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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 28, 1995
REGISTRATION NO. 33-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 36-1984850
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(312) 732-4000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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ROBERT A. ROSHOLT
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(312) 732-3209
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
LAURENCE GOLDMAN, ESQ. B. ROBBINS KIESSLING, ESQ.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, CHICAGO, WORLDWIDE PLAZA
ILLINOIS 60670 825 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10019
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES TO THE
PUBLIC: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration
Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [X]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE OFFERING REGISTRATION
REGISTERED REGISTERED(1)(2) PER UNIT(2) PRICE(1)(3) FEE
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Debt securities........ 100%
Warrants to purchase
Debt Securities....... --
Foreign Currency
Warrants.............. --
Stock-Index Warrants... --
Other Warrants......... --
Preferred Stock(4)..... $1,850,000,000 -- $1,850,000,000 $637,932
Depositary Shares
representing Preferred
Stock(5).............. --
Preferred Stock
Warrants.............. --
Common Stock Warrants.. --
Common Stock, $1 par
value per share(6).... --
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(1) In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of the securities
issued under this Registration Statement, and not previously registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), exceed
$1,850,000,000, or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies or currency units.
(2) Or, if any Debt Securities are issued at original issue discount, such
greater amount as may result in the initial offering prices for Debt
Securities and Warrants to purchase Debt Securities.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Any
offering of Debt Securities or Warrants denominated in any foreign
currency or currency unit will be treated as the equivalent in U.S.
dollars based on the exchange rate applicable to the purchase of such Debt
Securities or Warrants from the Registrant. No separate consideration will
be received for Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Debt Securities that are
issued upon conversion or exchange of Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or
Depositary Shares registered hereunder.
(4) Such indeterminate number of shares of Preferred Stock as may from time to
time be issued at indeterminate prices or issuable upon conversion or
exchange of Debt Securities or exercise of Warrants.
(5) To be evidenced by Depositary Receipts issued pursuant to a Deposit
Agreement. In the event the Registrant elects to offer to the public
fractional interests in shares of the Preferred Stock registered
hereunder, Depositary Receipts will be distributed to those persons
purchasing such fractional interests and the shares of the Preferred Stock
will be issued to the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement.
(6) Such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may from time to
time be issued upon exercise of Warrants or conversion or exchange of Debt
Securities or Preferred Stock, to the extent any of such Debt Securities
or shares of Preferred Stock are, by their terms convertible into Common
Stock, registered hereunder.
Pursuant to Rule 429 of the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Act, the Prospectus included in this
Registration Statement is a combined prospectus which also relates to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-60788) (the "Prior
Registration Statement"). This Registration Statement, which is a new
registration statement, also constitutes a post-effective amendment to the
Prior Registration Statement. The amount of securities eligible to be sold
under the Prior Registration Statement ($150,000,000) shall be carried forward
to this Registration Statement. Such post-effective amendment shall hereafter
become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of this Registration
Statement in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Act. The amount of the filing
fee associated with such securities that was previously paid with the Prior
Registration Statement is $46,875.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT +
+BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS 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. +
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DECEMBER 28, 1995
PROSPECTUS
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES AND WARRANTS TO PURCHASE DEBT SECURITIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY WARRANTS, STOCK-INDEX WARRANTS AND OTHER WARRANTS
PREFERRED STOCK, DEPOSITARY SHARES AND PREFERRED STOCK WARRANTS
COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
First Chicago NBD Corporation (the "Company") may issue from time to time,
together or separately, (i) in one or more series, its unsecured debt
securities ("Debt Securities"), which may be either senior (the "Senior
Securities") or subordinated (the "Subordinated Securities") in priority of
payment, both of which may be convertible or exchangeable into common stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock"), preferred stock of
the Company ("Preferred Stock"), other Debt Securities, Debt Warrants, Common
Stock Warrants, Preferred Stock Warrants or Depositary Shares (each as defined
herein); (ii) warrants ("Debt Warrants") to purchase Debt Securities; (iii)
options, warrants or other rights relating to the exchange of certain
currencies ("Currency Warrants"); (iv) options, warrants or other rights
entitling the holder to receive an amount in cash determined by reference to
increases ("Stock-Index Call Warrants") and decreases ("Stock-Index Put
Warrants" and, collectively with Stock-Index Call Warrants, being referred to
herein as the "Stock-Index Warrants") in the level of a specified stock-index
which may be based on one or more U.S. or foreign stocks or a combination
thereof; (v) options, warrants or other rights relating to other items or
indices ("Other Warrants"); (vi) shares of Preferred Stock which may be
convertible into shares of Common Stock or exchangeable for Debt Securities;
(vii) shares of Preferred Stock represented by depositary shares ("Depositary
Shares"); (viii) warrants to purchase shares of Preferred Stock ("Preferred
Stock Warrants"); and (ix) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock ("Common
Stock Warrants"), in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the
time of the offering. The Debt Warrants, Currency Warrants, Stock-Index
Warrants, Other Warrants, Preferred Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants
are collectively referred to herein as the "Warrants"; and the Debt Securities,
Warrants, shares of Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares are collectively
referred to herein as the "Securities".
The Company may issue Securities for proceeds up to an aggregate of
$2,000,000,000, or the equivalent thereof if any of the Securities are
denominated in a foreign currency or a foreign currency unit, including the
European Currency Unit ("ECU"). The Securities of each series will be offered
on terms determined at the time of sale. The Securities may be sold for U.S.
dollars, foreign currencies or foreign currency units, and the principal of,
and any interest on, the Debt Securities may be payable in U.S. dollars,
foreign currencies or foreign currency units.
The Senior Securities will rank equally with all other unsubordinated and
unsecured indebtedness of the Company. The Subordinated Securities will be
unsecured and subordinated as described under "Subordinated Securities".
Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to
Subordinated Securities, payment of the principal of Subordinated Securities
may be accelerated only in the case of certain events involving the bankruptcy
or insolvency of the Company, and no right of acceleration will exist in the
case of default in the payment of principal or interest or in the performance
of any covenant.
When a particular series of Securities, in respect of which this Prospectus
is being delivered, is offered, a supplement to this Prospectus (the
"Prospectus Supplement") setting forth certain terms of the offered Securities
will be delivered together with this Prospectus. The applicable Prospectus
Supplement, among other things and where applicable, will include: (i) with
regard to Debt Securities, the specific designation, priority, aggregate
principal amount, currency or currency unit, rate (or method of calculation)
and time of payment of any interest, authorized denominations, maturity,
offering price, place or places of payment, redemption terms, terms of any
repayment at the option of the holder, special provisions relating to Debt
Securities in bearer form, terms for sinking fund payments, terms for
conversion or exchange into other securities, provisions regarding original
issue discount securities and other terms of such Debt Securities; (ii) with
regard to Warrants, where applicable, the duration, aggregate amount, offering
price, exercise price, and detachability; (iii) with regard to Debt Warrants,
Preferred Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants, the applicable type and
amount of Securities covered thereby; (iv) with regard to Stock-Index Warrants
or Other Warrants, the applicable securities index or other items or indices
with respect to which such warrants shall apply and the method of determining
the cash value payable in connection with the exercise of such warrants; (v)
with regard to Currency Warrants, the currency to which U.S. Dollars will be
compared, the method of determining the cash value payable in connection with
the exercise of such Currency Warrants, the manner in which such Currency
Warrants may be exercised and any restrictions on exercise of such Currency
Warrants; (vi) with regard to Preferred Stock, the specific number of shares,
title, stated value and liquidation preference of each share, issuance price,
dividend rate or method of calculation, dividend periods, dividend payment
dates, any redemption or sinking fund provisions, any conversion or exchange
provisions, whether fractional interests in shares of Preferred Stock will be
offered through depositary arrangements and other specific terms of each series
of Preferred Stock; and (vii) in the case of Depositary Shares, the fraction of
a share of Preferred Stock which each such Depositary Share will represent.
The Prospectus Supplement will also contain information, where applicable,
about certain U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to, and any
listing on a securities exchange of, the Securities covered by the Prospectus
Supplement.
The Securities may be sold by the Company directly, through agents designated
from time to time, through underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing
underwriters or through one or more underwriters acting alone. If any agent of
the Company, or any underwriter, is involved in the sale of the Securities, the
name of such agent or underwriter, the principal or stated amount to be
purchased by it, any applicable commissions or discounts and the net proceeds
to the Company from such sale will be set forth in, or may be calculated from,
the Prospectus Supplement. The aggregate net proceeds to the Company from the
sale of all the Securities will be the public offering or purchase price of the
Securities sold less the aggregate of such commissions and discounts and other
expenses of issuance and distribution. An affiliate of the Company may from
time to time act as an agent or underwriter in connection with the sale of
Securities to the extent permitted by applicable law. See "Plan of
Distribution".
THESE SECURITIES ARE NOT SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS OR OTHER
OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE BANK
INSURANCE FUND OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is , 1995.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS AND THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE
HEREBY, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR BY ANOTHER PERSON.
THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO
SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY
IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN
SUCH JURISDICTION.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Information, as of particular dates, concerning
directors and executive officers, their compensation, options granted to them,
the principal holders of securities of the Company and any material interest
of such persons in transactions with the Company is disclosed in proxy
statements distributed to stockholders of the Company and filed with the
Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information can be
inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and the Commission's Regional
Offices at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and
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 at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed
rates. In addition, such reports, proxy statements and other material
concerning the Company can be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York; the Chicago Stock Exchange, 440
South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois; and the Pacific Stock Exchange, 301
Pine Street, San Francisco, California.
The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the
Securities being offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain
all the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain portions
of which have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the
Commission. For further information with respect to the Company and the
Securities, reference is made to the Registration Statement, including the
exhibits thereto. The Registration Statement may be inspected by anyone
without charge at the principal office of the Commission in Washington, D.C.
and copies of all or any part of it may be obtained from the Commission upon
payment of the prescribed fees.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents heretofore filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act are incorporated herein by
reference:
(1) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated December 4, 1995 and
December 8, 1995.
The following documents heretofore filed by NBD Bancorp, Inc. ("NBD") (File
No. 1-7127) with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act are
incorporated herein by reference:
(i) NBD's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994;
(ii) NBD's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 1995, June 30, 1995 and September 30, 1995;
(iii) NBD's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated July 19, 1995, July 21,
1995, August 15, 1995, September 21, 1995, November 10, 1995, November 14,
1995 and December 1, 1995;
(iv) NBD's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33-
62713); and
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(v) The description of NBD common stock set forth in NBD's registration
statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act and any
amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating
such description.
The following documents heretofore filed by First Chicago Corporation
("First Chicago") (File No. 1-6502) with the Commission pursuant to Section 13
of the Exchange Act are incorporated herein by reference:
(i) First Chicago's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994;
(ii) First Chicago's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 1995, June 30, 1995 and September 30, 1995; and
(iii) First Chicago's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 17, 1995,
April 17, 1995, July 14, 1995, July 17, 1995, July 19, 1995, July 21, 1995,
August 15, 1995, October 16, 1995, October 20, 1995, November 7, 1995,
November 10, 1995, November 14, 1995 and December 1, 1995.
All documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from
the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in 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.
ANY PERSON RECEIVING A COPY OF THIS PROSPECTUS MAY OBTAIN WITHOUT CHARGE,
UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, A COPY OF ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE HEREIN, EXCEPT FOR THE EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS (UNLESS SUCH
EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO SUCH DOCUMENTS).
REQUESTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, ONE FIRST
NATIONAL PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670, ATTENTION: INVESTOR RELATIONS (312)
732-4812.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
GENERAL
The Company is a multi-bank holding company registered under the Bank
Holding Company Act, as amended ("the "BHC Act"), which was incorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware in 1972. The Company is the surviving
corporation resulting from the merger (the "Merger"), effective December 1,
1995, of First Chicago, a Delaware corporation and registered bank holding
company, with and into NBD, a Delaware corporation and registered bank holding
company. The Company's lead bank is The First National Bank of Chicago
("FNBC"). The Company also is the parent corporation of NBD Bank, Detroit,
Michigan ("NBD Michigan"), American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
("ANB"), FCC National Bank ("FCCNB") and NBD Bank, N.A., Indianapolis, Indiana
("NBD Indiana"). FCCNB is a Delaware-based national banking association
primarily engaged in the issuance of VISA and MasterCard credit cards.
Through its banking subsidiaries, the Company provides domestic retail
banking, worldwide corporate and institutional banking, and trust and
investment management services. In addition, the Company, directly or
indirectly, owns the stock of various nonbank companies engaged in businesses
related to banking and finance, including venture capital, leasing, investment
management, mortgage lending and servicing, insurance, community development,
discount brokerage and data processing activities.
In addition to its equity investment in subsidiaries, the Company, directly
or indirectly, raises funds principally to finance the operations of its
nonbank subsidiaries. A substantial portion of the Company's annual income
typically has been derived from dividends from its subsidiaries, and from
interest on loans, some of which are subordinated, to its subsidiaries.
Because the Company is a holding company, its rights and the rights of its
creditors, including the holders of the Debt Securities, to participate in the
assets of any subsidiary upon the subsidiary's liquidation or recapitalization
would be subject to the prior claims of such subsidiary's creditors except to
the extent that the Company may itself be a creditor with recognized claims
against the subsidiary.
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The Company's executive offices are located at One First National Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois 60670, and the telephone number is (312) 732-4000.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
The operations of financial institutions may be affected by legislative
changes and by the policies of various regulatory authorities. In particular,
bank holding companies and their subsidiaries are affected by the credit
policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal
Reserve Board") through its regulation of the national supply of bank credit.
Among the instruments of monetary policy used by the Federal Reserve Board to
implement its objectives are open market operations in U.S. Government
securities, changes in the discount rate on bank borrowings and changes in
reserve requirements on bank deposits.
Bank holding companies, banks and financial institutions generally are
highly regulated, with numerous federal and state laws and regulations
governing their activities. As a bank holding company, the Company is subject
to regulation under the BHC Act and is subject to examination and supervision
by the Federal Reserve Board. Under the BHC Act, the Company is prohibited,
with certain exceptions, from acquiring or retaining direct or indirect
ownership or control of voting shares of any company which is not a bank or
bank holding company, and from engaging in activities other than those of
banking or of managing or controlling banks, other than subsidiary companies
and activities which the Federal Reserve Board determines to be so closely
related to the business of banking as to be a proper incident thereto. The
acquisition of direct or indirect ownership or control of a bank or bank
holding company by the Company is also subject to certain restrictions under
the BHC Act and applicable state laws.
The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Company's
banking subsidiaries (the "Banks") and the Company's other affiliates.
Investors should be aware of the various legal limitations on the extent to
which the Banks can finance or otherwise supply funds to the Company or
various of its affiliates. In particular, the Banks are subject to certain
restrictions imposed by the laws of the United States on any extensions of
credit to the Company or, with certain exceptions, other affiliates, on
investments in stock or other securities thereof, on the taking of such
securities as collateral for loans, and on the terms of transactions between
the Banks and other subsidiaries. The Company and its subsidiaries, including
the Banks, are also subject to certain restrictions with respect to engaging
in the issuance, flotation, underwriting, public sale or distribution of
securities.
Various federal and state laws govern the operations of the Banks. The
national bank subsidiaries of the Company, including FNBC, ANB, FCCNB and NBD
Indiana, are supervised, examined and regulated by the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency (the "Comptroller") under the National Bank Act,
as amended. Since national banks are also members of the Federal Reserve
System and their deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the "FDIC"), they are also subject to the applicable provisions
of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
as amended, and, in certain respects, to state laws applicable to financial
institutions. NBD Michigan and the other state-chartered bank subsidiaries of
the Company are, in general, subject to the same or similar restrictions and
regulations, but with more extensive regulation and examination by state
banking departments, the Federal Reserve Board for state banks which are
members of the Federal Reserve System, and the FDIC for state banks which are
not members of the Federal Reserve System. In addition, the Banks' operations
in other countries are subject to various restrictions imposed by the laws of
such countries.
Federal law prohibits the Company and certain of its affiliates from
borrowing from the Banks without the prior approval of the respective Bank's
Board of Directors and unless such loans are secured by U.S. Treasury or other
specified obligations. Further, such secured loans and investments by any of
the Banks are limited in amount as to the Company or any other such affiliate
to 10% of the respective Bank's capital and surplus and as to the Company and
all such affiliates to an aggregate 20% of the respective Bank's capital and
surplus. Under Federal Reserve Board policy, the Company is expected to act as
a source of financial strength to each Bank and to commit resources to support
such Bank in circumstances where it might not do so absent such policy. In
addition, any capital loans by the Company to any of the Banks would be
subordinate in right of payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness
of such Bank.
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Additionally, there are certain federal and state regulatory limitations on
the payment of dividends to the Company by the Banks. Dividend payments by
national banks are limited to the lesser of (i) the level of "undivided
profits then on hand" less the amount of bad debts, as defined, in excess of
the allowance for credit losses and (ii) absent regulatory approval, an amount
not in excess of "net profits" for the current year combined with "retained
net profits" for the preceding two years. As of January 1, 1995, the Banks
could have declared additional dividends of approximately $1.553 billion
without the approval of banking regulatory agencies. The payment of dividends
by any Bank may also be affected by other factors, such as the maintenance of
adequate capital for such Bank. Bank regulatory agencies have the authority to
prohibit the banking organizations they supervise from paying dividends if, in
the bank regulator's opinion, the payment of dividends would, in light of the
financial condition of such bank, constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.
As a bank holding company, the Company and its subsidiaries are prohibited
from engaging in certain tie-in arrangements in connection with extensions of
credit or providing property or services.
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
The Federal Reserve Board has adopted risk-based capital guidelines for bank
holding companies that require bank holding companies to maintain a minimum
ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance-
sheet items, such as standby letters of credit) of 8%. At least half of total
capital must be composed of common stockholders' equity, noncumulative
perpetual preferred stock and a limited amount of cumulative perpetual
preferred stock, less disallowed intangibles and other adjustments (primarily
goodwill) ("Tier I capital"). The remainder ("Tier II capital") may consist of
subordinated debt, other preferred stock, certain other instruments and a
limited amount of loan loss reserves. At September 30, 1995, the Company's
consolidated Tier I capital and total capital ratios were 8.2% and 12.4%,
respectively.
In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has established minimum leverage
ratio guidelines for bank holding companies. These guidelines provide for a
minimum ratio of Tier I capital to total average assets (the "leverage ratio")
of 3% for bank holding companies that meet certain specified criteria,
including those having the highest regulatory rating. All other bank holding
companies generally are required to maintain a leverage ratio of at least 3%
plus an additional cushion of 100 to 200 basis points. The Company's leverage
ratio at September 30, 1995, was 6.9%. The guidelines also provide that bank
holding companies experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be
expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum
supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets.
Furthermore, the Federal Reserve Board has indicated that it will consider a
"tangible Tier I capital leverage ratio" (deducting all intangibles) and other
indicia of capital strength in evaluating proposals for expansion or new
activities.
Each of the Banks is subject to similar risk-based and leverage capital
requirements adopted by its applicable federal banking agency. Each of the
Company's Banks was in compliance with the applicable minimum capital
requirements as of September 30, 1995. Neither the Company nor any of the
Banks has been advised by any federal banking agency of any specific minimum
leverage ratio requirement applicable to it.
Failure to meet capital requirements could subject a bank to a variety of
enforcement remedies, including the termination of deposit insurance by the
FDIC, and to certain restrictions on its business, which are described below
under "Recent Legislation".
Bank regulators continue to indicate their desire to raise capital
requirements applicable to banking organizations beyond their current levels.
However, the management of the Company is unable to predict whether higher
capital requirements would be imposed and, if so, at what levels and on what
schedule.
FDICIA AND FIRREA
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA")
significantly expanded the regulatory and enforcement powers of federal
banking regulators, in particular the FDIC, and has important consequences for
the Company, the Banks and other depository institutions located in the United
States.
A major feature of FDICIA is the comprehensive directions it gives to
federal banking regulators to promptly direct or require the correction of
problems at inadequately capitalized banks in the manner that is least costly
to the federal deposit insurance funds. The degree of corrective regulatory
involvement in the operations
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and management of banks and their holding companies is, under FDICIA, largely
determined by the actual or anticipated capital positions of the subject
institution.
FDICIA established five tiers of capital measurement for regulatory purposes
ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically undercapitalized." Under
regulations adopted by the federal banking agencies, a depository institution
is well capitalized if it significantly exceeds the minimum level required by
regulation for each relevant capital measure, adequately capitalized if it
meets such measure, undercapitalized if it fails to meet any such measure,
significantly undercapitalized if it is significantly below such measure and
critically undercapitalized if its tangible equity is not greater than 2% of
total tangible assets. A depository institution may be deemed to be in a
capitalization category lower than is indicated by its actual capital position
if it receives an unsatisfactory examination rating. FDICIA requires banking
regulators to take increasingly strong corrective steps, based on the capital
tier of any subject bank, to cause such bank to achieve and maintain capital
adequacy. Even if a bank is adequately capitalized, however, the banking
regulators are authorized to apply corrective measures if the bank is
determined to be in an unsafe or unsound condition or engaging in an unsafe or
unsound activity.
Depending on the level of capital of an insured depository institution, the
banking regulatory agencies' corrective powers can include: requiring a
capital restoration plan; placing limits on asset growth and restrictions on
activities; requiring the institution to reduce total assets; requiring the
institution to issue additional stock (including voting stock) or to be
acquired; placing restrictions on transactions with affiliates; restricting
the interest rate the institution may pay on deposits; ordering a new election
for the institution's board of directors; requiring that certain senior
executive officers or directors be dismissed; prohibiting the institution from
accepting deposits from correspondent banks; requiring the institution to
divest certain subsidiaries; prohibiting the payment of principal or interest
on subordinated debt; prohibiting the institution's parent bank holding
company from making capital distributions without prior regulatory approval;
and, ultimately, appointing a receiver for the institution.
If the insured depository institution is undercapitalized, the parent bank
holding company is required to guarantee that the institution will comply with
any capital restoration plan submitted to, and approved by, the appropriate
federal banking agency in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the
institution's total assets at the time the institution became undercapitalized
or (ii) the amount which is necessary (or would have been necessary) to bring
the institution into compliance with all applicable capital standards as of
the time the institution fails to comply with the capital restoration plan. If
such parent bank holding company guarantee is not obtained, the capital
restoration plan may not be accepted by the banking regulators. As a result,
such institution would be subject to the more severe restrictions imposed on
significantly undercapitalized institutions. Further, the failure of such a
depository institution to submit an acceptable capital plan is grounds for the
appointment of a conservator or receiver.
FDICIA also contains a number of other provisions affecting depository
institutions, including additional reporting and independent auditing
requirements, the establishment of safety and soundness standards, the
changing of FDIC insurance premiums from flat amounts to the system of risk-
based assessments described below under "FDIC Insurance," a review of
accounting standards, and supplemental disclosures and limits on the ability
of all but well capitalized depository institutions to acquire brokered
deposits. The Riegle-Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of
1994, however, among other things, contains a number of specific provisions
easing the regulatory burden on banks and bank holding companies, including
some imposed by FDICIA, and making the bank regulatory system more efficient.
Federal banking regulators are taking actions to implement these provisions.
The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
("FIRREA"), among other things, provides generally that, upon the default of
any bank of a multi-unit holding company, the FDIC may assess an affiliated
insured depository institution for the estimated losses incurred by the FDIC.
Specifically, FIRREA provides that a depository institution insured by the
FDIC can be held liable for any loss incurred by, or reasonably expected to be
incurred ~by, the FDIC, in connection with (i) the default of a commonly
controlled FDIC-insured depository institution or (ii) any assistance provided
by the FDIC to a commonly controlled FDIC-insured depository institution in
danger of a default. "Default" is defined generally as the appointment of a~
conservator or receiver. "In danger of a default" is defined generally as the
existence of certain conditions
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indicating that a default is likely to occur in the absence of regulatory
assistance. All of the Banks are FDIC-insured depository institutions.
FDIC INSURANCE
The Banks are subject to FDIC deposit insurance assessments. Under the
FDIC's risk-based assessment system effective January 1, 1994, the assessment
rate is based on classification of a depository institution in one of nine
risk assessment categories. Such classification is based upon the
institution's capital level and upon certain supervisory evaluations of the
institution by its primary regulator.
The assessment rate schedule currently in effect creates a 0.27% spread in
assessment rates, ranging from 0.04% per annum on the amount of domestic
deposits to 0.31% per annum, between banks classified as strongest and weakest
by the FDIC. In November 1995, the FDIC approved a reduction in the minimum
assessment rate, effective January 1, 1996, applicable to the strongest banks
from 0.04% per annum to the statutory annual minimum of $2,000; the premium
for the weakest banks was also reduced to 0.27% per annum.
INTERSTATE BANKING AND BRANCHING
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the
"Riegle-Neal Act") significantly revises prior laws applicable to interstate
acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies and the branching powers of
national banks. Prior to the Riegle-Neal Act, the Federal Reserve Board was
not permitted to approve an application to acquire shares of a bank located
outside the state in which the operations of the applicant's bank subsidiaries
were principally conducted unless the acquisition were specifically authorized
by a statute of the acquired bank's state. Commencing September 29, 1995, the
Federal Reserve Board is authorized to approve an application of an adequately
capitalized and adequately managed bank holding company to acquire control of
a bank located in another state without regard to whether such transaction is
prohibited under the law of such state. The Federal Reserve Board may not,
however, approve such an application if, following the acquisition, the
applicant would control either (1) more than 10% of all insured depository
institution deposits in the United States or (2) under certain circumstances,
30% or more of all insured depository institution deposits in any state where
either the applicant or the acquired bank is located. The 30% limit on
aggregate deposits that may be controlled by an applicant can be adjusted by
the states on a non-discriminatory basis.
The Riegle-Neal Act also revises the rules applicable to mergers between
insured banks located in different states. Before passage of the Riegle-Neal
Act, such mergers generally were not authorized. Commencing June 1, 1997,
however, adequately capitalized and adequately managed insured banks in
different states may merge without regard to whether the merger is authorized
under the law of any state. States may elect to prohibit interstate bank
mergers or may elect to permit early interstate bank mergers by adopting,
prior to June 1, 1997, legislation that expressly so provides, and that
applies on equal terms to all out-of-state banks. The Riegle-Neal Act provides
that an interstate merger involving the acquisition of a branch (as
distinguished from an entire bank) or the de novo establishment of a national
bank branch in another state may be approved only if the law of the host state
expressly permits such action. An interstate merger may not be approved if,
following the merger, the resulting bank would control (1) more than 10% of
all insured depository institution deposits in the United States or (2) under
certain circumstances, 30% or more of all insured depository institution
deposits in any state where the resulting bank will be located. The 30% limit
on aggregate deposits that may be controlled by the resulting bank can be
adjusted by the states on a non-discriminatory basis. The laws of the host
state regarding community reinvestment, consumer protection, fair lending and
the establishment of intrastate branches will apply to any out-of-state branch
of a national bank unless preempted by federal law or the Comptroller
determines that application of such laws would have a discriminatory effect on
the national bank.
The Riegle-Neal Act contains a number of other provisions related to banks
and bank holding companies, including: authorization of interstate branching
by foreign banks; additional branch closing notice requirements for interstate
banks proposing to close a branch in a low or moderate income area; amendments
to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require separate written
evaluations of an insured depository institution
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for each state in which it maintains branches; a prohibition on interstate
banks maintaining out-of-state deposit production offices; and authorization
for a bank subsidiary of a bank holding company to receive deposits, renew
time deposits, close and service loans and receive payments on loans as agent
for a depository institution affiliate of such bank.
The extent to, and terms on, which full interstate branching and certain
other actions authorized under the Riegle-Neal Act are implemented will depend
on the actions of entities other than the Company and the Banks, including the
legislatures of the various states. Further developments by state and federal
authorities, including legislation, with respect to matters covered by the
Riegle-Neal Act reasonably can be anticipated to occur in the future. In
addition, there may be new, significant banking legislation introduced in the
current Congress related to bank holding companies and their powers; the
likelihood of passage and effect, if any, of such legislation on the Company
and the Banks cannot be predicted.
The Illinois Bank Holding Company Act (the "Illinois Act") provides that any
out-of-state bank holding company whose principal place of business is in a
state that grants Illinois-based bank holding companies reciprocal authority
may acquire control of an Illinois bank or bank holding company. The approval
of the Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies is required to
complete such an interstate acquisition in Illinois. The Illinois Act also
permits intrastate acquisitions throughout Illinois by Illinois-based bank
holding companies. All interstate and intrastate bank acquisitions by the
Company are subject to the approval of the Federal Reserve Board.
CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the Company, which are computed
on the basis of the total enterprise (as defined by the Commission) by
dividing earnings before fixed charges and income taxes by fixed charges, are
set forth below for the periods indicated. Also set forth below are the ratios
of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, which are
computed on the basis of the total enterprise by dividing earnings before
fixed charges and income taxes by fixed charges and preferred stock dividend
requirements for the periods indicated. Fixed charges consist principally of
interest expense on all long- and short-term borrowings, excluding or
including interest on deposits as indicated. The ratios below are computed on
a combined basis for both First Chicago and NBD.
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NINE MONTHS
ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1995
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Earnings to Fixed Charges:
Excluding interest expense on de-
posits........................... 2.2x 3.0x 1.3x 1.6x 1.6x 1.9x
Including interest expense on de-
posits........................... 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividends:
Excluding interest expense on de-
posits........................... 2.1x(1) 2.7x 1.2x 1.5x 1.5x 1.8x
Including interest expense on de-
posits........................... 1.5x(1) 1.7x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
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(1) For 1994, preferred dividends include a $4.5 million premium related to
the redemption of the 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D of First
Chicago.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise provided in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will use
the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate
purposes, including the funding of investments in, or extensions of credit to,
the Company's subsidiaries. Pending the uses described above, the Company may
temporarily invest the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities in various
short-term securities or apply the net proceeds to
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reduce short-term indebtedness. Based upon the historic and anticipated future
growth of the Company and the financial needs of its subsidiaries, the Company
anticipates that it will, on a recurrent basis, engage in additional
financings in character and amount to be determined.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
GENERAL
The Debt Securities will constitute either Senior Securities or Subordinated
Securities. The Senior Securities will be issued under an Indenture dated as
of December 1, 1995 (the "Senior Indentures"), between the Company and Marine
Midland Bank, as Trustee ("Marine Midland"). The Subordinated Securities will
be issued under an Indenture dated as of December 1, 1995 (the "Subordinated
Indenture"), between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as Trustee ("Chase"). The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated
Indenture are collectively referred to herein as the "Indentures". References
to the "Trustee" shall mean Marine Midland or Chase, as applicable. The
statements under this caption are brief summaries of certain provisions
contained in the Indentures, do not purport to be complete and are qualified
in their entirety by reference to the applicable Indenture, copies of which
are exhibits to the Registration Statement. Whenever defined terms are used
but not defined herein, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the applicable Indenture, it being intended that such defined terms shall be
incorporated herein by reference.
The following description of the terms of the Debt Securities sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities to which any
Prospectus Supplement may relate. The particular terms of any Debt Securities
and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to such
Debt Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to
such Debt Securities.
None of the Indentures limits the amount of Debt Securities which may be
issued thereunder, and each Indenture provides that Debt Securities of any
series may be issued thereunder up to the aggregate principal amount which may
be authorized from time to time by the Company and may be denominated in any
currency or currency unit designated by the Company. Neither the Indentures
nor the Debt Securities will limit or otherwise restrict the amount of other
indebtedness which may be incurred or the other securities which may be issued
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Debt Securities of a series may be issuable in registered form without
coupons ("Registered Securities"), in bearer form with or without coupons
attached ("Bearer Securities") or in the form of one or more global securities
in registered or bearer form (each a "Global Security"). Bearer Securities, if
any, will be offered only to non-United States persons and to offices located
outside the United States of certain United States financial institutions.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement for a description of the
following terms, where applicable, of each series of Debt Securities in
respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered: (1) the title of such
Debt Securities; (2) the limit, if any, on the aggregate principal amount or
aggregate initial public offering price of such Debt Securities; (3) the
priority of payment of such Debt Securities; (4) the price or prices (which
may be expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount thereof) at
which the Debt Securities will be issued; (5) the date or dates on which the
principal of the Debt Securities will be payable; (6) the rate or rates (which
may be fixed or variable) per annum at which such Debt Securities will bear
interest, if any, or the method of determining the same; (7) the date or dates
from which such interest, if any, on the Debt Securities will accrue, the date
or dates on which such interest, if any, will be payable, the date or dates on
which payment of such interest, if any, will commence and the Regular Record
Dates for such Interest Payment Dates; (8) the extent to which any of the Debt
Securities will be issuable in temporary or permanent global form, or the
manner in which any interest payable on a temporary or permanent global Debt
Security will be paid; (9) each office or agency where, subject to the terms
of the applicable Indenture, the Debt Securities may be presented for
registration of transfer or exchange; (10) the place or places where the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any,
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on the Debt Securities will be payable; (11) the date or dates, if any, after
which such Debt Securities may be redeemed or purchased in whole or in part,
at the option of the Company or mandatorily pursuant to any sinking, purchase
or analogous fund or may be required to be purchased or redeemed at the option
of the holder, and the redemption or repayment price or prices thereof; (12)
the denomination or denominations in which such Debt Securities are authorized
to be issued; (13) the currency, currencies or units (including ECU) based on
or related to currencies for which the Debt Securities may be purchased and
the currency, currencies or currency units (including ECU) in which the
principal of, premium, if any, and any interest on such Debt Securities may be
payable; (14) any index used to determine the amount of payments of principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on the Debt Securities; (15) whether any of
the Debt Securities are to be issuable as Bearer Securities and/or Registered
Securities, and if issuable as Bearer Securities, any limitations on issuance
of such Bearer Securities and any provisions regarding the transfer or
exchange of such Bearer Securities (including exchange for registered Debt
Securities of the same series); (16) the payment of any additional amounts
with respect to the Debt Securities; (17) whether any of the Debt Securities
will be issued as Original Issue Discount Securities (as defined below); (18)
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; (19) the terms, if
any, upon which the Debt Securities may be convertible into or exchanged for
Common Stock, Preferred Stock (which may be represented by Depositary Shares),
other Debt Securities, Debt Warrants, Common Stock Warrants or Preferred Stock
Warrants or any other securities of the Company or any other obligor and the
terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange will be effected,
including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or
exchange period and any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those
described herein; (20) any additional covenants or Events of Default not
currently set forth in the applicable Indenture; and (21) any other terms of
such Debt Securities not inconsistent with the provisions of the applicable
Indenture.
If any of the Debt Securities are sold for one or more foreign currencies or
foreign currency units or if the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
any series of Debt Securities is payable in one or more foreign currencies or
foreign currency units, the restrictions, elections, tax consequences,
specific terms and other information with respect to such issue of Debt
Securities and such currencies or currency units will be set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Debt Securities may be issued as original issue discount Debt Securities
(bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is
below market rates) ("Original Issue Discount Securities"), to be sold at a
substantial discount below the stated principal amount thereof due at the
stated maturity of such Debt Securities. There may not be any periodic
payments of interest on Original Issue Discount Securities as defined herein.
In the event of an acceleration of the maturity of any Original Issue Discount
Security, the amount payable to the holder of such Original Issue Discount
Security upon such acceleration will be determined in accordance with the
Prospectus Supplement, the terms of such security and the Indenture, but will
be an amount less than the amount payable at the maturity of the principal of
such Original Issue Discount Security. Federal income tax considerations with
respect to Original Issue Discount Securities will be set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Debt
Securities will be issued only as Registered Securities. If Bearer Securities
are issued, the United States Federal income tax consequences and other
special considerations, procedures and limitations applicable to such Bearer
Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Debt Securities issued as Registered Securities will be without coupons.
Debt Securities issued as Bearer Securities shall have interest coupons
attached, unless issued as zero coupon securities.
Registered Securities (other than a Global Security) may be presented for
transfer (with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed) or
exchanged for other Debt Securities of the same series at the office of the
Note Registrar specified according to the terms of the applicable Indenture.
The Company has agreed in each of the Indentures that, with respect to
Registered Securities having The City of New York as a place of payment,
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the Company will appoint a Note Registrar or Co-Note Registrar located in The
City of New York for such transfer or exchange. Such transfer or exchange
shall be made without service charge, but the Company may require payment of
any taxes or other governmental charges as described in the applicable
Indenture. Provisions relating to the exchange of Bearer Securities for other
Debt Securities of the same series (including, if applicable, Registered
Securities) will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In no
event, however, will Registered Securities be exchangeable for Bearer
Securities.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the
form of one or more Global Securities that will be deposited with, or on
behalf of, a depositary (the "Depositary") identified in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to such series. Global Securities may be issued in either
registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form. Unless
and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Debt
Securities represented thereby, a Global Security may not be transferred
except as a whole by the Depositary for such Global Security to a nominee of
such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or
another nominee of such Depositary or by the Depositary or any nominee to a
successor Depositary or any nominee of such successor.
The specific terms of the depositary 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 Securities, will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. The Company
anticipates that the following provisions will generally apply to depositary
arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global
Security or its nominee will credit, on its book-entry registration and
transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the individual Debt
Securities represented by such Global Security to the accounts of persons that
have accounts with such Depositary. Such accounts shall be designated by the
underwriters or agents with respect to such Debt Securities. Ownership of
beneficial interests in a Global Security will be limited to persons that have
accounts with the applicable Depositary ("participants") or persons that may
hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such
Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be
effected only through, records maintained by the applicable Depositary or its
nominee (with respect to interests of participants) and the records of
participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants).
The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take
physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such
laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global
Security.
So long as the Depositary for a Global Security, or its nominee, is the
registered owner of such Global Security, such Depositary or such nominee, as
the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Debt
Securities represented by such Global Security for all purposes under the
Indenture governing such Debt Securities. Except as provided below, owners of
beneficial interests in a Global Security will not be entitled to have any of
the individual Debt Securities of the series represented by such Global
Security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive
physical delivery of any such Debt Securities of such series in definitive
form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the
Indenture governing such Debt Securities.
Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on
individual Debt Securities represented by a Global Security registered in the
name of a Depositary or its nominee will be made to the Depositary or its
nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the Global Security
representing such Debt Securities. Neither the Company, the Trustee for such
Debt Securities, any Paying Agent, nor the Note Registrar for such Debt
Securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership
interests of the Global Security for such Debt Securities or for maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership
interests.
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Subject to certain restrictions relating to Bearer Securities, the Company
expects that the Depositary for a series of Debt Securities or its nominee,
upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest in respect of a
permanent Global Security representing any of such Debt Securities will credit
participants' accounts immediately with payments in amounts proportionate to
their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such Global
Security for such Debt Securities as shown on the records of such Depositary
or its nominee. The Company also expects that payments by participants to
owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security held through such
participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of
customers in bearer form or registered in "street name". Such payments will be
the responsibility of such participants. With respect to owners of beneficial
interests in a temporary Global Security representing Bearer Securities,
receipt by such beneficial owners of payments of principal, premium or
interest in respect thereof will be subject to additional restrictions.
If the Depositary for a series of Debt Securities is at any time unwilling,
unable or ineligible to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days, the Company will issue individual
Debt Securities of such series in definitive form in exchange for the Global
Security representing such series of Debt Securities. In addition, the Company
may at any time and in its sole discretion, subject to any limitations
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Debt Securities,
determine not to have any Debt Securities of a series represented by one or
more Global Securities and, in such event, will issue individual Debt
Securities of such series in definitive form in exchange for the Global
Security or Securities representing such series of Debt Securities. Further,
if the Company so specifies with respect to the Debt Securities of a series,
an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Security representing Debt
Securities of such series may, on terms acceptable to the Company, Trustee and
the Depositary for such Global Security, receive Debt Securities of such
series in definitive form in exchange for such beneficial interests, subject
to any limitations described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
Debt Securities. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a
Global Security will be entitled to physical delivery in definitive form of
Debt Securities of the series represented by such Global Security equal in
principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have such Debt Securities
registered in its name (if the Debt Securities of such series are issuable as
Registered Securities). Debt Securities of such series so issued in definitive
form will be issued (a) as Registered Securities in denominations, unless
otherwise specified by the Company, of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof
if the Debt Securities of such series are issuable as Registered Securities,
(b) as Bearer Securities in the denomination, unless otherwise specified by
the Company, of $5,000 if the Debt Securities of such series are issuable as
Bearer Securities or (c) as either Registered or Bearer Securities, if the
Debt Securities of such series are issuable in either form. Certain
restrictions may apply, however, on the issuance of a Bearer Security in
definitive form in exchange for an interest in a Global Security.
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment
of principal of, premium, if any, and any 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 (i) by check mailed to the
address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the
applicable Note Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by
the person entitled thereto as specified in the applicable Note Register.
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 Debt Security is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such payment.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment
of principal of, premium, if any, and any 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, at the option of the Holder, by check or by transfer to an
account maintained by the payee with a bank located outside the United States.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment of
interest on Bearer Securities will be made only against surrender of the
coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date. No
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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 an account maintained with a bank
located in the United States.
LEVERAGED AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
Each Indenture and the Debt Securities do not contain, among other things,
provisions which would afford holders of the Debt Securities protection in the
event of a highly leveraged or other transaction involving the Company which
could adversely affect the holders of Debt Securities.
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE; WAIVER OF COVENANTS
Each Indenture provides that, with the consent of the holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of each affected series, modifications and alterations of such
Indenture may be made which affect the rights of the holders of such Debt
Securities; provided, however, that no such modification or alteration may be
made without the consent of the holder of each Debt Security so affected which
would, among other things, (i) change the maturity of the principal of, or of
any installment of interest (or premium, if any) on, any Debt Security issued
pursuant to such Indenture, or reduce the principal amount thereof or any
premium thereon, or change the method of calculation of interest or the
currency of payment of principal or interest (or premium, if any) on, or
reduce the minimum rate of interest thereon, or impair the right to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or with respect to any such
Debt Security, or reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount
Security that would be due and payable upon an acceleration of the maturity
thereof; or (ii) reduce the above-stated percentage in principal amount of
outstanding Debt Securities required to modify or alter such Indenture.
CONVERTIBLE DEBT SECURITIES
Certain Debt Securities (the "Convertible Debt Securities") may be
convertible into other Securities of the Company. The holders of such
Convertible Debt Securities of a specified series may be entitled or, if so
provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, may be required at such time
or times specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, subject to prior
redemption, repayment or repurchase, to convert any Convertible Debt
Securities of such series (in denominations set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement) into Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Common Stock
Warrants, Preferred Stock Warrants, another series of Debt Securities, Debt
Warrants or Depositary Shares, as the case may be, (collectively, the
foregoing securities into which the Convertible Debt Securities may convert
are referred to herein as "Conversion Securities") at the conversion price set
forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, subject to adjustment as
described below, and in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The relevant
provisions for each series of Convertible Debt Securities will be set forth in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Except as described below or in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement, no adjustment will be made upon conversion
of any Convertible Debt Securities for interest accrued thereon or for
dividends on any Conversion Securities issued. If any Convertible Debt
Securities not called for redemption are converted between a Regular Record
Date for the payment of interest and the next succeeding Interest Payment
Date, such Convertible Debt Securities must be accompanied by funds equal to
the interest payable on such succeeding Interest Payment Date on the principal
amount so converted. The Company is not required to issue fractional shares of
Common Stock or Preferred Stock upon conversion of Convertible Debt Securities
that are convertible into Common Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively, and,
in lieu thereof, will pay a cash adjustment, in the case of Convertible Debt
Securities convertible into Common Stock, based upon the market value of the
Common Stock, and in the case of Convertible Debt Securities convertible into
Preferred Stock, based upon the liquidation preference of such series of
Preferred Stock, unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement. In
the case of Convertible Debt Securities convertible into securities other than
Common Stock or Preferred Stock, such adjustment will be based on such method
as is set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.
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The conversion price for a series of Convertible Debt Securities that are
convertible into Common Stock is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of
certain events under formulas that will be set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement.
In the event of a taxable distribution to holders of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock (or other transaction) which results in any adjustment of the
conversion price of Convertible Debt Securities that are convertible into
Common Stock or Preferred Stock, the holders of such Convertible Debt
Securities may, in certain circumstances, be deemed to have received a
distribution subject to United States Federal income tax as a dividend; in
certain other circumstances, the absence of such an adjustment may result in a
taxable dividend to the holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock acquired
upon conversion of such Convertible Debt Securities.
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS
Each Indenture provides that the Company may, without the consent of the
holders of any of the Debt Securities outstanding under the applicable
Indenture, consolidate with, merge into or transfer its assets substantially
as an entirety to any person, provided that (i) any such successor assumes the
Company's obligations on the applicable Debt Securities and under the
applicable Indenture, (ii) after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default
(as defined in the Senior Indenture) in the case of the Senior Securities, or
Default (as defined in the Subordinated Indenture) in the case of the
Subordinated Securities, shall have happened and be continuing and (iii)
certain other conditions under the applicable Indenture are met. Accordingly,
any such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets substantially as an
entirety, which meets the conditions described above, would not create any
Event of Default or Default which would entitle holders of the Debt
Securities, or the Trustee on their behalf, to take any of the actions
described below under "Senior Securities--Events of Default, Waivers, etc." or
"Subordinated Securities--Events of Default, Waivers, etc."
SENIOR SECURITIES
The Senior Securities will be direct, unsecured obligations of the Company
and will rank pari passu with all outstanding unsecured senior indebtedness of
the Company.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT, WAIVERS, ETC.
An Event of Default with respect to Senior Securities of any series is
defined in the Senior Indenture as (i) default in the payment of principal of
or premium, if any, on any of the Senior Securities of that series outstanding
under the Senior Indenture when due; (ii) default in the payment of interest
on any of the Senior Securities of that series outstanding under the Senior
Indenture when due and continuance of such default for 30 days; (iii) default
in the performance of any other covenant of the Company in the Senior
Indenture with respect to Senior Securities of such series and continuance of
such default for 60 days after written notice; (iv) due acceleration of any
indebtedness for borrowed money in principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 of
the Company under the terms of the instrument under which such indebtedness is
issued or secured, if such acceleration is not rescinded or annulled or such
indebtedness is not discharged within 30 days after written notice; (v)
certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company [or
FNBC]; and (vi) any other event that may be specified in a Prospectus
Supplement with respect to any series of Senior Securities. If an Event of
Default with respect to any series of Senior Securities for which there are
Senior Securities outstanding under the Senior Indenture occurs and is
continuing, either the applicable Trustee or the holders of not less than 25%
in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Securities of such series
outstanding may declare the principal amount (or if such Senior Securities are
Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as
may be specified in the terms of that series) of all Senior Securities of that
series to be immediately due and payable. The holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Senior Securities of any series outstanding
under the Senior Indenture may waive an Event of Default resulting in
acceleration of such Senior Securities, but only if all Events of Default with
respect to Senior Securities of such series have been remedied and all
payments due (other than those due as a result of acceleration) have been
made. If an
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Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the applicable Trustee may, in its
discretion, and at the written request of holders of not less than a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Securities of any series
outstanding under the Senior Indenture and upon reasonable indemnity against
the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such
request and subject to certain other conditions set forth in the Senior
Indenture shall, proceed to protect the rights of the holders of all the
Senior Securities of such series. Prior to acceleration of maturity of the
Senior Securities of any series outstanding under the Senior Indenture, the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Senior Securities
may waive any past default under the Senior Indenture except a default in the
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Senior Securities
of such series.
The Senior Indenture provides that upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding
paragraph, the Company will, upon demand of the applicable Trustee, pay to it,
for the benefit of the holder of any such Senior Security, the whole amount
then due and payable on such Senior Securities for principal, premium, if any,
and interest. The Senior Indenture further provides that if the Company fails
to pay such amount forthwith upon such demand, such Trustee may, among other
things, institute a judicial proceeding for the collection thereof.
A judgment for money damages by courts in the United States, including a
money judgment based on an obligation expressed in a foreign currency, will
ordinarily be rendered only in U.S. dollars. New York statutory law provides
that a court shall render a judgment or decree in the foreign currency of the
underlying obligation and that the judgment or decree shall be converted into
U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of entry of the
judgment or decree.
The Senior Indenture also provides that notwithstanding any other provision
of the Senior Indenture, the holder of any Senior Security of any series shall
have the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment of
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Senior Securities when due
and that such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such holder.
The Company is required to file annually with the Trustees a written
statement of officers as to the existence or non-existence of defaults under
the Senior Indenture or the Senior Securities.
REGARDING MARINE MIDLAND
Marine Midland, the Trustee under the Senior Indenture, has its principal
corporate trust office at 140 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10005.
The Company has normal banking relationships with Marine Midland.
SUBORDINATED SECURITIES
The Subordinated Securities will be direct, unsecured obligations of the
Company and will be subject to the subordination provisions described below.
The Subordinated Securities will be subordinated to the senior indebtedness
and general obligations of the Company.
SUBORDINATION
It is the intent of the Company that Subordinated Securities issued by the
Company be treated as capital for calculation of regulatory capital ratios.
The Federal Reserve Board ~ has issued interpretations of its capital
regulations indicating, among other things, that subordinated debt of bank
holding companies issued on or after September 4, 1992, is includable in
capital for calculation of regulatory capital ratios only if the subordination
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the debt meets certain criteria and if the debt may be accelerated only for
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar matters (the "Subordination
Interpretations"). Accordingly, the Subordinated Indenture contains
subordination and acceleration provisions for the Subordinated Securities
which are intended to be consistent with the Subordination Interpretations.
Subordinated debt of the Company (including subordinated debt issued prior to
the Merger by First Chicago and NBD) issued after September 4, 1992, which
meets the Subordination Interpretations are referred to herein as "New
Subordinated Securities". Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to a particular series of Subordinated Securities offered
thereby, Subordinated Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus will
constitute New Subordinated Securities. See "Events of Default, Defaults,
Waivers, etc." below.
Upon any distribution of assets of the Company upon any dissolution, winding
up, liquidation or reorganization, the payment of the principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on the Subordinated Securities is to be subordinated in
right of payment, to the extent provided in the Subordinated Indenture, to the
prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness. In certain events of
bankruptcy or insolvency, the payment of the principal of and interest on the
Subordinated Securities will, to the extent provided in the Subordinated
Indenture, also be effectively subordinated in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of all General Obligations.
Upon any distribution of assets of the Company upon any dissolution, winding
up, liquidation or reorganization, the holders of Senior Indebtedness will
first be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become
due before the holders of the Subordinated Securities will be entitled to
receive any payment in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on the Subordinated Securities. If upon any such payment or
distribution of assets there remain, after giving effect to such subordination
provisions in favor of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, any amounts of
cash, property or securities available for payment or distribution in respect
of the Subordinated Securities ("Excess Proceeds") and if, at such time, any
creditors in respect of General Obligations have not received payment in full
of all amounts due or to become due on or in respect of such General
Obligations, then such Excess Proceeds shall first be applied to pay or
provide for the payment in full of such General Obligations before any payment
or distribution may be made in respect of the Subordinated Securities. The
other New Subordinated Securities issued prior to the date of this Prospectus
contain similar provisions subordinating any payment or distribution on such
New Subordinated Securities to the payment of amounts due or to become due on
or in respect of general obligations of the Company.
In addition, no payment may be made of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on the Subordinated Securities, or in respect of any redemption,
retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any of the Subordinated
Securities, at any time when (i) there is a default in the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, interest on or otherwise in respect of any
Senior Indebtedness or (ii) any event of default with respect to any Senior
Indebtedness has occurred and is continuing, or would occur as a result of
such payment on the Subordinated Securities or any redemption, retirement,
purchase or other acquisition of any of the Subordinated Securities,
permitting the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity
thereof. Except as described above, the obligation of the Company to make
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Subordinated
Securities will not be affected.
By reason of such subordination in favor of the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, in the event of a distribution of assets upon any dissolution,
winding up, liquidation or reorganization, certain creditors of the Company
who are not holders of Senior Indebtedness or of the Subordinated Securities
may recover less, ratably, than holders of Senior Indebtedness and may recover
more, ratably, than holders of the Subordinated Securities. By reason of the
subordination of payments and distributions on the New Subordinated Securities
to creditors in respect of general obligations, in the event of a distribution
of assets upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization,
holders of Old Subordinated Indebtedness (as defined herein) may recover less,
ratably, than creditors in respect of general obligations and may recover
more, ratably, than the holders of New Subordinated Securities.
Subject to payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the rights of the
holders of Subordinated Securities will be subrogated to the rights of the
holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash,
property or securities of the Company applicable to Senior Indebtedness.
Subject to payment in full of all General Obligations, the rights of the
holders of the Subordinated Securities will be subrogated to the rights
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of the creditors in respect of General Obligations to receive payments or
distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to
such creditors in respect of General Obligations.
"Senior Indebtedness" is defined in the Subordinated Indenture as the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on (i) all of the Company's
indebtedness for money borrowed, other than the Subordinated Securities, the
Company's Floating Rate Subordinated Capital Notes Due December 1996, the
Company's 9 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due July 1999, the Company's 9%
Subordinated Notes Due June 15, 1999, the Company's 9 7/8% Subordinated Notes
Due August 15, 2000, the Company's 11 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due February 20,
2001, the Company's 10 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due May 1, 2001, the Company's
9 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due November 15, 2001, the Company's 8 7/8%
Subordinated Notes Due March 15, 2002, the Company's 8 1/4% Subordinated Notes
Due June 15, 2002, the Company's 9 1/5% Subordinated Notes Due December 17,
2001, the Company's 7 5/8% Subordinated Notes Due January 15, 2003 (the
"January 2003 Notes"), the Company's 6 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due June 15,
2003 (the "June 2003 Notes"), the Company's Floating Rate Subordinated Notes
Due July 28, 2003 (the "July 2003 Notes"), the Company's 6 3/8% Subordinated
Notes Due January 30, 2009 (the "January 2009 Notes"), the Company's 7 1/8%
Subordinated Notes Due 2007 (the "2007 Notes"), the Company's 7 1/4%
Subordinated Debentures Due 2004 (the "2004 Notes"), the Company's 8.10%
Subordinated Notes Due 2002, the Company's 7.40% Subordinated Debenture due
May 10, 2023 (the "2023 Debentures") and the Company's Floating Rate
Subordinated Notes Due 2005 (collectively, all of the foregoing notes and
debentures are hereinafter referred to as the "Existing Subordinated
Indebtedness"), whether outstanding on the date of execution of the
Subordinated Indenture or thereafter created, assumed or incurred, except such
indebtedness as is by its terms expressly stated to be not superior in right
of payment to the Subordinated Securities or the Existing Subordinated
Indebtedness or to rank pari passu with the Subordinated Securities or the
Existing Subordinated Indebtedness and; (ii) any deferrals, renewals or
extensions of any such Senior Indebtedness. The term "indebtedness for money
borrowed" as used in the prior sentence includes, without limitation, any
obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by, the Company for the repayment
of borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other written instruments, and any deferred obligation for the payment of the
purchase price of property or assets. The Subordinated Indenture contains no
limitation on the issuance of additional Senior Indebtedness of the Company.
The January 2003 Notes, the June 2003 Notes, the July 2003 Notes, the
January 2009 Notes, the 2007 Notes and the 2023 Debentures all constitute New
Subordinated Securities; all other Existing Subordinated Indebtedness
constitutes Old Subordinated Securities.
The Subordinated Securities rank and will rank pari passu with the Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness, subject to the obligations of the holders of
Subordinated Securities (and, generally, holders of other New Subordinated
Securities) to pay over any proceeds remaining after payments and
distributions to holders of Senior Indebtedness to creditors in respect of
general obligations. Thus, in the event of a distribution of assets of the
Company upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization, the
holders of the New Subordinated Securities (including holders of the
Subordinated Securities offered hereby) may receive less, ratably, than
holders of Old Subordinated Securities.
Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to a
particular series of Subordinated Securities offered thereby, "General
Obligations", with respect to the Subordinated Securities, means all
obligations of the Company to make payment on account of claims in respect of
derivative products such as interest and foreign exchange rate contracts,
commodity contracts and similar arrangements, other than (i) obligations on
account of Senior Indebtedness, (ii) obligations on account of indebtedness
for money borrowed ranking pari passu with or subordinate to the Subordinated
Securities and (iii) obligations which by their terms are expressly stated not
to be superior in right of payment to the Subordinated Securities or to rank
on parity with the Subordinated Securities; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any rule, guideline or
interpretation promulgated or issued by the Federal Reserve Board (or other
competent regulatory agency or authority), as from time to time in effect,
establishes or specifies criteria for the inclusion in
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regulatory capital of subordinated debt of a bank holding company requiring
that such subordinated debt be subordinated to obligations to creditors in
addition to those set forth above, then the term "General Obligations" shall
also include such additional obligations to creditors, as from time to time in
effect pursuant to such rules, guidelines or interpretations. For purposes of
this definition, "claim" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
101(4) of the Bankruptcy Code 1978, as amended to the date of the Subordinated
Indenture.
As of September 30, 1995, the aggregate amount of Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations of the Company was approximately $2.7 billion.
LIMITED RIGHTS OF ACCELERATION
Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to any
series of Subordinated Securities, payment of principal of the Subordinated
Securities may be accelerated only in case of the bankruptcy or reorganization
of the Company. There is no right of acceleration in the case of a default in
the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Subordinated
Securities or the performance of any other covenant of the Company in the
Subordinated Indenture. Payment of principal of the Old Subordinated
Securities may be accelerated in the case of the bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Company. Such payment may also be accelerated in the
case of certain events of insolvency or receivership of FNBC or NBD Michigan,
as the case may be.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT, DEFAULTS, WAIVERS, ETC.
An Event of Default with respect to Subordinated Securities of any series is
defined in the Subordinated Indenture as certain events involving the
bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company and any other Event of Default
provided with respect to Subordinated Securities of that series. A Default
with respect to Subordinated Securities of any series is defined in the
Subordinated Indenture as (i) an Event of Default with respect to such series,
(ii) default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any
Subordinated Security of such series when due, (iii) default in the payment of
interest upon any Subordinated Security of such series when due and the
continuance of such default for a period of 30 days, (iv) default in the
performance of any other covenant or agreement of the Company in the
Subordinated Indenture with respect to Subordinated Securities of such series
and continuance of such default for 60 days after written notice, or (v) any
other Default provided with respect to Subordinated Securities of any series.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Subordinated Securities
for which there are Subordinated Securities outstanding under the Subordinated
Indenture occurs and is continuing, either Chase, as Trustee, or the holders
of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated
Securities of such series may declare the principal amount (or if such
Subordinated Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion
of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of
all Subordinated Securities of that series to be immediately due and payable.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated
Securities of any series outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture may
waive an Event of Default resulting in acceleration of such Subordinated
Securities, but only if all Defaults have been remedied and all payments due
(other than those due as a result of acceleration) have been made. If a
Default occurs and is continuing, Chase may in its discretion, and at the
written request of holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Subordinated Securities of any series outstanding under the
Subordinated Indenture and upon reasonable indemnity against the costs,
expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request and
subject to certain other conditions set forth in the Subordinated Indenture
shall, proceed to protect the rights of the holders of all the Subordinated
Securities of such series. Prior to acceleration of maturity of the
Subordinated Securities of any series outstanding under the Subordinated
Indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such
Subordinated Securities may waive any past default under the Subordinated
Indenture except a default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on the Subordinated Securities of such series.
The Subordinated Indenture provides that in the event of a Default specified
in clauses (ii) or (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph in payment of
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Subordinated Security of any
series, the Company will, upon demand of Chase, pay to it, for the benefit of
the holder of any such Subordinated Security, the whole amount then due and
payable on such Subordinated Security for principal,
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premium, if any, and interest. The Subordinated Indenture further provides
that if the Company fails to pay such amount forthwith upon such demand, Chase
may, among other things, institute a judicial proceeding for the collection
thereof.
The Subordinated Indenture also provides that notwithstanding any other
provision of the Subordinated Indenture, the holder of any Subordinated
Security of any series shall have the right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
such Subordinated Security on the respective Stated Maturities (as defined in
the Subordinated Indenture) expressed in such Subordinated Security and that
such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such holder.
The Company is required to file annually with Chase a written statement of
officers as to the existence or non-existence of defaults under the
Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Securities.
REGARDING CHASE
Chase, the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, has a principal
corporate trust office at 4 Chase MetroTech Center, New York, New York 11245.
The Company has normal banking relationships with Chase. Chase also serves as
trustee for the 2004 Notes under an Indenture dated as of July 15, 1992,
originally entered into with NBD.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT WARRANTS
The Company may issue Debt Warrants for the purchase of Debt Securities.
Debt Warrants may be issued independently or together with any Debt Securities
offered by any Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to or separate from
such Debt Securities. The Debt Warrants are to be issued under warrant
agreements (each a "Debt Warrant Agreement") to be entered into between the
Company and a warrant agent which will be designated in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement (the "Debt Warrant Agent"), all as set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular issue of Debt Warrants (the
"Offered Debt Warrants"). The Debt Warrant Agent will act solely as an agent
of the Company in connection with the Debt Warrants and will not assume any
obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or
beneficial owners of Debt Warrants. The following summaries of certain
provisions of the form of Debt Warrant Agreement and the warrant certificates
representing the Debt Warrants (the "Debt Warrant Certificates"), if any, do
not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Debt Warrant Agreement and
the Debt Warrant Certificates, respectively, including the definitions therein
of certain terms, which Agreement and Certificates will be filed as exhibits
to or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part.
If Debt Warrants are offered, the Prospectus Supplement will describe the
terms of the Offered Debt Warrants, the Debt Warrant Agreement relating to the
Offered Debt Warrants and the Debt Warrant Certificates representing the
Offered Debt Warrants, if any, including the following: (1) the offering
price; (2) the currency or currency unit in which the price for the Offered
Debt Warrants may be payable; (3) the designation, aggregate principal amount
and terms of the Debt Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Offered Debt
Warrants; (4) if applicable, the designation and terms of the Debt Securities
with which the Offered Debt Warrants are issued and the number of Offered Debt
Warrants issued with each such Debt Security; (5) if the Debt Securities
purchasable upon exercise of Offered Debt Warrants are denominated in a
currency or currency unit other than U.S. dollars, the denomination of such
Debt Securities and the currency or units based on or relating to currencies
(including ECU) in which the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
such Debt Securities will be payable; (6) if applicable, the date on and after
which the Offered Debt Warrants and the related Debt Securities will be
separately transferable; (7) the principal amount of Debt Securities
purchasable upon exercise of an Offered Debt Warrant and the price at which,
and currency or currency units based on or relating to currencies (including
ECU) in which, such principal amount of Debt Securities may be purchased upon
such exercise; (8) the date on which the right to exercise the Offered Debt
Warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; (9) if
applicable, a discussion of certain Federal income tax, accounting and other
special considerations, procedures and limitations; (10) whether the Debt
Warrants represented by the Debt Warrant Certificates will be issued as
Registered Securities or Bearer Securities; and (11) any other terms of the
Offered Debt Warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to
the exchange and exercise of the Offered Debt Warrants.
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DESCRIPTION OF CURRENCY WARRANTS
The Company may issue Currency Warrants which, upon exercise at a permitted
time or times in the future, entitle any holder thereof to receive the Cash
Settlement Value (as defined below) of two designated currencies. Currency
Warrants may be issued independently or together with any Debt Securities
offered by any Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to or separate from
such Debt Securities. The Currency Warrants are to be issued under warrant
agreements (each a "Currency Warrant Agreement") to be entered into between
the Company and a warrant agent which will be designated in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement (the "Currency Warrant Agent"), all as set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular issue of Currency Warrants
(the "Offered Currency Warrants"). The Currency Warrant Agent will act solely
as an agent of the Company in connection with the Currency Warrants and will
not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any
holder or beneficial owners of Currency Warrants. The following summaries of
certain provisions of the form of Currency Warrant Agreement do not purport to
be complete and are subject to and are qualified in their entirety by
reference to all the provisions of the Currency Warrant Agreement and the form
of certificate, if any, representing the Currency Warrants (the "Currency
Warrant Certificates"), respectively, including the definitions therein of
certain terms which Agreement and Certificate, if any, will be filed as an
exhibit to or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part.
The Currency Warrants will not require, or entitle, any holder thereof to
sell any foreign currency to the Company. The Company will make only a U.S.
dollar cash settlement upon exercise of a Currency Warrant and will not be
obligated to purchase or take delivery of any foreign currency from any holder
of a Currency Warrant.
The "Cash Settlement Value" of an exercised Currency Warrant will be an
amount stated in U.S. dollars which is the greater of (i) zero and (ii) an
amount equal to (a) the nominal amount of such Currency Warrant, minus (b) an
amount equal to the nominal amount of such Currency Warrant times a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Strike Price of such Currency Warrant and the
denominator of which is the Spot Rate of such Currency Warrant on the Exercise
Date. The "nominal amount" of a Currency Warrant refers to the principal
amount, expressed in U.S. dollars, of a currency (the "Base Currency") which
is to be compared to another currency (the "Second Currency") upon exercise of
such Currency Warrant. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the Base Currency shall be U.S. dollars. The "Strike Price" is the
designated rate of exchange of the Base Currency for the Second Currency which
the Company will specify in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Offered
Currency Warrants. The "Spot Rate" refers to the floating rate of exchange of
the Base Currency for the Second Currency on any given date, as quoted by a
reference bank or banks or other institution at a designated time of day, such
source of quotations and time to be specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. The "Exercise Date" refers to the effective date on which the
holder of a Currency Warrant exercises such Currency Warrant.
If Currency Warrants are offered, the Prospectus Supplement will describe
the terms of the Offered Currency Warrants, the Currency Warrant Agreement
relating to the Offered Currency Warrants and, if applicable, Currency Warrant
Certificates, including the following: (1) the aggregate number of Offered
Currency Warrants; (2) the Nominal Amount of each Offered Currency Warrant;
(3) the price of the Offered Currency Warrants; (4) the Base Currency and the
Second Currency; (5) the Strike Price for the Offered Currency Warrants; (6)
the reference bank or banks or other institution and time of day to be used to
determine the Spot Rate; (7) the date on which the right to exercise the
Offered Currency Warrants shall begin and the date on which such right shall
terminate; (8) if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of Offered
Currency Warrants which may be exercised at any one time; (9) the place or
places at which payment of the Cash Settlement Value is to be made by the
Company; (10) whether the Offered Currency Warrants will be represented by
certificates or issued in book-entry form; (11) the method by which the
Offered Currency Warrants are to be exercised; (12) the Federal income tax
consequences and other special considerations, procedures and limitations
applicable to such Offered Currency Warrants; and (13) any other terms of the
Offered Currency Warrants, including risk factors specifically relating to the
Base Currency or Second Currency and Currency Warrants relating to such
currencies.
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DESCRIPTION OF STOCK-INDEX WARRANTS
The Company may issue Stock Index Warrants which, upon exercise at a
permitted time or times in the future, entitle any holder thereof to receive
an amount of cash determined by references to increases and/or decreases in
the level of a specified stock index. Stock-Index Warrants may be issued
independently or together with other Securities offered by any Prospectus
Supplement and may be attached to or separate from such other Securities. The
Stock-Index Warrants are to be issued under one or more warrant agreements
(each a "Stock-Index Warrant Agreement") to be entered into between the
Company and a bank or trust company, as stock-index warrant agent which will
be designated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Stock-Index
Warrant Agent"), all as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
particular issue of Stock-Index Warrants. The Stock-Index Warrant Agent will
act solely as an agent of the Company in connection with the Stock-Index
Warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust
for or with any holder or beneficial owners of Stock-Index Warrants. The
following summaries of certain provisions of the form of Stock-Index Warrant
Agreement and form of certificate, if any, representing the Stock-Index
Warrants (the "Stock-Index Warrant Certificates") do not purport to be
complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference
to, all the provisions of the Stock-Index Warrant Agreement and the Stock-
Index Warrant Certificates, respectively, including the definitions therein of
certain terms which Agreement and Certificate, if any, will be filed as an
exhibit to or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part.
The Company may issue Stock-Index Warrants either in the form of Stock-Index
Put Warrants entitling the holders thereof to receive from the Company the
Stock-Index Cash Settlement Value (as described in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement) in U.S. dollars, which amount will be determined by reference to
the amount, if any, by which the Stock-Index Exercise Price (as described in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement) exceeds the closing value of the Index
on the valuation date (the "Index Value") at the time of exercise, or in the
form of Stock-Index Call Warrants entitling the holders thereof to receive
from the Company the Stock-Index Cash Settlement Value in U.S. dollars, which
amount will be determined by reference to the amount, if any, by which the
Index Value at the time of exercise exceeds the Stock-Index Exercise Price.
The Prospectus Supplement for an issue of Stock-Index Warrants will set
forth the formula pursuant to which the Stock-Index Cash Settlement Value will
be determined. In addition, if so specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, following the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event (as defined
therein), the Stock-Index Cash Settlement Value may be determined on a
different basis than under normal exercise of a Stock-Index Warrant.
Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, a Stock-Index
Warrant will be settled only in cash and, accordingly, will not require or
entitle a holder thereof to sell, deliver, purchase or take delivery of any
shares of any underlying stock or any other securities. The holders will not
be entitled to any of the rights of the holders of any underlying stock.
If Stock-Index Warrants are offered, the Prospectus Supplement will describe
the terms of Stock-Index Warrants offered thereby, including the following:
(1) whether such Stock-Index Warrants are Stock-Index Put Warrants, Stock-
Index Call Warrants or both; (2) the aggregate amount of such Stock-Index
Warrants; (3) the offering price; (4) the stock index for such Stock-Index
Warrants, which may be based on one or more U.S. or foreign stocks or a
combination thereof and may be a preexisting U.S. or foreign stock index
compiled and published by a third party or an index based on one or more
underlying stock or stocks selected by the Company solely in connection with
the issuance of such Stock-Index Warrants, and certain information regarding
such stock index and the underlying stock or stocks; (5) the date on which the
right to exercise such Stock-Index Warrants commences and the date on which
such right expires (the "Stock-Index Warrant Expiration Date"); (6) the
procedures and conditions relating to exercise; (7) the circumstances, if any,
which will cause the Stock-Index Warrants to be deemed to be automatically
exercised; (8) the minimum number, if any, of Stock-Index Warrants to be
exercised at any one time other than upon automatic exercise and any other
restrictions on
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exercise; (9) the maximum number, if any, of such Stock-Index Warrants that
may, subject to the Company's election, be exercised by all owners (or by any
person or entity) on any day; (10) the method of providing for a substitute
index or otherwise determining the amount payable in connection with the
exercise of such Stock-Index Warrants if the stock index changes or ceases to
be made available by its publisher, which determination will be made by an
independent expert; (11) the national securities exchange on which the Stock-
Index Warrants will be listed, if any; (12) whether the Stock-Index Warrants
will be issued in certificated or book-entry form; (13) the place or places at
which payment of the Stock-Index Cash Settlement Value is to be made by the
Company; (14) information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; (15)
the plan of distribution of such Stock-Index Warrants; (16) the identity of
the Stock-Index Warrant Agent; (17) any provisions permitting a holder of a
Stock-Index Warrant to condition a stock-index exercise notice on the absence
of certain specified changes in the Index Value after the Stock-Index Warrant
Exercise Date; and (18) any other terms of such Stock-Index Warrants,
including risk factors specifically relating to fluctuations in the applicable
stock index and possible illiquidity in the secondary market.
Prospective purchasers of Stock-Index Warrants should be aware that special
U.S. Federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be applicable
to instruments such as Stock-Index Warrants. The Prospectus Supplement
relating to any issue of Stock-Index Warrants will describe such
considerations.
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER WARRANTS
The Company may issue Other Warrants, if permitted under applicable law, to
buy or sell debt securities of or guaranteed by the United States, to buy or
sell a commodity or a unit of a commodity index or to buy or sell some other
item or unit of an index other than indices covered by Stock-Index Warrants
(collectively, "Exercise Items"). Owners of Other Warrants will be entitled to
receive from the Company the cash settlement value in U.S. dollars of the
right to buy or sell the Exercise Items (the "Other Warrant Cash Settlement
Value"). An Owner of Other Warrants will receive a cash payment upon exercise
only if the Other Warrants have an Other Warrant Cash Settlement Value in
excess of zero at that time.
Other Warrants may be issued independently or together with other Securities
offered by any Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to or separate from
such other Securities. The Other Warrants are to be issued under one or more
other warrant agreements (the "Other Warrant Agreements") to be entered into
between the Company and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent which will
be designated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Other Warrant
Agent"), all as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
particular issue of Other Warrants. The Other Warrant Agent will act solely as
an agent of the Company in connection with the Other Warrants and will not
assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any
holder or beneficial owners of the Other Warrants. The following summaries of
certain provisions of the form of Other Warrant Agreement and form of
certificate, if any, representing the Other Warrants (the "Other Warrant
Certificates") do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are
qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Other
Warrant Agreement and the Other Warrant Certificates, respectively, including
the definitions therein of certain terms which Agreement and Certificate, if
any, will be filed as an exhibit to or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, an Other Warrant
will be settled only in cash, in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, will not
require or entitle an owner thereof to sell, deliver, purchase or take
delivery of any Exercise Items.
If Other Warrants are offered, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will
describe the terms of such Other Warrants, including, where applicable, the
following: (1) the title and aggregate number of such Other Warrants; (2) the
offering price; (3) the Exercise Items that such Other Warrants represent the
right to buy or sell; (4) the procedures and conditions relating to exercise;
(5) the date on which the right to exercise the Other Warrants shall commence
and the date such right shall expire (the "Other Warrant Expiration Date");
(6) the method of
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determining the Other Warrant Cash Settlement Value; (7) whether such Other
Warrants will be issued in certificated or book-entry form; (8) whether such
Other Warrants will be listed on a national securities exchange; (9)
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; (10) the identity
of the Other Warrant Agent; and (11) any other terms of such Other Warrants,
including risk factors relating to significant fluctuations in the market for
the applicable Exercise Item, the potential illiquidity of the secondary
market and the risk that the Other Warrants may expire worthless.
Prospective purchasers of Other Warrants should be aware that special U.S.
Federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be applicable to
instruments such as Other Warrants. The Prospectus Supplement relating to any
issue of Other Warrants will describe such considerations.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED STOCK
The following description of the terms of the Preferred Stock sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock to which any
Prospectus Supplement may relate. Certain other terms of any series of
Preferred Stock offered by any Prospectus Supplement will be specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. If so specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the terms of any series of Preferred Stock may differ from the
terms set forth below. The description of the terms of the Preferred Stock set
forth below and in any Prospectus Supplement does not purport to be complete
and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Certificate of Designation relating to the applicable series of Preferred
Stock, which Certificate will be filed as an exhibit to or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
GENERAL
Pursuant to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
(the "Certificate of Incorporation"), the Board of Directors of the Company
has the authority, without further stockholder action, to issue from time to
time a maximum of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value, in
one or more series and for such consideration, as may be fixed from time to
time by the Board of Directors of the Company, and to fix before the issuance
of any shares of preferred stock of a particular series, the designation of
such series, the number of shares to comprise such series, the dividend rate
or rates payable with respect to the shares of such series, the redemption
price or prices, if any, and the terms and conditions of the redemption, the
voting rights, any sinking fund provisions for the redemption or purchase of
the shares of such series, the terms and conditions upon which the shares are
convertible, if they are convertible, and any other relative rights,
preferences and limitations pertaining to such series. As of December 1, 1995,
there were issued and outstanding 1,191,000 shares of the Company's Preferred
Stock with Cumulative and Adjustable Dividends, Series B ($100 stated value)
(the "Series B Preferred Stock"), 713,800 shares of the Company's Preferred
Stock with Cumulative and Adjustable Dividends, Series C ($100 stated value)
(the "Series C Preferred Stock"), 160,000 shares of the Company's 8.45%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E ($625 stated value) (the "Series E
Preferred Stock"), and 40,000 shares of the Company's 5 3/4% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B ($5,000 stated value) (the "Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock") (collectively, the "Existing Preferred Stock").
In addition, the Company has issued 6,000,000 preferred share purchase units
("Preferred Purchase Units") which may require the holder of which to
purchase, no later than 2023, the Company's 7 1/2% Cumulative Preferred Stock
(the 7 1/2% Preferred Stock"). See "Description of Existing Preferred Stock
and Preferred Purchase Units" herein.
As described under "Description of Depositary Shares" below, the Company
may, at its option, elect to offer depositary shares ("Depositary Shares")
evidenced by depositary receipts, each representing a fraction (to be
specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular series of
Preferred Stock) of a share of the particular series of the Preferred Stock
issued and deposited with a depositary, in lieu of offering full shares of
such series of the Preferred Stock.
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Under interpretations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, if the holders
of Preferred Stock of any series become entitled to vote for the election of
directors because dividends on such series are in arrears as described under
"Voting Rights" below, such series may then be deemed a "class of voting
securities" and a holder of 25% or more of such series (or a holder of 5% or
more if it otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over the Company) may
then be subject to regulation as a bank holding company in accordance with the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. In addition, at such time as
such series is deemed a class of voting securities, any other bank holding
company may be required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve
Board to acquire 5% or more of such series, and any person other than a bank
holding company may be required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal
Reserve Board to acquire 10% or more of such series.
The Preferred Stock shall have the dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting
and conversion rights set forth below unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. Reference is made to the Prospectus
Supplement relating to the particular series of Preferred Stock offered
thereby for specific terms, including: (1) the designation, stated value and
liquidation preference of such Preferred Stock and the number of shares
offered; (2) the initial public offering price at which such shares will be
issued; (3) the dividend rate or rates (or method of calculation), the
dividend periods, the date on which dividends shall be payable and whether
such dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the
dates from which dividends shall commence to cumulate; (4) any redemption or
sinking fund provisions; (5) any conversion provisions; (6) whether the
Company has elected to offer Depositary Shares as described below under
"Description of Depositary Shares"; and (7) any additional dividend,
liquidation, redemption, sinking fund and other rights, preferences,
privileges, limitations and restrictions of such Preferred Stock.
The Preferred Stock will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the shares
of each series of Preferred Stock will upon issuance rank on a parity in all
respects with the Company's Existing Preferred Stock, described below, and
each other then outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company. The
Preferred Stock will have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any additional
securities which may be issued by the Company. Unless otherwise specified in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement, First Chicago Trust Company of New York
will be the transfer agent and registrar for the Preferred Stock.
Because the Company is a holding company, its rights and the rights of
holders of its securities, including the holders of Preferred Stock, to
participate in the assets of any Company subsidiary upon the latter's
liquidation or recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims of such
subsidiary's creditors and preferred shareholders, except to the extent the
Company may itself be a creditor with recognized claims against such
subsidiary or a holder of preferred shares of such subsidiary.
DIVIDENDS
The holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and
if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company, out of funds legally
available therefor, dividends at such rates and on such dates as will be
specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Such rates may be fixed or
variable or both. If variable, the formula used for determining the dividend
rate for each dividend period will be specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. Dividends will be payable to the holders of record as they appear
on the stock books of the Company (or, if applicable, the records of the
Depositary referred to below under "Description of Depositary Shares") on such
record dates as will be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Dividends may be paid in the form of cash, Preferred Stock (of the same or a
different series) or Common Stock of the Company, in each case as specified in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Dividends on any series of Preferred Stock may be cumulative or
noncumulative, as specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. If the
Board of Directors of the Company fails to declare a dividend payable on a
dividend payment date on any Preferred Stock for which dividends are
noncumulative ("Noncumulative Preferred Stock"), then the holders of such
Preferred Stock will have no right to receive a dividend in respect of the
dividend period relating to such dividend payment date, and the Company will
have no obligation to pay the dividend accrued for such period, whether or not
dividends on such Preferred Stock are declared or paid on any future dividend
payment dates.
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The Company shall not declare or pay or set apart for payment any dividends
on any series of its preferred shares ranking, as to dividends, on a parity
with or junior to the outstanding Preferred Stock of any series unless (i) if
such Preferred Stock has a cumulative dividend ("Cumulative Preferred Stock"),
full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid
or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such
payment on such Preferred Stock for all dividend periods terminating on or
prior to the date of payment of any such dividends on such other series of
preferred shares of the Company, or (ii) if such Preferred Stock is
Noncumulative Preferred Stock, full dividends for the then-current dividend
period on such Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and
paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for
such payment. When dividends are not paid in full upon Preferred Stock of any
series and any other shares of preferred stock of the Company ranking on a
parity as to dividends with such Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon
such Preferred Stock and any other preferred shares of the Company ranking on
a parity as to dividends with such Preferred Stock shall be declared pro rata
so that the amount of dividends declared per share on such Preferred Stock and
such other shares shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that
the accrued dividends per share on such Preferred Stock (which shall not, if
such Preferred Stock is Noncumulative Preferred Stock, include any
accumulation in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods) and
such other preferred shares bear to each other. Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, unless full dividends on the outstanding Cumulative
Preferred Stock of any series have been paid for all past dividend periods and
full dividends for the then-current dividend period on the outstanding
Noncumulative Preferred Stock of any series have been declared and paid or
declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such
payment, no dividends (other than in Common Stock of the Company or other
shares of the Company ranking junior to such Preferred Stock as to dividends
and upon liquidation) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment, nor
shall any other distribution be made on the Common Stock of the Company or on
any other shares of the Company ranking junior to or on a parity with such
Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation. Unless full dividends on
the Cumulative Preferred Stock of any series have been paid for all past
dividend periods and full dividends for the then-current dividend period on
the Noncumulative Preferred Stock of any series have been declared and paid or
declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such
payment, no Common Stock or any other shares of the Company ranking junior to
or on a parity with such Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation
shall be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or
any moneys be paid or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of
any such shares) by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company except by
conversion into or exchange for shares of the Company ranking junior to such
Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation.
REDEMPTION
A series of the Preferred Stock may be redeemable, in whole or in part, at
the option of the Company, and may be subject to mandatory redemption pursuant
to a sinking fund or otherwise, in each case upon terms, at the times and at
the redemption prices specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and
subject to the rights of holders of other securities of the Company. Preferred
Stock redeemed by the Company will be restored to the status of authorized but
unissued preferred shares.
The Prospectus Supplement relating to a series of Preferred Stock that is
subject to mandatory redemption will specify the number of shares of such
Preferred Stock that shall be redeemed by the Company in each year commencing
after a date to be specified, at a redemption price per share to be specified,
together with an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon
(which shall not, if such Preferred Stock is Noncumulative Preferred Stock,
include any accumulation in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend
periods) to the date of redemption. The redemption price may be payable in
cash or other property, as specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If the redemption price for Preferred Stock of any series is payable only from
the net proceeds of the issuance of capital stock of the Company, the terms of
such Preferred Stock may provide that, if no such capital stock shall have
been issued or to the extent the net proceeds from any issuance are
insufficient to pay in full the aggregate redemption price then due, such
Preferred Stock shall automatically and mandatorily be converted into shares
of the applicable capital stock of the Company pursuant to conversion
provisions specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
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If fewer than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of any series
are to be redeemed, the number of shares to be redeemed will be determined in
a manner designated by the Board of Directors of the Company and such shares
shall be redeemed pro rata from the holders of record of such shares in
proportion to the number of such shares held by such holders (with adjustments
to avoid redemption of fractional shares) or by lot or by any other method as
may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any dividends, including any accumulation,
on Cumulative Preferred Stock of any series are in arrears, no Preferred Stock
of such series shall be redeemed unless all outstanding Preferred Stock of
such series is simultaneously redeemed, and the Company shall not purchase or
otherwise acquire any Preferred Stock of such series; provided, however, that
the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase or acquisition of Preferred Stock
of such series pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer provided such offer is
made on the same terms to all holders of the Preferred Stock of such series.
Notice of redemption shall be given by mailing the same to each record
holder of the Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 nor more than
60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, to the respective
addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the stock books of the
Company. Each notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) the number of
shares and series of the Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iii) the redemption
price; (iv) the place or places where certificates for such Preferred Stock
are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; (v) that dividends
on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date; and
(vi) the date upon which the holder's conversion rights, if any, as to such
shares, shall terminate. If fewer than all the shares of Preferred Stock of
any series held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such
holder shall also specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be
redeemed from such holder.
If notice of redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock has been given,
from and after the redemption date for such shares (unless default shall be
made by the Company in providing money for the payment of the redemption price
of such shares), dividends on such shares shall cease to accrue and such
shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders thereof as shareholders of the Company (except the right to receive
the redemption price) shall cease. Upon surrender in accordance with such
notice of the certificates representing any such shares (properly endorsed or
assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall so
require and the notice shall so state), the redemption price set forth above
shall be paid out of the funds provided by the Company. If fewer than all the
shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate
shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to the holder
thereof.
CONVERSION RIGHTS
The Prospectus Supplement relating to a series of the Preferred Stock that
is convertible will state the terms on which shares of such series are
convertible into the Company's Common Stock, or another series of Preferred
Stock.
RIGHTS UPON LIQUIDATION
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company, the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to
shareholders, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common
Stock or any other class or series of shares ranking junior to such Preferred
Stock upon liquidation, liquidating distributions in the amount of the
liquidation preference of such Preferred Stock plus accrued and unpaid
dividends (which shall not, if such Preferred Stock is Noncumulative Preferred
Stock, include any accumulation in respect of unpaid dividends for prior
dividend periods). If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company the amounts payable with respect to
Preferred Stock of any series and any other shares of the Company ranking as
to any such distribution on a parity with such Preferred Stock are not paid in
full, the holders of such Preferred Stock and of such other shares will share
ratably in any such distribution of assets of the Company in proportion to the
full respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After payment
of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled,
the holders of Preferred Stock of any series will not be entitled to any
further participation in any distribution of assets by the Company.
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VOTING RIGHTS
Except as indicated below or in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, or
except as expressly required by applicable law, the holders of the Preferred
Stock will not be entitled to vote. In the event the Company issues full
shares of any series of Preferred Stock, each such share will be entitled to
one vote on matters on which holders of such series of the Preferred Stock are
entitled to vote. However, as more fully described under "Description of
Depositary Shares" below, if the Company elects to issue Depositary Shares
representing a fraction of a share of a series of Preferred Stock, each such
Depositary Share will, in effect, be entitled to such fraction of a vote,
rather than a full vote, per Depositary Share. Since each full share of any
series of Preferred Stock of the Company shall be entitled to one vote, the
voting power of such series, on matters on which holders of such series and
holders of other series of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as a single
class, shall depend on the number of shares in such series, not the aggregate
stated value, liquidation preference or initial offering price of the shares
of such series of Preferred Stock.
If the equivalent of six quarterly dividends payable on any series of
Preferred Stock are in default, the number of directors of the Company will be
increased by two and the holders of all outstanding series of Preferred Stock,
voting as a single class without regard to series, will be entitled to elect
such additional two directors until all dividends in default have been paid or
declared and set apart for payment.
The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3 percent of
the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of any series, voting as a class,
will be required for any amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation (or any certificate supplemental thereto) that will adversely
affect the powers, preferences, privileges or rights of the Preferred Stock of
such series. The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3
percent of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of any series and any
other series of preferred shares of the Company ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock of such series as to dividends or upon liquidation, voting as
a single class without regard to series, will be required to authorize, effect
or validate the creation, authorization or issue of any shares of any class of
stock of the Company ranking prior to the Preferred Stock of such series as to
dividends or upon liquidation, or the reclassification of any authorized stock
of the Company into any such prior shares, or the creation, authorization or
issue of any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right
to purchase any such prior shares.
Subject to such affirmative vote or consent of the holders of the
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of any series, the Company may, by
resolution of its Board of Directors or as otherwise permitted by law, from
time to time alter or change the preferences, rights or powers of the
Preferred Stock of such series. The holders of the Preferred Stock of such
series shall not be entitled to participate in any such vote if, at or prior
to the time when any such alteration or change is to take effect, provision is
made for the redemption of all the Preferred Stock of such series at the time
outstanding. Nothing in this section shall be taken to require a class vote or
consent in connection with the authorization, designation, increase or
issuance of any shares of any class or series (including additional Preferred
Stock of any series) that rank junior to or on a parity with the Preferred
Stock of such series as to dividends and liquidation rights or in connection
with the authorization, designation, increase or issuance of any bonds,
mortgages, debentures or other obligations of the Company.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
GENERAL
The Company may, at its option, elect to offer fractional shares of
Preferred Stock, rather than full shares of Preferred Stock. In the event such
option is exercised, the Company will issue to the public receipts for
Depositary Shares, each of which will represent a fraction (to be set forth in
the Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular series of Preferred Stock)
of a share of a particular series of Preferred Stock as described below.
The shares of any series of Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares
will be deposited under a Deposit Agreement (the "Deposit Agreement") between
the Company and a bank or trust company selected by the Company having its
principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $50,000,000 (the "Depositary"). Subject to the terms of
the Deposit Agreement, each owner of a Depositary Share will be entitled, in
proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of Preferred Stock
represented by such Depositary Share, to all the rights and preferences of the
Preferred Stock represented thereby (including dividend, voting, redemption,
conversion and liquidation rights).
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The Depositary Shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued
pursuant to the Deposit Agreement ("Depositary Receipts"). Depositary Receipts
will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of
Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the offering. Copies of the
forms of Deposit Agreement and Depositary Receipt will be filed as exhibits
to, or incorporated by reference in, the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus is a part, and the following summary is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such exhibits.
Pending the preparation of definitive engraved Depositary Receipts, the
Depositary may, upon the written order of the Company, issue temporary
Depositary Receipts substantially identical to (and entitling the holders
thereof to all the rights pertaining to) the definitive Depositary Receipts
but not in definitive form. Definitive Depositary Receipts will be prepared
thereafter without unreasonable delay, and temporary Depositary Receipts will
be exchangeable for definitive Depositary Receipts at the Company's expense.
Upon surrender of Depositary Receipts at the principal office of the
Depositary (unless the related Depositary Shares have previously been called
for redemption), the owner of the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby is
entitled to delivery at such office, to or upon his order, of the number of
whole shares of Preferred Stock and any money or other property represented by
such Depositary Shares. Partial shares of Preferred Stock will not be issued.
If the Depositary Receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of
Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing a
number of whole shares of Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary will
deliver to such holder at the same time a new Depositary Receipt evidencing
such excess number of Depositary Shares. Holders of shares of Preferred Stock
thus withdrawn will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such shares under
the Deposit Agreement or to receive Depositary Shares therefor. The Company
does not expect that there will be any public trading market for withdrawn
shares of Preferred Stock.
DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
The Depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash
distributions received in respect of the Preferred Stock to the record holders
of Depositary Shares relating to such Preferred Stock in proportion to the
numbers of such Depositary Shares owned by such holders. The Depository shall
distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without
attributing to any holder of Depositary Shares a fraction of one cent, and any
balance not so distributed shall be added to and treated as part of the next
sum received by the Depositary for distribution to record holders of
Depositary Shares.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the Depositary will
distribute property received by it to the record holders of Depositary Shares
entitled thereto, unless the Depositary determines that it is not feasible to
make such distribution, in which case the Depositary may, with the approval of
the Company, sell such property and distribute the net proceeds from such sale
to such holders.
REDEMPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
If a series of Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares is subject
to redemption, the Depositary Shares will be redeemed from the proceeds
received by the Depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole or in part,
of such series of Preferred Stock held by the Depositary. The Depositary shall
mail notice of redemption not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the
date fixed for redemption to the record holders of the Depositary Shares to be
so redeemed at their respective addresses appearing in the Depositary's books.
The redemption price per Depositary Share will be equal to the applicable
fraction of the redemption price per share payable with respect to such series
of the Preferred Stock. Whenever the Company redeems shares of Preferred Stock
held by the Depositary, the Depositary will redeem as of the same redemption
date the number of Depositary Shares representing shares of Preferred Stock so
redeemed. If less than all the Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the
Depositary Shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or pro rata as may be
determined by the Depositary.
After the date fixed for redemption, the Depositary Shares so called for
redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of the
holders of the Depositary Shares will cease, except the right to
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receive the moneys payable upon such redemption and any money or other
property to which the holders of such Depositary Shares were entitled upon
such redemption upon surrender to the Depositary of the Depositary Receipts
evidencing such Depositary Shares.
VOTING THE PREFERRED STOCK
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Preferred
Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary will mail the information contained
in such notice of meeting to the record holders of the Depositary Shares
relating to such Preferred Stock. Each record holder of such Depositary Shares
on the record date (which will be the same date as the record date for the
Preferred Stock) will be entitled to instruct the Depositary as to the
exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of the Preferred Stock
represented by such holder's Depositary Shares. The Depositary will endeavor,
insofar as practicable, to vote the amount of the Preferred Stock represented
by such Depositary Shares in accordance with such instructions, and the
Company will agree to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the
Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to do so. The Depositary will
abstain from voting shares of the Preferred Stock to the extent it does not
receive specific instructions from the holders of Depositary Shares
representing such Preferred Stock.
TAXATION
Owners of the Depositary Shares will be treated for Federal income tax
purposes as if they were owners of the series of Preferred Stock represented
by such Depositary Shares and, accordingly, will be entitled to take into
account for Federal income tax purposes income and deductions to which they
would be entitled if they were holders of such series of Preferred Stock. In
addition, (i) no gain or loss will be recognized for Federal income tax
purposes upon the withdrawal of Preferred Stock in exchange for Depositary
Shares as provided in the Deposit Agreement, (ii) the tax basis of each share
of Preferred Stock to an exchanging owner of Depositary Shares will, upon such
exchange, be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the Depositary Shares
exchanged therefor and (iii) the holding period for shares of the Preferred
Stock in the hands of an exchanging owner of Depositary Shares who held such
Depositary Shares as a capital asset at the time of the exchange thereof for
Preferred Stock will include the period during which such person owned such
Depositary Shares.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE DEPOSITARY AGREEMENT
The form of Depositary Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares and any
provision of the Deposit Agreement may at any time be amended by agreement
between the Company and the Depositary. However, any amendment which
materially and adversely alters the rights of the holders of Depositary Shares
will not be effective unless such amendment has been approved by the holders
of at least a majority of the Depositary Shares then outstanding. The Deposit
Agreement may be terminated by the Company or the Depositary only if (i) all
outstanding Depositary Shares have been redeemed or (ii) there has been a
final distribution in respect of the Preferred Stock in connection with any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and such distribution
has been distributed to the holders of Depositary Receipts.
CHARGES OF DEPOSITARY
The Company will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges
arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. The Company
will pay charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of
the Preferred Stock and any redemption of the Preferred Stock. Holders of
Depositary Receipts will pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental
charges and such other charges as are expressly provided in the Deposit
Agreement to be for their accounts.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Depositary will forward to the holders of Depositary Shares all reports
and communications from the Company which are delivered to the Depositary and
which the Company is required to furnish to the holders of the Preferred
Stock.
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Neither the Depositary nor the Company will be liable if it is prevented or
delayed by law or any circumstance beyond its control in performing its
obligations under the Deposit Agreement. The obligations of the Company and
the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement will be limited to performance in
good faith of their duties thereunder and they will not be obligated to
prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any Depositary Shares
or Preferred Stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. They may rely
upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by
persons presenting Preferred Stock for deposit, holders of Depositary Receipts
or other persons believed to be competent and on documents believed to be
genuine.
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF DEPOSITARY
The Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to the Company notice of
its election to do so, and the Company may at any time remove the Depositary,
any such resignation or removal to take effect upon the appointment of a
successor Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. Such successor
Depositary must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of the notice of
resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its
principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $50,000,000.
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DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING PREFERRED STOCK AND PREFERRED PURCHASE UNITS
The outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock of the
Company were issued as of December 1, 1995 as part of the Merger in exchange
for two similar series of preferred stock of First Chicago outstanding at the
effective time of the Merger. The First Chicago preferred stock was originally
issued in February 1983, and February 1984, respectively. The dividend rate on
each series is adjusted quarterly, based on a formula that considers the
interest rates for selected short- and long-term U.S. Treasury securities
prevailing at the time the rate is set. The Company's Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock, which also were issued on
December 1, 1995 in connection with the Merger, replace similar series of
preferred stock of First Chicago which were originally issued in March 1993,
and November 1992, respectively. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and
Series E Preferred Stock have fixed dividend rates. The Existing Preferred
Stock ranks prior to the Company's Common Stock, both as to dividends and upon
liquidation, but has no general voting rights (except as described under
"Description of Preferred Stock--Voting Rights"). Each series of the Existing
Preferred Stock ranks pari passu with each other series of the Existing
Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and liquidation rights.
The Series B Preferred Stock is subject to a minimum and maximum annual
dividend rate of 6.00 percent and 12.00 percent, respectively. The annualized
dividend rate for the quarterly period ended February 29, 1996, is 6.0
percent. Shares of this series are redeemable, at the option of the Company,
at their stated value of $100 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
Shares of this series are not convertible into other securities of the
Company.
The Series C Preferred Stock is subject to a minimum and maximum annual
dividend rate of 6.50 percent and 12.50 percent, respectively. The annualized
dividend rate for the quarterly period ended February 29, 1996, is 6.5
percent. Shares of this series are redeemable, at the option of the Company,
at their stated value of $100 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
Shares of this series are not convertible into other securities of the
Company.
The Series E Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares with each
depositary share representing a one-twenty-fifth interest in a share of Series
E Preferred Stock. The Series E Preferred Stock has an annual dividend rate
equal to $52.8125 ($2.1125 per depositary share), or 8.45 percent, which was
fixed at the date of issue. Shares of this series are redeemable, at the
option of the Company, at any time on or after November 16, 1997 at a
redemption price of $625 per share ($25 per depositary share). Shares of this
series are not convertible into other securities of the Company.
The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares
with each depositary share representing a one-hundredth interest in a share of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
has an annual dividend rate equal to $287.50 ($2.875 per depositary share), or
5 3/4 percent, which was fixed at the date of issue. Shares of the Company's
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of the
Company's Common Stock at a conversion price of $29.6271 per share of Common
Stock (equivalent to a conversion rate of 1.6876 share of Common Stock for
each depositary share) at the option of the stockholder at any time. Resultant
fractional interests are paid in cash. The conversion rate is subject to
adjustment for certain stock dividends, subdivisions, splits and combinations,
certain distributions of assets and debt to holders of Common Stock, certain
reclassifications of Common Stock into other securities and certain
distributions of rights or warrants to purchase Common Stock at a price per
share less than the Common Stock's then market value. Shares of this series
are redeemable, at the option of the Company, on or after April 1, 1997,
through March 30, 2003, at an original redemption price of $5,172.50 ($51.7250
per depositary share), declining over such period to $5,028.75 ($50.2875 per
depositary share), and thereafter at their stated value of $5,000 per share
($50.00 per depositary share) plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
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The shares of the outstanding Existing Preferred Stock (or with respect to
the Series E Preferred Stock and the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the
outstanding depositary shares representing such stock), are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. First Chicago Trust Company of New York serves as
transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent for shares of the
Existing Preferred Stock and the depositary shares representing such stock.
The First National Bank of Chicago also serves as depositary for the shares of
Existing Preferred Stock represented by depositary shares.
In addition, on May 11, 1993, NBD issued 6,000,000 Preferred Purchase Units
each of which consisted of a 30-year subordinated debenture and a purchase
contract requiring the purchase by the holder thereof on May 10, 2023 (or
earlier at the Company's election) of the Company's 7 1/2% Preferred Stock at
a purchase price of $25 per share. The Company may redeem any or all of the
Preferred Purchase Units at anytime after May 10, 1998, at par, and, as a
result, some or all of the 7 1/2% Preferred Stock may not be issued by the
Company. The 7 1/2% Preferred Stock would rank prior to the Company's Common
Stock, but would have no voting rights except if the Preferred Purchase Units
were in default or the Certificate of Incorporation was proposed to be amended
in a manner adverse to the holders of the 7 1/2% Preferred Stock. The 7 1/2%
Preferred Stock would rank pari passu with each other series of Existing
Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and liquidation rights. The 7 1/2%
Preferred Stock, if issued, would not be convertible into other securities of
the Company. The shares of preferred stock which could be issued pursuant to
the purchase contracts have been reserved by the Company on its stock records.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK WARRANTS
The Company may issue Preferred Stock Warrants for the purchase of Preferred
Stock. Preferred Stock Warrants may be issued independently or together with
other Securities offered by any Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to
or separate from such other Securities. Each series of Preferred Stock
Warrants will be issued under one or more warrant agreements (each a
"Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement") to be entered into between the Company
and a bank or trust company, as preferred stock warrant agent which will be
designated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Preferred Stock
Warrant Agent"), all as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
particular issue of Preferred Stock Warrants. The Preferred Stock Warrant
Agent will act solely as an agent of the Company in connection with the
Preferred Stock Warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of
agency or trust for or with any holders of Preferred Stock Warrant
Certificates or beneficial owners of Preferred Stock Warrants. The following
summaries of certain provisions of the form of Preferred Stock Warrant
Agreement and form of certificate representing the Preferred Stock Warrants
(the "Preferred Stock Warrant Certificates") do not purport to be complete and
are subject to and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the
provisions of the Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement and the Preferred Stock
Warrant Certificates which Agreement and Certificate will be filed as an
exhibit to or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part.
GENERAL
If Preferred Stock Warrants are offered, the applicable Prospectus
Supplement will describe the terms of such Preferred Stock Warrants, including
the following, where applicable: (1) the offering price; (2) the designation,
aggregate number and terms of the series of Preferred Stock purchasable upon
exercise of such Preferred Stock Warrants and minimum number of Preferred
Stock Warrants that are exercisable; (3) the designation and terms of the
series of Preferred Stock with which such Preferred Stock Warrants are being
offered and the number of such Preferred Stock Warrants being offered with
each such Preferred Stock; (4) the date on and after which such Preferred
Stock Warrants and the related series of Preferred Stock will be transferable
separately; (5) the number and stated values of the series of Preferred Stock
purchasable upon exercise of each such Preferred Stock Warrant and the price
at which such number of shares of Preferred Stock of such series may be
purchased upon such exercise; (6) the date on which the right to exercise such
Preferred Stock Warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall
expire (the "Preferred Stock Warrant
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Expiration Date"); (7) whether the Preferred Stock Warrants represented by the
Preferred Stock Warrant Certificates will be issued in registered or bearer
form; (8) information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and (9)
any other terms of such Preferred Stock Warrants for the purchase of shares of
Preferred Stock.
Preferred Stock Warrant Certificates may be exchanged for new Preferred
Stock Warrant Certificates of different denominations, may (if in registered
form) be presented for registration of transfer, and may be exercised at the
corporate trust office of the Preferred Stock Warrant Agent or any other
office indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Prior to the
exercise of any Preferred Stock Warrant, a holder thereof shall have no rights
of a holder of shares of the Preferred Stock purchasable upon such exercise,
including the right to receive payment of dividends, if any, on the underlying
Preferred Stock or the right to vote such underlying Preferred Stock.
Prospective purchasers of Preferred Stock Warrants should be aware that
special U.S. Federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be
applicable to instruments such as Preferred Stock Warrants. The Prospectus
Supplement relating to any issue of Preferred Stock Warrants will describe
such considerations.
EXERCISE OF PREFERRED STOCK WARRANTS
Each Preferred Stock Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase
such number of shares of Preferred Stock at such exercise price as shall be
set forth in, or calculable from, the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
offered Preferred Stock Warrants. After the close of business on the Preferred
Stock Warrant Expiration Date (or such later date to which such Preferred
Stock Warrant Expiration Date may be extended by the Company), unexercised
Preferred Stock Warrants will become void.
Preferred Stock Warrants may be exercised by delivery to the Preferred Stock
Warrant Agent of payment as provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
of the amount required to purchase the shares of Preferred Stock purchasable
upon such exercise together with certain information set forth on the reverse
side of the Preferred Stock Warrant Certificate. Preferred Stock Warrants will
be deemed to have been exercised upon receipt of the exercise price, subject
to the receipt, within five business days, of the Preferred Stock Warrant
Certificate evidencing such Preferred Stock Warrants. Upon receipt of such
payment and the Preferred Stock Warrant Certificate properly completed and
duly executed at the corporate trust office of the Preferred Stock Warrant
Agent or any other office indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
the Company will, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver the shares of
Preferred Stock purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the
Preferred Stock Warrants represented by such Preferred Stock Warrant
Certificate are exercised, a new Preferred Stock Warrant Certificate will be
issued for the remaining number of Preferred Stock Warrants.
MODIFICATIONS
The Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement and the terms of the Preferred Stock
Warrants may be amended by the Company and the Preferred Stock Warrant Agent,
without the consent of the holders, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity,
or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective or inconsistent
provision contained therein, or in any other manner which the Company may deem
necessary or desirable and which will not materially and adversely affect the
interests of the owners.
The Company and the Preferred Stock Warrant Agent also may modify or amend
the Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement and the terms of the Preferred Stock
Warrants, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in
number of the then outstanding unexercised Preferred Stock Warrants affected,
provided that no such modification or amendment that shortens the period of
time during which the Preferred Stock Warrants may be exercised, increases the
exercise price of such Preferred Stock Warrants or otherwise materially and
adversely affects the exercise rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock
Warrants or reduces the number of outstanding Preferred Stock Warrants the
consent of whose holders is required for modification or amendment of the
Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement or the terms of the Preferred Stock Warrants
may be made without the consent of the holders affected thereby.
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MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITIONS
If at any time there shall be a merger, consolidation, sale, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the
Company, then the successor or assuming corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Company in, and the Company will be relieved of any
further obligation under, the Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement or the
Preferred Stock Warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
The Company may issue Common Stock Warrants for the purchase of Common
Stock. Common Stock Warrants may be issued independently or together with
other Securities offered by any Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to
or separate from such Securities. Each series of Common Stock Warrants will be
issued under one or more warrant agreements (each a "Common Stock Warrant
Agreement") to be entered into between the Company and a bank or trust
company, as common stock warrant agent which will be designated in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Common Stock Warrant Agent"), all as
set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular issue of
Common Stock Warrants. The Common Stock Warrant Agent will act solely as an
agent of the Company in connection with the Common Stock Warrants and will not
assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any
holders or beneficial owners of Common Stock Warrants. The following summaries
of certain provisions of the form of Common Stock Warrant Agreement and
certificate representing Common Stock Warrants (the "Common Stock Warrant
Certificates") do not purport to be complete and are subject to and are
qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Common
Stock Warrant Agreement and the Common Stock Warrant Certificate which
Agreement and Certificate will be filed as an exhibit to or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement which this Prospectus forms a part of.
GENERAL
If Common Stock Warrants are offered, the related Prospectus Supplement will
describe the terms of such Common Stock Warrants, including the following,
where applicable: (1) the offering price; (2) the aggregate number of shares
of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of such Common Stock Warrants and
minimum number of Common Stock Warrants that are exercisable; (3) the number
of shares of Common Stock with which such Common Stock Warrants are being
offered and the number of such Common Stock Warrants being offered with each
such share of Common Stock; (4) the date on and after which such Common Stock
Warrants and the related shares of Common Stock will be transferable
separately; (5) the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise
of each such Common Stock Warrant and the price at which such number of shares
of Common Stock may be purchased upon such exercise; (6) the date on which the
right to exercise such Common Stock Warrants shall commence and the date on
which such right shall expire (the "Common Stock Warrant Expiration Date");
(7) whether the Common Stock Warrants represented by the Common Stock Warrant
Certificates will be issued in registered or bearer form; (8) information with
respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and (9) any other terms of such
Common Stock Warrants for the purchase of shares of Common Stock which shall
not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Common Stock Warrant
Agreements.
Common Stock Warrant Certificates may be exchanged for new Common Stock
Warrant Certificates of different denominations, may (if in registered form)
be presented for registration of transfer, and may be exercised at the
corporate trust office of the Common Stock Warrant Agent or any other office
indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Prior to the exercise of
any Common Stock Warrants to purchase Common Stock, holders of such Common
Stock Warrants will not have any rights of holders of shares of the Common
Stock purchasable upon such exercise, including the right to receive payments
of dividends, if any, on the Common Stock purchasable upon such exercise or to
exercise any applicable right to vote.
Prospective purchasers of Common Stock Warrants should be aware that special
U.S. Federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be applicable
to instruments such as Common Stock Warrants. The Prospectus Supplement
relating to any issue of Common Stock Warrants will describe such
considerations.
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EXERCISE OF COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
Each Common Stock Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase such
number of shares of Common Stock at such exercise price as shall be set forth
in, or calculable from, the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Common Stock
Warrants. After the close of business on the Common Stock Warrant Expiration
Date (or such later date to which such Common Stock Warrant Expiration Date
may be extended by the Company), unexercised Common Stock Warrants will become
void.
Common Stock Warrants may be exercised by delivery to the Common Stock
Warrant Agent of payment as provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
of the amount required to purchase the shares of Common Stock purchasable upon
such exercise together with certain information set forth on the reverse side
of the Common Stock Warrant Certificate. Common Stock Warrants will be deemed
to have been exercised upon receipt of the exercise price, subject to the
receipt, within five business days, of the Common Stock Warrant Certificate
evidencing such Common Stock Warrants. Upon receipt of such payment and the
Common Stock Warrant Certificate properly completed and duly executed at the
corporate trust office of the Common Stock Warrant Agent or any other office
indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company will, as soon
as practicable, issue and deliver the shares of Common Stock purchasable upon
such exercise. If fewer than all of the Common Stock Warrants represented by
such Common Stock Warrant Certificate are exercised, a new Common Stock
Warrant Certificate will be issued for the remaining amount of Common Stock
Warrants.
MODIFICATIONS
The Common Stock Warrant Agreement and the terms of the Common Stock
Warrants may be amended by the Company and the Common Stock Warrant Agent,
without the consent of the holders, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity,
or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective or inconsistent
provision contained therein, or in any other manner which the Company may deem
necessary or desirable and which will not materially and adversely affect the
interests of the owners.
The Company and the Common Stock Warrant Agent also may modify or amend the
Common Stock Warrant Agreement and the terms of the Common Stock Warrants,
with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in number of the
then outstanding unexercised Common Stock Warrants affected, provided that no
such modification or amendment that shortens the period of time during which
the Common Stock Warrants may be exercised, increases the exercise price of
such Common Stock Warrants or otherwise materially and adversely affects the
exercise rights of the holders of the Common Stock Warrants or reduces the
number of outstanding Common Stock Warrants the consent of whose holders is
required for modification or amendment of the Common Stock Warrant Agreement
or the terms of the Common Stock Warrants may be made without the consent of
the holders affected thereby.
COMMON STOCK WARRANT ADJUSTMENTS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
exercise price of, and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by a
Common Stock Warrant, will be subject to adjustment in certain events,
including: (i) dividends (and other distributions) payable in the Common Stock
on any class of capital stock of the Company; (ii) subdivision, combinations
and reclassifications of Common Stock; (iii) the issuance to all holders of
Common Stock of certain rights or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or
purchase Common Stock, at less than the current market price (as defined in
the Common Stock Warrant Agreement for such series of Common Stock Warrants);
and (iv) the distribution to all holders of Common Stock of evidences of
indebtedness or assets of the Company (including securities, but excluding
those dividends and distributions referred to above and dividends and
distributions paid in cash out of surplus or retained earnings of the Company)
or rights or warrants (excluding those referred to above) of the Company,
subject to the limitation that all adjustments by reason of any of the
foregoing need not be made until they result in a cumulative change in the
exercise price of at least 1%.
In the event that the Company shall distribute or shall have distributed any
rights or warrants to acquire capital stock pursuant to clause (iv) of the
preceding paragraph ("Capital Stock Rights"), pursuant to which separate
certificates representing such Capital Stock Rights are distributed subsequent
to the initial distribution
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of such Capital Stock Rights (whether or not such distribution shall have
occurred prior to the date of the issuance of a series of Common Stock
Warrants), the subsequent distribution shall be deemed to be the distribution
of such Capital Stock Rights; provided, however, that the Company may, in lieu
of making any adjustment in the exercise price of, and the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by, a Common Stock Warrant upon a distribution of
separate certificates representing such Capital Stock Rights, make proper
provision so that each holder of such a Common Stock Warrant who exercises
such Common Stock Warrant (or any portion thereof) (a) on or before the record
date for such distribution of separate certificates shall be entitled to
receive upon such exercise shares of Common Stock issued with Capital Stock
Rights and (b) after such record date and prior to the expiration, redemption
or termination of such Capital Stock Rights shall be entitled to receive upon
such exercise, in addition to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise, the same number of such Capital Stock Rights as would a holder of
the number of shares of Common Stock that such Common Stock Warrant so
exercised would have entitled the holder thereof to acquire in accordance with
the terms and provisions applicable to the Capital Stock Rights if such Common
Stock Warrant were exercised immediately prior to the record date for such
distribution. Common Stock owned by or held for the account of the Company or
any majority owned subsidiary shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose
of any adjustment.
In the event the Company shall effect any capital reorganization or
reclassification of its shares or shall consolidate, merge or engage in a
statutory share exchange with or into any other corporation (other than a
consolidation, merger or share exchange into which the Company is the
surviving corporation) or shall sell or transfer substantially all its assets
to any other corporation for a consideration consisting in whole or in part of
equity securities of such other corporation, the holders of the Common Stock
Warrants then outstanding will be entitled thereafter to exercise such Common
Stock Warrants to acquire the kind and amount of stock and other securities,
cash or property which they would have received in connection with such
transaction had such Common Stock Warrants been exercised immediately prior to
such transaction.
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITIONS
If at any time there shall be a merger, consolidation, sale, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the
Company, then the successor or assuming corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Company in, and the Company will be relieved of any
further obligation under, the Common Stock Warrant Agreement or the Common
Stock Warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK
GENERAL
The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of
December 1, 1995, there were outstanding 315,145,083 shares of the Company's
Common Stock.
Holders of the Company's Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends
when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of any funds legally
available therefor, and are entitled upon liquidation, after claims of
creditors and preferences of the Company's preferred stock and any other
series of preferred stock hereafter authorized, to receive pro rata the net
assets of the Company.
The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held
and are vested with all of the voting power except as the Board of Directors
of the Company has provided with respect to the outstanding shares of the
Company's preferred stock or may provide, in the future, with respect to any
other series of preferred stock which it may hereafter authorize.
The shares of Common Stock have non-cumulative voting rights, which means
that the holders of more than 50% of the shares of Common Stock voting for the
election of directors can elect 100% of the directors standing for election at
any meeting if they choose to do so and, in such event, the holders of the
remaining shares voting for the election of directors will not be able to
elect any person or persons to the Board of Directors of the Company at that
meeting.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation contains specific provisions with
respect to the election of directors, which include the provision that the
Board of Directors of the Company is divided into three classes,
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each having a number of directors as nearly equal as possible, and each class
being elected for a three-year term, with one class being elected each year.
The Certificate of Incorporation also includes specific provisions with
respect to mergers and other business combinations. In general, these
provisions require that, in the case of a proposed merger or other business
combination involving the Company and an Interested Stockholder (as defined
therein), the approving vote of the holders of at least a majority of the
voting power of all shares of voting stock held by persons who are not
Interested Stockholders or persons affiliated with Interested Stockholders is
required, unless the business combination has been approved by a majority of
directors not affiliated with the Interested Stockholder or unless certain
conditions regarding minimum price and procedural protections are met with
respect to each class of the Company's then outstanding voting stock. The
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation also require that the Board of
Directors will not approve a proposal for a business combination or a tender
offer until the Board of Directors has evaluated the proposal in light of its
effect on the stockholders and employees of the Company and the communities
served by the Company. These provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation
could be used to make more difficult a change in control of the Company.
The holders of the Company's Common Stock do not have any preemptive rights
to subscribe for additional shares of capital stock of the Company. The
holders of Common Stock have no conversion rights, the Common Stock is not
subject to redemption by either the Company or a stockholder, and there is no
restriction on the purchase by the Company of shares of Common Stock except
for certain regulatory limits.
The Company's Common Stock is listed on the New York, Chicago and Pacific
Stock Exchanges. First Chicago Trust Company of New York is the transfer
agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent for the Common Stock.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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 from
time to time), at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices
related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Each
Prospectus Supplement will describe the method of distribution of the
Securities offered therein.
The Company may sell Securities directly, through agents designated from
time to time, through underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing
underwriters or through one or more underwriters acting alone. Each Prospectus
Supplement will set forth the terms of the Securities to which such Prospectus
Supplement relates, including the name or names of any underwriters or agents
with whom the Company has entered into arrangements with respect to the sale
of such Securities, the public offering or purchase price of such Securities
and the net proceeds to the Company from such sale, any underwriting discounts
and other items constituting underwriters' compensation, any discounts and
commissions allowed or paid to dealers, if any, any commissions allowed or
paid to agents, and the securities exchange or exchanges, if any, on which
such Securities will be listed. Dealer trading may take place in certain of
the Securities, including Securities not listed on any securities exchange.
Securities may be purchased to be reoffered to the public through
underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing underwriters, or through
one or more underwriters acting alone. The underwriter or underwriters with
respect to each underwritten offering of Securities will be named in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to such offering and, if an underwriting
syndicate is used, the managing underwriter or underwriters will be set forth
on the cover page of such Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the Securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent and
each of the underwriters with respect to a sale of Securities will be
obligated to purchase all of its Securities if any are purchased. Any initial
public offering price and any discounts or concession allowed or reallowed or
paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Securities may be offered and sold by the Company through agents designated
by the Company from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer and sale of
any Securities will be named, and any commissions payable by the Company to
such agent will be set forth, in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
offering. Unless
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otherwise indicated in such Prospectus Supplement, any such agent will be
acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
Offers to purchase Securities may be solicited directly by the Company and
sales thereof may be made by the Company 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.
The anticipated place and time of delivery of Securities will be set forth
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If so indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company will
authorize underwriters or agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to
purchase Securities from the Company pursuant to delayed delivery contracts
providing for payment and delivery at a future date. Institutions with which
such contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance
companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable
institutions and others, but in all cases such institutions must be approved
by the Company. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the obligations of any purchaser under any such contract will not
be subject to any conditions except that (i) the purchase of the Securities
shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the
jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject, and (ii) if the Securities
are also being sold to underwriters acting as principals for their own
account, the underwriters shall have purchased such Securities not sold for
delayed delivery. The underwriters and such other persons will not have any
responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of such contracts.
Any underwriter or agent participating in the distribution of the Securities
may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities
Act, of the Securities so offered and sold and any discounts or commissions
received by them from the Company and any profit realized by them on the sale
or resale of the Securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and
commissions under the Securities Act.
Underwriters and agents may be entitled, under agreements entered into with
the Company, to indemnification by the Company against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters or agents may be
required to make in respect thereof. Certain of any such underwriters and
agents, including their associates, may be customers of, engage in
transactions with and perform services for, the Company and its subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business.
First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc. ("FCCM"), an affiliate of the Company,
may from time to time act as an agent or underwriter in connection with the
sale of Securities to the extent permitted by applicable law. The
participation of FCCM in the offer and sale of the Securities will comply with
Schedule E of the By-laws of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. regarding the offer and sale of securities of an affiliate.This
Prospectus and related Prospectus Supplements may be used by FCCM in
connection with offers and sales related to secondary market transactions in
Securities. FCCM, to the extent permitted by law, may act as principal or
agent in such transactions. Such sales will be made at prices related to
prevailing market prices at the time of sale.
LEGAL OPINIONS
Certain legal matters relating to the Securities offered hereby will be
passed upon for the Company by its General Counsel and for any underwriters,
selling agents and certain other purchasers by Cravath, Swaine & Moore,
Worldwide Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10019. Cravath, Swaine
& Moore has represented and continues to represent the Company from time to
time in other matters.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of NBD incorporated in this Prospectus
by reference from NBD's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1994, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as
stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have
been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of First Chicago incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994, incorporated herein by reference have been audited by Arthur Andersen
LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect
thereto, and are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said
report.
The supplemental consolidated financial statements of the Company appearing
in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 1995 have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their
report with respect thereto, and are incorporated herein by reference 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.
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Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee.......... $ 637,932
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses................................... 20,000*
Accounting Fees and Expenses................................. 190,000*
Legal Fees and Expenses...................................... 40,000*
Printing and Engraving....................................... 150,000*
Fees and Expenses of Trustees................................ 60,000*
Paying Agent Fees............................................ 25,000*
Rating Agency Fees........................................... 350,000*
Miscellaneous................................................ 50,000*
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Total.................................................... $1,522,932*
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*Estimated.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware contains detailed
provisions on indemnification of directors and officers of a Delaware
corporation against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement,
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with litigation.
Article Eighth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, provides for indemnification of directors and officers. The provision
provides that any person shall be indemnified and reimbursed by the Registrant
for expenses and liabilities imposed upon the person in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, or threat thereof, in which the
person may be involved by reason of the person being or having been a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or of any corporation
or organization which the person served in any capacity at the request of the
Registrant, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful; provided,
however, that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of the person's duty to the Registrant unless
the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit
was brought shall determine upon application that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity.
The directors and officers of the Registrant are covered by an insurance
policy, indemnifying them against certain civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the federal securities laws, which might be incurred by them
in such capacity.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
This Registration Statement includes the following Exhibits:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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1(a) Form of Debt Securities and Warrants Underwriting Agreement
1(b) Form of Debt Securities Distribution Agreement
1(c) Form of Preferred Stock Underwriting Agreement*
1(d) Form of Common Stock Underwriting Agreement*
4(a) Form of Indenture dated as of December 1, 1995, between the
Registrant and Marine Midland Bank, as Trustee
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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4(b) Form of Indenture dated as of December 1, 1995, between the
Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Associa-
tion), as Trustee
4(d)(1) Form of Debt Warrant Agreement (for Warrants attached to
Debt Securities, including form of Debt Warrant Certifi-
cate)*
4(d)(2) Form of Debt Warrant Agreement (for Warrants not attached
to Debt Securities, including form of Debt Warrant Certifi-
cate)*
4(e) Form of Foreign Currency Warrant Agreement (including form
of Global Warrant Certificate)*
4(f)(1) Form of Senior Note
4(f)(2) Form of Subordinated Note
4(f)(3) Form of Medium-Term Note (Fixed Rate)
4(f)(4) Form of Medium-Term Note (Floating Rate)
4(f)(5) Form of Subordinated Medium-Term Note (Fixed Rate)
4(f)(6) Form of Subordinated Medium-Term Note (Floating Rate)
4(g) Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended [incorpo-
rated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the Registrant's Cur-
rent Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 1995, File No. 1-
7127]
4(h) By-laws of Registrant, as amended [incorporated by refer-
ence to Exhibit 4(b) to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated December 4, 1995, File No. 1-7127]
4(i) Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences, Rights and
Limitations relating to Preferred Stock*
4(j) Form of Deposit Agreement, with form of Depositary Receipt
as an exhibit thereto*
4(k) Form of Other Warrant Agreement (including form of Other
Warrant Certificate)*
4(l) Form of Stock Index Warrant Agreement (including form of
Stock Index Warrant Certificate)*
4(m) Form of Common Stock Warrant Agreement (including form of
Common Stock Warrant Certificate)*
4(n) Form of Preferred Stock Warrant Agreement (including form
of Preferred Stock Warrant Certificate)*
5(a) Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Registrant (including
Consent of Counsel for the Registrant)
12 Computation of the Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
23(a) Consent of Counsel for the Registrant (included in Exhibit
5(a))
23(b) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23(c) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23(d) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24 Power of Attorney
25(a) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Ma-
rine Midland Bank, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as
of December 1, 1995
25(b) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of The
Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) as Trustee un-
der the Indenture dated as of December 1, 1995
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*To be filed by amendment or incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant 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 of 1933
(other than as provided in Item 512 of Regulation S-K); (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 (other
than as provided in Item 512 of Regulation S-K). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of Prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and (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 (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-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 registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that
is incorporated by reference in 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.
(5) That, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT
CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, ON THE 28TH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1995.
First Chicago NBD Corporation
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
By___________________________________
M. Eileen Kennedy
Attorney-in-Fact
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATE INDICATED.
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Terence E. Adderley*
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(Terence E. Adderley) Director
James K. Baker*
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(James K. Baker) Director
John H. Bryan*
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(John H. Bryan) Director
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(Siegfried Buschmann) Director
James S. Crown*
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(James S. Crown) Director
Maureen A. Fay, O.P.* December 28, 1995
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(Maureen A. Fay, O.P.) Director
Charles T. Fisher III*
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(Charles T. Fisher III) Director
Donald V. Fites*
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(Donald V. Fites) Director
Verne G. Istock*
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(Verne G. Istock) Director and Principal
Executive Officer
Thomas H. Jeffs II*
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(Thomas H. Jeffs II) Director
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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Richard A. Manoogian*
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(Richard A. Manoogian) Director
Scott P. Marks, Jr.*
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(Scott P. Marks, Jr.) Director
William T. McCormick, Jr.*
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(William T. McCormick, Jr.) Director
Earl L. Neal*
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(Earl L. Neal) Director
James J. O'Connor*
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(James J. O'Connor) Director
Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.*
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(Thomas E. Reilly, Jr. Director
Patrick G. Ryan* December 28, 1995
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(Patrick G. Ryan) Director
Adele Simmons*
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(Adele Simmons) Director
Richard L. Thomas*
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(Richard L. Thomas) Director
David J. Vitale*
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(David J. Vitale) Director
Robert A. Rosholt*
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(Robert A. Rosholt) Principal Financial Officer
William J. Roberts*
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(William J. Roberts) Principal Accounting Officer
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*The undersigned, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
Registration Statement on behalf of each of the above-indicated directors
and officers of the Registrant pursuant to a power of attorney signed by
such directors and officers.
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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M. Eileen Kennedy
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT 1(a)
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Underwriting Agreement
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New York, New York
To the Representatives named in Schedule I
hereto of the Underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto
Dear Sirs:
First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
proposes to sell to the underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the
"Underwriters"), for whom you are acting as representatives (the
"Representatives"), (1) the principal amount of its debt securities, if any,
identified in Schedule I hereto (the "Debt Securities"), to be issued under an
indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company
and [Trustee], as trustee (the "Trustee"), and/or (2) the warrants, if any,
indicated in Schedule I hereto (the "Warrants") to purchase the aggregate
principal amount listed in Schedule I hereto of the debt securities listed in
Schedule I hereto (the "Warrant Securities"), to be issued pursuant to the
Warrant Agreement listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Warrant Agreement") between
the Company and the Warrant Agent listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Warrant
Agent") and/or (3) the foreign currency warrants, if any, indicated in Schedule
I hereto (the "Currency Warrants") described in Schedule I hereto to be issued
pursuant to the Currency Warrant Agreement listed in Schedule I hereto (the
"Currency Warrant Agreement") between the Company and the Currency Warrant Agent
listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Currency Warrant Agent") and/or (4) the stock-
index warrants, if any, indicated in Schedule I hereto (the "Stock-Index
Warrants") described in Schedule I hereto to be issued pursuant to the Stock-
Index Warrant Agreement listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Stock-Index Warrant
Agreement") between the Company and the Stock-Index Warrant Agent listed in
Schedule I hereto (the "Stock-Index Warrant Agent") and/or (5) the common stock
warrants, if any, indicated in Schedule I hereto (the "Common Stock Warrants")
described in Schedule I hereto to be issued pursuant to the Common Stock Warrant
Agreement listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Common Stock Warrant Agreement")
between the Company and the Common Stock Warrant Agent listed in Schedule I
hereto (the "Common Stock Warrant Agent"). The Debt Securities, if any, the
Warrants, if any, the Warrant Securities, if any, the
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Currency Warrants, if any, the Stock-Index Warrants, if any, and the Common
Stock Warrants, if any, are hereinafter referred to as the "Securities". The
Debt Securities, if any, the Warrants, if any, the Currency Warrants, if any,
the Stock-Index Warrants, if any, and the Common Stock Warrants, if any, are
hereinafter referred to as the "Purchased Securities". If the firm or firms
listed in Schedule II hereto include only the firm or firms listed in Schedule I
hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Representatives", as used herein,
shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or firms.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and
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warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this
Section 1. Certain terms used in this Section 1 are defined in paragraph (c)
hereof.
(a) If the offering of the Securities is a Delayed Offering (as
specified in Schedule I hereto), paragraph (i) below is applicable and, if
the offering of the Securities is a Non-Delayed Offering (as so specified),
paragraph (ii) below is applicable.
(i) The Company meets the requirements for the use of Form S-3
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") and has filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration
statement (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto)
on such Form, including a basic prospectus, for registration under the
Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have
filed one or more amendments thereto, and may have used a Preliminary
Final Prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you.
Such registration statement, as so amended, has become effective. The
offering of the Securities is a Delayed Offering and, accordingly, it
is not necessary that any further information with respect to the
Securities and the offering thereof required by the Act and the rules
thereunder to be included in the Final Prospectus be included in an
amendment to such registration statement prior to the Effective Date.
The Company will next file with the Commission pursuant to Rules 415
and 424(b)(2) or (5) a final supplement to the form of prospectus
included in such registration statement relating to the Securities and
the offering thereof. As filed, such final prospectus supplement
shall include all required information with respect to the Securities
and the offering thereof and, except to the extent the Representatives
shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be
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in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the
Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time,
shall contain only such specific additional information and other
changes (beyond that contained in the Basic Prospectus and any
Preliminary Final Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to
the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. If the Rule 434
Delivery Alternative is used, the Company will also file the Rule 434
Term Sheet in accordance with Rule 434. As filed, such Rule 434 Term
Sheet shall contain all the information required by Rule 434, and
except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a
modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form
furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not
completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific
additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the
latest Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior
to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. Upon your
request, but not without your agreement, the Company will also file a
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 462(b).
(ii) The Company meets the requirements for the use of Form S-3
under the Act and has filed with the Commission a registration
statement (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto)
on such Form, including a basic prospectus, for registration under the
Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have
filed one or more amendments thereto, including a Preliminary Final
Prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The
Company will next file with the Commission either (x) a final
prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with
Rules 430A and 424(b)(1) or (4), or (y) prior to the effectiveness of
such registration statement, an amendment to such registration
statement, including the form of final prospectus supplement. In the
case of clause (x), the Company has included in such registration
statement, as amended at the Effective Date, all information (other
than Rule 430A Information) required by the Act and the rules
thereunder to be included in the Final Prospectus with respect to the
Securities and the offering thereof. As filed, such final prospectus
supplement or such amendment and form of final prospectus supplement
shall contain all Rule 430A Infor-
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mation, together with all other such required information, with
respect to the Securities and the offering thereof and, except to the
extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification,
shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you
prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the
Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Basic
Prospectus and any Preliminary Final Prospectus) as the Company has
advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made
therein. If the Rule 434 Delivery Alternative is used, the Company
will also file the Rule 434 Term Sheet in accordance with Rule 434.
As filed, such Rule 434 Term Sheet shall contain all the information
required by Rule 434, and except to the extent the Representatives
shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive
respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or,
to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only
such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that
contained in the latest Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has
advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made
therein. Upon your request, but not without your agreement, the
Company will also file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement in
accordance with Rule 462(b).
(b) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or will,
and when the Final Prospectus is first filed (if required) in accordance
with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (and any
supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") and the respective rules thereunder; on the Effective
Date, the Registration Statement did not or will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading; on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date the Indenture did
or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act") and the rules thereunder;
and, on the Effective Date, the Final Prospectus, if not filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b), did not or will not, and on the date of any filing pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with
any supplement thereto) will not, include any untrue
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statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the
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Company makes no representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the
Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility
and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee
or (ii) the information contained in or omitted from the Registration
Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically
for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or
the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).
(c) The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have
the meanings indicated. The term "the Effective Date" shall mean each date
that the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments
thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or become
effective. "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this
Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto. "Basic
Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus referred to in paragraph (a) above
contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date including, in
the case of a Non-Delayed Offering, any Preliminary Final Prospectus.
"Preliminary Final Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus
supplement to the Basic Prospectus which describes the Securities and the
offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus.
"Final Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution
Time, together with the Basic Prospectus or, if, in the case of a Non-
Delayed Offering, no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) is required, shall mean
the form of final prospectus relating to the Securities, including the
Basic Prospectus, included in the Registration Statement at the Effective
Date. If the Rule 434 Delivery Alternative is used, such term shall also
include the Basic Prospectus and the Rule 434 Term Sheet, taken together.
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement referred to
in paragraph (a) above, including incorporated documents, exhibits and
financial statements, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not
effective at the Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become
effective) and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes
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effective prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), shall also
mean such registration statement as so amended. Such term shall include
any Rule 430A Information and Rule 434 Information deemed to be included
therein at the Effective Date as provided by Rule 430A and Rule 434,
respectively. "Rule 415", "Rule 424", "Rule 430A", "Rule 434", "Rule
462(b)" and "Regulation S-K" refer to such rules or regulation under the
Act. "Rule 430A Information" means information with respect to the
Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the
Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.
"Rule 434 Delivery Alternative" shall mean the delivery alternative
permitted by Rule 434. "Rule 434 Information" shall mean any information
to be included in a Rule 434 Term Sheet. "Rule 434 Term Sheet" shall mean
the term sheet or abbreviated term sheet delivered by the Underwriters to
investors and filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule
434. "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating
to the final Delayed Offering covered by the initial Registration Statement
(file number 33- ). Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which
were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be;
and any reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement"
with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to
refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act
after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of
the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference. A "Non-Delayed Offering" shall mean an offering of securities
which is intended to commence promptly after the effective date of a
registration statement, with the result that, pursuant to Rules 415 and
430A, all information (other than Rule 430A Information) with respect to
the securities so offered must be included in such registration statement
at the effective date thereof. A "Delayed Offering" shall mean an offering
of securities pursuant to Rule 415 which does not commence promptly after
the effective date of a registration statement, with the
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result that only information required pursuant to Rule 415 need be included
in such registration statement at the effective date thereof with respect
to the securities so offered. Whether the offering of the Securities
is a Non-Delayed Offering or a Delayed Offering shall be set forth in
Schedule I hereto.
2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in
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reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company
agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the purchase price set forth in
Schedule I hereto the principal amount of the Purchased Securities set forth
opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule II hereto, except that, if Schedule
I hereto provides for the sale of Purchased Securities pursuant to delayed
delivery arrangements, the respective principal amounts of Purchased Securities
to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be as set forth in Schedule II hereto
less the respective amounts of Contract Securities determined as provided below.
Purchased Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters are herein sometimes
called the "Underwriters' Securities" and Purchased Securities to be purchased
pursuant to Delayed Delivery Contracts as hereinafter provided are herein called
"Contract Securities".
If so provided in Schedule I hereto, the Underwriters are authorized
to solicit offers to purchase Purchased Securities from the Company pursuant to
delayed delivery contracts ("Delayed Delivery Contracts"), substantially in the
form of Schedule III hereto but with such changes therein as the Company may
authorize or approve. The Underwriters will endeavor to make such arrangements
and, as compensation therefor, the Company will pay to the Representatives, for
the account of the Underwriters, on the Closing Date, the percentage set forth
in Schedule I hereto of the principal amount of the Purchased Securities for
which Delayed Delivery Contracts are made. Delayed Delivery Contracts are to be
with institutional investors, including commercial and savings banks, insurance
companies, pension funds, investment companies and educational and charitable
institutions. The Company will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts in all
cases where sales of Contract Securities arranged by the Underwriters have been
approved by the Company but, except as the Company may otherwise agree, each
such Delayed Delivery Contract must be for not less than the minimum principal
amount set forth in Schedule I hereto and the aggregate principal amount of
Contract Securities may not exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount set
forth in Schedule I hereto. The Underwriters will not have any responsibility
in respect of the validity or performance of Delayed Delivery Contracts. The
principal amount of Purchased Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter as
set
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forth in Schedule II hereto shall be reduced by an amount which shall bear the
same proportion to the total principal amount of Contract Securities as the
principal amount of Purchased Securities set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter bears to the aggregate principal amount set forth in Schedule II
hereto, except to the extent that you determine that such reduction shall be
otherwise than in such proportion and so advise the Company in writing;
provided, however, that the total principal amount of Purchased Securities to be
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purchased by all Underwriters shall be the aggregate principal amount set forth
in Schedule II hereto less the aggregate principal amount of Contract
Securities.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the
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Underwriters' Securities shall be made at the office, on the date and at the
time specified in Schedule I hereto (or such later date not later than five
business days after such specified date as the Representatives shall designate),
which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives
and the Company or as provided in Section 8 hereof (such date and time of
delivery and payment for the Underwriters' Securities being herein called the
"Closing Date"). Delivery of the Underwriters' Securities shall be made to the
Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against
payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase
price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by certified or official bank
check or checks payable in Federal (same-day) funds or by wire transfer in
Federal (same-day) funds or by same-day transfer of funds on the books of the
First National Bank of Chicago. Delivery of the Underwriters' Purchased
Securities shall be made at such location as the Representatives shall
reasonably designate at least one business day in advance of the Closing Date
and payment for the Purchased Securities shall be made at the office specified
in Schedule I hereto. Certificates for the Underwriters' Purchased Securities
shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the
Representatives may request not less than two full business days in advance of
the Closing Date. The Currency Warrants, the Stock-Index Warrants and the
Common Stock Warrants shall be issued as provided in their respective Warrant
Agreements.
The Company agrees to have the Underwriters' Securities (other than
the Currency Warrants, the Stock-Index Warrants and the Common Stock Warrants,
if any) available for inspection, checking and packaging by the representatives
in New York, New York, not later than 1:00 P.M. on the business day prior to the
Closing Date.
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4. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters
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that:
(a) The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any amendment
thereto, to become effective. Prior to the termination of the offering of
the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration
Statement or supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary
Final Prospectus) to the Basic Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement (other than a supplement to the Basic Prospectus that relates to
securities other than the Securities) unless the Company has furnished you
a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed
amendment or supplement or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement to which you
reasonably object. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Company will
cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto
to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of
Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence
satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. If the Rule 434
Delivery Alternative is used, the Company will also cause the Rule 434 Term
Sheet, properly completed, to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
434 within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence
satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. Upon your
request, The Company will cause the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,
properly completed, to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b)
and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such
filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the
Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any
amendment thereto, shall have become effective, (ii) when the Final
Prospectus, any supplement thereto, any Rule 434 Term Sheet or any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b), (iii) when, prior to termination of the offering
of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement relating to
the Securities shall have become effective, (iv) of any request by the
Commission for any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to
the Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (v) of the issuance
by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding
for that purpose and (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for
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sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order and, if issued, to obtain as soon as
possible the withdrawal thereof.
(b) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is
required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of
which the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend
the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply
with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, the
Company promptly will prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the
second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 4, an amendment or
supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance.
(c) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available
to its security holders and to the Representatives a consolidated earnings
statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the
Act.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for
the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration
Statement (including exhibits thereto), so long as delivery of a prospectus
by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act, as many copies of
any Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any
amendments thereof and supplements thereto as the Representatives may
reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other
production of all documents relating to the offering.
(e) The Company will arrange for the qualification of the Securities
for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may
designate, will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required
for the distribution of the Securities and will arrange for the
determination of the legality of the Securities for purchase by
institutional investors.
(f) Until the business day following the Closing Date, the Company
will not, without the consent of the Representatives, offer, sell or
contract to sell, or
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announce the offering of, any debt securities (if the Securities include
Debt Securities or Warrants) or any currency warrants in the same
currencies as the Currency Warrants (if the Purchased Securities include
Currency Warrants) covered by the Registration Statement or any other
registration statement filed under the Act.
(g) The Company confirms as of the date hereof that it is in
compliance with all provisions of Section 1 of Laws of Florida, Chapter 92-198,
An Act Relating to Disclosure of doing Business with Cuba, and the Company
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further agrees that if it commences engaging in business with the government of
Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba after the date the
Registration Statement becomes or has become effective with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or with the Florida Department of Banking and Finance (the
"Department"), whichever date is later, or if the information reported in the
Prospectus, if any, concerning the Company's business with Cuba or with any
person or affiliate located in Cuba changes in any material way, the Company
will provide the Department notice of such business or change, as appropriate,
in a form acceptable to the Department.
5. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
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obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwriters' Securities shall
be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of
the Company contained herein as of the date hereof, as of the Execution Time and
the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any
certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior to
the Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in writing to a later
time, the Registration Statement will become effective not later than (i)
6:00 P.M. New York City time, on the date of determination of the public
offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to 3:00 P.M. New
York City time on such date or (ii) 12:00 Noon on the business day
following the day on which the public offering price was determined, if
such determination occurred after 3:00 P.M. New York City time on such
date; if filing of the Final Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is
required pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Final Prospectus, and any such
supplement, shall have been filed in the manner and within the time period
required by Rule 424(b), or if the filing of the Rule 434 Term Sheet is
required pursuant to Rule 434,
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the Rule 434 Term Sheet will be filed in the manner and within the time
period required by Rule 434; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for
that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives the
opinion of Sherman I. Goldberg, Esq., Executive Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect
that:
(i) each of the Company and each subsidiary of the Company with
assets having a book value equal to or greater than 5% of the total
book value of all assets of the Company as of the date of its most
recent financial statements contained in a report filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act (collectively, the
"Subsidiaries") has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly
existing as a corporation or national banking association, as the case
may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
it is chartered or organized, with full corporate power and authority
to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it owns or
leases material properties or conducts material business and the
Company is duly organized as a bank holding company under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended;
(ii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Subsidiaries have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and (except as provided in 12 U.S.C. (S) 55) nonassessable,
and, except as otherwise set forth in the Final Prospectus, are owned
by the Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries
free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to the
knowledge of such counsel, after due inquiry, any other security
interests, claims, liens or encumbrances;
(iii) the Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth or incorporated in the Final Prospectus; the Securities conform
to the description thereof contained in the Final Prospectus; and, if
the Securities are to be
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listed on any stock exchange, authorization therefor has been given,
subject to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory
distribution, or the Company has filed a preliminary listing
application and all required supporting documents with respect to the
Securities with such stock exchange, as the case may be, and such
counsel has no reason to believe that the Securities will not be
authorized for listing, subject to official notice of issuance and
evidence of satisfactory distribution (except that in the case of
Currency Warrants, if any, Stock-Index Warrants, if any, or Common
Stock Warrants, if any, the opinion shall state the Currency Warrants,
Stock-Index Warrants or Common Stock Warrants have been approved for
listing subject to official notice of issuance);
(iv) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered, has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding instrument enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforcement
of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from
time to time in effect); and the Debt Securities have been duly
authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the
Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, in the case of the
Underwriters' Securities, or by the purchasers thereof pursuant to
Delayed Delivery Contracts, in the case of any Contract Securities,
will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture;
(v) to the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental
agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, of a character required to be disclosed in
the Registration Statement which is not adequately disclosed in the
Final Prospectus, and there is no franchise, contract or other
document of a character required to be described in the Registration
Statement or Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit, which is
not described or filed as required; and the statements included or
incorporated in the Final Prospectus describing any legal proceedings
or material contracts or agreements
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relating to the Company fairly summarize such matters as of the date
thereof;
(vi) the Registration Statement has become effective under the
Act; any required filing of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and any supplements
thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b), or if the Rule 434
Delivery Alternative was used, the required filing of the Rule 434
Term Sheet has been made in the manner and time period required by
Rule 434; to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
threatened, and the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus
(other than the financial statements and other financial and
statistical information contained therein as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and
the respective rules thereunder; and such counsel has no reason to
believe that at the Effective Date and at the date of this Agreement,
the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or that the Final Prospectus includes any untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading;
(vii) this Agreement and any Delayed Delivery Contracts have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
(viii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein or in any Delayed Delivery Contracts,
except such as have been obtained under the Act and such as may be
required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection
with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the
Underwriters and such other approvals (specified in such opinion) as
have been obtained;
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(ix) neither the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof or of any Delayed Delivery
Contracts will conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a
default under the charter or by-laws of the Company or the terms of
any indenture or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel
and to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or
bound, or any order or regulation known to such counsel to be
applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; and
(x) each of the Warrant Agreement, the Currency Warrant
Agreement, if any, the Stock-Index Warrant Agreement, if any, and the
Common Stock Warrant Agreement, if any, has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
instrument enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms (subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect);
and the Warrants, the Currency Warrants, if any, the Stock-Index
Warrants, if any, and the Common Stock Warrants, if any, have been
duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance
with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the Currency Warrant
Agreement, the Stock-Index Warrant Agreement or the Common Stock
Warrant Agreement, as the case may be, and delivered to and paid for
by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, or by the purchasers
thereof, pursuant to Delayed Delivery contracts, in the case of any
Contract Securities, will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Warrant
Agreement, the Currency Warrant Agreement, the Stock-Index Warrant
Agreement or the Common Stock Warrant Agreement, as the case may be;
and
(xi) no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters
involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of Delaware or the
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United States, to the extent deemed proper and specified in such opinion,
upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing believed to be reliable
and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to
matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of
responsible officers of the Company and public officials.
References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (b) include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the
Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the
Indenture, if any, the Warrant Agreement, if any, the Currency Warrant
Agreement, if any, the Stock-Index Warrant Agreement, if any, the Common
Stock Warrant Agreement, if any, the Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any,
the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus (together with any
supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may
reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel
such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them
to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
President, the Vice Chairman of the Board or the Treasurer and the
principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully
examined the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus, any Supplement
to the Final Prospectus and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date
and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all
the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to
the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, as amended, has been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened; and
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(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements
included or incorporated in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse change in the
condition (financial or other), earnings, business or properties of
the Company and its subsidiaries, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth
in or contemplated in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto).
(e) At the Closing Date, Arthur Andersen LLP, certified public
accountants, shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter or
letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to one or more of
the Representatives), dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are independent
accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
respective applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and
stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules and pro forma financial statements, if
any, included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus and reported on by them comply in form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
Act and the Exchange Act and the related published rules and
regulations;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the amounts included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus in
response to Item 301 of Regulation S-K and of the latest unaudited
financial statements made available by the Company and its
subsidiaries; carrying out certain specified procedures (but not an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards)
which would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with
respect to the comments set forth in such letter; a reading of the
minutes of the meetings of the stockholders, directors and executive
committees of the Company ; and inquiries of certain officials of the
Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters
of the Company and its subsidiaries as to transactions and events
subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements
in or incorporated in the Final Pro-
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spectus, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe
that:
(1) the amounts in the unaudited "Summary Consolidated
Financial Data", if any, included in the Final Prospectus, and
the amounts in the "Selected Financial Data" included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus, do not agree with the corresponding amounts in the
audited financial statements from which such amounts were
derived;
(2) any unaudited financial statements included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules
and regulations of the Commission with respect to financial
statements included or incorporated in quarterly reports on Form
10-Q under the Exchange Act; and said unaudited financial
statements are not in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent
with that of the audited financial statements included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus; or
(3) with respect to the period subsequent to the date of the
most recent financial statements (other than any capsule
information), audited or unaudited, in or incorporated in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, there were any
changes, at a specified date not more than five business days
prior to the date of the letter, in the capital stock or long-
term debt (other than scheduled repayments of such debt or
changes resulting from foreign currency translation rate
fluctuations) or any decrease in total capital of the Company or
the Company and its subsidiaries, as compared with the amounts
shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus, or for the period from the date of the most recent
financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus to such specified date there
were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding
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period in the preceding year in net interest income or income
before income taxes of the Company and its subsidiaries, or net
income of the Company and its subsidiaries except in all
instances for changes or decreases set forth in such letter, in
which case the letter shall be accompanied by an explanation by
the Company as to the significance thereof unless said
explanation is not deemed necessary by the Representatives;
(4) the amount included in any unaudited "capsule"
information included or incorporated in the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus do not agree with the amounts
set forth in the unaudited financial statements for the same
periods or were not determined on a basis substantially
consistent with that of the corresponding amounts in the audited
financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus; and
(iii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain information of an
accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to
accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the
general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set
forth in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and in
Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement, including the information
included or incorporated in Items 1, 6, 7 and 11 of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, incorporated in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, and the information included in the "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" included or incorporated in any of the Company's quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q incorporated in the Registration Statement and
the Final Prospectus, agrees with the accounting records of the
Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions of legal
interpretation; and
(iv) if pro forma financial statements are included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus,
on the basis of a reading of the unaudited pro forma financial
statements, carrying out certain specified procedures, inquiries of
certain officials of the Company and the acquired company who have
respon-
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sibility for financial and accounting matters, and proving the
arithmetic accuracy of the application of the pro forma adjustments to
the historical amounts in the pro forma financial statements, nothing
came to their attention which caused them to believe that the pro
forma financial statements do not comply in form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of
Regulation S-X or that the pro forma adjustments have not been
properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such
statements.
References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any
supplement thereto at the date of the letter.
In addition, except as provided in Schedule I hereto, at the Execution
Time, Arthur Anderson LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter
or letters, dated as of the Execution Time, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Representatives, to the effect set forth above.
(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any
amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in
the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section 5 or
(ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries
the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above,
is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to
make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the
delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement
(exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto).
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any
decrease in the ratings of any of the Company's debt securities by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation.
(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as
the Representatives may reasonably request.
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(i) The Company shall have accepted Delayed Delivery Contracts in any
case where sales of Contract Securities arranged by the Underwriters have
been approved by the Company.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 5 shall not have
been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement,
or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this
Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at,
or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of
such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or
telegraph confirmed in writing.
6. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the sale of the
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Purchased Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any
condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 5 hereof
is not satisfied or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of
the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof
other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters severally upon demand for all reasonable out-of-
pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that
shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and
sale of the Securities.
7. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to
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indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any
and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they
or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the
registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof,
or in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of
or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
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connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that (i) the Company will not be liable
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in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability
arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use in connection
with the preparation thereof, and (ii) such indemnity with respect to the Basic
Prospectus or any Preliminary Final Prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of
any Underwriter (or any person controlling such Underwriter) from whom the
person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the
Securities which are the subject thereof if such person did not receive a copy
of the Final Prospectus (or the Final Prospectus as amended or supplemented)
excluding documents incorporated therein by reference at or prior to the
confirmation of the sale of such Securities to such person in any case where
such delivery is required by the Act and the untrue statement or omission of a
material fact contained in the Basic Prospectus or any Preliminary Final
Prospectus was corrected in the Final Prospectus (or the Final Prospectus as
amended or supplemented). This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the
Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with
reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for use in the preparation of the documents referred to in the
foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges
that the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page, under the
heading "Underwriting" or "Plan of Distribution" and, if Schedule I hereto
provides for sales of Securities pursuant to delayed delivery arrangements, in
the last sentence under the heading "Delayed Delivery Arrangements" in any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus constitute the only
information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for
inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity, and you, as
the Representatives, confirm that such statements are correct.
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(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this
Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof;
but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under
this Section 7. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to appoint counsel satisfactory to such
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party in such action; provided,
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however, that if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified
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party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other
indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to
the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified
party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to appoint counsel to defend such action
and approval by the indemnified party of such counsel, the indemnifying party
will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal
or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed
separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in
accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood,
however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of
more than one separate counsel, approved by the Representatives in the case of
paragraph (a) of this Section 7, representing the indemnified parties under such
paragraph (a) who are parties to such action), (ii) the indemnifying party shall
not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized the
employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the
indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable, such
liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such clause (i)
or (iii).
(d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) of this
Section 7 is due in accordance with its terms but is for any reason held by a
court to be unavailable from the Company on grounds of policy or otherwise, the
Company and the Underwriters shall
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contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be
subject in such proportion so that the Underwriters are responsible for that
portion represented by the percentage that the underwriting discount bears to
the sum of such discount and the purchase price of the Purchased Securities
specified in Schedule I hereto and the Company is responsible for the balance;
provided, however, that (y) in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be
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provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the
Purchased Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the
underwriting discount applicable to the Purchased Securities purchased by such
Underwriter hereunder and (z) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each person who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of the Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the
Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of
the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject
in each case to clauses (y) of this paragraph (d). Any party entitled to
contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any
action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for
contribution may be made against another party or parties under this paragraph
(d), notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the
omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or
parties from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation it or
they may have hereunder or otherwise than under this paragraph (d).
8. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall
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fail to purchase and pay for any of the Purchased Securities agreed to be
purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to
purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their
obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated
severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount
of Purchased Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto
bears to the aggregate amount of Purchased Securities set forth opposite the
names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Purchased Securities which the
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided,
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however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of Purchased Securities
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which the default-
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ing Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10%
of the aggregate amount of Purchased Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto,
the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not
be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Purchased Securities, and if
such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Purchased Securities,
this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter
or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in
this Section 8, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not
exceeding seven days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the
required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in
any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to
the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its
default hereunder.
9. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in
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the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company
prior to delivery of and payment for the Purchased Securities, if prior to such
time (i) trading in the Company's common stock or preferred stock shall have
been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or
limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (ii) a
banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State
or Illinois State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or
escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national
emergency or war or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on the
financial markets of the United States is such as to make it, in the reasonable
judgment of the Representatives, impracticable to market the Securities.
10. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
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agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of
the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof,
and will survive delivery of the Purchased Securities. The provisions of
Sections 6 and 7 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
11. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
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effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed,
delivered or tele-
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graphed and confirmed to them, at the address specified in Schedule I hereto;
or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and
confirmed to it at One First National Plaza, Suite 0460, Chicago, Illinois
60670, attention of the Treasurer.
12. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
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binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers
and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and no
other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
13. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed
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in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the
Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
By:
_______________________
[Title]
...........................
The foregoing Agreement
is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date
specified in Schedule I
hereto.
[REPRESENTATIVES]
By:
_________________________
For themselves [itself]
and the other several
Underwriters, if any,
named in Schedule II
to the foregoing Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated:
Registration Statement No. 33-
Representative(s):
Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:
Title:
Principal amount:
Purchase price (include accrued
interest or amortization, if
any):
Interest payment dates:
Sinking fund provisions:
Redemption provisions:
Other provisions:
Description of Warrants:
Title of Warrants:
Warrant Agent:
Warrant exercise price, currency and date:
Principal amount and currency of Warrant Securities
issuable upon exercise of one Warrant:
Date after which Warrants may be exercised:
Expiration date:
Detachable date:
Description of Warrant Securities:
Title: Principal amount and currency:
Purchase price and currency:
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Sinking fund provisions:
Redemption provisions:
Other provisions
Description of Currency Warrants:
Title of Currency Warrants:
Number of Currency Warrants:
Principal Amount of Each Currency Warrant:
Currency:
Price to Public of Currency Warrants:
Underwriting Discount:
Purchase Price of Currency Warrants:
Currency Warrants Exercise Price and date:
Expiration Date:
Currency Warrant Agent:
Closing Date, Time and Location:
Delayed Delivery Arrangements:
Fee:
Minimum principal amount of each contract: $
Maximum aggregate principal amount of all contracts: $
Modification of items to be covered by the letter from Arthur Andersen LLP
delivered pursuant to Section 5(e) at the Execution Time:
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SCHEDULE II
Principal
Amount
of Purchased
Securities to
Underwriters be Purchased
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Total ............................ $
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________________
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SCHEDULE III
Delayed Delivery Contract
, 19
[Insert name and address of lead Representative]
Dear Sirs:
The undersigned hereby agrees to purchase from First Chicago NBD
Corporation (the "Company"), and the Company agrees to sell to the undersigned,
on , 19 , (the "Delivery Date"), $ principal amount of the
Company's
(the "Securities") offered by the Company's Prospectus dated
, 19 , and related Prospectus Supplement dated , 19 , receipt of a
copy of which is hereby acknowledged, at a purchase price of
% of the principal amount thereof, plus [accrued interest or amortization of
original issue discount], if any, thereon from , 19 , to the date of
payment and delivery, and on the further terms and conditions set forth in this
contract.
Payment for the Securities to be purchased by the undersigned shall be
made on or before 11:00 AM, New York City time, on the Delivery Date to or upon
the order of the Company in funds, at your office or at
such other place as shall be agreed between the Company and the undersigned,
upon delivery to the undersigned of the Securities in definitive fully
registered form and in such authorized denominations and registered in such
names as the undersigned may request by written or telegraphic communication
addressed to the Company not less than five full business days prior to the
Delivery Date. If no request is received, the Securities will be registered in
the name of the undersigned and issued in a denomination equal to the aggregate
principal amount of Securities to be purchased by the undersigned on the
Delivery Date.
The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make payment
for Securities on the Delivery Date, and the obligation of the Company to sell
and deliver Securities on the Delivery Date, shall be subject to the conditions
(and neither party shall incur any liability by reason of the failure thereof)
that (1) the purchase of Securities to be made by the undersigned, which
purchase the undersigned represents is not prohibited on the date hereof,
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shall not on the Delivery Date be prohibited under the laws
of the jurisdiction to which the undersigned is subject, and (2) the Company, on
or before the Delivery Date, shall have sold to certain underwriters (the
"Underwriters") such principal amount of the Securities as is to be sold to them
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement referred to in the Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement mentioned above. Promptly after completion of such sale to
the Underwriters, the Company will mail or deliver to the undersigned at its
address set forth below notice to such effect, accompanied by a copy of the
opinion of counsel for the Company delivered to the Underwriters in connection
therewith. The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make
payment for the Securities, and the obligation of the Company to cause the
Securities to be sold and delivered, shall not be affected by the failure of any
purchaser to take delivery of and make payment for the Securities pursuant to
other contracts similar to this contract.
This contract will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors, but will not be assignable by
either party hereto without the written consent of the other.
It is understood that acceptance of this contract and other similar
contracts is in the Company's sole discretion and, without limiting the
foregoing, need not be on a first come, first served basis. If this contract is
acceptable to the Company, it is required that the Company sign the form of
acceptance below and mail or deliver one of the counterparts hereof to the
undersigned at its address set forth below. This will become a binding contract
between the Company and the undersigned, as of the date first above written,
when such counterpart is so mailed or delivered.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
Very truly yours,
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(Name of Purchaser)
By
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(Signature and Title of Officer)
..................................
(Address)
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Accepted:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
By
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(Authorized Signature)
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EXHIBIT 1(b)
$
First Chicago NBD Corporation
(a Delaware Corporation)
Medium-Term Notes, Series [ ] Due More
Than 9 Months from Date of Issue
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
[Date]
[Agents and addresses]
Dear Sirs:
First Chicago NBD Corporation (the "Company") confirms its agreement
with each of you with respect to the issue and sale by the Company of up to $
aggregate principal amount of its Medium-Term Notes (the "Securities"). The
Securities are to be issued pursuant to either (i) an indenture dated as of
December 1, 1995, between the Company and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee (the
"Senior Indenture"); or (ii) an indenture dated as of December 1, 1995 (the
"Subordinated Indenture"), between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), as trustee. The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated
Indenture are referred to collectively herein as the "Indentures" or
individually as the "Indenture". All references herein to the "Trustee" shall
mean the trustee under either the Senior Indenture or the Subordinated
Indenture, as applicable.
Subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, the Company hereby
(i) appoints each of you as agent of the Company for the purpose of soliciting
purchases of the Securities from the Company by others and (ii) agrees that
whenever the Company determines to sell Securities directly to any of you as
principal for resale to others, it will enter into a Terms Agreement relating to
such sale in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof.
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The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 33- ) relating to
the Securities and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"). Such registration
statement has been declared effective by the Commission, and the Indentures have
been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "1939 Act"). Such
registration statement and the prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) or
(5) under the 1933 Act, including all documents incorporated therein by
reference, as from time to time amended or supplemented by the filing of
documents pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), the
1933 Act or otherwise, are referred to herein as the "Registration Statement"
and the "Prospectus", respectively.
SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties.
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(a) The Company represents and warrants to you as of the date hereof, as of the
Closing Time and each Settlement Date hereinafter referred to, when any
amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective (including the
filing of any document incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement) and when any supplement to the Prospectus is filed with the
Commission (in each case a "Representation Date"), as follows:
(i) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, at the time the
Registration Statement became effective, complied, and as of the applicable
Representation Date will comply, in all material respects with the
requirements of the 1933 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder (the
"Regulations") and the 1939 Act. The Registration Statement, at the time
the Registration Statement became effective did not, and as of the
applicable Representation Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The
Prospectus, at the time the Registration Statement became effective did
not, and as of the applicable Representation Date will not, contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
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however, that the representations and warranties in this subsection shall
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not apply to (y) statements in or
2
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omissions from the Registration Statement or Prospectus made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing
by you expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or (z)
that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the 1939 Act (Form T-1) of
the Trustee.
(ii) The financial statements of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (as
amended or restated as indicated in the Prospectus) present fairly the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of
the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods
specified; and except as stated therein, said financial statements have
been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis.
(iii) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated
therein or in any document incorporated therein by reference or
contemplated thereby, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as one enterprise or in the earnings, affairs or business
prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise,
whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and (B) there
have been no material transactions entered into by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business,
which would be required to be disclosed by the Company in a report filed
with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act or in a registration statement
filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1933 Act.
(iv) Each of the Company and each subsidiary of the Company
with assets having a book value equal to or greater than 5% of the total
book value of all assets of the Company as of the date of its most recent
financial statements contained in a report filed with the Commission
pursuant to the 1934 Act (a "Subsidiary") has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation or national banking association, as
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the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which it is chartered or organized, with corporate power and authority to
own its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
which requires such qualification wherein it owns or leases material
properties or conducts material business.
(v) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary
(except for director qualifying shares) have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and (except as provided in 12
U.S.C. (S) 55) nonassessable, and are owned by the Company free and clear
of any perfected security interest and any other security interests,
claims, liens or encumbrances.
(vi) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company is as set forth in the Prospectus (or in a document incorporated
therein by reference) and the shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock
described therein have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable.
(vii) The Company is not in violation of its charter or in default in
the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any material contract, indenture,
mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound; and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Indentures and each
applicable Terms Agreement, if any, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action, will not conflict with the charter or by-
laws of the Company and will not conflict with or constitute a breach of,
or a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of
its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which any of the property or
assets of the Company or, to
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the knowledge of the Company, any of its subsidiaries is subject, or any
law, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(viii) The Indentures have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered, have been duly qualified under the 1939 Act, and constitute
legal, valid and binding instruments enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their respective terms (subject, as to enforcement of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium
or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in
effect and to general principles of equity limiting the availability of
remedies); and the Securities have been duly authorized and, when executed
and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
Indenture and delivered and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company (subject, as
to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally
from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity limiting
the availability of remedies) entitled to the benefits of the applicable
Indenture.
(ix) To the best knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental
agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of
its subsidiaries of a character required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement which is not adequately disclosed in the Prospectus,
and there is no franchise, contract or the document of a character required
to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to be filed
as an exhibit, which is not described or filed as required; and the
statements included or incorporated in the Prospectus describing any legal
proceedings or material contracts or agreements relating to the Company
fairly summarize the matters therein described as of the date thereof.
(x) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
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(xi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been
obtained under the 1933 Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the sale of the Securities as
contemplated by this Agreement and such other approvals as have been
obtained.
(xii) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
(b) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to you
or to your counsel in connection with an offering of Securities shall be deemed
a representation and warranty by the Company to you as to the matters covered
thereby.
SECTION 2. Solicitations as Agent; Purchases as Principal. (a)
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Solicitations as Agent. On the basis of the representations and warranties
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herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, each
of you agrees, as agent of the Company, to use your best efforts to solicit
offers to purchase the Securities upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Prospectus. You are hereinafter sometimes referred to, in your capacity as
agents, as the "Agents". The Company reserves the right from time to time to
sell Securities on its own behalf directly to investors, provided that the
Company shall furnish the Agents with reasonable advance notification of any
domestic offering of such Securities. Commissions will not be paid on Notes
sold directly by the Company.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend
solicitation of purchases of the Securities commencing at any time for any
period of time or permanently. Upon receipt of instructions from the Company,
you will forthwith suspend solicitation of purchases from the Company until such
time as the Company has advised you that such solicitation may be resumed.
The Company agrees to pay you a commission, in the form of a discount,
equal to the percentage of the principal amount of each Note sold by the Company
as a result of a solicitation made by you as set forth in Schedule A hereto.
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The Company may accept offers to purchase Notes through an agent other
than an Agent, provided that (i) the Company shall not have solicited such
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offers, (ii) the Company and such agent shall have executed an agreement with
respect to such purchases having terms and conditions (including, without
limitation, commission rates) with respect to such purchases substantially the
same as the terms and conditions that would apply to such purchases under this
Agreement if such agent were an Agent (which may be accomplished by
incorporating by reference in such agreement the terms and conditions of this
Agreement) and (iii) the Company shall notify the Agents prior to the execution
of any such agreement and shall provide the Agents with a copy of such agreement
promptly following the execution thereof.
As an Agent, each of you is authorized to solicit orders for the
Securities only in denominations of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof which
is an integral multiple of $1,000 at a purchase price equal to 100% or a
percentage of their principal amount otherwise specified. You shall communicate
to the Company, orally or in writing, each reasonable offer to purchase
Securities received by you as Agent. The Company shall have the sole right to
accept offers to purchase the Securities and may reject any such offer in whole
or in part. You shall have the right to reject any offer to purchase the
Securities received by you in whole or in part, and any such rejection shall not
be deemed a breach of your agreement contained herein.
(b) Purchases as Principal. Each sale of Securities to you as
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principal shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and a
separate agreement which will provide for the sale of such Securities to and the
purchase and reoffering thereof by you. Each such separate agreement (which may
be an oral agreement confirmed in writing) is herein referred to as a "Terms
Agreement". Each written Terms Agreement may be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto and may be transmitted to you in any generally accepted form of
telecommunication. Your commitment to purchase Securities pursuant to any Terms
Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations
and warranties of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the
principal amount of Securities to be purchased by you pursuant thereto, the
price to be paid to the Company for such Securities,
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the initial public offering price, if any, at which the Securities are proposed
to be reoffered, and the time and place of delivery of and payment for such
Securities (the "Settlement Date"). Such Terms Agreement shall also specify any
requirements for opinions of counsel and letters from Arthur Andersen LLP
pursuant to Section 5 hereof, any exception to Section 3(k) and any other
provision agreed to by the parties thereto. The Agents may offer the Notes they
have purchased as principal to other dealers. The Agents may sell Notes to any
dealer at a discount and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, such discount allowed to any dealer will not be in excess of the
discount to be received by such Agent from the Company. Unless otherwise
indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, any Note sold to an Agent as
principal will be purchased by such Agent at a price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof less a percentage equal to the commission applicable to
any agency sale of a Note of identical maturity, and may be resold by the Agent
to investors and other purchasers from time to time in one or more transactions,
including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at
varying prices determined at the time of sale or may be resold to certain
dealers as described above. After the initial public offering of Notes to be
resold to investors and other purchasers on a fixed public offering price basis,
the public offering price, concession and discount may be changed.
(c) Procedures. Administrative procedures respecting the sale of
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Securities are attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Procedures"). You
and the Company agree to perform the respective duties and obligations
specifically provided to be performed by each of them herein and in the
Procedures.
(d) Delivery. The documents required to be delivered by Section 5
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hereof shall be delivered at Closing Time at the office of Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10019, on the date hereof, or at
such other time as you and the Company may agree upon in writing (the "Closing
Time").
SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with you
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as follows:
(a) If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to
be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities any event shall occur or
condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to
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further amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the
light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser,
or if it shall be necessary at any such time to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to comply with the
requirements of the 1933 Act or the Regulations, immediate notice shall be
given, and confirmed in writing, to you to cease the solicitation of offers to
purchase the Securities in your capacity as Agent and to cease sales of any
Securities you may then own as principal, and the Company will promptly prepare
and file with the Commission such amendment or supplement, whether by filing
documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act or otherwise, as may be
necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the
Registration Statement comply with such requirements.
(b) on or prior to the date on which there shall be released to the
general public interim financial statement information relating to the Company
with respect to each of the first three quarters of any fiscal year or
preliminary financial statement information with respect to any fiscal year, the
Company shall furnish such information to you, and as promptly as is practicable
thereafter confirm such information in writing, and shall cause the Prospectus
to be amended or supplemented to include or incorporate by reference capsule
financial information with respect to the results of operations of the Company
for the period between the end of the preceding fiscal year and the end of such
quarter or for such fiscal year, as the case may be, and corresponding
information for the comparable period of the preceding fiscal year, as well as
such other information and explanations as shall be necessary for an
understanding of such amounts or as shall be required by the 1933 Act or the
Regulations; provided, however, that if on the date of such release you shall
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have suspended solicitation of purchases of the Securities in your capacity as
Agent pursuant to a request from the Company, and shall not then hold any
Securities as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Company shall not be
obligated so to amend or supplement the Prospectus until such time as the
Company shall determine that solicitation of purchases of the Securities should
be resumed or shall subsequently enter into a new Terms Agreement with you.
(c) on or prior to the date on which there
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shall be released to the general public financial information included in or
derived from the audited financial statements of the Company for the preceding
fiscal year, the Company shall cause the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus to be amended, whether by the filing of documents pursuant to the
1934 Act, the 1933 Act or otherwise, to include or incorporate by reference such
audited financial statements and the report or reports, and consent or consents
to such inclusion or incorporation by reference, of the independent accountants
with respect thereto, as well as such other information and explanations as
shall be necessary for an understanding of such financial statements or as shall
be required by the 1933 Act or the Regulations; provided, however, that if on
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the date of such release you shall have suspended solicitation of purchases of
the Securities in your capacity as Agent pursuant to a request from the Company,
and shall not then hold any Securities as principal pursuant to a Terms
Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated so to amend or supplement the
Prospectus until such time as the Company shall determine that solicitation of
purchases of the Securities should be resumed or shall subsequently enter into a
new Terms Agreement with you.
(d) As soon as practicable and in any event not later than the date on
which a report containing such earnings statement is required to be filed with
the Commission under the 1934 Act the Company will make generally available to
its security holders earnings statements (in form complying with the provisions
of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not
later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the
period beginning not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement
(as defined in Rule 158).
(e) The Company will give you notice of its intention to file any
amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus (other than a supplement that does not relate to the Securities),
whether by the filing of documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act or
otherwise, and will furnish you with copies of any such amendment or supplement
or other documents proposed to be filed a reasonable time in advance of filing.
(f) The Company will notify you immediately of (i) the effectiveness
of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) the mailing or the delivery
to the Commission for filing of any supplement to the Prospectus (other than a
supplement that does
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not relate to the Securities) or any document to be filed pursuant to the 1934
Act which will be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, (iii) the receipt
of any comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus, (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for
additional information, and (v) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of
any proceedings for that purpose. The Company will make every reasonable effort
to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to
obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(g) The Company will deliver to you as many signed and conformed
copies of the Registration Statement (as originally filed) and each amendment
thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein
and documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) as you may reasonably
request. The Company will furnish to you as many copies of the Prospectus (as
amended or supplemented) as you shall reasonably request so long as you are
required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales or solicitations of
offers to purchase the Securities.
(h) The Company will furnish to you, at the earliest time the Company
makes the same available to others, copies of its annual reports and other
financial reports furnished or made available to the public generally.
(i) The Company will endeavor, in cooperation with you, to qualify the
Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such
states and other jurisdictions of the United States as you may designate, and
will maintain such qualifications in effect for as long as may be required for
the distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall
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not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify
as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified.
The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws
of each jurisdiction in which the Securities have been qualified as above
provided.
(j) The Company, during the period when the
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Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, will file promptly
all documents required to be filed with the commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
(k) Between the date of any Terms Agreement and the Settlement Date
with respect to such Terms Agreement, the Company will not, without your prior
consent, offer or sell, or enter into any agreement to sell, any debt securities
of the Company (including Securities) with terms substantially similar to the
Securities being purchased pursuant to such Terms Agreement, except as may
otherwise be provided in any such Terms Agreement.
(1) The Company agrees that it will not require any purchaser of
Securities from an Agent to consummate the purchase of such Securities if to the
best of the knowledge of the Company on the date of purchase (i) the
representations and warranties in Sections 1(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) herein are
not true and correct with the same force and effect on the date of such purchase
from an Agent as they had been as of the Closing Date or (ii) there has been any
downgrading in the rating of the Company's debt securities by any "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for purposes of Rule
436(g) under the 1933 Act) between the date of an offer to purchase and the date
on which such Securities are to be purchased from the Agents.
SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses. The Company will pay the following
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expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
including: (i) all expenses relating to the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, (ii) the costs of the
preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, (iii) the reasonable fees
and disbursements of the Company's accountants and of the Trustees, (iv) the
costs of the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3(i), including filing fees and the reasonable
fees and disbursements of your counsel in connection therewith and in connection
with the preparation of any blue sky survey and any legal investment survey, (v)
the costs of the printing and delivery to you in quantities as hereinabove
stated of copies of the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, and
of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vi) the costs of
the printing and delivery to you of copies of the Indenture and any blue sky
survey and
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legal investment survey, (vii) any fees charged by rating agencies for the
rating of the Securities and (viii) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with
respect to any filing relating to the Securities with the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc.
The Company shall also reimburse the Agents for the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Agents and any advertising and other out-
of-pocket expenses incurred with the approval of the Company.
SECTION 5. Conditions of Obligations of the Agents. Your obligations
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to solicit offers to purchase the Securities as Agent of the Company and your
obligations to purchase Securities pursuant to any Terms Agreement will be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Company herein, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company's officers made
in any certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the
performance and observance by the Company of all covenants and agreements herein
contained on its part to be performed and observed and to the following
additional conditions precedent:
(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or of any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceedings for
that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company or
any Agent, shall be contemplated by the Commission.
(b) Neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus, as amended
or supplemented as of the Closing Time or the Settlement Date, as the case may
be, shall contain any untrue statement of fact which is material and is required
to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(c) There shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business or
properties of the Company or its subsidiaries which materially impairs in the
reasonable judgement of the Agents the investment quality of the Securities,
(ii) any downgrading in the rating of the Company's debt securities by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for purposes
of Rule 436(g) under the 1933 Act), (iii) any suspension or limitation of
trading in securities generally or on the
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New York Stock Exchange, or any setting of minimum prices for trading on such
exchange, or any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any
exchange or in the over-the-counter-market, (iv) any banking moratorium declared
by Federal or New York authorities, or (v) any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or
other calamity or crisis the effect of which on the financial markets of the
United States, in the reasonable judgment of an Agent, makes it impracticable to
market the Securities or enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities.
(d) At the date hereof, at Closing Time and at each Settlement Date
with respect to any applicable Terms Agreement, if required by such Terms
Agreement, you shall have received:
(1) The opinion, dated as of such date, of Sherman I. Goldberg, Esq.,
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel to the Company, in
form and substance satisfactory to you and your counsel, to the effect
that:
(i) each of the Company and each subsidiary of the Company with
assets having a book value equal to or greater than 5% of the total
book value of all assets of the Company as of the date of its most
recent financial statements contained in a report filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act (collectively, the
"Subsidiaries") has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly
existing as a corporation or national banking association, as the case
may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
it is chartered or organized, with full corporate power and authority
to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it owns or
leases material properties or conducts material business and the
Company is duly organized as a bank holding company under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended;
(ii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Subsidiaries have been
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duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and (except
as provided in 12 U.S.C. (S) 55) nonassessable, and except as
otherwise set forth in the Prospectus, are owned by the Company either
directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any
perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel,
after due inquiry, any other security interests, claims, liens or
encumbrances;
(iii) the Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth or incorporated in the Prospectus; the Securities conform to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(iv) the Indentures have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered, have been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and
constitute legal, valid and binding instruments enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their respective terms (subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of
equity limiting the availability of remedies); and the Securities have
been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable Indenture and
delivered to and paid for pursuant to this Agreement will constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company (subject, as to
enforcement of remedies to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of
equity limiting the availability of remedies) entitled to the benefits
of the applicable Indenture;
(v) to the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending
or threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, of a character required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not adequately
disclosed in the
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Prospectus, and there is no franchise, contract or other document of a
character required to be described in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit, which is not described or
filed as required; and the statements included or incorporated in the
Prospectus describing any legal proceedings or material contracts or
agreements relating to the Company fairly summarize such matters as of
the date thereof;
(vi) the Registration Statement has become effective under the
Act; any required filing of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus, and Final Prospectus, and any supplements thereto,
pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the
time period required by Rule 424(b); to the best knowledge of such
counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued, no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or threatened, and the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements and
other financial and statistical information contained therein as to
which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the
Exchange Act and the respective rules thereunder; and such counsel has
no reason to believe that the Registration Statement at the time it
became effective and at the date of this Agreement, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or that the Prospectus includes any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(vii) this Agreement has (and, if the opinion is being given
pursuant to Section 6(c), the applicable Terms Agreement has) been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
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(viii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein except such as have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the sale of the Securities
as contemplated by this Agreement and such other approvals (specified
in such opinion) as have been obtained;
(ix) neither the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach of, or constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the
Company or the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument
known to such counsel and to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or bound, or any order or regulation known to
such counsel to be applicable to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company
or any of its subsidiaries;
(x) no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to the matters
involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of Delaware or the United States, to the extent deemed proper and specified
in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing
believed to be reliable and who are satisfactory to your counsel and (B) as
to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of
responsible officers of the Company and public officials.
(2) The opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel to the Agents,
with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indentures,
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and other related matters as the
Agents
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may reasonably require and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel
such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass
upon such matters.
(e) At Closing Time and at each Settlement Date with respect to any
Terms Agreement, there shall not have been, since the date of such Terms
Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as one enterprise, or in the earnings, affairs or business prospects
of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not
arising in the ordinary course of business, and you shall have received a
certificate of the President, an Executive Vice President, the Chief Financial
officer, the Treasurer or the Assistant Treasurer of the Company, dated as of
the Closing Time or such Settlement Date, to the effect that (i) there has been
no such material adverse change, (ii) the other representations and warranties
of the Company contained in Section 1 are true and correct with the same force
and effect as though expressly made on and as of the date of such certificate,
(iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions
on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date of such
certificate, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have
been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the
Commission.
(f) At the date hereof, at Closing Time and at each Settlement Date
with respect to any Terms Agreement, if required by such Terms Agreement, you
shall have received from Arthur Andersen LLP, a letter, dated the date hereof,
the Closing Time or such Settlement Date, as the case may be, in form and
substance satisfactory to you, confirming that they are independent accountants
within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and the respective
applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and stating in effect
that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and financial
statement schedules and pro forma financial statements, if any, included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported
on by them comply in
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form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements
of the Act and the Exchange Act and the related published rules and
regulations;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the amounts included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in response
to Item 301 of Regulation S-K and of the latest unaudited financial
statements made available by the Company and its subsidiaries; carrying out
certain specified procedures (but not an examination in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards) which would not necessarily reveal
matters of significance with respect to the comments set forth in such
letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders,
directors and executive committees of the Company; and inquiries of certain
officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters of the Company and its subsidiaries as to transactions
and events subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial
statements in or incorporated in the Prospectus, nothing came to their
attention which caused them to believe that:
(l) the amounts in the unaudited "Summary Consolidated Financial
Data", if any, included in the Prospectus, and the amounts in the
"Selected Financial Data" included or incorporated in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, do not agree with the corresponding
amounts in the audited financial statements from which such amounts
were derived;
(2) any unaudited financial statements included or incorporated
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not comply as to
form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements
and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect to financial statements included or incorporated in quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; and said unaudited
financial statements are not in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with
that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated in
the Registration Statement
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and the Prospectus; or
(3) with respect to the report subsequent to the date of the most
recent financial statements (other than any capsule information),
audited or unaudited, in or incorporated in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, there were any changes, at a specified date not
more than five business days prior to the date of the letter, in the
capital stock or long-term debt (other than scheduled repayments of
such debt or changes resulting from foreign currency translation rate
fluctuations) or any decrease in total capital of the Company, the
Company and its subsidiaries, as compared with the amounts shown on
the most recent consolidated balance sheet included or incorporated on
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, or for the period from
the date of the most recent financial statements included or
incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus to such
specified date there were any decreases, as compared with the
corresponding period in the preceding year, in net interest income or
income before income taxes of the Company and its subsidiaries, or net
income of the Company and its subsidiaries except in all instances for
changes or decreases set forth in such letter, in which case the
letter shall be accompanied by an explanation by the Company as to the
significance thereof unless said explanation is not deemed necessary
by the Representatives;
(4) the amount included in any unaudited "capsule" information
included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus do not agree with the amounts set forth in the unaudited
financial statements for the same periods or were not determined on a
basis substantially consistent with that of the corresponding amounts
in the audited financial statements included or incorporated in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus; and
(iii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting,
financial or statistical nature (which
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is limited to accounting, financial or statistical information derived from
the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set
forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and in Exhibit 12 to
the Registration Statement, including the information included or
incorporated in items 1, 6, 7 and 11 of the Company's annual report on Form
10-K incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and the
information included in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included or incorporated in
any of the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q incorporated in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, agrees with the accounting
records of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions of
legal interpretation; and
(iv) if pro forma financial statements are included or incorporated
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, on the basis of a reading
of the unaudited pro forma financial statements, carrying out certain
specified procedures, inquiries of certain officials of the Company and the
acquired company who have responsibility for financial and accounting
matters, and proving the arithmetic accuracy of the application of the pro
forma adjustments to the historical amounts in the pro forma financial
statements, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe
that the pro forma financial statements do not comply in form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02
of Regulation S-X or that the pro forma adjustments have not been properly
applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such statements.
(g) At the date hereof, at Closing Time and at each Settlement Date with
respect to any applicable Terms Agreement, your counsel shall have been
furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for
the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the
Securities as herein contemplated and related proceedings, or in order to
evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and
warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and
all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of
the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and
substance to you and your counsel.
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If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been
fulfilled, this Agreement and any Terms Agreement may be terminated by you by
notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time or applicable
Settlement Date, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to
any other party, except that the covenants set forth in Section 3(d) hereof, the
provisions of Section 4 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreement set
forth in Sections 7 and 8 hereof, and the provisions of Sections 10 and 13
hereof shall remain in effect.
SECTION 6. Additional Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants
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and agrees that:
(a) Each acceptance by it of an offer for the purchase of Securities,
and each sale of Securities to you pursuant to a Terms Agreement, shall be
deemed to be an affirmation that the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in this Agreement and in any certificate theretofore
delivered to you pursuant hereto are true and correct at the time of such
acceptance or sale, as the case may be, and an undertaking that such
representations and warranties will be true and correct at the time of
delivery to the purchaser or his agent, or you, of the Securities or
Securities relating to such acceptance or sale, as the case may be, as
though made at and as of each such time (and it is understood that such
representations and warranties shall relate to the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to each such time).
(b) Each time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
shall be amended or supplemented (other than by an amendment or supplement
providing solely for an offering of securities other than the Securities or
a change in the interest rates of the Securities or a change in the
principal amount of Securities remaining to be sold or similar changes) or
there is filed with the Commission any document incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus or, if so indicated in the applicable Terms Agreement,
the Company sells Securities to you pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the
Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to you forthwith a
certificate in form satisfactory to you to the effect that the statements
contained in the certificate referred to in Section 5(e) hereof which was
last furnished to you are true and
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correct at the time of such amendment or supplement or filing or sale, as
the case may be, as though made at and as of such time (except that such
statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and
Prospectus as amended and supplemented to such time), or, in lieu of such
certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to
in said Section 5(e), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of
delivery of such certificate.
(c) Each time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall
be amended or supplemented or there is filed with the Commission any
document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (but only upon
reasonable request from you with respect to an amendment or supplement (i)
that does not relate to the Securities, (ii) providing solely for a change
in the interest rates of the Securities or a change in the principal amount
of Securities remaining to be sold or similar changes or (iii) setting
forth or incorporating by reference financial statements or other
information as of and for a fiscal quarter) or, if so indicated in the
applicable Terms Agreement, the Company sells securities to you pursuant to
a Terms Agreement, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished
forthwith to you and your counsel a written opinion of Sherman I. Goldberg,
Esq., Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel to the
Company, or other counsel satisfactory to you, dated the date of delivery
of such opinion, in form satisfactory to you, of the same tenor as the
opinion referred to in Section 5(d) hereof but modified, as necessary, to
relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and
supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion or, in lieu of such
opinion, counsel last furnishing such opinion to you shall furnish you with
a letter to the effect that you may rely on such last opinion to the same
extent as though it was dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance
(except that statements in such last opinion shall be deemed to relate to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented
to the time of delivery of such letter authorizing reliance).
(d) Each time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall
be amended or supplemented
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to include additional financial information (other than information
consisting of quotations of historical exchange rates) or there is filed
with the Commission any document incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus which contains additional financial information (other than
information consisting of quotations of historical exchange rates) or, if
so indicated in the applicable Terms Agreement, the Company sells
Securities to you pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Company shall cause
Arthur Anderson LLP forthwith to furnish you a letter, dated the date of
filing of such amendment, supplement or document with the Commission, or
the date of such sale, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to you, of
the same tenor as the letter referred to in Section 5(f) hereof with such
changes as may be necessary to reflect the amended and supplemented
financial information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented to
the date of such letter; provided, however,that if the Registration
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Statement or the Prospectus is amended or supplemented solely to include
financial information as of and for a fiscal quarter, Arthur Andersen LLP
may limit the scope of such letter to the unaudited financial statements
included in such amendment or supplement unless any other information
included therein of an accounting, financial or statistical nature is of
such a nature that, in your reasonable judgment, such letter should cover
such other information.
SECTION 7. Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and
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hold harmless you and each person, if any, who controls you within the meaning
of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact necessary in
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order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, unless such, untrue statement
of omission or such alleged untrue statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by you expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto) or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto);
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever to the extent of the aggregate amount paid by you in settlement
of any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental
agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based
upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue
statement or omission (except as made in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished by you as aforesaid) if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of the Company; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever (including the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by you) reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced
or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement
or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission (except as
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished by you
as aforesaid), to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or
(ii) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnity provided in (i), (ii) and
(iii) above with respect to the Registration Statement (or any amendment
thereto) or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) shall not
inure to the benefit of any Agent (or any person controlling such Agent within
the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act) from whom the person asserting any
such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the Securities which are the
subject thereof if such person did not receive a copy of the Prospectus (as
amended or supplemented) at or prior to the confirmation of the sale of such
Securities to such person in any case where such delivery was required by the
1933 Act and the untrue
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statement or omission of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
or Prospectus was corrected by an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus.
(b) You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or
the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, but only
with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or
omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by you expressly
for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) Each indemnified party shall give prompt notice to each
indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which
indemnity may be sought hereunder but failure to so notify an indemnifying party
shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on
account of this indemnity agreement. An indemnifying party may participate at
its own expense in the defense of such action. In no event shall the
indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances.
SECTION 8. Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable
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contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in
section 7 is for any reason held to be unavailable to you other than in
accordance with its terms, the Company and you shall contribute to the aggregate
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by
said indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and you in such proportions
that you are responsible for that portion represented by the percentage that the
total commissions and underwriting discounts received by you to the date of such
liability bears to the total sales price received by the Company from the sale
of Securities to the date of such liability, and the Company is responsible for
the balance; provided, however, that no person guilty of fraudulent
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misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who
controls you within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act shall have the
same rights to contribution as you, and each director of the Company, each
officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person,
if any, who controls the company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934
Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
SECTION 9. Status of the Agent. In soliciting purchases of the
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Securities from the Company, you are acting solely as Agent for the Company and
not as principal. You will make reasonable efforts to assist the Company in
obtaining performance by each purchaser whose offer to purchase Securities from
the Company has been solicited by you and accepted by the Company but you shall
not have any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not
consummated for any reason.
SECTION 10. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive
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Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this
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Agreement or any Terms Agreement, or contained in certificates of officers of
the Company submitted pursuant hereto or thereto, shall remain operative and in
full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
you or any controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall
survive each delivery of and payment for any of the Securities.
SECTION 11. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated for any
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reason, at any time by either party hereto upon the giving of 30 days' written
notice of such termination to the other party hereto. The Company may terminate
this Agreement with respect to any Agent immediately upon notice to such Agent
if there has been a material breach of this Agreement by such Agent. You may
also terminate any Terms Agreement, immediately upon notice to the Company, at
any time prior to the Settlement Date relating thereto (i) if there has been,
since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or in the
earnings, affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as one
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enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii)
if there has occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by
the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis the
effect of which on the financial markets of the United States is such as to make
it, in your reasonable judgment, impracticable to market the Securities or
enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any
securities of the Company has been suspended by the Commission or a national
securities exchange, or if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange has
been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or
maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by said exchange or
by the order of the Commission or any other governmental authority, or (iv) if a
banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.
In the event of any such termination, neither party will have any liability to
the other party hereto, except that (i) the Agent shall be entitled to any
commissions earned in accordance with the third paragraph of Section 2(a)
hereof, (ii) if at the time of termination (A) the Agent shall own any of the
Securities with the intention of reselling them or (B) an offer to purchase any
of the Securities has been accepted by the Company but the time of delivery to
the purchaser or his agent of the Securities has not occurred, the covenants set
forth in Sections 3 and 6 hereof shall remain in effect until such Securities
are so resold or delivered, as the case may be, and (iii) the covenant set forth
in Section 3(d) hereof, the provisions of Section 4 hereof, the indemnity and
contribution agreement set forth in Sections 7 and 8 hereof, and the provisions
of Sections 10 and 13 hereof shall remain in effect.
SECTION 12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
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shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Agents
shall be directed to each of [Agents and addresses]; notices to the Company
shall be directed to it at One First National Plaza, Suite 0460, Chicago,
Illinois 60670, attention of the Treasurer.
SECTION 13. Parties. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall
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inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Agents and the Company and their
respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement or any
Terms Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or
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corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and
the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 7 and
8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement or
any provision herein or therein contained. This Agreement and any Terms
Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof and thereof are intended to
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their
heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or
corporation. No purchaser of Securities shall be deemed to be a successor by
reason merely of such purchase.
SECTION 14. Additional Agent. Upon five days notice to the Agents,
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the Company may add an additional agent. Upon such notice, the Agents agree to
enter into a Distribution Agreement which shall include such additional agent.
SECTION 15. Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and
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obligations of the parties created hereby shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon
this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement
between you and the Company in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION,
By ________________________
Title: Treasurer
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CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first
above written:
[AGENTS]
By ___________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4(A)
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
AND
MARINE MIDLAND BANK
TRUSTEE
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Indenture
Dated as of December 1, 1995
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SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS*
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
PAGE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.................................... 1
"this Indenture" and certain other terms....... 1
"Act".......................................... 1
"Affiliate".................................... 1
"Authenticating Agent"......................... 2
"Authorized Newspaper"......................... 2
"Authorized Officer"........................... 2
"Bank"......................................... 2
"Bearer Security".............................. 2
"Board of Directors"........................... 2
"Board Resolution"............................. 2
"Business Day"................................. 2
"CEDEL; CEDEL S.A."............................ 2
"Commission"................................... 2
"Common Depositary"............................ 2
"Common Stock"................................. 2
"Company"...................................... 2
"Company Request" and "Company Order".......... 3
"corporation".................................. 3
"coupon"....................................... 3
"Defaulted Interest"........................... 3
"Depositary"................................... 3
"Designated Currency".......................... 3
"Dollar"....................................... 3
"ECU".......................................... 3
"Euroclear".................................... 3
"European Communities"......................... 3
"Event of Default"............................. 3
"Exchange Rate"................................ 3
"Exchange Rate Agent".......................... 3
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate".......... 3
"Foreign Currency"............................. 3
"Global Exchange Date"......................... 3
"Global Security".............................. 4
"Holder"....................................... 4
"interest"..................................... 4
"Interest Payment Date"........................ 4
"Maturity"..................................... 4
"Officers' Certificate"........................ 4
"Opinion of Counsel"........................... 4
"Original Issue Discount Security"............. 4
"Outstanding".................................. 4
"Paying Agent"................................. 5
"Person"....................................... 5
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"Place of Payment"............................. 5
"Predecessor Security"......................... 5
"Principal Corporate Trust Office"............. 5
"Principal Paying Agent"....................... 5
"Redemption Date".............................. 5
"Redemption Price"............................. 5
"Registered Security".......................... 5
"Regular Record Date".......................... 5
"Remarketing Entity"........................... 5
"Repayment Date"............................... 5
"Repayment Price".............................. 5
"Responsible Officer".......................... 5
"Security" or "Securities"..................... 6
"Security Register"............................ 6
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"Security Registrar"........................... 6
"Special Record Date".......................... 6
"Stated Maturity".............................. 6
"Subsidiary of the Company" or "Subsidiary".... 6
"Trustee"...................................... 6
"Trust Indenture Act" or "TIA"................. 6
"United States"................................ 6
"United States Alien".......................... 6
"Vice President"............................... 6
SECTION 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions........... 6
SECTION 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee......... 7
SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders................................ 7
SECTION 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.......... 9
SECTION 1.06. Notices to Holders; Waiver..................... 10
SECTION 1.07. Language of Notices, Etc....................... 10
SECTION 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.............. 11
SECTION 1.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents....... 11
SECTION 1.10. Successors and Assigns......................... 11
SECTION 1.11. Separability Clause............................ 11
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.......................... 11
SECTION 1.13. Legal Holidays................................. 11
SECTION 1.14. Governing Law.................................. 11
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally................................ 11
SECTION 2.02. Form of Securities............................. 12
SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentica-
tion........................................... 12
SECTION 2.04. Global Securities.............................. 12
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
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SECTION 3.01. Title and Terms................................ 13
SECTION 3.02. Denominations.................................. 15
SECTION 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dat-
ing............................................ 15
SECTION 3.04. Temporary Securities........................... 17
SECTION 3.05. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Ex-
change......................................... 19
SECTION 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securi-
ties........................................... 22
SECTION 3.07. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Pre-
served......................................... 23
SECTION 3.08. Persons Deemed Owners.......................... 24
SECTION 3.09. Cancellation................................... 24
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest........................ 25
SECTION 3.11. Forms of Certification......................... 25
SECTION 3.12. Judgments...................................... 25
ARTICLE FOUR
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 4.01. Applicability of Article....................... 26
SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.......... 26
SECTION 4.03. Selection by Security Registrar of Securities
to be Redeemed................................ 26
SECTION 4.04. Notice of Redemption........................... 26
SECTION 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.................... 27
SECTION 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.......... 27
SECTION 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part.................... 28
ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest..... 28
SECTION 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency................ 28
SECTION 5.03. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in
Trust.......................................... 30
SECTION 5.04. Additional Amounts............................. 31
SECTION 5.05. Statement as to Compliance..................... 31
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Corporate Existence, Rights and
Franchises.................................... 32
ARTICLE SIX
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS
BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses
of Holders.................................... 32
SECTION 6.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to
Holders........................................ 32
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SECTION 6.03. Reports by Trustee............................. 33
SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company............................. 33
ARTICLE SEVEN
REMEDIES
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.............................. 34
SECTION 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and An-
nulment........................................ 35
SECTION 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for En-
forcement by Trustee.......................... 36
SECTION 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............... 37
SECTION 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession
of Securities................................. 37
SECTION 7.06. Application of Money Collected................. 37
SECTION 7.07. Limitation on Suits............................ 38
SECTION 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive
Principal, Premium and Interest............... 38
SECTION 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies............. 38
SECTION 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative................. 39
SECTION 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver................... 39
SECTION 7.12. Control by Holders............................. 39
SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults........................ 39
SECTION 7.14. Undertaking for Costs.......................... 40
SECTION 7.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws............... 40
ARTICLE EIGHT
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities............ 40
SECTION 8.02. Notice of Default.............................. 41
SECTION 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee...................... 41
SECTION 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Notes.......................................... 42
SECTION 8.05. May Hold Securities............................ 42
SECTION 8.06. Money Held in Trust............................ 42
SECTION 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement................. 42
SECTION 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests........ 43
SECTION 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility........ 43
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Suc-
cessor......................................... 44
SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor......... 45
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or
Succession to Business of Trustee............. 46
SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against Com-
pany........................................... 46
SECTION 8.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agents........... 46
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of
Holders........................................ 47
SECTION 9.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Hold-
ers............................................ 48
SECTION 9.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures........... 49
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SECTION 9.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.............. 49
SECTION 9.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act............ 49
SECTION 9.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Inden-
tures.......................................... 50
ARTICLE TEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
SECTION 10.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain
Terms.......................................... 50
SECTION 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.............. 50
ARTICLE ELEVEN
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture........ 50
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money..................... 51
SECTION 11.03. Reinstatement.................................. 51
ARTICLE TWELVE
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
SECTION 12.01. Exemption from Individual Liability............ 52
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 13.01. Applicability of Article....................... 52
SECTION 13.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Se-
curities....................................... 52
SECTION 13.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund...... 53
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 14.01. Applicability of Article....................... 53
SECTION 14.02. Repayment of Securities........................ 53
SECTION 14.03. Exercise of Option; Notice..................... 53
SECTION 14.04. Election of Repayment by Remarketing Entities.. 54
SECTION 14.05. Securities Payable on the Repayment Date....... 54
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
SECTION 15.01. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called...... 55
SECTION 15.02. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings............. 55
SECTION 15.03. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings........... 55
SECTION 15.04. Quorum; Action................................. 55
SECTION 15.05. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and
Adjournment of Meetings....................... 56
SECTION 15.06. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meet-
ings........................................... 57
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ARTICLE SIXTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
PAGE
SECTION 16.01. Counterparts................................... 57
TESTIMONIUM.................................................. 58
SIGNATURES AND SEALS......................................... 58
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................. 59
EXHIBIT A. Form of Certificate to be Given by Person En-
titled to Receive Bearer Security
EXHIBIT B. Form of Certificate to be Given by Euroclear
and CEDEL S.A. in Connection with the Exchange
of a Portion of a Temporary Global Security
EXHIBIT C. Form of Certificate to be Given by Euroclear
and CEDEL S.A. to Obtain Interest Prior to an
Exchange Date
EXHIBIT D. Form of Certificate to be Given by Beneficial
Owners to Obtain Interest Prior to an Exchange
Date
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TABLE SHOWING REFLECTION IN INDENTURE OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
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TIA
(S) 310(a)(1) ......................................... 8.09
(a)(2) .............................................. 8.09
(a)(3) .............................................. Not Applicable
(a)(4) .............................................. Not Applicable
(a)(5) .............................................. 8.09
(b) ................................................. 8.08
8.10
(c) ................................................. Not Applicable
(S) 311(a) ........................................... 8.13
(b) ................................................. 8.13
(S) 312(a) ............................................ 6.01
6.02(i)
(b) ................................................. 6.02(ii)
(c) ................................................. 6.02(iii)
(S) 313(a) ........................................... 6.03(i)
(b) ................................................. 6.03(ii)
(c) ................................................. 6.03(i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) ................................................. 6.03(iii)
(S) 314(a) ........................................... 6.04
5.05
(b) ................................................. Not Applicable
(c)(1) .............................................. 1.02
(c)(2) .............................................. 1.02
(c)(3) .............................................. Not Applicable
(d) ................................................. Not Applicable
(e) ................................................. 1.02
(f) ................................................. Not Applicable
(S) 315(a) ........................................... 8.01(i)
8.01(iii)
(b) ................................................. 8.02
(c) ................................................. 8.01(ii)
(d) ................................................. 8.01
(d)(1) .............................................. 8.01(i)
(d)(2) .............................................. 8.01(iii)(b)
(d)(3) .............................................. 8.01(iii)(c)
(e) ................................................. 7.14
(S) 316(a) ........................................... 1.01
(S) 316(a)(1)(A) ...................................... 7.02
7.12
(a)(1)(B) ........................................... 7.13
(a)(2) .............................................. Not Applicable
(b) ................................................. 7.08
(c) ................................................. 1.04(viii)
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(S) 317(a)(1) .......................................... 7.03
(a)(2) ............................................... 7.04
(b) .................................................. 5.03
(S) 318(a) ............................................. 1.08
(c) .................................................. 1.08
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THIS INDENTURE is entered into as of December 1, 1995, between FIRST CHICAGO
NBD CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company"), having its principal
executive office at One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, and
Marine Midland Bank, a New York banking corporation and trust company
(hereinafter called the "Trustee"), having its principal corporate trust
office at 140 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10005.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company deems it necessary from time to time to issue its unsecured
debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in
one or more series (hereinafter called the "Securities") as hereinafter set
forth, and to provide therefor the Company has duly authorized the execution
and delivery of this Indenture.
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 Securities
by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal
and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series
thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided
or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) the term "this 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 particular
series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01;
(ii) all references in this instrument to designated "Articles",
"Sections" and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections
and other subdivisions of this Indenture. 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;
(iii) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(iv) 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; and
(v) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein or in
one or more indentures supplemental hereto, the term "generally accepted
accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or
permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally
accepted at the date of such computation.
"Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.04.
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"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities pursuant to Section 8.14.
"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper, in an official language of the
country of publication or in the English language, 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.
"Authorized Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any
Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President,
the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Comptroller, any Assistant Comptroller, any
Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Bank" means The First National Bank of Chicago, a national banking
association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America.
"Bearer Security" means any Security in the form established pursuant to
Section 2.02 which is payable to bearer, including, without limitation, unless
the context otherwise indicates, a Security in global bearer form.
"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.
"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
banking institutions in the City of Chicago and any Place of Payment for the
Securities are open for business.
"CEDEL" or "CEDEL S.A." means Cedel Bank, societe anonyme or its successors.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to
time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or if any
time after the execution and delivery of this instrument such Commission is
not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust
Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.
"Common Depositary" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(ii).
"Common Stock" means any stock of any class of the Company which has no
preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company
and which is not subject to redemption by the Company and includes the common
stock, $1 par value per share, of the Company as the same exists at the date
of this Indenture or as such stock may be constituted from time to time.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until any successor corporation shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean any such successor corporation.
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"Company Request" and "Company Order" mean, respectively, a written request
or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its
President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial Officer or a Vice
President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Comptroller, an
Assistant Comptroller, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered
to the Trustee.
"corporation" includes corporations, associations, companies and business
trusts.
"Co-Security Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"coupon" means any interest coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.
"Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or
issued in the form of a Global Security, the Person designated as Depositary
by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 until a successor Depositary shall
have been appointed pursuant to Section 3.05, and thereafter "Depositary"
shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if
at any time there is more than one such Person, "Depositary" as used with
respect to the Securities of any such series shall mean the Depositary with
respect to the Securities of that series.
"Designated Currency" has the meaning specified in Section 3.12.
"Dollar" or "$" means the coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts.
"ECU" means the European Currency Unit as defined and revised from time to
time by the Council of the European Communities.
"Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels
Office, as operator of the Euroclear System.
"European Communities" means the European Economic Community, the European
Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Article Seven.
"Exchange Rate" shall have the meaning specified as contemplated in Section
3.01.
"Exchange Rate Agent" shall have the meaning specified as contemplated in
Section 3.01.
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate" with respect to any date for the
payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on any series of
Securities, means a certificate setting forth the applicable Exchange Rate and
the amounts payable in Dollars and Foreign Currencies in respect of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Securities denominated in
ECU, and other composite currency or Foreign Currency, and signed by the
Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer of the Company or the Exchange Rate Agent appointed pursuant to
Section 3.01 and delivered to the Trustee.
"Foreign Currency" means a currency issued by the government of any country
other than the United States of America.
"Global Exchange Date" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(iv).
"Global Security" means a Security issued to evidence all or a part of a
series of Securities in accordance with Section 3.03.
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"Holder", with respect to a Registered Security, means a Person in whose
name such Registered Security is registered in the Security Register and, with
respect to a Bearer Security (or any temporary Global Security) or a coupon,
means the bearer thereof.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security
which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable
after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any series of Securities,
means the Stated Maturity of an instalment of interest on such Securities.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which
the principal of such Security (or any instalment of principal) becomes due
and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or
by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial
Officer or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Comptroller, an Assistant Comptroller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall
contain the statements set forth in Section 1.02, if applicable.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may (except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) be an employee of the Company,
and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall
contain the statements set forth in Section 1.02, if applicable.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an
amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities or Securities of any
series, means, as of the date of determination, all such Securities
theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i) such Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) such Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited 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 such Securities, provided that, if such Securities are
to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to
this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been
made; and
(iii) such Securities in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 of this Indenture;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of such Securities Outstanding have given any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or
whether a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of Securities, the
principal amount of Original Issue Discount Securities that shall be deemed to
be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof
that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02,
and Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities
or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and
deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee
shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate
of the Company or such other obligor.
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"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities or any coupons
appertaining thereto on behalf of the Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any series,
means the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 5.02,
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that
series are payable as specified in accordance with Section 3.01.
"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by
such particular Security; and for the purposes of this definition, any
Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in lieu of a lost,
destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the
lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
"Principal Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the
Trustee, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be
principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this
instrument is at the address set forth in the first paragraph of this
instrument.
"Principal Paying Agent" means the Paying Agent, if any, designated as such
by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Indenture.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price specified in such Security at which it is to be redeemed
pursuant to this Indenture.
"Registered Security" means any Security in the form established pursuant to
Section 2.02 which is registered in the Security Register.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Security on any
Interest Payment Date means the date, if any, specified in such Security as
the "Regular Record Date".
"Remarketing Entity", when used with respect to the Securities of any series
which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated
Maturity, means any Person designated by the Company to purchase any such
Securities.
"Repayment Date", when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon
exercise of option for repayment by the Holder, means the date fixed for such
repayment pursuant to this Indenture.
"Repayment Price", when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon
exercise of option for repayment by the Holder, means the price at which it is
to be repaid pursuant to this Indenture.
"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of
this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer of the Trustee to whom such matter is referred
because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Security" or "Securities" means any Security or Securities, as the case may
be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; provided, however, that,
if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this
Indenture, "Securities," with respect to any such Person, shall mean
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive,
however, of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee.
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"Security Register" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"Security Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means the
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, or any instalment
of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such
Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security, or such
instalment of principal or interest, is due and payable.
"Subsidiary of the Company" or "Subsidiary" means a corporation at least a
majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, or
by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
As used under this heading, the term "voting stock" means stock having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors irrespective of whether or
not stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power
by reason of the happening of any contingency.
"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to
the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall
mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any
time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the
Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of
that series.
"Trust Indenture Act" or "TIA" (except as herein otherwise expressly
provided) means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in force at the date as of
which this instrument was executed, and, to the extent required by law, as
amended.
"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", except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this
Indenture, 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 non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.
"Vice President", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee,
means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or
words added before or after the title "vice president".
SECTION 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, 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 with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the Officers' Certificate
required by Section 5.05) shall include:
(i) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
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(ii) 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;
(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
has been complied with; and
(iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and
one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
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 Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders.
(i) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders or
Holders of any series 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. If Securities of a series are issuable
in whole or in part as Bearer Securities, any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture
to be given or taken by Holders may, alternatively, be embodied in and
evidenced by the record of Holders of Securities voting in favor thereof,
either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of
Holders of Securities duly called and held in accordance with the provisions
of Article Fifteen, or a combination of such instruments and any such record.
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 the holding by any Person of a Security shall be
sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 8.01)
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 Securities
shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 15.06.
(ii) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument
or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by
the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to
take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing
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acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on
behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing
the same. 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.
(iii) The ownership of Registered Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register.
(iv) The principal amount and serial numbers of Bearer Securities held by
any Person, and the date of holding the same, may be proved by the production
of such Bearer Securities or by a certificate executed, as depositary, by any
trust company, bank or other depositary, wherever situated, if such
certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at
the date therein mentioned such Person had on deposit with such depositary, or
exhibited to it, the Bearer Securities therein described; or such facts may be
proved by the certificate or affidavit of the Person holding such Bearer
Securities, if such certificate or affidavit is deemed by the Trustee to be
satisfactory. The Trustee and the Company may assume that such ownership of
any Bearer Security continues until (1) another certificate or affidavit
bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Bearer Security is
produced, or (2) such Bearer Security is produced to the Trustee by some other
Person, or (3) such Bearer Security is surrendered in exchange for a
Registered Security, or (4) such Bearer Security is no longer Outstanding.
(v) The fact and date of execution of any such instrument or writing, the
authority of the Person executing the same and the principal amount and serial
numbers of Bearer Securities held by the Person so executing such instrument
or writing and the date of holding the same may also be proved in any other
manner which the Trustee deems sufficient; and the Trustee may in any instance
require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this
Section.
(vi) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof,
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the
Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made
upon such Security.
(vii) For purposes of determining the principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of any series the Holders of which are required, requested or
permitted to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or take any other Act under the Indenture, each Security
denominated in a Foreign Currency or composite currency shall be deemed to
have the principal amount determined by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting
the principal amount of such Security in the currency in which such Security
is denominated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate as of the date such Act is
delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the
Company, by Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series (or, if there is no such rate on such
date, such rate on the date determined as specified as contemplated in Section
3.01).
(viii) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of
Holders of Securities of any series entitled to give any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other Act, or to
vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be
given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the
Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such
Series made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any
such vote, prior to such vote, such record date shall be the later of 30 days
prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent
list of Holders of such Securities furnished to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 6.01 prior to such solicitation.
(ix) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard
to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by
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one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such
appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any
notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to
different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have
the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such
different part.
(x) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise
specified pursuant to Section 3.01 or pursuant to one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a
Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed
in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken
by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Security may
provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such
Global Security through such Depositary's standing instructions and customary
practices.
(xi) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the
Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security held by
a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary to make, give or
take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in
this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is
fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90
days after such record date.
SECTION 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be
made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(i) 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 Principal Corporate Trust Office, or
(ii) the Company by any Holder or by the Trustee shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in
writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid, to the Company, to the
attention of its Treasurer, addressed to it at the address of its principal
office specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture or at any other
address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
SECTION 1.06. Notices to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture or any Security provides for notice to Holders of any
event,
(1) such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or
in such Security expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class,
postage prepaid, to each Holder of Registered Securities affected by such
event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed
for the giving of such notice.
(2) such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Bearer
Securities if published in an Authorized Newspaper in The City of New York
and, if the Securities of such series are then listed on The International
Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited
and such stock exchange shall so require, in London and, if the Securities
of such series are then listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such
stock exchange shall so require, in Luxembourg and, if the Securities of
such series are then listed on any other stock exchange and such stock
exchange shall so require, in any other required city outside the United
States, or, if not practicable, elsewhere in Europe on a Business Day at
least twice, the first such publication to be not earlier than the earliest
date, and not later than the latest date, prescribed for the giving of such
notice.
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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
Registered Securities by mail, then such notification as shall be made with
the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for
every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders of Registered
Securities is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any
defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of Registered
Securities shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Holders of Registered Securities or the sufficiency of any notice by
publication to Holders of Bearer Securities given as provided above.
In case by reason of the suspension of publication of any Authorized
Newspaper or Authorized Newspapers or by reason of any other cause it shall be
impracticable to publish any notice to Holders of Bearer Securities as
provided above, then such notification to Holders of Bearer Securities as
shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient
notice to such Holders for every purpose hereunder. Neither the failure to
give notice by publication to Holders of Bearer Securities as provided above,
nor any defect in any notice so published, shall affect the sufficiency of any
notice mailed to Holders of Registered Securities as provided above.
Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be
waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before
or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.
Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing
shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.
SECTION 1.07. 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 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies
or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an
"incorporated provision") included in this Indenture by operation of Sections
310 to 318, inclusive, of the TIA, such imposed duties or incorporated
provision shall control.
SECTION 1.09. 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.
All convenants 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 in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under this Indenture.
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SECTION 1.13. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Repayment Date
or Redemption Date of any Security or any date on which any Defaulted Interest
is proposed to be paid shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment,
then (notwithstanding any other provisions of the Securities or this
Indenture) payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any
Securities need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be
made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on the Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Repayment Date or
Redemption Date or on the date on which Defaulted Interest is proposed to be
paid, and, if such payment is made, no interest shall accrue on such payment
for the period from and after any such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity,
Repayment Date or Redemption Date, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.14. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally.
All Securities and any related coupons shall have such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or
permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may,
consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities
or coupons, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities or coupons.
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the
form set forth in this Article.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to
any series of Securities, the Securities of each series shall be issuable in
registered form without coupons. If so provided as contemplated by Section
3.01, the Securities of a series shall be issuable solely in bearer form, or
in both registered form and bearer form. Unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01, Securities in bearer form shall have interest
coupons attached.
The definitive Securities and coupons shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on a steel engraved
border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers executing such Securities or coupons, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities or coupons.
SECTION 2.02. Form of Securities.
Each Security and coupon shall be in one of the forms approved from time to
time by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. Upon or prior to the delivery of a
Security or coupons in any such form to the Trustee for authentication, the
Company shall deliver to the Trustee the following:
(i) the Board Resolution by or pursuant to which such form of Security
or coupons has been approved, certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(ii) the Officers' Certificate required by Section 3.01 of this
Indenture;
(iii) the Company Order required by Section 3.03 of this Indenture; and
(iv) the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 3.03 of this Indenture.
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If temporary Securities of any series are issued in global form as permitted
by Section 3.04, the form thereof also shall be established as provided in
this Section 2.02.
SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Marine Midland Bank, as Trustee
By___________________________________
Authorized Signatory
Section 2.04. Global Securities.
If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form,
as specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, then, notwithstanding clause
(xi) of Section 3.01 and the provisions of Section 3.02, such Global Security
shall represent such of the outstanding Securities of such series as shall be
specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount
of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time
to time be reduced to reflect exchanges or increased to reflect the issuance
of additional uncertificated securities of such series. Any endorsement of a
Global Security to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the
amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made in such
manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as shall be
specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.03 or Section 3.04.
Global Securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in
either temporary or permanent form.
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. Title and Terms.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued up
to the aggregate principal amount of Securities from time to time authorized
by or pursuant to a Board Resolution.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. All Securities of each
series issued under this Indenture shall in all respects be equally and
ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such series without
preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of
the authentication and delivery or Maturity of the Securities of such series.
There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth
in, or determined in the manner provided in, an Officers' Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the
issuance of Securities of any series,
(i) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that
series pursuant to this Article Three or Sections 4.07, 9.06 or 14.03);
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(iii) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of
the Securities of the series is payable;
(iv) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, or the method or methods by which such rates may be
determined, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall
accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable,
the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than
that of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(v) the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 5.02,
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities
of the series shall be payable;
(vi) the extent to which any of the Securities will be issuable in
temporary or permanent global form, and in such case, the Depositary for
such Global Security or Securities, the terms and conditions, if any, upon
which such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for
definitive securities, and the manner in which any interest payable on a
temporary or permanent Global Security will be paid, whether or not
consistent with Section 3.04 or 3.05;
(vii) the office or offices or agency where, subject to Section 5.02, the
Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange;
(viii) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which
and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(ix) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions 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 Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in
whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(x) whether, and under what conditions, additional amounts will be
payable to Holders of Securities of the series pursuant to Section 5.04;
(xi) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Registered Securities of the series
shall be issuable; and, if other than $5,000 or any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Bearer Securities of the series shall
be issuable;
(xii) whether Securities of the series are to be issuable as Registered
Securities, Bearer Securities or both, whether Securities of the series are
to be issuable with or without coupons or both and, in the case of Bearer
Securities, the date as of which such Bearer Securities shall be dated if
other than the date of original issuance of the first Security of such
series of like tenor and term to be issued;
(xiii) the currency or currencies of denominations of the Securities of
any series, which may be in Dollars, any Foreign Currency or any composite
currency, including but not limited to the ECU, and, if any such currency
of denomination is a composite currency other than the ECU, the agency or
organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;
(xiv) the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities will be made, the
currency or currencies, if any, in which payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or the interest on Registered Securities, at the election
of each of the Holders thereof, may also be payable and the periods within
which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made
and the Exchange Rate and the Exchange Rate Agent;
(xv) if payments of principal of (and premium, if any), or interest on
the Securities of the series are to be made in a Foreign Currency other
than the currency in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in
which the Exchange Rate with respect to such payments shall be determined;
(xvi) the terms, if any, upon which the Securities of the series may be
convertible into or exchanged for Common Stock, preferred stock (which may
be represented by depositary shares), other debt securities or warrants for
Common Stock, preferred stock or indebtedness or other securities of any
kind of the Company or any other obligor, and the terms and conditions upon
which such conversion or exchange shall
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be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate,
the conversion or exchange period and any other provision in addition to or
in lieu of those described herein;
(xvii) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or
any interest on Securities of the series may be determined with reference
to an index, the method or methods by which such amounts shall be
determined;
(xviii) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
7.02;
(xix) any addition to or change in the Events of Default or covenants of
the Company pertaining to the Securities of the series; and
(xx) any other terms of the series.
All Securities of any one series and the coupons appertaining to Bearer
Securities of such series, if any, shall be substantially identical except, in
the case of Registered Securities, as to denomination and except as may
otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth,
or determined in the manner provided, in such Officers' Certificate or in any
such indenture supplemental hereto.
Securities of any particular series may be issued at various times, with
different dates on which the principal or any instalment of principal is
payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by
which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which such
interest may be payable and with different Redemption Dates or Repayment Dates
and may be denominated in different currencies or payable in different
currencies.
SECTION 3.02. Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be issuable in such form and
denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01. In the
absence of any specification with respect to the Securities of any series, the
Registered Securities of each series shall be issuable only as Securities
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof
and the Bearer Securities of each series, if any, shall be issuable with
coupons and in denominations of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of
the Board, its President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial
Officer or one of its Executive Vice Presidents and by its Secretary or one of
its Assistant Secretaries. The signatures of any or all of these officers on
the Securities may be manual or facsimile. Coupons shall bear the facsimile
signature of the Company's Chairman of the Board, its President, a Vice
Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial Officer, one of its Executive Vice
Presidents or the Treasurer.
Securities and coupons bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of
individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind
the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased
to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series, together with any
coupons appertaining thereto, executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of the
Company Order, authenticate and deliver such Securities as in this Indenture
provided and not otherwise; provided, however, that, in connection with its
original issuance, no Bearer Security shall be mailed or otherwise delivered
to any location in the United States; and provided, further, that a Bearer
Security may be delivered in connection with its original issuance only if the
Person entitled to receive
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such Bearer Security shall have delivered to the Trustee, or such other Person
as shall be specified in a temporary Global Security delivered pursuant to
Section 3.04, a certificate in the form required by Section 3.11(i).
If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.01 that the Securities
of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities in registered or permanent bearer form, then the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section and a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Global Securities
with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Global
Securities in permanent or temporary form that (i) shall represent and shall
be denominated in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by one or more
Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered, if in registered form, in the
name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee
of such Depositary, and (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such
Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instructions.
Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.01 for a Global Security in
registered form must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it
serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any other applicable statute or
regulation.
In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional
responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 8.01) shall be
fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section
1.02 and stating that,
(i) the form of such Securities and coupons, if any, has been established
in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) the terms of such Securities and coupons, if any, or the manner of
determining such terms, have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
(iii) that such Securities and coupons, when authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any
conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights and to general principles of equity; and
(iv) such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the
issue thereof will adversely affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01 and of this Section 3.03, if
all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it
shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution or Officers'
Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.01 or the Company Order
and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this Section 3.03 at or
prior to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such
documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original
issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and such documents
reasonably contemplate the issuance of all Securities of such series; provided
that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Company that as of the date of such
request, the statements made in the Officers' Certificate or other
certificates delivered pursuant to Sections 1.02 and 3.01 shall be true and
correct as if made on such date.
A Company Order, Officers' Certificate or Board Resolution or supplemental
indenture delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set
forth in the preceding paragraph may provide that Securities which are the
subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or its
agent on original issue from time to time in the aggregate principal amount,
if any, established for such series pursuant to such procedures acceptable to
the Trustee as may be specified from time to time by Company Order upon
telephonic,
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electronic or written order of Persons designated in such Company Order,
Officers' Certificate, supplemental indenture or Board Resolution and that
such Persons are authorized to determine, consistent with such Company Order,
Officers' Certificate, supplemental indenture or Board Resolution, such terms
and conditions of said Securities as are specified in such Company Order,
Officers' Certificate, supplemental indenture or Board Resolution.
Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication; and
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, each Bearer
Security and any temporary Global Security referred to in Section 3.04 shall
be dated as of the date of original issuance of such Security.
No Security or coupon appertaining thereto shall be entitled to any benefit
under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there
appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the
form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such
certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. Except as permitted by Section 3.06, the Trustee shall not
authenticate and deliver any Bearer Security unless all appurtenant coupons
for interest then matured have been detached and cancelled. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Security or portion thereof shall have been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 3.09 together with a written statement
(which need not comply with Section 1.02 and need not be accompanied by an
Opinion of Counsel) stating that such Security or portion thereof has never
been issued and sold by the Company, for all purposes of this Indenture such
Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered
hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 3.04. Temporary Securities.
(a) Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the
Company may execute, and upon Company Order and the receipt of the
certifications and opinions required under Sections 3.01 and 3.03, the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed,
lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any
authorized denominations, substantially of the tenor of the definitive
Securities in lieu of which they are issued in registered form or, if
authorized, in bearer form with one or more coupons or without coupons, and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities. In the case of any series
which may be issuable as Bearer Securities, such temporary Securities may be
in global form, representing such of the Outstanding Securities of such series
as shall be specified therein.
(b) Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01:
(i) Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, each of
which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the following
paragraphs, if temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company
will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without
unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the
temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of
such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series
(accompanied, if applicable, by all unmatured coupons and all matured
coupons in default appertaining thereto), the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like
principal amount of definitive Securities of such series of authorized
denominations; provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall
be delivered in exchange for a temporary Registered Security; and provided,
further, that a definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange
for a temporary Bearer Security only in compliance with the conditions set
forth in Section 3.03. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any
series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
(ii) If temporary Securities of any series are issued in global form, any
such temporary Global Security shall, unless otherwise provided in such
temporary Global Security, be delivered to the London office of a
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depositary or common depositary (the "Common Depositary"), for the benefit
of the operator of Euroclear and CEDEL S.A., for credit to the respective
accounts of the beneficial owners of such Securities (or to such other
accounts as they may direct). Upon receipt of written instructions (which
need not comply with Section 1.02) signed on behalf of the Company by any
Person authorized to give such instructions, the Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent shall endorse such temporary Global Security to
reflect the initial principal amount, or an increase in the principal
amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby. Until such initial
endorsement, such temporary Global Security shall not evidence any
obligation of the Company. Such temporary Global Security shall at any time
represent the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities
theretofore endorsed thereon as provided above, subject to reduction to
reflect exchanges as described below.
(iii) Unless otherwise specified in such temporary Global Security, and
subject to the second proviso in the following paragraph, the interest of a
beneficial owner of Securities of a series in a temporary Global Security
shall be exchanged for definitive Securities (including a definitive global
Bearer Security) of such series and of like tenor following the Global
Exchange Date (as defined below) when the account holder instructs
Euroclear or CEDEL S.A., as the case may be, to request such exchange on
his behalf and delivers to Euroclear or CEDEL S.A., as the case may be, a
certificate in the form required by Section 3.11(i), dated no earlier than
15 days prior to the Global Exchange Date, copies of which certificate
shall be available from the offices of Euroclear and CEDEL S.A., the
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent appointed for such series of Securities
and each Paying Agent. Unless otherwise specified in such temporary Global
Security, any such exchange shall be made free of charge to the beneficial
owners of such temporary Global Security, except that a Person receiving
definitive Securities must bear the cost of insurance, postage,
transportation and the like in the event that such Person does not take
delivery of such definitive Securities in person at the offices of
Euroclear or CEDEL S.A. Definitive Securities in bearer form to be
delivered in exchange for any portion of a temporary Global Security shall
be delivered only outside the United States.
(iv) Without unnecessary delay but in any event not later than the date
specified in, or determined pursuant to the terms of, any such temporary
Global Security as the "Global Exchange Date" (the "Global Exchange Date"),
the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, or, if the Trustee appoints an
Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 8.14, to any such Authenticating
Agent, definitive Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of such temporary Global Security, executed by the
Company. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, such
definitive Securities shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or
Registered Securities, or any combination thereof, as may be specified by
the Company, the Trustee or any such Authenticating Agent, as may be
appropriate. On or after the Global Exchange Date, such temporary Global
Security shall be surrendered by the Common Depositary to the Trustee or
any such Authenticating Agent, as the Company's agent for such purpose, to
be exchanged, in whole or from time to time in part, for definitive
Securities without charge and the Trustee or any such Authenticating Agent
shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for each portion of such
temporary Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of
definitive Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations and
of like tenor as the portion of such temporary Global Security to be
exchanged, which, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.01, shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or Registered Securities,
or any combination thereof, provided, however, that, unless otherwise
specified in such temporary Global Security, upon such presentation by the
Common Depositary, such temporary Global Security is accompanied by a
certificate dated the Global Exchange Date or a subsequent date and signed
by Euroclear as to the portion of such temporary Global Security held for
its account then to be exchanged and a certificate dated the Global
Exchange Date or a subsequent date and signed by CEDEL S.A., as to the
portion of such temporary Global Security held for its account then to be
exchanged, each in the form required by Section 3.11(ii); and provided,
further, that a definitive Bearer Security (including a definitive global
Bearer Security) shall be delivered in exchange for a portion of a
temporary Global Security only in compliance with the conditions set forth
in Section 3.03.
(v) Upon any exchange of a portion of any such temporary Global Security,
such temporary Global Security shall be endorsed by the Trustee or any such
Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, to reflect the reduction of the
principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon its remaining principal
amount shall be
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reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged. Until so exchanged in
full, such temporary Global Security shall in all respects be entitled to
the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such
series authenticated and delivered hereunder, except that, unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, interest payable on such
temporary Global Security on an Interest Payment Date for Securities of
such series occurring prior to the applicable Global Exchange Date shall be
payable, without interest, to Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. on or after such
Interest Payment Date upon delivery by Euro-clear and CEDEL S.A. to the
Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, of a certificate or
certificates in the form required by Section 3.11(iii), for credit on or
after such Interest Payment Date to the respective accounts of the Persons
who are the beneficial owners of such temporary Global Security on such
Interest Payment Date and who have each delivered to Euroclear or CEDEL
S.A., as the case may be, a certificate in the form required by Section
3.11(iv). Any interest so received by Euroclear and Cedel S.A. and not paid
as herein provided prior to the Global Exchange Date shall be returned to
the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be, which, upon expiration of
two years after such Interest Payment Date, shall repay such interest to
the Company on Company Request in accordance with Section 5.03.
SECTION 3.05. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
With respect to Registered Securities, the Company shall keep or cause to be
kept a register (sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of Registered Securities and the registration of
transfers of Registered Securities and the Company shall appoint a "Security
Registrar", and may appoint any "Co-Security Registrar", as may be
appropriate, to keep the Security Register. Such Security Register shall be in
written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in
such Security Register shall be available for inspection by the Trustee at the
office of the Security Registrar. In the event that any Registered Securities
issued hereunder have The City of New York as a Place of Payment, the Company
shall appoint either a Security Registrar or Co-Security Registrar located in
The City of New York.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Security of
any series at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to
Section 5.02 for such purpose in a Place of Payment for such series, the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered
Securities of such series of any authorized denominations and of a like
aggregate principal amount, tenor and Stated Maturity.
At the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any series may be
exchanged for other Registered Securities of such series, of any authorized
denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, tenor and Stated
Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities
which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Registered Securities may not be exchanged for Bearer Securities.
At the option of the Holder, Bearer Securities of any series may be
exchanged for Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized
denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon
surrender of the Bearer Securities to be exchanged at any such office or
agency, with all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto
appertaining. If the Holder of a Bearer Security is unable to produce any such
unmatured coupon or coupons or matured coupon or coupons in default, such
exchange may be effected if the Bearer Securities are accompanied by payment
in funds acceptable to the Company in an amount equal to the face amount of
such missing coupon or coupons, or the surrender of such missing coupon or
coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to
them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them and
any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Security shall
surrender to any Paying Agent any such missing coupon in respect of which such
a payment shall have been made, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the
amount of such payment from the Company; provided,
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however, that interest represented by coupons shall be payable only upon
presentation and surrender of those coupons at an office or agency of a Paying
Agent, maintained pursuant to Section 5.02 for such purpose, located outside
the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Bearer Security of
any series is surrendered at any such office or agency in exchange for a
Registered Security of the same series and like tenor after the close of
business at such office or agency on (i) any Regular Record Date and before
the opening of business at such office or agency on the relevant Interest
Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date and before the opening of
business at such office or agency on the related date for payment of Defaulted
Interest, such Bearer Security shall be surrendered without the coupon
relating to such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the
case may be.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is
exchanged in whole or in part for individual Securities represented thereby, a
Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series
may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to
a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such
Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such
successor Depositary.
Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which
the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the
Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities
of such series shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.03, the Company
shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such
series. If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice
or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company's election pursuant to
Section 3.01(vi) shall no longer be effective with respect to the Securities
of such series and the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of
a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities
of such series, will authenticate and deliver Securities of such series of
like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such
series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the
Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities
shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such
event, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company
Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such
series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series of like tenor
and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series
in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a
series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities may
surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole
or in part for Securities of such series of like tenor and terms and in
definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee
and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of
definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver, without
service charge:
(a) to the Depositary or to each Person specified by such Depositary a
new Security or Securities of the same series, of like tenor and terms and
of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate
principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's beneficial
interest in the Global Security; and
(b) to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and
in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the
principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate
principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders thereof.
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In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the
Company will execute and the Trustee, pursuant to a Company Order, will
authenticate and deliver, Securities (a) in definitive registered form in
authorized denominations, if the Securities of such series are issuable as
Registered Securities, (b) in definitive bearer form in authorized
denominations, with coupons attached, if the Securities of such series are
issuable as Bearer Securities or (c) as either Registered or Bearer
Securities, if the Securities of such series are issuable in either form;
provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in
exchange for a temporary Global Security other than in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 3.03 and 3.04.
Upon the exchange of Global Securities for Securities in definitive form,
such Global Securities shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Registered
Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section
3.05 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations,
and delivered to such addresses, as the Depositary for such Global Security,
pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or
otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. The Trustee shall deliver
such Registered Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are
so registered or to the Depositary. The Trustee shall deliver Bearer
Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section
3.05 to the Depositary or to the Persons at such addresses, and in such
authorized denominations, as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant
to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall
instruct the Trustee in writing; provided, however, that no definitive Bearer
Security shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Global Security other
than in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3.03 and 3.04.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar) be
duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Unless otherwise provided in the Securities to be registered for transfer or
exchanged, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Company may (unless otherwise provided in such
Securities) require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of
transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges expressly provided in
this Indenture to be made at the Company's own expense or without expense or
without charge to the Holders.
Neither the Company, the Security Registrar nor any Co-Security Registrar
shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of selection of Securities of such series to be
redeemed and ending at the close of business on (A) if Securities of the
series are issuable only as Registered Securities, the day of the mailing of
the relevant notice of redemption of Registered Securities of such series so
selected for redemption or (B) if Securities of the series are issuable as
Bearer Securities, the day 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, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities or
portions thereof so selected for redemption.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exchange of Bearer
Securities into Registered Securities shall be subject to applicable laws and
regulations in effect at the time of exchange; none of the Company, the
Trustee nor the Security Registrar shall exchange any Bearer Securities into
Registered Securities if it has received an Opinion of Counsel that as a
result of such exchanges the Company would suffer adverse consequences under
the United States federal income tax laws and regulations then in effect and
the Company has delivered to the Trustee a Company Order directing the Trustee
not to make such exchanges unless and until the Trustee receives a subsequent
Company Order to the contrary. The Company shall deliver copies of such
Company Orders to the Security Registrar.
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SECTION 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If (i) any mutilated Security or Security with a mutilated coupon is
surrendered to the Trustee or the Security Registrar, or if the Company, the
Trustee and the Security Registrar receive evidence to their satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or coupon and (ii) there is
delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Security Registrar such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then,
in the absence of notice to the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar
that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company
shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in
exchange for the Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon
appertains (with all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen), a new
Security of the same series and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and
principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and, if
applicable, with coupons corresponding to the coupons appertaining thereto;
provided, however, that any new Bearer Security will be delivered only in
compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 3.05.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or coupon has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion
may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security; provided, however,
that payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest on Bearer
Securities shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the
United States, and, in the case of interest, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon presentation and surrender of the
coupons appertaining thereto.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses
(including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series, with its coupons, if any, issued pursuant
to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, or in
exchange for a Security with a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon, shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company,
whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security and its coupons, if any,
or the destroyed, lost or stolen coupon shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally
and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series and
their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons.
SECTION 3.07. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01, interest on any
Registered Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided
for, on any Interest Payment Date shall unless otherwise provided in such
Security be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 3.01, in case a Bearer Security of any series is surrendered in
exchange for a Registered Security of such series after the close of business
(at an office or agency referred to in Section 3.05) on any Regular Record
Date and before the opening of business (at such office or agency) on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date, such Bearer Security shall be surrendered
without the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date and interest will
not be payable on such Interest Payment Date 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 provisions of
this Indenture. At the option of the Company, payment of interest on any
Registered Security may be made by check in the currency designated for such
payment pursuant to the terms of such Registered Security mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the
Security Register or by wire transfer to an account in such currency
designated by such Person in writing not later than ten days prior to the date
of such payment.
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Any interest on any Registered Security which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of his having been such Holder,
and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in
each case, as provided in clause (i) or clause (ii) below.
(i) The Company may elect to make payments of any Defaulted Interest to
the Persons in whose names any such Registered Securities (or their
respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business
on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which
shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid
on each Registered Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at
the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money
equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such
Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when
deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to
such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest
which shall be not more than 15 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 Holder at his address as it appears
in the Security Register, 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
Registered Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable
pursuant to the following clause (ii). In case a Bearer Security of any
series is surrendered at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for
such series in exchange for a Registered Security of such series after the
close of business at such office or agency on any Special Record Date and
before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related
proposed date of payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security shall
be surrendered without the coupon relating to such proposed date for
payment and Defaulted Interest will not be payable on such proposed date
for payment 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 provisions of this Indenture.
(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which the Securities with respect to which there exists such
default 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 payment shall be deemed practicable by
the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered
under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or
in lieu of, any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.02, the Holder of any
coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security shall be entitled to receive the
interest payable on such coupon upon presentation and surrender of such coupon
on or after the Interest Payment Date of such coupon at an office or agency
maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 5.02.
SECTION 3.08. Persons Deemed Owners.
Title to any Bearer Security, any coupons appertaining thereto and any
temporary Global Security shall pass by delivery.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Registered
Security, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as
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the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal
of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Security,
and for all purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and
neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may
treat the bearer of any Bearer Security and the bearer of any coupon as the
absolute owner of such Security or coupon for the purpose of receiving payment
thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether
or not such Security or coupon be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent
or the Security Registrar will have the responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial
ownership interest of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interest, and they
shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting on any such
information provided by the Depositary.
SECTION 3.09. Cancellation.
Unless otherwise provided with respect to a series of Securities, all
Securities and coupons surrendered for payment, registration of transfer,
exchange, repayment or redemption shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee. All Securities so delivered or
surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly
cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all
Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No
Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities
cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this
Indenture or such Securities. All cancelled Securities or coupons held by the
Trustee shall be destroyed by the Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver a
certificate of such destruction to the Company.
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest.
Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed as shall be
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01.
SECTION 3.11. Forms of Certification.
Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01:
(i) Whenever any provision of this Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by a Person entitled to receive a
Bearer Security, such certification shall be provided substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by
the Company.
(ii) Whenever any provision of this Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. in
connection with the exchange of a portion of a temporary Global Security,
such certification shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
(iii) Whenever any provision of the Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. in
connection with payment of interest with respect to a temporary Global
Security prior to the related Global Exchange Date, such certification
shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, with only
such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
(iv) Whenever any provision of the Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by a beneficial owner of a portion
of a temporary Global Security in connection with payment of interest with
respect to a temporary Global Security prior to the related Global Exchange
Date, such
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certification shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
SECTION 3.12. Judgments
The Company may provide, pursuant to Section 3.01, for the Securities of any
series that, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law and except as
may otherwise be specified as contemplated in Section 3.01, (a) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest of the Securities of any series and any appurtenant coupons
in a Foreign Currency, composite currency or Dollars (the "Designated
Currency") as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.01 is of the essence and
agrees that judgments in respect of such Securities shall be given in the
Designated Currency; (b) the obligation of the Company to make payments in the
Designated Currency of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
such Securities and any appurtenant coupons shall, notwithstanding any payment
in any other currency (whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise), be
discharged only to the extent of the amount in the Designated Currency that
the Holder receiving such payment may, in accordance with normal banking
procedures, purchase with the sum paid in such other currency (after any
premium and cost of exchange) in the country of issue of the Designated
Currency in the case of Foreign Currency or Dollars or in the international
banking community in the case of a composite currency on the Business Day
immediately following the day on which such Holder receives such payment; (c)
if the amount in the Designated Currency that may be so purchased for any
reason falls short of the amount originally due, the Company shall pay such
additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate for such shortfall; and
(d) any obligation of the Company not discharged by such payment shall be due
as a separate and independent obligation and, until discharged as provided
herein, shall continue in full force and effect.
ARTICLE FOUR
Redemption of Securities
SECTION 4.01. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity
shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and, except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, in
accordance with this Article.
SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities redeemable at the
option of the Company shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate. In case
of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the
Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee and the Security Registrar of
such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series
to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the
expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such
Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (ii) pursuant to an election of
the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such
Securities, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers'
Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.
SECTION 4.03. Selection by Security Registrar of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series with the same terms are to be
redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Security Registrar from the
Outstanding Securities of such series having such terms not previously called
for redemption, by such method as the Security Registrar shall deem fair and
appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions
of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination equal
to or larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such
series. Unless otherwise provided by the terms
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of the Securities of any series so selected for partial redemption, the
portions of the principal of Securities of such series so selected for partial
redemption shall be, in the case of Registered Securities, equal to $1,000 or
an integral multiple thereof or, in the case of Bearer Securities, equal to
$5,000 or an integral multiple thereof, and the principal amount of any such
Security which remains outstanding shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination for Securities of such series.
The Security Registrar shall promptly notify the Company, the Trustee and
the Co-Security Registrar, if any, in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security 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 Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion
of the principal of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.
SECTION 4.04. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 1.06,
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each
Holder of Securities to be redeemed.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date,
(ii) the Redemption Price,
(iii) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series having the
same terms are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of
partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the particular
Securities to be redeemed,
(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Security to be redeemed, and that interest, if any,
thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
(v) the place or places where such Securities, together in the case of
Bearer Securities with all remaining coupons appertaining thereto, if any,
maturing after the Redemption Date, are to be surrendered for payment of
the Redemption Price,
(vi) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and
(vii) the CUSIP number or the Euroclear or the CEDEL reference numbers
(or any other number used by a Depository to identify such Securities), if
any, of the Securities to be redeemed.
A notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 1.06 need not
identify particular Registered Securities to be redeemed.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the
Company shall be given by the Company or, on Company Request, by the Trustee
in the name and at the expense of the Company.
SECTION 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
At or prior to the opening of business on any Redemption Date, the Company
shall deposit or cause to be deposited 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 5.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date;
provided, however, that deposits with respect to Bearer Securities shall be
made with a Paying Agent or Paying Agents located outside the United States
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01.
SECTION 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be
redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the
Redemption Price therein specified and from and after such
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date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price)
such Securities shall cease to bear interest and the coupons for such interest
appertaining to any Bearer Securities so to be redeemed, except to the extent
provided below, shall be void. Upon surrender of any such Securities for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Securities shall be paid by
the Company at the Redemption Price; provided, however, that instalments of
interest on Bearer Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside
the United States and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.01, only upon presentation and surrender of coupons for such interest.
Instalments of interest on Registered Securities whose Stated Maturity is on
or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such on the
close of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their
terms and the provisions of Section 3.07.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for redemption shall not be accompanied
by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the Redemption Date, such Security
may be paid after deducting from the Redemption Price an amount equal to the
face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be
furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each
of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such
Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing
coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the
Redemption Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so
deducted; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons shall be
payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States and,
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon
presentation and surrender of those coupons.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from
the Redemption Date at the rate borne by such Security, or as otherwise
provided in such Security.
SECTION 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at
the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment therefor (with, if
the Company or the Security Registrar so requires, due endorsement by, or a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder of such Security or his
attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without
service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and Stated
Maturity, containing identical terms and conditions, of any authorized
denominations as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal
to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security
so surrendered.
ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Securities of such series in accordance with the
terms of the Securities of such series, any coupons appertaining thereto and
this Indenture. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01
with respect to any series of Securities, any interest due on Bearer
Securities on or before Maturity shall be payable only outside the United
States upon presentation and surrender of the several coupons for such
interest instalments as are evidenced thereby as they severally mature.
SECTION 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
If Securities of a series are issuable only as Registered Securities, the
Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an
office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or
surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or
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exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of
the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any
change in the location, of such office or agency. If Securities of a series
may be issuable as Bearer Securities, the Company will maintain (A) in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an office or agency where any
Registered Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for
payment, where any Registered Securities of that series may be surrendered for
registration of transfer, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect
of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served, (B) subject
to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, in a Place of Payment for that
series which is located outside the United States, an office or agency where
Securities of that series and related coupons may be presented and surrendered
for payment (including payment of any additional amounts payable on Securities
of that series pursuant to Section 5.04); provided, however, that if the
Securities of that series are listed on The International Stock Exchange of
the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited or the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange or any other stock exchange located outside the United States and
such stock exchange shall so require, the Company will maintain a Paying Agent
for the Securities of that series in London or Luxembourg or any other
required city located outside the United States, as the case may be, so long
as the Securities of that series are listed on such exchange, and (C) subject
to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, in a Place of Payment for such
series located outside the United States an office or agency where any
Registered Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of
transfer, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for exchange and
where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities
of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location,
of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to
maintain any such required office or agency in respect of any series of
Securities or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, and surrenders of Securities of that series may be made and
notices and demands may be made or served at the Principal Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee, except that Bearer Securities of that series and the
related coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment (including
payment of any additional amounts payable on Bearer Securities of that series
pursuant to Section 5.04) at the place specified for the purpose as
contemplated by Section 3.01, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as
its agent to receive such respective presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands.
Except as otherwise provided in the form of Bearer Security of any
particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, no payment of
principal, premium or interest on Bearer Securities shall 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 an account maintained with a
bank located in the United States; provided, however, payment of principal of
and any premium and interest denominated in Dollars (including additional
amounts payable in respect thereof) on any Bearer Security may be made at an
office or agency of, and designated by, the Company located in the United
States if (but only if) payment of the full amount of such principal, premium,
interest or additional amounts in Dollars at all offices outside the United
States maintained for the purpose by the Company in accordance with this
Indenture is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or similar
restrictions and the Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel that such payment
within the United States is legal. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated
by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, at the option of the
Holder of any Bearer Security or related coupon, payment may be made by check
in the currency designated for such payment pursuant to the terms of such
Bearer Security presented or mailed to an address outside the United States or
by transfer to an account in such currency maintained by the payee with a bank
located outside the United States.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or
surrendered for any or all of such purposes specified above in this Section
and may constitute and appoint one or more Paying Agents for the payment of
such Securities, in one or more other cities, and may from time to time
rescind such designations and appointments; provided, however, that no such
designation, appointment or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company
of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for
Securities of any series for such purposes.
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The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency. Unless and until the Company rescinds one or more such
appointments, the Company hereby appoints: (i) the Trustee, as its Paying
Agent in The City of New York with respect to all series of Securities having
a Place of Payment in The City of New York and (ii) the Bank at its principal
office as its Paying Agent in the City of Chicago with respect to all series
of Securities having a Place of Payment in the City of Chicago.
Section 5.03. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent for any series
of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series and any
appurtenant coupons, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, 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 so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of
Securities, it will, at or prior to the opening of business on each due date
of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such
series and any appurtenant coupons, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum
sufficient to pay the principal, 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 so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any
series of Securities 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
(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on Securities of such series and any appurtenant coupons
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;
(ii) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other
obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of
principal, premium or interest on the Securities of such series or any
appurtenant coupons; and
(iii) 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 payments 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, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security of any series or any appurtenant coupons and
remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest
has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or
(if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the
Holder of such Security or any coupon appertaining thereto 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
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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 5.04. Additional Amounts.
If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts,
the Company will pay to the Holder of any Security of any series or any coupon
appertaining thereto additional amounts as provided therein. Whenever in this
Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any
series or payment of any related coupon or the net proceeds received on the
sale or exchange of any Security 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 Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts,
at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to that
series of Securities (or if the Securities of that series will not bear
interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal (and
premium, if any) is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment
of principal (and premium, if any) 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 premium, if any) or interest on the
Securities of that series shall be made to Holders of Securities of that
series or any related coupons who are United States Aliens without withholding
for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge
described in the Securities of that 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 Securities
or coupons 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 reasonable expense incurred without negligence
or bad faith 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 5.05. Statement as to Compliance.
The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers' Certificate (provided, however,
that one of the signatories of which shall be the Company's principal
executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer) stating, as to each signer thereof, that
(i) a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of
performance under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities has
been made under his supervision; and
(ii) to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company
has fulfilled all its obligations and complied with all conditions and
covenants under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
any such obligation, condition or covenant specifying each such default
known to him and the nature and status thereof, and (b) no event has
occurred and is occurring which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default, or if such an event has occurred
and is continuing, specifying such event known to him and the nature and
status thereof.
For purposes of this Section, compliance or default shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided for
herein.
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Corporate Existence, Rights and Franchises.
So long as any of the Securities shall be Outstanding, the Company will do
or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force
and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises to carry on
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its business; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.06 shall
prevent (i) any consolidation or merger of the Company, or any conveyance or
transfer of its property and assets substantially as an entirety to any
person, permitted by Article Ten, or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of
the Company after any conveyance or transfer of its property and assets
substantially as an entirety to any person permitted by Article Ten.
ARTICLE SIX
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (i)
semiannually, not more than 10 days after each February 1 and August 1, a
list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, containing all the
information in the possession or control of the Company, any of its Paying
Agents (other than the Trustee) or the Security Registrar, if other than the
Trustee, as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities as of such
February 1 and August 1, and (ii) at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such
request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days
prior to the time such list is requested to be furnished; provided, however,
that if and so long as the Trustee is the Security Registrar for Securities of
a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of
Securities.
SECTION 6.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(i) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders of Securities contained in the
most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 6.01 and the
names and addresses of Holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its
capacity as the Security Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any
list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 upon receipt of a new list so
furnished.
(ii) If three or more Holders of Securities of any series (hereinafter
referred to as "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to
the Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security 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 Securities of such series or with the
Holders of all Securities with respect to their rights under this Indenture or
under such Securities 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
(a) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the
time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), or
(b) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of
Securities of such series or all Securities, as the case may be, whose
names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the
Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), 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 a Security of such series or all Holders of Securities,
as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the information
preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), 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 interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or all
Securities, as the case may be,
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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 Securities 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.
(iii) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee
shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information
as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in accordance with
Section 6.02(ii), 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 6.02(ii).
SECTION 6.03. Reports by Trustee.
(i) Within 60 days after May 1 of each year commencing with the year 1996,
the Trustee shall mail to each Holder reports concerning the Trustee and its
action under the Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture
Act if and to the extent and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.
(ii) Reports pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted by mail (1) to
all Holders of Registered Securities, as their names and addresses appear in
the Security Register and (2) to such Holders of Bearer Securities as have,
within the two years preceding such transmission, filed their names and
addresses with the Trustee for that purpose, and (3) except in the cases of
reports under Section 313(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act, to each Holder of
a Security of any series whose name and address appear in the information
preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i).
(iii) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each securities exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, and also with the Commission. The Company will notify
the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any securities exchange.
SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company.
The Company will:
(i) file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required
to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of
the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of
any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and
regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or, if the Company is not required to file
information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then
it will file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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;
(ii) file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules
and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such
additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by
the Company with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be
required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and
(iii) transmit by mail to Holders of Securities, in the manner and to the
extent provided in Section 6.03(ii), within 30 days after the filing
thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and
reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed
from time to time by the Commission.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
REMEDIES
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", with respect to any series of Securities, wherever used
herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body), unless it is either inapplicable to a particular series or
it is specifically deleted or modified in the supplemental indenture or Board
Resolution under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of
Security for such series:
(i) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that
series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for
a period of 30 days; or
(ii) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)
any Security of that series at its Maturity; or
(iii) 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 series of Securities other than that
series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days
after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company
by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a
written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be
remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;
or
(iv) if an event of default as defined in any mortgage, indenture or
instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be
secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of the Company,
whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, shall
happen and shall result in any such indebtedness in principal amount in
excess of $1,000,000 becoming or being duly declared due and payable prior
to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable, and such
acceleration shall not be rescinded or annulled, or such indebtedness shall
not have been discharged, within a period of 30 days after there has been
given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to
the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice
specifying such event of default and requiring the Company to cause such
acceleration to be rescinded or annulled or to cause such indebtedness to
be discharged and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default"
hereunder; provided, however, that, if such default under such mortgage,
indenture or instrument shall be cured by the Company, or be waived by the
holders of such indebtedness, in each case as may be permitted by such
instrument, then the Event of Default hereunder by reason of such default
shall be likewise deemed to have been cured or waived; and provided,
further, that, subject to Section 8.01, the Trustee shall not be charged
with knowledge of any such default unless either (a) a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee assigned to its corporate trust department shall have actual
knowledge of such default, or (b) written notice of such default shall have
been given to the Trustee by the Company, by the trustee then acting under
any indenture or other instrument under which such default shall have
occurred or by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities of that series then Outstanding; or
(v) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the
premises granting relief in respect of the Company [or the Bank] in an
involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, adjudging the Company
[or the Bank] a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a
petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of
or in respect of the Company [or the Bank] under the Federal Bankruptcy
Code or any other applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a
receiver, liquidator, custodian, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other
similar official) of the Company [or the Bank], or of any substantial part
of their respective properties, or ordering the winding up or liquidation
of their respective affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or
order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
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(vi) the institution by the Company [or the Bank] of proceedings to be
adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company [or the
Bank] to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against
it, or the filing by the Company [or the Bank] of a petition or answer or
consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code
or any other applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by the Company
[or the Bank] to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, custodian, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other
similar official) of the Company [or the Bank], or of any substantial part
of their respective properties, or the making by the Company [or the Bank]
of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the
Company [or the Bank] in writing of its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the
Company [or the Bank] in furtherance of any such action; or
(vii) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of
that series.
SECTION 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities for which
there are Securities Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in every
such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of all
the Securities of such series (or, if the 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) to be immediately due and
payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
Holders), and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due
and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in
this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and
the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if
(i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient
to pay
(a) all overdue instalments of interest on all Securities of such
series,
(b) the principal of and premium, if any, on any Securities of such
series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series,
(c) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest
upon overdue instalments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series, and
(d) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, the Security Registrar, any Paying Agent, and their agents and
counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07; and
(ii) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series,
other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series
which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been
cured or waived as provided in Section 7.13.
No such recission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if
(i) default is made in the payment of any instalment of interest on any
Security of any series when such interest becomes due and payable and such
default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of or premium, if
any, on any Security of any series at the Maturity thereof,
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the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of
the Holder of any such Security or coupon appertaining thereto, if any, the
whole amount then due and payable on any such Security or coupon for
principal, premium, if any, and interest, with interest upon the overdue
principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that payment of such
interest shall be lawful) upon overdue instalments of interest, at the rate or
rates prescribed therefor by the terms of any such Security; and, in addition
thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the reasonable
costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel
and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a
judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the
same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect
the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out
of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities,
wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series
by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most
effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific
enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the
exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of any
Securities 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, premium,
if any, or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise,
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium,
if any, and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities 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 any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 8.07) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same,
and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar
official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder
to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall
consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the
Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07.
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
Security or coupon any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or
to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of a
Security or coupon in any such proceeding.
SECTION 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or under the Securities
of any series, or coupons (if any) appertaining thereto, may be prosecuted and
enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the
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Securities of such series or coupons appertaining thereto 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 and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 8.07, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities of
such series and coupons appertaining thereto in respect of which such judgment
has been recovered.
SECTION 7.06. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities
pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date
or dates fixed by the Trustee, and, in case of the distribution of such money
on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, upon presentation of
the Securities of such series or coupons appertaining thereto, if any, 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 8.07;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the
Securities of such series and coupons for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has
been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on Securities of such series and
coupons, if any, for principal, premium, if any, and interest,
respectively. The Holders of each series of Securities denominated in ECU,
any other composite currency or a Foreign Currency and any matured coupons
relating thereto shall be entitled to receive a ratable portion of the
amount determined by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting the principal
amount Outstanding of such series of Securities and matured but unpaid
interest on such series of Securities in the currency in which such series
of Securities is denominated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate as of the
date of declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Securities; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.
SECTION 7.07. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series or any related coupons 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
(i) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series;
(ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities 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;
(iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in
compliance with such request;
(iv) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(v) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to
the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of
such series 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 Holders of Securities of such series or to obtain or
to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other 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 the Holders of Securities of such
series.
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SECTION 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any
Security or coupon shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional,
to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to
Section 3.07) interest on such Security or payment of such coupon on the
respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security or coupon (or, in the
case of redemption or repayment, on the Redemption Date or Repayment Date) and
to institute suit for the enforcement of such payment, and such rights shall
not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder of a Security or coupon 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 the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to
their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of
the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had
been instituted.
SECTION 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Securities or coupons in the last
paragraph of Section 3.06, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or
reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and
remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any
other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security or
coupon to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default
shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event
of Default or an acquiesence therein. Every right and remedy given by this
Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time
to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the
Holders, as the case may be.
SECTION 7.12. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series, provided that
(i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture,
(ii) the Trustee shall not determine that the action so directed would be
unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction,
(iii) subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, 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, and
(iv) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
which is not inconsistent with such direction.
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SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such
series waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default
not theretofore cured
(i) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
any Security of such series, or
(ii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every
purpose of the Securities of such series under this Indenture; but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 7.14. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy
under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken,
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, 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 Securities of any series, or to any suit
instituted by any Holder of Securities or coupons for the enforcement of the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security or
payment of any coupon on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed
in such Security or coupon (or, in the case of redemption or repayment, on or
after the Redemption Date or Repayment Date).
SECTION 7.15. 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 extention law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants
or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it
may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any
such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution
of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE EIGHT
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(i) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any
series of Securities,
(a) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as
are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to Securities of
such series, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee with respect to such series; and
(b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively
rely with respect to such series, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Indenture; but in the case of
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any such certificate 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
as to form to the requirements of the Indenture.
(ii) In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities
has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to such series, 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.
(iii) 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) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of
Subsection (i) of this Section;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error or judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this
Indenture with respect to Securities of such series; and
(d) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of
its rights or powers, if 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.
(iv) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
SECTION 8.02. Notice of Default.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to
Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of
Securities of such series entitled to receive reports pursuant to Section
6.03(ii) notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such
default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in
the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security of such series, or any related coupons or in the
payment of any sinking fund instalment with respect to Securities of such
series the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee
of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders of Securities of such series; and provided, further, that in the case
of any default of the character specified in Section 7.01(iii) with respect to
Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders of Securities of such
series shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. For
the purpose of this Section, the term "default", with respect to Securities of
any series, means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or
both, would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such
series.
SECTION 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or
other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any
resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a
Board Resolution;
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(iii) 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;
(iv) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel
or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(v) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall
have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction;
(vi) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, security or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make 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;
(vii) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder;
(viii) the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default (as
defined in Section 8.02) or Event of Default unless either (1) a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge of such
default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such default or Event
of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company or any
Holder; and
(ix) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or
omitted 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 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's
certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the
Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The
Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of
Securities or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 8.05. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to
Sections 8.08 and 8.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying
Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION 8.06. 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.
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SECTION 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees
(i) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee
of an express trust);
(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision
of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses
and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad
faith; and
(iii) to indemnify the Trustee 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 the acceptance or administration
of this trust, 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.
As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this
Section the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all
property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held
in trust for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an
Event of Default specified in Section 7.01, the expenses (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
The obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 8.07 and any lien
arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the
discharge of the Company's obligations pursuant to Article Eleven of this
Indenture, the termination of this Indenture and the repayment of the
Securities whether at the Stated Maturity or otherwise.
SECTION 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either
eliminate such conflicting interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner
provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and
this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest with respect to the
Securities of any series by virtue of being Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series of Securities other than that series.
SECTION 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to each series of
Securities hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust
powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $5,000,000, subject
to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, provided,
however, that if Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the Trust Indenture Act at any time permit
a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of any other
jurisdiction to serve as trustee of an indenture qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act, this Section 8.09 shall be automatically deemed amended to
permit a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of any such
jurisdiction to serve as Trustee hereunder. If such corporation publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of
this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be
deemed to be
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its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of
condition so published. Neither the Company nor any person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company
may serve as Trustee. If at any time the Trustee with respect to any series of
Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
hereinafter specified in this Article.
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(i) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 8.11.
(ii) The Trustee may resign with respect to any series of Securities at any
time by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of
acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the
resigning 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
Securities of such series.
(iii) The Trustee may be removed with respect to any series of Securities at
any time by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.
(iv) If at any time:
(a) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 8.08 with respect to
any series of Securities after written request therefor by the Company or
by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series
for at least six months, or
(b) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 8.09 with
respect to any series of Securities and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of Securities of such
series, or
(c) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any
series of Securities or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a
receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (1) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to such series, or (2) subject to Section 7.14, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at
least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.
(v) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting
with respect to any series of Securities, or if a vacancy shall occur in the
office of Trustee with respect to any series of Securities for any cause, the
Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or
Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being
understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to
the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there
shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular
series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If,
within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the
occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to such series of
Securities shall be appointed by the Act of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the
Company and the retiring Trustee with respect to such series, the successor
Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment,
become the successor Trustee with respect to such series and to that extent
supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such
series. If no successor Trustee with respect to such series shall have been so
appointed by the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series and
accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder who has
been a bona fide Holder
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of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such
series.
(vi) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment
of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing
written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the
Holders of Registered Securities of such series as their names and addresses
appear in the Security Register and, if Securities of such series are issuable
as Bearer Securities, by publishing notice of such event once in an Authorized
Newspaper in each place of payment located outside the United States. Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Principal Corporate Trust
Office.
SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(i) In the case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to any series of Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring
Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective with
respect to all or any series as to which it is resigning as Trustee, 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
with respect to all or any such series; but, on request of the Company or such
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 such retiring Trustee with respect to all or
any such series; and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with
respect to all or any such series, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any,
provided for in Section 8.07.
(ii) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company,
the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental
hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which
(a) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to
transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates, (b) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to
all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or
desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to
which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the
retiring Trustee, and (c) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being
understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall
constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart
from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and
upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation
or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent
provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but,
on request of the 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
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in
Section 8.07.
(iii) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in
Paragraph (i) or (ii) of this Section, as the case may be.
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(iv) No successor Trustee with respect to a series of Securities shall
accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor
Trustee shall be qualified and eligible with respect to such series under this
Article.
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of
Trustee.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided that 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 Securities shall have
been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any
successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating
Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so
authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself
authenticated such Securities.
SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any
other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection
of such claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). A Trustee that
has resigned or been removed shall be subject to and comply with said Section
311 to the extent required thereby.
SECTION 8.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agents.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents, which may include
any Affiliate of the Company, with respect to one or more series of
Securities. Such Authenticating Agent or Agents at the option of the Trustee
shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities
of such series issued upon original issuance, exchange, registration of
transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06, and
Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Whenever reference is made in this
Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or
the Trustee's certificate of authentication or the delivery of Securities to
the Trustee for authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating
Agent, a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and delivery of Securities to the Authenticating Agent on
behalf of the Trustee. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating
Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $5,000,000 and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Authenticating Agent located outside the
United States may be appointed by the Trustee if previously approved in
writing by the Company and if such Authenticating Agent meets the minimum
capitalization requirements of this Section 8.14. If such Authenticating Agent
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating
Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating
Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency
or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be
an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation
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shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time (and
upon request by the Company shall) terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such termination,
or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a
successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company. Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the
provisions of this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to
this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in
addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternate
certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Marine Midland Bank, as Trustee
By
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As Authenticating Agent
By
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Authorized Signatory
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holder of any Securities 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:
(i) to evidence the succession of another corporation or Person to the
Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the
Company herein and in the Securities contained; or
(ii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another
corporation as a successor Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more
series of Securities 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 Section 8.11; or
(iii) to add to the covenants of the Company, for the benefit of the
Holders of Securities of all or any series of Securities or coupons (and if
such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities or coupons, 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
(iv) 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 the
Indenture, provided that such action shall not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Securities of any series or any related coupons
in any material respect; or
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(v) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to all or any
series of the Securities (and, if such Event of Default is applicable to
less than all series of Securities, specifying the series to which such
Event of Default is applicable); or
(vi) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture to provide that Bearer Securities may be registrable as to
principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of
principal of (or premium, if any) or any interest on Bearer Securities, to
permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Registered
Securities, to permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Bearer
Securities of other authorized denominations or to permit or facilitate the
issuance of Securities in uncertificated form, provided any such action
shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of
any series or any related coupons in any material respect; or
(vii) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (a) shall
become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is
adversely affected by such change in or elimination of such provision or
(b) shall not apply to any Securities Outstanding; or
(viii) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01; or
(ix) to add to or change any provisions of this Indenture to such extent
as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities
convertible into other securities; or
(x) to evidence any changes to Section 8.09 as permitted by the terms
thereof; or
(xi) to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture as
shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the
Trust Indenture Act, provided such action shall not adversely affect the
interest of Holders of Securities of any series or any appurtenant coupons
in any material respect.
SECTION 9.02. 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 Securities of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture or indentures (acting as one class), by Act of said
Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized
by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or
indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture
or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of each
such series and any related coupons under this Indenture; provided, however,
that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder
of each Outstanding Security affected thereby;
(i) change the Maturity of the principal of, or the Stated Maturity of
any instalment of interest (or premium, if any) on, any Security, or reduce
the principal amount thereof or any premium thereon or the rate of interest
thereon, or change the obligation of the Company to pay additional amounts
pursuant to Section 5.04 (except as contemplated by Section 10.01 (i) and
permitted by Section 9.01), or reduce the amount of the principal of an
Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
7.02, or change the method of calculating interest thereon or the coin or
currency in which any Security (or premium, if any, thereon) or the
interest thereon is payable, or reduce the minimum rate of interest
thereon, 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 or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or Repayment
Date);
(ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any
such supplemental indenture or the consent of whose Holders is required for
any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or of
certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this
Indenture or reduce the requirements of Section 15.04 for a quorum;
(iii) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or
agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 5.02; or
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(iv) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 7.13, except
to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions
of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included soley for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such
covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under
this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
SECTION 9.03. 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 8.01) shall be fully protected in relying
upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by and complies with this Indenture. The
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental
indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, liabilities, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this
Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every
Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 9.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform
to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall, if required by
the 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 Securities 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 Securities.
ARTICLE TEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
SECTION 10.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other corporation
or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any Person, unless
(i) the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the
Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer
the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall
expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
(including all additional amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section
5.04) on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this
Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
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(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of
Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger,
conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture comply with this
Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
such transaction have been complied with.
SECTION 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in
accordance with Section 10.01, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance
or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same
effect as if such successor corporation had been named as the Company herein.
In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, the Company as the
predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under this Indenture and may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time
thereafter.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any
surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein
expressly provided for and rights to receive payments thereon and any right to
receive additional amounts, as provided in Section 5.04), and the Trustee, on
receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture,
when
(i) either
(a) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
than (1) coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities surrendered for
exchange for Registered Securities and maturing after such exchange,
whose surrender is not required or has not been waived as provided in
Section 3.05, (2) coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities called for
redemption and maturing after the relevant Redemption Date, whose
surrender has been waived as provided in Section 4.07, (3) Securities
and coupons which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have
been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.06, and (4) Securities
for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or
segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to
the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 5.03)
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation
(1) have become due and payable, or
(2) will become due and payable at their Maturity within one year,
or
(3) 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,
and the Company, in the case of (b) (1), (2) or (3) 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 Securities and coupons not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if
any, and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of
Securities which have become due and payable), or to the Maturity or
Redemption Date, as the case may be;
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(ii) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(iii) 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 8.07 and, if money
shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause
(i) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.02 and
the last paragraph of Section 5.03 shall survive.
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 5.03, all money
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, the
coupons, if any, 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, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been
deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
SECTION 11.03. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with Section 11.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 until
such time as the Trustee or any Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such
money in accordance with Section 11.02.
ARTICLE TWELVE
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
SECTION 12.01. Exemption from Individual Liability.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this
Indenture, or of any Security or coupon, or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator,
stockholder, officer or director, 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,
stockholders, officers or directors, 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,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities or coupons 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,
stockholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the
indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities or coupons 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 issuance of the Securities.
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 13.01. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for
the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional
sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of Securities of any
series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to
reduction as provided in Section 13.02. Each sinking fund payment shall be
applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the
terms of Securities of such series.
SECTION 13.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than
any previously called for redemption), together in the case of any Bearer
Securities of such series with all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto and
(ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed
either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities
or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments
pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all
or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such
series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as
provided for by the terms of such series; provided that such Securities have
not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and
credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in
such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the
amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
SECTION 13.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series
of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and the Security
Registrar an Officers' Certificate specifying (i) the amount of the next
ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that
series, (ii) the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment
of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by
delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 13.02,
and (iii) that none of such Securities has theretofore been so credited and
stating the basis for such credit, and will also deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each sinking fund
payment date the Security Registrar shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 4.03
and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at
the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 4.04. Such notice
having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon
the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 4.06 and 4.07.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 14.01. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders
thereof before their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with their
terms and (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Article.
Section 14.02. Repayment of Securities.
Each Security which is subject to repayment in whole or in part at the
option of the Holder thereof on a Repayment Date shall be repaid at the
applicable Repayment Price together with interest accrued to such Repayment
Date as specified pursuant to Section 3.01.
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Section 14.03. Exercise of Option; Notice.
Each Holder desiring to exercise such Holder's option for repayment shall,
as conditions to such repayment, surrender the Security to be repaid in whole
or in part together with written notice of the exercise of such option at any
office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment, not less than 30 nor
more than 45 days prior to the Repayment Date; provided, however, that
surrender of Bearer Securities together with written notice of exercise of
such option shall be made at an office or agency located outside the United
States except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02. Such notice, which shall
be irrevocable, shall specify the principal amount of such Security to be
repaid, which shall be equal to the minimum authorized denomination for such
Security or an integral multiple thereof, and shall identify the Security to
be repaid and, in the case of a partial repayment of the Security, shall
specify the denomination or denominations of the Security or Securities of the
same series to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the principal of the
Security surrendered which is not to be repaid.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for repayment shall not be accompanied by
all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default, such Bearer Security
may be paid after deducting from the Repayment Price an amount equal to the
face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be
furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each
of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Bearer
Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing
coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the Repayment
Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so deducted without
interest thereon; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons
shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
without service charge to the Holder of any Registered Security so surrendered
a new Registered Security or Securities of the same series and tenor, of any
authorized denomination specified in the foregoing notice, in an aggregate
principal amount equal to any portion of the principal of the Registered
Security so surrendered which is not to be repaid.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
without service charge to the Holder of any Bearer Security so surrendered a
new Registered Security or Securities or new Bearer Security or Securities
(and all appurtenant unmatured coupons and matured coupons in default) or any
combination thereof of the same series and tenor of any authorized
denomination or denominations specified in the foregoing notice, in an
aggregate principal amount equal to any portion of the principal of the
Security so surrendered which is not to be paid; provided, however, that the
issuance of a Registered Security therefor shall be subject to applicable laws
and regulations, including provisions of the United States federal income tax
laws and regulations in effect at the time of the exchange; neither the
Company, the Trustee nor the Security Registrar shall issue Registered
Securities for Bearer Securities if it has received an Opinion of Counsel that
as a result of such issuance the Company would suffer adverse consequences
under the United States federal income tax laws then in effect and the Company
has delivered to the Trustee a Company Order directing the Trustee not to make
such issuances thereafter unless and until the Trustee receives a subsequent
Company Order to the contrary. The Company shall deliver copies of such
Company Order to the Security Registrar.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires,
all provisions relating to the repayment of Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Security repaid or to be repaid only in part, to the portion of
the principal of such Security which has been or is to be repaid.
Section 14.04. Election of Repayment by Remarketing Entities.
The Company may elect, with respect to Securities of any series which are
repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated Maturity,
at any time prior to any Repayment Date to designate one or more Remarketing
Entities to purchase, at a price equal to the Repayment Price, Securities of
such series from the Holders thereof who give notice and surrender their
Securities in accordance with Section 14.03.
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Section 14.05. Securities Payable on the Repayment Date.
Notice of exercise of the option of repayment having been given and the
Securities so to be repaid having been surrendered as aforesaid, such
Securities shall, unless purchased in accordance with Section 14.04, on the
Repayment Date become due and payable at the price therein specified and from
and after the Repayment Date such Securities shall cease to bear interest and
shall be paid on the Repayment Date, and the coupons for such interest
appertaining to Bearer Securities so to be repaid, except to the extent
provided above, shall be void, unless the Company shall default in the payment
of such price, in which case the Company shall continue to be obligated for
the principal amount of such Securities and shall be obligated to pay interest
on such principal amount at the rate prescribed therefor by such Securities
from time to time until payment in full of such principal amount.
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
Meetings of Holders of Securities
Section 15.01. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called.
If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part as Bearer
Securities, a meeting of Holders of Securities 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 Act provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of
Securities of such series.
Section 15.02. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.
(i) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of
any series issuable as Bearer Securities for any purpose specified in Section
15.01, to be held at such time and at such place in the City of Chicago,
Illinois, the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or in London as the
Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Securities 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 1.06, not less than 21 nor more than 180
days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
(ii) In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the
Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of
any series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders
of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section 15.01, 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 Securities of such series
in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the time and
the place in the City of Chicago, Illinois, the Borough of Manhattan, The City
of New York, or in London for such meeting and may call such meeting for such
purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in subsection (i) of this
Section.
Section 15.03. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.
To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any
series, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Securities
of such series, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy
for a Holder or Holders of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series
by such Holder or Holders. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be
present or to speak at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series
shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any
representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the
Company and its counsel.
Section 15.04. Quorum; Action.
The Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of
Holders of Securities of such series; provided, however, that if any action
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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 greater
percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series, the
Persons entitled to vote such greater percentage in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities 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
Securities of such series, be dissolved. In the absence of a quorum 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 chairperson 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 15.02(i), 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 expressly the percentage, as provided above, of
the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series which shall
constitute a quorum.
Except as limited by the provisos to Section 9.02, any resolution presented
to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present
as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the series;
provided, however, that, except as limited by the provisos to Section 9.02,
any resolution with respect to any consent or waiver which this Indenture
expressly provides may be given by the Holders of a greater percentage in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a
meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is
present as aforesaid only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such
greater percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that
series; and provided, further, that, except as limited by the provisos to
Section 9.02, any resolution with respect to any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act which this
Indenture expressly provides may be made, given or taken by the Holders of a
specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an
adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as
aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage
in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series.
Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be
binding on all the Holders of Securities of such series and the related
coupons, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.
Section 15.05. 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 Securities of such series in regard to proof of the holding of
Securities 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 Securities shall be proved in the manner specified
in Section 1.04 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner
specified in Section 1.04 or, in the case of Bearer Securities, by having the
signature of the person executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any
trust company, bank or banker authorized by Section 1.04 to certify to the
holding of Bearer Securities. 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 1.04 or other proof.
(b) The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary
chairperson of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the
Company or by Holders of Securities as provided in Section 15.02(ii), in which
case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series calling the
meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary
chairperson. A permanent chairperson and a permanent secretary of the meeting
shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at
the meeting.
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(c) At any meeting each Holder of a Security of such series or proxy shall
be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount (or the equivalent in
ECU, any other composite currency or a Foreign Currency) of Securities 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 Security challenged as not
Outstanding and ruled by the chairperson of the meeting not to be Outstanding.
The chairperson of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder
of a Security of such series or proxy.
(d) Any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant
to Section 15.02 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 Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the
meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
Section 15.06. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings.
The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be
subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of
their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of
the Outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The
permanent chairperson 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 triplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at
least in triplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of
Securities 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
15.02 and, if applicable, Section 15.04. Each copy shall be signed and
verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairperson 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 SIXTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 16.01. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one
and the same instrument.
Marine Midland Bank hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture declared and
provided, upon the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.
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* * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
First Chicago NBD Corporation
BY________________________________
Senior Vice President and
Treasurer
Attest:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
_______________________________
Assistant Secretary
Marine Midland Bank, as Trustee
BY________________________________
Attest:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
_______________________________
Corporate Trust Officer
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)
State of Illinois, ) ss.:
County of Cook )
)
On this day of , 1995, before me personally came , to me known, who,
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at Chicago,
Illinois; that he is Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FIRST CHICAGO NBD
CORPORATION, one of the corporations described in and which executed the
foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of said corporation;
that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was
so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and
that he signed his name thereto by like authority.
[Notarial Seal]
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Notary Public
)
State of , ) ss.:
County of )
)
On this day of , 1995, before me personally appeared , to me
known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at
; that he is a of Marine Midland Bank, one of the parties
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the
corporate seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument
is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of
Directors of said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like
authority.
[Notarial Seal]
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Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY
PERSON ENTITLED TO RECEIVE BEARER SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities to be delivered]
This is to certify that the above-captioned Securities are not being
acquired by or on behalf of a United States person, or, if a beneficial
interest in the Securities is being acquired by or on behalf of a United
States person, that such United States person is a financial institution
within the meaning of Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(v) of the United States Treasury
regulations which agrees to comply with the requirements of Section
165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and
the regulations thereunder. If the undersigned is a dealer, the undersigned
agrees to obtain a similar certificate from each person entitled to delivery
of any of the above-captioned Securities in bearer form purchased from it;
provided, however, that, if the undersigned has actual knowledge that the
information contained in such a certificate is false, the undersigned will not
deliver a Security in temporary or definitive bearer form to the person who
signed such certificate notwithstanding the delivery of such certificate to
the undersigned.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "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.
We undertake to advise you by telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the date of delivery of the above-captioned
Securities in bearer form as to all of such Securities.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal proceedings
are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or
would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or
a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:.................., 19...
[To be dated no earlier than 15 days prior
to the Exchange Date]
[Name of Person Entitled to
Receive Bearer Security]
.....................................
(Authorized Signatory)
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL S.A. IN CONNECTION WITH
THE
EXCHANGE OF A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY GLOBAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities to be delivered]
This is to certify with respect to $.......... principal amount of the above-
captioned Securities (i) that we have received from each of the persons
appearing in our records as persons entitled to a portion of such principal
amount (our "Qualified Account Holders") a certificate with respect to such
portion substantially in the form attached hereto, and (ii) that we are not
submitting herewith for exchange any portion of the temporary global Security
representing the above-captioned Securities excepted in such certificates.
We further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any
notification from any of our Qualified Account Holders to the effect that the
statements made by such Qualified Account Holders with respect to any portion
of the part submitted herewith for exchange are no longer true and cannot be
relied upon as of the date hereof.
Dated: ................., 19...
[To be dated no earlier than
the Exchange Date]
[MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, Brussels Office, as
Operator of the Euroclear System]
[CEDEL S.A.]
By ..................................
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL S.A. TO
OBTAIN INTEREST PRIOR TO AN EXCHANGE DATE
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities]
This is to certify that, as of the Interest Payment Date on [Insert Date],
the undersigned, which is a holder of an interest in the temporary global
Security representing the above Securities, is not a United States person.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "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.
We confirm that the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be
paid to each of the persons appearing in our records as being entitled to
interest to be paid on the above date from whom we have received a written
certification dated not earlier than 15 days prior to such Interest Payment
Date to the effect that the beneficial owner of such portion with respect to
which interest is to be paid on such date either is not a United States person
or is a United States person which is a financial institution which has
provided an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or is an exempt recipient as
defined in United States Treasury Regulations (S) 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii). We
undertake to retain certificates received from our member organizations in
connection herewith for four years from the end of the calendar year in which
such certificates are received.
The foregoing reflects any advice received subsequent to the date of any
certificate stating that the statements contained in such certificate are no
longer correct.
Dated: ................., 19...
[To be dated on or after the
relevant Interest Payment
Date]
[MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, Brussels Office, as
Operator of the Euroclear System]
[CEDEL S.A.]
By...................................
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY BENEFICIAL OWNERS TO
OBTAIN INTEREST PRIOR TO AN EXCHANGE DATE
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities]
This is to certify that as of the date hereof, no portion of the temporary
global Security representing the above-captioned Securities and held by you
for our account is beneficially owned by a United States person or, if any
portion thereof held by you for our account is beneficially owned by a United
States person, such United States person is a financial institution within the
meaning of Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(v) of the United States Treasury regulations
which agrees to comply with Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations thereunder, and certifies
that either it has provided an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or is an
exempt recipient as defined in Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii) of the United States
Treasury regulations.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "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.
We undertake to advise you by telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the Interest Payment Date on [Insert Date] as to
any such portion of such temporary global Security.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal proceedings
are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or
would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or
a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:.................., 19...
[To be dated on or after the
15th day before the relevant
Interest Payment Date]
[Name of Account
Holder]
.....................................
(Authorized Signatory)
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4(B)
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
AND
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
TRUSTEE
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Indenture
Dated as of December 1, 1995
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SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS*
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
PAGE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.................................... 11
"this Indenture" and certain other terms....... 11
"Act".......................................... 11
"Affiliate".................................... 12
"Authenticating Agent"......................... 12
"Authorized Newspaper"......................... 12
"Authorized Officer"........................... 12
"Bank"......................................... 12
"Bearer Security".............................. 12
"Board of Directors"........................... 12
"Board Resolution"............................. 12
"Business Day"................................. 12
"CEDEL; CEDEL S.A."............................ 12
"Commission"................................... 12
"Common Stock"................................. 12
"Common Depositary"............................ 12
"Company"...................................... 12
"Company Request" and "Company Order".......... 13
"corporation".................................. 13
"Co-Security Register"......................... 13
"coupon"....................................... 13
"Default"...................................... 13
"Defaulted Interest"........................... 13
"Depositary"................................... 13
"Designated Currency".......................... 13
"Dollar"....................................... 13
"ECU".......................................... 13
"Euroclear".................................... 13
"European Communities"......................... 13
"Event of Default"............................. 13
"Exchange Rate"................................ 13
"Exchange Rate Agent".......................... 13
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate".......... 13
"Existing Subordinated Indebtedness"........... 13
"Foreign Currency"............................. 14
"General Obligations".......................... 14
"Global Exchange Date"......................... 14
"Global Security".............................. 14
"Holder"....................................... 14
"interest"..................................... 14
"Interest Payment Date"........................ 14
"Maturity"..................................... 14
"Officers' Certificate"........................ 14
"Opinion of Counsel"........................... 15
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"Original Issue Discount Security"............. 15
"Outstanding".................................. 15
"Paying Agent"................................. 15
"Person"....................................... 15
"Place of Payment"............................. 15
"Predecessor Security"......................... 15
"Principal Corporate Trust Office"............. 15
"Principal Paying Agent"....................... 16
"Redemption Date".............................. 16
"Redemption Price"............................. 16
"Registered Security".......................... 16
"Regular Record Date".......................... 16
"Remarketing Entity"........................... 16
"Repayment Date"............................... 16
"Repayment Price".............................. 16
"Responsible Officer".......................... 16
"Security" or "Securities"..................... 16
"Security Register"............................ 16
"Security Registrar"........................... 16
"Senior Indebtedness".......................... 16
"Special Record Date".......................... 16
"Stated Maturity".............................. 17
"Subsidiary of the Company" or "Subsidiary".... 17
"Trustee"...................................... 17
"Trust Indenture Act" or "TIA"................. 17
"United States"................................ 17
"United States Alien".......................... 17
"Vice President"............................... 17
SECTION 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions........... 17
SECTION 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee......... 18
SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders................................ 18
SECTION 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.......... 20
SECTION 1.06. Notices to Holders; Waiver..................... 20
SECTION 1.07. Language of Notices, Etc....................... 21
SECTION 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.............. 21
SECTION 1.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents....... 21
SECTION 1.10. Successors and Assigns......................... 21
SECTION 1.11. Separability Clause............................ 21
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.......................... 21
SECTION 1.13. Legal Holidays................................. 21
SECTION 1.14. Governing Law.................................. 22
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally................................ 22
SECTION 2.02. Form of Securities............................. 22
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SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentica- 23
SECTION 2.04. tion...........................................
Global Securities.............................. 23
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. Title and Terms................................ 23
SECTION 3.02. Denominations.................................. 25
SECTION 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dat-
ing............................................ 25
SECTION 3.04. Temporary Securities........................... 27
SECTION 3.05. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Ex-
change......................................... 29
SECTION 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securi-
ties........................................... 32
SECTION 3.07. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Pre-
served......................................... 32
SECTION 3.08. Persons Deemed Owners.......................... 34
SECTION 3.09. Cancellation................................... 34
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest........................ 34
SECTION 3.11. Forms of Certification......................... 34
SECTION 3.12. Judgments...................................... 35
ARTICLE FOUR
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 4.01. Applicability of Article....................... 35
SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.......... 35
SECTION 4.03. Selection by Security Registrar of Securities
to be Redeemed................................ 36
SECTION 4.04. Notice of Redemption........................... 36
SECTION 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.................... 37
SECTION 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.......... 37
SECTION 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part.................... 37
SECTION 4.08. Redemption Suspended During Event of Default... 37
ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest..... 38
SECTION 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency................ 38
SECTION 5.03. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in
Trust.......................................... 39
SECTION 5.04. Additional Amounts............................. 40
SECTION 5.05. Statement as to Compliance..................... 41
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Corporate Existence, Rights and
Franchises.................................... 41
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ARTICLE SIX
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS
BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
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SECTION 6.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses 41
of Holders....................................
SECTION 6.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to
Holders........................................ 42
SECTION 6.03. Reports by Trustee............................. 42
SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company............................. 43
ARTICLE SEVEN
REMEDIES
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.............................. 43
SECTION 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and An-
nulment........................................ 44
SECTION 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for
Enforcement by Trustee........................ 44
SECTION 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............... 45
SECTION 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession
of Securities................................. 46
SECTION 7.06. Application of Money Collected................. 46
SECTION 7.07. Limitation on Suits............................ 46
SECTION 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive
Principal, Premium and Interest............... 47
SECTION 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies............. 47
SECTION 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative................. 47
SECTION 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver................... 47
SECTION 7.12. Control by Noteholders......................... 48
SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults........................ 48
SECTION 7.14. Undertaking for Costs.......................... 48
SECTION 7.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws............... 48
ARTICLE EIGHT
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities............ 49
SECTION 8.02. Notice of Default.............................. 49
SECTION 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee...................... 50
SECTION 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Notes.......................................... 50
SECTION 8.05. May Hold Securities............................ 51
SECTION 8.06. Money Held in Trust............................ 51
SECTION 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement................. 51
SECTION 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests........ 51
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SECTION 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility........ 52
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of
Successor..................................... 52
SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor......... 53
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or
Succession to Business of Trustee............. 54
SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against
Company....................................... 54
SECTION 8.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agents........... 54
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of
Holders....................................... 56
SECTION 9.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of
Holders....................................... 56
SECTION 9.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures........... 57
SECTION 9.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.............. 57
SECTION 9.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act............ 57
SECTION 9.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental
Indentures.................................... 58
SECTION 9.07. Subordination Unimpaired....................... 58
ARTICLE TEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
SECTION 10.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain
Terms......................................... 58
SECTION 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.............. 58
ARTICLE ELEVEN
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture........ 59
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money..................... 59
SECTION 11.03. Reinstatement.................................. 60
ARTICLE TWELVE
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
SECTION 12.01. Exemption from Individual Liability............ 60
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 13.01. Applicability of Article....................... 60
SECTION 13.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with
Securities.................................... 61
SECTION 13.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund...... 61
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
PAGE
SECTION 14.01. Agreement to Subordinate....................... 61
SECTION 14.02. Distribution on Dissolution, Liquidation and
Reorganization; Subrogation of Securities..... 61
SECTION 14.03. Payments on Securities Prohibited During Event
of Default under Senior Indebtedness.......... 63
SECTION 14.04. Payments on Securities Permitted............... 64
SECTION 14.05. Authorization of Holders to Trustee to Effect
Subordination................................. 64
SECTION 14.06. Notice to Trustee.............................. 64
SECTION 14.07. Right of Trustee to Hold Senior Indebtedness
or General Obligations........................ 64
SECTION 14.08. Article Fourteen Not to Prevent Defaults or 64
Events of Default.............................
SECTION 14.09. Securities to Rank Pari Passu with Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness; Payment of
Proceeds in Certain Cases..................... 64
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 15.01. Applicability of Article....................... 66
SECTION 15.02. Repayment of Securities........................ 66
SECTION 15.03. Exercise of Option; Notice..................... 66
SECTION 15.04. Election of Repayment by Remarketing Entities.. 67
SECTION 15.05. Securities Payable on the Repayment Date....... 67
ARTICLE SIXTEEN
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
SECTION 16.01. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called...... 67
SECTION 16.02. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings............. 67
SECTION 16.03. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings........... 68
SECTION 16.04. Quorum; Action................................. 68
SECTION 16.05. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and
Adjournment of Meetings....................... 69
SECTION 16.06. Counting Votes and Recording Action of
Meetings...................................... 69
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ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
PAGE
SECTION 17.01. Counterparts................................ 65
TESTIMONIUM.................................................. 65
SIGNATURES AND SEALS......................................... 65
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................. 65
EXHIBIT A. Form of Certificate to be Given by Person En-
titled to Receive Bearer Security
EXHIBIT B. Form of Certificate to be Given by Euroclear
and CEDEL S.A. in Connection with the Exchange
of a Portion of a Temporary Global Security
EXHIBIT C. Form of Certificate to be Given by Euroclear
and CEDEL S.A. to Obtain Interest Prior to an
Exchange Date
EXHIBIT D. Form of Certificate to be Given by Beneficial
Owners to Obtain Interest Prior to an Exchange
Date
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TABLE SHOWING REFLECTION IN INDENTURE OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
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TIA
(S) 310(a)(1) ......................................... 8.09
(a)(2) .............................................. 8.09
(a)(3) .............................................. Not Applicable
(a)(4) .............................................. Not Applicable
(a)(5) .............................................. 8.09
(b) ................................................. 8.08
8.10
(c) ................................................. Not Applicable
(S) 311(a) ........................................... 8.13
(b) ................................................. 8.13
(S) 312(a) ............................................ 6.01
6.02(i)
(b) ................................................. 6.02(ii)
(c) ................................................. 6.02(iii)
(S) 313(a) ........................................... 6.03(i)
(b) ................................................. 6.03(ii)
(c) ................................................. 6.03(i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) ................................................. 6.03(iii)
(S) 314(a) ........................................... 6.04
5.05
(b) ................................................. Not Applicable
(c)(1) .............................................. 1.02
(c)(2) .............................................. 1.02
(c)(3) .............................................. Not Applicable
(d) ................................................. Not Applicable
(e) ................................................. 1.02
(f) ................................................. Not Applicable
(S) 315(a) ........................................... 8.01(i)
8.01(iii)
(b) ................................................. 8.02
(c) ................................................. 8.01(ii)
(d) ................................................. 8.01
(d)(1) .............................................. 8.01(i)
(d)(2) .............................................. 8.01(iii)(b)
(d)(3) .............................................. 8.01(iii)(c)
(e) ................................................. 7.14
(S) 316(a) ........................................... 1.01
(S) 316(a)(1)(A) ...................................... 7.02
7.12
(a)(1)(B) ........................................... 7.13
(a)(2) .............................................. Not Applicable
(b) ................................................. 7.08
(c) ................................................. 1.04(viii)
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<S> <C>
(S) 317(a)(1) .......................................... 7.03
(a)(2) ............................................... 7.04
(b) .................................................. 5.03
(S) 318(a) ............................................. 1.08
(c) .................................................. 1.08
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THIS INDENTURE is entered into as of December 1, 1995, between FIRST CHICAGO
NBD CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company"), having its principal
executive office at One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, and THE
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION), a national banking association,
as trustee (hereinafter called the "Trustee"), having its principal corporate
trust office at 4 Chase MetroTech Center, New York, New York 11245, Attention:
Institutional Trust Group.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company deems it necessary from time to time to issue its unsecured
subordinated debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness to
be issued in one or more series (hereinafter called the "Securities") as
hereinafter set forth, and to provide therefor the Company has duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
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 Securities
by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal
and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series
thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided
or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) the term "this 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 particular
series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01;
(ii) all references in this instrument to designated "Articles",
"Sections" and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections
and other subdivisions of this Indenture. 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;
(iii) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(iv) 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; and
(v) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein or in
one or more indentures supplemental hereto, the term "generally accepted
accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or
permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally
accepted at the date of such computation.
"Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.04.
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"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes
of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person
means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly
or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities pursuant to Section 8.14.
"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper, in an official language of the
country of publication or in the English language, 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.
"Authorized Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any
Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President,
the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Comptroller, any Assistant Comptroller, any
Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Bank" means The First National Bank of Chicago, a national banking
association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America.
"Bearer Security" means any Security in the form established pursuant to
Section 2.02 which is payable to bearer, including, without limitation, unless
the context otherwise indicates, a Security in global bearer form.
"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.
"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
banking institutions in the City of Chicago and any Place of Payment for the
Securities are open for business.
"CEDEL" or "CEDEL S.A." means Cedel Bank, societe anonyme or its successors.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to
time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or if any
time after the execution and delivery of this instrument such Commission is
not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust
Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.
"Common Stock" means any stock of any class of the Company which has no
preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company
and which is not subject to redemption by the Company and includes the common
stock, $1 par value per share, of the Company as the same exists at the date
of this Indenture or as such stock may be constituted from time to time.
"Common Depositary" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(ii).
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until any successor corporation shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean any such successor corporation.
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"Company Request" and "Company Order" mean, respectively, a written request
or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its
President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial Officer or a Vice
President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Comptroller, an
Assistant Comptroller, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered
to the Trustee.
"corporation" includes corporations, associations, companies and business
trusts.
"Co-Security Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"coupon" means any interest coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security.
"Default" has the meaning specified in Section 7.07.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.
"Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or
issued in the form of a Global Security, the Person designated as Depositary
by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 until a successor Depositary shall
have been appointed pursuant to Section 3.05, and thereafter "Depositary"
shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if
at any time there is more than one such Person, "Depositary" as used with
respect to the Securities of any such series shall mean the Depositary with
respect to the Securities of that series.
"Designated Currency" has the meaning specified in Section 3.12.
"Dollar" or "$" means the coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts.
"ECU" means the European Currency Unit as defined and revised from time to
time by the Council of the European Communities.
"Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels
Office, as operator of the Euroclear System.
"European Communities" means the European Economic Community, the European
Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Article Seven.
"Exchange Rate" shall have the meaning specified as contemplated in Section
3.01.
"Exchange Rate Agent" shall have the meaning specified as contemplated in
Section 3.01.
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate" with respect to any date for the
payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on any series of
Securities, means a certificate setting forth the applicable Exchange Rate and
the amounts payable in Dollars and Foreign Currencies in respect of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Securities denominated in
ECU, and other composite currency or Foreign Currency, and signed by the
Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer of the Company or the Exchange Rate Agent appointed pursuant to
Section 3.01 and delivered to the Trustee.
"Existing Subordinated Indebtedness" means, unless otherwise determined with
respect to any series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, the Company's
Floating Rate Subordinated Capital Notes Due December 1996, the Company's 9
7/8% Subordinated Notes Due July 1999, the Company's 9% Subordinated Notes Due
June 15, 1999, the Company's 9 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due August 15, 2000,
the Company's 11 1/4%
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Subordinated Notes Due February 20, 2001, the Company's 10 1/4% Subordinated
Notes Due May 1, 2001, the Company's 9 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due November
15, 2001, the Company's 8 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due March 15, 2002, the
Company's 8 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due June 15, 2002, the Company's 9 1/5%
Subordinated Notes Due December 17, 2001, the Company's 7 5/8% Subordinated
Notes Due January 15, 2003, the Company's 6 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due June
15, 2003, the Company's Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due July 28, 2003,
the Company's 6 3/8% Subordinated Notes Due January 30, 2009, the Company's
7.125% Subordinated Notes Due 2007, the Company's 7 1/4% Subordinated
Debentures Due 2004, the Company's 8.10% Subordinated Notes Due 2002, the
Company's 7.40% Subordinated Debentures due May 10, 2023 and the Company's
Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due 2005.
"Foreign Currency" means a currency issued by the government of any country
other than the United States of America.
"General Obligations" means, unless otherwise determined with respect to any
series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, all obligations of the Company
to make payment on account of claims in respect of derivative products such as
interest and foreign exchange rate contracts, commodity contracts and similar
arrangements, other than (i) obligations on account of Senior Indebtedness,
(ii) obligations on account of indebtedness for money borrowed ranking pari
passu with or subordinate to the Securities and (iii) obligations which by
their terms are expressly stated not to be superior in right of payment to the
Securities or to rank on a parity with the Securities; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any rule, guideline or
interpretation promulgated or issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or other competent regulatory agency or authority), as from
time to time in effect, establishes or specifies criteria for the inclusion in
regulatory capital of subordinated debt of a bank holding company requiring
that such subordinated debt be subordinated to obligations to creditors in
addition to those set forth above, then the term "General Obligations" shall
also include such additional obligations to creditors, as from time to time in
effect pursuant to such rules, guidelines or interpretations. For purposes of
this definition, "claim" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
101(4) of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended to the date of this
instrument.
"Global Exchange Date" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 (iv).
"Global Security" means a Security issued to evidence all or a part of a
series of Securities in accordance with Section 3.03.
"Holder", with respect to a Registered Security, means a Person in whose
name such Registered Security is registered in the Security Register and, with
respect to a Bearer Security (or any temporary Global Security) or a coupon,
means the bearer thereof.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security
which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable
after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any series of Securities,
means the Stated Maturity of an instalment of interest on such Securities.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which
the principal of such Security (or any instalment of principal) becomes due
and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or
by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial
Officer or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Comptroller, an Assistant Comptroller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall
contain the statements set forth in Section 1.02, if applicable.
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"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may (except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) be an employee of the Company,
and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall
contain the statements set forth in Section 1.02, if applicable.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an
amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities or Securities of any
series, means, as of the date of determination, all such Securities
theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i) such Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) such Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited 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 such Securities, provided that, if such Securities are
to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to
this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been
made; and
(iii) such Securities in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 of this Indenture;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of such Securities Outstanding have given any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or
whether a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of Securities, the
principal amount of Original Issue Discount Securities that shall be deemed to
be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof
that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02,
and Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities
or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and
deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee
shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate
of the Company or such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities or any coupons
appertaining thereto on behalf of the Company.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any series,
means the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 5.02,
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that
series are payable as specified in accordance with Section 3.01.
"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by
such particular Security; and for the purposes of this definition, any
Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in lieu of a lost,
destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the
lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
"Principal Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the
Trustee, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be
principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this
instrument is at the address set forth in the first paragraph of this
instrument.
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"Principal Paying Agent" means the Paying Agent, if any, designated as such
by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Indenture.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price specified in such Security at which it is to be redeemed
pursuant to this Indenture.
"Registered Security" means any Security in the form established pursuant to
Section 2.02 which is registered in the Security Register.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Security on any
Interest Payment Date means the date, if any, specified in such Security as
the "Regular Record Date".
"Remarketing Entity", when used with respect to the Securities of any series
which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated
Maturity, means any Person designated by the Company to purchase any such
Securities.
"Repayment Date", when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon
exercise of option for repayment by the Holder, means the date fixed for such
repayment pursuant to this Indenture.
"Repayment Price", when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon
exercise of option for repayment by the Holder, means the price at which it is
to be repaid pursuant to this Indenture.
"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice
president, assistant vice president or corporate trust officer of the
Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee and also means, with respect to a
particular corporate trust matter, any other officer of the Trustee to whom
such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
"Security" or "Securities" means any Security or Securities, as the case may
be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; provided, however, that,
if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this
Indenture, "Securities," with respect to any such Person, shall mean
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive,
however, of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee.
"Security Register" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"Security Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"Senior Indebtedness" means the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on (i) all of the Company's indebtedness for money borrowed, other than the
Securities and the Existing Subordinated Indebtedness whether outstanding on
the date of execution of the Indenture or thereafter created, assumed or
incurred, except such indebtedness as is by its terms expressly stated to be
not superior in right of payment to the Securities or the Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness and (ii) any deferrals, renewals or extensions of
any such Senior Indebtedness. The term "indebtedness for money borrowed" as
used in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, any
obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by, the Company for the repayment
of borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other written instruments, and any deferred obligation for the payment of the
purchase price of property or assets.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means the
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07.
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"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, or any instalment
of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such
Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security, or such
instalment of principal or interest, is due and payable.
"Subsidiary of the Company" or "Subsidiary" means a corporation at least a
majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, or
by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
As used under this heading, the term "voting stock" means stock having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors irrespective of whether or
not stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power
by reason of the happening of any contingency.
"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to
the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall
mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any
time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the
Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of
that series.
"Trust Indenture Act" or "TIA" (except as herein otherwise expressly
provided) means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in force at the date as of
which this instrument was executed, and, to the extent required by law, as
amended.
"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", except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this
Indenture, 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 non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.
"Vice President", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee,
means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or
words added before or after the title "vice president".
SECTION 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, 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 with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the Officers' Certificate
required by Section 5.05) shall include:
(i) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
(ii) 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;
(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
has been complied with; and
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(iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and
one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
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 Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders.
(i) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders or
Holders of any series 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. If Securities of a series are issuable
in whole or in part as Bearer Securities, any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture
to be given or taken by Holders may, alternatively, be embodied in and
evidenced by the record of Holders of Securities voting in favor thereof,
either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of
Holders of Securities duly called and held in accordance with the provisions
of Article Sixteen, or a combination of such instruments and any such record.
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 the holding by any Person of a Security shall be
sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 8.01)
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 Securities
shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 16.06.
(ii) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument
or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by
the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to
take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual,
such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of
the Person executing the same. 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.
(iii) The ownership of Registered Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register.
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(iv) The principal amount and serial numbers of Bearer Securities held by
any Person, and the date of holding the same, may be proved by the production
of such Bearer Securities or by a certificate executed, as depositary, by any
trust company, bank or other depositary, wherever situated, if such
certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at
the date therein mentioned such Person had on deposit with such depositary, or
exhibited to it, the Bearer Securities therein described; or such facts may be
proved by the certificate or affidavit of the Person holding such Bearer
Securities, if such certificate or affidavit is deemed by the Trustee to be
satisfactory. The Trustee and the Company may assume that such ownership of
any Bearer Security continues until (1) another certificate or affidavit
bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Bearer Security is
produced, or (2) such Bearer Security is produced to the Trustee by some other
Person, or (3) such Bearer Security is surrendered in exchange for a
Registered Security, or (4) such Bearer Security is no longer Outstanding.
(v) The fact and date of execution of any such instrument or writing, the
authority of the Person executing the same and the principal amount and serial
numbers of Bearer Securities held by the Person so executing such instrument
or writing and the date of holding the same may also be proved in any other
manner which the Trustee deems sufficient; and the Trustee may in any instance
require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this
Section.
(vi) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof,
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the
Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made
upon such Security.
(vii) For purposes of determining the principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of any series the Holders of which are required, requested or
permitted to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or take any other Act under the Indenture, each Security
denominated in a Foreign Currency or composite currency shall be deemed to
have the principal amount determined by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting
the principal amount of such Security in the currency in which such Security
is denominated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate as of the date such Act is
delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the
Company, by Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series (or, if there is no such rate on such
date, such rate on the date determined as specified as contemplated in Section
3.01).
(viii) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of
Holders of Securities of any series entitled to give any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other Act, or to
vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be
given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the
Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such
Series made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any
such vote, prior to such vote, such record date shall be the later of 30 days
prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent
list of Holders of such Securities furnished to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 6.01 prior to such solicitation.
(ix) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard
to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more
duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment
with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or
action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such
principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if
given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.
(x) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise
specified pursuant to Section 3.01 or pursuant to one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a
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Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed
in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken
by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Security may
provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such
Global Security through such Depositary's standing instructions and customary
practices.
(xi) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the
Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security held by
a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary to make, give or
take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in
this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is
fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90
days after such record date.
SECTION 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be
made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(i) 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 Principal Corporate Trust Office, or
(ii) the Company by any Holder or by the Trustee shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in
writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid, to the Company, to the
attention of its Treasurer, addressed to it at the address of its principal
office specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture or at any other
address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
SECTION 1.06. Notices to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture or any Security provides for notice to Holders of any
event,
(1) such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or
in such Security expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class,
postage prepaid, to each Holder of Registered Securities affected by such
event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed
for the giving of such notice.
(2) such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Bearer
Securities if published in an Authorized Newspaper in The City of New York
and, if the Securities of such series are then listed on The International
Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited
and such stock exchange shall so require, in London and, if the Securities
of such series are then listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such
stock exchange shall so require, in Luxembourg and, if the Securities of
such series are then listed on any other stock exchange and such stock
exchange shall so require, in any other required city outside the United
States, or, if not practicable, elsewhere in Europe on a Business Day at
least twice, the first such publication to be 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
Registered Securities by mail, then such notification as shall be made with
the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for
every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders of Registered
Securities is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any
defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of Registered
Securities shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Holders of Registered Securities or the sufficiency of any notice by
publication to Holders of Bearer Securities given as provided above.
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In case by reason of the suspension of publication of any Authorized
Newspaper or Authorized Newspapers or by reason of any other cause it shall be
impracticable to publish any notice to Holders of Bearer Securities as
provided above, then such notification to Holders of Bearer Securities as
shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient
notice to such Holders for every purpose hereunder. Neither the failure to
give notice by publication to Holders of Bearer Securities as provided above,
nor any defect in any notice so published, shall affect the sufficiency of any
notice mailed to Holders of Registered Securities as provided above.
Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be
waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before
or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.
Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing
shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.
SECTION 1.07. 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 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies
or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an
"incorporated provision") included in this Indenture by operation of Sections
310 and 318, inclusive, of the TIA, such imposed duties or incorporated
provision shall control.
SECTION 1.09. 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.
All convenants 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 in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder, the Holders and, to the extent provided in Article Fourteen hereof,
the holders of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General
Obligations, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under this Indenture.
SECTION 1.13. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Repayment Date
or Redemption Date of any Security or any date on which any Defaulted Interest
is proposed to be paid shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment,
then (notwithstanding any other provisions of the Securities or this
Indenture) payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any
Securities need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be
made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on the
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Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Repayment Date or Redemption Date or
on the date on which Defaulted Interest is proposed to be paid, and, if such
payment is made, no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from
and after any such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Repayment Date or
Redemption Date, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.14. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally.
All Securities and any related coupons shall have such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or
permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may,
consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities
or coupons, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities or coupons.
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the
form set forth in this Article.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to
any series of Securities, the Securities of each series shall be issuable in
registered form without coupons. If so provided as contemplated by Section
3.01, the Securities of a series shall be issuable solely in bearer form, or
in both registered form and bearer form. Unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01, Securities in bearer form shall have interest
coupons attached.
The definitive Securities and coupons shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on a steel engraved
border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers executing such Securities or coupons, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities or coupons.
SECTION 2.02. Form of Securities.
Each Security and coupon shall be in one of the forms approved from time to
time by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. Upon or prior to the delivery of a
Security or coupons in any such form to the Trustee for authentication, the
Company shall deliver to the Trustee the following:
(i) the Board Resolution by or pursuant to which such form of Security
or coupons has been approved, certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(ii) the Officers' Certificate required by Section 3.01 of this
Indenture;
(iii) the Company Order required by Section 3.03 of this Indenture; and
(iv) the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 3.03 of this Indenture.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued in global form as permitted
by Section 3.04, the form thereof shall be established as provided in this
Section 2.02.
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SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as Trustee
By___________________________________
Authorized Officer
Section 2.04. Global Securities.
If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form,
as specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, then, notwithstanding clause
(xi) of Section 3.01 and the provisions of Section 3.02, such Global Security
shall represent such of the outstanding Securities of such series as shall be
specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount
of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time
to time be reduced to reflect exchanges or increased to reflect the issuance
of additional uncertificated securities of such series. Any endorsement of a
Global Security to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the
amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made in such
manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as shall be
specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.03 or Section 3.04.
Global Securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in
either temporary or permanent form.
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. Title and Terms.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued up
to the aggregate principal amount of Securities from time to time authorized
by or pursuant to a Board Resolution.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. All Securities of each
series issued under this Indenture shall in all respects be equally and
ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such series without
preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of
the authentication and delivery or Maturity of the Securities of such series.
There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth
in, or determined in the manner provided in, an Officers' Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the
issuance of Securities of any series,
(i) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that
series pursuant to this Article Three or Sections 4.07, 9.06 or 14.03);
(iii) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of
the Securities of the series is payable;
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(iv) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, or the method or methods by which such rates may be
determined, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall
accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable,
the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than
that of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(v) the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 5.02,
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities
of the series shall be payable;
(vi) the extent to which any of the Securities will be issuable in
temporary or permanent global form, and in such case, the Depositary for
such Global Security or Securities, the terms and conditions, if any, upon
which such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for
definitive securities, and the manner in which any interest payable on a
temporary or permanent Global Security will be paid, whether or not
consistent with Section 3.04 or 3.05;
(vii) the office or offices or agency where, subject to Section 5.02, the
Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange;
(viii) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which
and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(ix) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions 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 Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in
whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(x) whether, and under what conditions, additional amounts will be
payable to Holders of Securities of the series pursuant to Section 5.04;
(xi) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Registered Securities of the series
shall be issuable; and, if other than $5,000 or any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Bearer Securities of the series shall
be issuable;
(xii) whether Securities of the series are to be issuable as Registered
Securities, Bearer Securities or both, whether Securities of the series are
to be issuable with or without coupons or both and, in the case of Bearer
Securities, the date as of which such Bearer Securities shall be dated if
other than the date of original issuance of the first Security of such
series of like tenor and term to be issued;
(xiii) the currency or currencies of denominations of the Securities of
any series, which may be in Dollars, any Foreign Currency or any composite
currency, including but not limited to the ECU, and, if any such currency
of denomination is a composite currency other than the ECU, the agency or
organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;
(xiv) the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities will be made, the
currency or currencies, if any, in which payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or the interest on Registered Securities, at the election
of each of the Holders thereof, may also be payable and the periods within
which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made
and the Exchange Rate and the Exchange Rate Agent;
(xv) if payments of principal of (and premium, if any), or interest on
the Securities of the series are to be made in a Foreign Currency other
than the currency in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in
which the Exchange Rate with respect to such payments shall be determined;
(xvi) the terms, if any, upon which the Securities of the series may be
convertible into or exchanged for Common Stock, preferred stock (which may
be represented by depositary shares), other debt securities or warrants for
Common Stock, preferred stock or indebtedness or other securities of any
kind of the Company or any other obligor, and the terms and conditions upon
which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial
conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period and
any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein;
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(xvii) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or
any interest on Securities of the series may be determined with reference
to an index, the method or methods by which such amounts shall be
determined;
(xviii) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
7.02;
(xix) any addition to or change in the Events of Default or covenants of
the Company pertaining to the Securities of the series; and
(xx) any other terms of the series.
All Securities of any one series and the coupons appertaining to Bearer
Securities of such series, if any, shall be substantially identical except, in
the case of Registered Securities, as to denomination and except as may
otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth,
or determined in the manner provided, in such Officers' Certificate or in any
such indenture supplemental hereto.
Securities of any particular series may be issued at various times, with
different dates on which the principal or any instalment of principal is
payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by
which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which such
interest may be payable and with different Redemption Dates or Repayment Dates
and may be denominated in different currencies or payable in different
currencies.
All Securities shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the
obligations of the Company to holders of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in
respect of General Obligations of the Company as provided in Article Fourteen.
SECTION 3.02. Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be issuable in such form and
denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01. In the
absence of any specification with respect to the Securities of any series, the
Registered Securities of each series shall be issuable only as Securities
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof
and the Bearer Securities of each series, if any, shall be issuable with
coupons and in denominations of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of
the Board, its President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial
Officer or one of its Executive Vice Presidents and by its Secretary or one of
its Assistant Secretaries. The signatures of any or all of these officers on
the Securities may be manual or facsimile. Coupons shall bear the facsimile
signature of the Company's Chairman of the Board, its President, a Vice
Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial Officer, one of its Executive Vice
Presidents or the Treasurer.
Securities and coupons bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of
individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind
the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased
to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series, together with any
coupons appertaining thereto, executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of the
Company Order, authenticate and deliver such Securities as in this Indenture
provided and not otherwise; provided, however, that, in connection with its
original issuance, no Bearer
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Security shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to any location in the United
States; and provided, further, that a Bearer Security may be delivered in
connection with its original issuance only if the Person entitled to receive
such Bearer Security shall have delivered to the Trustee, or such other Person
as shall be specified in a temporary Global Security delivered pursuant to
Section 3.04, a certificate in the form required by Section 3.11(i).
If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.01 that the Securities
of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities in registered or permanent bearer form, then the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section and a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Global Securities
with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Global
Securities in permanent or temporary form that (i) shall represent and shall
be denominated in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by one or more
Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered, if in registered form, in the
name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee
of such Depositary and (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such
Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instructions.
Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.01 for a Global Security in
registered form must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it
serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any other applicable statute or
regulation.
In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional
responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 8.01) shall be
fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section
1.02 and stating that,
(i) the form of such Securities and coupons, if any, has been established
in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) the terms of such Securities and coupons, if any, or the manner of
determining such terms have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
(iii) that such Securities and coupons, when authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any
conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and to general
principles of equity; and
(iv) such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the
issue thereof will adversely affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01 and of this Section 3.03, if
all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it
shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution or Officers'
Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.01 or the Company Order
and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this Section 3.03 at or
prior to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such
documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original
issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and such documents
reasonably contemplate the issuance of all Securities of such series; provided
that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Company that as of the date of such
request, the statements made in the Officers' Certificate or other
certificates delivered pursuant to Sections 1.02 and 3.01 shall be true and
correct as if made on such date.
A Company Order, Officers' Certificate or Board Resolution or supplemental
indenture delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set
forth in the preceding paragraph may provide that Securities
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which are the subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee or its agent on original issue from time to time in the aggregate
principal amount, if any, established for such series pursuant to such
procedures acceptable to the Trustee as may be specified from time to time by
Company Order upon the telephonic, electronic or written order of Persons
designated in such Company Order, Officers' Certificate, supplemental
indenture or Board Resolution and that such Persons are authorized to
determine, consistent with such Company Order, Officers' Certificate,
supplemental indenture or Board Resolution, such terms and conditions of said
Securities as are specified in such Company Order, Officers' Certificate,
supplemental indenture or Board Resolution.
Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication; and
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, each Bearer
Security and any temporary Global Security referred to in Section 3.04 shall
be dated as of the date of original issuance of such Security.
No Security or coupon appertaining thereto shall be entitled to any benefit
under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there
appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the
form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such
certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. Except as permitted by Section 3.06, the Trustee shall not
authenticate and deliver any Bearer Security unless all appurtenant coupons
for interest then matured have been detached and cancelled. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Security or portion thereof shall have been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for
cancellation as provided in Section 3.09 together with a written statement
(which need not comply with Section 1.02 and need not be accompanied by an
Opinion of Counsel) stating that such Security or portion thereof has never
been issued and sold by the Company, for all purposes of this Indenture such
Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered
hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 3.04. Temporary Securities.
(a) Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the
Company may execute, and upon Company Order and the receipt of the
certifications and opinions required under Sections 3.01 and 3.03, the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed,
lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any
authorized denominations, substantially of the tenor of the definitive
Securities in lieu of which they are issued in registered form or, if
authorized, in bearer form with one or more coupons or without coupons, and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities. In the case of any series
which may be issuable as Bearer Securities, such temporary Securities may be
in global form, representing such of the Outstanding Securities of such series
as shall be specified therein.
(b) Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01:
(i) Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, each of
which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the following
paragraphs, if temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company
will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without
unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the
temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of
such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series
(accompanied, if applicable, by all unmatured coupons and all matured
coupons in default appertaining thereto), the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like
principal amount of definitive Securities of such series of authorized
denominations; provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall
be delivered in exchange for a temporary Registered Security; and provided,
further, that a definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange
for a temporary Bearer Security only in compliance with the
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conditions set forth in Section 3.03. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
(ii) If temporary Securities of any series are issued in global form, any
such temporary Global Security shall, unless otherwise provided in such
temporary Global Security, be delivered to the London office of a
depositary or common depositary (the "Common Depositary"), for the benefit
of the operator of Euroclear and CEDEL S.A., for credit to the respective
accounts of the beneficial owners of such Securities (or to such other
accounts as they may direct). Upon receipt of written instructions (which
need not comply with Section 1.02) signed on behalf of the Company by any
Person authorized to give such instructions, the Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent shall endorse such temporary Global Security to
reflect the initial principal amount, or an increase in the principal
amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby. Until such initial
endorsement, such temporary Global Security shall not evidence any
obligation of the Company. Such temporary Global Security shall at any time
represent the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities
theretofore endorsed thereon as provided above, subject to reduction to
reflect exchanges as described below.
(iii) Unless otherwise specified in such temporary Global Security, and
subject to the second proviso in the following paragraph, the interest of a
beneficial owner of Securities of a series in a temporary Global Security
shall be exchanged for definitive Securities (including a definitive global
Bearer Security) of such series and of like tenor following the Global
Exchange Date (as defined below) when the account holder instructs
Euroclear or CEDEL S.A., as the case may be, to request such exchange on
his behalf and delivers to Euroclear or CEDEL S.A., as the case may be, a
certificate in the form required by Section 3.11(i), dated no earlier than
15 days prior to the Global Exchange Date, copies of which certificate
shall be available from the offices of Euroclear and CEDEL S.A., the
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent appointed for such series of Securities
and each Paying Agent. Unless otherwise specified in such temporary Global
Security, any such exchange shall be made free of charge to the beneficial
owners of such temporary Global Security, except that a Person receiving
definitive Securities must bear the cost of insurance, postage,
transportation and the like in the event that such Person does not take
delivery of such definitive Securities in person at the offices of
Euroclear or CEDEL S.A. Definitive Securities in bearer form to be
delivered in exchange for any portion of a temporary Global Security shall
be delivered only outside the United States.
(iv) Without unnecessary delay but in any event not later than the date
specified in, or determined pursuant to the terms of, any such temporary
Global Security as the "Global Exchange Date" (the "Global Exchange Date"),
the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, or, if the Trustee appoints an
Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 8.14, to any such Authenticating
Agent, definitive Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of such temporary Global Security, executed by the
Company. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, such
definitive Securities shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or
Registered Securities, or any combination thereof, as may be specified by
the Company, the Trustee or any such Authenticating Agent, as may be
appropriate. On or after the Global Exchange Date, such temporary Global
Security shall be surrendered by the Common Depositary to the Trustee or
any such Authenticating Agent, as the Company's agent for such purpose, to
be exchanged, in whole or from time to time in part, for definitive
Securities without charge and the Trustee or any such Authenticating Agent
shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for each portion of such
temporary Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of
definitive Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations and
of like tenor as the portion of such temporary Global Security to be
exchanged, which, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.01, shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or Registered Securities,
or any combination thereof, provided, however, that, unless otherwise
specified in such temporary Global Security, upon such presentation by the
Common Depositary, such temporary Global Security is accompanied by a
certificate dated the Global Exchange Date or a subsequent date and signed
by Euroclear as to the portion of such temporary Global Security held for
its account then to be exchanged and a certificate dated the Global
Exchange Date or a subsequent date and signed by CEDEL S.A., as to the
portion of such temporary Global Security held for its account then to be
exchanged, each in the form required by Section 3.11(ii); and provided,
further, that a definitive Bearer Security (including a definitive
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global Bearer Security) shall be delivered in exchange for a portion of a
temporary Global Security only in compliance with the conditions set forth
in Section 3.03.
(v) Upon any exchange of a portion of any such temporary Global Security,
such temporary Global Security shall be endorsed by the Trustee or any such
Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, to reflect the reduction of the
principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon its remaining principal
amount shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged. Until
so exchanged in full, such temporary Global Security shall in all respects
be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Securities of such series authenticated and delivered hereunder, except
that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, interest
payable on such temporary Global Security on an Interest Payment Date for
Securities of such series occurring prior to the applicable Global Exchange
Date shall be payable, without interest, to Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. on or
after such Interest Payment Date upon delivery by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A.
to the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, of a certificate or
certificates in the form required by Section 3.11(iii), for credit on or
after such Interest Payment Date to the respective accounts of the Persons
who are the beneficial owners of such temporary Global Security on such
Interest Payment Date and who have each delivered to Euroclear or CEDEL
S.A., as the case may be, a certificate in the form required by Section
3.11(iv). Any interest so received by Euroclear and Cedel S.A. and not paid
as herein provided prior to the Global Exchange Date shall be returned to
the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be, which, upon expiration of
two years after such Interest Payment Date, shall repay such interest on
Company Request in accordance with Section 5.03.
SECTION 3.05. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
With respect to Registered Securities, the Company shall keep or cause to be
kept a register (sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of Registered Securities and the registration of
transfers of Registered Securities and the Company shall appoint a "Security
Registrar", and may appoint any "Co-Security Registrar", as may be
appropriate, to keep the Security Register. Such Security Register shall be in
written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in
such Security Register shall be available for inspection by the Trustee at the
office of the Security Registrar. In the event that any Registered Securities
issued hereunder have The City of New York as a Place of Payment, the Company
shall appoint either a Security Registrar or Co-Security Registrar located in
The City of New York.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Security of
any series at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to
Section 5.02 for such purpose in a Place of Payment for such series, the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered
Securities of such series of any authorized denominations and of a like
aggregate principal amount, tenor and Stated Maturity.
At the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any series may be
exchanged for other Registered Securities of such series, of any authorized
denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, tenor and Stated
Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities
which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Registered Securities may not be exchanged for Bearer Securities.
At the option of the Holder, Bearer Securities of any series may be
exchanged for Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized
denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon
surrender of the Bearer Securities to be exchanged at any such office or
agency, with all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto
appertaining. If the Holder of a Bearer Security is unable to produce any such
unmatured coupon or coupons or matured coupon or coupons in default, such
exchange may be effected if
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the Bearer Securities are accompanied by payment in funds acceptable to the
Company in an amount equal to the face amount of such missing coupon or
coupons, or the surrender of such missing coupon or coupons may be waived by
the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to them such security or
indemnity as they may require to save each of them and any Paying Agent
harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Security shall surrender to any
Paying Agent any such missing coupon in respect of which such a payment shall
have been made, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such
payment from the Company; provided, however, that interest represented by
coupons shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of those coupons
at an office or agency of a Paying Agent, maintained pursuant to Section 5.02
for such purpose, located outside the United States. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in case a Bearer Security of any series is surrendered at any such
office or agency in exchange for a Registered Security of the same series and
like tenor after the close of business at such office or agency on (i) any
Regular Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or
agency on the relevant Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date
and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related
date for payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security shall be
surrendered without the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date or
proposed date for payment, as the case may be.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is
exchanged in whole or in part for individual Securities represented thereby, a
Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series
may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to
a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such
Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such
successor Depositary.
Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which
the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the
Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities
of such series shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.03, the Company
shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such
series. If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice
or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company's election pursuant to
Section 3.01(vi) shall no longer be effective with respect to the Securities
of such series and the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of
a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities
of such series, will authenticate and deliver Securities of such series of
like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such
series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the
Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities
shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such
event, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company
Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such
series, will deliver, Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in
definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount
of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for
such Global Security or Securities.
If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a
series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities may
surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole
or in part for Securities of such series of like tenor and terms and in
definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee
and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of
definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver, without
service charge:
(a) to the Depositary or to each Person specified by such Depositary a
new Security or Securities of the same series, of like tenor and terms and
of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in
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aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's
beneficial interest in the Global Security; and
(b) to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and
in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the
principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate
principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders thereof.
In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the
Company will execute and the Trustee, pursuant to a Company Order, will
authenticate and deliver, Securities (a) in definitive registered form in
authorized denominations, if the Securities of such series are issuable as
Registered Securities, (b) in definitive bearer form in authorized
denominations, with coupons attached, if the Securities of such series are
issuable as Bearer Securities or (c) as either Registered or Bearer
Securities, if the Securities of such series are issuable in either form;
provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in
exchange for a temporary Global Security other than in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 3.03 and 3.04.
Upon the exchange of Global Securities for Securities in definitive form,
such Global Securities shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Registered
Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section
3.05 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations,
and delivered to such addresses, as the Depositary for such Global Security,
pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or
otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. The Trustee shall deliver
such Registered Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are
so registered or to the Depositary. The Trustee shall deliver Bearer
Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section
3.05 to the Depositary or to the Persons at such addresses, and in such
authorized denominations, as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant
to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall
instruct the Trustee in writing; provided, however, that no definitive Bearer
Security shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Global Security other
than in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3.03 and 3.04.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar) be
duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Unless otherwise provided in the Securities to be registered for transfer or
exchanged, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Company may (unless otherwise provided in such
Securities) require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of
transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges expressly provided in
this Indenture to be made at the Company's own expense or without expense or
without charge to Holders.
Neither the Company, the Security Registrar nor any Co-Security Registrar
shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of selection of Securities of such series to be
redeemed and ending at the close of business on (A) if Securities of the
series are issuable only as Registered Securities, the day of the mailing of
the relevant notice of redemption of Registered Securities of such series so
selected for redemption or (B) if Securities of the series are issuable as
Bearer Securities, the day 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, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities or
portions thereof so selected for redemption.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exchange of Bearer
Securities into Registered Securities shall be subject to applicable laws and
regulations in effect at the time of exchange; none of the Company, the
Trustee nor the Security Registrar shall exchange any Bearer Securities into
Registered Securities if it has received an Opinion of Counsel that as a
result of such exchanges the Company would suffer adverse consequences under
the United States federal income tax laws and regulations then in effect and
the Company has delivered to the Trustee a Company Order directing the Trustee
not to make such exchanges unless and until the Trustee receives a subsequent
Company Order to the contrary. The Company shall deliver copies of such
Company Orders to the Security Registrar.
SECTION 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If (i) any mutilated Security or Security with a mutilated coupon is
surrendered to the Trustee or the Security Registrar, or if the Company, the
Trustee and the Security Registrar receive evidence to their satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or coupon and (ii) there is
delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Security Registrar such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then,
in the absence of notice to the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar
that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company
shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in
exchange for the Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon
appertains (with all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen), a new
Security of the same series and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and
principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and, if
applicable, with coupons corresponding to the coupons appertaining thereto;
provided, however, that any new Bearer Security will be delivered only in
compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 3.05.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or coupon has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion
may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security; provided, however,
that payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest on Bearer
Securities shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the
United States, and, in the case of interest, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon presentation and surrender of the
coupons appertaining thereto.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses
(including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series, with its coupons, if any, issued pursuant
to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, or in
exchange for a Security with a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon, shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company,
whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security and its coupons, if any,
or the destroyed, lost or stolen coupon shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally
and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series and
their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons.
SECTION 3.07. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01, interest on any
Registered Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided
for, on any Interest Payment Date shall unless otherwise provided in such
Security be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 3.01, in case a Bearer Security of any series is surrendered in
exchange for a Registered Security of such series after the close of business
(at an office or agency referred to in Section 3.05)
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on any Regular Record Date and before the opening of business (at such office
or agency) on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, such Bearer Security
shall be surrendered without the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date
and interest will not be payable on such Interest Payment Date 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
provisions of this Indenture. At the option of the Company, payment of
interest on any Registered Security may be made by check in the currency
designated for such payment pursuant to the terms of such Registered Security
mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Security Register or by wire transfer to an account in such
currency designated by such Person in writing not later than ten days prior to
the date of such payment.
Any interest on any Registered Security which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of his having been such Holder,
and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in
each case, as provided in clause (i) or clause (ii) below.
(i) The Company may elect to make payments of any Defaulted Interest to
the Persons in whose names any such Registered Securities (or their
respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business
on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which
shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid
on each Registered Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at
the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money
equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such
Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when
deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to
such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest
which shall be not more than 15 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 Holder at his address as it appears
in the Security Register, 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
Registered Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable
pursuant to the following clause (ii). In case a Bearer Security of any
series is surrendered at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for
such series in exchange for a Registered Security of such series after the
close of business at such office or agency on any Special Record Date and
before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related
proposed date of payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security shall
be surrendered without the coupon relating to such proposed date for
payment and Defaulted Interest will not be payable on such proposed date
for payment 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 provisions of this Indenture.
(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which the Securities with respect to which there exists such
default 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 payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered
under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or
in lieu of, any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
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Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.02, the Holder of any
coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security shall be entitled to receive the
interest payable on such coupon upon presentation and surrender of such coupon
on or after the Interest Payment Date of such coupon at an office or agency
maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 5.02.
SECTION 3.08. Persons Deemed Owners.
Title to any Bearer Security, any coupons appertaining thereto and any
temporary Global Security shall pass by delivery.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Registered
Security, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of
such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium,
if any, and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Security, and for all
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the
Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may
treat the bearer of any Bearer Security and the bearer of any coupon as the
absolute owner of such Security or coupon for the purpose of receiving payment
thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether
or not such Security or coupon be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent
or the Security Registrar will have the responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial
ownership interest of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interest, and they
shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting on any such
information provided by the Depositary.
SECTION 3.09. Cancellation.
Unless otherwise provided with respect to a series of Securities, all
Securities and coupons surrendered for payment, registration of transfer,
exchange, repayment or redemption shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee. All Securities so delivered or
surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly
cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all
Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No
Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities
cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this
Indenture or such Securities. All cancelled Securities or coupons held by the
Trustee shall be destroyed by the Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver a
certificate of such destruction to the Company.
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest.
Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed as shall be
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01.
SECTION 3.11. Forms of Certification.
Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01:
(i) Whenever any provision of this Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by a Person entitled to receive a
Bearer Security, such certification shall be provided substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by
the Company.
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(ii) Whenever any provision of this Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. in
connection with the exchange of a portion of a temporary Global Security,
such certification shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
(iii) Whenever any provision of the Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. in
connection with payment of interest with respect to a temporary Global
Security prior to the related Global Exchange Date, such certification
shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, with only
such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
(iv) Whenever any provision of the Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by a beneficial owner of a portion
of a temporary Global Security in connection with payment of interest with
respect to a temporary Global Security prior to the related Global Exchange
Date, such certification shall be provided substantially in the form of
Exhibit D hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by the
Company.
SECTION 3.12. Judgments
The Company may provide, pursuant to Section 3.01, for the Securities of any
series that, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law and except as
may otherwise be specified as contemplated in Section 3.01, (a) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest of the Securities of any series and any appurtenant coupons
in a Foreign Currency, composite currency or Dollars (the "Designated
Currency") as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.01 is of the essence and
agrees that judgments in respect of such Securities shall be given in the
Designated Currency; (b) the obligation of the Company to make payments in the
Designated Currency of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
such Securities and any appurtenant coupons shall, notwithstanding any payment
in any other currency (whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise), be
discharged only to the extent of the amount in the Designated Currency that
the Holder receiving such payment may, in accordance with normal banking
procedures, purchase with the sum paid in such other currency (after any
premium and cost of exchange) in the country of issue of the Designated
Currency in the case of Foreign Currency or Dollars or in the international
banking community in the case of a composite currency on the Business Day
immediately following the day on which such Holder receives such payment; (c)
if the amount in the Designated Currency that may be so purchased for any
reason falls short of the amount originally due, the Company shall pay such
additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate for such shortfall; and
(d) any obligation of the Company not discharged by such payment shall be due
as a separate and independent obligation and, until discharged as provided
herein, shall continue in full force and effect.
ARTICLE FOUR
Redemption of Securities
SECTION 4.01. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity
shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and, except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, in
accordance with this Article.
SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities redeemable at the
option of the Company shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate. In case
of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the
Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee and the Security Registrar of
such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series
to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the
expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided
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in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (ii)
pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition
specified in the terms of such Securities, the Company shall furnish the
Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such
restriction or condition.
SECTION 4.03. Selection by Security Registrar of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series with the same terms are to be
redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Security Registrar from the
Outstanding Securities of such series having such terms not previously called
for redemption, by such method as the Security Registrar shall deem fair and
appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions
of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination equal
to or larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such
series. Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the Securities of any series
so selected for partial redemption, the portions of the principal of
Securities of such series so selected for partial redemption shall be, in the
case of Registered Securities, equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof
or, in the case of Bearer Securities, equal to $5,000 or an integral multiple
thereof, and the principal amount of any such Security which remains
outstanding shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination for
Securities of such series.
The Security Registrar shall promptly notify the Company, the Trustee and
the Co-Security Registrar, if any, in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security 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 Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion
of the principal of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.
SECTION 4.04. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 1.06,
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each
Holder of Securities to be redeemed.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date,
(ii) the Redemption Price,
(iii) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series having the
same terms are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of
partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the particular
Securities to be redeemed,
(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Security to be redeemed, and that interest, if any,
thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
(v) the place or places where such Securities, together in the case of
Bearer Securities with all remaining coupons appertaining thereto, if any,
maturing after the Redemption Date, are to be surrendered for payment of
the Redemption Price,
(vi) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and
(vii) the CUSIP number or the Euroclear or the CEDEL reference number (or
any other number used by a Depositary to identify such Securities), if any,
of the Securities to be redeemed.
A notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 1.06 need not
identify particular Registered Securities to be redeemed.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the
Company shall be given by the Company or, on Company Request, by the Trustee
in the name and at the expense of the Company.
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SECTION 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
At or prior to the opening of business on any Redemption Date, the Company
shall deposit or cause to be deposited 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 5.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date;
provided, however, that deposits with respect to Bearer Securities shall be
made with a Paying Agent or Paying Agents located outside the United States
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01.
SECTION 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities 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) such Securities
shall cease to bear interest and the coupons for such interest appertaining to
any Bearer Securities so to be redeemed, except to the extent provided below,
shall be void. Upon surrender of any such Securities for redemption in
accordance with said notice, such Securities shall be paid by the Company at
the Redemption Price; provided, however, that instalments of interest on
Bearer Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date
shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States
and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon
presentation and surrender of coupons for such interest. Instalments of
interest on Registered Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or
more Predecessor Securities, registered as such on the close of business on
the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions
of Section 3.07.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for redemption shall not be accompanied
by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the Redemption Date, such Security
may be paid after deducting from the Redemption Price an amount equal to the
face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be
furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each
of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such
Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing
coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the
Redemption Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so
deducted; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons shall be
payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States and,
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon
presentation and surrender of those coupons.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from
the Redemption Date at the rate borne by such Security, or as otherwise
provided in such Security.
SECTION 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at
the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment therefor (with, if
the Company or the Security Registrar so requires, due endorsement by, or a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder of such Security or his
attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without
service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and Stated
Maturity, containing identical terms and conditions, of any authorized
denominations as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal
to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security
so surrendered.
SECTION 4.08. Redemption Suspended During Event of Default.
The Trustee shall not redeem any Securities (unless all Securities then
Outstanding are to be redeemed) or commence the giving of any notice of
redemption of Securities during the continuance of any Event of Default
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known to the Trustee, except that where the giving of notice of redemption of
any Securities shall theretofore have been made, the Trustee shall, subject to
the provisions of Section 14.04, redeem such Securities, provided funds are
deposited with it for such purpose. Subject to the rights of the holders of
Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General Obligations, except as
aforesaid, any moneys theretofore or thereafter received by the Trustee shall,
during the continuance of such Event of Default, be held in trust for the
benefit of the Holders and applied in the manner set forth in Section 7.06;
provided, however, that in case such Event of Default shall have been waived
as provided herein or otherwise cured, such moneys shall thereafter be held
and applied in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Securities of such series in accordance with the
terms of the Securities of such series, any coupons appertaining thereto and
this Indenture. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01
with respect to any series of Securities, any interest due on Bearer
Securities on or before Maturity shall be payable only outside the United
States upon presentation and surrender of the several coupons for such
interest instalments as are evidenced thereby as they severally mature.
SECTION 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
If Securities of a series are issuable only as Registered Securities, the
Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an
office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or
surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If Securities of a series may be issuable as Bearer Securities, the
Company will maintain (A) in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an
office or agency where any Registered Securities of that series may be
presented or surrendered for payment, where any Registered Securities of that
series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, where Securities of
that series may be surrendered for exchange and where notices and demands to
or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be served, (B) subject to any laws or regulations applicable
thereto, in a Place of Payment for that series which is located outside the
United States, an office or agency where Securities of that series and related
coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment (including payment of any
additional amounts payable on Securities of that series pursuant to Section
5.04); provided, however, that if the Securities of that series are listed on
The International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Limited or the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange
located outside the United States and such stock exchange shall so require,
the Company will maintain a Paying Agent for the Securities of that series in
London or Luxembourg or any other required city located outside the United
States, as the case may be, so long as the Securities of that series are
listed on such exchange, and (C) subject to any laws or regulations applicable
thereto, in a Place of Payment for such series located outside the United
States an office or agency where any Registered Securities of that series may
be surrendered for registration of transfer, where Securities of that series
may be surrendered for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be
served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If at
any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency
in respect of any series of Securities or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, and surrenders of Securities of
that series may be made and notices and demands may be made or served at the
Principal Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, except that Bearer Securities
of that series and the related coupons may be presented and surrendered for
payment (including payment of any additional amounts
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payable on Bearer Securities of that series pursuant to Section 5.04) at the
place specified for the purpose as contemplated by Section 3.01, and the
Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive such respective
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
Except as otherwise provided in the form of Bearer Security of any
particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, no payment of
principal, premium or interest on Bearer Securities shall 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 an account maintained with a
bank located in the United States; provided, however, payment of principal of
and any premium and interest denominated in Dollars (including additional
amounts payable in respect thereof) on any Bearer Security may be made at an
office or agency of, and designated by, the Company located in the United
States if (but only if) payment of the full amount of such principal, premium,
interest or additional amounts in Dollars at all offices outside the United
States maintained for the purpose by the Company in accordance with this
Indenture is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or similar
restrictions and the Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel that such payment
within the United States is legal. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated
by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, at the option of the
Holder of any Bearer Security or related coupon, payment may be made by check
in the currency designated for such payment pursuant to the terms of such
Bearer Security presented or mailed to an address outside the United States or
by transfer to an account in such currency maintained by the payee with a bank
located outside the United States.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or
surrendered for any or all of such purposes specified above in this Section
and may constitute and appoint one or more Paying Agents for the payment of
such Securities, in one or more other cities, and may from time to time
rescind such designations and appointments; provided, however, that no such
designation, appointment or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company
of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for
Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any
change in the location of any such other office or agency. Unless and until
the Company rescinds one or more such appointments, the Company hereby
appoints: (i) The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), as its Paying
Agent in The City of New York with respect to all series of Securities having
a Place of Payment in The City of New York and (ii) the Bank at its principal
office as its Paying Agent in the City of Chicago with respect to all series
of Securities having a Place of Payment in the City of Chicago.
Section 5.03. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent for any series
of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series and any
appurtenant coupons, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, 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 so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of
Securities, it will, at or prior to the opening of business on each due date
of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such
series and any appurtenant coupons, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum
sufficient to pay the principal, 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 so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any
series of Securities 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
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(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on Securities of such series and any appurtenant coupons
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;
(ii) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other
obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of
principal, premium or interest on the Securities of such series or any
appurtenant coupons; and
(iii) 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 payments 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, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security of any series or any appurtenant coupons and
remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest
has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or
(if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the
Holder of such Security or any coupon appertaining thereto 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 5.04. Additional Amounts.
If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts,
the Company will pay to the Holder of any Security of any series or any coupon
appertaining thereto additional amounts as provided therein. Whenever in this
Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any
series or payment of any related coupon or the net proceeds received on the
sale or exchange of any Security 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 Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts,
at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to that
series of Securities (or if the Securities of that series will not bear
interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal (and
premium, if any) is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment
of principal (and premium, if any) 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 premium, if any) or interest on the
Securities of that series shall be made to Holders of Securities of that
series or any related coupons who are United States Aliens without withholding
for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge
described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding shall be
required, then such Officers' Certificate shall specify by country the amount,
if any,
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required to be withheld on such payments to such Holders of Securities or
coupons 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 bad faith 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 5.05. Statement as to Compliance.
The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers' Certificate (provided, however,
that one of the signatories of which shall be the Company's principal
executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer) stating, as to each signer thereof, that
(i) a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of
performance under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities has
been made under his supervision; and
(ii) to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company
has fulfilled all its obligations and complied with all conditions and
covenants under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
any such obligation, condition or covenant specifying each such default
known to him and the nature and status thereof, and (b) no event has
occurred and is occurring which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, a Default, or if such an event has occurred and is
continuing, specifying such event known to him and the nature and status
thereof.
For purposes of this Section, compliance or default shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided for
herein.
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Corporate Existence, Rights and Franchises.
So long as any of the Securities shall be Outstanding, the Company will do
or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force
and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises to carry on its
business; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.06 shall prevent
(i) any consolidation or merger of the Company, or any conveyance or transfer
of its property and assets substantially as an entirety to any person,
permitted by Article Ten, or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company after any conveyance or transfer of its property and assets
substantially as an entirety to any person permitted by Article Ten.
ARTICLE SIX
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (i)
semiannually, not more than 10 days after each February 1 and August 1, a
list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, containing all the
information in the possession or control of the Company, any of its Paying
Agents (other than the Trustee) or the Security Registrar, if other than the
Trustee, as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities as of such
February 1 and August 1, and (ii) at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such
request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days
prior to the time such list is requested to be furnished; provided, however,
that if and so long as the Trustee is the Security Registrar for Securities of
a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such Series of
Securities.
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SECTION 6.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(i) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders of Securities contained in the
most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 6.01 and the
names and addresses of Holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its
capacity as the Security Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any
list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 upon receipt of a new list so
furnished.
(ii) If three or more Holders of Securities of any series (hereinafter
referred to as "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to
the Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security 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 Securities of such series or with the
Holders of all Securities with respect to their rights under this Indenture or
under such Securities 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
(a) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the
time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), or
(b) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of
Securities of such series or all Securities, as the case may be, whose
names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the
Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), 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 a Security of such series or all Holders of Securities,
as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the information
preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), 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 interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or all
Securities, as the case may be, 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 Securities 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.
(iii) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee
shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information
as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in accordance with
Section 6.02(ii), 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 6.02(ii).
SECTION 6.03. Reports by Trustee.
(i) Within 60 days after May 1 of each year commencing with the year 1996,
the Trustee shall mail to each Holder reports concerning the Trustee and its
action under the Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture
Act if and to the extent and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.
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(ii) Reports pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted by mail (1) to
all Holders of Registered Securities, as their names and addresses appear in
the Security Register and (2) to such Holders of Bearer Securities as have,
within the two years preceding such transmission, filed their names and
addresses with the Trustee for that purpose, and (3) except in the cases of
reports under Section 313(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act, to each Holder of
a Security of any series whose name and address appear in the information
preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i).
(iii) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each securities exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, and also with the Commission. The Company will notify
the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any securities exchange.
SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company.
The Company will:
(i) file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required
to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of
the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of
any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and
regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or, if the Company is not required to file
information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then
it will file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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;
(ii) file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules
and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such
additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by
the Company with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be
required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and
(iii) transmit by mail to Holders of Securities, in the manner and to the
extent provided in Section 6.03(ii), within 30 days after the filing
thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and
reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed
from time to time by the Commission.
ARTICLE SEVEN
REMEDIES
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", with respect to any series of Securities, wherever used
herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body), unless it is either inapplicable to a particular series or
it is specifically deleted or modified in the supplemental indenture or Board
Resolution under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of
Security for such series:
(i) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the
premises granting relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, adjudging the Company a bankrupt, or
approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver (or other similar
official) of the Company, or of substantially all of its properties, or
ordering the winding up or liquidation
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of its affairs under any such law, and the continuance of any such decree
or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
(ii) the institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated a
bankrupt, or the consent of the Company to the institution of bankruptcy
proceedings against it, or the filing by the Company of a petition or
answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, or the consent by the Company to the filing of
any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
custodian, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of
the Company, or of substantially all of its properties under any such law;
or
(iii) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of
that series.
SECTION 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities for which
there are Securities Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in every
such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of all
the Securities of such series (or, if the 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) to be immediately due and
payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
Holders), and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due
and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in
this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and
the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if
(i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient
to pay
(a) all overdue instalments of interest on all Securities of such
series,
(b) the principal of and premium, if any, on any Securities of such
series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series,
(c) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest
upon overdue instalments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series, and
(d) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, the Security Registrar, any Paying Agent, and their agents and
counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07 and
(ii) all other Defaults with respect to Securities of that series, other
than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which
have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured
or waived as provided in Section 7.13.
No such recission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if
(i) default is made in the payment of any instalment of interest on any
Security of any series when such interest becomes due and payable and such
default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of or premium, if
any, on any Security of any series at the Maturity thereof,
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the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of
the Holder of any such Security or coupon appertaining thereto, if any, the
whole amount then due and payable on any such Security or coupon for
principal, premium, if any, and interest, with interest upon the overdue
principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that payment of such
interest shall be lawful) upon overdue instalments of interest, at the rate or
rates prescribed therefor by the terms of any such Security; and, in addition
thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the reasonable
costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel
and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a
judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the
same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect
the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out
of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities,
wherever situated.
If a Default with respect to any series of Securities occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce
its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to
protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any
power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of any
Securities 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, premium,
if any, or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise,
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium,
if any, and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities 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 any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 8.07) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same,
and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar
official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder
to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall
consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the
Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07.
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
Security or coupon any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or
to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of a
Security or coupon in any such proceeding.
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SECTION 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or under the Securities
of any series, or coupons (if any) appertaining thereto, may be prosecuted and
enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities of
such series or coupons appertaining thereto 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 and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07, be for
the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series and
coupons appertaining thereto in respect of which such judgment has been
recovered.
SECTION 7.06. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities
pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date
or dates fixed by the Trustee, and, in case of the distribution of such money
on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, upon presentation of
the Securities of such series or coupons appertaining thereto, if any, 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 8.07;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the
Securities of such series and coupons for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has
been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on Securities of such series and
coupons, if any, for principal, premium, if any, and interest,
respectively. The Holders of each series of Securities denominated in ECU,
any other composite currency or a Foreign Currency and any matured coupons
relating thereto shall be entitled to receive a ratable portion of the
amount determined by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting the principal
amount Outstanding of such series of Securities and matured but unpaid
interest on such series of Securities in the currency in which such series
of Securities is denominated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate as of the
date of declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Securities; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.
SECTION 7.07. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series or any related coupons 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
(i) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
continuing Default with respect to Securities of such series;
(ii) the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to
the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Default in its own
name as Trustee hereunder;
(iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in
compliance with such request;
(iv) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(v) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to
the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of
such series 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 Holders of Securities of such series or to obtain or
to seek to obtain priority or preference
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over any other 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 the Holders of Securities of such series.
The following events shall be "Defaults" with respect to any series of
Securities under this Indenture:
(a) an Event of Default with respect to such series specified in Section
7.01; or
(b) default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any
Security of such series at its Maturity; or
(c) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of such
series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance
of such default for a period of 30 days; or
(d) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform any of
the other covenants or agreements on its part in the Securities of such
series or in this Indenture and continuance of such failure for a period of
sixty days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the Company to remedy the same and stating that such notice is a
"Notice of Default" hereunder, shall have been given by registered 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 Securities of
such series at the time Outstanding, or
(e) any other Default provided with respect to Securities of that Series.
SECTION 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any
Security or coupon shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional,
to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to
Section 3.07) interest on such Security or payment of such coupon on the
respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security or coupon (or, in the
case of redemption or repayment on the Redemption Date or Repayment Date) and
to institute suit for the enforcement of such payment, and such rights shall
not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder of a Security or coupon 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 the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to
their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of
the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had
been instituted.
SECTION 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Securities or coupons in the last
paragraph of Section 3.06, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or
reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and
remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any
other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security or
coupon to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Default shall impair
any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Default or an
acquiesence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to
the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often
as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may
be.
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SECTION 7.12. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series, provided that
(i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture,
(ii) the Trustee shall not determine that the action so directed would be
unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction,
(iii) subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, 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, and
(iv) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
which is not inconsistent with such direction.
SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such
series waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default
not theretofore cured
(i) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
any Security of such series, or
(ii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Default or
Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of the Securities of such series under this Indenture; but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
SECTION 7.14. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy
under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken,
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, 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 Securities of any series, or to any suit
instituted by any Holder of Securities or coupons for the enforcement of the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security or
payment of any coupon on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed
in such Security or coupon (or, in the case of redemption or repayment, on or
after the Redemption Date or Repayment Date).
SECTION 7.15. 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 extention law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants
or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it
may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any
such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution
of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(i) Except during the continuance of a Default with respect to any series of
Securities,
(a) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as
are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to Securities of
such series, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee with respect to such series; and
(b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively
rely with respect to such series, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificate 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 as to form to the requirements of the
Indenture.
(ii) In case a Default with respect to any series of Securities has occurred
and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture with respect to such series, 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.
(iii) 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) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of
Subsection (i) of this Section;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error or judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this
Indenture with respect to Securities of such series; and
(d) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of
its rights or powers, if 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.
(iv) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
SECTION 8.02. Notice of Default.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to
Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of
Securities of such series entitled to receive reports pursuant to Section
6.03(ii) notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such
default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in
the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security of such series, or any related coupons or in the
payment of any sinking fund instalment with respect to Securities of such
series the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee
of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders of Securities of such series; and provided, further, that in the case
of any default of the character
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specified in Section 7.07(d) with respect to Securities of such series, no
such notice to Holders of Securities of such series shall be given until at
least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section,
the term "default", with respect to Securities of any series, means any event
which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become, a Default
or an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.
SECTION 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or
other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any
resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a
Board Resolution;
(iii) 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;
(iv) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel
or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(v) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall
have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction;
(vi) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, security or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make 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 and, if so requested to do so by any of the Holders, at the sole
cost and expense of the Holders;
(vii) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder; and
(viii) in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Paying Agent,
Authenticating Agent or Security Registrar hereunder, the rights and
protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article Eight shall
also be afforded to such Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent or Security
Registrar.
SECTION 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's
certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the
Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The
Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of
Securities or the proceeds thereof.
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SECTION 8.05. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to
Sections 8.08 and 8.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying
Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION 8.06. 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 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees
(i) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee
of an express trust);
(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision
of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses
and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad
faith; and
(iii) to indemnify the Trustee 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 the acceptance or administration
of this trust, 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.
As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this
Section the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all
property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held
in trust for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an
Event of Default specified in Section 7.01, the expenses (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
The obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 8.07 and any lien
arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the
discharge of the Company's obligations pursuant to Article Eleven of this
Indenture, the termination of this Indenture and the repayment of the
Securities whether at the Stated Maturity or otherwise.
SECTION 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either
eliminate such conflicting interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner
provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and
this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest with respect to the
Securities of any series by virtue of being Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series of Securities other than that series or by
virtue of being trustee under the Indenture dated as of July 15, 1992, between
the Company and the Trustee.
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SECTION 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to each series of
Securities hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust
powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $5,000,000, subject
to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, provided,
however, that if Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the Trust Indenture Act at any time permit
a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of any other
jurisdiction to serve as trustee of an indenture qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act, this Section 8.09 shall be automatically deemed amended to
permit a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of any such
jurisdiction to serve as Trustee hereunder. If such corporation publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of
this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. Neither the Company nor any person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the
Company may serve as Trustee. If at any time the Trustee with respect to any
series of Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with
the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(i) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 8.11.
(ii) The Trustee may resign with respect to any series of Securities at any
time by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of
acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the
resigning 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
Securities of such series.
(iii) The Trustee may be removed with respect to any series of Securities at
any time by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.
(iv) If at any time:
(a) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 8.08 with respect to
any series of Securities after written request therefor by the Company or
by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series
for at least six months, or
(b) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 8.09 with
respect to any series of Securities and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of Securities of such
series, or
(c) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any
series of Securities or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a
receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (1) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to such series, or (2) subject to Section 7.14, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at
least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.
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(v) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting
with respect to any series of Securities, or if a vacancy shall occur in the
office of Trustee with respect to any series of Securities for any cause, the
Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or
Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being
understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to
the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there
shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular
series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If,
within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the
occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to such series of
Securities shall be appointed by the Act of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the
Company and the retiring Trustee with respect to such series, the successor
Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment,
become the successor Trustee with respect to such series and to that extent
supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such
series. If no successor Trustee with respect to such series shall have been so
appointed by the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series and
accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder who has
been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee
with respect to such series.
(vi) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment
of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing
written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the
Holders of Registered Securities of such series as their names and addresses
appear in the Security Register and, if Securities of such series are issuable
as Bearer Securities, by publishing notice of such event once in an Authorized
Newspaper in each place of payment located outside the United States. Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Principal Corporate Trust
Office.
SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(i) In the case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to any series of Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring
Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective with
respect to all or any series as to which it is resigning as Trustee, 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
with respect to all or any such series; but, on request of the Company or such
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 such retiring Trustee with respect to all or
any such series; and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with
respect to all or any such series, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any,
provided for in Section 8.07.
(ii) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company,
the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental
hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which
(a) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to
transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates, (b) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to
all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or
desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to
which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the
retiring Trustee, and (c) 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
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Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be
trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or
trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the
execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series
to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of
the 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 Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates,
subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in Section 8.07.
(iii) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in
Paragraph (i) or (ii) of this Section, as the case may be.
(iv) No successor Trustee with respect to a series of Securities shall
accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor
Trustee shall be qualified and eligible with respect to such series under this
Article.
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of
Trustee.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided that 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 Securities shall have
been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any
successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating
Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so
authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself
authenticated such Securities.
SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any
other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection
of such claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). A Trustee that
has resigned or been removed shall be subject to and comply with said Section
311 to the extent required thereby.
SECTION 8.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agents.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents, which may include
any Affiliate of the Company, with respect to one or more series of
Securities. Such Authenticating Agent or Agents at the option of the Trustee
shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities
of such series issued upon original issuance, exchange, registration of
transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06, and
Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Whenever reference is made in this
Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or
the Trustee's certificate of authentication or the delivery of Securities to
the Trustee for authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating
Agent, a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and delivery of Securities to the Authenticating Agent on
behalf of the Trustee. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating
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Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $5,000,000 and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Authenticating Agent located outside the
United States may be appointed by the Trustee if previously approved in
writing by the Company and if such Authenticating Agent meets the minimum
capitalization requirements of this Section 8.14. If such Authenticating Agent
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating
Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating
Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency
or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be
an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible
under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time (and
upon request by the Company shall) terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such termination,
or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a
successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company. Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the
provisions of this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to
this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in
addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternate
certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as Trustee
By
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As Authenticating Agent
By
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Authorized Officer
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ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holder of any Securities 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:
(i) to evidence the succession of another corporation or Person to the
Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the
Company herein and in the Securities contained; or
(ii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another
corporation as a successor Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more
series of Securities 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 Section 8.11; or
(iii) to add to the covenants of the Company, for the benefit of the
Holders of Securities of all or any series of Securities or coupons (and if
such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities or coupons, 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
(iv) 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 the
Indenture, provided that such action shall not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Securities of any series or any related coupons
in any material respect; or
(v) to add any additional Defaults or Events of Default with respect to
all or any series of the Securities (and, if such Defaults or Event of
Default is applicable to less than all series of Securities, specifying the
series to which such Default or Event of Default is applicable); or
(vi) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture to provide that Bearer Securities may be registrable as to
principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of
principal of (or premium, if any) or any interest on Bearer Securities, to
permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Registered
Securities, to permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Bearer
Securities of other authorized denominations or to permit or facilitate the
issuance of Securities in uncertificated form, provided any such action
shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of
any series or any related coupons in any material respect; or
(vii) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (a) shall
become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is
adversely affected by such change in or elimination of such provision or
(b) shall not apply to any Securities Outstanding; or
(viii) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01; or
(ix) to add to or change any provisions of this Indenture to such extent
as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities
convertible into other securities; or
(x) to evidence any changes to Section 8.09 as permitted by the terms
thereof; or
(xi) to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture as
shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the
Trust Indenture Act, provided such action shall not adversely affect the
interest of Holders of Securities of any series or any appurtenant coupons
in any material respect.
SECTION 9.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
princpal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture or indentures (acting as one class), by Act of
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said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when
authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture
or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to
or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this
Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Securities of each such series and any related coupons under this Indenture;
provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby;
(i) change the Maturity of the principal of, or the Stated Maturity of
any instalment of interest (or premium, if any) on, any Security, or reduce
the principal amount thereof or any premium thereon or the rate of interest
thereon, or change the obligation of the Company to pay additional amounts
pursuant to Section 5.04 (except as contemplated by Section 10.01 (i) and
permitted by Section 9.01), or reduce the amount of the principal of an
Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
7.02, or change the method of calculating interest thereon or the coin or
currency in which any Security (or premium, if any, thereon) or the
interest thereon is payable, or reduce the minimum rate of interest
thereon, 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 or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or Repayment
Date);
(ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any
such supplemental indenture or the consent of whose Holders is required for
any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or of
certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this
Indenture or reduce the requirements of Section 16.04 for a quorum;
(iii) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or
agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 5.02; or
(iv) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 7.13, except
to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions
of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included soley for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such
covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under
this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
SECTION 9.03. 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 8.01) shall be fully protected in relying
upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by and complies with this Indenture. The
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental
indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, liabilities, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this
Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every
Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 9.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform
to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect.
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SECTION 9.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall, if required by
the 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 Securities 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 Securities.
SECTION 9.07. Subordination Unimpaired.
No supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall directly
or indirectly modify the provisions of Article Fourteen in any manner which
might alter the subordination of the Securities.
ARTICLE TEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
SECTION 10.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other corporation
or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any Person, unless
(i) the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the
Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer
the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall
expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
(including all additional amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section
5.04) on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this
Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default, and
no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a
Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger,
conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture comply with this
Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
such transaction have been complied with.
SECTION 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in
accordance with Section 10.01, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance
or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same
effect as if such successor corporation had been named as the Company herein.
In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, the Company as the
predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under this Indenture and may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time
thereafter.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any
surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein
expressly provided for and rights to receive payments thereon and any right to
receive additional amounts, as provided in Section 5.04), and the Trustee, on
receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture,
when
(i) either
(a) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
than (1) coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities surrendered for
exchange for Registered Securities and maturing after such exchange,
whose surrender is not required or has not been waived as provided in
Section 3.05, (2) coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities called for
redemption and maturing after the relevant Redemption Date, whose
surrender has been waived as provided in Section 4.07, (3) Securities
and coupons which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have
been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.06, and (4) Securities
for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or
segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to
the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 5.03)
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation
(1) have become due and payable, or
(2) will become due and payable at their Maturity within one year,
or
(3) 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,
and the Company, in the case of (b) (1), (2) or (3) above, has
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in
trust for the purpose, an amount (said amount to be immediately due and
payable to the Holders) sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on such Securities and coupons not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and
interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which
have become due and payable), or to the Maturity or Redemption Date, as
the case may be;
(ii) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(iii) 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 8.07 and, if money
shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause
(i) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.02 and
the last paragraph of Section 5.03 shall survive. The Trustee may give notice
at the Company's expense to the Holders of Securities Outstanding of the
immediate availability of the amount referred to in Clause (i) of this Section
11.01. Funds held pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to the
provisions of Article Fourteen.
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 5.03, all money
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, the
coupons, if any, and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent
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(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent), as the Trustee may
determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any,
and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee;
but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent
required by law.
SECTION 11.03. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with Section 11.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 until
such time as the Trustee or any Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such
money in accordance with Section 11.02.
ARTICLE TWELVE
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
SECTION 12.01. Exemption from Individual Liability.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this
Indenture, or of any Security or coupon, or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator,
stockholder, officer or director, 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,
stockholders, officers or directors, 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,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities or coupons 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,
stockholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the
indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities or coupons 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 issuance of the Securities.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 13.01. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for
the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional
sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of Securities of any
series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to
reduction as provided in Section 13.02. Each sinking fund payment shall be
applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the
terms of Securities of such series.
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SECTION 13.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than
any previously called for redemption), together in the case of any Bearer
Securities of such series with all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto and
(ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed
either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities
or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments
pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all
or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such
series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as
provided for by the terms of such series; provided that such Securities have
not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and
credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in
such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the
amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
SECTION 13.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series
of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and the Security
Registrar an Officers' Certificate specifying (i) the amount of the next
ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that
series, (ii) the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment
of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by
delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 13.02,
and (iii) that none of such Securities has theretofore been so credited and
stating the basis for such credit, and will also deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each sinking fund
payment date the Security Registrar shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 4.03
and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at
the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 4.04. Such notice
having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon
the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 4.06 and 4.07.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 14.01. Agreement to Subordinate.
The Company, for itself, its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees,
and each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants
and agrees, that the payment of the principal and premium, if any, and
interest on each and all of the Securities is hereby expressly subordinated,
to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to
the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness and, subject to the
provisions of Section 14.09, General Obligations of the Company.
SECTION 14.02. Distribution on Dissolution, Liquidation and Reorganization;
Subrogation of Securities.
Upon any distribution of assets of the Company upon any dissolution, winding
up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether in bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment
for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and
liabilities of the Company or otherwise (subject to the power of a court of
competent jurisdiction to make other equitable provision reflecting the rights
conferred in this Indenture upon the Senior Indebtedness and the holders
thereof with respect to the Securities and the Holders thereof (and, upon the
General Obligations and the creditors in respect thereof with respect to the
Securities and the Holders thereof) by a lawful plan of reorganization under
applicable bankruptcy law),
(i) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall first be entitled to
receive payment in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior
Indebtedness of the principal thereof, premium, if any, and the interest
due thereon (including interest accruing subsequent to the commencement of
any proceeding for the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company under
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law now or
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hereafter in effect) before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to
receive any payment upon the principal of or premium, if any, or interest
on indebtedness evidenced by the Securities;
(ii) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of
the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions
of this Article Fourteen, including any such payment or distribution which
may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other
indebtedness of the Company being subordinated to the payment of the
Securities, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other
person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in
bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives
or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any
instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been
issued, in accordance with the priorities then existing among holders of
Senior Indebtedness for payment of the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid
on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including
interest accruing subsequent to the commencement of any proceeding for the
bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law now or hereafter in effect) on the
Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to
make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid, after
giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of
such Senior Indebtedness; it being understood that if the Holders of
Securities shall fail to file a proper claim in the form required by any
proceeding referred to in this subparagraph (ii) prior to thirty days
before the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, then the
holders of Senior Indebtedness are hereby authorized to file an appropriate
claim or claims for and on behalf of the Holders of Securities in the form
required in any such proceeding (as are the creditors in respect of General
Obligations in the event Section 14.09 is applicable); and
(iii) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or
distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in
cash, property or securities, including any such payment or distribution
which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other
indebtedness of the Company being subordinate to the payment of the
Securities, shall be received by the Trustee or Holders of the Securities
before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or
distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of and shall be paid
over to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or
representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under
which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have
been issued, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of all
Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Senior Indebtedness
shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment
or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of
the Securities shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders of
all indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated to
indebtedness of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities
are subordinated and is entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights
of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of
cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to the Senior
Indebtedness until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the
Securities shall be paid in full and no such payments or distributions to
holders of such Senior Indebtedness to which the Holders of the Securities
would be entitled except for the provisions hereof of cash, property or
securities otherwise distributable to the Senior Indebtedness shall, as
between the Company, its creditors, other than the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment by
the Company to or on account of the Securities. It is understood that the
provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the
purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities, on
the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness (and, in the case of
Section 14.09, the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and creditors
in respect of General Obligations) on the other hand. Nothing contained in
this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is
intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors, other than
the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, the
obligation of the Company, which is unconditional and absolute (and which,
subject to the rights under this Article Fourteen of the holders of the Senior
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Indebtedness and the rights under Section 14.09 of creditors in respect of
General Obligations, is intended to rank equally with all other general
obligations of the Company), to pay to the Holders of the Securities the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities as and when the
same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms or to affect
the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the
Company, other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and creditors in
respect of General Obligations, nor shall anything herein or in the Securities
prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies
otherwise permitted by applicable law upon Default under this Indenture,
subject to the rights, if any, under this Article Fourteen of the holders of
Senior Indebtedness and under Section 14.09 of creditors in respect of General
Obligations in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received
upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon any payment or distribution of
assets of the Company referred to in this Article Fourteen, the Trustee,
subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, and the Holders of the Securities
shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction in which such dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization proceedings are pending or upon a certificate of the
liquidating trustee or agent or other person making any distribution to the
Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities for the purpose of ascertaining
the persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the
Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company and the creditors in
respect of General Obligations, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the
amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent
thereto or to this Article Fourteen. In the absence of any such liquidating
trustee, agent or other person, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon a
written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior
Indebtedness (or a trustee or representative on behalf of such holder) or a
creditor in respect of General Obligations as evidence that such Person is a
holder of Senior Indebtedness (or is such a trustee or representative) or a
creditor in respect of General Obligations, as the case may be. In the event
that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that further evidence is required
with respect to the right of any Person, as a holder of Senior Indebtedness or
a creditor in respect of General Obligations, to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Section or Section 14.09, the Trustee may
request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness or General Obligations held by
such Person, as to the extent to which such Person is entitled to
participation in such payment or distribution, and as to other facts pertinent
to the rights of such Person under this Section or Section 14.09, and if such
evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person
pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such
payment.
The obligations of the Company in respect of the Securities shall rank on a
parity with the Existing Subordinated Indebtedness and any other obligations
of the Company ranking on a parity with the Securities.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect
of General Obligations, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only
such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this
Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders
of Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of General Obligations shall be
read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee, however, shall not
be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or
creditors in respect of General Obligations, and shall not be liable to any
such holders or creditors if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to or
on behalf of Holders of Securities or the Company moneys or assets to which
any holders of Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of General
Obligations shall be entitled by virtue of this Article Fourteen.
SECTION 14.03. Payments on Securities Prohibited During Event of Default under
Senior Indebtedness.
In the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of
principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Senior Indebtedness
beyond any applicable period of grace, or in the event that any event of
default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness shall have occurred and be
continuing, or would occur as a result of the payment referred to hereinafter,
permitting the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of
the holders thereof) to accelerate the maturity thereof, then, unless and
until such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived or
shall have ceased to exist, no payment of principal of, or premium or interest
on the Securities, or in respect of any redemption, retirement, purchase or
other acquisition of any of the Securities, shall be made by the Company.
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SECTION 14.04. Payments on Securities Permitted.
Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall (i)
impair, as between the Company and Holders of Securities, the obligation of
the Company to make, or prevent the Company from making, at any time except as
provided in Sections 14.02, 14.03 and 14.09, payments of principal of or
premium, if any, or interest (including interest accruing subsequent to the
commencement of any proceeding for the bankruptcy or reorganization of the
Company under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or
hereafter in effect) on the Securities, as and when the same shall become due
and payable in accordance with the terms of the Securities, (ii) affect the
relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company
other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company and the
creditors in respect of General Obligations, (iii) prevent the Holder of any
Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law
upon default thereunder, subject to the rights, if any, under Article Fourteen
of the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the creditors in respect of General
Obligations in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received
upon the exercise of such remedy, or (iv) prevent the application by the
Trustee or any Paying Agent of any moneys deposited with it hereunder to the
payment of or on account of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest
on the Securities or prevent the receipt by the Trustee or any Paying Agent of
such moneys, if, prior to the second Business Day prior to such deposit, the
Trustee or such Paying Agent did not have written notice of any event
prohibiting the making of such deposit by the Company.
SECTION 14.05. Authorization of Holders to Trustee to Effect Subordination.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs
the Trustee in his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article
Fourteen and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes.
SECTION 14.06. Notice to Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of
the Indenture, neither the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall be charged with
knowledge of the existence of any Senior Indebtedness or General Obligations
or of any event which would prohibit the making of any payment of moneys to or
by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, unless and until a Responsible Officer of
the Trustee assigned to its Corporate Trustee Administration Department or
such Paying Agent shall have received written notice thereof from the Company
or from the holder of any Senior Indebtedness or from the representative of
any such holder or from any creditor in respect of General Obligations.
SECTION 14.07. Right of Trustee to Hold Senior Indebtedness or General
Obligations.
The Trustee shall be entitled to all of the rights set forth in this Article
in respect of any Senior Indebtedness or General Obligation at any time held
by it in its individual capacity to the same extent as any other holder of
such Senior Indebtedness or creditor in respect of such General Obligation and
nothing in this Indenture shall be construed to deprive the Trustee of any of
its rights as such holder or creditor.
SECTION 14.08. Article Fourteen Not to Prevent Defaults or Events of Default.
The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Securities by reason of any
provision in this Article shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence
of a Default or an Event of Default.
SECTION 14.09. Securities to Rank Pari Passu with Existing Subordinated
Indebtedness; Payment of Proceeds in Certain Cases.
(i) Subject to the provisions of this Section and to any provisions
established or determined with respect to Securities of any series pursuant
to Section 3.01, the Securities shall rank pari passu in right of payment
with the Existing Subordinated Indebtedness.
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(ii) Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in the first
paragraph of Section 14.02, the provisions of that Section and the
corresponding provisions of each indenture (including this Indenture) or
other instrument or document establishing or governing the terms of any
Existing Subordinated Indebtedness shall be given effect on a pro rata
basis to determine the amount of cash, property or securities which may be
payable or deliverable as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness, on
the one hand, and the Holders of the Securities and holders of Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness, on the other hand.
(iii) If, after giving effect to the provisions of Section 14.02, and the
respective corresponding provisions of each indenture or other instrument
or document establishing or governing the terms of any Existing
Subordinated Indebtedness on such pro rata basis, any amount of cash,
property or securities shall be available for payment or distribution in
respect of the Securities ("Excess Proceeds"), and any creditors in respect
of General Obligations shall not have received payment in full of all
amounts due or to become due on or in respect of such General Obligations
(and provision shall not have been made for such payment in money or
money's worth), then such Excess Proceeds shall first be applied (ratably
with any amount of cash, property or securities available for payment or
distribution in respect of any other indebtedness of the Company that by
its express terms provides for the payment over of amounts corresponding to
Excess Proceeds to creditors in respect or General Obligations) to pay or
provide for the payment of the General Obligations remaining unpaid, to the
extent necessary to pay all General Obligations in full, after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for creditors in
respect of General Obligations. Any Excess Proceeds remaining after payment
(or provision for payment) in full of all General Obligations shall be
available for payment or distribution in respect of the Securities.
(iv) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
subsection (iii) of this Section, the Trustee or Holder of any Security
shall, in the circumstances contemplated by such subsection, have received
any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities, before all General
Obligations are paid in full or payment thereof duly provided for, and if
such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment or distribution
have been made known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder,
then and in such event, subject to any obligation that the Trustee or such
Holder may have pursuant to Section 14.02, such payment or distribution
shall be paid over or delivered forthwith to the trustee in bankruptcy,
receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee, agent or other Person
making payment or distribution of assets of the Company for payment in
accordance with subsection (iii).
(v) Subject to the payment in full of all General Obligations, the Holder
of the Securities shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders
of all indebtedness of the Company that by its express terms provides for
the payment over of amounts corresponding to Excess Proceeds to creditors
in respect of General Obligations and is entitled to like rights of
subrogation) to the rights of the creditors in respect of General
Obligations to receive payments and distributions of cash, property and
securities applicable to the General Obligations until the principal of and
interest on the Securities shall be paid in full. For purposes of such
subrogation, no payments or distributions to creditors in respect of
General Obligations of any cash, property or securities to which Holders of
the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions
of this Section, and no payments over pursuant to the provisions of this
Section to creditors in respect of General Obligations by Holders of
Securities or the Trustee, shall, as among the Company, its creditors
(other than creditors in respect of General Obligations) and the Holders of
Securities be deemed to be a payment or distribution by the Company to or
on account of the General Obligations.
(vi) The provisions of subsections (iii), (iv) and (v) of this Section
are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights
of the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the creditors in
respect of General Obligations, on the other hand, after giving effect to
the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, as provided in this
Article. Nothing contained in subsections (iii), (iv) and (v) of this
Section is intended to or shall affect the relative rights against the
Company of the Holders of the Securities and (a) the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, (b) the holders of Existing Subordinated Indebtedness or (c)
other creditors of the Company other than creditors in respect of General
Obligations.
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ARTICLE FIFTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 15.01. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders
thereof before their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with their
terms and (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Article.
Section 15.02. Repayment of Securities.
Each Security which is subject to repayment in whole or in part at the
option of the Holder thereof on a Repayment Date shall be repaid at the
applicable Repayment Price together with interest accrued to such Repayment
Date as specified pursuant to Section 3.01.
Section 15.03. Exercise of Option; Notice.
Each Holder desiring to exercise such Holder's option for repayment shall,
as conditions to such repayment, surrender the Security to be repaid in whole
or in part together with written notice of the exercise of such option at any
office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment, not less than 30 nor
more than 45 days prior to the Repayment Date; provided, however, that
surrender of Bearer Securities together with written notice of exercise of
such option shall be made at an office or agency located outside the United
States except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02. Such notice, which shall
be irrevocable, shall specify the principal amount of such Security to be
repaid, which shall be equal to the minimum authorized denomination for such
Security or an integral multiple thereof, and shall identify the Security to
be repaid and, in the case of a partial repayment of the Security, shall
specify the denomination or denominations of the Security or Securities of the
same series to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the principal of the
Security surrendered which is not to be repaid.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for repayment shall not be accompanied by
all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default, such Bearer Security
may be paid after deducting from the Repayment Price an amount equal to the
face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be
furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each
of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Bearer
Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing
coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the Repayment
Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so deducted without
interest thereon; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons
shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
without service charge to the Holder of any Registered Security so surrendered
a new Registered Security or Securities of the same series and tenor of any
authorized denomination specified in the foregoing notice, in an aggregate
principal amount equal to any portion of the principal of the Registered
Security so surrendered which is not to be repaid.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
without service charge to the Holder of any Bearer Security so surrendered a
new Registered Security or Securities or new Bearer Security or Securities
(and all appurtenant unmatured coupons and matured coupons in default) or any
combination thereof of the same series and tenor of any authorized
denomination or denominations specified in the foregoing notice, in an
aggregate principal amount equal to any portion of the principal of the
Security so surrendered which is not to be paid; provided, however, that the
issuance of a Registered Security therefor shall be subject to applicable laws
and regulations, including provisions of the United States federal income tax
laws and regulations in effect at the time of the exchange; neither the
Company, the Trustee nor the Security Registrar shall issue Registered
Securities for Bearer Securities if it has received an Opinion of Counsel that
as a result of such issuance the Company would suffer adverse consequences
under the United States federal income tax laws
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then in effect and the Company has delivered to the Trustee a Company Order
directing the Trustee not to make such issuances thereafter unless and until
the Trustee receives a subsequent Company Order to the contrary. The Company
shall deliver copies of such Company Order to the Security Registrar.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires,
all provisions relating to the repayment of Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Security repaid or to be repaid only in part, to the portion of
the principal of such Security which has been or is to be repaid.
Section 15.04. Election of Repayment by Remarketing Entities.
The Company may elect, with respect to Securities of any series which are
repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated Maturity,
at any time prior to any Repayment Date to designate one or more Remarketing
Entities to purchase, at a price equal to the Repayment Price, Securities of
such series from the Holders thereof who give notice and surrender their Debt
Securities in accordance with Section 15.03.
Section 15.05. Securities Payable on the Repayment Date.
Notice of exercise of the option of repayment having been given and the
Securities so to be repaid having been surrendered as aforesaid, such
Securities shall, unless purchased in accordance with Section 15.04, on the
Repayment Date become due and payable at the price therein specified and from
and after the Repayment Date such Securities shall cease to bear interest and
shall be paid on the Repayment Date, and the coupons for such interest
appertaining to Bearer Securities so to be repaid, except to the extent
provided above, shall be void, unless the Company shall default in the payment
of such price, in which case the Company shall continue to be obligated for
the principal amount of such Securities and shall be obligated to pay interest
on such principal amount at the rate prescribed therefor by such Securities
from time to time until payment in full of such principal amount.
ARTICLE SIXTEEN
Meetings of Holders of Securities
Section 16.01. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called.
If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part as Bearer
Securities, a meeting of Holders of Securities 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 Act provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of
Securities of such series.
Section 16.02. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.
(i) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of
any series issuable as Bearer Securities for any purpose specified in Section
16.01, to be held at such time and at such place in the City of Chicago,
Illinois, the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or in London as the
Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Securities 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 1.06, not less than 21 nor more than 180
days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
(ii) In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the
Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of
any series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders
of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section 16.01, 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 Securities of
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such series in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine
the time and the place in the City of Chicago, Illinois, the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, or in London for such meeting and may call
such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in
subsection (i) of this Section.
Section 16.03. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.
To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any
series, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Securities
of such series, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy
for a Holder or Holders of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series
by such Holder or Holders. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be
present or to speak at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series
shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any
representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the
Company and its counsel.
Section 16.04. Quorum; Action.
The Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of
Holders of Securities 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 greater
percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series, the
Persons entitled to vote such greater percentage in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities 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
Securities of such series, be dissolved. In the absence of a quorum 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 chairperson 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 16.02(i), 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 expressly the percentage, as provided above, of
the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series which shall
constitute a quorum.
Except as limited by the provisos to Section 9.02, any resolution presented
to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present
as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the series;
provided, however, that, except as limited by the provisos to Section 9.02,
any resolution with respect to any consent or waiver which this Indenture
expressly provides may be given by the Holders of a greater percentage in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a
meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is
present as aforesaid only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such
greater percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that
series; and provided, further, that, except as limited by the provisos to
Section 9.02, any resolution with respect to any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act which this
Indenture expressly provides may be made, given or taken by the Holders of a
specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an
adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as
aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage
in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series.
Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be
binding on all the Holders of Securities of such series and the related
coupons, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.
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Section 16.05. 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 Securities of such series in regard to proof of the holding of
Securities 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 Securities shall be proved in the manner specified
in Section 1.04 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner
specified in Section 1.04 or, in the case of Bearer Securities, by having the
signature of the person executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any
trust company, bank or banker authorized by Section 1.04 to certify to the
holding of Bearer Securities. 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 1.04 or other proof.
(b) The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary
chairperson of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the
Company or by Holders of Securities as provided in Section 16.02(ii), in which
case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series calling the
meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary
chairperson. A permanent chairperson and a permanent secretary of the meeting
shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at
the meeting.
(c) At any meeting each Holder of a Security of such series or proxy shall
be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount (or the equivalent in
ECU, any other composite currency or a Foreign Currency) of Securities 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 Security challenged as not
Outstanding and ruled by the chairperson of the meeting not to be Outstanding.
The chairperson of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder
of a Security of such series or proxy.
(d) Any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant
to Section 16.02 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 Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the
meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
Section 16.06. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings.
The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be
subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of
their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of
the Outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The
permanent chairperson 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 triplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at
least in triplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of
Securities 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
16.02 and, if applicable, Section 16.04. Each copy shall be signed and
verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairperson 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.
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ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 17.01. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one
and the same instrument.
The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) hereby accepts the trusts in
this Indenture declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions hereinabove
set forth.
* * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
First Chicago NBD Corporation
BY________________________________
Senior Vice President and
Treasurer
Attest:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
_______________________________
Assistant Secretary
The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as Trustee
BY________________________________
Attest:
_______________________________
Assistant Secretary
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)
State of Illinois, ) ss.:
County of Cook )
)
On this day of , 1995, before me personally came , to me known, who,
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at Chicago,
Illinois; that he is Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FIRST CHICAGO NBD
CORPORATION, one of the corporations described in and which executed the
foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of said corporation;
that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was
so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and
that he signed his name thereto by like authority.
[Notarial Seal]
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Notary Public
)
State of , ) ss.:
County of )
)
On this day of , 1995, before me personally appeared , to me
known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at
; that he is a of The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), one of the parties described in and which executed the foregoing
instrument; and that he signed his name by authority of the Board of Directors
of said association.
[Notarial Seal]
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Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY
PERSON ENTITLED TO RECEIVE BEARER SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities to be delivered]
This is to certify that the above-captioned Securities are not being
acquired by or on behalf of a United States person, or, if a beneficial
interest in the Securities is being acquired by or on behalf of a United
States person, that such United States person is a financial institution
within the meaning of Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(v) of the United States Treasury
regulations which agrees to comply with the requirements of Section
165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and
the regulations thereunder. If the undersigned is a dealer, the undersigned
agrees to obtain a similar certificate from each person entitled to delivery
of any of the above-captioned Securities in bearer form purchased from it;
provided, however, that, if the undersigned has actual knowledge that the
information contained in such a certificate is false, the undersigned will not
deliver a Security in temporary or definitive bearer form to the person who
signed such certificate notwithstanding the delivery of such certificate to
the undersigned.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "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.
We undertake to advise you by telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the date of delivery of the above-captioned
Securities in bearer form as to all of such Securities.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal proceedings
are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or
would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or
a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:.................., 19...
[To be dated no earlier than 15 days prior
to the Exchange Date]
[Name of Person Entitled to
Receive Bearer Security]
.....................................
(Authorized Signatory)
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL S.A. IN CONNECTION WITH
THE
EXCHANGE OF A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY GLOBAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities to be delivered]
This is to certify with respect to $.......... principal amount of the above-
captioned Securities (i) that we have received from each of the persons
appearing in our records as persons entitled to a portion of such principal
amount (our "Qualified Account Holders") a certificate with respect to such
portion substantially in the form attached hereto, and (ii) that we are not
submitting herewith for exchange any portion of the temporary global Security
representing the above-captioned Securities excepted in such certificates.
We further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any
notification from any of our Qualified Account Holders to the effect that the
statements made by such Qualified Account Holders with respect to any portion
of the part submitted herewith for exchange are no longer true and cannot be
relied upon as of the date hereof.
Dated: ................., 19...
[To be dated no earlier than
the Exchange Date]
[MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, Brussels Office, as
Operator of the Euro-clear System]
[CEDEL S.A.]
By ..................................
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL S.A. TO
OBTAIN INTEREST PRIOR TO AN EXCHANGE DATE
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities]
This is to certify that, as of the Interest Payment Date on [Insert Date],
the undersigned, which is a holder of an interest in the temporary global
Security representing the above Securities, is not a United States person.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "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.
We confirm that the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be
paid to each of the persons appearing in our records as being entitled to
interest to be paid on the above date from whom we have received a written
certification dated not earlier than 15 days prior to such Interest Payment
Date to the effect that the beneficial owner of such portion with respect to
which interest is to be paid on such date either is not a United States person
or is a United States person which is a financial institution which has
provided an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or is an exempt recipient as
defined in United States Treasury Regulations (S) 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii). We
undertake to retain certificates received from our member organizations in
connection herewith for four years from the end of the calendar year in which
such certificates are received.
The foregoing reflects any advice received subsequent to the date of any
certificate stating that the statements contained in such certificate are no
longer correct.
Dated: ................., 19...
[To be dated on or after the
relevant Interest Payment
Date]
[MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, Brussels Office, as
Operator of the Euro-clear System]
[CEDEL S.A.]
By...................................
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY BENEFICIAL OWNERS TO
OBTAIN INTEREST PRIOR TO AN EXCHANGE DATE
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities]
This is to certify that as of the date hereof, no portion of the temporary
global Security representing the above-captioned Securities and held by you
for our account is beneficially owned by a United States person or, if any
portion thereof held by you for our account is beneficially owned by a United
States person, such United States person is a financial institution within the
meaning of Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(v) of the United States Treasury regulations
which agrees to comply with Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations thereunder, and certifies
that either it has provided an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or is an
exempt recipient as defined in Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii) of the United States
Treasury regulations.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "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.
We undertake to advise you by telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the Interest Payment Date on [Insert Date] as to
any such portion of such temporary global Security.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal proceedings
are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or
would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or
a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:.................., 19...
[To be dated on or after the
15th day before the relevant
Interest Payment Date]
[Name of Account Holder]
.....................................
(Authorized Signatory)
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4(f)(1)
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE 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 IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., 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.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A BANK AND
IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
% NOTE DUE
REGISTERED CUSIP
No. R-
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (herein called the
"Company," which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($
) on (the "Maturity Date"), and to pay interest on said
principal sum semiannually on and in each year (individually
referred to as an "Interest Payment Date" and collectively as the "Interest
Payment Dates"), commencing , at the rate of % per annum,
computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, from
, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid
or duly provided for, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for
payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the
Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which
shall be the or (whether or not a Business Day), as the
case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date, provided that interest
payable on the Maturity Date shall be payable to the Person to whom the
principal hereof is payable. In the event any Interest Payment Date is not a
Business Day, interest will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day. Any
such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid
to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of
such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be
given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days prior to such Special
Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent
with the requirements of any securities exchange upon which the Notes of the
series shown above may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by
such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture. Payment of the
principal of and interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date will be made in
immediately available funds upon presentation of the Note. For the purposes of
this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on
which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of Chicago,
Illinois are open for business. Payment of the principal of and interest on
this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in The City of New York, New York, or the City of Chicago,
Illinois, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts;
<PAGE>
provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest
(other than interest payable on the Maturity Date) may be paid by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in
the Note Register at the close of business on the Regular Record Date.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of subordinated notes of the
series above of the Company (herein called the "Notes"), issued and to be issued
under an indenture dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company and Marine
Midland Bank, as trustee (herein called the "Trustee," which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture) (such Indenture herein called the
"Indenture"), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto
reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the
Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated above,
limited (except as provided in the Indenture) in aggregate principal amount to $
.
The Notes of this series are not redeemable prior to maturity.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series under the
Indenture to be affected at any time by the Company with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding
of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions
permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such
series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company which is absolute
and unconditional to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the
times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable in the Note Register of the
Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office
or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on
this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly
executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Notes of the same series of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the
Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes of this
series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this
series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes,
<PAGE>
whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
All terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Indenture referred to herein.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee under such Indenture, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefits under such Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed under
its corporate seal.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Dated:
By
[Title]
ATTEST:
By
[Title]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
MARINE MIDLAND BANK
as Trustee
or
By THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Officer
By
Authorized Officer
_____________________________
<PAGE>
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
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties
JT ENT -- as joint tenants and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT..........Custodian...............
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gift to Minors Act
..................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
--------------------------------
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
THERE IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
- ------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name and address of assignee, including zip code, must be printed or
typewritten)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
__________________________________________________________________________Attorn
ey to transfer said Note on the books of the within Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: --------------------------------------
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a commercial
bank or trust company having its principal office or a correspondent in The City
of New York or by a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 4(f)(2)
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE 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 IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., 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.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A BANK AND
IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
% SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE
REGISTERED CUSIP
No. R-
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (herein called the
"Company," which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($
) on (the "Maturity Date"), and to pay interest on said
principal sum semiannually on and in each year (individually
referred to as an "Interest Payment Date" and collectively as the "Interest
Payment Dates"), commencing , at the rate of % per annum,
computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, from
, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid
or duly provided for, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for
payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the
Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which
shall be the or (whether or not a Business Day), as the
case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date, provided that interest
payable on the Maturity Date shall be payable to the Person to whom the
principal hereof is payable. In the event any Interest Payment Date is not a
Business Day, interest will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day. Any
such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid
to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of
such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be
given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days prior to such Special
Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent
with the requirements of any securities exchange upon which the Notes of the
series shown above may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by
such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture. Payment of the
principal of and interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date will be made in
immediately available funds upon presentation of the Note. For the purposes of
this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on
which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of Chicago,
Illinois are open for business. Payment of the principal of and interest on
this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in The City of New York, New York, or the City of Chicago,
Illinois, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts;
<PAGE>
provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest
(other than interest payable on the Maturity Date) may be paid by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in
the Note Register at the close of business on the Regular Record Date.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of subordinated notes of the
series above of the Company (herein called the "Notes"), issued and to be issued
under an indenture dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company and The
Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), as trustee (herein called the
"Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture) (such
Indenture herein called the "Indenture"), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective
rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company,
the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes
are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series
designated above, limited (except as provided in the Indenture) in aggregate
principal amount to $ .
The Notes of this series are not redeemable prior to maturity.
The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes of this series,
including the principal thereof and interest thereon, is, to the extent and in
the manner set forth in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of
payment to its obligations to holders of Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the
Indenture), and each Holder of Notes of this series, by the acceptance thereof,
agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions of the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. There is no right of
acceleration of the payment of principal of the Notes upon a default in the
payment of interest on the Notes or in the performance of any covenant of the
Company in the Indenture or the Notes.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series under the
Indenture to be affected at any time by the Company with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding
of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions
permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such
series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company which is absolute
and unconditional to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the
times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable in the Note Register of the
Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office
or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on
this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly
executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Notes of the same series of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the
Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes of this
series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this
series of a
<PAGE>
different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the
same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
All terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Indenture referred to herein.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee under such Indenture, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefits under such Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed under
its corporate seal.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Dated:
By
[Title]
ATTEST:
By
[Title]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(NATIONAL ASSOCIATION) (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
as Trustee as Trustee
or
By THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Officer
By
Authorized Officer
<PAGE>
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
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties
JT ENT -- as joint tenants and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT..........Custodian...............
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gift to Minors Act
..................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
--------------------------------
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
THERE IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
- ------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name and address of assignee, including zip code, must be printed or
typewritten)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
_______________________________________________________________________Attorney
to transfer said Note on the books of the within Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: --------------------------------------
- -----------------------------
--------------------------------------
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a commercial
bank or trust company having its principal office or a correspondent in The City
of New York or by a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 4(f)(3)
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE 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 IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., 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.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(Fixed Rate)
CUSIP
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. $
INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE: ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:
REDEEMABLE ON OR AFTER:
OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATE(S): OTHER PROVISIONS:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (herein called the
"Company," which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of
DOLLARS
on the Maturity Date shown above, and to pay interest thereon at the rate per
annum shown above, computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on March 15 and September 15,
commencing with the March 15 or September 15 immediately following the Original
Issue Date shown above, and on the Maturity Date shown above; provided, however,
that if the Original Issue Date shown above is after March 1 and on or before
the immediately following March 15 or after September 1 and on or before the
immediately following September 15, interest payments will commence on the next
succeeding September 15 or March 15, as the case may be. Interest on this Note
will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the
Original Issue Date shown above. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such
Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more
Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record
Date for such interest, which shall be the March 1 or September 1 (whether or
not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment
Date, provided that interest payable on the Maturity Date shown above shall be
payable to the Person to whom the principal hereof is payable. In the event any
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to this Note will be paid
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on
such date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and
<PAGE>
after such date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for
shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date
and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more
Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record
Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days
prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful
manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange upon
which the Notes of the series shown above may be listed, and upon such notice as
may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.
Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date
will be made in immediately available funds upon presentation of the Note. For
the purposes of this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday
or Sunday, on which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of
Chicago, Illinois are open for business. Payment of the principal of and
interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, New York, in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the
option of the Company, payment of interest (other than interest payable on the
Maturity Date) may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Note Register at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A BANK
AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on
the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
All terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Indenture referred to herein.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee under such Indenture, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefits under such Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
-2-
<PAGE>
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed
under its corporate seal.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Dated:
By
[Title]
ATTEST:
By
[Title]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
MARINE MIDLAND BANK, MARINE MIDLAND BANK
as Trustee as Trustee
or By THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Officer
By
Authorized Officer
-3-
<PAGE>
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(Fixed Rate)
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Medium-Term Notes (Fixed Rate)
of the series designated on the face hereof of the Company (herein called the
"Notes"), issued and to be issued under an indenture dated as of December 1,
1995, between the Company and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee (herein called
the "Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture)
(such Indenture herein called the "Indenture"), to which Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the
respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon
which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Notes may
bear different dates and mature at different times, may bear interest at
different rates and may otherwise vary, all as provided in the Indenture.
This Note may be subject to repayment at the option of the Holder hereof on
the Optional Repayment Date(s) indicated on the face hereof. If no such date is
set forth on the face hereof, this Note may not be so repaid at the option of
the Holder hereof prior to maturity. On each Optional Repayment Date, if any,
this Note shall be repayable in whole or in part in increments of $1,000
(provided that any remaining principal hereof shall be at least $1,000) at the
option of the Holder hereof at a repayment price equal to 100% of the principal
amount to be repaid, together with interest thereon payable to the date of
repayment. For this Note to be repaid in whole or in part at the option of the
Holder hereof, The First National Bank of Chicago, as Paying Agent, at One First
National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention: Registered Bond Processing
Unit or at such other address of which the Company shall from time to time
notify the Holders of the Notes, must receive not more than 45, nor less than
30, days prior to an Optional Repayment Date, if any, either (i) this Note
accompanied by the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" below duly
completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a
member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company in the United
States of America setting forth the name of the holder of the Note, the
principal amount of the Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the
certificate number or a description of the tenor and terms of the Note, a
statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a
guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" on the Note duly completed will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter and such Note and form duly completed are received by the
Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day. Exercise of such repayment option by
the Holder hereof shall be irrevocable.
If so provided on the face of this Note, this Note may be redeemed by the
Company on and after the date so indicated on the face hereof. If no date on
and after which this Note is redeemable is set forth on the face hereof, this
Note may not be redeemed prior to maturity. On and after the date, if any, from
which this Note may be redeemed, this Note may be redeemed in whole or in part
in increments of $1,000 (provided that any remaining principal amount of this
Note shall be at least $1,000) at the option of the Company at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, together with
interest thereon payable to the date of redemption, on notice given not more
than 60, nor less than 30, days prior to the date of redemption. In the event
of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note for the unredeemed portion
hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon surrender hereof.
The Notes will not have a sinking fund.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series under the
Indenture to be affected at any time by the Company with the consent of the
Holders of a majority
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in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding of each series to be
affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Notes of each series at the time
Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, to waive
certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding
upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued
upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu
hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this
Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company which is absolute
and unconditional to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the
times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable in the Note Register of the
Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office
or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on
this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Notes of the same series of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any amount in excess thereof which is an integral
multiple of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Notes of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties
JT ENT -- as joint tenants and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT..........Custodian...............
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gift to Minors Act
..................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(Name and address of assignee, including zip code, must be printed or
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the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
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to transfer said Note on the books of the within Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: --------------------------------------
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name
as written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a
commercial bank or trust company having its principal office or a correspondent
in The City of New York or by a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably request(s) and instruct(s) the Company to
repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its terms
at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest to the
repayment date, to the undersigned, at
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(Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)
For this Note to be repaid the Paying Agent must receive at The First
National Bank of Chicago, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670,
Attention: Registered Bond Processing Unit, or at such other place or places of
which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of the within Note,
not more than 45, nor less than 30, days prior to an Optional Repayment Date, if
any, shown on the face of the within Note, either (i) this Note with this
"Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange
or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or
trust company in the United States of America setting forth the name of the
holder of the Note, the principal amount of the Note, the principal amount of
the Note to be repaid, the certificate number or a description of the tenor and
terms of the Note, a statement that the option to elect repayment is being
exercised thereby and a guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form
entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the Note duly completed will be received
by the Paying Agent not later than five Business Days after the date of such
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter and such Note and form duly
completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day.
If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be repaid,
specify the portion thereof (which shall be increments of $1,000) which the
Holder elects to have repaid: $_____________ and specify the denomination or
denominations (which shall be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) of the Notes to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the within
Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such specification, one such Note
will be issued for the portion not being repaid): $_______________________.
Date: ________________________ _________________________________________
Note: The signature on this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of this Note in every
particular without alteration or enlargement.
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EXHIBIT 4(f)(4)
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN
CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY
SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE 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 IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., 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.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(FLOATING RATE)
CUSIP
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. $
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: MATURITY DATE:
INITIAL INTEREST RATE: SPREAD:
INDEX MATURITY: SPREAD MULTIPLIER:
INTEREST RATE BASIS:
MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD:
MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: INTEREST RATE RESET PERIOD:
INTEREST RESET DATES:
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
REDEEMABLE ON OR AFTER: OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATE(S):
OTHER PROVISIONS:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (herein called the
"Company", which term Includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of
DOLLARS
on the Maturity Date shown above, and to pay interest thereon from the most
recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Original
Issue Date shown above at the rate per annum determined in accordance with the
provisions herein relating to the Interest Rate Basis specified above, until the
principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this
Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the fifteenth
calendar day (whether or not a Business Day), next preceding such Interest
Payment Date, provided that interest payable on the Maturity Date shown above
shall be payable to the Person to whom the
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principal hereof is payable. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular
Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one
or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on a Special Record Date for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof
shall be given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days prior to such
Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange upon which the
Notes of the series shown above may be listed, and upon such notice as may be
required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.
Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date
will be made in immediately available funds against presentation of the Note.
Payment of the principal and interest on this Note will be made at the office or
agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of Chicago,
Illinois, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts;
provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest
(other than interest payable on the Maturity Date) may be paid by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Note Register
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date corresponding to the
relevant Interest Payment Date.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A BANK
AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the
reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.
All terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Indenture referred to herein.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee under such Indenture, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefits under such Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed
under its corporate seal.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Dated:
By
[Title]
ATTEST:
By
[Title]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
MARINE MIDLAND BANK, MARINE MIDLAND BANK
as Trustee as Trustee
or By THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Officer
By
Authorized Officer
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(FLOATING RATE)
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Medium-Term Notes (Floating
Rate) of the series designated on the face hereof of the Company (herein called
the "Notes"), issued and to be issued under an indenture dated as of December 1,
1995, between the Company and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee (herein called the
"Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture) (such
Indenture herein called the "Indenture"), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective
rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company,
the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes
are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Notes may bear different
dates and mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates and
may otherwise vary, all as provided in the Indenture.
Commencing with the Interest Reset Date specified on the face hereof first
following the Original Issue Date specified on the face hereof, the rate at
which interest on this Note is payable shall be adjusted daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually or annually as shown on the face hereof under the
Interest Rate Reset Period; provided, however, that (i) the interest rate in
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effect for the period from the Original Issue Date to the first Interest Reset
Date will be the Initial Interest Rate specified on the face hereof and (ii) the
interest rate in effect for the ten calendar days immediately prior to the
Maturity Date will be that in effect on the tenth calendar day preceding the
Maturity Date. Each such adjusted rate shall be applicable on and after the
Interest Reset Date to which it relates, to, but not including, the next
succeeding Interest Reset Date, or until the Maturity Date, as the case may be.
If any Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day,
such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the next day that is a Business
Day, except that if the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is
LIBOR, and if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such
Interest Reset Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. Subject to
applicable provisions of law and except as specified herein, on each Interest
Reset Date the rate of interest on this Note shall be the rate determined in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable heading below.
All percentages resulting from any calculation on the Notes will be rounded,
if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, with
five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward (e.g., 9.876545% or
.09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655) and 9.876544% (or .09876544)
being rounded to 9.87654% or (.0987654), and all dollar amounts used in or
resulting from such calculation will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-
half cent being rounded upward).
DETERMINATION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Commercial
Paper Rate, the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset
Date shall be the Commercial Paper Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or
multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as
determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Commercial Paper Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination
Date, the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) of the rate on that
date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof
as such rate is published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System in "Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest Rates", or any
successor publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
("H.15(519)"), under the heading "Commercial Paper". In the event that such
rate is not published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date
(as defined below) pertaining to such Interest Determination Date then the
Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Money Market Yield of the rate on that
Interest Determination Date for
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commercial paper having such Index Maturity as published by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York in its daily statistical release, "Composite 3:30 p.m.
Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" ("Composite Quotations") under the
heading "Commercial Paper". If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in Composite Quotations, the
Commercial Paper Rate for that Interest Determination Date shall be calculated
by the Calculation Agent appointed by the Company and shall be the Money Market
Yield of the arithmetic mean (as rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next
higher one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point) of the offered rates of
three leading dealers of commercial paper in The City of New York selected by
the Calculation Agent as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that Interest
Determination Date, for commercial paper having such Index Maturity placed for
an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "AA" or the equivalent from a
nationally recognized securities rating agency; provided, however, that if the
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dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
mentioned in this sentence, the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to such
Interest Determination Date will be the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such
Interest Determination Date.
"Money Market Yield" shall be a yield calculated in accordance with the
following formula:
Money Market Yield = D x 360
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360 - (D x M) x 100
where "D" refers to the per annum rate for the commercial paper, quoted on a
bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.
DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Federal Funds
Rate, the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date
shall be the Federal Funds Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or
multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as
determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the rate on that day for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the
heading "Federal Funds (Effective)" or, if not so published by 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, the Federal Funds Rate will be the rate on such Interest
Determination Date as published in Composite Quotations under the heading
"Federal Funds/Effective Rate". If such rate is not yet published by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, the Federal Funds Rate for such Interest Determination Date
will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of
the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal Funds arranged by three
leading dealers of Federal Funds transactions in The City of New York selected
by the Calculation Agent as of 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Interest
Determination Date; provided, however, that if the dealers selected as
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aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this
sentence, the Federal Funds Rate will be the Federal Funds Rate in effect on
such Interest Determination Date.
DETERMINATION OF LIBOR
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, the
interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date shall be
LIBOR plus or minus the Spread, if any, or multiplied by the Spread Multiplier,
if any, as specified on the face hereof, as determined on the applicable
Interest Determination Date.
"LIBOR" will be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the
following provisions:
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(i) With respect to an Interest Determination Date, LIBOR will be either: (a)
if "LIBOR Reuters" is specified on the face hereof, the arithmetic mean of the
offered rates (unless the specified Designated LIBOR Page (as defined below) by
its terms provides only for a single rate, in which case such single rate shall
be used) for deposits in the Index Currency having the Index Maturity designated
on the face hereof, commencing on such Interest Determination Date, that appear
on the Designated LIBOR Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest
Determination Date, it at least two such offered rates appear (unless, as
aforesaid, only a single rate is required) on such Designated LIBOR Page, or (b)
if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified on the face hereof, the rate for deposits in
the Index Currency having the Index Maturity designated on the face hereof,
commencing on such Interest Determination Date, that appears on the Designated
LIBOR Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Interest Determination Date.
If fewer than two offered rates appear (if "LIBOR Reuters" is specified on the
face hereof) or no rate appears (if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified on the face
hereof), LIBOR in respect of the related Interest Determination Date will be
determined as if the parties had specified the rate described in clause (ii)
below.
(ii) With respect to an Interest Determination Date on which fewer than two
offered rates appear (if "LIBOR Reuters" is specified on the face hereof) or no
rate appears (if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified on the face hereof), the
Calculation Agent will request the principal London offices of each of four
major reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected by the
Calculation Agent, to provide the Calculation Agent with its offered quotation
for deposits in the Index Currency for the period of the Index Maturity
designated on the face hereof, commencing on the second London Banking Day
immediately following such Interest Determination Date, to prime banks in the
London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such
Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount of not less than
$1,000,000 (or the equivalent in the Index Currency, if the Index Currency is
not the U.S. dollar) that is representative for a single transaction in such
Index Currency in such market at such time. If at least two such quotations are
provided, LIBOR determined on such Interest Determination Date will be the
arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are
provided, LIBOR determined on such Interest Determination Date will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m. (or such other
time if specified on the face hereof), in the applicable principal financial
center for the country of the Index Currency on such Interest Determination
Date, by three major banks in such principal financial center selected by the
Calculation Agent for loans in the Index Currency to leading European banks,
having the Index Maturity designated on the face hereof and in a principal
amount of not less than $1,000,000 commencing on the second London Banking Day
immediately following such Interest Determination Date (or the equivalent in the
Index Currency, if the Index Currency is not the U.S. dollar) that is
representative for a single transaction in such Index Currency in such market at
such time: provided, however, that if the banks so selected by the Calculation
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Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, LIBOR with respect to such
Interest Determination Date will be LIBOR in effect on such Interest
Determination Date.
"Index Currency" means the currency (including composite currencies)
specified on the face hereof as the currency for which LIBOR shall be
calculated. If no such currency is specified on the face hereof, the Index
Currency shall be U.S. dollars.
"Designated LIBOR Page" means either (a) if "LIBOR Reuters" is designated on
the face hereof, the display on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service for the
purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the
applicable Index Currency, or (b) if "LIBOR Telerate" is designated on the face
hereof, the display on the Dow Jones Telerate Service for the purpose of
displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the applicable Index
Currency. If neither LIBOR Reuters nor LIBOR Telerate is specified on the face
hereof, LIBOR for the applicable Index Currency will be determined as if LIBOR
Telerate (and, if the U.S. dollar is the Index Currency, Page 3750) had been
specified.
"London Banking Day" means any day on which dealings in deposits in the Index
Currency are transacted in the London interbank market.
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DETERMINATION OF THE PRIME RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Prime Rate,
the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date shall be
the Prime Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or multiplied by the Spread
Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as determined on the
applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Prime Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate
set forth in H.15(519) for such date opposite the caption "Bank Prime Loan." If
such rate is not yet published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, the Prime Rate
for such Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates of
interest publicly announced by each bank named on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page
(as defined below) as such bank's prime rate or base lending rate as in effect
for such Interest Determination Date as quoted on Reuters Screen NYMF Page on
such Interest Determination Date, or, if fewer than four such rates appear on
the Reuters Screen NYMF Page for such Interest Determination Date, the rate
shall be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates quoted on the basis of the
actual number of days in the year divided by 360 as of the close of business on
such Interest Determination Date by at least two of the three major money center
banks in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent from which
quotations are requested. If fewer than two quotations are provided, the Prime
Rate shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent and shall be determined as the
arithmetic mean on the basis of the prime rates in The City of New York by the
appropriate number of substitute banks or trust companies organized and doing
business under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, in each case
having total equity capital of at least U.S. $500 million and being subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority, selected by the
Calculation Agent to quote such rate or rates; provided, however, that if the
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banks or trust companies selected as aforesaid by the Caluclation Agent are not
quoting as set forth above, the Prime Rate will be the Prime Rate in effect on
such Interest Determination Date. "Reuters Screen NYMF Page" means the display
designated as Page "NYMF" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Services (or such
other page as may replace the NYMF Page on that service for the purpose of
displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United States banks).
DETERMINATION OF TREASURY RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Treasury Rate,
the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date shall be
the Treasury Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or multiplied by the
Spread Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as determined on the
applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the
rate for the most recent auction of direct obligations of the United States
("Treasury bills") having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as
published in H.15(519) under the heading "Treasury bills -- auction average
(investment)" or, if not so published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, the auction
average rate (expressed as a bond equivalent, on the basis of a year of 365 or
366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) as otherwise announced by
the United States Department of the Treasury. In the event that the results of
the auction of Treasury bills having the Index Maturity specified on the face
hereof are not otherwise reported as provided above by 3:00 p.m., New York City
time, on such Calculation Date or no such auction is held in a particular week
then the Treasury Rate shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent and shall be
a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond equivalent, on the basis of a year of
365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) of the arithmetic
mean of the secondary market bid rates, as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on
such Interest Determination Date, of three leading primary United States
government securities dealers selected by the Calculation Agent, for the issue
of Treasury bills with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof; provided, however, that if the dealers selected
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as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this
sentence, the Treasury Rate with respect
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to such Interest Determination Date will be the Treasury Rate in effect on such
Interest Determination Date.
GENERAL
Notwithstanding the determination of the interest rate as provided above, the
interest rate on this Note for any interest period shall not be greater than the
Maximum Interest Rate, if any, or less than the Minimum Interest Rate, if any,
specified on the face hereof. The interest rate on this Note will in no event
be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be
modified by United States law of general application. Under present New York
law, the maximum rate of interest, subject to certain exceptions, for any loan
in amount less than $250,000 is 16% per annum and for any loan in the amount of
$250,000 or more but less than $2,500,000 is 25% per annum on a simple interest
basis. This limit may not apply if $2,500,000 or more has been invested in these
Notes.
The Calculation Agent shall calculate the interest rate on this Note in
accordance with the foregoing on or before the Calculation Date. The Company
will notify the Trustee and any Paying Agent of each determination of the
interest rate applicable to this Note promptly after such determination is made
by the Calculation Agent. The Trustee and any Paying Agent will, upon the
request of the Holder of this Note, provide the interest rate then in effect
and, if different, the interest rate which will become effective as a result of
a determination made with respect to the most recent Interest Determination Date
with respect to this Note. The Trustee and any Paying Agent will not be
responsible for determining the interest rate applicable to this Note.
If any Interest Payment Date specified on the face hereof would otherwise be
a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed
to the next day that is a Business Day, except that if the Interest Rate Basis
specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, and if any such Business Day is in the
next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Payment Date shall be the
immediately preceding Business Day. If the Maturity Date falls on a day which
is not a Business Day, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with
respect to this Note will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such date and no interest will accrue from
and after such date. "Business Day" means any day (other than a Saturday or
Sunday) on which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of
Chicago, Illinois are open for business (and, if the Interest Rate Basis
specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, which is also a London Banking Day).
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Commercial
Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate, the Interest Determination
Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date will be the second Business Day prior
to such Interest Reset Date. If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face
hereof is LIBOR, the Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset
Date will be the second London Business Day next preceding such Interest Reset
Date. If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Treasury
Rate, the Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date will
be the day of the week in which such Interest Reset Date, falls on which
Treasury bills would normally be auctioned (generally, Monday). If as the
result of a legal holiday, an auction is held on the preceding Friday, such
Friday will be the Interest Determination Date pertaining to the Interest Reset
Date occurring in the next succeeding week. If an auction date shall fall on
any Interest Reset Date for the Note, then such Interest Reset Date shall
instead be the first Business Day immediately following such auction date.
The "Calculation Date", where applicable, pertaining to an Interest
Determination Date is the earlier of (i) the tenth calendar day after such
Interest Determination Date or if any such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, or the (ii) the Business Day preceding the applicable
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be.
Interest payments on this Note on an Interest Payment Date (unless the
Interest Rate Reset Period specified on the face hereof is a weekly period)
shall include
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accrued interest from and including the next preceding Interest Payment Date in
respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or from and
including the date of issue if no interest has been paid) to, but excluding,
such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be. If the
Interest Rate Reset Period specified on the face hereof is a daily or weekly
period, interest payments shall include accrued interest from and including the
Original Issue Date (if no interest has been paid with respect to this Note) or
from but excluding the last date in respect of which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, as the case may be, through and including the Regular Record
Date immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, except that at
the Maturity Date hereof the interest payable shall include interest accrued to,
but excluding, the Maturity Date. Accrued interest will be calculated by
multiplying the principal amount of this Note by an accrued interest factor.
The accrued interest factor will be computed by adding together the interest
factors calculated for each day in the period for which accrued interest is
being calculated. The interest factor for each such day will be computed by
dividing the interest rate applicable to such day by 360 if the Interest Rate
Basis is the Commercial Paper Rate, LIBOR, Federal Funds Rate or Prime Rate, or
by the actual number of days in the year if the Interest Rate Basis is the
Treasury Rate.
This Note may be subject to repayment at the option of the Holder hereof on
the Optional Repayment Date(s) indicated on the face hereof. If no such date is
set forth on the face hereof, this Note may not be so repaid at the option of
the Holder hereof prior to maturity. On each Optional Repayment Date, if any,
this Note shall be repayable in whole or in part in increments of $1,000
(provided that any remaining principal hereof shall be at least $1,000) at the
option of the Holder hereof at a repayment price equal to 100% of the principal
amount to be repaid, together with interest thereon payable to the date of
repayment. For this Note to be repaid in whole or in part at the option of the
Holder hereof, The First National Bank of Chicago, as Paying Agent, at One First
National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention: Registered Bond Processing
Unit, or at such other address of which the Company shall from time to time
notify the Holders of the Notes, must receive not more than 45, nor less than
30, days prior to an Optional Repayment Date, if any, either (i) this Note
accompanied by the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" below duly
completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a
member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company in the United
States of America setting forth the name of the holder of the Note, the
principal amount of the Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the
certificate number or a description of the tenor and terms of the Note, a
statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a
guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" on the Note duly completed will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter and such Note and form duly completed are received by the
Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day. Exercise of such repayment option by
the Holder hereof shall be irrevocable.
If so provided on the face of this Note, this Note may be redeemed by the
Company on and after the date so indicated on the face hereof. If no date on
and after which this Note is redeemable is set forth on the face hereof, this
Note may not be redeemed prior to maturity. On and after the date, if any, from
which this Note may be redeemed, this Note may be redeemed in whole or in part
in increments of $1,000 (provided that any remaining principal amount of this
Note shall be at least $1,000) at the option of the Company at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, together with
interest thereon payable to the date of redemption, on notice given not more
than 60, nor less than 30, days prior to the date of redemption. In the event
of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note for the unredeemed portion
hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon surrender hereof.
The Notes will not have a sinking fund.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
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amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series under the
Indenture to be affected at any time by the Company with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding
of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions
permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such
series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.
Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and
binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any
Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or
in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon
this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company which is absolute
and unconditional to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the
times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable in the Note Register, upon
surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of
the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on this Note are
payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or
more new Notes of the same series of authorized denominations and for the same
aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any amount in excess thereof which is an integral
multiple of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Notes of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties
JT ENT -- as joint tenants and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT..........Custodian...............
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gift to Minors Act
..................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(Name and address of assignee, including zip code, must be printed or
typewritten)
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the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
__________________________________________________________________________
to transfer said Note on the books of the within Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: --------------------------------------
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a commercial
bank or trust company having its principal office or a correspondent in The City
of New York or by a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably request(s) and instruct(s) the Company to
repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its terms
at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest to the
repayment date, to the undersigned, at
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(Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)
For this Note to be repaid the Paying Agent must receive at The First
National Bank of Chicago, as Paying Agent, at One First national Plaza, Chicago,
Illinois 60670, Attention: Registered Bond Processing Unit, or at such other
place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder
of the within Note, not more than 45, nor less than 30, days prior to an
Optional Repayment Date, if any, shown on the face of the within Note, either
(i) this Note with this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed, or (ii)
a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national
securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a
commercial bank or trust company in the United States of America setting forth
the name of the holder of the Note, the principal amount of the Note, the
principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the certificate number or a
description of the tenor and terms of the Note, a statement that the option to
elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a guarantee that the Note to be
repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the Note duly
completed will be received by the Paying Agent not later than five Business Days
after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter and
such Note and form duly completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth
Business Day.
If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be repaid,
specify the portion thereof (which shall be increments of $1,000) which the
Holder elects to have repaid: $_____________ and specify the denomination or
denominations (which shall be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) of the Notes to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the within
Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such specification, one such Note
will be issued for the portion not being repaid): $_______________________.
Date: ________________________ ______________________________________
Note: The signature on this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of this Note in every
particular without alteration or enlargement.
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EXHIBIT 4(f)(5)
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE 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 IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., 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.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
SUBORDINATED MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(Fixed Rate)
CUSIP
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. $
INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE: ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:
REDEEMABLE ON OR AFTER:
OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATE(S): OTHER PROVISIONS:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (herein called the
"Company," which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of
DOLLARS
on the Maturity Date shown above, and to pay interest thereon at the rate per
annum shown above, computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on March 15 and September 15,
commencing with the March 15 or September 15 immediately following the Original
Issue Date shown above, and on the Maturity Date shown above; provided, however,
that if the Original Issue Date shown above is after March 1 and on or before
the immediately following March 15 or after September 1 and on or before the
immediately following September 15, interest payments will commence on the next
succeeding September 15 or March 15, as the case may be. Interest on this Note
will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the
Original Issue Date shown above. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such
Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more
Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record
Date for such interest, which shall be the March 1 or September 1 (whether or
not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment
Date, provided that interest payable on the Maturity Date shown above shall be
payable to the Person to whom the principal hereof is payable. In the event any
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to this Note will be paid
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on
such date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and
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after such date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for
shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date
and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more
Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record
Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days
prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful
manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange upon
which the Notes of the series shown above may be listed, and upon such notice as
may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.
Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date
will be made in immediately available funds upon presentation of the Note. For
the purposes of this Note, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday
or Sunday, on which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of
Chicago, Illinois are open for business. Payment of the principal of and
interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, New York, in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the
option of the Company, payment of interest (other than interest payable on the
Maturity Date) may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Note Register at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A BANK
AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on
the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
All terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Indenture referred to herein.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee under such Indenture, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefits under such Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed
under its corporate seal.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Dated:
By
[Title]
ATTEST:
By
[Title]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION), as Trustee ASSOCIATION), as Trustee
or By THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Officer
By
Authorized Officer
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
SUBORDINATED MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(Fixed Rate)
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Subordinated Medium-Term Notes
(Fixed Rate) of the series designated on the face hereof of the Company (herein
called the "Notes"), issued and to be issued under an indenture dated as of
December 1, 1995, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as trustee (herein called the "Trustee," which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture) (such Indenture herein called the
"Indenture"), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto
reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the
Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. The Notes may bear different dates and mature at
different times, may bear interest at different rates and may otherwise vary,
all as provided in the Indenture.
This Note may be subject to repayment at the option of the Holder hereof on
the Optional Repayment Date(s) indicated on the face hereof. If no such date is
set forth on the face hereof, this Note may not be so repaid at the option of
the Holder hereof prior to maturity. On each Optional Repayment Date, if any,
this Note shall be repayable in whole or in part in increments of $1,000
(provided that any remaining principal hereof shall be at least $1,000) at the
option of the Holder hereof at a repayment price equal to 100% of the principal
amount to be repaid, together with interest thereon payable to the date of
repayment. For this Note to be repaid in whole or in part at the option of the
Holder hereof, The First National Bank of Chicago, as Paying Agent, at One First
National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention: Registered Bond Processing
Unit or at such other address of which the Company shall from time to time
notify the Holders of the Notes, must receive not more than 45, nor less than
30, days prior to an Optional Repayment Date, if any, either (i) this Note
accompanied by the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" below duly
completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a
member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company in the United
States of America setting forth the name of the holder of the Note, the
principal amount of the Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the
certificate number or a description of the tenor and terms of the Note, a
statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a
guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" on the Note duly completed will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter and such Note and form duly completed are received by the
Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day. Exercise of such repayment option by
the Holder hereof shall be irrevocable.
If so provided on the face of this Note, this Note may be redeemed by the
Company on and after the date so indicated on the face hereof. If no date on
and after which this Note is redeemable is set forth on the face hereof, this
Note may not be redeemed prior to maturity. On and after the date, if any, from
which this Note may be redeemed, this Note may be redeemed in whole or in part
in increments of $1,000 (provided that any remaining principal amount of this
Note shall be at least $1,000) at the option of the Company at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, together with
interest thereon payable to the date of redemption, on notice given not more
than 60, nor less than 30, days prior to the date of redemption. In the event
of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note for the unredeemed portion
hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon surrender hereof.
The Notes will not have a sinking fund.
The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes of this series,
including the principal thereof and interest thereon, is, to the extent and in
the manner set forth in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of
payment to its obligations to holders of Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the
Indenture) and creditors in respect of General Obligations (as defined in the
Indenture), and each Holder of Notes of this series, by the acceptance thereof,
agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions of the Indenture.
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If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series under the
Indenture to be affected at any time by the Company with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding
of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions
permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such
series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company which is absolute
and unconditional to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the
times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable in the Note Register of the
Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office
or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on
this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Notes of the same series of authorized denominations
and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any amount in excess thereof which is an integral
multiple of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Notes of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties
JT ENT -- as joint tenants and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT..........Custodian...............
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gift to Minors Act
..................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(Name and address of assignee, including zip code, must be printed or
typewritten)
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the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
__________________________________________________________________________
to transfer said Note on the books of the within Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: --------------------------------------
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name
as written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a
commercial bank or trust company having its principal office or a correspondent
in The City of New York or by a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably request(s) and instruct(s) the Company to
repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its terms
at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest to the
repayment date, to the undersigned, at
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(Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)
For this Note to be repaid the Paying Agent must receive at The First
National Bank of Chicago, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670,
Attention: Registered Bond Processing Unit, or at such other place or places of
which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of the within Note,
not more than 45, nor less than 30, days prior to an Optional Repayment Date, if
any, shown on the face of the within Note, either (i) this Note with this
"Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange
or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or
trust company in the United States of America setting forth the name of the
holder of the Note, the principal amount of the Note, the principal amount of
the Note to be repaid, the certificate number or a description of the tenor and
terms of the Note, a statement that the option to elect repayment is being
exercised thereby and a guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form
entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the Note duly completed will be received
by the Paying Agent not later than five Business Days after the date of such
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter and such Note and form duly
completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day.
If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be repaid,
specify the portion thereof (which shall be increments of $1,000) which the
Holder elects to have repaid: $_____________ and specify the denomination or
denominations (which shall be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) of the Notes to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the within
Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such specification, one such Note
will be issued for the portion not being repaid): $_______________________.
Date: ________________________ _________________________________________
Note: The signature on this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of this Note in every
particular without alteration or enlargement.
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EXHIBIT 4(f)(6)
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN
CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO
THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY
SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE 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 IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., 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.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
SUBORDINATED MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(FLOATING RATE)
CUSIP
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. $
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: MATURITY DATE:
INITIAL INTEREST RATE: SPREAD:
INDEX MATURITY: SPREAD MULTIPLIER:
INTEREST RATE BASIS:
MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD:
MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: INTEREST RATE RESET PERIOD:
INTEREST RESET DATES:
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
REDEEMABLE ON OR AFTER: OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATE(S):
OTHER PROVISIONS:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (herein called the
"Company", which term Includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of
DOLLARS
on the Maturity Date shown above, and to pay interest thereon from the most
recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Original
Issue Date shown above at the rate per annum determined in accordance with the
provisions herein relating to the Interest Rate Basis specified above, until the
principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this
Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the fifteenth
calendar day (whether or not a Business Day), next preceding such Interest
Payment Date, provided that interest payable on the Maturity Date shown above
shall be payable to the Person to whom the
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principal hereof is payable. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular
Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one
or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on a Special Record Date for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof
shall be given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days prior to such
Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange upon which the
Notes of the series shown above may be listed, and upon such notice as may be
required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.
Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date
will be made in immediately available funds against presentation of the Note.
Payment of the principal and interest on this Note will be made at the office or
agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of Chicago,
Illinois, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts;
provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest
(other than interest payable on the Maturity Date) may be paid by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Note Register
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date corresponding to the
relevant Interest Payment Date.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF A BANK
AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the
reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.
All terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Indenture referred to herein.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee under such Indenture, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefits under such Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed
under its corporate seal.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
Dated:
By
[Title]
ATTEST:
By
[Title]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION), as Trustee ASSOCIATION), as Trustee
or By THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF CHIICAGO,
as Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Officer
By
Authorized Officer
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
SUBORDINATED MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES [ ]
(FLOATING RATE)
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Subordinated Medium-Term Notes
(Floating Rate) of the series designated on the face hereof of the Company
(herein called the "Notes"), issued and to be issued under an indenture dated as
of December 1, 1995, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as trustee (herein called the "Trustee," which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture) (such Indenture herein called the
"Indenture"), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto
reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the
Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. The Notes may bear different dates and mature at
different times, may bear interest at different rates and may otherwise vary,
all as provided in the Indenture.
Commencing with the Interest Reset Date specified on the face hereof first
following the Original Issue Date specified on the face hereof, the rate at
which interest on this Note is payable shall be adjusted daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually or annually as shown on the face hereof under the
Interest Rate Reset Period; provided, however, that (i) the interest rate in
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effect for the period from the Original Issue Date to the first Interest Reset
Date will be the Initial Interest Rate specified on the face hereof and (ii) the
interest rate in effect for the ten calendar days immediately prior to the
Maturity Date will be that in effect on the tenth calendar day preceding the
Maturity Date. Each such adjusted rate shall be applicable on and after the
Interest Reset Date to which it relates, to, but not including, the next
succeeding Interest Reset Date, or until the Maturity Date, as the case may be.
If any Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day,
such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the next day that is a Business
Day, except that if the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is
LIBOR, and if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such
Interest Reset Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. Subject to
applicable provisions of law and except as specified herein, on each Interest
Reset Date the rate of interest on this Note shall be the rate determined in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable heading below.
All percentages resulting from any calculation on the Notes will be rounded,
if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, with
five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward (e.g., 9.876545% or
.09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655) and 9.876544% (or .09876544)
being rounded to 9.87654% or (.0987654), and all dollar amounts used in or
resulting from such calculation will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-
half cent being rounded upward).
DETERMINATION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Commercial
Paper Rate, the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset
Date shall be the Commercial Paper Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or
multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as
determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Commercial Paper Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination
Date, the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) of the rate on that
date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof
as such rate is published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System in "Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest Rates", or any
successor publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
("H.15(519)"), under the heading "Commercial Paper". In the event that such
rate is not published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date
(as defined below) pertaining to such Interest Determination Date then the
Commercial Paper Rate shall
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be the Money Market Yield of the rate on that Interest Determination Date for
commercial paper having such Index Maturity as published by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York in its daily statistical release, "Composite 3:30 p.m.
Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" ("Composite Quotations") under the
heading "Commercial Paper". If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
Calculation Date such rate is not yet published in Composite Quotations, the
Commercial Paper Rate for that Interest Determination Date shall be calculated
by the Calculation Agent appointed by the Company and shall be the Money Market
Yield of the arithmetic mean (as rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next
higher one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point) of the offered rates of
three leading dealers of commercial paper in The City of New York selected by
the Calculation Agent as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that Interest
Determination Date, for commercial paper having such Index Maturity placed for
an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "AA" or the equivalent from a
nationally recognized securities rating agency; provided, however, that if the
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dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as
mentioned in this sentence, the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to such
Interest Determination Date will be the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such
Interest Determination Date.
"Money Market Yield" shall be a yield calculated in accordance with the
following formula:
Money Market Yield = D x 360
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360 - (D x M) x 100
where "D" refers to the per annum rate for the commercial paper, quoted on a
bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.
DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Federal Funds
Rate, the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date
shall be the Federal Funds Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or
multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as
determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the rate on that day for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the
heading "Federal Funds (Effective)" or, if not so published by 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, the Federal Funds Rate will be the rate on such Interest
Determination Date as published in Composite Quotations under the heading
"Federal Funds/Effective Rate". If such rate is not yet published by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, the Federal Funds Rate for such Interest Determination Date
will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean of
the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal Funds arranged by three
leading dealers of Federal Funds transactions in The City of New York selected
by the Calculation Agent as of 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Interest
Determination Date; provided, however, that if the dealers selected as
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aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this
sentence, the Federal Funds Rate will be the Federal Funds Rate in effect on
such Interest Determination Date.
DETERMINATION OF LIBOR
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, the
interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date shall be
LIBOR plus or minus the Spread, if any, or multiplied by the Spread Multiplier,
if any, as specified on the face hereof, as determined on the applicable
Interest Determination Date.
"LIBOR" will be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the
following provisions:
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(i) With respect to an Interest Determination Date, LIBOR will be either: (a)
if "LIBOR Reuters" is specified on the face hereof, the arithmetic mean of the
offered rates (unless the specified Designated LIBOR Page (as defined below) by
its terms provides only for a single rate, in which case such single rate shall
be used) for deposits in the Index Currency having the Index Maturity designated
on the face hereof, commencing on such Interest Determination Date, that appear
on the Designated LIBOR Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest
Determination Date, it at least two such offered rates appear (unless, as
aforesaid, only a single rate is required) on such Designated LIBOR Page, or (b)
if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified on the face hereof, the rate for deposits in
the Index Currency having the Index Maturity designated on the face hereof,
commencing on such Interest Determination Date, that appears on the Designated
LIBOR Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Interest Determination Date.
If fewer than two offered rates appear (if "LIBOR Reuters" is specified on the
face hereof) or no rate appears (if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified on the face
hereof), LIBOR in respect of the related Interest Determination Date will be
determined as if the parties had specified the rate described in clause (ii)
below.
(ii) With respect to an Interest Determination Date on which fewer than two
offered rates appear (if "LIBOR Reuters" is specified on the face hereof) or no
rate appears (if "LIBOR Telerate" is specified on the face hereof), the
Calculation Agent will request the principal London offices of each of four
major reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected by the
Calculation Agent, to provide the Calculation Agent with its offered quotation
for deposits in the Index Currency for the period of the Index Maturity
designated on the face hereof, commencing on the second London Banking Day
immediately following such Interest Determination Date, to prime banks in the
London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such
Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount of not less than
$1,000,000 (or the equivalent in the Index Currency, if the Index Currency is
not the U.S. dollar) that is representative for a single transaction in such
Index Currency in such market at such time. If at least two such quotations are
provided, LIBOR determined on such Interest Determination Date will be the
arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are
provided, LIBOR determined on such Interest Determination Date will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m. (or such other
time if specified on the face hereof), in the applicable principal financial
center for the country of the Index Currency on such Interest Determination
Date, by three major banks in such principal financial center selected by the
Calculation Agent for loans in the Index Currency to leading European banks,
having the Index Maturity designated on the face hereof and in a principal
amount of not less than $1,000,000 commencing on the second London Banking Day
immediately following such Interest Determination Date (or the equivalent in the
Index Currency, if the Index Currency is not the U.S. dollar) that is
representative for a single transaction in such Index Currency in such market at
such time: provided, however, that if the banks so selected by the Calculation
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Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, LIBOR with respect to such
Interest Determination Date will be LIBOR in effect on such Interest
Determination Date.
"Index Currency" means the currency (including composite currencies)
specified on the face hereof as the currency for which LIBOR shall be
calculated. If no such currency is specified on the face hereof, the Index
Currency shall be U.S. dollars.
"Designated LIBOR Page" means either (a) if "LIBOR Reuters" is designated on
the face hereof, the display on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service for the
purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the
applicable Index Currency, or (b) if "LIBOR Telerate" is designated on the face
hereof, the display on the Dow Jones Telerate Service for the purpose of
displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the applicable Index
Currency. If neither LIBOR Reuters nor LIBOR Telerate is specified on the face
hereof, LIBOR for the applicable Index Currency will be determined as if LIBOR
Telerate (and, if the U.S. dollar is the Index Currency, Page 3750) had been
specified.
"London Business Day" means any day on which dealings in deposits in the
Index Currency are transacted in the London interbank market.
DETERMINATION OF PRIME RATE
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If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Prime Rate,
the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date shall be
the Prime Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or multiplied by the Spread
Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as determined on the
applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Prime Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate
set forth in H.15(519) for such date opposite the caption "Bank Prime Loan." If
such rate is not yet published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, the Prime Rate
for such Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates of
interest publicly announced by each bank named on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page
(as defined below) as such bank's prime rate or base lending rate as in effect
for such Interest Determination Date as quoted on Reuters Screen NYMF Page on
such Interest Determination Date, or, if fewer than four such rates appear on
the Reuters Screen NYMF Page for such Interest Determination Date, the rate
shall be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates quoted on the basis of the
actual number of days in the year divided by 360 as of the close of business on
such Interest Determination Date by at least two of the three major money center
banks in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent from which
quotations are requested. If fewer than two quotations are provided, the Prime
Rate shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent and shall be determined as the
arithmetic mean on the basis of the prime rates in The City of New York by the
appropriate number of substitute banks or trust companies organized and doing
business under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, in each case
having total equity capital of at least U.S. $500 million and being subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority, selected by the
Calculation Agent to quote such rate or rates; provided, however, that if the
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banks or trust companies selected as aforesaid by the Caluclation Agent are not
quoting as set forth above, the Prime Rate will be the Prime Rate in effect on
such Interest Determination Date. "Reuters Screen NYMF Page" means the display
designated as Page "NYMF" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Services (or such
other page as may replace the NYMF Page on that service for the purpose of
displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United States banks).
DETERMINATION OF TREASURY RATE
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Treasury Rate,
the interest rate with respect to this Note for any Interest Reset Date shall be
the Treasury Rate plus or minus the Spread, if any, and/or multiplied by the
Spread Multiplier, if any, as specified on the face hereof, as determined on the
applicable Interest Determination Date.
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the
rate for the most recent auction of direct obligations of the United States
("Treasury bills") having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as
published in H.15(519) under the heading "Treasury bills -- auction average
(investment)" or, if not so published by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, the auction
average rate (expressed as a bond equivalent, on the basis of a year of 365 or
366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) as otherwise announced by
the United States Department of the Treasury. In the event that the results of
the auction of Treasury bills having the Index Maturity specified on the face
hereof are not otherwise reported as provided above by 3:00 p.m., New York City
time, on such Calculation Date or no such auction is held in a particular week
then the Treasury Rate shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent and shall be
a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond equivalent, on the basis of a year of
365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) of the arithmetic
mean of the secondary market bid rates, as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on
such Interest Determination Date, of three leading primary United States
government securities dealers selected by the Calculation Agent, for the issue
of Treasury bills with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity
specified on the face hereof; provided, however, that if the dealers selected as
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aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this
sentence, the Treasury Rate with respect to such Interest Determination Date
will be the Treasury Rate in effect on such Interest Determination Date.
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GENERAL
Notwithstanding the determination of the interest rate as provided above, the
interest rate on this Note for any interest period shall not be greater than the
Maximum Interest Rate, if any, or less than the Minimum Interest Rate, if any,
specified on the face hereof. The interest rate on this Note will in no event
be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be
modified by United States law of general application. Under present New York
law, the maximum rate of interest, subject to certain exceptions, for any loan
in an amount less than $250,000 is 16% per annum and for any loan in the amount
of $250,000 or more but less than $2,500,000 is 25% per annum on a simple
interest basis. This limit may not apply if $2,500,000 or more has been invested
in these Notes.
The Calculation Agent shall calculate the interest rate on this Note in
accordance with the foregoing on or before the Calculation Date. The Company
will notify the Trustee and any Paying Agent of each determination of the
interest rate applicable to this Note promptly after such determination is made
by the Calculation Agent. The Trustee and any Paying Agent will, upon the
request of the Holder of this Note, provide the interest rate then in effect
and, if different, the interest rate which will become effective as a result of
a determination made with respect to the most recent Interest Determination Date
with respect to this Note. The Trustee and any Paying Agent will not be
responsible for determining the interest rate applicable to this Note.
If any Interest Payment Date specified on the face hereof would otherwise be
a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed
to the next day that is a Business Day, except that if the Interest Rate Basis
specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, and if any such Business Day is in the
next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Payment Date shall be the
immediately preceding Business Day. If the Maturity Date falls on a day which
is not a Business Day, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with
respect to this Note will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such date and no interest will accrue from
and after such date. "Business Day" means any day (other than a Saturday or
Sunday) on which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of
Chicago, Illinois are open for business (and, if the Interest Rate Basis
specified on the face hereof is LIBOR, which is also a London Banking Day).
If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Commercial
Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate, the Interest Determination
Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date will be the second Business Day prior
to such Interest Reset Date. If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face
hereof is LIBOR, the Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset
Date will be the second London Business Day next preceding such Interest Reset
Date. If the Interest Rate Basis specified on the face hereof is the Treasury
Rate, the Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date will
be the day of the week in which such Interest Reset Date, falls on which
Treasury bills would normally be auctioned (generally, Monday). If as the
result of a legal holiday, an auction is held on the preceding Friday, such
Friday will be the Interest Determination Date pertaining to the Interest Reset
Date occurring in the next succeeding week. If an auction date shall fall on
any Interest Reset Date for the Note, then such Interest Reset Date shall
instead be the first Business Day immediately following such auction date.
The "Calculation Date", where applicable, pertaining to an Interest
Determination Date is the earlier of (i) the tenth calendar day after such
Interest Determination Date or if any such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, or (ii) the Business Day preceding the applicable
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be.
Interest payments on this Note on an Interest Payment Date (unless the
Interest Rate Reset Period specified on the face hereof is a weekly period)
shall include accrued interest from and including the next preceding Interest
Payment Date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or
from and including the date of issue if no interest has been paid) to, but
excluding, such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be.
If the Interest Rate Reset
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Period specified on the face hereof is a daily or weekly period, interest
payments shall include accrued interest from and including the Original Issue
Date (if no interest has been paid with respect to this Note) or from but
excluding the last date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, as the case may be, through and including the Regular Record Date
immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, except that at the
Maturity Date hereof the interest payable shall include interest accrued to, but
excluding, the Maturity Date. Accrued interest will be calculated by
multiplying the principal amount of this Note by an accrued interest factor.
The accrued interest factor will be computed by adding together the interest
factors calculated for each day in the period for which accrued interest is
being calculated. The interest factor for each such day will be computed by
dividing the interest rate applicable to such day by 360 if the Interest Rate
Basis is the Commercial Paper Rate, LIBOR, Federal Funds Rate or Prime Rate, or
by the actual number of days in the year if the Interest Rate Basis is the
Treasury Rate.
This Note may be subject to repayment at the option of the Holder hereof on
the Optional Repayment Date(s) indicated on the face hereof. If no such date is
set forth on the face hereof, this Note may not be so repaid at the option of
the Holder hereof prior to maturity. On each Optional Repayment Date, if any,
this Note shall be repayable in whole or in part in increments of $1,000
(provided that any remaining principal hereof shall be at least $1,000) at the
option of the Holder hereof at a repayment price equal to 100% of the principal
amount to be repaid, together with interest thereon payable to the date of
repayment. For this Note to be repaid in whole or in part at the option of the
Holder hereof, The First National Bank of Chicago, as Paying Agent, at One First
National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention: Registered Bond Processing
Unit, or at such other address of which the Company shall from time to time
notify the Holders of the Notes, must receive not more than 45, nor less than
30, days prior to an Optional Repayment Date, if any, either (i) this Note
accompanied by the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" below duly
completed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a
member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company in the United
States of America setting forth the name of the holder of the Note, the
principal amount of the Note, the principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the
certificate number or a description of the tenor and terms of the Note, a
statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a
guarantee that the Note to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" on the Note duly completed will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter and such Note and form duly completed are received by the
Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day. Exercise of such repayment option by
the Holder hereof shall be irrevocable.
If so provided on the face of this Note, this Note may be redeemed by the
Company on and after the date so indicated on the face hereof. If no date on
and after which this Note is redeemable is set forth on the face hereof, this
Note may not be redeemed prior to maturity. On and after the date, if any, from
which this Note may be redeemed, this Note may be redeemed in whole or in part
in increments of $1,000 (provided that any remaining principal amount of this
Note shall be at least $1,000) at the option of the Company at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, together with
interest thereon payable to the date of redemption, on notice given not more
than 60, nor less than 30, days prior to the date of redemption. In the event
of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note for the unredeemed portion
hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon surrender hereof.
The Notes will not have a sinking fund.
The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes of this series,
including the principal thereof and interest thereon, is, to the extent and in
the manner set forth in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of
payment to its obligations to holders of Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the
Indenture) and creditors in respect of General Obligations (as defined in the
Indenture), and each Holder of Notes of this series, by the acceptance thereof,
agress to and shall be bound by such provisions of the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing,
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the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series under the
Indenture to be affected at any time by the Company with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding
of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions
permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such
series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.
Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and
binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any
Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or
in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon
this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company which is absolute
and unconditional to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the
times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture
prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable in the Note Register, upon
surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of
the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on this Note are
payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or
more new Notes of the same series of authorized denominations and for the same
aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any amount in excess thereof which is an integral
multiple of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Notes of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
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_____________________________
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties
JT ENT -- as joint tenants and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT..........Custodian...............
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gift to Minors Act
..................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(Name and address of assignee, including zip code, must be printed or
typewritten)
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the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
__________________________________________________________________________
to transfer said Note on the books of the within Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: --------------------------------------
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a commercial
bank or trust company having its principal office or a correspondent in The City
of New York or by a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT
The undersigned hereby irrevocably request(s) and instruct(s) the Company to
repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its terms
at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest to the
repayment date, to the undersigned, at
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(Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)
For this Note to be repaid the Paying Agent must receive at The First
National Bank of Chicago, as Paying Agent, at One First national Plaza, Chicago,
Illinois 60670, Attention: Registered Bond Processing Unit, or at such other
place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder
of the within Note, not more than 45, nor less than 30, days prior to an
Optional Repayment Date, if any, shown on the face of the within Note, either
(i) this Note with this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed, or (ii)
a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national
securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a
commercial bank or trust company in the United States of America setting forth
the name of the holder of the Note, the principal amount of the Note, the
principal amount of the Note to be repaid, the certificate number or a
description of the tenor and terms of the Note, a statement that the option to
elect repayment is being exercised thereby and a guarantee that the Note to be
repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the Note duly
completed will be received by the Paying Agent not later than five Business Days
after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter and
such Note and form duly completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth
Business Day.
If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be repaid,
specify the portion thereof (which shall be increments of $1,000) which the
Holder elects to have repaid: $_____________ and specify the denomination or
denominations (which shall be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) of the Notes to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the within
Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such specification, one such Note
will be issued for the portion not being repaid): $_______________________.
Date: ________________________ ______________________________________
Note: The signature on this Option to Elect
Repayment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of this Note in every
particular without alteration or enlargement.
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[First Chicago NBD Letterhead]
Exhibit 5(a) and 23(a)
December , 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Chicago NBD Corporation
Form S-3 Registration Statement
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of First
Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and in such
capacity, I, or members of my staff subject to my supervision, have represented
the Company in connection with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3
concurrently being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Registration Statement") relating to (i) debt securities which may be either
senior (the "Senior Securities") or subordinated (the "Subordinated Securities")
(collectively, the "Debt Securities"), either of which may be convertible or
exchangeable into the Company's common stock, $1 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"), the Company's preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock"), other
Debt Securities, Debt Warrants (as defined herein), Preferred Stock Warrants (as
defined herein) or Common Stock Warrants (as defined herein), (ii) warrants to
purchase Debt Securities (the "Debt Warrants"), (iii) currency warrants (the
"Currency Warrants"), (iv) stock-index warrants (the "Stock-Index Warrants"),
(v) warrants relating to other indices (the "Other Warrants"), (vi) shares of
Preferred Stock which may be convertible into shares of Common Stock or
exchangeable for Debt Securities, (vii) shares of Preferred Stock represented by
depositary shares (the "Depositary Shares"), (viii) warrants to purchase shares
of Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock Warrants"), and (ix) warrants to
purchase shares of Common Stock (the "Common Stock Warrants"). The Debt
Warrants, Currency Warrants, Stock-Index Warrants, Other Warrants, Preferred
Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants are referred to herein collectively as
the "Warrants"; the Debt Securities, Warrants, shares of Preferred Stock,
Depositary Shares and shares of Common Stock are referred to herein collectively
as the "Offered Securities".
The Offered Securities will be sold or delivered from time to time as set
forth in the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus
contained therein (the "Prospectus") and supplements to the Prospectus (the
"Prospectus Supplement"). The Senior
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CONTINUING OUR LETTER OF DECEMBER , 1995
SHEET NO. 2
Securities will be issued under an Indenture dated as of December 1, 1995,
between the Company and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee, (the "Senior
Indenture"). The Subordinated Securities will be issued under an Indenture
dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association) (the "Subordinated Indenture"). The Senior Indenture and
Subordinated Indenture are exhibits to the Registration Statement.
I have reviewed such corporate records and other documents and have made
such further examinations and inquiries as I have deemed necessary to enable me
to express the opinions set forth herein.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations
stated herein, it is my opinion that:
(i) upon the issuance, authentication and delivery of the Debt Securities
in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Senior Indenture or
Subordinated Indenture, as the case may be, against payment therefor, the Debt
Securities will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their terms subject, as to enforcement of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and
to general principles of equity;
(ii) upon the due execution of the debt warrant agreement and the issuance,
authentication and delivery of the Debt Warrants in accordance with the
provisions of such debt warrant agreement against payment therefor, the Debt
Warrants will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their terms subject, as to enforcement of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and
to general principles of equity;
(iii) upon the due execution of the currency warrant agreement and the
issuance, authentication and delivery of the Currency Warrants in accordance
with the provisions of such currency warrant agreement against payment therefor,
the Currency Warrants will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time
in effect and to general principles of equity;
(iv) upon the due execution of the stock-index warrant agreement and the
issuance, authentication and delivery of the Stock-Index Warrants in
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CONTINUING OUR LETTER OF DECEMBER , 1995
SHEET NO. 3
accordance with the provisions of such stock-index warrant agreement against
payment therefor, the Stock-Index Warrants will constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms
subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity;
(v) opon the due execution of the warrant agreement and the issuance,
authentication and delivery of the Other Warrants in accordance with the
provisions of such warrant agreement against payment therefor, the Other
Warrants will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their terms subject, as to enforcement of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect and
to general principles of equity;
(vi) upon the due execution of the preferred stock warrant agreement and
the issuance, authentication and delivery of the Preferred Stock Warrants in
accordance with the provisions of such preferred stock warrant agreement against
payment therefor, the Preferred Stock Warrants will constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms
subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity;
(vii) upon the due execution of the common stock warrant agreement and the
issuance, authentication and delivery of the Common Stock Warrants in accordance
with the provisions of such common stock warrant agreement against payment
therefor, the Common Stock Warrants will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms subject,
as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from
time to time in effect and to general principles of equity;
(viii) upon designation of the preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of the Preferred Stock by the Company's Board of Directors or by a
duly authorized committee thereof, and thereafter upon proper filing with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of a Certificate of Designations
relating to the Preferred Stock and when such shares of Preferred Stock are
issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement and in accordance
with their respective terms, such shares of Preferred Stock will be legally
issued, fully paid and
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CONTINUING OUR LETTER OF DECEMBER , 1995
SHEET NO. 4
nonassessable;
(ix) when the deposit agreement relating to the issuance of the Depositary
Shares has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the
applicable depositary, the depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares
have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable depositary and duly
countersigned by a registrar and the depositary pursuant to the terms of the
Deposit Agreement as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Depositary
Shares will be legally issued, valid and binding obligations of the Company
entitled to the benefits of the deposit agreement; and
(x) when issued in accordance with their respective terms and the terms of
the Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock Warrants which are
convertible, exchangeable or exercisable, as the case may be, into such shares
of Common Stock, the shares of the Common Stock will be legally issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.
I am a member of the Bar of the State of Illinois, and I do not express any
opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of Illinois,
the federal law of the United States and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of my name whenever it appears in such
Registration Statement, including the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement
constituting a part hereof, as originally filed or as subsequently amended.
Very truly yours,
Sherman I. Goldberg
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EXHIBIT 12
STATEMENTS REGARDING COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS
The ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the Company have been computed
on the basis of the total enterprise (as defined by the Commission) by
dividing earnings before fixed charges and income taxes by fixed charges.
Fixed charges consist principally of interest expense on all long-term and
short-term borrowings, excluding or including interest on deposits as
indicated.
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EXHIBIT 23(B)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To First Chicago NBD Corporation:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated January 17, 1995,
on the consolidated financial statements of First Chicago Corporation,
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First Chicago
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1994, and to the reference to our
Firm under the caption "Experts" included in this Registration Statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Chicago, Illinois,
December 27, 1995
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EXHIBIT 23(C)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To First Chicago NBD Corporation:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated December 1, 1995,
on the supplemental consolidated financial statements of First Chicago NBD
Corporation, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K of First Chicago NBD
Corporation dated December 4, 1995, and to the reference to our Firm under the
caption "Experts" included in this Registration Statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Chicago, Illinois,
December 27, 1995
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EXHIBIT 23(D)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of First Chicago NBD Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated January 17,
1995, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of NBD Bancorp, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1994, and appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K
of First Chicago Corporation dated July 21, 1995. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part
of this Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Detroit, Michigan
December 27, 1995
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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Richard L. Thomas, Verne G. Istock, Thomas H.
Jeffs II, Scott P. Marks, Jr., David J. Vitale, Sherman I. Goldberg, Robert A.
Rosholt and M. Eileen Kennedy, jointly and severally, his attorney-in-fact, each
with power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities to sign a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to debt obligations of, warrants,
options, rights and preferred stock of First Chicago NBD Corporation (the
"Corporation") to be issued pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation on December 8, 1995, and any amendments thereto
(including any post-effective amendments) and any subsequent registration
statement filed by the Corporation pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature Title
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<S> <C>
/s/ Terence E. Adderley Director
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Terence E. Adderley
/s/ James K. Baker Director
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James K. Baker
/s/ John H. Bryan Director
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John H. Bryan
Director
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Siegfried Buschmann
/s/ James S. Crown Director
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James S. Crown
/s/ Maureen A. Fay, O. P. Director
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Maureen A. Fay, O. P.
/s/ Charles T. Fisher III Director
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Charles T. Fisher III
/s/ Donald V. Fites Director
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Donald V. Fites
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
/s/ Verne G. Istock Director and Principal Executive Officer
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Verne G. Istock
/s/ Thomas H. Jeffs II Director
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Thomas H. Jeffs II
/s/ Richard A. Manoogian Director
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Richard A. Manoogian
/s/ Scott P. Marks, Jr. Director
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Scott P. Marks, Jr.
/s/ William T. McCormick, Jr. Director
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William T. McCormick, Jr.
/s/ Earl L. Neal Director
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Earl L. Neal
/s/ James J. O'Connor Director
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James J. O'Connor
/s/ Thomas E. Reilly, Jr. Director
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Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.
/s/ Patrick G. Ryan Director
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Patrick G. Ryan
/s/ Adele Simmons Director
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Adele Simmons
/s/ Richard L. Thomas Director
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Richard L. Thomas
/s/ David J. Vitale Director
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David J. Vitale
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
/s/ William J. Roberts Principal Accounting Officer
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William J. Roberts
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt Principal Financial Officer
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Robert A. Rosholt
</TABLE>
Dated: December 8, 1995
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Exhibit 25(a)
Conformed Copy
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST
INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)
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Marine Midland Bank
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 16-1057879
(Jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization if not a U.S. Identification No.)
national bank)
140 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10005-1180
(212) 658-1000 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Eric Parets
Senior Vice President
140 Broadway
New York, New York 10005-1180
Tel: (212) 658-6560
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
First Chicago NBD Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-1984850
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
(312) 732-4000 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Senior Debt Securities
(Title of Indenture Securities)
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General
Item 1. General Information.
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Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervisory
authority to which it is subject.
State of New York Banking Department.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
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If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe
each such affiliation.
None
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Item 16. List of Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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T1A(i) * - Copy of the Organization Certificate of
Marine Midland Bank.
T1A(ii) * - Certificate of the State of New York
Banking Department dated December
31, 1993 as to the authority of Marine
Midland Bank to commence business.
T1A(iii) - Not applicable.
T1A(iv) * - Copy of the existing By-Laws of Marine
Midland Bank as adopted on January
20, 1994.
T1A(v) - Not applicable.
T1A(vi) * - Consent of Marine Midland Bank
required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939.
T1A(vii) - Copy of the latest report of condition
of the trustee (June 30, 1995),
published pursuant to law or the
requirement of its supervisory or
examining authority.
T1A(viii) - Not applicable.
T1A(ix) - Not applicable.
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* Exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
with Registration No. 33-53693 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
Marine Midland Bank, a banking corporation and trust company organized under the
laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York on the 15th day of December, 1995.
MARINE MIDLAND BANK
By:/s/ Metin Caner
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Metin Caner
Vice President
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Exhibit T1A (vii)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
OMB Number: 7100-0036
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OMB Number: 3064-0052
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OMB Number: 1557-0081
Expires March 31, 1996
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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[1]
Please refer to page i,
Table of Contents, for
the required disclosure
of estimated burden.
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Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices--FFIEC 031
Report at the close of business September 30, 1995 (950630)
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(RCRI 9999)
This report is required by law; 12 U.S.C. (S)324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C.
(S) 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. (S)161 (National banks).
This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated
subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement
subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or
International Banking Facilities.
NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized
officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two
directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State
member and National Banks.
I, Gerald A. Ronning, Executive VP & Controller
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Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report
of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and Income
(including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true
to the best of my knowledge and believe.
/s/ Gerald A. Ronning
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Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report
10/23/95
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Date of Signature
The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with
Federal regulatory authority instructions. NOTE: These instructions may in some
cases differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has
been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.
/s/ James H. Cleave
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Director (Trustee)
/s/ Northrup R. Knox
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Director (Trustee)
/s/ Bernard J. Kennedy
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Director (Trustee)
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For Banks Submitting Hard Copy Report Forms:
State Member Bank: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.
State Nonmember Banks: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.
National Banks: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.
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FDIC Certificate Number 0 0 5 8 9
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(RCRI 9030)
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NOTICE
This form is intended to assist institutions 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.
REPORT OF CONDITION
Consolidating domestic and foreign subsidiaries of the
Marine Midland Bank of Buffalo
Name of Bank City
in the state of New York, at the close of business
September 30, 1995.
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<CAPTION>
ASSETS
Thousands
of dollars
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository
institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances
currency and coin......................... $ 1,078,647
Interest-bearing balances................. 1,059,920
Held-to-maturity securities............... 2,609,899
Available-for-sale securities............. 43,871
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic
offices of the bank and of its Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
Federal funds sold........................ 719,100
Securities purchased under
agreements to resell...................... 50,600
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases net of unearned
income.................................... 13,056,006
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease
losses.................................... 499,160
LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve..... 0
Loans and lease, net of unearned
income, allowance, and reserve............ 12,556,846
Trading assets............................ 528,796
Premises and fixed assets (including
capitalized leases)....................... 176,115
Other real estate owned...................... 12,505
Investments in unconsolidated
subsidiaries and associated companies........ 0
Customers' liability to this bank on
acceptances outstanding...................... 23,854
Intangible assets............................ 52,303
Other assets................................. 554,189
Total assets................................. 19,466,645
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices....................... 13,254,741
Noninterest-bearing....................... 3,051,156
Interest-bearing.......................... 10,203,585
In foreign offices, Edge, and Agreement
subsidiaries, and IBFs....................... 2,078,830
Noninterest-bearing....................... 0
Interest-bearing.......................... 2,078,830
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
under agreements to repurchase in domestic
offices of the bank and its Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
Federal funds purchased................... 595,383
Securities sold under agreements to
repurchase................................ 987,516
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury 206,426
Trading Liabilities.......................... 53,624
Other borrowed money:
With original maturity of one year
or less................................... 39,967
With original maturity of more than
one year.................................. 0
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations
under capitalized leases..................... 35,671
Bank's liability on acceptances
executed and outstanding..................... 23,854
Subordinated notes and debentures............ 225,000
Other liabilities............................ 305,429
Total liabilities............................ 17,806,441
Limited-life preferred stock and
related surplus.............................. 0
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
surplus...................................... 0
Common Stock................................. 185,000
Surplus...................................... 1,758,098
Undivided profits and capital reserves....... (282,894)
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities............. 0
Cumulative foreign currency translation
adjustments.................................. 0
Total equity capital......................... 1,660,204
Total liabilities, limited-life
preferred stock, and equity capital.......... 19,466,645
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Exhibit 25(b)
Securities Act of 1933 File No. _________
(If application to determine eligibility of trustee
for delayed offering pursuant to Section 305 (b)(2))
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)_________________
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(National Association)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
13-2633612
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
10081
(Zip Code)
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First Chicago NBD Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
36-1984850
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)
60670
(Zip Code)
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Debt Securities
(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.
Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C.
Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve System,
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 Trustee is not the obligor, nor is the Trustee directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with the obligor.
(See Note on Page 2.)
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
eligibility.
*1. -- A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in
effect. (See Exhibit T-1 (Item 12), Registration No.
33-55626.)
*2. -- Copies of the respective authorizations of The Chase Manhattan
Bank (National Association) and The Chase Bank of New York
(National Association) to commence business and a copy of
approval of merger of said corporations, all of which
documents are still in effect. (See Exhibit T-1 (Item 12),
Registration No. 2-67437.)
*3. -- Copies of authorizations of The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association) to exercise corporate trust powers, both of
which documents are still in effect. (See Exhibit T-1 (Item
12), Registration No. 2-67437.)
*4. -- A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (See Exhibit
T-1 (Item 16) (25.1), Registration No. 33-60809.)
*5. -- A copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4, if the obligor
is in default. (Not applicable.)
*6. -- The consents of United States institutional trustees required
by Section 321(b) of the Act. (See Exhibit T-1, (Item 12),
Registration No. 22-19019.)
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.
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*The Exhibits thus designated are incorporated herein by reference.
Following the description of such Exhibits is a reference to the copy of the
Exhibit heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to which
there have been no amendments or changes.
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1.
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NOTE
Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the trustee
of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2 the answer to said
Item is based on incomplete information.
Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an amendment
to this Form T-1.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), a corporation
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 New York, and the
State of New York, on the 20th day of December, 1995.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
Timothy E. Burke
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By: Timothy E. Burke, Second Vice President
2.
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Exhibit 7
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REPORT OF CONDITION
Consolidating domestic and foreign subsidiaries of the
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
of New York in the State of New York, at the close of business on September 30,
1995, published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under
title 12, United States Code, Section 161.
Charter Number 2370 Comptroller of the Currency Northeastern District
Statement of Resources and
Liabilities
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Thousands
ASSETS of Dollars
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin............................................................ $ 5,081,000
Interest-bearing balances..................................................................................... 5,957,000
Held to maturity securities...................................................................................... 1,678,000
Available-for-sale securities.................................................................................... 5,303,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
Federal funds sold............................................................................................ 1,806,000
Securities purchased under agreements to resell............................................................... 23,000
Loans and lease financing receivable:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income................................................ $55,682,000
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses............................................... 1,112,000
LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve................................................... 0
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve.............................................. 54,570,000
Assets held in trading accounts.................................................................................. 12,551,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)......................................................... 1,755,000
Other real estate owned.......................................................................................... 400,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies.............................................. 30,000
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding..................................................... 1,091,000
Intangible assets................................................................................................ 1,344,000
Other assets..................................................................................................... 6,322,000
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TOTAL ASSETS..................................................................................................... $97,911,000
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices........................................................................................... $31,007,000
Noninterest-bearing.................................................................. $12,166,000
Interest-bearing..................................................................... 18,841,000
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In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs................................................. 36,015,000
Noninterest-bearing.................................................................. $ 3,258,000
Interest-bearing..................................................................... 32,757,000
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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
Federal funds purchased....................................................................................... 1,673,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................................................................ 233,000
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................................................................... 25,000
Trading liabilities.............................................................................................. 9,105,000
Other borrowed money:
With original maturity of one year or less.................................................................... 2,783,000
With original maturity of more than one year.................................................................. 395,000
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases................................................... 40,000
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......................................................... 1,100,000
Subordinated notes and debentures................................................................................ 1,960,000
Other liabilities................................................................................................ 5,747,000
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TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................................................................ 90,083,000
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Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus................................................................. 0
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.................................................................... 0
Common stock..................................................................................................... 921,000
Surplus.......................................................................................................... 5,244,000
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................................................................... 1,695,000
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities........................................... (43,000)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............................................................. 11,000
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TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................................................................. 7,828,000
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK,
AND EQUITY CAPITAL.......................................................................................... $97,911,000
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I, Lester J. Stephens, Jr., Senior Vice President and Controller of the above
named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Signed) Lester J. Stephens, Jr.
We the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of
resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to
the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions and is true and correct.
(Signed) Thomas G. Labrecque
(Signed) Donald Trautlein Directors
(Signed) Richard J. Boyle
