whole
Board shall be twenty-four until otherwise fixed by a majority of the
whole Board.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly
equal in number as the then total number of directors constituting the
whole Board permits, with the term of office of one class expiring each
year. At the annual meeting of stockholders in 1982, directors of the
first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the
next succeeding annual meeting, directors of the second class shall be
elected to hold office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual
meeting and directors of the third class shall be elected to hold office
for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting. Any vacancies
in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the directors, may be filled
by the Board of Directors, acting by a majority of the directors then in
office, although less than a quorum, and any directors so chosen shall
hold office until the next annual election of directors. At such election,
the stockholders shall elect a successor to such director to hold office
until the next election of the class for which such director shall have
been chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. No
decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any
incumbent director.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the
fact that some lesser percentage may be specified by law, this Charter or
Act of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), any director or
the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed at any
time without cause, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of
two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock
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of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(considered for this purpose as one class) cast at a meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose.
(d) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board of
Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of
directors. Such nominations shall be made by notice in writing, delivered
or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
Secretary of the Corporation not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days
prior to any meeting of the stockholders called for the election of
directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days' notice of the
meeting is given to stockholders, such written notice shall be delivered
or mailed, as prescribed, to the Secretary of the Corporation not later
than the close of the seventh day following the day on which notice of the
meeting was mailed to stockholders. Notice of nominations which are
proposed by the Board of Directors shall be given by the Chairman on
behalf of the Board.
(e) Each notice under subsection (d) shall set forth (i) the name, age,
business address and, if known, residence address of each nominee proposed
in such notice, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such
nominee and (iii) the number of shares of stock of the Corporation which
are beneficially owned by each such nominee.
(f) The Chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with
the foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so
declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(g) No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or
special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a
meeting, and the power of stockholders to consent in writing, without a
meeting, to the taking of any action is specifically denied.
Sixth: - The Directors shall choose such officers, agent and servants as
may be provided in the By-Laws as they may from time to time find
necessary or proper.
Seventh: - The Corporation hereby created is hereby given the same powers,
rights and privileges as may be conferred upon corporations organized
under the Act entitled "An Act Providing a General Corporation Law",
approved March 10, 1899, as from time to time amended.
Eighth: - This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a private Act.
Ninth: - This Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
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Tenth: - The Board of Directors, by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board, may designate any of their number to constitute an Executive
Committee, which Committee, to the extent provided in said resolution, or
in the By-Laws of the Company, shall have and may exercise all of the
powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and shall have power to authorize the seal of
the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Eleventh: - The private property of the stockholders shall not be liable
for the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
Twelfth: - The Corporation may transact business in any part of the world.
Thirteenth: - The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly
authorized to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation by a
vote of the majority of the entire Board. The stockholders may make, alter
or repeal any By-Law whether or not adopted by them, provided however,
that any such additional By-Laws, alterations or repeal may be adopted
only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (considered for this purpose as one
class).
Fourteenth: - Meetings of the Directors may be held outside of the State
of Delaware at such places as may be from time to time designated by the
Board, and the Directors may keep the books of the Company outside of the
State of Delaware at such places as may be from time to time designated by
them.
Fifteenth: - (a) In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, and
except as otherwise expressly provided in sections (b) and (c) of this
Article Fifteenth:
(A) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary
(as hereinafter defined) with or into (i) any Interested Stockholder
(as hereinafter defined) or (ii) any other corporation (whether or
not itself an Interested Stockholder), which, after such merger or
consolidation, would be an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of an
Interested Stockholder, or
(B) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions)
to or with any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any
Interested Stockholder of any assets of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or
more, or
(C) the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary
(in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of any
securities of the
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Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for cash,
securities or other property (or a combination thereof) having an
aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or more, or
(D) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation, or
(E) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock
split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or
consolidation of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any
similar transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise
involving an Interested Stockholder) which has the effect, directly
or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the
outstanding shares of any class of equity or convertible securities
of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly
owned by any Interested Stockholder, or any Affiliate of any
Interested Stockholder,
shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, considered for the purpose of this
Article Fifteenth as one class ("Voting Shares"). Such affirmative vote shall be
required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that some
lesser percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national
securities exchange or otherwise.
(2) The term "business combination" as used in this Article
Fifteenth shall mean any transaction which is referred to any
one or more of clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph 1 of the
section (a).
(b) The provisions of section (a) of this Article Fifteenth shall
not be applicable to any particular business combination and such
business combination shall require only such affirmative vote as is
required by law and any other provisions of the Charter or Act of
Incorporation of By-Laws if such business combination has been
approved by a majority of the whole Board.
(c) For the purposes of this Article Fifteenth:
(1) A "person" shall mean any individual firm, corporation or other
entity.
(2) "Interested Stockholder" shall mean, in respect of any business
combination, any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) who
or which as of the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote on such business combination, or
immediately prior to the consummation of any such transaction:
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(A) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than
10% of the Voting Shares, or
(B) is an Affiliate of the Corporation and at any time within two
years prior thereto was the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of not less than 10% of the then outstanding voting
Shares, or
(C) is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded in any share of
capital stock of the Corporation which were at any time within two
years prior thereto beneficially owned by any Interested
Stockholder, and such assignment or succession shall have occurred
in the course of a transaction or series of transactions not
involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933.
(3) A person shall be the "beneficial owner" of any Voting Shares:
(A) which such person or any of its Affiliates and Associates (as
hereafter defined) beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or
(B) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has (i)
the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion
rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (ii)
the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, or
(C) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any
other person with which such first mentioned person or any of its
Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or
understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
(4) The outstanding Voting Shares shall include shares deemed owned
through application of paragraph (3) above but shall not include any other
Voting Shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, or upon
exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise.
(5) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings given
those terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on December 31, 1981.
(6) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation of which a majority of any
class of equity security (as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect in
December 31, 1981) is
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owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that
for the purposes of the definition of Investment Stockholder set forth in
paragraph (2) of this section (c), the term "Subsidiary" shall mean only a
corporation of which a majority of each class of equity security is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
(d) majority of the directors shall have the power and duty to
determine for the purposes of this Article Fifteenth on the basis of
information known to them, (1) the number of Voting Shares
beneficially owned by any person (2) whether a person is an
Affiliate or Associate of another, (3) whether a person has an
agreement, arrangement or understanding with another as to the
matters referred to in paragraph (3) of section (c), or (4) whether
the assets subject to any business combination or the consideration
received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the
Corporation, or any Subsidiary has an aggregate fair market value of
$1,00,000 or more.
(e) Nothing contained in this Article Fifteenth shall be construed
to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation
imposed by law.
Sixteenth: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and in addition to any
other vote that may be required by law, this Charter or Act of
Incorporation by the By-Laws), the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(considered for this purpose as one class) shall be required to amend,
alter or repeal any provision of Articles Fifth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth or
Sixteenth of this Charter or Act of Incorporation.
Seventeenth: (a) a Director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent such exemption from
liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Laws as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
(b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not
adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the
Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission
occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification."
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EXHIBIT B
BY-LAWS
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
As existing on January 16, 1997
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BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
ARTICLE I
Stockholders' Meetings
Section 1. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall be held on the third
Thursday in April each year at the principal office at the Company or at such
other date, time, or place as may be designated by resolution by the Board of
Directors.
Section 2. Special meetings of all stockholders may be called at any time
by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.
Section 3. Notice of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given by
mailing to each stockholder at least ten (10) days before said meeting, at his
last known address, a written or printed notice fixing the time and place of
such meeting.
Section 4. A majority in the amount of the capital stock of the Company
issued and outstanding on the record date, as herein determined, shall
constitute a quorum at all meetings of stockholders for the transaction of any
business, but the holders of a small number of shares may adjourn, from time to
time, without further notice, until a quorum is secured. At each annual or
special meeting of stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote,
either in person or by proxy, for each shares of stock registered in the
stockholder's name on the books of the Company on the record date for any such
meeting as determined herein.
ARTICLE II
Directors
Section 1. The number and classification of the Board of Directors shall
be as set forth in the Charter of the Bank.
Section 2. No person who has attained the age of seventy-two (72) years
shall be nominated for election to the Board of Directors of the Company,
provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any person who was
serving as director of the Company on September 16, 1971.
Section 3. The class of Directors so elected shall hold office for three
years or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Section 4. The affairs and business of the Company shall be managed and
conducted by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. The Board of Directors shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of
Directors or the President.
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Section 6. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any
time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the President, and shall be
called upon the written request of a majority of the directors.
Section 7. A majority of the directors elected and qualified shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting
of the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Written notice shall be sent by mail to each director of any
special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of any change in the time or
place of any regular meeting, stating the time and place of such meeting, which
shall be mailed not less than two days before the time of holding such meeting.
Section 9. In the event of the death, resignation, removal, inability to
act, or disqualification of any director, the Board of Directors, although less
than a quorum, shall have the right to elect the successor who shall hold office
for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the
vacancy occurred, and until such director's successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified.
Section 10. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after its election
by the stockholders shall appoint an Executive Committee, a Trust Committee, an
Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee, and shall elect from its own
members a Chairman of the Board of Directors and a President who may be the same
person. The Board of Directors shall also elect at such meeting a Secretary and
a Treasurer, who may be the same person, may appoint at any time such other
committees and elect or appoint such other officers as it may deem advisable.
The Board of Directors may also elect at such meeting one or more Associate
Directors.
Section 11. The Board of Directors may at any time remove, with or without
cause, any member of any Committee appointed by it or any associate director or
officer elected by it and may appoint or elect his successor.
Section 12. The Board of Directors may designate an officer to be in
charge of such of the departments or division of the Company as it may deem
advisable.
ARTICLE III
Committees
Section I. Executive Committee
(A) The Executive Committee shall be composed of not more than nine
members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members and
who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board.
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(B) The Executive Committee shall have all the powers of the Board
of Directors when it is not in session to transact all business for and in
behalf of the Company that may be brought before it.
(C) The Executive Committee shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Executive
Committee or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The majority
of its members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be held at any time
when a quorum is present.
(D) Minutes of each meeting of the Executive Committee shall be kept
and submitted to the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
(E) The Executive Committee shall advise and superintend all
investments that may be made of the funds of the Company, and shall direct the
disposal of the same, in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Board
of Directors from time to time make.
(F) In the event of a state of disaster of sufficient severity to
prevent the conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company by
its directors and officers as contemplated by these By-Laws any two available
members of the Executive Committee as constituted immediately prior to such
disaster shall constitute a quorum of that Committee for the full conduct and
management of the affairs and business of the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Article III of these By-Laws; and if less than three members of
the Trust Committee is constituted immediately prior to such disaster shall be
available for the transaction of its business, such Executive Committee shall
also be empowered to exercise all of the powers reserved to the Trust Committee
under Article III Section 2 hereof. In the event of the unavailability, at such
time, of a minimum of two members of such Executive Committee, any three
available directors shall constitute the Executive Committee for the full
conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this Section. This By-Law shall be subject to
implementation by Resolutions of the Board of Directors presently existing or
hereafter passed from time to time for that purpose, and any provisions of these
By-Laws (other than this Section) and any resolutions which are contrary to the
provisions of this Section or to the provisions of any such implementary
Resolutions shall be suspended during such a disaster period until it shall be
determined by any interim Executive Committee acting under this section that it
shall be to the advantage of the Company to resume the conduct and management of
its affairs and business under all of the other provisions of these By-Laws.
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Section 2. Trust Committee
(A) The Trust Committee shall be composed of not more than thirteen
members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors, a majority of whom
shall be members of the Board of Directors and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Board.
(B) The Trust Committee shall have general supervision over the
Trust Department and the investment of trust funds, in all matters, however,
being subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
(C) The Trust Committee shall meet at the principal office of the
Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members or at the call of its chairman. A majority of its
members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
(D) Minutes of each meeting of the Trust Committee shall be kept and
promptly submitted to the Board of Directors.
(E) The Trust Committee shall have the power to appoint Committees
and/or designate officers or employees of the Company to whom supervision over
the investment of trust funds may be delegated when the Trust Committee is not
in session.
Section 3. Audit Committee
(A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of five members who shall
be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall
be an officer of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the
Board.
(B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the
Audit Division in all matters however subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors; it shall consider all matters brought to its attention by the officer
in charge of the Audit Division, review all reports of examination of the
Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor employed for
that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with
respect thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the
Company as it shall deem desirable.
(C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever the
majority of its members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its
business, and a majority of its Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Section 4. Compensation Committee
(A) The Compensation Committee shall be composed of not more than
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five (5) members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own
members who are not officers of the Company and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Board.
(B) The Compensation Committee shall in general advise upon all
matters of policy concerning the Company brought to its attention by the
management and from time to time review the management of the Company, major
organizational matters, including salaries and employee benefits and
specifically shall administer the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.
(C) Meetings of the Compensation Committee may be called at any time
by the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or the President of the Company.
Section 5. Associate Directors
(A) Any person who has served as a director may be elected by the
Board of Directors as an associate director, to serve during the pleasure of the
Board.
(B) An associate director shall be entitled to attend all directors
meetings and participate in the discussion of all matters brought to the Board,
with the exception that he would have no right to vote. An associate director
will be eligible for appointment to Committees of the Company, with the
exception of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation
Committee, which must be comprised solely of active directors.
Section 6. Absence or Disqualification of Any Member of a Committee
(A) In the absence or disqualification of any member of any
Committee created under Article III of the By-Laws of this Company, the member
or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting,
whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another
member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such
absence or disqualified member.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all
meetings of the Board and shall have such further authority and powers and shall
perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time confer and
direct. He shall also exercise such powers and perform such duties as may from
time to time be agreed upon between himself and the President of the Company.
Section 2. The Vice Chairman of the Board. The Vice Chairman of the Board
of
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Directors shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which the
Chairman of the Board shall not be present and shall have such further authority
and powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the
Chairman of the Board may from time to time confer and direct.
Section 3. The President shall have the powers and duties pertaining to
the office of the President conferred or imposed upon him by statute or assigned
to him by the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of the Board the
President shall have the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board.
Section 4. The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President as
designated by the Board of Directors, shall carry into effect all legal
directions of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors, and shall
at all times exercise general supervision over the interest, affairs and
operations of the Company and perform all duties incident to his office.
Section 5. There may be one or more Vice Presidents, however denominated
by the Board of Directors, who may at any time perform all the duties of the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and/or the President and such other powers
and duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board or the President
and by the officer in charge of the department or division to which they are
assigned.
Section 6. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of notice of meetings
of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, as well as the Committees
thereof, to the keeping of accurate minutes of all such meetings and to
recording the same in the minute books of the Company. In addition to the other
notice requirements of these By-Laws and as may be practicable under the
circumstances, all such notices shall be in writing and mailed well in advance
of the scheduled date of any other meeting. He shall have custody of the
corporate seal and shall affix the same to any documents requiring such
corporate seal and to attest the same.
Section 7. The Treasurer shall have general supervision over all assets
and liabilities of the Company. He shall be custodian of and responsible for all
monies, funds and valuables of the Company and for the keeping of proper records
of the evidence of property or indebtedness and of all the transactions of the
Company. He shall have general supervision of the expenditures of the Company
and shall report to the Board of Directors at each regular meeting of the
condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to
him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Executive Committee.
Section 8. There may be a Controller who shall exercise general
supervision over the internal operations of the Company, including accounting,
and shall render to the Board of Directors at appropriate times a report
relating to the general condition and internal operations of the Company.
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There may be one or more subordinate accounting or controller officers
however denominated, who may perform the duties of the Controller and such
duties as may be prescribed by the Controller.
Section 9. The officer designated by the Board of Directors to be in
charge of the Audit Division of the Company with such title as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe, shall report to and be directly responsible only to
the Board of Directors.
There shall be an Auditor and there may be one or more Audit Officers,
however denominated, who may perform all the duties of the Auditor and such
duties as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the Audit Division.
Section 10. There may be one or more officers, subordinate in rank to all
Vice Presidents with such functional titles as shall be determined from time to
time by the Board of Directors, who shall ex officio hold the office Assistant
Secretary of this Company and who may perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the officer in charge of the department or division to whom they are
assigned.
Section 11. The powers and duties of all other officers of the Company
shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, subject to the
direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Chairman of the
Board of Directors or the President and the officer in charge of the department
or division to which they are assigned.
ARTICLE V
Stock and Stock Certificates
Section 1. Shares of stock shall be transferrable on the books of the
Company and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall
be recorded.
Section 2. Certificate of stock shall bear the signature of the President
or any Vice President, however denominated by the Board of Directors and
countersigned by the Secretary or Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, and the
seal of the corporation shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite
that the stock represented thereby is transferrable only upon the books of the
Company by the holder thereof or his attorney, upon surrender of the certificate
properly endorsed. Any certificate of stock surrendered to the Company shall be
cancelled at the time of transfer, and before a new certificate or certificates
shall be issued in lieu thereof. Duplicate certificates of stock shall be issued
only upon giving such security as may be satisfactory to the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee.
Section 3. The Board of Directors of the Company is authorized to fix in
advance a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, any meeting of stockholders and any adjournment
thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or to any allotment or
rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
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conversion or exchange of capital stock, or in connection with obtaining the
consent of stockholders for any purpose, which record date shall not be more
than 60 nor less than 10 days proceeding the date of any meeting of stockholders
or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of
rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock
shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining such consent.
ARTICLE VI
Seal
Section 1. The corporate seal of the Company shall be in the following
form:
Between two concentric circles the words
"Wilmington Trust Company" within the inner
circle the words "Wilmington, Delaware."
ARTICLE VII
Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year.
ARTICLE VIII
Execution of Instruments of the Company
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President,
however denominated by the Board of Directors, shall have full power and
authority to enter into, make, sign, execute, acknowledge and/or deliver and the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall have full power and authority to
attest and affix the corporate seal of the Company to any and all deeds,
conveyances, assignments, releases, contracts, agreements, bonds, notes,
mortgages and all other instruments incident to the business of this Company or
in acting as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, agent or in any other
fiduciary or representative capacity by any and every method of appointment or
by whatever person, corporation, court officer or authority in the State of
Delaware, or elsewhere, without any specific authority, ratification, approval
or confirmation by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, and any
and all such instruments shall have the same force and validity as though
expressly authorized by the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee.
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ARTICLE IX
Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees
Section 1. Directors and associate directors of the Company, other than
salaried officers of the Company, shall be paid such reasonable honoraria or
fees for attending meetings of the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine. Directors and associate directors who serve as
members of committees, other than salaried employees of the Company, shall be
paid such reasonable honoraria or fees for services as members of committees as
the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine and directors and
associate directors may be employed by the Company for such special services as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine and shall be paid for
such special services so performed reasonable compensation as may be determined
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
Indemnification
Section 1. (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may
hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made
a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "proceeding") by reason of
the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust,
enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee
benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably
incurred by such person. The Corporation shall indemnify a person in connection
with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(B) The Corporation shall pay the expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the
payment of expenses incurred by a Director officer in his capacity as a Director
or officer in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made
only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Director or officer to repay all
amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Director or
officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article or otherwise.
(C) If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses, under
this Article X is not paid in full within ninety days after a written claim
therefor has been received by the Corporation the claimant may file suit to
recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part,
shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such
action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was
not entitled to the requested indemnification of payment of expenses
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under applicable law.
(D) The rights conferred on any person by this Article X shall not
be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the Charter or Act of Incorporation, these
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or
otherwise.
(E) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this
Article X shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any
person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
repeal or modification.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments to the By-Laws
Section 1. These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or
in part, and any new By-Law or By-Laws adopted at any regular or special meeting
of the Board of Directors by a vote of the majority of all the members of the
Board of Directors then in office.
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EXHIBIT C
Section 321(b) Consent
Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
Wilmington Trust Company hereby consents that reports of examinations by
Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such
authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon requests therefor.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Dated: January 26, 1998 By: /s/ James P. Lawler
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Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT D
NOTICE
This form is intended to assist state nonmember banks and savings banks with
state publication requirements. It has not been approved by any state banking
authorities. Refer to your appropriate state banking authorities for your state
publication requirements.
R E P O R T O F C O N D I T I O N
Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of the
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY of WILMINGTON
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Name of Bank City
in the State of DELAWARE , at the close of business on September 30, 1997.
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ASSETS
Thousands of dollars
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coins .............. 206,619
Interest-bearing balances ........................................ 0
Held-to-maturity securities .............................................. 364,899
Available-for-sale securities ............................................ 1,038,826
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ... 126,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ........ 3,830,772
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ...... 55,936
LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve .......... 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve . 3,774,836
Assets held in trading accounts .......................................... 0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................. 118,895
Other real estate owned .................................................. 1,830
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ...... 34
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............. 0
Intangible assets ........................................................ 5,215
Other assets ............................................................. 91,240
Total assets ............................................................. 5,728,394
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ...................................................... 3,980,001
Noninterest-bearing ............... 859,817
Interest-bearing .................. 3,120,184
Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 327,543
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ................................. 89,508
Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) ................................. 0
Other borrowed money: .................................................... ///////
With original maturity of one year or less ....................... 734,000
With original maturity of more than one year ..................... 43,000
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................. 0
Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 0
Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 104,674
Total liabilities ........................................................ 5,278,726
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 0
Common Stock ............................................................. 500
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 62,118
Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................... 380,993
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ... 6,057
Total equity capital ..................................................... 449,668
Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital ...... 5,728,394
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Exhibit 25.4
Registration No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) X
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Delaware 51-0055023
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(Address of principal executive offices)
Cynthia L. Corliss
Vice President and Trust Counsel
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(302) 651-8516
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
K N ENERGY, INC.
K N CAPITAL TRUST III
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Kansas 48-0290000
Delaware 52-6886681
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
370 Van Gordon Street
P. O. Box 281304
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Preferred Securities of K N Capital Trust III
(Title of the indenture securities)
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ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
Federal Deposit Insurance Co. State Bank Commissioner
Five Penn Center Dover, Delaware
Suite #2901
Philadelphia, PA
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each
affiliation:
Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee
and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an
affiliate of the trustee.
ITEM 3. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification.
A. Copy of the Charter of Wilmington Trust Company, which includes the
certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence
business and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to
exercise corporate trust powers.
B. Copy of By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company.
C. Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of
Trust Indenture Act.
D. Copy of most recent Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of Delaware, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
Wilmington and State of Delaware on the 26th day of January, 1998.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
[SEAL]
Attest: /s/ Patricia A. Evans By: /s/ James P. Lawler
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Assistant Secretary Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDED CHARTER
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware
As existing on May 9, 1987
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Amended Charter
or
Act of Incorporation
of
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington Trust Company, originally incorporated by an Act of the
General Assembly of the State of Delaware, entitled "An Act to Incorporate the
Delaware Guarantee and Trust Company", approved March 2, A.D. 1901, and the name
of which company was changed to "Wilmington Trust Company" by an amendment filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State on March 18, A.D. 1903, and the Charter
or Act of Incorporation of which company has been from time to time amended and
changed by merger agreements pursuant to the corporation law for state banks and
trust companies of the State of Delaware, does hereby alter and amend its
Charter or Act of Incorporation so that the same as so altered and amended shall
in its entirety read as follows:
First: - The name of this corporation is Wilmington Trust Company.
Second: - The location of its principal office in the State of
Delaware is at Rodney Square North, in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle; the name of its resident agent is Wilmington
Trust Company whose address is Rodney Square North, in said City. In
addition to such principal office, the said corporation maintains
and operates branch offices in the City of Newark, New Castle
County, Delaware, the Town of Newport, New Castle County, Delaware,
at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at Greenville, New Castle
County Delaware, and at Milford Cross Roads, New Castle County,
Delaware, and shall be empowered to open, maintain and operate
branch offices at Ninth and Shipley Streets, 418 Delaware Avenue,
2120 Market Street, and 3605 Market Street, all in the City of
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, and such other branch
offices or places of business as may be authorized from time to time
by the agency or agencies of the government of the State of Delaware
empowered to confer such authority.
Third: - (a) The nature of the business and the objects and purposes
proposed to be transacted, promoted or carried on by this
Corporation are to do any or all of the things herein mentioned as
fully and to the same extent as natural persons might or could do
and in any part of the world, viz.:
(1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any Court of
law or equity and to make and use a common seal, and alter the
seal at pleasure, to hold, purchase, convey, mortgage or
otherwise deal in real and personal estate and property, and
to appoint such officers and agents as the business of the
Corporation shall require, to make by-laws not inconsistent
with the
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Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State, to
discount bills, notes or other evidences of debt, to receive
deposits of money, or securities for money, to buy gold and
silver bullion and foreign coins, to buy and sell bills of
exchange, and generally to use, exercise and enjoy all the
powers, rights, privileges and franchises incident to a
corporation which are proper or necessary for the transaction
of the business of the Corporation hereby created.
(2) To insure titles to real and personal property, or any
estate or interests therein, and to guarantee the holder of
such property, real or personal, against any claim or claims,
adverse to his interest therein, and to prepare and give
certificates of title for any lands or premises in the State
of Delaware, or elsewhere.
(3) To act as factor, agent, broker or attorney in the
receipt, collection, custody, investment and management of
funds, and the purchase, sale, management and disposal of
property of all descriptions, and to prepare and execute all
papers which may be necessary or proper in such business.
(4) To prepare and draw agreements, contracts, deeds, leases,
conveyances, mortgages, bonds and legal papers of every
description, and to carry on the business of conveyancing in
all its branches.
(5) To receive upon deposit for safekeeping money, jewelry,
plate, deeds, bonds and any and all other personal property of
every sort and kind, from executors, administrators,
guardians, public officers, courts, receivers, assignees,
trustees, and from all fiduciaries, and from all other persons
and individuals, and from all corporations whether state,
municipal, corporate or private, and to rent boxes, safes,
vaults and other receptacles for such property.
(6) To act as agent or otherwise for the purpose of
registering, issuing, certificating, countersigning,
transferring or underwriting the stock, bonds or other
obligations of any corporation, association, state or
municipality, and may receive and manage any sinking fund
therefor on such terms as may be agreed upon between the two
parties, and in like manner may act as Treasurer of any
corporation or municipality.
(7) To act as Trustee under any deed of trust, mortgage, bond
or other instrument issued by any state, municipality, body
politic, corporation, association or person, either alone or
in conjunction with any other person or persons, corporation
or corporations.
(8) To guarantee the validity, performance or effect of any
contract or
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agreement, and the fidelity of persons holding places of
responsibility or trust; to become surety for any person, or
persons, for the faithful performance of any trust, office,
duty, contract or agreement, either by itself or in
conjunction with any other person, or persons, corporation, or
corporations, or in like manner become surety upon any bond,
recognizance, obligation, judgment, suit, order, or decree to
be entered in any court of record within the State of Delaware
or elsewhere, or which may now or hereafter be required by any
law, judge, officer or court in the State of Delaware or
elsewhere.
(9) To act by any and every method of appointment as trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in
bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian, bailee, or in
any other trust capacity in the receiving, holding, managing,
and disposing of any and all estates and property, real,
personal or mixed, and to be appointed as such trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in
bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian or bailee by any
persons, corporations, court, officer, or authority, in the
State of Delaware or elsewhere; and whenever this Corporation
is so appointed by any person, corporation, court, officer or
authority such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator,
guardian, bailee, or in any other trust capacity, it shall not
be required to give bond with surety, but its capital stock
shall be taken and held as security for the performance of the
duties devolving upon it by such appointment.
(10) And for its care, management and trouble, and the
exercise of any of its powers hereby given, or for the
performance of any of the duties which it may undertake or be
called upon to perform, or for the assumption of any
responsibility the said Corporation may be entitled to receive
a proper compensation.
(11) To purchase, receive, hold and own bonds, mortgages,
debentures, shares of capital stock, and other securities,
obligations, contracts and evidences of indebtedness, of any
private, public or municipal corporation within and without
the State of Delaware, or of the Government of the United
States, or of any state, territory, colony, or possession
thereof, or of any foreign government or country; to receive,
collect, receipt for, and dispose of interest, dividends and
income upon and from any of the bonds, mortgages, debentures,
notes, shares of capital stock, securities, obligations,
contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other property held
and owned by it, and to exercise in respect of all such bonds,
mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital stock,
securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of indebtedness
and other property, any and all the rights, powers and
privileges of individual owners thereof, including the right
to vote thereon; to invest and deal in and
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with any of the moneys of the Corporation upon such securities
and in such manner as it may think fit and proper, and from
time to time to vary or realize such investments; to issue
bonds and secure the same by pledges or deeds of trust or
mortgages of or upon the whole or any part of the property
held or owned by the Corporation, and to sell and pledge such
bonds, as and when the Board of Directors shall determine, and
in the promotion of its said corporate business of investment
and to the extent authorized by law, to lease, purchase, hold,
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey real and
personal property of any name and nature and any estate or
interest therein.
(b) In furtherance of, and not in limitation, of the powers
conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, it is hereby
expressly provided that the said Corporation shall also have the
following powers:
(1) To do any or all of the things herein set forth, to the
same extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any
part of the world.
(2) To acquire the good will, rights, property and franchises
and to undertake the whole or any part of the assets and
liabilities of any person, firm, association or corporation,
and to pay for the same in cash, stock of this Corporation,
bonds or otherwise; to hold or in any manner to dispose of the
whole or any part of the property so purchased; to conduct in
any lawful manner the whole or any part of any business so
acquired, and to exercise all the powers necessary or
convenient in and about the conduct and management of such
business.
(3) To take, hold, own, deal in, mortgage or otherwise lien,
and to lease, sell, exchange, transfer, or in any manner
whatever dispose of property, real, personal or mixed,
wherever situated.
(4) To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of
every kind with any person, firm, association or corporation,
and, without limit as to amount, to draw, make, accept,
endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, drafts,
bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures, and other
negotiable or transferable instruments.
(5) To have one or more offices, to carry on all or any of its
operations and businesses, without restriction to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do, to purchase or
otherwise acquire, to hold, own, to mortgage, sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of, real and personal property, of every
class and description, in any State, District, Territory or
Colony of the United States, and in any foreign country or
place.
(6) It is the intention that the objects, purposes and powers
specified and
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clauses contained in this paragraph shall (except where
otherwise expressed in said paragraph) be nowise limited or
restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of any
other clause of this or any other paragraph in this charter,
but that the objects, purposes and powers specified in each of
the clauses of this paragraph shall be regarded as independent
objects, purposes and powers.
Fourth: - (a) The total number of shares of all classes of stock
which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is forty-one
million (41,000,000) shares, consisting of:
(1) One million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred stock, par
value $10.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as "Preferred
Stock"); and
(2) Forty million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as "Common
Stock").
(b) Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one
or more series as may from time to time be determined by the Board
of Directors each of said series to be distinctly designated. All
shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be alike in every
particular, except that there may be different dates from which
dividends, if any, thereon shall be cumulative, if made cumulative.
The voting powers and the preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other special rights of each such series, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may
differ from those of any and all other series at any time
outstanding; and, subject to the provisions of subparagraph 1 of
Paragraph (c) of this Article Fourth, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation is hereby expressly granted authority to fix by
resolution or resolutions adopted prior to the issuance of any
shares of a particular series of Preferred Stock, the voting powers
and the designations, preferences and relative, optional and other
special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions
of such series, including, but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the following:
(1) The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares
of Preferred Stock which shall constitute such series, which
number may be increased (except where otherwise provided by
the Board of Directors) or decreased (but not below the number
of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by like
action of the Board of Directors;
(2) The rate and times at which, and the terms and conditions
on which, dividends, if any, on Preferred Stock of such series
shall be paid, the extent of the preference or relation, if
any, of such dividends to the dividends payable on any other
class or classes, or series of the same or other class of
stock and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or
non-cumulative;
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(3) The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of
such series to convert the same into or exchange the same for,
shares of any other class or classes or of any series of the
same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation
and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(4) Whether or not Preferred Stock of such series shall be
subject to redemption, and the redemption price or prices and
the time or times at which, and the terms and conditions on
which, Preferred Stock of such series may be redeemed.
(5) The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of
such series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
merger, consolidation, distribution or sale of assets,
dissolution or winding-up, of the Corporation.
(6) The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase
account, if any, to be provided for the Preferred Stock of
such series; and
(7) The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series
of Preferred Stock which may, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing include the right, voting as a series or by
itself or together with other series of Preferred Stock or all
series of Preferred Stock as a class, to elect one or more
directors of the Corporation if there shall have been a
default in the payment of dividends on any one or more series
of Preferred Stock or under such circumstances and on such
conditions as the Board of Directors may determine.
(c) (1) After the requirements with respect to preferential
dividends on the Preferred Stock (fixed in accordance with the
provisions of section (b) of this Article Fourth), if any, shall
have been met and after the Corporation shall have complied with all
the requirements, if any, with respect to the setting aside of sums
as sinking funds or redemption or purchase accounts (fixed in
accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article
Fourth), and subject further to any conditions which may be fixed in
accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article
Fourth, then and not otherwise the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to
time by the Board of Directors.
(2) After distribution in full of the preferential amount, if
any, (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b)
of this Article Fourth), to be distributed to the holders of
Preferred Stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or
winding-up, of the Corporation, the holders of the Common
Stock shall be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets
of the Corporation, tangible and intangible, of whatever kind
available for distribution to stockholders ratably in
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proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by
them respectively.
(3) Except as may otherwise be required by law or by the
provisions of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted
by the Board of Directors pursuant to section (b) of this
Article Fourth, each holder of Common Stock shall have one
vote in respect of each share of Common Stock held on all
matters voted upon by the stockholders.
(d) No holder of any of the shares of any class or series of stock
or of options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of any
class or series of stock or of other securities of the Corporation
shall have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any
unissued stock of any class or series or any additional shares of
any class or series to be issued by reason of any increase of the
authorized capital stock of the Corporation of any class or series,
or bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures or other
securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock of the
Corporation of any class or series, or carrying any right to
purchase stock of any class or series, but any such unissued stock,
additional authorized issue of shares of any class or series of
stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock, or
carrying any right to purchase stock, may be issued and disposed of
pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors to such persons,
firms, corporations or associations, whether such holders or others,
and upon such terms as may be deemed advisable by the Board of
Directors in the exercise of its sole discretion.
(e) The relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of
Preferred Stock in relation to the relative powers, preferences and
rights of each other series of Preferred Stock shall, in each case,
be as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in the
resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to authority granted in
section (b) of this Article Fourth and the consent, by class or
series vote or otherwise, of the holders of such of the series of
Preferred Stock as are from time to time outstanding shall not be
required for the issuance by the Board of Directors of any other
series of Preferred Stock whether or not the powers, preferences and
rights of such other series shall be fixed by the Board of Directors
as senior to, or on a parity with, the powers, preferences and
rights of such outstanding series, or any of them; provided,
however, that the Board of Directors may provide in the resolution
or resolutions as to any series of Preferred Stock adopted pursuant
to section (b) of this Article Fourth that the consent of the
holders of a majority (or such greater proportion as shall be
therein fixed) of the outstanding shares of such series voting
thereon shall be required for the issuance of any or all other
series of Preferred Stock.
(f) Subject to the provisions of section (e), shares of any series
of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall
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determine and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors.
(g) Shares of Common Stock may be issued from time to time as the
Board of Directors of the Corporation shall determine and on such
terms and for such consideration as shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
(h) The authorized amount of shares of Common Stock and of Preferred
Stock may, without a class or series vote, be increased or decreased
from time to time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
Fifth: - (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
conducted and managed by a Board of Directors. The number of
directors constituting the entire Board shall be not less than five
nor more than twenty-five as fixed from time to time by vote of a
majority of the whole Board, provided, however, that the number of
directors shall not be reduced so as to shorten the term of any
director at the time in office, and provided further, that the
number of directors constituting the whole Board shall be
twenty-four until otherwise fixed by a majority of the whole Board.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as
nearly equal in number as the then total number of directors
constituting the whole Board permits, with the term of office of one
class expiring each year. At the annual meeting of stockholders in
1982, directors of the first class shall be elected to hold office
for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting, directors
of the second class shall be elected to hold office for a term
expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting and directors of
the third class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring
at the third succeeding annual meeting. Any vacancies in the Board
of Directors for any reason, and any newly created directorships
resulting from any increase in the directors, may be filled by the
Board of Directors, acting by a majority of the directors then in
office, although less than a quorum, and any directors so chosen
shall hold office until the next annual election of directors. At
such election, the stockholders shall elect a successor to such
director to hold office until the next election of the class for
which such director shall have been chosen and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of
directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding
the fact that some lesser percentage may be specified by law, this
Charter or Act of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation),
any director or the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may
be removed at any time without cause, but only by the affirmative
vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares
of capital stock
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of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (considered for this purpose as one class) cast at a
meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
(d) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the
Board of Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote for the
election of directors. Such nominations shall be made by notice in
writing, delivered or mailed by first class United States mail,
postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation not less than
14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of the
stockholders called for the election of directors; provided,
however, that if less than 21 days' notice of the meeting is given
to stockholders, such written notice shall be delivered or mailed,
as prescribed, to the Secretary of the Corporation not later than
the close of the seventh day following the day on which notice of
the meeting was mailed to stockholders. Notice of nominations which
are proposed by the Board of Directors shall be given by the
Chairman on behalf of the Board.
(e) Each notice under subsection (d) shall set forth (i) the name,
age, business address and, if known, residence address of each
nominee proposed in such notice, (ii) the principal occupation or
employment of such nominee and (iii) the number of shares of stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by each such
nominee.
(f) The Chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine
and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in
accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he should so
determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective
nomination shall be disregarded.
(g) No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any
annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be
taken without a meeting, and the power of stockholders to consent in
writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any action is
specifically denied.
Sixth: - The Directors shall choose such officers, agent and
servants as may be provided in the By-Laws as they may from time to
time find necessary or proper.
Seventh: - The Corporation hereby created is hereby given the same
powers, rights and privileges as may be conferred upon corporations
organized under the Act entitled "An Act Providing a General
Corporation Law", approved March 10, 1899, as from time to time
amended.
Eighth: - This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a private Act.
Ninth: - This Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
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Tenth: - The Board of Directors, by resolution passed by a majority
of the whole Board, may designate any of their number to constitute
an Executive Committee, which Committee, to the extent provided in
said resolution, or in the By-Laws of the Company, shall have and
may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and shall
have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to
all papers which may require it.
Eleventh: - The private property of the stockholders shall not be
liable for the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
Twelfth: - The Corporation may transact business in any part of the
world.
Thirteenth: - The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly
authorized to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation
by a vote of the majority of the entire Board. The stockholders may
make, alter or repeal any By-Law whether or not adopted by them,
provided however, that any such additional By-Laws, alterations or
repeal may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the holders of
two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(considered for this purpose as one class).
Fourteenth: - Meetings of the Directors may be held outside of the
State of Delaware at such places as may be from time to time
designated by the Board, and the Directors may keep the books of the
Company outside of the State of Delaware at such places as may be
from time to time designated by them.
Fifteenth: - (a) In addition to any affirmative vote required by
law, and except as otherwise expressly provided in sections (b) and
(c) of this Article Fifteenth:
(A) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) with or into (i) any
Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) or (ii) any
other corporation (whether or not itself an Interested
Stockholder), which, after such merger or consolidation, would
be an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of an Interested
Stockholder, or
(B) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or
other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) to or with any Interested Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder of any assets of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market
value of $1,000,000 or more, or
(C) the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any
Subsidiary (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of any securities of the
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Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Stockholder or
any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for
cash, securities or other property (or a combination thereof)
having an aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or more,
or
(D) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation
or dissolution of the Corporation, or
(E) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse
stock split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any
merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any of its
Subsidiaries or any similar transaction (whether or not with
or into or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder)
which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing
the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class
of equity or convertible securities of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly owned by any
Interested Stockholder, or any Affiliate of any Interested
Stockholder,
shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, considered for the purpose of this
Article Fifteenth as one class ("Voting Shares"). Such affirmative vote shall be
required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that some
lesser percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national
securities exchange or otherwise.
(2) The term "business combination" as used in this Article
Fifteenth shall mean any transaction which is referred to any
one or more of clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph 1 of the
section (a).
(b) The provisions of section (a) of this Article Fifteenth shall
not be applicable to any particular business combination and such
business combination shall require only such affirmative vote as is
required by law and any other provisions of the Charter or Act of
Incorporation of By-Laws if such business combination has been
approved by a majority of the whole Board.
(c) For the purposes of this Article Fifteenth:
(1) A "person" shall mean any individual firm, corporation or other
entity.
(2) "Interested Stockholder" shall mean, in respect of any business
combination, any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) who
or which as of the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote on such business combination, or
immediately prior to the consummation of any such transaction:
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(A) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than
10% of the Voting Shares, or
(B) is an Affiliate of the Corporation and at any time within two
years prior thereto was the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of not less than 10% of the then outstanding voting
Shares, or
(C) is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded in any share of
capital stock of the Corporation which were at any time within two
years prior thereto beneficially owned by any Interested
Stockholder, and such assignment or succession shall have occurred
in the course of a transaction or series of transactions not
involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933.
(3) A person shall be the "beneficial owner" of any Voting Shares:
(A) which such person or any of its Affiliates and Associates (as
hereafter defined) beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or
(B) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has (i)
the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion
rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (ii)
the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, or
(C) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any
other person with which such first mentioned person or any of its
Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or
understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
(4) The outstanding Voting Shares shall include shares deemed owned
through application of paragraph (3) above but shall not include any other
Voting Shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, or upon
exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise.
(5) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings given
those terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on December 31, 1981.
(6) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation of which a majority of any
class of equity security (as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect in
December 31, 1981) is
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owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that
for the purposes of the definition of Investment Stockholder set forth in
paragraph (2) of this section (c), the term "Subsidiary" shall mean only a
corporation of which a majority of each class of equity security is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
(d) majority of the directors shall have the power and duty to
determine for the purposes of this Article Fifteenth on the basis of
information known to them, (1) the number of Voting Shares
beneficially owned by any person (2) whether a person is an
Affiliate or Associate of another, (3) whether a person has an
agreement, arrangement or understanding with another as to the
matters referred to in paragraph (3) of section (c), or (4) whether
the assets subject to any business combination or the consideration
received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the
Corporation, or any Subsidiary has an aggregate fair market value of
$1,00,000 or more.
(e) Nothing contained in this Article Fifteenth shall be construed
to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation
imposed by law.
Sixteenth: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and in addition to any
other vote that may be required by law, this Charter or Act of
Incorporation by the By-Laws), the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(considered for this purpose as one class) shall be required to amend,
alter or repeal any provision of Articles Fifth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth or
Sixteenth of this Charter or Act of Incorporation.
Seventeenth: (a) a Director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent such exemption from
liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Laws as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
(b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not
adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the
Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission
occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification."
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EXHIBIT B
BY-LAWS
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
As existing on January 16, 1997
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BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
ARTICLE I
Stockholders' Meetings
Section 1. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall be held on the third
Thursday in April each year at the principal office at the Company or at such
other date, time, or place as may be designated by resolution by the Board of
Directors.
Section 2. Special meetings of all stockholders may be called at any time
by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.
Section 3. Notice of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given by
mailing to each stockholder at least ten (10) days before said meeting, at his
last known address, a written or printed notice fixing the time and place of
such meeting.
Section 4. A majority in the amount of the capital stock of the Company
issued and outstanding on the record date, as herein determined, shall
constitute a quorum at all meetings of stockholders for the transaction of any
business, but the holders of a small number of shares may adjourn, from time to
time, without further notice, until a quorum is secured. At each annual or
special meeting of stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote,
either in person or by proxy, for each shares of stock registered in the
stockholder's name on the books of the Company on the record date for any such
meeting as determined herein.
ARTICLE II
Directors
Section 1. The number and classification of the Board of Directors shall
be as set forth in the Charter of the Bank.
Section 2. No person who has attained the age of seventy-two (72) years
shall be nominated for election to the Board of Directors of the Company,
provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any person who was
serving as director of the Company on September 16, 1971.
Section 3. The class of Directors so elected shall hold office for three
years or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Section 4. The affairs and business of the Company shall be managed and
conducted by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. The Board of Directors shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of
Directors or the President.
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Section 6. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any
time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the President, and shall be
called upon the written request of a majority of the directors.
Section 7. A majority of the directors elected and qualified shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting
of the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Written notice shall be sent by mail to each director of any
special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of any change in the time or
place of any regular meeting, stating the time and place of such meeting, which
shall be mailed not less than two days before the time of holding such meeting.
Section 9. In the event of the death, resignation, removal, inability to
act, or disqualification of any director, the Board of Directors, although less
than a quorum, shall have the right to elect the successor who shall hold office
for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the
vacancy occurred, and until such director's successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified.
Section 10. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after its election
by the stockholders shall appoint an Executive Committee, a Trust Committee, an
Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee, and shall elect from its own
members a Chairman of the Board of Directors and a President who may be the same
person. The Board of Directors shall also elect at such meeting a Secretary and
a Treasurer, who may be the same person, may appoint at any time such other
committees and elect or appoint such other officers as it may deem advisable.
The Board of Directors may also elect at such meeting one or more Associate
Directors.
Section 11. The Board of Directors may at any time remove, with or without
cause, any member of any Committee appointed by it or any associate director or
officer elected by it and may appoint or elect his successor.
Section 12. The Board of Directors may designate an officer to be in
charge of such of the departments or division of the Company as it may deem
advisable.
ARTICLE III
Committees
Section I. Executive Committee
(A) The Executive Committee shall be composed of not more than nine
members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members and
who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board.
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(B) The Executive Committee shall have all the powers of the Board
of Directors when it is not in session to transact all business for and in
behalf of the Company that may be brought before it.
(C) The Executive Committee shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Executive
Committee or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The majority
of its members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be held at any time
when a quorum is present.
(D) Minutes of each meeting of the Executive Committee shall be kept
and submitted to the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
(E) The Executive Committee shall advise and superintend all
investments that may be made of the funds of the Company, and shall direct the
disposal of the same, in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Board
of Directors from time to time make.
(F) In the event of a state of disaster of sufficient severity to
prevent the conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company by
its directors and officers as contemplated by these By-Laws any two available
members of the Executive Committee as constituted immediately prior to such
disaster shall constitute a quorum of that Committee for the full conduct and
management of the affairs and business of the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Article III of these By-Laws; and if less than three members of
the Trust Committee is constituted immediately prior to such disaster shall be
available for the transaction of its business, such Executive Committee shall
also be empowered to exercise all of the powers reserved to the Trust Committee
under Article III Section 2 hereof. In the event of the unavailability, at such
time, of a minimum of two members of such Executive Committee, any three
available directors shall constitute the Executive Committee for the full
conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this Section. This By-Law shall be subject to
implementation by Resolutions of the Board of Directors presently existing or
hereafter passed from time to time for that purpose, and any provisions of these
By-Laws (other than this Section) and any resolutions which are contrary to the
provisions of this Section or to the provisions of any such implementary
Resolutions shall be suspended during such a disaster period until it shall be
determined by any interim Executive Committee acting under this section that it
shall be to the advantage of the Company to resume the conduct and management of
its affairs and business under all of the other provisions of these By-Laws.
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Section 2. Trust Committee
(A) The Trust Committee shall be composed of not more than thirteen
members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors, a majority of whom
shall be members of the Board of Directors and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Board.
(B) The Trust Committee shall have general supervision over the
Trust Department and the investment of trust funds, in all matters, however,
being subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
(C) The Trust Committee shall meet at the principal office of the
Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members or at the call of its chairman. A majority of its
members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
(D) Minutes of each meeting of the Trust Committee shall be kept and
promptly submitted to the Board of Directors.
(E) The Trust Committee shall have the power to appoint Committees
and/or designate officers or employees of the Company to whom supervision over
the investment of trust funds may be delegated when the Trust Committee is not
in session.
Section 3. Audit Committee
(A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of five members who shall
be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall
be an officer of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the
Board.
(B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the
Audit Division in all matters however subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors; it shall consider all matters brought to its attention by the officer
in charge of the Audit Division, review all reports of examination of the
Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor employed for
that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with
respect thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the
Company as it shall deem desirable.
(C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever the
majority of its members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its
business, and a majority of its Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Section 4. Compensation Committee
(A) The Compensation Committee shall be composed of not more than
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five (5) members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own
members who are not officers of the Company and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Board.
(B) The Compensation Committee shall in general advise upon all
matters of policy concerning the Company brought to its attention by the
management and from time to time review the management of the Company, major
organizational matters, including salaries and employee benefits and
specifically shall administer the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.
(C) Meetings of the Compensation Committee may be called at any time
by the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or the President of the Company.
Section 5. Associate Directors
(A) Any person who has served as a director may be elected by the
Board of Directors as an associate director, to serve during the pleasure of the
Board.
(B) An associate director shall be entitled to attend all directors
meetings and participate in the discussion of all matters brought to the Board,
with the exception that he would have no right to vote. An associate director
will be eligible for appointment to Committees of the Company, with the
exception of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation
Committee, which must be comprised solely of active directors.
Section 6. Absence or Disqualification of Any Member of a Committee
(A) In the absence or disqualification of any member of any
Committee created under Article III of the By-Laws of this Company, the member
or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting,
whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another
member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such
absence or disqualified member.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all
meetings of the Board and shall have such further authority and powers and shall
perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time confer and
direct. He shall also exercise such powers and perform such duties as may from
time to time be agreed upon between himself and the President of the Company.
Section 2. The Vice Chairman of the Board. The Vice Chairman of the Board
of
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Directors shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which the
Chairman of the Board shall not be present and shall have such further authority
and powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the
Chairman of the Board may from time to time confer and direct.
Section 3. The President shall have the powers and duties pertaining to
the office of the President conferred or imposed upon him by statute or assigned
to him by the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of the Board the
President shall have the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board.
Section 4. The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President as
designated by the Board of Directors, shall carry into effect all legal
directions of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors, and shall
at all times exercise general supervision over the interest, affairs and
operations of the Company and perform all duties incident to his office.
Section 5. There may be one or more Vice Presidents, however denominated
by the Board of Directors, who may at any time perform all the duties of the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and/or the President and such other powers
and duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board or the President
and by the officer in charge of the department or division to which they are
assigned.
Section 6. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of notice of meetings
of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, as well as the Committees
thereof, to the keeping of accurate minutes of all such meetings and to
recording the same in the minute books of the Company. In addition to the other
notice requirements of these By-Laws and as may be practicable under the
circumstances, all such notices shall be in writing and mailed well in advance
of the scheduled date of any other meeting. He shall have custody of the
corporate seal and shall affix the same to any documents requiring such
corporate seal and to attest the same.
Section 7. The Treasurer shall have general supervision over all assets
and liabilities of the Company. He shall be custodian of and responsible for all
monies, funds and valuables of the Company and for the keeping of proper records
of the evidence of property or indebtedness and of all the transactions of the
Company. He shall have general supervision of the expenditures of the Company
and shall report to the Board of Directors at each regular meeting of the
condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to
him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Executive Committee.
Section 8. There may be a Controller who shall exercise general
supervision over the internal operations of the Company, including accounting,
and shall render to the Board of Directors at appropriate times a report
relating to the general condition and internal operations of the Company.
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There may be one or more subordinate accounting or controller officers
however denominated, who may perform the duties of the Controller and such
duties as may be prescribed by the Controller.
Section 9. The officer designated by the Board of Directors to be in
charge of the Audit Division of the Company with such title as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe, shall report to and be directly responsible only to
the Board of Directors.
There shall be an Auditor and there may be one or more Audit Officers,
however denominated, who may perform all the duties of the Auditor and such
duties as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the Audit Division.
Section 10. There may be one or more officers, subordinate in rank to all
Vice Presidents with such functional titles as shall be determined from time to
time by the Board of Directors, who shall ex officio hold the office Assistant
Secretary of this Company and who may perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the officer in charge of the department or division to whom they are
assigned.
Section 11. The powers and duties of all other officers of the Company
shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, subject to the
direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Chairman of the
Board of Directors or the President and the officer in charge of the department
or division to which they are assigned.
ARTICLE V
Stock and Stock Certificates
Section 1. Shares of stock shall be transferrable on the books of the
Company and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall
be recorded.
Section 2. Certificate of stock shall bear the signature of the President
or any Vice President, however denominated by the Board of Directors and
countersigned by the Secretary or Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, and the
seal of the corporation shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite
that the stock represented thereby is transferrable only upon the books of the
Company by the holder thereof or his attorney, upon surrender of the certificate
properly endorsed. Any certificate of stock surrendered to the Company shall be
cancelled at the time of transfer, and before a new certificate or certificates
shall be issued in lieu thereof. Duplicate certificates of stock shall be issued
only upon giving such security as may be satisfactory to the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee.
Section 3. The Board of Directors of the Company is authorized to fix in
advance a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, any meeting of stockholders and any adjournment
thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or to any allotment or
rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
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conversion or exchange of capital stock, or in connection with obtaining the
consent of stockholders for any purpose, which record date shall not be more
than 60 nor less than 10 days proceeding the date of any meeting of stockholders
or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of
rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock
shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining such consent.
ARTICLE VI
Seal
Section 1. The corporate seal of the Company shall be in the following
form:
Between two concentric circles the words
"Wilmington Trust Company" within the inner
circle the words "Wilmington, Delaware."
ARTICLE VII
Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year.
ARTICLE VIII
Execution of Instruments of the Company
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President,
however denominated by the Board of Directors, shall have full power and
authority to enter into, make, sign, execute, acknowledge and/or deliver and the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall have full power and authority to
attest and affix the corporate seal of the Company to any and all deeds,
conveyances, assignments, releases, contracts, agreements, bonds, notes,
mortgages and all other instruments incident to the business of this Company or
in acting as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, agent or in any other
fiduciary or representative capacity by any and every method of appointment or
by whatever person, corporation, court officer or authority in the State of
Delaware, or elsewhere, without any specific authority, ratification, approval
or confirmation by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, and any
and all such instruments shall have the same force and validity as though
expressly authorized by the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee.
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ARTICLE IX
Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees
Section 1. Directors and associate directors of the Company, other than
salaried officers of the Company, shall be paid such reasonable honoraria or
fees for attending meetings of the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine. Directors and associate directors who serve as
members of committees, other than salaried employees of the Company, shall be
paid such reasonable honoraria or fees for services as members of committees as
the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine and directors and
associate directors may be employed by the Company for such special services as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine and shall be paid for
such special services so performed reasonable compensation as may be determined
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
Indemnification
Section 1. (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may
hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made
a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "proceeding") by reason of
the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust,
enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee
benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably
incurred by such person. The Corporation shall indemnify a person in connection
with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(B) The Corporation shall pay the expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the
payment of expenses incurred by a Director officer in his capacity as a Director
or officer in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made
only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Director or officer to repay all
amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Director or
officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article or otherwise.
(C) If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses, under
this Article X is not paid in full within ninety days after a written claim
therefor has been received by the Corporation the claimant may file suit to
recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part,
shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such
action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was
not entitled to the requested indemnification of payment of expenses
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under applicable law.
(D) The rights conferred on any person by this Article X shall not
be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the Charter or Act of Incorporation, these
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or
otherwise.
(E) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this
Article X shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any
person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
repeal or modification.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments to the By-Laws
Section 1. These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or
in part, and any new By-Law or By-Laws adopted at any regular or special meeting
of the Board of Directors by a vote of the majority of all the members of the
Board of Directors then in office.
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EXHIBIT C
Section 321(b) Consent
Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
Wilmington Trust Company hereby consents that reports of examinations by
Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such
authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon requests therefor.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Dated: January 26, 1998 By: /s/ James P. Lawler
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Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT D
NOTICE
This form is intended to assist state nonmember
banks and savings banks with state publication
requirements. It has not been approved by any state
banking authorities. Refer to your appropriate state
banking authorities for your state publication
requirements.
R E P O R T O F C O N D I T I O N
Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of the
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY of WILMINGTON
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Name of Bank City
in the State of DELAWARE , at the close of business on September 30, 1997.
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ASSETS
Thousands of dollars
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coins .............. 206,619
Interest-bearing balances ........................................ 0
Held-to-maturity securities .............................................. 364,899
Available-for-sale securities ............................................ 1,038,826
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ... 126,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ........ 3,830,772
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ...... 55,936
LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve .......... 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve . 3,774,836
Assets held in trading accounts .......................................... 0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................. 118,895
Other real estate owned .................................................. 1,830
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ...... 34
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............. 0
Intangible assets ........................................................ 5,215
Other assets ............................................................. 91,240
Total assets ............................................................. 5,728,394
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ...................................................... 3,980,001
Noninterest-bearing .......... 859,817
Interest-bearing ............. 3,120,184
Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 327,543
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ................................. 89,508
Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) ................................. 0
Other borrowed money: .................................................... ///////
With original maturity of one year or less ....................... 734,000
With original maturity of more than one year ..................... 43,000
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................. 0
Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 0
Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 104,674
Total liabilities ........................................................ 5,278,726
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 0
Common Stock ............................................................. 500
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 62,118
Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................... 380,993
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ... 6,057
Total equity capital ..................................................... 449,668
Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital ...... 5,728,394
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Exhibit 25.5
Registration No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) X
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Delaware 51-0055023
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(Address of principal executive offices)
Cynthia L. Corliss
Vice President and Trust Counsel
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(302) 651-8516
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
K N ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Kansas 48-0290000
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
370 Van Gordon Street
P. O. Box 281304
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Guarantees of Preferred Securities of K N Capital Trust III
by K N Energy, Inc.
(Title of the indenture securities)
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ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
Federal Deposit Insurance Co. State Bank Commissioner
Five Penn Center Dover, Delaware
Suite #2901
Philadelphia, PA
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each
affiliation:
Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee
and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an
affiliate of the trustee.
ITEM 3. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification.
A. Copy of the Charter of Wilmington Trust Company, which includes the
certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence
business and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to
exercise corporate trust powers.
B. Copy of By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company.
C. Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of
Trust Indenture Act.
D. Copy of most recent Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of Delaware, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
Wilmington and State of Delaware on the 26th day of January, 1998.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
[SEAL]
Attest: /s/ Patricia A. Evans By: /s/ James P. Lawler
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Assistant Secretary Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDED CHARTER
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware
As existing on May 9, 1987
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Amended Charter
or
Act of Incorporation
of
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington Trust Company, originally incorporated by an Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Delaware, entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Delaware
Guarantee and Trust Company", approved March 2, A.D. 1901, and the name of which
company was changed to "Wilmington Trust Company" by an amendment filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State on March 18, A.D. 1903, and the Charter or Act
of Incorporation of which company has been from time to time amended and changed
by merger agreements pursuant to the corporation law for state banks and trust
companies of the State of Delaware, does hereby alter and amend its Charter or
Act of Incorporation so that the same as so altered and amended shall in its
entirety read as follows:
First: - The name of this corporation is Wilmington Trust Company.
Second: - The location of its principal office in the State of Delaware is
at Rodney Square North, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle;
the name of its resident agent is Wilmington Trust Company whose address
is Rodney Square North, in said City. In addition to such principal
office, the said corporation maintains and operates branch offices in the
City of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, the Town of Newport, New
Castle County, Delaware, at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at
Greenville, New Castle County Delaware, and at Milford Cross Roads, New
Castle County, Delaware, and shall be empowered to open, maintain and
operate branch offices at Ninth and Shipley Streets, 418 Delaware Avenue,
2120 Market Street, and 3605 Market Street, all in the City of Wilmington,
New Castle County, Delaware, and such other branch offices or places of
business as may be authorized from time to time by the agency or agencies
of the government of the State of Delaware empowered to confer such
authority.
Third: - (a) The nature of the business and the objects and purposes
proposed to be transacted, promoted or carried on by this Corporation are
to do any or all of the things herein mentioned as fully and to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do and in any part of the world,
viz.:
(1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any Court of law or
equity and to make and use a common seal, and alter the seal at pleasure,
to hold, purchase, convey, mortgage or otherwise deal in real and personal
estate and property, and to appoint such officers and agents as the
business of the Corporation shall require, to make by-laws not
inconsistent with the
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Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State, to
discount bills, notes or other evidences of debt, to receive
deposits of money, or securities for money, to buy gold and silver
bullion and foreign coins, to buy and sell bills of exchange, and
generally to use, exercise and enjoy all the powers, rights,
privileges and franchises incident to a corporation which are proper
or necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation
hereby created.
(2) To insure titles to real and personal property, or any estate or
interests therein, and to guarantee the holder of such property,
real or personal, against any claim or claims, adverse to his
interest therein, and to prepare and give certificates of title for
any lands or premises in the State of Delaware, or elsewhere.
(3) To act as factor, agent, broker or attorney in the receipt,
collection, custody, investment and management of funds, and the
purchase, sale, management and disposal of property of all
descriptions, and to prepare and execute all papers which may be
necessary or proper in such business.
(4) To prepare and draw agreements, contracts, deeds, leases,
conveyances, mortgages, bonds and legal papers of every description,
and to carry on the business of conveyancing in all its branches.
(5) To receive upon deposit for safekeeping money, jewelry, plate,
deeds, bonds and any and all other personal property of every sort
and kind, from executors, administrators, guardians, public
officers, courts, receivers, assignees, trustees, and from all
fiduciaries, and from all other persons and individuals, and from
all corporations whether state, municipal, corporate or private, and
to rent boxes, safes, vaults and other receptacles for such
property.
(6) To act as agent or otherwise for the purpose of registering,
issuing, certificating, countersigning, transferring or underwriting
the stock, bonds or other obligations of any corporation,
association, state or municipality, and may receive and manage any
sinking fund therefor on such terms as may be agreed upon between
the two parties, and in like manner may act as Treasurer of any
corporation or municipality.
(7) To act as Trustee under any deed of trust, mortgage, bond or
other instrument issued by any state, municipality, body politic,
corporation, association or person, either alone or in conjunction
with any other person or persons, corporation or corporations.
(8) To guarantee the validity, performance or effect of any contract
or
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agreement, and the fidelity of persons holding places of
responsibility or trust; to become surety for any person, or
persons, for the faithful performance of any trust, office, duty,
contract or agreement, either by itself or in conjunction with any
other person, or persons, corporation, or corporations, or in like
manner become surety upon any bond, recognizance, obligation,
judgment, suit, order, or decree to be entered in any court of
record within the State of Delaware or elsewhere, or which may now
or hereafter be required by any law, judge, officer or court in the
State of Delaware or elsewhere.
(9) To act by any and every method of appointment as trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in bankruptcy,
executor, administrator, guardian, bailee, or in any other trust
capacity in the receiving, holding, managing, and disposing of any
and all estates and property, real, personal or mixed, and to be
appointed as such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian
or bailee by any persons, corporations, court, officer, or
authority, in the State of Delaware or elsewhere; and whenever this
Corporation is so appointed by any person, corporation, court,
officer or authority such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian,
bailee, or in any other trust capacity, it shall not be required to
give bond with surety, but its capital stock shall be taken and held
as security for the performance of the duties devolving upon it by
such appointment.
(10) And for its care, management and trouble, and the exercise of
any of its powers hereby given, or for the performance of any of the
duties which it may undertake or be called upon to perform, or for
the assumption of any responsibility the said Corporation may be
entitled to receive a proper compensation.
(11) To purchase, receive, hold and own bonds, mortgages,
debentures, shares of capital stock, and other securities,
obligations, contracts and evidences of indebtedness, of any
private, public or municipal corporation within and without the
State of Delaware, or of the Government of the United States, or of
any state, territory, colony, or possession thereof, or of any
foreign government or country; to receive, collect, receipt for, and
dispose of interest, dividends and income upon and from any of the
bonds, mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital stock,
securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of indebtedness and
other property held and owned by it, and to exercise in respect of
all such bonds, mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital
stock, securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of indebtedness
and other property, any and all the rights, powers and privileges of
individual owners thereof, including the right to vote thereon; to
invest and deal in and
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with any of the moneys of the Corporation upon such securities and
in such manner as it may think fit and proper, and from time to time
to vary or realize such investments; to issue bonds and secure the
same by pledges or deeds of trust or mortgages of or upon the whole
or any part of the property held or owned by the Corporation, and to
sell and pledge such bonds, as and when the Board of Directors shall
determine, and in the promotion of its said corporate business of
investment and to the extent authorized by law, to lease, purchase,
hold, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey real and
personal property of any name and nature and any estate or interest
therein.
(b) In furtherance of, and not in limitation, of the powers conferred by
the laws of the State of Delaware, it is hereby expressly provided that
the said Corporation shall also have the following powers:
(1) To do any or all of the things herein set forth, to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any part of the
world.
(2) To acquire the good will, rights, property and franchises and to
undertake the whole or any part of the assets and liabilities of any
person, firm, association or corporation, and to pay for the same in
cash, stock of this Corporation, bonds or otherwise; to hold or in
any manner to dispose of the whole or any part of the property so
purchased; to conduct in any lawful manner the whole or any part of
any business so acquired, and to exercise all the powers necessary
or convenient in and about the conduct and management of such
business.
(3) To take, hold, own, deal in, mortgage or otherwise lien, and to
lease, sell, exchange, transfer, or in any manner whatever dispose
of property, real, personal or mixed, wherever situated.
(4) To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of every
kind with any person, firm, association or corporation, and, without
limit as to amount, to draw, make, accept, endorse, discount,
execute and issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange,
warrants, bonds, debentures, and other negotiable or transferable
instruments.
(5) To have one or more offices, to carry on all or any of its
operations and businesses, without restriction to the same extent as
natural persons might or could do, to purchase or otherwise acquire,
to hold, own, to mortgage, sell, convey or otherwise dispose of,
real and personal property, of every class and description, in any
State, District, Territory or Colony of the United States, and in
any foreign country or place.
(6) It is the intention that the objects, purposes and powers
specified and
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clauses contained in this paragraph shall (except where otherwise
expressed in said paragraph) be nowise limited or restricted by
reference to or inference from the terms of any other clause of this
or any other paragraph in this charter, but that the objects,
purposes and powers specified in each of the clauses of this
paragraph shall be regarded as independent objects, purposes and
powers.
Fourth: - (a) The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is forty-one million
(41,000,000) shares, consisting of:
(1) One million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred stock, par value
$10.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as "Preferred Stock"); and
(2) Forty million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as "Common Stock").
(b) Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or
more series as may from time to time be determined by the Board of
Directors each of said series to be distinctly designated. All shares of
any one series of Preferred Stock shall be alike in every particular,
except that there may be different dates from which dividends, if any,
thereon shall be cumulative, if made cumulative. The voting powers and the
preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights
of each such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any
time outstanding; and, subject to the provisions of subparagraph 1 of
Paragraph (c) of this Article Fourth, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation is hereby expressly granted authority to fix by resolution or
resolutions adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of a particular
series of Preferred Stock, the voting powers and the designations,
preferences and relative, optional and other special rights, and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such series, including,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:
(1) The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of
Preferred Stock which shall constitute such series, which number may
be increased (except where otherwise provided by the Board of
Directors) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof
then outstanding) from time to time by like action of the Board of
Directors;
(2) The rate and times at which, and the terms and conditions on
which, dividends, if any, on Preferred Stock of such series shall be
paid, the extent of the preference or relation, if any, of such
dividends to the dividends payable on any other class or classes, or
series of the same or other class of stock and whether such
dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative;
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(3) The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series to convert the same into or exchange the same for, shares of
any other class or classes or of any series of the same or any other
class or classes of stock of the Corporation and the terms and
conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(4) Whether or not Preferred Stock of such series shall be subject
to redemption, and the redemption price or prices and the time or
times at which, and the terms and conditions on which, Preferred
Stock of such series may be redeemed.
(5) The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, merger,
consolidation, distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or
winding-up, of the Corporation.
(6) The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase account,
if any, to be provided for the Preferred Stock of such series; and
(7) The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series of
Preferred Stock which may, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing include the right, voting as a series or by itself or
together with other series of Preferred Stock or all series of
Preferred Stock as a class, to elect one or more directors of the
Corporation if there shall have been a default in the payment of
dividends on any one or more series of Preferred Stock or under such
circumstances and on such conditions as the Board of Directors may
determine.
(c) (1) After the requirements with respect to preferential dividends on
the Preferred Stock (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section
(b) of this Article Fourth), if any, shall have been met and after the
Corporation shall have complied with all the requirements, if any, with
respect to the setting aside of sums as sinking funds or redemption or
purchase accounts (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b)
of this Article Fourth), and subject further to any conditions which may
be fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article
Fourth, then and not otherwise the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to time by
the Board of Directors.
(2) After distribution in full of the preferential amount, if any,
(fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this
Article Fourth), to be distributed to the holders of Preferred Stock
in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, distribution
or sale of assets, dissolution or winding-up, of the Corporation,
the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all of
the remaining assets of the Corporation, tangible and intangible, of
whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders ratably in
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proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them
respectively.
(3) Except as may otherwise be required by law or by the provisions
of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted by the Board of
Directors pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth, each
holder of Common Stock shall have one vote in respect of each share
of Common Stock held on all matters voted upon by the stockholders.
(d) No holder of any of the shares of any class or series of stock or of
options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of any class or
series of stock or of other securities of the Corporation shall have any
preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any unissued stock of any
class or series or any additional shares of any class or series to be
issued by reason of any increase of the authorized capital stock of the
Corporation of any class or series, or bonds, certificates of
indebtedness, debentures or other securities convertible into or
exchangeable for stock of the Corporation of any class or series, or
carrying any right to purchase stock of any class or series, but any such
unissued stock, additional authorized issue of shares of any class or
series of stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock,
or carrying any right to purchase stock, may be issued and disposed of
pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors to such persons, firms,
corporations or associations, whether such holders or others, and upon
such terms as may be deemed advisable by the Board of Directors in the
exercise of its sole discretion.
(e) The relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of
Preferred Stock in relation to the relative powers, preferences and rights
of each other series of Preferred Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors in the resolution or
resolutions adopted pursuant to authority granted in section (b) of this
Article Fourth and the consent, by class or series vote or otherwise, of
the holders of such of the series of Preferred Stock as are from time to
time outstanding shall not be required for the issuance by the Board of
Directors of any other series of Preferred Stock whether or not the
powers, preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors as senior to, or on a parity with, the powers,
preferences and rights of such outstanding series, or any of them;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors may provide in the
resolution or resolutions as to any series of Preferred Stock adopted
pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth that the consent of the
holders of a majority (or such greater proportion as shall be therein
fixed) of the outstanding shares of such series voting thereon shall be
required for the issuance of any or all other series of Preferred Stock.
(f) Subject to the provisions of section (e), shares of any series of
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors
of the Corporation shall
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determine and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be fixed
by the Board of Directors.
(g) Shares of Common Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall determine and on such terms and for
such consideration as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
(h) The authorized amount of shares of Common Stock and of Preferred Stock
may, without a class or series vote, be increased or decreased from time
to time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock
of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
Fifth: - (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
conducted and managed by a Board of Directors. The number of directors
constituting the entire Board shall be not less than five nor more than
twenty-five as fixed from time to time by vote of a majority of the whole
Board, provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be
reduced so as to shorten the term of any director at the time in office,
and provided further, that the number of directors constituting the whole
Board shall be twenty-four until otherwise fixed by a majority of the
whole Board.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly
equal in number as the then total number of directors constituting the
whole Board permits, with the term of office of one class expiring each
year. At the annual meeting of stockholders in 1982, directors of the
first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the
next succeeding annual meeting, directors of the second class shall be
elected to hold office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual
meeting and directors of the third class shall be elected to hold office
for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting. Any vacancies
in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the directors, may be filled
by the Board of Directors, acting by a majority of the directors then in
office, although less than a quorum, and any directors so chosen shall
hold office until the next annual election of directors. At such election,
the stockholders shall elect a successor to such director to hold office
until the next election of the class for which such director shall have
been chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. No
decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any
incumbent director.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the
fact that some lesser percentage may be specified by law, this Charter or
Act of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), any director or
the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed at any
time without cause, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of
two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock
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of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(considered for this purpose as one class) cast at a meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose.
(d) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board of
Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of
directors. Such nominations shall be made by notice in writing, delivered
or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
Secretary of the Corporation not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days
prior to any meeting of the stockholders called for the election of
directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days' notice of the
meeting is given to stockholders, such written notice shall be delivered
or mailed, as prescribed, to the Secretary of the Corporation not later
than the close of the seventh day following the day on which notice of the
meeting was mailed to stockholders. Notice of nominations which are
proposed by the Board of Directors shall be given by the Chairman on
behalf of the Board.
(e) Each notice under subsection (d) shall set forth (i) the name, age,
business address and, if known, residence address of each nominee proposed
in such notice, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such
nominee and (iii) the number of shares of stock of the Corporation which
are beneficially owned by each such nominee.
(f) The Chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with
the foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so
declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(g) No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or
special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a
meeting, and the power of stockholders to consent in writing, without a
meeting, to the taking of any action is specifically denied.
Sixth: - The Directors shall choose such officers, agent and servants as
may be provided in the By-Laws as they may from time to time find
necessary or proper.
Seventh: - The Corporation hereby created is hereby given the same powers,
rights and privileges as may be conferred upon corporations organized
under the Act entitled "An Act Providing a General Corporation Law",
approved March 10, 1899, as from time to time amended.
Eighth: - This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a private Act.
Ninth: - This Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
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Tenth: - The Board of Directors, by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board, may designate any of their number to constitute an Executive
Committee, which Committee, to the extent provided in said resolution, or
in the By-Laws of the Company, shall have and may exercise all of the
powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and shall have power to authorize the seal of
the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Eleventh: - The private property of the stockholders shall not be liable
for the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
Twelfth: - The Corporation may transact business in any part of the world.
Thirteenth: - The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly
authorized to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation by a
vote of the majority of the entire Board. The stockholders may make, alter
or repeal any By-Law whether or not adopted by them, provided however,
that any such additional By-Laws, alterations or repeal may be adopted
only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (considered for this purpose as one
class).
Fourteenth: - Meetings of the Directors may be held outside of the State
of Delaware at such places as may be from time to time designated by the
Board, and the Directors may keep the books of the Company outside of the
State of Delaware at such places as may be from time to time designated by
them.
Fifteenth: - (a) In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, and
except as otherwise expressly provided in sections (b) and (c) of this
Article Fifteenth:
(A) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary
(as hereinafter defined) with or into (i) any Interested Stockholder
(as hereinafter defined) or (ii) any other corporation (whether or
not itself an Interested Stockholder), which, after such merger or
consolidation, would be an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of an
Interested Stockholder, or
(B) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions)
to or with any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any
Interested Stockholder of any assets of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or
more, or
(C) the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary
(in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of any
securities of the
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Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for cash,
securities or other property (or a combination thereof) having an
aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or more, or
(D) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation, or
(E) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock
split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or
consolidation of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any
similar transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise
involving an Interested Stockholder) which has the effect, directly
or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the
outstanding shares of any class of equity or convertible securities
of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly
owned by any Interested Stockholder, or any Affiliate of any
Interested Stockholder,
shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, considered for the purpose of this
Article Fifteenth as one class ("Voting Shares"). Such affirmative vote shall be
required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that some
lesser percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national
securities exchange or otherwise.
(2) The term "business combination" as used in this Article
Fifteenth shall mean any transaction which is referred to any
one or more of clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph 1 of the
section (a).
(b) The provisions of section (a) of this Article Fifteenth shall
not be applicable to any particular business combination and such
business combination shall require only such affirmative vote as is
required by law and any other provisions of the Charter or Act of
Incorporation of By-Laws if such business combination has been
approved by a majority of the whole Board.
(c) For the purposes of this Article Fifteenth:
(1) A "person" shall mean any individual firm, corporation or other
entity.
(2) "Interested Stockholder" shall mean, in respect of any business
combination, any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) who
or which as of the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote on such business combination, or
immediately prior to the consummation of any such transaction:
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(A) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than
10% of the Voting Shares, or
(B) is an Affiliate of the Corporation and at any time within two
years prior thereto was the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of not less than 10% of the then outstanding voting
Shares, or
(C) is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded in any share of
capital stock of the Corporation which were at any time within two
years prior thereto beneficially owned by any Interested
Stockholder, and such assignment or succession shall have occurred
in the course of a transaction or series of transactions not
involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933.
(3) A person shall be the "beneficial owner" of any Voting Shares:
(A) which such person or any of its Affiliates and Associates (as
hereafter defined) beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or
(B) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has (i)
the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion
rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (ii)
the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, or
(C) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any
other person with which such first mentioned person or any of its
Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or
understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
(4) The outstanding Voting Shares shall include shares deemed owned
through application of paragraph (3) above but shall not include any other
Voting Shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, or upon
exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise.
(5) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings given
those terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on December 31, 1981.
(6) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation of which a majority of any
class of equity security (as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect in
December 31, 1981) is
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owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that
for the purposes of the definition of Investment Stockholder set forth in
paragraph (2) of this section (c), the term "Subsidiary" shall mean only a
corporation of which a majority of each class of equity security is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
(d) majority of the directors shall have the power and duty to
determine for the purposes of this Article Fifteenth on the basis of
information known to them, (1) the number of Voting Shares
beneficially owned by any person (2) whether a person is an
Affiliate or Associate of another, (3) whether a person has an
agreement, arrangement or understanding with another as to the
matters referred to in paragraph (3) of section (c), or (4) whether
the assets subject to any business combination or the consideration
received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the
Corporation, or any Subsidiary has an aggregate fair market value of
$1,00,000 or more.
(e) Nothing contained in this Article Fifteenth shall be construed
to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation
imposed by law.
Sixteenth: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and in addition to any
other vote that may be required by law, this Charter or Act of
Incorporation by the By-Laws), the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(considered for this purpose as one class) shall be required to amend,
alter or repeal any provision of Articles Fifth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth or
Sixteenth of this Charter or Act of Incorporation.
Seventeenth: (a) a Director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent such exemption from
liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Laws as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
(b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not
adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the
Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission
occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification."
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EXHIBIT B
BY-LAWS
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
As existing on January 16, 1997
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BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
ARTICLE I
Stockholders' Meetings
Section 1. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall be held on the third
Thursday in April each year at the principal office at the Company or at such
other date, time, or place as may be designated by resolution by the Board of
Directors.
Section 2. Special meetings of all stockholders may be called at any time
by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.
Section 3. Notice of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given by
mailing to each stockholder at least ten (10) days before said meeting, at his
last known address, a written or printed notice fixing the time and place of
such meeting.
Section 4. A majority in the amount of the capital stock of the Company
issued and outstanding on the record date, as herein determined, shall
constitute a quorum at all meetings of stockholders for the transaction of any
business, but the holders of a small number of shares may adjourn, from time to
time, without further notice, until a quorum is secured. At each annual or
special meeting of stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote,
either in person or by proxy, for each shares of stock registered in the
stockholder's name on the books of the Company on the record date for any such
meeting as determined herein.
ARTICLE II
Directors
Section 1. The number and classification of the Board of Directors shall
be as set forth in the Charter of the Bank.
Section 2. No person who has attained the age of seventy-two (72) years
shall be nominated for election to the Board of Directors of the Company,
provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any person who was
serving as director of the Company on September 16, 1971.
Section 3. The class of Directors so elected shall hold office for three
years or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Section 4. The affairs and business of the Company shall be managed and
conducted by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. The Board of Directors shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of
Directors or the President.
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Section 6. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any
time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the President, and shall be
called upon the written request of a majority of the directors.
Section 7. A majority of the directors elected and qualified shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting
of the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Written notice shall be sent by mail to each director of any
special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of any change in the time or
place of any regular meeting, stating the time and place of such meeting, which
shall be mailed not less than two days before the time of holding such meeting.
Section 9. In the event of the death, resignation, removal, inability to
act, or disqualification of any director, the Board of Directors, although less
than a quorum, shall have the right to elect the successor who shall hold office
for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the
vacancy occurred, and until such director's successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified.
Section 10. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after its election
by the stockholders shall appoint an Executive Committee, a Trust Committee, an
Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee, and shall elect from its own
members a Chairman of the Board of Directors and a President who may be the same
person. The Board of Directors shall also elect at such meeting a Secretary and
a Treasurer, who may be the same person, may appoint at any time such other
committees and elect or appoint such other officers as it may deem advisable.
The Board of Directors may also elect at such meeting one or more Associate
Directors.
Section 11. The Board of Directors may at any time remove, with or without
cause, any member of any Committee appointed by it or any associate director or
officer elected by it and may appoint or elect his successor.
Section 12. The Board of Directors may designate an officer to be in
charge of such of the departments or division of the Company as it may deem
advisable.
ARTICLE III
Committees
Section I. Executive Committee
(A) The Executive Committee shall be composed of not more than nine
members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members and
who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board.
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(B) The Executive Committee shall have all the powers of the Board
of Directors when it is not in session to transact all business for and in
behalf of the Company that may be brought before it.
(C) The Executive Committee shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Executive
Committee or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The majority
of its members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be held at any time
when a quorum is present.
(D) Minutes of each meeting of the Executive Committee shall be kept
and submitted to the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
(E) The Executive Committee shall advise and superintend all
investments that may be made of the funds of the Company, and shall direct the
disposal of the same, in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Board
of Directors from time to time make.
(F) In the event of a state of disaster of sufficient severity to
prevent the conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company by
its directors and officers as contemplated by these By-Laws any two available
members of the Executive Committee as constituted immediately prior to such
disaster shall constitute a quorum of that Committee for the full conduct and
management of the affairs and business of the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Article III of these By-Laws; and if less than three members of
the Trust Committee is constituted immediately prior to such disaster shall be
available for the transaction of its business, such Executive Committee shall
also be empowered to exercise all of the powers reserved to the Trust Committee
under Article III Section 2 hereof. In the event of the unavailability, at such
time, of a minimum of two members of such Executive Committee, any three
available directors shall constitute the Executive Committee for the full
conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this Section. This By-Law shall be subject to
implementation by Resolutions of the Board of Directors presently existing or
hereafter passed from time to time for that purpose, and any provisions of these
By-Laws (other than this Section) and any resolutions which are contrary to the
provisions of this Section or to the provisions of any such implementary
Resolutions shall be suspended during such a disaster period until it shall be
determined by any interim Executive Committee acting under this section that it
shall be to the advantage of the Company to resume the conduct and management of
its affairs and business under all of the other provisions of these By-Laws.
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Section 2. Trust Committee
(A) The Trust Committee shall be composed of not more than thirteen
members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors, a majority of whom
shall be members of the Board of Directors and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Board.
(B) The Trust Committee shall have general supervision over the
Trust Department and the investment of trust funds, in all matters, however,
being subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
(C) The Trust Committee shall meet at the principal office of the
Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a
majority of its members or at the call of its chairman. A majority of its
members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
(D) Minutes of each meeting of the Trust Committee shall be kept and
promptly submitted to the Board of Directors.
(E) The Trust Committee shall have the power to appoint Committees
and/or designate officers or employees of the Company to whom supervision over
the investment of trust funds may be delegated when the Trust Committee is not
in session.
Section 3. Audit Committee
(A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of five members who shall
be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall
be an officer of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the
Board.
(B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the
Audit Division in all matters however subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors; it shall consider all matters brought to its attention by the officer
in charge of the Audit Division, review all reports of examination of the
Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor employed for
that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with
respect thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the
Company as it shall deem desirable.
(C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever the
majority of its members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its
business, and a majority of its Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Section 4. Compensation Committee
(A) The Compensation Committee shall be composed of not more than
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five (5) members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own
members who are not officers of the Company and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Board.
(B) The Compensation Committee shall in general advise upon all
matters of policy concerning the Company brought to its attention by the
management and from time to time review the management of the Company, major
organizational matters, including salaries and employee benefits and
specifically shall administer the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.
(C) Meetings of the Compensation Committee may be called at any time
by the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or the President of the Company.
Section 5. Associate Directors
(A) Any person who has served as a director may be elected by the
Board of Directors as an associate director, to serve during the pleasure of the
Board.
(B) An associate director shall be entitled to attend all directors
meetings and participate in the discussion of all matters brought to the Board,
with the exception that he would have no right to vote. An associate director
will be eligible for appointment to Committees of the Company, with the
exception of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation
Committee, which must be comprised solely of active directors.
Section 6. Absence or Disqualification of Any Member of a Committee
(A) In the absence or disqualification of any member of any
Committee created under Article III of the By-Laws of this Company, the member
or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting,
whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another
member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such
absence or disqualified member.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all
meetings of the Board and shall have such further authority and powers and shall
perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time confer and
direct. He shall also exercise such powers and perform such duties as may from
time to time be agreed upon between himself and the President of the Company.
Section 2. The Vice Chairman of the Board. The Vice Chairman of the Board
of
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Directors shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which the
Chairman of the Board shall not be present and shall have such further authority
and powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the
Chairman of the Board may from time to time confer and direct.
Section 3. The President shall have the powers and duties pertaining to
the office of the President conferred or imposed upon him by statute or assigned
to him by the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of the Board the
President shall have the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board.
Section 4. The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President as
designated by the Board of Directors, shall carry into effect all legal
directions of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors, and shall
at all times exercise general supervision over the interest, affairs and
operations of the Company and perform all duties incident to his office.
Section 5. There may be one or more Vice Presidents, however denominated
by the Board of Directors, who may at any time perform all the duties of the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and/or the President and such other powers
and duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board or the President
and by the officer in charge of the department or division to which they are
assigned.
Section 6. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of notice of meetings
of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, as well as the Committees
thereof, to the keeping of accurate minutes of all such meetings and to
recording the same in the minute books of the Company. In addition to the other
notice requirements of these By-Laws and as may be practicable under the
circumstances, all such notices shall be in writing and mailed well in advance
of the scheduled date of any other meeting. He shall have custody of the
corporate seal and shall affix the same to any documents requiring such
corporate seal and to attest the same.
Section 7. The Treasurer shall have general supervision over all assets
and liabilities of the Company. He shall be custodian of and responsible for all
monies, funds and valuables of the Company and for the keeping of proper records
of the evidence of property or indebtedness and of all the transactions of the
Company. He shall have general supervision of the expenditures of the Company
and shall report to the Board of Directors at each regular meeting of the
condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to
him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Executive Committee.
Section 8. There may be a Controller who shall exercise general
supervision over the internal operations of the Company, including accounting,
and shall render to the Board of Directors at appropriate times a report
relating to the general condition and internal operations of the Company.
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There may be one or more subordinate accounting or controller officers
however denominated, who may perform the duties of the Controller and such
duties as may be prescribed by the Controller.
Section 9. The officer designated by the Board of Directors to be in
charge of the Audit Division of the Company with such title as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe, shall report to and be directly responsible only to
the Board of Directors.
There shall be an Auditor and there may be one or more Audit Officers,
however denominated, who may perform all the duties of the Auditor and such
duties as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the Audit Division.
Section 10. There may be one or more officers, subordinate in rank to all
Vice Presidents with such functional titles as shall be determined from time to
time by the Board of Directors, who shall ex officio hold the office Assistant
Secretary of this Company and who may perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the officer in charge of the department or division to whom they are
assigned.
Section 11. The powers and duties of all other officers of the Company
shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, subject to the
direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Chairman of the
Board of Directors or the President and the officer in charge of the department
or division to which they are assigned.
ARTICLE V
Stock and Stock Certificates
Section 1. Shares of stock shall be transferrable on the books of the
Company and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall
be recorded.
Section 2. Certificate of stock shall bear the signature of the President
or any Vice President, however denominated by the Board of Directors and
countersigned by the Secretary or Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, and the
seal of the corporation shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite
that the stock represented thereby is transferrable only upon the books of the
Company by the holder thereof or his attorney, upon surrender of the certificate
properly endorsed. Any certificate of stock surrendered to the Company shall be
cancelled at the time of transfer, and before a new certificate or certificates
shall be issued in lieu thereof. Duplicate certificates of stock shall be issued
only upon giving such security as may be satisfactory to the Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee.
Section 3. The Board of Directors of the Company is authorized to fix in
advance a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, any meeting of stockholders and any adjournment
thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or to any allotment or
rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
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conversion or exchange of capital stock, or in connection with obtaining the
consent of stockholders for any purpose, which record date shall not be more
than 60 nor less than 10 days proceeding the date of any meeting of stockholders
or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of
rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock
shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining such consent.
ARTICLE VI
Seal
Section 1. The corporate seal of the Company shall be in the following
form:
Between two concentric circles the words
"Wilmington Trust Company" within the inner
circle the words "Wilmington, Delaware."
ARTICLE VII
Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year.
ARTICLE VIII
Execution of Instruments of the Company
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President,
however denominated by the Board of Directors, shall have full power and
authority to enter into, make, sign, execute, acknowledge and/or deliver and the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall have full power and authority to
attest and affix the corporate seal of the Company to any and all deeds,
conveyances, assignments, releases, contracts, agreements, bonds, notes,
mortgages and all other instruments incident to the business of this Company or
in acting as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, agent or in any other
fiduciary or representative capacity by any and every method of appointment or
by whatever person, corporation, court officer or authority in the State of
Delaware, or elsewhere, without any specific authority, ratification, approval
or confirmation by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, and any
and all such instruments shall have the same force and validity as though
expressly authorized by the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee.
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ARTICLE IX
Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees
Section 1. Directors and associate directors of the Company, other than
salaried officers of the Company, shall be paid such reasonable honoraria or
fees for attending meetings of the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine. Directors and associate directors who serve as
members of committees, other than salaried employees of the Company, shall be
paid such reasonable honoraria or fees for services as members of committees as
the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine and directors and
associate directors may be employed by the Company for such special services as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine and shall be paid for
such special services so performed reasonable compensation as may be determined
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
Indemnification
Section 1. (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may
hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made
a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "proceeding") by reason of
the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust,
enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee
benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably
incurred by such person. The Corporation shall indemnify a person in connection
with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(B) The Corporation shall pay the expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the
payment of expenses incurred by a Director officer in his capacity as a Director
or officer in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made
only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Director or officer to repay all
amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Director or
officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article or otherwise.
(C) If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses, under
this Article X is not paid in full within ninety days after a written claim
therefor has been received by the Corporation the claimant may file suit to
recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part,
shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such
action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was
not entitled to the requested indemnification of payment of expenses
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under applicable law.
(D) The rights conferred on any person by this Article X shall not
be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the Charter or Act of Incorporation, these
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or
otherwise.
(E) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this
Article X shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any
person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
repeal or modification.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments to the By-Laws
Section 1. These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or
in part, and any new By-Law or By-Laws adopted at any regular or special meeting
of the Board of Directors by a vote of the majority of all the members of the
Board of Directors then in office.
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EXHIBIT C
Section 321(b) Consent
Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
Wilmington Trust Company hereby consents that reports of examinations by
Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such
authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon requests therefor.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Dated: January 26, 1998 By: /s/ James P. Lawler
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Name: James P. Lawler
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT D
NOTICE
This form is intended to assist state nonmember banks and
savings banks with state publication requirements. It has
not been approved by any state banking authorities. Refer
to your appropriate state banking authorities for your
state publication requirements.
R E P O R T O F C O N D I T I O N
Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of the
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY of WILMINGTON
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Name of Bank City
in the State of DELAWARE , at the close of business on September 30, 1997.
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ASSETS
Thousands of dollars
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coins .............. 206,619
Interest-bearing balances ........................................ 0
Held-to-maturity securities .............................................. 364,899
Available-for-sale securities ............................................ 1,038,826
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ... 126,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ......... 3,830,772
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ....... 55,936
LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ........... 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve . 3,774,836
Assets held in trading accounts .......................................... 0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................. 118,895
Other real estate owned .................................................. 1,830
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ...... 34
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............. 0
Intangible assets ........................................................ 5,215
Other assets ............................................................. 91,240
Total assets ............................................................. 5,728,394
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices ...................................................... 3,980,001
Noninterest-bearing ............ 859,817
Interest-bearing ............... 3,120,184
Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 327,543
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ................................. 89,508
Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) ................................. 0
Other borrowed money: .................................................... ///////
With original maturity of one year or less ....................... 734,000
With original maturity of more than one year ..................... 43,000
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................. 0
Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 0
Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 104,674
Total liabilities ........................................................ 5,278,726
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 0
Common Stock ............................................................. 500
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 62,118
Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................... 380,993
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ... 6,057
Total equity capital ..................................................... 449,668
Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital ...... 5,728,394
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