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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 6, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333--
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL II
SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL III
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL IV
(EXACT NAME OF EACH REGISTRANT AS
SPECIFIED IN ITS TRUST AGREEMENT)
DELAWARE DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
38-1984850 EACH TO BE APPLIED FOR
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
NUMBER)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
312-732-4000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
EACH 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:
RICHARD T. PRINS, ESQ.
JOHN W. OSBORN, ESQ.
SHERMAN I. GOLDBERG, ESQ. SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION LLP
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, CHICAGO, 919 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
ILLINOIS 60670 10022
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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 as determined by market conditions.
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, as amended (the "Securities Act") other than securities offered only in
connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED
MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED PER UNIT OFFERING PRICE REGISTRATION FEE
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Preferred securities of
First Chicago NBD Capi-
tal I................... (1) (2) (1) N/A
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Preferred securities of
First Chicago NBD Capi-
tal II.................. (1) (2) (1) N/A
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Preferred securities of
First Chicago NBD Capi-
tal III................. (1) (2) (1) N/A
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Preferred securities of
First Chicago NBD Capi-
tal IV.................. (1) (2) (1) N/A
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Guarantees by First Chi-
cago NBD Corporation of
the above-referenced
preferred securities.... (3) (3) (3) N/A
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Subordinated debt securi-
ties of First Chicago
NBD Corporation......... (1) (2) (1) N/A
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Total.................. $1,000,000 N/A $1,000,000 $304
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(1) In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of the preferred
securities of First Chicago NBD Capital I, First Chicago NBD Capital II,
First Chicago NBD Capital III, and First Chicago NBD Capital IV
(collectively, the "Trusts") issued under this Registration Statement
exceed $1,000,000, exclusive of accrued interest and dividends, if any. A
like amount of Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued and sold by
First Chicago NBD Corporation ("FCN") to any of the Trusts, in which event
such Subordinated Debt Securities may later be distributed for no
additional consideration to the holders of the preferred securities of
such Trust upon a dissolution of such Trust and the distribution of the
assets thereof.
(2) The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined from time
to time in connection with the issuance of the securities registered
hereunder.
(3) Includes the rights of holders of the Preferred Securities under the
Guarantee and certain back up undertakings, comprising the obligations of
FCN to provide certain indemnities in respect of, and pay and be
responsible for certain costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of, each
Trust (other than with respect to the Preferred Securities) and such
obligations of FCN as set forth in the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of each Trust and the Subordinated Indenture in each case as further
described in the Registration Statement. The Guarantee, when taken
together with FCN's obligations under the Subordinated Debt Securities,
the Subordinated Indenture and the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated
basis by FCN of payments due on the Preferred Securities. No separate
consideration will be received for any Guarantee or such back up
obligations.
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THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 6, 1996
PROSPECTUS
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL II
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL III
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL IV
PREFERRED SECURITIES
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
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First Chicago NBD Corporation ("FCN" or the "Company"), a Delaware
corporation, may from time to time offer its subordinated debentures, notes or
other evidence of indebtedness (the "Subordinated Debt Securities") in one or
more series and in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time
of the offering. The Subordinated Debt Securities when issued will be unsecured
obligations of the Company. The Company's obligations under the Subordinated
Debt Securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to certain
other indebtedness, as may be described in an accompanying Prospectus
Supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement").
First Chicago NBD Capital I, First Chicago NBD Capital II, First Chicago NBD
Capital III and First Chicago NBD Capital IV (each, a "FCN Capital Trust"),
each a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware,
may offer, from time to time, preferred securities, representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the respective FCN Capital Trust
("Preferred Securities"). The payment of periodic cash distributions
("distributions") with respect to Preferred Securities of each of the FCN
Capital Trusts out of moneys held by each of the FCN Capital Trusts, and
payment on liquidation, redemption or otherwise with respect to such Preferred
Securities, will be guaranteed by FCN to the extent described herein (each a
"Preferred Securities Guarantee"). See "Description of the Preferred Securities
Guarantees" below. FCN's obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantees
are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of FCN
and rank pari passu with the most senior preferred stock, if any, issued from
time to time by FCN. Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued and sold from
time to time in one or more series to a FCN Capital Trust, or a trustee of such
FCN Capital Trust, in connection with the investment of the proceeds from the
offering of Preferred Securities and Common Securities (as defined herein,
together the "Trust Securities") of such FCN Capital Trust. The Subordinated
Debt Securities purchased by a FCN Capital Trust may be subsequently
distributed pro rata to holders of Preferred Securities and Common Securities
in connection with the dissolution of such FCN Capital Trust upon the
occurrence of certain events as may be described in an accompanying Prospectus
Supplement. The Subordinated Debt Securities and the Preferred Securities and
the related Preferred Securities Guarantees are sometimes collectively referred
to hereafter as the "Offered Securities."
Specific terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities of any series or the
Preferred Securities of any FCN Capital Trust, the terms of which will mirror
the terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities held by the FCN Capital Trust, in
respect of which this prospectus (the "Prospectus") is being delivered will be
set forth in a Prospectus Supplement with respect to such securities, which
will describe, without limitation and where applicable, the following: (i) in
the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, the specific designation, aggregate
principal amount, denomination, maturity, premium, if any, any exchange,
conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions, if any, interest rate (which
may be fixed or variable), if any, the time and method of calculating interest
payments, if any, dates on which premium, if any, and interest, if any, will be
payable, the right of FCN, if any, to defer payment of interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities and the maximum length of such deferral period,
the initial public offering price, subordination terms, and any listing on a
securities exchange and other specific terms of the offering; and (ii) in the
case of Preferred Securities, the designation, number of securities,
liquidation preference per security, initial public offering price, any listing
on a securities exchange, distribution rate (or method of calculation thereof),
dates on which distributions shall be payable and dates from which
distributions shall accrue, any voting rights, terms for any conversion or
exchange into other securities, any redemption, exchange or sinking fund
provisions, any other rights, preferences, privileges, limitations or
restrictions relating to the Preferred Securities and the terms upon which the
proceeds of the sale of the Preferred Securities shall be used to purchase a
specific series of Subordinated Debt Securities of FCN. If so specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement, Offered Securities may be issued in whole or
in part in the form of one or more temporary or permanent global securities.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND
ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.
The date of this Prospectus is , 1996
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
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If as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Corporation has
the right to defer payments of interest on a series of Subordinated Debt
Securities by extending the interest payment period of such series of
Subordinated Debt Securities, distributions on the corresponding series of
Preferred Securities will also be deferred.
The Offered Securities may be offered in amounts, at prices and on terms to
be determined at the time of offering. The Prospectus Supplement relating to
any series of Offered Securities will contain information concerning the
United States federal income tax considerations applicable to purchasers of
the Offered Securities.
FCN and/or each of the FCN Capital Trusts may sell the Offered Securities
directly, through agents designated from time to time, or through underwriters
or dealers. See "Plan of Distribution" below. If any agents of FCN and/or any
FCN Capital Trust or any underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale of
the Offered Securities, the names of such agents, underwriters or dealers and
any applicable commissions and discounts will be set forth in any related
Prospectus Supplement.
This Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement may be used by direct
or indirect subsidiaries of FCN in connection with offers and sales related to
secondary market transactions in the Offered Securities. Such subsidiaries may
act as principal or agent in such transactions. Such sales will be made at
prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale.
This Prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of securities unless
accompanied by a Prospectus Supplement.
NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY
ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY FCN, ANY
FCN CAPITAL TRUST OR THE UNDERWRITERS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS
OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER AND
THEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS
BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF FCN OR ANY FCN CAPITAL TRUST SINCE THE DATE
HEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER
OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANYONE TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
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FOR NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS: THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THIS OFFERING NOR HAS THE
COMMISSIONER PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF CERTAIN OF THE OFFERED SECURITIES, THE
UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN
THE MARKET PRICES OF SUCH OFFERED SECURITIES AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT
OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE
DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
This Prospectus constitutes a part of a combined Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") filed by FCN and the FCN Capital Trusts with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), with respect to the Offered Securities. This
Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in such
Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the SEC, although it does include a summary of
the material terms of the Indenture and the Declaration of Trust (each as
defined herein). Reference is made to such Registration Statement and to the
exhibits thereto for further information with respect to the Company, the FCN
Capital Trusts and the Offered Securities. Any statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC or incorporated by
reference herein are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance,
reference is made to the copy of such document so filed for a more complete
description of the matter involved. Each such statement is qualified in its
entirety by such reference.
FCN is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith
files reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Reports,
proxy statements and other information concerning FCN can be inspected and
copied at prescribed rates at the SEC's Public Reference Room, Judiciary
Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as the
following Regional Offices of the SEC: Seven World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048; and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661.
Copies of such material may be obtained by mail from the SEC's Public
Reference Section at prescribed rates. If available, such reports and other
information may also be accessed through the SEC's electronic data gathering,
analysis and retrieval system ("EDGAR") via electronic means, including the
SEC's home page on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov). Such reports, proxy
statements and other information may also be inspected at the offices of the
following stock exchanges on which certain of the Company's securities are
listed: the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York; the
Pacific Stock Exchange, 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California; and the
Chicago Stock Exchange, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois.
No separate financial statements of any of the FCN Capital Trusts have been
included herein. FCN does not consider that such financial statements would be
material to holders of the Preferred Securities because (i) all of the voting
securities of each of the FCN Capital Trusts will be owned, directly or
indirectly, by FCN, a reporting company under the Exchange Act, (ii) each of
the FCN Capital Trusts has no independent operations but exists for the sole
purpose of issuing securities representing undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of such FCN Capital Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in
Subordinated Debt Securities issued by FCN, and (iii) FCN's obligations
described herein and in any accompanying Prospectus Supplement to provide
certain indemnities in respect of and be responsible for certain costs,
expenses, debts and liabilities of each of the FCN Capital Trusts under the
Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto and pursuant to the
Declarations of each Trust, the guarantee issued with respect to Preferred
Securities issued by that Trust, the Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by
that Trust and the related Indenture, taken together, constitute a full and
unconditional guarantee of payments due on the Preferred Securities. See
"Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities" and "Description of the
Preferred Securities Guarantees."
The FCN Capital Trusts are not currently subject to the information
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The FCN Capital Trusts will become
subject to such requirements upon the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, although they intend to seek and expect to receive exemptions
therefrom.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13 of the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus:
(a) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995;
(b) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 1996 and June 30, 1996; and
(c) the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 16, 1996,
January 26, 1996, April 15, 1996, June 6, 1996, June 27, 1996, July 15,
1996 and October 15, 1996.
All documents filed by FCN pursuant to Sections 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 Offered Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in this Prospectus
or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
or in any Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement to the extent
that a statement contained herein or therein (or in any subsequently filed
document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or
therein) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement.
FCN will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this
Prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of such
person, a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above which have
been or may be incorporated by reference herein (other than exhibits to such
documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in
such documents). Requests for such copies should be directed to First Chicago
NBD Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention:
Investor Relations (312) 732-4812.
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
GENERAL
The Company is a multi-bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding
Company Act, as amended, which was incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware in 1972. The Company is the surviving corporation resulting from the
merger, effective December 1, 1995, of First Chicago Corporation, a Delaware
corporation and registered bank holding company, with and into NBD Bancorp,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and registered bank holding company. Through its
bank subsidiaries, the Company provides consumer and corporate banking products
and services. The Company's lead bank is The First National Bank of Chicago
("FNBC"). The Company also is the parent corporation of NBD Bank (Michigan),
American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago ("ANB"), FCC National Bank
("FCCNB") and NBD Bank, N.A. (Indiana) ("NBD Indiana").
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.
The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Company's
banking subsidiaries (the "Banks") and the Company's other affiliates. There
are various legal limitations on the extent to which the Company's Banks may
extend credit, pay dividends or otherwise supply funds to the Company. Dividend
payments by national banks such as FNBC, ANB, NBD Indiana and FCCNB 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, 1996, the Banks could have declared additional
dividends of approximately $1.2 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 regulator's
opinion, the payment of such dividends would, in light of the financial
condition of such bank, constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. In addition,
there are numerous other governmental requirements and regulations that affect
the activities of the Company and its bank and non-bank subsidiaries.
Under the longstanding policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, a bank holding company is expected to act as a source of
financial strength for its subsidiary banks and to commit resources to support
such banks. As a result of this policy, the Company may be required to commit
resources to the Banks in circumstances where it might not otherwise do so.
Because the Company is a holding company, its rights and the rights of its
creditors, including the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities and the
Preferred Securities Guarantees, to participate in the distribution and payment
of 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.
The Company's executive offices are located at One First National Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois 60670, and the telephone number is (312) 732-4000.
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 SEC) by dividing
earnings before fixed charges and income taxes by fixed charges, are set forth
below 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.
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SIX MONTHS
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1996
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Earnings to Fixed Charges:
Excluding interest expense on
deposits............................ 1.8x 2.2x 3.0x 1.3x 1.6x 2.1x
Including interest expense on
deposits............................ 1.4x 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x 1.1x 1.5x
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THE TRUSTS
Each of First Chicago NBD Capital I, First Chicago NBD Capital II, First
Chicago NBD Capital III and First Chicago NBD Capital IV is a statutory
business trust formed under Delaware law pursuant to (i) a separate
declaration of trust (each a "Declaration") executed by the Company, as
sponsor for such trust (the "Sponsor"), and the FCN Capital Trustees (as
defined herein) for such trust and (ii) the filing of a certificate of trust
with the Delaware Secretary of State. Each FCN Capital Trust exists for the
exclusive purposes of (i) issuing the Preferred Securities and common
securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of such
Trust (the "Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities,
the "Trust Securities"), (ii) investing the gross proceeds of the Trust
Securities in the Subordinated Debt Securities, and (iii) engaging in only
those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. All of the Common
Securities will be directly or indirectly owned by the Company. The Common
Securities will rank pari passu, and payments will be made thereon pro rata,
with the Preferred Securities except that upon an event of default under the
Declaration, the rights of the holders of the Common Securities to payment in
respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the Preferred
Securities. The Company will, directly or indirectly, acquire Common
Securities in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to 3 percent of the total
capital of each FCN Capital Trust. Each FCN Capital Trust has a term of
approximately 55 years, but may earlier terminate as provided in the
Declaration. Each FCN Capital Trust's business and affairs will be conducted
by the trustees (the "FCN Capital Trustees") appointed by the Company, as the
direct or indirect holder of all the Common Securities. The holder of the
Common Securities will be entitled to appoint, remove or replace any of, or
increase or reduce the number of, the FCN Capital Trustees of a FCN Capital
Trust. The duties and obligations of the FCN Capital Trustees shall be
governed by the Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust. Each FCN Capital Trust
will have one or more FCN Capital Trustees who are employees or officers of or
affiliated with the Company (the "Regular Trustees"). One FCN Capital Trustee
of each FCN Capital Trust will be a financial institution which will be
unaffiliated with the Company and which shall act as property trustee and as
indenture trustee for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
(the "Trust Indenture Act"), pursuant to the terms set forth in a Prospectus
Supplement (the "Property Trustee"). In addition, unless the Property Trustee
maintains a principal place of business in the State of Delaware, and
otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law, one FCN Capital Trustee of
each FCN Capital Trust will have its principal place of business or reside in
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"). The Company will pay all fees
and expenses related to the FCN Capital Trusts and the offering of Trust
Securities, the payment of which will be guaranteed by the Company. The office
of the Delaware Trustee for each FCN Capital Trust in the State of Delaware is
. The principal place of business of each FCN Capital Trust shall be c/o
First Chicago NBD Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60670.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Each FCN Capital Trust will use all proceeds received from the sale of the
Preferred Securities to purchase Subordinated Debt Securities from FCN. FCN
intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Subordinated Debt
Securities for general corporate purposes, including the funding of
investments in, or extensions of credit to, the Company's subsidiaries. Except
as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, specific allocations of
the proceeds to such purposes have not been made, although FCN management will
have determined at the date of the applicable Prospectus Supplement that funds
should be borrowed at that time. Pending the uses
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described above, the Company may temporarily invest the net proceeds in
various short-term securities or apply the net proceeds to reduce short-term
indebtedness. Based upon the historic and anticipated future growth of the
Company and the financial needs of its subsidiaries, FCN anticipates that it
will, on a recurrent basis, engage in additional financings in character and
amount to be determined.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more
series under an Indenture (the "Indenture"), between the Company and ,
as Trustee (the "Debt Trustee"). The terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities
will include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The following summary of
the material terms does not purport to be complete and is subject in all
respects to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to, the Indenture, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
of which this Prospectus forms a part, and the Trust Indenture Act. Whenever
particular provisions or defined terms in the Indenture are referred to
herein, such provisions or defined terms are incorporated by reference herein.
GENERAL
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be unsecured, subordinated obligations
of the Company. The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of
Subordinated Debt Securities which may be issued thereunder and provides that
the Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or
more series. The Subordinated Debt Securities are issuable in one or more
series pursuant to an indenture supplemental to the Indenture or a resolution
of the Company's Board of Directors or a special committee appointed thereby
(each, a "Supplemental Indenture").
In the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to a FCN Capital Trust
or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities
by such FCN Capital Trust, such Subordinated Debt Securities subsequently may
be distributed pro rata to the holders of such Trust Securities in connection
with the dissolution of such FCN Capital Trust upon the occurrence of certain
events described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Trust
Securities. Only one series of Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued to
a FCN Capital Trust or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance
of Trust Securities by such FCN Capital Trust.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular
Subordinated Debt Securities being offered thereby for the following terms:
(1) the designation and priority of such Subordinated Debt Securities; (2) the
aggregate principal amount of such Subordinated Debt Securities; (3) the
percentage of their principal amount at which such Subordinated Debt
Securities will be issued; (4) the date or dates on which such Subordinated
Debt Securities will mature and the right, if any, to extend such date or
dates; (5) the rate or rates, if any, per annum, at which such Subordinated
Debt Securities will bear interest, or the method of determination of such
rate or rates; (6) the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue,
the interest payment dates on which such interest will be payable or the
manner of determination of such interest payment dates and the record dates
for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such
interest payment dates; (7) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment
periods and the duration of such extension; (8) the period or periods, if any,
within which, the price or prices of which, and the terms and conditions upon
which such Subordinated Debt Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part;
(9) the form of such Subordinated Debt Securities; and (10) any other specific
terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities.
If a Prospectus Supplement specifies that a series of Subordinated Debt
Securities is denominated in a currency or currency unit other than United
States dollars, such Prospectus Supplement shall also specify the
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denomination in which such Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued and the
coin or currency in which the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if
any, on such Subordinated Debt Securities will be payable, which may be United
States dollars based upon the exchange rate for such other currency or
currency unit existing on or about the time a payment is due.
The Indenture contains no covenants or other provisions to afford protection
to holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities in the event of a decline in
credit quality resulting from takeovers, recapitalization or similar
restructurings.
FORM, EXCHANGE, REGISTRATION, TRANSFER AND PAYMENT
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued in fully registered form without
coupons and in denominations of $1,000 and multiples of $1,000. No service
charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, but the Company or the Debt Trustee may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other government charge payable in connection
therewith.
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, principal
and premium, if any, or interest, if any, will be payable and the Subordinated
Debt Securities may be surrendered for payment or transferred at the offices
of the Debt Trustee as paying and authenticating agent, provided that payment
of interest, if any, may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed
to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in the Security
Register.
BOOK-ENTRY SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
The Subordinated 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 "Global Depositary"), or its nominee,
identified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. In such a
case, one or more Global Securities will be issued in a denomination or
aggregate denomination equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount
of Outstanding Subordinated Debt Securities of the series to be represented by
such Global Security or Securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole
or in part for Subordinated Debt Securities in definitive registered form, a
Global Security may not be registered for transfer or exchange except as a
whole by the Global Depositary for such Global Security to a nominee for such
Global Depositary and except in the circumstances described in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion
of a series of Subordinated Debt Securities to be represented by a Global
Security and a description of the Global Depositary will be provided in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
SUBORDINATION
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated and junior in right of
payment to certain other indebtedness of the Company to the extent set forth
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
If Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to a FCN Capital Trust or a
trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities by
such FCN Capital Trust and (i) there shall have occurred any event that would
constitute an Event of Default (as defined herein) or (ii) the Company shall
be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the related
Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee (as defined
herein), then (a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make
any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation
payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (A) purchases,
redemptions or acquisitions of shares of capital stock in connection with the
satisfaction by FCN of its obligations under any employee benefit plans or any
other contractual obligation of FCN (other than a contractual obligation
ranking pari passu with, or junior to, the Subordinated Debt Securities), (B)
as a result
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of a reclassification of FCN capital stock or the exchange or conversion of
one class or series of FCN capital stock for another class or series of FCN
capital stock or (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of FCN
capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such FCN
capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged) or make any
guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing, and (b) the Company shall
not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees) issued by the
Company which rank pari passu with, or junior to, such Subordinated Debt
Securities. The foregoing, however, will not apply to any stock dividends paid
by the Company where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the
dividend is being paid or that ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock.
If Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to a FCN Capital Trust or a
trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities by
such FCN Capital Trust and the Company shall have given notice of its election
to defer payments of interest on such Subordinated Debt Securities by
extending the interest payment period as provided in the Indenture and such
period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, then (a) the Company
shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect
to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
its capital stock, and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest,
principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities (including guarantees) issued by the Company which rank pari passu
with, or junior to, such Subordinated Debt Securities.
In the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to a FCN Capital Trust
or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust Securities
of such FCN Capital Trust, for so long as such Trust Securities remain
outstanding, the Company will covenant (i) to directly or indirectly maintain
100 percent ownership of the Common Securities of such FCN Capital Trust;
provided, however, that any permitted successor of the Company under the
Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities,
(ii) to use its reasonable efforts to cause such FCN Capital Trust (a) to
remain a statutory business trust, except in connection with the distribution
of Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders of Trust Securities in
liquidation of such FCN Capital Trust, the redemption of all of the Trust
Securities of such FCN Capital Trust, or certain mergers, consolidations or
amalgamations, each as permitted by the Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust,
and (b) to otherwise continue not to be classified as an association taxable
as a corporation or partnership for United States federal income tax purposes
and (iii) to use its reasonable efforts to cause each holder of Trust
Securities to be treated as owning an undivided beneficial interest in the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
LIMITATION ON MERGERS AND SALES OF ASSETS
The Company shall not consolidate with, or merge into, any corporation or
convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any Person unless (a) the successor entity shall be a corporation organized
under the laws of any domestic or foreign jurisdiction and shall expressly
assume the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and (b) after giving
effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the
Indenture.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT, WAIVER AND NOTICE
The Indenture provides that any one or more of the following described
events which has occurred and is continuing constitutes a "Default" with
respect to each series of Subordinated Debt Securities:
(a) default for 30 days in payment of any interest on the Subordinated
Debt Securities of that series, including any Additional Interest in
respect thereof, when due; provided, however, that a valid extension of the
interest payment period by the Company shall not constitute a default in
the payment of interest for this purpose; or
(b) default in payment of principal and premium, if any, on the
Subordinated Debt Securities of that series when due either at maturity,
upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; provided, however, that a
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valid extension of the maturity of such Subordinated Debt Securities shall
not constitute a default for this purpose; or
(c) default by the Company in the performance in any material respect of
any other of the covenants or agreements in the Indenture which shall not
have been remedied for a period of 90 days after notice; or
(d) any Event of Default.
Any one or more of the following described events which has occurred and is
continuing constitutes an "Event of Default" with respect to each series of
Subordinated Debt Securities:
(x) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the
Company; or
(y) in the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to a FCN Capital
Trust or a trustee of such trust in connection with the issuance of Trust
Securities by such FCN Capital Trust, the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, winding-up or termination of such FCN Capital Trust, except in
connection with the distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities to the
holders of Trust Securities in liquidation of such FCN Capital Trust, the
redemption of all of the Trust Securities of such FCN Capital Trust, or
certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, each as permitted by the
Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust.
Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with
respect to a series of Subordinated Debt Securities, neither the holders of
the Subordinated Debt Securities nor the Debt Trustee may declare the
acceleration of the payment of principal or premium, if any, of such
Subordinated Debt Securities.
The Indenture provides that the Debt Trustee may withhold notice to the
holders of a series of Subordinated Debt Securities (except in payment of
principal or of interest or premium on the Subordinated Debt Securities) if
the Trustee considers it in the interest of such holders to do so.
The Indenture provides that (a) if an Event of Default due to the default in
the payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on any series of
Subordinated Debt Securities shall have occurred and be continuing, either the
Debt Trustee or the holders of 25 percent in principal amount of the
Subordinated Debt Securities of all series affected thereby then outstanding
may declare the principal of all such Subordinated Debt Securities to be due
and payable immediately, and (b) if an Event of Default resulting from default
in the performance of any other of the covenants or agreements in the
Indenture or certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of
the Company shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Debt Trustee or
the holders of 25 percent in principal amount of all Subordinated Debt
Securities then outstanding (treated as one class) may declare the principal
of all Subordinated Debt Securities to be due and payable immediately, but
upon certain conditions such declarations may be annulled and past defaults
may be waived (except defaults in payment of principal of or interest or
premium on the Subordinated Debt Securities) by the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities of such series (or of all
series, as the case may be) then outstanding.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the Subordinated Debt
Securities of any and all series affected and then outstanding shall have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the Debt Trustee under the Indenture, provided that
the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities shall have offered to the Debt
Trustee reasonable indemnity against expenses and liabilities. The Indenture
requires the annual filing by the Company with the Debt Trustee of a
certificate as to the absence of certain defaults under the Indenture.
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Debt
Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities of all series affected by
such modification at the time outstanding, to modify the Indenture or any
Supplemental Indenture or the rights of the holders of the Subordinated Debt
Securities; provided that no such modification shall (i) extend the fixed
maturity of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof (including in
the case of a discounted Security the amount payable thereon in the event of
acceleration or the amount provable in bankruptcy) or any redemption premium
thereon, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon,
or make the principal of, or interest or premium on, the Subordinated Debt
Securities payable in any coin or currency other than that
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provided in the Subordinated Debt Securities, or impair or affect the right of
any holder of Subordinated Debt Securities to institute suit for the payment
thereof or the right of prepayment, if any, at the option of the holder,
without the consent of the holder of each Security so affected, or (ii) reduce
the aforesaid percentage of Subordinated Debt Securities the consent of the
holders of which is required for any such modification without the consent of
the holders of each Security affected.
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE
The Indenture provides that the Company, at the Company's option: (a) will
be Discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the Subordinated Debt
Securities of a series (except for certain obligations to register the
transfer or exchange of Subordinated Debt Securities, replace stolen, lost or
mutilated Subordinated Debt Securities, maintain paying agents and hold moneys
for payment in trust) or (b) need not comply with certain restrictive
covenants of the Indenture (including those described under "Certain Covenants
of the Company"), in each case if the Company deposits, in trust with the Debt
Trustee or the Defeasance Agent, money or U.S. Government Obligations which
through the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof in accordance
with their terms will provide money, in an amount sufficient to pay all the
principal (including any mandatory sinking fund payments) of, and interest and
premium, if any, on, the Subordinated Debt Securities of such series on the
dates such payments are due in accordance with the terms of such Subordinated
Debt Securities. To exercise any such option, the Company is required to
deliver to the Debt Trustee and the Defeasance Agent, if any, an opinion of
counsel to the effect that (i) the deposit and related defeasance would not
cause the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities of such series to
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes and, in the
case of a Discharge pursuant to clause (a), such opinion shall be accompanied
by a private letter ruling to the effect received by FCN from the United
States Internal Revenue Service or a revenue ruling pertaining to a comparable
form of transaction to the effect published by the United States Internal
Revenue Service, and (ii) if listed on any national securities exchange, such
Subordinated Debt Securities would not be delisted from such exchange as a
result of the exercise of such option.
GOVERNING LAW
The Indenture and the Subordinated Debt Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
THE DEBT TRUSTEE
The Company or its affiliates have normal banking relationships with the
Debt Trustee in the ordinary course of business.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
Each FCN Capital Trust may issue, from time to time, only one series of
Preferred Securities having terms described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto. The Declaration of each FCN Capital Trust authorizes the
Regular Trustees of such FCN Capital Trust to issue on behalf of such FCN
Capital Trust one series of Preferred Securities. The Declaration will be
qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. The Preferred
Securities will have such terms, including distributions, redemption, voting,
liquidation rights and such other preferred, deferred or other special rights
or such restrictions as shall be set forth in the Declaration or made part of
the Declaration by the Trust Indenture Act and which will mirror the terms of
the Subordinated Debt Securities held by the FCN Capital Trust and described
in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. Reference is made to the
Prospectus Supplement relating to the Preferred Securities of the FCN Capital
Trust for specific terms, including (i) the distinctive designation of such
Preferred Securities; (ii) the number of Preferred Securities issued by such
FCN Capital Trust; (iii) the annual distribution rate (or method of
determining such rate) for Preferred Securities issued by such FCN Capital
Trust and the date or dates upon which such distributions shall be payable;
(iv) whether distributions on Preferred Securities issued by such FCN Capital
Trust
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shall be cumulative, and, in the case of Preferred Securities having such
cumulative distribution rights, the date or dates or method of determining the
date or dates from which distributions on Preferred Securities issued by such
FCN Capital Trust shall be cumulative; (v) the amount or amounts which shall
be paid out of the assets of such FCN Capital Trust to the holders of
Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital Trust upon voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, winding-up or termination of such FCN Capital Trust; (vi) the
obligation, if any, of such FCN Capital Trust to purchase or redeem Preferred
Securities issued by such FCN Capital Trust and the price or prices at which,
the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which,
Preferred Securities issued by such FCN Capital Trust shall be purchased or
redeemed, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; (vii) the voting
rights, if any, of Preferred Securities issued by such FCN Capital Trust in
addition to those required by law, including the number of votes per Preferred
Security and any requirement for the approval by the holders of Preferred
Securities, or of Preferred Securities issued by one or more FCN Capital
Trusts, or of both, as a condition to specified action or amendments to the
Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust; (viii) the terms and conditions, if
any, upon which the Subordinated Debt Securities may be distributed to holders
of Preferred Securities; (ix) if applicable, any securities exchange upon
which the Preferred Securities shall be listed; and (x) any other relevant
rights, preferences, privileges, limitations or restrictions of Preferred
Securities issued by such FCN Capital Trust not inconsistent with the
Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust or with applicable law. All Preferred
Securities offered hereby will be guaranteed by the Company to the extent set
forth below under "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees."
Certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to any
offering of Preferred Securities will be described in the Prospectus
Supplement relating thereto.
In connection with the issuance of Preferred Securities, each FCN Capital
Trust will issue one series of Common Securities. The Declaration of each FCN
Capital Trust authorizes the Regular Trustees of such trust to issue on behalf
of such FCN Capital Trust one series of Common Securities having such terms
including distributions, redemption, voting, liquidation rights or such
restrictions as shall be set forth therein. Except for voting rights, the
terms of the Common Securities issued by a FCN Capital Trust will be
substantially identical to the terms of the Preferred Securities issued by
such trust and the Common Securities will rank pari passu, and payments will
be made thereon pro rata, with the Preferred Securities except that, upon an
event of default under the Declaration, the rights of the holders of the
Common Securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of
the holders of the Preferred Securities. Except in certain limited
circumstances, the Common Securities will also carry the right to vote to
appoint, remove or replace any of the FCN Capital Trustees of a FCN Capital
Trust. All of the Common Securities of each FCN Capital Trust will be directly
or indirectly owned by the Company.
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
If an Event of Default under the Declaration of a FCN Capital Trust occurs
and is continuing, then the holders of Preferred Securities of such FCN
Capital Trust would rely on the enforcement by the Institutional Trustee of
its rights as a holder of the applicable series of Subordinated Debt
Securities against the Company. In addition, the holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital Trust will
have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or to direct
the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee
under the applicable Declaration, including the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee to exercise the remedies available to it as a holder of
the Subordinated Debt Securities. If the Institutional Trustee fails to
enforce its rights under the applicable series of Subordinated Debt
Securities, a holder of Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital Trust may
institute a legal proceeding directly against the Company to enforce the
Institutional Trustee's rights under the applicable series of Subordinated
Debt Securities without first instituting any legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if an Event of Default under the applicable Declaration has
occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of
the Company to pay interest or principal on the applicable series of
Subordinated Debt Securities on the date such interest or principal is
otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then
a holder of Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital Trust may directly
institute a proceeding for
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enforcement of payment to such holder of the principal of or interest on the
applicable series of Subordinated Debt Securities having a principal amount
equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such
holder (a "Direct Action") on or after the respective due date specified in
the applicable series of Subordinated Debt Securities. In connection with such
Direct Action, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such holder of
Preferred Securities under the applicable Declaration to the extent of any
payment made by the Company to such holder of Preferred Securities in such
Direct Action.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEES
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Preferred
Securities Guarantees which will be executed and delivered by FCN for the
benefit of the holders from time to time of Preferred Securities. Each
Preferred Securities Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act. will act as indenture trustee under each
Preferred Securities Guarantee for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act (the
"Preferred Guarantee Trustee"). The terms of each Preferred Securities
Guarantee will be those set forth in such Preferred Securities Guarantee and
those made part of such Preferred Securities Guarantee by the Trust Indenture
Act. The summary of the material terms of the Preferred Securities Guarantees
does not purport to be complete and is subject in all respects to the
provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of
Preferred Securities Guarantee, which is filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, and the Trust
Indenture Act. Each Preferred Securities Guarantee will be held by the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred
Securities of the applicable FCN Capital Trust.
GENERAL
Pursuant to each Preferred Securities Guarantee, the Company will
irrevocably and unconditionally agree, to the extent set forth therein, to pay
in full, to the holders of the Preferred Securities issued by a FCN Capital
Trust, the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) (except to the extent paid
by such FCN Capital Trust), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right
of set-off or counterclaim which such FCN Capital Trust may have or assert.
The following payments with respect to Preferred Securities issued by a FCN
Capital Trust to the extent not paid by such FCN Capital Trust (the "Guarantee
Payments"), will be subject to the Preferred Securities Guarantee thereon
(without duplication): (i) any accrued and unpaid distributions which are
required to be paid on such Preferred Securities, to the extent such FCN
Capital Trust shall have funds available therefor; (ii) the redemption price,
including all accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of payment (the
"Redemption Price"), to the extent such FCN Capital Trust has funds available
therefor with respect to any Preferred Securities called for redemption by
such FCN Capital Trust and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
winding-up or termination of such FCN Capital Trust (other than in connection
with the distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders of
Preferred Securities or the redemption of all of the Preferred Securities),
the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and
unpaid distributions on such Preferred Securities to the date of payment to
the extent such FCN Capital Trust has funds available therefor and (b) the
amount of assets of such FCN Capital Trust remaining available for
distribution to holders of such Preferred Securities in liquidation of such
FCN Capital Trust. The redemption price and liquidation amount will be fixed
at the time the Preferred Securities are issued. The Company's obligation to
make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required
amounts by the Company to the holders of Preferred Securities or by causing
the applicable FCN Capital Trust to pay such amounts to such holders.
Each Preferred Securities Guarantee will not apply to any payment of
distributions except to the extent such FCN Capital Trust shall have funds
available therefor. If the Company does not make interest payments on the
Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by a FCN Capital Trust, such FCN
Capital Trust will not pay distributions on the Preferred Securities issued by
such FCN Capital Trust and will not have funds available therefor. See
"Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities--Certain Covenants of the
Company." The Preferred Securities Guarantee, when taken together with the
Company's obligations under the Subordinated
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Debt Securities, the Indenture and the Declaration, including its obligations
to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of such FCN Capital Trust (other
than with respect to the Trust Securities), will provide a full and
unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis by the Company of payments due
on the Preferred Securities.
The Company has also agreed separately to irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantee the obligations of the FCN Capital Trusts with respect to the Common
Securities (the "Common Securities Guarantees") to the same extent as the
Preferred Securities Guarantees, except that upon an Event of Default under
the Indenture, holders of Preferred Securities shall have priority over
holders of Common Securities with respect to distributions and payments on
liquidation, redemption or otherwise.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
In each Preferred Securities Guarantee, the Company will covenant that, so
long as any Preferred Securities issued by the applicable FCN Capital Trust
remain outstanding, if there shall have occurred any event that would
constitute an event of default under such Preferred Securities Guarantee or
the Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust, then (a) the Company shall not
declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or
redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its
capital stock (other than (i) purchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares
of capital stock in connection with the satisfaction by FCN of its obligations
under any employee benefit plans or the satisfaction by FCN of its obligations
pursuant to any contract or security requiring FCN to purchase shares of
capital stock, (ii) as a result of a reclassification of FCN capital stock or
the exchange or conversion of one class or series of FCN capital stock for
another class or series of FCN capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of
fractional interests in shares of FCN capital stock pursuant to the conversion
or exchange provisions of such FCN capital stock or the security being
converted or exchanged), or make any guarantee payments with respect to the
foregoing, and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest,
principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities (including guarantees) issued by the Company which rank pari passu
with, or junior to, such Subordinated Debt Securities. The foregoing, however,
will not apply to any stock dividends paid by the Company where the dividend
stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or that
ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock.
MODIFICATION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEES; ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes which do not adversely affect the rights
of holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no vote will be required),
each Preferred Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior
approval of the holders of not less than a majority in liquidation amount of
the outstanding Preferred Securities issued by the applicable FCN Capital
Trust. The manner of obtaining any such approval of holders of such Preferred
Securities will be as set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement. All
guarantees and agreements contained in a Preferred Securities Guarantee shall
bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the
Company and shall inure to the benefit of the holders of the Preferred
Securities of the applicable FCN Capital Trust then outstanding.
TERMINATION
Each Preferred Securities Guarantee will terminate as to the Preferred
Securities issued by the applicable FCN Capital Trust (a) upon full payment of
the Redemption Price of all Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital Trust,
(b) upon distribution of the Subordinated Debt Securities held by such FCN
Capital Trust to the holders of the Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital
Trust or (c) upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the
Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust upon liquidation of such FCN Capital
Trust. Each Preferred Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or
will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of Preferred
Securities issued by the applicable FCN Capital Trust must restore payment of
any sums paid under such Preferred Securities or such Preferred Securities
Guarantee.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under a Preferred Securities Guarantee will occur upon
the failure of the Company to perform any of its payment or other obligations
thereunder.
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The holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities
relating to such Preferred Securities Guarantee have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available
to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee in respect of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee under such Preferred Securities. If the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce such Preferred Securities Guarantee, any
holder of Preferred Securities relating to such Preferred Securities Guarantee
may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Company to enforce the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee's rights under such Preferred Securities
Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the relevant
FCN Capital Trust, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee or any other person or
entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company has failed to make a
Guarantee Payment, a holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a
proceeding against the Company for enforcement of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee for such payment. The Company waives any right or remedy to require
that any action be brought first against such FCN Capital Trust or any other
person or entity before proceeding directly against the Company.
STATUS OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEES
The Preferred Securities Guarantees will constitute unsecured obligations of
the Company and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all other liabilities of the Company, (ii) pari passu with the most senior
preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Company and with
any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by FCN in respect of any preferred
or preference stock of any affiliate of the Company, and (iii) senior to the
Company's common stock. The terms of the Preferred Securities provide that
each holder of Preferred Securities issued by the applicable FCN Capital Trust
by acceptance thereof agrees to the subordination provisions and other terms
of the Preferred Securities Guarantee relating thereto.
The Preferred Securities Guarantees will constitute a guarantee of payment
and not of collection (that is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal
proceeding directly against the guarantor to enforce its rights under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee without instituting a legal proceeding against
any other person or entity).
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PREFERRED GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
The Preferred Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with
respect to a Preferred Securities Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in such Preferred Securities Guarantee
and, after default, shall exercise the same degree of care as a prudent
individual would exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to
such provisions, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee is under no obligation to
exercise any of the powers vested in it by a Preferred Securities Guarantee at
the request of any holder of Preferred Securities, unless offered reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred
thereby.
The Company and certain of its affiliates maintain normal banking
relationships with the Preferred Guarantee Trustee in the ordinary course of
business.
GOVERNING LAW
The Preferred Securities Guarantees will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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EFFECT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
AND THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
As set forth in the Declaration, the sole purpose of each of the FCN Capital
Trusts is to issue the Trust Securities evidencing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of such FCN Capital Trust, and to invest the proceeds
from such issuance and sale in the Subordinated Debt Securities.
As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Subordinated Debt Securities, such payments will be sufficient to cover
distributions and payments due on the Trust Securities because of the
following factors: (i) the aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Debt
Securities will be equal to the sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount
of the Trust Securities; (ii) the interest rate and the interest and other
payment dates on the Subordinated Debt Securities will match the distribution
rate and distribution and other payment dates for the Preferred Securities;
(iii) FCN shall pay all, and the applicable FCN Capital Trust shall not be
obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, all costs, expenses, debt, and
obligations of the applicable FCN Capital Trust (other than with respect to
the Trust Securities); and (iv) the Declaration further provides that the FCN
Trustees shall not take or cause or permit the applicable FCN Capital Trust
to, among other things, engage in any activity that is not consistent with the
purposes of the applicable FCN Capital Trust.
Payments of distributions (to the extent funds therefor are available) and
other payments due on the Preferred Securities (to the extent funds therefor
are available) are guaranteed by FCN as and to the extent set forth under
"Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees." If FCN does not make
interest payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by the
applicable FCN Capital Trust, it is expected that the applicable FCN Capital
Trust will not have sufficient funds to pay distributions on the Preferred
Securities. The Preferred Securities Guarantee does not apply to any payment
of distributions unless and until the applicable FCN Capital Trust has
sufficient funds for the payment of such distributions. The Preferred
Securities Guarantee covers the payment of distributions and other payments on
the Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that FCN has made a payment
of interest or principal on the Subordinated Debt Securities held by the
applicable FCN Capital Trust as its sole asset. The Preferred Securities
Guarantee, when taken together with FCN's obligations under the Subordinated
Debt Securities and the Indenture and its obligations under the Declaration,
including its obligations to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of the
applicable FCN Capital Trust (other than with respect to the Trust
Securities), provide a full and unconditional guarantee of amounts on the
Preferred Securities.
If FCN fails to make interest or other payments on the Subordinated Debt
Securities when due (taking account of any Extension Period), the Declaration
provides a mechanism whereby the holders of the Preferred Securities, using
the procedures described in "Description of the Preferred Securities--Book-
Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" and "--Voting Rights" in
any accompanying Prospectus Supplement, may direct the Institutional Trustee
to enforce its rights under the Subordinated Debt Securities. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Subordinated Debt
Securities, a holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding
against FCN to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Subordinated Debt Securities without first instituting any legal proceeding
against the Institutional Trustee or any other person or entity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Declaration Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of FCN to pay
interest or principal on the Subordinated Debt Securities on the date such
interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption on
the redemption date), then a holder of Preferred Securities may institute a
Direct Action for payment on or after the respective due date specified in the
Subordinated Debt Securities. In connection with such Direct Action, FCN will
be subrogated to the rights of such holder of Preferred Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by FCN to such holder of
Preferred Securities in such Direct Action. FCN, under the Preferred
Securities Guarantee, acknowledges that the Guarantee Trustee shall enforce
the Preferred Securities Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Preferred
Securities. If FCN fails to make payments under the Preferred Securities
Guarantee, the Preferred Securities Guarantee provides a mechanism whereby the
hold ers of the Preferred Securities may direct the Guarantee Trustee to
enforce its rights thereunder. Any holder of Preferred Securities
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may institute a legal proceeding directly against FCN to enforce the Guarantee
Trustee's rights under the Preferred Securities Guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the applicable FCN Capital Trust, the
Guarantee Trustee, or any other person or entity.
FCN and each of the FCN Capital Trusts believe that the above mechanisms and
obligations, taken together, provide a full and unconditional guarantee by FCN
of payments due on the Preferred Securities. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantees--General."
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
FCN may sell the Subordinated Debt Securities and any FCN Capital Trust may
sell Preferred Securities in any of, or any combination of, the following
ways: (i) directly to purchasers, (ii) through agents, (iii) through
underwriters, and (iv) through dealers. Such underwriters, dealers or agents
may be affiliates of FCN, and offers or sales of such securities may include
secondary market transactions by affiliates of FCN.
Offers to purchase Offered Securities may be solicited directly by FCN
and/or any FCN Capital Trust, as the case may be, or by agents designated by
FCN and/or any FCN Capital Trust, as the case may be, from time to time. Any
such agent, who may be deemed to be an underwriter as that term is defined in
the Securities Act, involved in the offer or sale of the Offered Securities in
respect of which this Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any
commissions payable by FCN to such agent will be set forth, in the Prospectus
Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any such
agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment
(ordinarily five business days or less). Agents, dealers and underwriters may
be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for the
Company in the ordinary course of business.
If an underwriter or underwriters are utilized in the sale, FCN will execute
an underwriting agreement with such underwriters at the time of sale to them
and the names of the underwriters and the terms of the transaction will be set
forth in the Prospectus Supplement, which will be used by the underwriters to
make releases of the Offered Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is
delivered to the public.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the Offered Securities in respect of
which this Prospectus is delivered, FCN and/or any FCN Capital Trust, as the
case may be, will sell such Offered Securities to the dealer, as principal.
The dealer may then resell such Offered Securities to the public at varying
prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale. The name of the
dealer and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement.
Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled under the relevant
agreements to indemnification by FCN and/or any FCN Capital Trust, as the case
may be, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
This Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement may be used by direct
or indirect subsidiaries of FCN in connection with offers and sales related to
secondary market transactions. Such subsidiaries may act as principal or agent
in such transactions. Such sales may be made at prices related to prevailing
market prices at the time of sale.
The participation of an affiliate or subsidiary of FCN in the offer and sale
of the Offered Securities will comply with Schedule E of the By-laws of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") regarding the
offer and sale of securities of an affiliate. No NASD member participating in
offers and sales of securities will execute a transaction in the Offered
Securities in a discretionary account without the prior specific written
approval of the member's customer.
Underwriters, agents or their controlling persons may engage in transactions
and perform services for FCN and its affiliates in the ordinary course of
business.
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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.................... $ *
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses............................................. *
Accounting Fees and Expenses........................................... *
Legal Fees and Expenses................................................ *
Printing and Engraving................................................. *
Fees and Expenses of Trustees.......................................... *
Paying Agent Fees...................................................... *
Rating Agency Fees..................................................... *
Miscellaneous.......................................................... *
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Total................................................................ $ *
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* To be supplied by amendment.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
FCN is a Delaware corporation. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of
Delaware contain 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 Eight of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of
FCN provides for indemnification of directors and officers. The provision
provides that any person shall be indemnified and reimbursed by FCN 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 FCN, or of any corporation or
organization which the person served in any capacity at the request of FCN, 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 FCN 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 FCN 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 FCN 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.
The Declaration of Trust of each Trust limits the liability to the Trust and
certain persons, and provides for the indemnification by the Trust or FCN, of
Trustees, their officers, directors and employees and certain other persons.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
This Registration Statement includes the following Exhibits:
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1(a) Form of Underwriting Agreement.(1)
4(a) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I. (Certificates
of Trust for each other Trust, identical except for the name,
will be filed on request.)(1)
4(b) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I. (Declaration
of Trust for each other Trust, identical except for name, will be
filed on request.)(1)
4(c) Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust to be used in
connection with the issuance of the Preferred Securities.(1)
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4(d) Form of Indenture to be used in connection with the issuance of
Subordinated Debt Securities.(1)
4(e) Form of Supplemental Indenture to be used in connection with the
issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities and Preferred
Securities.(1)
4(f) Form of Preferred Security (included in Exhibit 4(c)).
4(g) Form of Subordinated Debt Security (included in Exhibit 4(d)).
4(h) Form of Guarantee with respect to Preferred Securities.(1)
4(i) Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of FCN
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(A) to the Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995 of FCN,
File No. 1-7127].
4(j) By-laws of Registrant, as amended and restated [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(j) of the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 of FCN (File No. 333-08903)].
5(a) Opinion of Sherman I. Goldberg, General Counsel of FCN, as to the
legality of the Subordinated Debt Securities and Gurantees to be
issued by FCN (including Consent of Counsel).(1)
5(b) Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as to the
legality of the Preferred Securities to be issued by the Trusts
(including the Consent of such Counsel).(1)
8 Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as to certain
federal tax matters (including Consent of such Counsel).(1)
12 Computation of the Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23(a) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23(b) Consent of Sherman I. Goldberg, General Counsel of FCN (included
in Exhibit 5(a)).
23(c) Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in
Exhibit 5(b)).
23(d) Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in
Exhibit 8).
24 Power of Attorney.
25(a) Statement of Eligibility of Debt Trustee under the Indenture.(1)
25(b) Statement of Eligibility of Property Trustee under the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I.(1)
25(c) Statement of Eligibility of Property Trustee under the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital II.(1)
25(d) Statement of Eligibility of Property Trustee under the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital
III.(1)
25(e) Statement of Eligibility of Property Trustee under the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital IV.(1)
25(f) Statement of Eligibility of Preferred Guarantee Trustee under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee of FCN for the benefit of the
holders of Preferred Securities of First Chicago NBD Capital
I.(1)
25(g) Statement of Eligibility of Preferred Guarantee Trustee under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee of FCN for the benefit of the
holders of Preferred Securities of First Chicago NBD Capital
II.(1)
25(h) Statement of Eligibility of Preferred Guarantee Trustee under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee of FCN for the benefit of the
holders of Preferred Securities of First Chicago NBD Capital
III.(1)
25(i) Statement of Eligibility of Preferred Guarantee Trustee under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee of FCN for the benefit of the
holders of Preferred Securities of First Chicago NBD Capital
IV.(1)
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(1) To be supplied by amendment.
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
Each of the undersigned Registrants 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 percent 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.
(6) That purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in
a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.
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(7) That the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, EACH 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 6TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1996.
First Chicago NBD Corporation
By /s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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M. Eileen Kennedy
Attorney-in-fact
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
By /s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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M. Eileen Kennedy
Trustee
By /s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Robert A. Rosholt
Trustee
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENT OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES WITH
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION AND ON THE DATE INDICATED.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Terence E. Adderley* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(TERENCE E. ADDERLEY)
James K. Baker* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(JAMES K. BAKER)
John H. Bryan* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(JOHN H. BRYAN)
Siegfried Buschmann* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(SIEGFRIED BUSCHMANN)
James S. Crown* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(JAMES S. CROWN)
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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Maureen A. Fay, O.P.* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(MAUREEN A. FAY, O.P.)
Charles T. Fisher III* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(CHARLES T. FISHER III)
Donald V. Fites* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(DONALD V. FITES)
Verne G. Istock* Director and November 6,
- ------------------------------------- Principal Executive 1996
(VERNE G. ISTOCK) Officer
Thomas H. Jeffs II* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(THOMAS H. JEFFS II)
Richard A. Manoogian* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN)
Scott P. Marks, Jr.* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(SCOTT P. MARKS, JR.)
William T. McCormick, Jr.* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(WILLIAM T. MCCORMICK, JR.)
Earl L. Neal Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(EARL L. NEAL)
James J. O'Connor* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(JAMES J. O'CONNOR)
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(THOMAS E. REILLY, JR.)
Patrick G. Ryan* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(PATRICK G. RYAN)
Adele Simmons* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(ADELE SIMMONS)
Richard L. Thomas* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(RICHARD L. THOMAS)
David J. Vitale* Director November 6,
- ------------------------------------- 1996
(DAVID J. VITALE)
Robert A. Rosholt* Principal Financial November 6,
- ------------------------------------- Officer 1996
(ROBERT A. ROSHOLT)
William J. Roberts* Principal Accounting November 6,
- ------------------------------------- Officer 1996
(WILLIAM J. ROBERTS)
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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 First Chicago NBD Corporation pursuant to a power of
attorney signed by such directors and officers.
By: /s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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M. EILEEN KENNEDY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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EXHIBIT 12
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS
The ratios of earnings to fixed charges for First Chicago NBD Corporation
have been computed on the basis of the total enterprise (as defined by the
Securities and Exchange 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(a)
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 16, 1996,
on the consolidated financial statements of First Chicago NBD Corporation
included in the Form 10-K of First Chicago NBD Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1995 and to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts"
included in this Registration Statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Chicago, Illinois
November 5, 1996
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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 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 securities (including, but not limited to,
preferred securities and subordinated notes) to be issued or guaranteed by
First Chicago NBD Corporation (the "Corporation") 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.
SIGNATURES TITLE
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/s/ Terence E. Adderley Director
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TERENCE E. ADDERLEY
/s/ James K. Baker Director
- -------------------------------------
JAMES K. BAKER
/s/ John H. Bryan Director
- -------------------------------------
JOHN H. BRYAN
/s/ Siegfried Buschmann Director
- -------------------------------------
SIEGFRIED BUSCHMANN
/s/ James S. Crown Director
- -------------------------------------
JAMES S. CROWN
/s/ Maureen A. Fay, O.P. Director
- -------------------------------------
MAUREEN A. FAY, O.P.
/s/ Charles T. Fisher III Director
- -------------------------------------
CHARLES T. FISHER III
/s/ Donald V. Fites Director
- -------------------------------------
DONALD V. FITES
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SIGNATURES TITLE
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/s/ Verne G. Istock Director and
- ------------------------------------- Principal Executive
VERNE G. ISTOCK Officer
/s/ Thomas H. Jeffs II Director
- -------------------------------------
THOMAS H. JEFFS II
/s/ Richard A. Manoogian Director
- -------------------------------------
RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN
/s/ Scott P. Marks, Jr. Director
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SCOTT P. MARKS
/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
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SIGNATURES TITLE
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/s/ David J. Vitale Director
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DAVID J. VITALE
/s/ William J. Roberts Principal Accounting
- ------------------------------------- Officer
WILLIAM J. ROBERTS
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt Principal Financial
- ------------------------------------- Officer
ROBERT A. ROSHOLT
Dated: November 5, 1996
