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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 16, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 333--15649
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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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.................. $300,000,000 N/A $300,000,000 $90,910(4)
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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 $300,000,000, 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.
(4) $304 of which has previously been paid.
* The securities are also being registered for the purpose of market making.
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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 JANUARY 16, 1997
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, an "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
payments 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 certain other indebtedness of
FCN, as may be described in the Prospectus Supplement. 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 an 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 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,
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 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. (Continued on
next page)
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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 , 1997
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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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, June 30, 1996 and September 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, October 15, 1996, January 13, 1997 and January 15, 1997.
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 (the "Federal Reserve Board"), 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, NINE 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 "Institutional Trustee"). In addition, unless the
Institutional 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. No amendment or modification may be made to the Declaration which
would adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Trust
Securities without the approval in majority in liquidation amount of the Trust
Securities. If any such amendment or modification would adversely affect only
the Preferred Securities or the Common Securities, then only the affected
class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or modification and such
amendment or modification shall not be effective except with the approval of a
majority in liquidation amount of such class of Trust Securities.
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware will be the Delaware Trustee. The Delaware
Trustee serves in a similar capacity under declarations of trust for two other
statutory business trusts formed under Delaware law and sponsored by the
Company. In addition, the Delaware Trustee serves as trustee for senior debt
securities of the Company issued under an Indenture originally dated as of
April 1, 1986. The office of the Delaware Trustee for each FCN Capital Trust
in the State of Delaware is 1201 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
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.
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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 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 The Chase
Manhattan Bank, 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 committee appointed thereby (each, a
"Supplemental Indenture").
In the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to an 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 as 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 specific designation 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 the principal of and
premium, if any, on such Subordinated Debt Securities will be payable and the
right, if any, to extend such date or dates; (5) the rate or rates (which may
be fixed or variable), 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,
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in whole or in part; (9) the right and/or obligation, if any, of FCN to redeem
or purchase such Subordinated Debt Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or
analogous provisions or at the option at the holder thereof and the period or
periods for which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions
upon which, such Subordinated Debt Securities shall be redeemed or
repurchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such right and/or obligation;
(10) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Subordinated Debt
Securities may be converted into shares of the common stock of FCN, including
the conversion price and the circumstances, if any, under which such
conversion price and the circumstances, if any, under which such conversion
right shall expire; (11) the terms of subordination; (12) the form of such
Subordinated Debt Securities; and (13) 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 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 does not contain provisions that afford holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction or other similar transaction involving FCN that may adversely
affect such holders.
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 (i) by check
mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in the
Security Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the
person entitled thereto as specified in the applicable 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.
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SUBORDINATION
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated and junior in right of
payment to certain other indebtedness of the Company (which may include both
senior and subordinated indebtedness for money borrowed) to the extent set
forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The Company has covenanted, that it will not, and will not permit any
subsidiary of the Company to,(i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions
on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect
to, any of FCN's capital stock or (ii) make any payment of principal of or
interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior
in interest to the Subordinated Debt Securities or make any guarantee payments
with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any
subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in
interest to the Subordinated Debt Securities (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in common stock of FCN, (b) any declaration of a dividend in
connection with the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or the
issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or
repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee relating to
Trust Securities issued by the FCN Capital Trust holding the Subordinated Debt
Securities, (d) purchases of common stock related to the issuance of common
stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors,
officers or employees and (e) obligations under any dividend reinvestment and
stock purchase plan), if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event
of which the Company has actual knowledge that (a) with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an "Event of Default" under
the Indenture with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities of such series
and (b) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps
to cure, (ii) if such Subordinated Debt Securities are held by an FCN Capital
Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any
obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities
Guarantee relating to such FCN Capital Trust or (iii) 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 with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities and
shall not have rescinded such notice, or such period, or any extension
thereof, shall be continuing.
In the event Subordinated Debt Securities are issued to an 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 maintain directly or indirectly
100% ownership of the Common Securities of such FCN Capital Trust, provided
that certain successors which are permitted pursuant to the Indenture may
succeed to the Company's ownership of the Common Securities, (ii) as holder of
the Common Securities, not to voluntarily terminate, wind-up or liquidate such
FCN Capital Trust, except upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board if
then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal
Reserve Board and (a) in connection with a distribution of Subordinated Debt
Securities to the holders of the Trust Securities in liquidation of the FCN
Capital Trust or (b) in connection with certain mergers consolidations or
amalgamations permitted by the Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust and (iii)
to use its reasonable efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the
Declaration of such FCN Capital Trust to cause such FCN Capital Trust to
remain classified as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a
corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.
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 expressly assume the
obligations of the Company under the Indenture and (b) after giving effect
thereto, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of
time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be
continuing under the Indenture.
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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 an "Event of 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, 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
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, or breach, 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) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the
Company; or
(e) any other Event of Default provided with respect to a particular
series of Subordinated Debt Securities as described in the related
Prospectus Supplement.
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 if an Event of Default with respect to 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 such series affected thereby then
outstanding may declare the principal of all such Subordinated Debt Securities
of such series 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, if any, on the
Subordinated Debt Securities) by the holders of a majority in principal amount
of the Subordinated Debt Securities of such series then outstanding.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the Subordinated Debt
Securities of any 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 with respect to such series,
provided that the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities shall have
offered to the Debt Trustee reasonable indemnity against expenses and
liabilities. The Indenture also provides that notwithstanding any other
provision of the Indenture, the holder of any Subordinated Debt Security of
any series, shall have the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any
payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Subordinated
Debt Security on the Stated Maturity (as defined in the Indenture) or upon
repayment or redemption of such Subordinated Debt Security and that such right
shall not be impaired without the consent of such holder. 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) change the fixed
maturity of any Subordinated Debt Securities, or reduce the principal amount
thereof (including in the case of a discounted Subordinated Debt Securities
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, if any, on, the Subordinated Debt Securities
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payable in any coin or currency other than that 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 Subordinated Debt 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 Subordinated Debt Security affected. If Subordinated Debt
Securities of a series are held by an FCN Capital Trust or a trustee of such
trust, a supplemental indenture requiring such consent will not be effective
until the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities
of the applicable FCN Capital Trust shall have consented to such supplemental
indenture; provided, that if the consent of the holders of each outstanding
Subordinated Debt Security of a series is required, such supplemental
indenture shall not be effective until each holder of the Trust Securities of
the applicable FCN Capital Trust shall have consented to such supplemental
indenture. As a result of these pass through voting rights with respect to
modifications to the Indenture, no modification thereto shall be effective
until the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities
consent to such modification and no modification described in clauses (i) or
(ii) shall be effective without the consent of each holder of Preferred
Securities and each holder of Common Securities of the applicable FCN Capital
Trust.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
The Indenture provides that when, among other things, all Subordinated Debt
Securities not previously delivered to the Debt Trustee for cancellation (i)
have become due and payable or (ii) will become due and payable at their
Stated Maturity within one year, and the Company deposits or causes to be
deposited with the Debt Trustee trust funds, in trust, for the purpose and in
an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the
Subordinated Debt Securities not previously delivered to the Debt Trustee for
cancellation, for the principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the date
of the deposit or to the Stated Maturity, as the case may be, then the
Indenture will cease to be of further effect (except as to the Company's
obligations to pay all other sums due pursuant to the Indenture and to provide
the officers' certificates and opinions of counsel described therein), and the
Company will be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the Indenture.
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 Chase Manhattan Bank ("Chase"), which serves as the Debt Trustee, the
Institutional Trustee and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, has a principal
corporate trust office at 450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001.
Chase also serves as property trustee under declarations of trust for two
other statutory business trusts formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
and sponsored by the Company. Chase serves as the debt trustee under an
indenture dated as of November 15, 1996, with respect to junior subordinated
debentures of the Company purchased by such trusts and is the guarantee
trustee under each of two guarantee agreements dated as of December 3, 1996
and December 5, 1996, respectively, from the Company to the applicable trust
guaranteeing certain payments to such trust. In addition, Chase serves as
trustee for certain subordinated debt securities issued by the Company under
indentures originally dated as of July 1, 1986, July 15, 1992, April 30, 1993,
May 17, 1995 and December 1, 1995. The Company and its affiliates have normal
banking relationships with the Debt Trustee and its affiliates in the ordinary
course of business.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
Each FCN Capital Trust may issue only one series of Preferred Securities and
such series shall have the 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 with respect to 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
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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 and the initial public offering
price 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, the date or dates upon which such
distributions shall be payable and the date or dates from which distributions
shall accrue; (iv) whether distributions on Preferred Securities issued by
such FCN Capital Trust 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) the right and/or obligation, if any, of FCN to redeem or
purchase such Preferred Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option at the holder thereof and the period or periods
for which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon
which, such Preferred Securities shall be redeemed or repurchased, in whole or
in part, pursuant to such right and/or obligation; (x) the terms and
conditions, if any, upon which the Preferred Securities may be converted into
shares of the common stock of FCN, including the conversion price and the
circumstances, if any, under which such conversion right shall expire; (xi) if
applicable, any securities exchange upon which the Preferred Securities shall
be listed; and (xii) 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 an 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 an 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 an FCN Capital Trust occurs
and is continuing, then the holders of Preferred Securities of such FCN
Capital Trust will 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
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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 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.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
For information concerning the relationship between The Chase Manhattan
Bank, the Institutional Trustee, and the Company, see "Description of the
Subordinated Debt Securities--The Debt Trustee."
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. The Chase Manhattan Bank 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 an 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 an 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,
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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 an 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 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.
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
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Preferred Securities Guarantees with respect to the Preferred Securities of
any FCN Capital Trust will constitute unsecured obligations of the Company and
will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to certain other
liabilities of the Company, as described in the Prospectus Supplement and (ii)
pari passu with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by FCN in respect
of any other FCN Capital Trust or any other similar financing vehicle
sponsored by FCN. 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 as described in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
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.
For information concerning the relationship between the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee and the Company, see "Description of the Subordinated Debt
Securities--The Debt Trustee."
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 on a subordinated
basis of amounts due 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
the 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
holders 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 Preferred
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
on a subordinated basis 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 resales 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 offer and sale of the Offered Securities will comply with Rule 2810 of
the Rules of Conduct of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(the "NASD"). In addition, 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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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Preferred
Securities will be passed upon on behalf of the FCN Capital Trusts by Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Delaware), special Delaware counsel to FCN and
the FCN Capital Trusts. The validity of the Subordinated Debt Securities and
the Preferred Securities Guarantee and certain matters relating thereto will
be passed upon for FCN by Sherman I. Goldberg, Esq., Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of FCN. Certain United States federal income
taxation matters will be passed upon for FCN and the FCN Capital Trusts by
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special tax counsel to FCN and the
FCN Capital Trusts. As of September 30, 1996, Sherman I. Goldberg was the
record and beneficial owner of 189,122 shares of common stock of FCN and held
options to purchase 221,083 shares of common stock of FCN.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of FCN included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, incorporated herein by
reference have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public
accountants, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and are
incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the authority of said firm
as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.
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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................ $ 90,910
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses......................................... 10,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses....................................... 50,000
Legal Fees and Expenses............................................ 100,000
Printing and Engraving............................................. 200,000
Fees and Expenses of Trustees...................................... 20,000
Paying Agent Fees.................................................. 10,000
Rating Agency Fees................................................. 80,000
Miscellaneous...................................................... 14,090
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Total............................................................ $575,000
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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.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
This Registration Statement includes the following Exhibits:
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1(a) Form of Underwriting Agreement.
4(a)(1) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I.
4(a)(2) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital II.
4(a)(3) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital III.
4(a)(4) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital IV.
4(b)(1) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I.
4(b)(2) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital II.
4(b)(3) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital III.
4(b)(4) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital IV.
4(c) Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust to be used in
connection with the issuance of the Preferred Securities.
4(d) Form of Indenture to be used in connection with the issuance of
Subordinated Debt Securities.
4(e) Form of Supplemental Indenture to be used in connection with the
issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities.
4(f) Form of Preferred Security (included in Exhibit 4(c)).
4(g) Form of Subordinated Debt Security (included in Exhibit 4(e)).
4(h) Form of Guarantee with respect to Preferred Securities.
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 Guarantees to
be issued by FCN (including Consent of Counsel).
5(b) Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Delaware) as to
the legality of the Preferred Securities to be issued by the
Trusts (including the Consent of such Counsel).
8 Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as to certain
federal tax matters (including Consent of such Counsel).
12 Computation of the Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.(1)
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 (Delaware)
(included in Exhibit 5(b)).
23(d) Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in
Exhibit 8).
24 Power of Attorney.(1)
25(a) Statement of Eligibility of Debt Trustee under the Indenture.
25(b) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD
Capital I.
25(c) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD
Capital II.
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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25(d) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD
Capital III.
25(e) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD
Capital IV.
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.
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.
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.
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.
99 Form of Prospectus Supplement.
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(1) Previously filed.
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
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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.
(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 AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE 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 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1997.
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 AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO THE 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
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(TERENCE E. ADDERLEY) 1997
James K. Baker* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(JAMES K. BAKER) 1997
John H. Bryan* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(JOHN H. BRYAN) 1997
Siegfried Buschmann* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(SIEGFRIED BUSCHMANN) 1997
James S. Crown* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(JAMES S. CROWN) 1997
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Maureen A. Fay, O.P.* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(MAUREEN A. FAY, O.P.) 1997
Charles T. Fisher III* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(CHARLES T. FISHER III) 1997
Donald V. Fites* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(DONALD V. FITES) 1997
Verne G. Istock* Director and
- ------------------------------------- Principal Executive January 16,
(VERNE G. ISTOCK) Officer 1997
Thomas H. Jeffs II* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(THOMAS H. JEFFS II) 1997
Richard A. Manoogian* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN) 1997
Scott P. Marks, Jr.* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(SCOTT P. MARKS, JR.) 1997
William T. McCormick, Jr.* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(WILLIAM T. MCCORMICK, JR.) 1997
Earl L. Neal* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(EARL L. NEAL) 1997
James J. O'Connor* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(JAMES J. O'CONNOR) 1997
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(THOMAS E. REILLY, JR.) 1997
Patrick G. Ryan* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(PATRICK G. RYAN) 1997
Adele Simmons* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(ADELE SIMMONS) 1997
Richard L. Thomas* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(RICHARD L. THOMAS) 1997
David J. Vitale* Director
- ------------------------------------- January 16,
(DAVID J. VITALE) 1997
Robert A. Rosholt* Principal Financial
- ------------------------------------- Officer January 16,
(ROBERT A. ROSHOLT) 1997
William J. Roberts* Principal Accounting
- ------------------------------------- Officer January 16,
(WILLIAM J. ROBERTS) 1997
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* The undersigned, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this Amendment
No. 1 to the 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 INDEX
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1(a) Form of Underwriting Agreement.
4(a)(1) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I.
4(a)(2) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital II.
4(a)(3) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital III.
4(a)(4) Certificate of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital IV.
4(b)(1) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital I.
4(b)(2) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital II.
4(b)(3) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital III.
4(b)(4) Declaration of Trust of First Chicago NBD Capital IV.
4(c) Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust to be
used in connection with the issuance of the Preferred
Securities.
4(d) Form of Indenture to be used in connection with the
issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities.
4(e) Form of Supplemental Indenture to be used in connection
with the issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities.
4(f) Form of Preferred Security (included in Exhibit 4(c)).
4(g) Form of Subordinated Debt Security (included in Exhibit
4(e)).
4(h) Form of Guarantee with respect to Preferred Securities.
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
Guarantees to be issued by FCN (including Consent of
Counsel).
5(b) Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Delaware)
as to the legality of the Preferred Securities to be
issued by the Trusts (including the Consent of such
Counsel).
8 Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as to
certain federal tax matters (including Consent of such
Counsel).
12 Computation of the Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.(1)
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 (Delaware)
(included in Exhibit 5(b)).
23(d) Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
(included in Exhibit 8).
24 Power of Attorney.(1)
25(a) Statement of Eligibility of Debt Trustee under the
Indenture.
25(b) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under
the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First
Chicago NBD Capital I.
25(c) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under
the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First
Chicago NBD Capital II.
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25(d) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago
NBD Capital III.
25(e) Statement of Eligibility of Institutional Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Chicago
NBD Capital IV.
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.
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.
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.
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.
99 Form of Prospectus Supplement.
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EXHIBIT 1(a)
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL [I]
(a Delaware business trust)
Preferred Securities
% Preferred Securities
(Liquidation Amount of $__ Per Preferred Security)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Dated: January , 1997
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL [I]
(a Delaware business trust)
Preferred Securities
% Preferred Securities
(Liquidation Amount of $__ Per Preferred Security)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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January , 1997
Ladies and Gentlemen:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL [I] (the "Trust"), a statutory business trust
organized under the Business Trust Act (the "Delaware Act") of the State of
Delaware (Chapter 38, Title 12, of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. (S)(S) 3801 et
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seq.) and FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"
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and, together with the Trust, the "Offerors") confirm their agreement (the
"Agreement") with and each of the other Underwriters named in
Schedule A hereto (collectively, the "Underwriters", which term shall also
include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10
hereof), for whom are acting as representatives (in such
capacity, the "Representatives"), with respect to the issue and sale by the
Trust and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of
the respective numbers of % Preferred Securities (liquidation amount of $[ ]
per preferred security) of the Trust (the "Preferred Securities") set forth in
said Schedule A. The Preferred Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters
are hereinafter called the "Designated Securities." The Preferred Securities
will be guaranteed by the Company with respect to distributions and payments
upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise (the "Preferred Securities
Guarantee") pursuant to the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement (the
"Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement"), dated as of January , 1997,
between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (the "Guarantee
Trustee"). The Preferred Securities and the related Preferred Securities
Guarantees are referred to herein as the "Securities".
The Offerors understand that the Underwriters propose to make a public
offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after
this Agreement has been executed and delivered. The entire proceeds from the
sale of the Securities will be combined with the entire proceeds from the sale
by the Trust to the Company of its common securities (the "Common Securities")
guaranteed by the Company, to the extent set forth in the Prospectus (as defined
herein), with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, and
redemption (the "Common Securities Guarantee" and together with the Preferred
Securities Guarantee, the
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"Guarantees") pursuant to the Common Securities Guarantee Agreement (the "Common
Securities Guarantee Agreement" and, together with the Preferred Securities
Guarantee Agreement, the "Guarantee Agreements"), dated as of January , 1997,
between the Company and the Guarantee Trustee, and will be used by the Trust to
purchase $ million aggregate principal amount of Subordinated
Deferrable Interest Notes (the "Subordinated Debt Securities") to be issued by
the Company. The Preferred Securities and the Common Securities will be issued
pursuant to the amended and restated declaration of trust of the Trust, dated as
of January , 1997 (the "Declaration"), among the Company, as Sponsor, the
trustees named therein (the "Trustees") and the holders from time to time of
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. The Subordinated
Debt Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of January 1,
1997, among the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Debt
Trustee")(the "Base Indenture"), and a supplement thereto, dated as of January
, 1997 (the "Supplemental Indenture," and together with the Base Indenture and
any other amendments or supplements thereto, the "Indenture"), among the Company
and the Debt Trustee.
The Offerors have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-15649)
covering the registration of (i) the Preferred Securities, (ii) the Preferred
Securities Guarantee and (iii) the Subordinated Debt Securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), which permits the delayed
or continuous offering of securities pursuant to Rule 415 of the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the "1933 Act Regulations").
Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Offerors will
either (i) prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of
Rule 430A ("Rule 430A") of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
1933 Act (the "1933 Act Regulations") and paragraph (b) of Rule 424 ("Rule
424(b)") of the 1933 Act Regulations or (ii) if the Offerors have elected to
rely upon Rule 434 ("Rule 434") of the 1933 Act Regulations, prepare and file a
term sheet (a "Term Sheet") in accordance with the provisions of Rule 434 and
Rule 424(b). The information included in such prospectus or in such Term Sheet,
as the case may be, that was omitted from such registration statement at the
time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration
statement at the time it became effective (a) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule
430A is referred to as "Rule 430A Information" or (b) pursuant to paragraph (d)
of Rule 434 is referred to as "Rule 434 Information." Each prospectus used
before such registration statement became effective, and any prospectus that
omitted, as applicable, the Rule 430A Information or the Rule 434 Information,
that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, is herein called a "preliminary prospectus." Such
registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, schedules thereto, if
any, and the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of
Form S-3 under the 1933 Act, at the time it became effective and including the
Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434 Information, as applicable, is herein
called the "Registration Statement." Any registration statement filed pursuant
to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein referred to as the "Rule
462(b) Registration Statement" and after such filing the term "Registration
Statement" shall include the Rule 462 (b) Registration Statement. The final
prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant
to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act, in the form first furnished to the
Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of
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the Securities is herein called the "Prospectus." If Rule 434 is relied on, the
term "Prospectus" shall refer to the preliminary prospectus dated January ,
1997 together with the Term Sheet and all references in this Agreement to the
date of the Prospectus shall mean the date of the Term Sheet. For purposes of
this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus or any Term Sheet or any amendment or supplement to
any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the
Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
system ("EDGAR").
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules
and other information which is "contained," "included" or "stated" in the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other
references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such
financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of
any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") which is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, such preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.
SECTION I. Representations and Warranties. The Offerors jointly and
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severally represent and warrant to each Underwriter as of the date hereof and
as of the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, and agrees with each
Underwriter, as follows:
A. Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Company meets the
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requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act. Each of the
Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has
become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of
the Commission for additional information has been complied with.
At the respective times the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto became
effective and at the Closing Time, the Registration Statement, the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto
complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of
the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act, the regulations of
the Commission under the 1934 Act (the "1934 Act Regulations"), and the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "1939 Act") and the rules and regulations
of the Commission under the 1939 Act (the "1939 Act Regulations"), and did
not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any
amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any such
amendment or supplement was issued and at the Closing Time, included or
will
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include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
If Rule 434 is used, the Company will comply with the requirements of Rule
434. The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply
to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or Prospectus
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the
Offerors in writing by any Underwriter through expressly for
use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus.
Each preliminary prospectus and the prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment
thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, complied when so
filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and each
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for
use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically
transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR,
except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
B. Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated or deemed to
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be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the
Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the
requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder (the "1934 Act Regulations"), and, when read together
with the other information in the Prospectus, at the time the Registration
Statement became effective, at the time the Prospectus was issued and at
the Closing Time, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
C. No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the respective
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dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as one enterprise (a "Material Adverse Effect"),
whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) there have
been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which
are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as
one enterprise, and (C) except for regular quarterly dividends on the
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the "Common
Stock") and the regular quarterly dividends on the Company's Preferred
Stock with Cumulative and Adjustable Dividends, Series B ($100 stated
value), no par value, Preferred Stock with Cumulative and Adjustable
Dividends, Series C ($100 stated value), no par value, 8.45% Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series E ($625 stated value), no par value, and 5 3/4%
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B ($5,000 stated value), no
par value, in amounts per share that are consistent with past practice or
publicly announced increases prior to the date of the Registration
Statement, there has
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been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on any
class of its Capital Stock.
D. Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company
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has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with power and authority
(corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign
corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under
the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties
or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, or is subject
to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so
qualified in any such jurisdiction; and each Significant Subsidiary (as
defined in Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission) of the Company has
been duly incorporated chartered or organized and is validly existing as a
corporation or national banking association, as the case may be, in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization.
E. Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital
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stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus in the column
entitled "Actual" under the caption "Capitalization" (except for subsequent
issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to reservations,
agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus,
pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to
in the Prospectus or as otherwise described in the Prospectus).
F. Authorization and Description of Designated Securities. The
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Designated Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to
the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered
by the Company pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the
consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable; the Designated Securities conform to the statements
relating thereto contained in the Prospectus and such description conforms
to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same; the holders
of the Designated Securities (the "Securityholders") will be entitled to
the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of
private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware; and the issuance of the Designated Securities is
not subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder
of the Company.
G. Authorization and Description of Common Securities. The Common
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Securities have been duly and validly authorized by the Trust and upon
delivery by the Trust to the Company against payment therefor as described
in the Prospectus, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-
assessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and
will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus; the
issuance of the Common Securities is not subject to preemptive or other
similar rights; and at the Closing Time, all of the issued and outstanding
Common
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Securities of the Trust will be directly owned by the Company free and
clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim
or equity.
H. Good Standing of the Trust. The Trust has been duly created and
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is validly existing as a statutory business trust in good standing under
the Delaware Business Trust Act with the power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and the Trust has conducted no business to date, and it will
conduct no business in the future that would be inconsistent with the
description of the Trust set forth in the Prospectus; the Trust is not a
party to or bound by any agreement or instrument other than this Agreement,
the Declaration and the agreements and instruments contemplated by the
Declaration; the Trust has no liabilities or obligations other than those
arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Declaration and described in the Prospectus; and the Trust is not a party
to or subject to any action, suit or proceeding of any nature.
I. Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. The issue and sale of the
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Preferred Securities and the Common Securities by the Trust, the compliance
by the Trust with all of the provisions of this Agreement, the purchase of
the Subordinated Debt Securities by the Trust, and the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement
or instrument to which the Trust is a party or by which the Trust is bound
or to which any of the property or assets of the Trust is subject, nor will
such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Declaration or
any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Trust or any of its properties;
and no consent, approval, authorization, order, license, certificate,
permit, registration or qualification of or with any such court or other
governmental agency or body is required to be obtained by the Trust for the
issue and sale of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities by the
Trust, the purchase of the Subordinated Debt Securities by the Trust or the
consummation by the Trust of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Declaration, except for such consents, approvals,
authorizations, licenses, certificates, permits, registrations or
qualifications as have already been obtained, or as may be required under
the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or state securities laws or under
the 1939 Act.
The issuance by the Company of the Guarantees and the Subordinated
Debt Securities, the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions
of this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of the Declaration, the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Guarantee
Agreements and the Indenture, and the consummation of the transactions
herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a
breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any material indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of
trust, or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or
assets of the Company is subject,
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nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
properties; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, license,
certificate, permit, registration or qualification of or with any such
court or other governmental agency or body is required for the issue of the
Guarantees and the Subordinated Debt Securities or the consummation by the
Company of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
for such consents, approvals, authorizations, licenses, certificates,
permits, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained, or
as may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or state
securities laws or under the 1939 Act.
J. Authorization of Agreements. This Agreement, the Guarantee
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Agreements, the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Declaration and the
Indenture have each been duly authorized and when validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, in the case of the Guarantee, by the
Guarantee Trustee, in the case of the Declaration, by the Trustees and, in
the case of the Indenture, by the Debt Trustee, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding at law or in equity); the Subordinated Debt
Securities are entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Guarantee
Agreements, the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Declaration and the
Indenture conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus.
K. Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which
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are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or the documents incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as
exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required.
1. Investment Company Act. The Trust is not, and after giving effect
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to the offering and sale of the Securities will not be, an "investment
company," or an entity "controlled" by an "investment company," as such
terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Investment Company Act").
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SECTION II. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.
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A. Securities. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Trust
agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each
Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Trust, at
the price per security set forth in Schedule B, the number of Securities set
forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional
number of Securities which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.
B. Commission. As compensation to the Underwriters for their commitments
hereunder and in view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the
Securities will be used to purchase the Subordinated Debt Securities of the
Company, the Company hereby agrees to pay to the Representatives, for the
accounts of the several Underwriters, a commission per security set forth in
Schedule B as compensation to the Underwriters for their commitments under this
Agreement.
(c) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of
certificates for, the Securities shall be made at the offices of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, or at
such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the
Offerors, at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the third (fourth, if the pricing
occurs after 4:30 P.M. (Eastern time) on any given day) business day after the
date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10),
or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be
agreed upon by the Representatives and the Offerors (such time and date of
payment and delivery being herein called "Closing Time").
Payment shall be made to the Trust by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account designated by the Trust, against delivery to
the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of
certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that
each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept
delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the
Securities which it has agreed to purchase. , individually and
not as representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to)
make payment of the purchase price for the Securities to be purchased by any
Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time but such
payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.
At the Closing Time, the Company will pay, or cause to be paid, the
commission payable at such time to the Underwriters under Section 2(b) hereof by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by
.
(d) Denominations; Registration. Certificates for the Securities shall be
in such denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may
request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time. The
certificates for the Securities will be
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made available for examination and packaging by the Representatives in The City
of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the business day prior
to the Closing Time.
SECTION III. Covenants of the Offerors. Each of the Offerors jointly and
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severally covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
A. Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests.
The Offerors, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of
Rule 430A or Rule 434, as applicable, and will notify the Representatives
immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective, or any
supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been
filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of
any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration
Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for
additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of
any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus,
or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or
sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any
proceedings for any of such purposes. The Offerors will promptly effect
the filings necessary pursuant to Rule 424(b) and will take such steps as
they deem necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus
transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the
Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such
prospectus. The Offerors will make every reasonable effort to prevent the
issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the
lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.
B. Filing of Amendments. The Offerors will give the Representatives
notice of their intention to file or prepare any amendment to the
Registration Statement (including any filing under Rule 462(b)), any Term
Sheet or any amendment, supplement or revision to either the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective or
to the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or
otherwise, will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such
documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use,
as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall object.
C. Delivery of Registration Statements. The Offerors have furnished
or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters,
without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally
filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or
incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and
certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives,
without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as
originally filed and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each
of the Underwriters. The copies of the
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Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the
Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies
thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent
permitted by Regulation S-T.
D. Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Offerors will
comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1934 Act and
the 1934 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the 1939 Act Regulations so
as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as
contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time when
a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with
sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as
a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriters or the Offerors, to amend the Registration Statement or amend
or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include
any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the
light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a
purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at
any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement
the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or
the 1933 Act Regulations, the Offerors will promptly prepare and file with
the Commission, subject to Section 3(b), such amendment or supplement as
may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and
the Offerors will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such
amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
E. Blue Sky Qualifications. The Offerors will use their best
efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Preferred
Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities for offering and sale under the
applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the
Representatives may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect
for a period of not less than one year from the later of the effective date
of the Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement;
provided, however, that each of the Offerors shall not be obligated to file
any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign
corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is
not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing
business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. In
each jurisdiction in which the Securities have been so qualified, the
Offerors will file such statements and reports as may be required by the
laws of such jurisdiction to continue such qualification in effect for a
period of not less than one year from the effective date of the
Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
F. Rule 158. The Trust and the Company will make generally available
to their Securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for
the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last
paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.
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[G. Listing. The Offerors will use their best efforts to effect the
listing of the Preferred Securities on the New York Stock Exchange; if the
Preferred Securities are exchanged for Subordinated Debt Securities, the
Company will use its best efforts to effect the listing of the Subordinated
Debt securities on the exchange on which the Preferred Securities were then
listed.]
[H. Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of days
from the date of the Prospectus, neither the Trust nor the Company will,
without the prior written consent of , directly or
indirectly, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise dispose of any Preferred
Securities, any other beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, or
any preferred securities or securities substantially similar to the
Preferred Securities or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Preferred Securities or file any registration statement
under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing. The foregoing
sentence shall not apply to any of the Securities to be sold hereunder.]
I. Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when the
Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act,
will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant
to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the
1934 Act Regulations.
SECTION IV. Payment of Expenses. A. Expenses. The Company will pay
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all expenses incident to the performance of each Offeror's obligations under
this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the
Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as
originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing
and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement, any Agreement among
Underwriters and such other documents as may be required in connection with the
offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities, (iii) the
preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Preferred
Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company's
and the Trust's counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the qualification
of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3(e) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in
connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement
thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each
preliminary prospectus, any Term Sheets and of the Prospectus and any amendments
or supplements thereto, (vii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the
Underwriters of copies of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto,
[(viii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review, if any, by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") of the terms of
the sale of the Securities,] (ix) the fees and expenses of the Debt Trustee,
including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Debt Trustee, in
connection with the Indenture and the Subordinated Debt Securities; (x) the fees
and expenses of the Institutional Trustee and Delaware Trustee (each as defined
in the Declaration), including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Institutional Trustee and Delaware Trustee, in
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connection with the Declaration and the Certificate of Trust; (xi) any fees
charged by securities rating services for rating the Preferred Securities and
the Subordinated Debt Securities, (xii) the fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the listing of the Preferred Securities and, if applicable, the
Subordinated Debt Securities on the New York Stock Exchange, (xiii) the fees and
expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Securities, and (xiv) the
cost of qualifying the Preferred Securities with The Depository Trust Company.
B. Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the
Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section
9(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their
out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters.
SECTION V. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of
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the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Offerors contained in Section 1 hereof or
in certificates of any officer of the Offerors or any subsidiary of the Company
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Offerors
of their covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further
conditions:
A. Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has become
effective and at Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or
proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any
request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have
been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the
Underwriters. A prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have
been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) (or a post-
effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed and
declared effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A) or, if
the Offerors have elected to rely upon Rule 434, a Term Sheet shall have
been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b).
B. Opinion of Counsel. At Closing Time the Representatives shall
have received:
a. The favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of Sherman I.
Goldberg, Esq., General Counsel for the Company, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A.
b. The favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom (Delaware), special Delaware counsel for the
Trust and the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel
for the Underwriters, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
B.
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c. The favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of Cravath,
Swaine & Moore, counsel for the Institutional Trustee, in form and
substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, substantially
in the form set forth in Exhibit C.
d. The favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP ("SASM&F"), counsel for the Underwriters,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
C. Officers' Certificate. At Closing Time, since the date hereof or
since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus, there shall not have been any material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or
business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries con sidered as one
enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business and
the Representatives shall have received a certificate, dated as of the
Closing Time, of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of
the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company to
the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii)
the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) hereof are true and
correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as
of Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and
satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or
prior to Closing Time, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or are pending or are contemplated by the
Commission.
D. Accountant's Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this
Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from Arthur Andersen LLP
a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter
for each of the other Underwriters containing statements and information of
the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to
underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial
information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
E. Bring-down Comfort Letter. At Closing Time, the Representatives
shall have received from Arthur Andersen LLP a letter, dated as of Closing
Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in their letters
furnished pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section, except that the
specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business
days prior to Closing Time.
F. Maintenance of Rating. At Closing Time, the Preferred Securities
and the Subordinated Debt Securities shall be rated in one of the four
highest rating categories for long term debt ("Investment Grade") by
Moody's Investor's Service and by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a
division of McGraw-Hill, Inc., and the Company shall have delivered to the
Representatives a letter dated the Closing Time, from each such rating
agency, or other evidence satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming
that the
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Preferred Securities and the Subordinated Debt Securities have such
ratings; and since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have
occurred a downgrading in the rating assigned to the Securities or any of
the Company's other securities by any "nationally recognized statistical
rating agency", as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of
Rule 436(g)(2) under the 1933 Act, and no such organization shall have
publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review its rating of
the Preferred Securities and the Subordinated Debt Securities or any of the
Company's other securities.
[G. Approval of Listing. At Closing Time, the Preferred Securities
shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange,
subject only to official notice of issuance.]
H. Additional Documents. At Closing Time counsel for the
Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as
they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance
and sale of the Preferred Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to
evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the
fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings
taken by the Offerors in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Preferred Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.
I. Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this
Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled,
this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the
Offerors at any time at or prior to Closing Time, and such termination
shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as
provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive
any such termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION VI. Indemnification.
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A. Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act as follows:
a. against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information or the Rule
434 Information, if applicable, or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements
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therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading;
b. against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in
settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omis sion, if such settlement is effected with
the written consent of the Company; and
c. against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including,
subject to Section 6(c) hereof, the fees and disbursements of counsel
chosen by ), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, to the extent
that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss,
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liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through expressly for use in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434
Information, if applicable, or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto); and provided, further, that this indemnity
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agreement with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the
benefit of any underwriter from whom the person asserting any such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses purchased Securities, or any person
controlling such Underwriter, if a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented if the Offerors shall have furnished any such amendments or
supplements thereto), but excluding documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference, was not sent or given by or on behalf of such
Underwriter to such person, if such is required by law, at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of such Securities to such person and if the
Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented, but ex cluding documents incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) would have corrected the
defect giving rise to such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, it being
under stood that this proviso shall have no application if such defect shall
have been corrected in a document which is incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus.
B. Indemnification of Offerors, Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter
severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Offerors, their directors,
trustees, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each
person, if any, who controls the Offerors within the meaning of Section 15 of
the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability,
claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a)
of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or
omissions, or alleged
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untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434
Information, if applicable, or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Offerors by such Underwriter through
expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or
such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto).
C. Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall
give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of
any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought
hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such
indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not
materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it
from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity
agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) above,
counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by , and, in the
case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) above, counsel to the
indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may
participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided,
however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the
consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In
no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more
than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which
indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section
7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties
thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out
of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include
a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by
or on behalf of any indemnified party.
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SECTION VII. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in
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Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages
and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering
of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided
by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company
and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case
as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, or, if Rule 434 is used, the
corresponding location on the Term Sheet, bear to the aggregate initial public
offering price of the Securities as set forth on such cover.
The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate
amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an
indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall
be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public
were offered to the public exceeds the amount
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of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and
each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall
have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters'
respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in
proportion to the number of Initial Securities set forth opposite their
respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.
SECTION VIII. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive
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Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this
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Agreement or in certificates of officers or Trustees of the Offerors submitted
pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling
person, or by or on behalf of the Offerors, and shall survive delivery of the
Preferred Securities to the Underwriters.
SECTION IX. Termination of Agreement.
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A. Termination; General. The Representatives may terminate this
Agreement, by notice to the Offerors, at any time at or prior to Closing Time
(i) if there has been, since the date of this Agreement or since the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus, any material adverse
change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business
affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as
one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or
(ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets
in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other
calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change
in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in
each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the
Representatives, impracticable to market the Designated Securities or to enforce
contracts for the sale of the Designated Securities, or (iii) if trading in any
securities of the Company has been suspended by the Commission or the New York
Stock Exchange, or if trading generally on the American Stock Exchange or the
New York Stock Exchange or in the NASDAQ National Market System has been
suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed,
or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by
such system or by order of the Commission, the NASD or any other governmental
authority, or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal
or New York or Illinois State authorities.
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B. Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section,
such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except as provided in section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6,
7 and 8 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION X. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of
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the Underwriters shall fail at Closing Time to purchase the Designated
Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the
"Defaulted Securities"), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24
hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting
Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all,
of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the
terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have
completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
A. if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the
number of Designated Securities, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters
shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount
thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations
hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting
Underwriters, or
B. if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number of
Designated Securities, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on
the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of
this Agreement, either the Representatives or the Offerors shall have the right
to postpone Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to
effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in
any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term "Underwriter"
includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 10.
SECTION XI. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall
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be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the
Underwriters shall be directed to the Representatives at ;
notices to the Trust and the Company shall be directed to them at One First
National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention: Secretary.
SECTION XII. Parties. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of
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and be binding upon the Underwriters and the Trust and the Company and their
respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is
intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other
than the Underwriters and the Trust and the Company and their respective
successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in
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Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any
provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions
hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters
and the Trust and the Company and their respective successors, and said
controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal
representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation.
No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a
successor by reason merely of such purchase.
SECTION XIII. GOVERNING LAW AND TIME. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
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AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.
SECTION XIV. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein
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and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to the Trust a counterpart hereof, whereupon this
instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement between
the Underwriters and the Trust and the Company in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL [I]
By__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
By__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first above written:
By:
By__________________________________________
Authorized Signatory
For themselves and as Representatives of the other Underwriters named in
Schedule A hereto.
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SCHEDULE A
Number
Name of Underwriter of Securities
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Total ...............................
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Sch A-1
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SCHEDULE B
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL [I]
Preferred Securities
% Preferred Securities
(Liquidation Amount of $__ Per Preferred Security)
1. The initial public offering price per security for the Preferred
Securities, determined as provided in said Section 2, shall be $ .
2. The purchase price per security for the Preferred Securities
to be paid by the several Underwriters shall be $ .
3. The commission per Preferred Security to be paid by the Company to
the Underwriters for their commitments hereunder shall be $ per Preferred
Security.
Sch B-1
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Exhibit A
FORM OF OPINION OF SHERMAN I. GOLDBERG, ESQ.
TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 5(b)(i)
A-1
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Exhibit B
FORM OF OPINION OF SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
(DELAWARE) TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 5(b)(ii)
B-1
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Exhibit C
FORM OF OPINION OF CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 5(b)(iii)
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EXHIBIT 4(a)(1)
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital I, desiring
to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. (S)
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3810, hereby certify as follows:
(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital I."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware is as
follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(a)(2)
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital II,
desiring to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12
Del. C. (S) 3810, hereby certify as follows:
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(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital II."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of busi ness in the State of Delaware is
as follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(a)(3)
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital III,
desiring to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12
Del. C. (S) 3810, hereby certify as follows:
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(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital III."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of busi ness in the State of Delaware is
as follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(a)(4)
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital IV,
desiring to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12
Del. C. (S) 3810, hereby certify as follows:
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(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital IV."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware is
as follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(b)(1)
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
First Chicago NBD Capital I
Dated as of November 6, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.1 Definitions.................................... 1
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
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SECTION 2.1 Name.......................................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Office........................................ 4
SECTION 2.3 Purpose....................................... 4
SECTION 2.4 Authority..................................... 4
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust................ 4
SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees........................ 5
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust................ 6
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust............................. 6
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor............... 6
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders..... 7
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ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
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SECTION 3.1 Trustees................................... 7
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees........................... 7
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee........................... 8
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee........................... 8
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency
of Declaration............................ 8
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
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SECTION 4.1 Exculpation................................ 9
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty............................. 9
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification............................ 10
SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses......................... 14
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ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 5.1 Amendments................................ 14
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust...................... 14
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law............................. 15
SECTION 5.4 Headings.................................. 15
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns.................... 15
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability.................... 15
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.............................. 15
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
First Chicago NBD Capital I
November 6, 1996
DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and effective as of
November 6, 1996 by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined
herein), and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial
interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor desire to establish a trust
(the "Trust") pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act for the sole purpose
of issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in
certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust constitute a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that this
Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the exclusive benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section
1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this
Declaration of Trust as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections are to
Articles and Sections of this Declaration unless otherwise specified; and
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(e) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the
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Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a day on which banking institutions in
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New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
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Del. Code (S)3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any
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successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any Affiliate
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of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members,
partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee; or (d)
any employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Covered Person" means (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner,
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member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust's
Affiliates and (b) any holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means the Parent in its capacity as the issuer of the
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Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the Debenture
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Issuer and acquired by the Trust.
"Debenture Trustee" means the trustee under the Indenture until a successor
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is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
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time to time or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
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"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary
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Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the indenture to be entered into between the Parent and the
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Debenture Trustee and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Parent" means First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation or any
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successor entity in a merger.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate,
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partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability
company, trust, unincorpo rated association, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Preferred Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Regular Trustee" means any Trustee other than the Delaware Trustee and the
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Institutional Trustee (as hereinafter defined).
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
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time, or any successor legislation.
"Sponsor" means the Parent in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
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"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a
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trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the
terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed,
qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such Person or
Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 2.1 Name.
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The Trust created by this Declaration is named "First Chicago NBD Capital
I." The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any
other name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 2.2 Office.
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The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o First Chicago NBD
Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670. At any time,
the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 2.3 Purpose.
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The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell
Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures, and
(b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities
necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt
or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or
otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause
the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as
a grantor trust.
SECTION 2.4 Authority.
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Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration, the Regular Trustees
shall have exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the
Trust. An action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers
shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the
Regular Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to
inquire into the authority of the Regular Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons
dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and
authority of the Regular Trustees as set forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust.
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SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees.
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The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power and authority to cause the
Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in
accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the Trust may issue
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no more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more than one series of
Common Securities, and, provided further, that there shall be no interests in
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the Trust other than the Securities and the issuance of the Securities shall
be limited to a one-time, simultaneous issuance of both Preferred Securities
and Common Securities;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, at
the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on
Form S-3 prepared by the Sponsor, including any amendments thereto in
relation to the Preferred Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor, or take
any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in order to qualify
or register all or part of the Preferred Securities in any State in which
the Sponsor has determined to qualify or register such Preferred Securities
for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the Sponsor, to the
New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
Stock Market's National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any
Preferred Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on
Form 8-A, including any amendments thereto, prepared by the Sponsor
relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) execute and enter into an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities;
(c) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors, and
consultants and provide for reasonable compensation for such services;
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(d) to incur expenses which are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of this Declaration; and
(e) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and powers,
and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or
incidental to the foregoing.
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust.
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On or after the date of execution of this Declaration, the Trustees shall
cause the filing of the Certificate of Trust for the Trust in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust.
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The Trust, absent termination pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2,
shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the date hereof.
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
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In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Sponsor
shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the following
activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred Securities, including any
amendments thereto;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and to do any and
all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and advise
the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing any
documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems
necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such
States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New York Stock
Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market
for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the class of Preferred
Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments
thereto; and
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(e) to negotiate the terms of an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities.
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders.
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Every Person by virtue of having become a holder of a Security or any interest
therein in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to
have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this
Declaration.
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
SECTION 3.1 Trustees.
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The number of Trustees initially shall be four (3), and thereafter the number
of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a
written instrument signed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is entitled to appoint or
remove without cause any Trustee at any time; provided further that one Trustee,
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in the case of a natural person, shall be a person who is a resident of the
State of Delaware or that, if not a natural person, is an entity which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee");
provided further that there shall be at least one trustee who is an employee or
officer of, or is affiliated with the Parent (a "Regular Trustee").
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees.
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The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
M. Eileen Kennedy
Robert A. Rosholt
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, any power of the
Regular Trustees may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such
Regular Trustee.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, any Regular Trustee is authorized
to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the Regular Trustees have
the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 2.6
provided, that, the registration statement referred to in Section 2.6(b)(i),
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including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by a majority of the Regular
Trustees; and
(c) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable
law, delegate to any other natural
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person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purposes of signing any
documents which the Regular Trustees have power and authority to cause the Trust
to execute pursuant to Section 2.6.
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee.
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The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, the Delaware Trustee
shall not be entitled to exercise any of the powers, nor shall the Delaware
Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Regular Trustees
described in this Declaration. The Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the
sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the
Business Trust Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Delaware Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions to act of the
Trust or of the Regular Trustees except such acts as the Delaware Trustee is
expressly obligated or authorized to undertake under this Declaration or the
Business Trust Act and except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Delaware Trustee.
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee.
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Prior to the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities, the
Sponsor shall appoint another trustee (the "Institutional Trustee") meeting the
requirements of an eligible trustee of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, by the execution of an amendment to this Declaration executed by the
Regular Trustees, the Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency of Declaration.
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The recitals contained in this Declaration shall be taken as the statements of
the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or condition
of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration.
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 4.1 Exculpation.
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(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in
damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct
with respect to such acts or omissions; and
(b) an Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or
statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified
Person reason ably believes are within such other Person's professional or
expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf
of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to
holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty.
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(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or
to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration
shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good
faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this
Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an
Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the
parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified
Person;
(b) unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between Covered
Persons; or
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(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein
or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner that is,
or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any holder of
Securities, the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest,
take such action or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative
interest of each party (including its own interest) to such conflict,
agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to
such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any
applicable generally accepted accounting practices or principles. In the
absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or
term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified Person shall not
constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at law or in
equity or otherwise; and
(c) whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or
required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors
as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or
obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting
the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the Indemnified
Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any
other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable law.
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification.
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(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted
by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that he
is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
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cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea
of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and
in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by
law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the
court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such other
court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be successful
on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section 4.3(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
4.3(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture Issuer only
as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification
of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he
has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and
(ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not
par-
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ties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or
(3) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company Indemnified
Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 4.3(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it
shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by
the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 4.3(a). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer if a
determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees by
a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of
disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based
upon the facts known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security
Holder at the time such determination is made, such Company Indemnified
Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to
any criminal proceeding, that such Company Indemnified Person believed or
had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In no event shall
any advance be made in instances where the Regular Trustees, independent
legal counsel or Common Security Holder reasonably determine that such person
deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or its Common or Preferred
Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 4.3(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification
and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Preferred
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 4.3(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company
Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section
4.3(a) is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this
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Section 4.3(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture
Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the
provisions of this Section 4.3(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 4.3(a), references to "the Trust"
shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (in cluding any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director,
trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving
at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer,
employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under
the provisions of this Section 4.3(a) with respect to the resulting or
surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if
its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 4.3(a) shall, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Company Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify (i) the Delaware Trustee,
(ii) any Affiliate of the Delaware Trustee, and (iii) any officers,
directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives,
nominees, custodians or agents of the Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons
in (i) through (iii) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person")
for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration
of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against, or
investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to
indemnify as set forth in this Section 4.3(b) shall survive the termination
of this Declaration.
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SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses.
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Any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee may engage in or
possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description,
independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the
Trust, and the Trust and the holders of Securities shall have no rights by
virtue of this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or
profits derived therefrom and the pursuit of any such venture, even if
competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or
improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor or the Delaware Trustee shall be
obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust
even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust,
could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the
Delaware Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually
or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person and the Delaware Trustee
may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the
Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee
or agent for or may act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or
other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1 Amendments.
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At any time before the issue of any Securities, this Declaration may be
amended by, and only by, a written instrument executed by all of the Regular
Trustees and the Sponsor.
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust.
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(a) The Trust shall terminate and be of no further force or effect:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with
respect to the Sponsor or the revocation of the Sponsor's charter or of the
Trust's certificate of trust;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Sponsor, or
the Trust; and
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(iv) before the issue of any Securities, with the consent of all of the
Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(b) as soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in
Section 5.2(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law.
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This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and all
rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles
of conflict of laws.
SECTION 5.4 Headings.
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Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns.
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Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred
to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and
all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees
shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed.
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability.
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If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to
any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.
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This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page
and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of
the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such
counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the
same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Regular Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Regular Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Delaware Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, as
Sponsor
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
By:________________________________
Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Treasurer
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital I, desiring
to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. (S)
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3810, hereby certify as follows:
(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital I."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware is as
follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
c/o FCC National Bank
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(b)(2)
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
First Chicago NBD Capital II
Dated as of November 6, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions................................................... 1
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
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SECTION 2.1 Name......................................................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Office....................................................... 4
SECTION 2.3 Purpose...................................................... 4
SECTION 2.4 Authority.................................................... 4
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust............................... 4
SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees....................................... 5
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust............................... 6
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust............................................ 6
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.............................. 6
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders.................... 7
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ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
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SECTION 3.1 Trustees................................................. 7
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees......................................... 7
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee......................................... 8
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee......................................... 8
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency
of Declaration........................................... 8
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
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SECTION 4.1 Exculpation................................................... 9
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty................................................ 9
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification............................................... 10
SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses............................................ 14
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ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 5.1 Amendments.................................................... 14
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust.......................................... 14
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law................................................. 15
SECTION 5.4 Headings...................................................... 15
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns........................................ 15
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability........................................ 15
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.................................................. 15
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
First Chicago NBD Capital II
November 6, 1996
DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and effective as of
November 6, 1996 by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined
herein), and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial
interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor desire to establish a trust
(the "Trust") pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act for the sole purpose
of issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in
certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust constitute a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that this
Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the exclusive benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective mean ings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this
Declaration of Trust as modified, supplemented or amended from time to
time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections are to
Articles and Sections of this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
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(e) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the
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Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a day on which banking institutions in
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New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
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Del. Code (S)3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any
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successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any Affiliate
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of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members,
partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee; or (d)
any employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Covered Person" means (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner,
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member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust's
Affiliates and (b) any holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means the Parent in its capacity as the issuer of the
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Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the Debenture
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Issuer and acquired by the Trust.
"Debenture Trustee" means the trustee under the Indenture until a successor
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is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
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time to time or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
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"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary
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Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the indenture to be entered into between the Parent and the
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Debenture Trustee and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Parent" means First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation or any
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successor entity in a merger.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate,
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partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability
company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Preferred Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Regular Trustee" means any Trustee other than the Delaware Trustee and the
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Institutional Trustee (as hereinafter defined).
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
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time, or any successor legislation.
"Sponsor" means the Parent in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
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"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a
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trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the
terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed,
qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such Person or
Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 2.1 Name.
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The Trust created by this Declaration is named "First Chicago NBD Capital II."
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 2.2 Office.
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The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o First Chicago NBD
Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670. At any time,
the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 2.3 Purpose.
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The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell
Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures, and
(b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities
necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt
or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or
otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause
the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as
a grantor trust.
SECTION 2.4 Authority.
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Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration, the Regular Trustees
shall have exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the
Trust. An action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers
shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the
Regular Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to
inquire into the authority of the Regular Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons
dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and
authority of the Regular Trustees as set forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust.
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SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees.
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The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power and authority to cause the
Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in
accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the Trust may issue no
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more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more than one series of
Common Securities, and, provided further, that there shall be no interests in
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the Trust other than the Securities and the issuance of the Securities shall be
limited to a one-time, simultaneous issuance of both Preferred Securities and
Common Securities;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, at
the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on Form
S-3 prepared by the Sponsor, including any amendments thereto in relation to
the Preferred Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor, or take any
acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in order to qualify or
register all or part of the Preferred Securities in any State in which the
Sponsor has determined to qualify or register such Preferred Securities for
sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the Sponsor, to the New
York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq Stock
Market's National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any
Preferred Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on Form
8-A, including any amendments thereto, prepared by the Sponsor relating to
the registration of the Preferred Securities under Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act; and
(v) execute and enter into an underwriting agreement and pricing agreement
providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities;
(c) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors, and
consultants and provide for reasonable compensation for such services;
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(d) to incur expenses which are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of this Declaration; and
(e) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and powers,
and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or
incidental to the foregoing.
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust.
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On or after the date of execution of this Declaration, the Trustees shall
cause the filing of the Certificate of Trust for the Trust in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust.
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The Trust, absent termination pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2,
shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the date hereof.
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
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In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Sponsor
shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the following
activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred Securities, including any
amendments thereto;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and to do any
and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and
advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and
filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor
deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of
any such States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New York Stock
Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market
for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the class of Preferred
Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments
thereto; and
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(e) to negotiate the terms of an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities.
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders.
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Every Person by virtue of having become a holder of a Security or any interest
therein in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to
have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this
Declaration.
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
SECTION 3.1 Trustees.
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The number of Trustees initially shall be four (3), and thereafter the number
of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a
written instrument signed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is entitled to appoint or
remove without cause any Trustee at any time; provided further that one Trustee,
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in the case of a natural person, shall be a person who is a resident of the
State of Delaware or that, if not a natural person, is an entity which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee");
provided further that there shall be at least one trustee who is an employee or
officer of, or is affiliated with the Parent (a "Regular Trustee").
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees.
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The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
M. Eileen Kennedy
Robert A. Rosholt
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, any power of the
Regular Trustees may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such
Regular Trustee.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, any Regular Trustee is authorized
to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the Regular Trustees have
the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 2.6
provided, that, the registration statement referred to in Section 2.6(b)(i),
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including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by a majority of the Regular
Trustees; and
(c) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable
law, delegate to any other natural
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person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purposes of signing any
documents which the Regular Trustees have power and authority to cause the Trust
to execute pursuant to Section 2.6.
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee.
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The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, the Delaware Trustee
shall not be entitled to exercise any of the powers, nor shall the Delaware
Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Regular Trustees
described in this Declaration. The Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the
sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the
Business Trust Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Delaware Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions to act of the
Trust or of the Regular Trustees except such acts as the Delaware Trustee is
expressly obligated or authorized to undertake under this Declaration or the
Business Trust Act and except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Delaware Trustee.
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee.
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Prior to the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities, the
Sponsor shall appoint another trustee (the "Institutional Trustee") meeting the
requirements of an eligible trustee of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, by the execution of an amendment to this Declaration executed by the
Regular Trustees, the Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency of Declaration.
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The recitals contained in this Declaration shall be taken as the statements of
the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or condition
of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration.
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 4.1 Exculpation.
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(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in
damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct
with respect to such acts or omissions; and
(b) an Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or
statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified
Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or
expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf
of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to
holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty.
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(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or
to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration
shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good
faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this
Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an
Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the
parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified
Person;
(b) unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between Covered
Persons; or
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(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner
that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any
holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted
accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the
Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by
the Indemnified Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any
other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the
Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise; and
(c) whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or
required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors
as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or
obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting
the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the Indemnified
Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any
other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable
law.
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification.
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(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted
by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable
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cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not act in good faith
and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by
law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable
to the Trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of
Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of
Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be successful
on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section 4.3(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
4.3(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by
the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of such
Regular Trustees who were not
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parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or
(3) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company Indemnified
Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 4.3(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 4.3(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular
Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees,
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum
of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that,
based upon the facts known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common
Security Holder at the time such determination is made, such Company
Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did
not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, or,
with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Company Indemnified
Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In no event shall any advance be made in instances where the Regular
Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder reasonably
determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or
its Common or Preferred Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 4.3(a) shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture
Issuer or Preferred Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to
action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office. All rights to indemnification under this Section 4.3(a)
shall be deemed to be provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer
and each Company Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time
while this Section 4.3(a) is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this
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Section 4.3(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture
Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
the provisions of this Section 4.3(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 4.3(a), references to "the Trust"
shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director,
trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Section 4.3(a) with respect to the
resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such
constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 4.3(a) shall, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Company Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify (i) the Delaware Trustee, (ii)
any Affiliate of the Delaware Trustee, and (iii) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons in (i) through
(iii) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person") for, and to hold
each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or
in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 4.3(b)
shall survive the termination of this Declaration.
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SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses.
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Any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee may engage in or
possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description,
independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the
Trust, and the Trust and the holders of Securities shall have no rights by
virtue of this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or
profits derived therefrom and the pursuit of any such venture, even if
competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or
improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor or the Delaware Trustee shall be
obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust
even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust,
could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the
Delaware Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually
or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person and the Delaware Trustee
may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the
Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee
or agent for or may act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or
other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1 Amendments.
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At any time before the issue of any Securities, this Declaration may be
amended by, and only by, a written instrument executed by all of the Regular
Trustees and the Sponsor.
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust.
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(a) The Trust shall terminate and be of no further force or effect:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent
with respect to the Sponsor or the revocation of the Sponsor's charter or of
the Trust's certificate of trust;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the
Sponsor, or the Trust; and
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(iv) before the issue of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(b) as soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in
Section 5.2(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law.
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This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and all
rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles
of conflict of laws.
SECTION 5.4 Headings.
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Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns.
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Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred
to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and
all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees
shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed.
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability.
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If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to
any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.
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This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page
and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of
the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such
counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the
same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Regular Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Regular Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Delaware Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, as
Sponsor
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
By:________________________________
Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Treasurer
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital II,
desiring to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12
Del. C. (S) 3810, hereby certify as follows:
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(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital II."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of busi ness in the State of Delaware is
as follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
c/o FCC National Bank
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(b)(3)
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
First Chicago NBD Capital III
Dated as of November 6, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions................................................... 1
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
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SECTION 2.1 Name........................................................ 4
SECTION 2.2 Office...................................................... 4
SECTION 2.3 Purpose..................................................... 4
SECTION 2.4 Authority................................................... 4
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust.............................. 4
SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees...................................... 5
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust.............................. 6
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust........................................... 6
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor............................. 6
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders................... 7
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ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
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SECTION 3.1 Trustees................................................ 7
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees........................................ 7
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee........................................ 8
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee........................................ 8
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency
of Declaration.......................................... 8
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
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SECTION 4.1 Exculpation.................................................. 9
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty............................................... 9
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification.............................................. 10
SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses........................................... 14
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ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 5.1 Amendments................................................... 14
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust......................................... 14
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law................................................ 15
SECTION 5.4 Headings..................................................... 15
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns....................................... 15
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability....................................... 15
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts................................................. 15
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
First Chicago NBD Capital III
November 6, 1996
DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and effective as of
November 6, 1996 by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined
herein), and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial
interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor desire to establish a trust
(the "Trust") pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act for the sole purpose
of issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in
certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust constitute a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that this
Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the exclusive benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this
Declaration of Trust as modified, supplemented or amended from time to
time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections are to
Articles and Sections of this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
and
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(e) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the
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Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a day on which banking institutions in
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New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
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Del. Code (S)3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any
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successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any Affiliate
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of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members,
partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee; or (d)
any employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Covered Person" means (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner,
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member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust's
Affiliates and (b) any holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means the Parent in its capacity as the issuer of the
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Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the Debenture
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Issuer and acquired by the Trust.
"Debenture Trustee" means the trustee under the Indenture until a successor
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is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
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time to time or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
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"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary
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Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the indenture to be entered into between the Parent and the
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Debenture Trustee and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Parent" means First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation or any
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successor entity in a merger.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate,
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partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability
company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Preferred Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Regular Trustee" means any Trustee other than the Delaware Trustee and the
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Institutional Trustee (as hereinafter defined).
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
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time, or any successor legislation.
"Sponsor" means the Parent in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
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"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a
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trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the
terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed,
qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such Person or
Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 2.1 Name.
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The Trust created by this Declaration is named "First Chicago NBD Capital
III." The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or
any other name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 2.2 Office.
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The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o First Chicago NBD
Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670. At any time,
the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 2.3 Purpose.
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The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell
Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures, and
(b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities
necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt
or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or
otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause
the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as
a grantor trust.
SECTION 2.4 Authority.
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Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration, the Regular Trustees
shall have exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the
Trust. An action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers
shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the
Regular Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to
inquire into the authority of the Regular Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons
dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and
authority of the Regular Trustees as set forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust.
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SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees.
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The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power and authority to cause the
Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in
accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the Trust may
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issue no more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more than one
series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that there shall be no
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interests in the Trust other than the Securities and the issuance of the
Securities shall be limited to a one-time, simultaneous issuance of both
Preferred Securities and Common Securities;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, at
the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on
Form S-3 prepared by the Sponsor, including any amendments thereto in
relation to the Preferred Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor, or take any
acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in order to qualify or
register all or part of the Preferred Securities in any State in which the
Sponsor has determined to qualify or register such Preferred Securities for
sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the Sponsor, to the New
York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq Stock
Market's National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any
Preferred Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on
Form 8-A, including any amend ments thereto, prepared by the Sponsor relating
to the registration of the Preferred Securities under Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act; and
(v) execute and enter into an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities;
(c) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors, and
consultants and provide for reasonable compensation for such services;
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(d) to incur expenses which are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of this Declaration; and
(e) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and powers,
and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or
incidental to the foregoing.
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust.
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On or after the date of execution of this Declaration, the Trustees shall
cause the filing of the Certificate of Trust for the Trust in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust.
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The Trust, absent termination pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2,
shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the date hereof.
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
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In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Sponsor
shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the following
activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred Securities, including any
amendments thereto;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and to do any and
all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and advise
the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing any
documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems
necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such
States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New York Stock
Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market
for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the class of Preferred
Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments
thereto; and
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(e) to negotiate the terms of an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities.
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders.
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Every Person by virtue of having become a holder of a Security or any interest
therein in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to
have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this
Declaration.
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
SECTION 3.1 Trustees.
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The number of Trustees initially shall be four (3), and thereafter the number
of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a
written instrument signed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is entitled to appoint or
remove without cause any Trustee at any time; provided further that one Trustee,
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in the case of a natural person, shall be a person who is a resident of the
State of Delaware or that, if not a natural person, is an entity which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee");
provided further that there shall be at least one trustee who is an employee or
officer of, or is affiliated with the Parent (a "Regular Trustee").
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees.
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The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
M. Eileen Kennedy
Robert A. Rosholt
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, any power of the
Regular Trustees may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such
Regular Trustee.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, any Regular Trustee is authorized
to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the Regular Trustees have
the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 2.6
provided, that, the registration statement referred to in Section 2.6(b)(i),
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including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by a majority of the Regular
Trustees; and
(c) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable
law, delegate to any other natural
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person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purposes of signing any
documents which the Regular Trustees have power and authority to cause the Trust
to execute pursuant to Section 2.6.
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee.
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The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, the Delaware
Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the powers, nor shall the
Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Regular
Trustees described in this Declaration. The Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee
for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807
of the Business Trust Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Delaware Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions to act of the
Trust or of the Regular Trustees except such acts as the Delaware Trustee is
expressly obligated or authorized to undertake under this Declaration or the
Business Trust Act and except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Delaware Trustee.
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee.
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Prior to the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities, the
Sponsor shall appoint another trustee (the "Institutional Trustee") meeting the
requirements of an eligible trustee of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, by the execution of an amendment to this Declaration executed by the
Regular Trustees, the Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency of Declaration.
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The recitals contained in this Declaration shall be taken as the statements of
the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or condition
of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration.
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 4.1 Exculpation.
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(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in
damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct
with respect to such acts or omissions; and
(b) an Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or
statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified
Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or
expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf
of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to
holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty.
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(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or
to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration
shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good
faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this
Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an
Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the
parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified
Person;
(b) unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between Covered
Persons; or
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(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein
or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner that
is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any
holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted
accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the
Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by
the Indemnified Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any
other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the
Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise; and
(c) whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or
required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors
as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or
obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting
the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or by
applicable law.
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification.
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(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted
by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that he
is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable
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cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not act in good faith
and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by
law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable
to the Trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of
Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of
Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be successful
on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section 4.3(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
4.3(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by
the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of such
Regular Trustees who were not
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parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or
(3) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company Indemnified
Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 4.3(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 4.3(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture
Issuer if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular
Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees,
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum
of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that,
based upon the facts known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common
Security Holder at the time such determination is made, such Company
Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did
not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, or,
with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Company Indemnified
Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In no event shall any advance be made in instances where the Regular
Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder reasonably
determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or
its Common or Preferred Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 4.3(a) shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture
Issuer or Preferred Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to
action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office. All rights to indemnification under this Section 4.3(a)
shall be deemed to be provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer
and each Company Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time
while this Section 4.3(a) is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this
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Section 4.3(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture
Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
the provisions of this Section 4.3(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 4.3(a), references to "the Trust"
shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director,
trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Section 4.3(a) with respect to the
resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such
constituent entity if its separate existence had continued .
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 4.3(a) shall, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Company Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify (i) the Delaware Trustee, (ii)
any Affiliate of the Delaware Trustee, and (iii) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons in (i) through
(iii) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person") for, and to hold
each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or
in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 4.3(b)
shall survive the termination of this Declaration.
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SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses.
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Any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee may engage in or
possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description,
independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the
Trust, and the Trust and the holders of Securities shall have no rights by
virtue of this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or
profits derived therefrom and the pursuit of any such venture, even if
competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or
improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor or the Delaware Trustee shall be
obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust
even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust,
could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the
Delaware Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually
or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person and the Delaware Trustee
may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the
Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee
or agent for or may act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or
other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1 Amendments.
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At any time before the issue of any Securities, this Declaration may be
amended by, and only by, a written instrument executed by all of the Regular
Trustees and the Sponsor.
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust.
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(a) The Trust shall terminate and be of no further force or effect:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent
with respect to the Sponsor or the revocation of the Sponsor's charter or of
the Trust's certificate of trust;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the
Sponsor, or the Trust; and
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(iv) before the issue of any Securities, with the consent of all
of the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(b) as soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in
Section 5.2(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law.
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This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and all
rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles
of conflict of laws.
SECTION 5.4 Headings.
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Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns.
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Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred
to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and
all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees
shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed.
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability.
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If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to
any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.
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This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page
and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of
the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such
counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the
same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Regular Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Regular Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Delaware Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, as
Sponsor
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
By:________________________________
Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Treasurer
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital III,
desiring to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12
Del. C. (S) 3810, hereby certify as follows:
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(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital III."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of busi ness in the State of Delaware is
as follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
c/o FCC National Bank
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as
Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(b)(4)
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
Dated as of November 6, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions............................................... 1
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 2.1 Name...................................................... 4
SECTION 2.2 Office.................................................... 4
SECTION 2.3 Purpose................................................... 4
SECTION 2.4 Authority................................................. 4
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust............................ 4
SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees.................................... 5
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust............................ 6
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust......................................... 6
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor........................... 6
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders................. 7
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
SECTION 3.1 Trustees.................................................. 7
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees.......................................... 7
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee.......................................... 8
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee.......................................... 8
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency
of Declaration............................................ 8
ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 4.1 Exculpation............................................... 9
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty............................................ 9
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification........................................... 10
SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses........................................ 14
ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1 Amendments................................................ 14
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust...................................... 14
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law............................................. 15
SECTION 5.4 Headings.................................................. 15
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns.................................... 15
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability.................................... 15
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.............................................. 15
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
November 6, 1996
DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and effective as of
November 6, 1996 by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined
herein), and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial
interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor desire to establish a trust
(the "Trust") pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act for the sole purpose
of issuing and selling certain securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in
certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust constitute a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that this
Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the
Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust
for the exclusive benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this
Declaration of Trust as modified, supplemented or amended from time to
time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections are to
Articles and Sections of this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
and
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(e) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the
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Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means any day other than a day on which banking institutions in
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New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
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Del. Code (S)3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any
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successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any Affiliate
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of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members,
partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee; or (d)
any employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
"Covered Person" means (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner,
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member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust's
Affiliates and (b) any holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means the Parent in its capacity as the issuer of the
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Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the Debenture
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Issuer and acquired by the Trust.
"Debenture Trustee" means the trustee under the Indenture until a successor
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is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
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time to time or any successor legislation.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
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"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary
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Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the indenture to be entered into between the Parent and the
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Debenture Trustee and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Parent" means First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation or any
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successor entity in a merger.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate,
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partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability
company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Preferred Security" means a security representing an undivided beneficial
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interest in the assets of the Trust with such terms as may be set out in any
amendment to this Declaration.
"Regular Trustee" means any Trustee other than the Delaware Trustee and the
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Institutional Trustee (as hereinafter defined).
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
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time, or any successor legislation.
"Sponsor" means the Parent in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
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"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a
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trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the
terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed,
qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such Person or
Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 2.1 Name.
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The Trust created by this Declaration is named "First Chicago NBD Capital IV."
The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other
name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 2.2 Office.
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The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o First Chicago NBD
Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670. At any time,
the Regular Trustees may designate another principal office.
SECTION 2.3 Purpose.
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The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell
Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures, and
(b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities
necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt
or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or
otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause
the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as
a grantor trust.
SECTION 2.4 Authority.
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Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration, the Regular Trustees
shall have exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the
Trust. An action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers
shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the
Regular Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no person shall be required to
inquire into the authority of the Regular Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons
dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and
authority of the Regular Trustees as set forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust.
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SECTION 2.6 Powers of the Trustees.
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The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power and authority to cause the
Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in
accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the Trust may issue
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no more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more than one series of
Common Securities, and, provided further, that there shall be no interests in
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the Trust other than the Securities and the issuance of the Securities shall
be limited to a one-time, simultaneous issuance of both Preferred Securities
and Common Securities;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, at
the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on
Form S-3 prepared by the Sponsor, including any amendments thereto in
relation to the Preferred Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor, or take
any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in order to qualify
or register all or part of the Preferred Securities in any State in which
the Sponsor has determined to qualify or register such Preferred Securities
for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the Sponsor, to the
New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq
Stock Market's National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any
Preferred Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission a registration statement on
Form 8-A, including any amendments thereto, prepared by the Sponsor
relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(v) execute and enter into an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities;
(c) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors, and
consultants and provide for reasonable compensation for such services;
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(d) to incur expenses which are necessary or incidental to carry out any
of the purposes of this Declaration; and
(e) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and powers,
and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or
incidental to the foregoing.
SECTION 2.7 Filing of Certificate of Trust.
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On or after the date of execution of this Declaration, the Trustees shall
cause the filing of the Certificate of Trust for the Trust in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 2.8 Duration of Trust.
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The Trust, absent termination pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2,
shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the date hereof.
SECTION 2.9 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
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In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Sponsor
shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the following
activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred Securities, including any
amendments thereto;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and to do any and
all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and advise
the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing any
documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems
necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such
States;
(c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New York Stock
Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market
for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the class of Preferred
Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments
thereto; and
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(e) to negotiate the terms of an underwriting agreement and pricing
agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities.
Section 2.10 Declaration Binding on Securities Holders.
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Every Person by virtue of having become a holder of a Security or any interest
therein in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to
have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this
Declaration.
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
SECTION 3.1 Trustees.
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The number of Trustees initially shall be four (3), and thereafter the number
of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a
written instrument signed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is entitled to appoint or
remove without cause any Trustee at any time; provided further that one Trustee,
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in the case of a natural person, shall be a person who is a resident of the
State of Delaware or that, if not a natural person, is an entity which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee");
provided further that there shall be at least one trustee who is an employee or
officer of, or is affiliated with the Parent (a "Regular Trustee").
SECTION 3.2 Regular Trustees.
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The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
M. Eileen Kennedy
Robert A. Rosholt
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, any power of the
Regular Trustees may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such
Regular Trustee.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, any Regular Trustee is
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the Regular
Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant
to Section 2.6 provided, that, the registration statement referred to in
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Section 2.6(b)(i), including any amendments thereto, shall be signed by a
majority of the Regular Trustees; and
(c) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable
law, delegate to any other natural
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person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purposes of signing any
documents which the Regular Trustees have power and authority to cause the
Trust to execute pursuant to Section 2.6.
SECTION 3.3 Delaware Trustee.
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The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, the Delaware Trustee
shall not be entitled to exercise any of the powers, nor shall the Delaware
Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Regular Trustees
described in this Declaration. The Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the
sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the
Business Trust Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Delaware Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions to act of the
Trust or of the Regular Trustees except such acts as the Delaware Trustee is
expressly obligated or authorized to undertake under this Declaration or the
Business Trust Act and except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Delaware Trustee.
SECTION 3.4 Property Trustee.
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Prior to the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities, the
Sponsor shall appoint another trustee (the "Institutional Trustee") meeting the
requirements of an eligible trustee of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, by the execution of an amendment to this Declaration executed by the
Regular Trustees, the Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
SECTION 3.5 Not Responsible for Recitals or Sufficiency of Declaration.
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The recitals contained in this Declaration shall be taken as the statements of
the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or condition
of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration.
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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 4.1 Exculpation.
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(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in
damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct
with respect to such acts or omissions; and
(b) an Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or
statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified
Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or
expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf
of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to
holders of Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 4.2 Fiduciary Duty.
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(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or
to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration
shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good
faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this
Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an
Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the
parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified
Person;
(b) unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between Covered
Persons; or
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(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a
manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the
Trust or any holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted
accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the
Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by
the Indemnified Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any
other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the
Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise; and
(c) whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or
required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty
or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors
affecting the Trust or any other Person; or
(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be
subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or
by applicable law.
SECTION 4.3 Indemnification.
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(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted
by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that he
is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
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cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea
of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and
in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by
law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the
court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such other
court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be successful
on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
prejudice or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section 4.3(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
4.3(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture Issuer only
as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification
of the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he
has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and
(ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not
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ties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular
Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or
(3) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Company Indemnified
Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 4.3(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it
shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by
the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 4.3(a). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer if a
determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees by
a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of
disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based
upon the facts known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security
Holder at the time such determination is made, such Company Indemnified
Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to
any criminal proceeding, that such Company Indemnified Person believed or had
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any
advance be made in instances where the Regular Trustees, independent legal
counsel or Common Security Holder reasonably determine that such person
deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or its Common or Preferred
Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 4.3(a) shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification
and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Preferred
Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 4.3(a) shall be deemed to be
provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Company
Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this
Section 4.3(a) is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this
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Section 4.3(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture
Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the
provisions of this Section 4.3(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 4.3(a), references to "the Trust"
shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director,
trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving
at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer,
employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under
the provisions of this Section 4.3(a) with respect to the resulting or
surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if
its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 4.3(a) shall, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Company Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify (i) the Delaware Trustee, (ii)
any Affiliate of the Delaware Trustee, and (iii) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons in (i) through
(iii) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person") for, and to hold
each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or
in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability
in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 4.3(b)
shall survive the termination of this Declaration.
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SECTION 4.4 Outside Businesses.
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Any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee may engage in or
possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description,
independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the
Trust, and the Trust and the holders of Securities shall have no rights by
virtue of this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or
profits derived therefrom and the pursuit of any such venture, even if
competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or
improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor or the Delaware Trustee shall be
obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust
even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust,
could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the
Delaware Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually
or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person and the Delaware Trustee
may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the
Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee
or agent for or may act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or
other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE V
AMENDMENTS, TERMINATION, MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1 Amendments.
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At any time before the issue of any Securities, this Declaration may be
amended by, and only by, a written instrument executed by all of the Regular
Trustees and the Sponsor.
SECTION 5.2 Termination of Trust.
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(a) The Trust shall terminate and be of no further force or effect:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent
with respect to the Sponsor or the revocation of the Sponsor's charter or of
the Trust's certificate of trust;
(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Sponsor,
or the Trust; and
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(iv) before the issue of any Securities, with the consent of all of the
Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and
(b) as soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in
Section 5.2(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 5.3 Governing Law.
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This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and all
rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles
of conflict of laws.
SECTION 5.4 Headings.
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Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns.
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Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred
to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and
all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees
shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed.
SECTION 5.6 Partial Enforceability.
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If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to
any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts.
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This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page
and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of
the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such
counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the
same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Regular Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Regular Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as Delaware Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, as Sponsor
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
By:________________________________
Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Treasurer
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
The undersigned, the trustees of First Chicago NBD Capital IV,
desiring to form a business trust pursuant to Delaware Business Trust Act, 12
Del. C. (S) 3810, hereby certify as follows:
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(a) The name of the business trust being formed hereby (the "Trust")
is "First Chicago NBD Capital IV."
(b) The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust which
has its principal place of busi ness in the State of Delaware is
as follows:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
c/o FCC National Bank
300 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(c) This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of the date of
filing.
Dated: November 6, 1996
/s/ M. Eileen Kennedy
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Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Trustee
/s/ Robert A. Rosholt
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Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Trustee
First Chicago Delaware Inc., as Trustee
/s/ Lawrence Dillard
By:________________________________
Name: Lawrence Dillard
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4(c)
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION
OF TRUST
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
Dated as of January 1, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.................................................. 2
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
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SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................. 8
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities............................... 9
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee......................... 9
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.................... 10
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............. 10
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.................................... 10
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice..................................... 12
</TABLE>
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
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SECTION 3.1 Name......................................................... 13
SECTION 3.2 Office....................................................... 13
SECTION 3.3 Purpose...................................................... 13
SECTION 3.4 Authority.................................................... 13
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust............................... 13
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.................... 14
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees......... 17
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee............... 18
SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional
Trustee...................................................... 21
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee...................... 23
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee............................................. 25
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents....................................... 25
SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance
of Securities................................................ 26
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust............................................ 26
SECTION 3.15 Mergers...................................................... 26
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ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities...................... 28
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.............................. 28
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
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SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees........................................... 29
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee............................................. 29
SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility........................... 30
SECTION 5.4 Certain Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware
Trustee Generally............................................ 31
SECTION 5.5 Regular Trustees............................................. 31
SECTION 5.6 Delaware Trustee............................................. 31
SECTION 5.7 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees............. 31
SECTION 5.8 Vacancies among Trustees..................................... 33
SECTION 5.9 Effect of Vacancies.......................................... 33
SECTION 5.10 Meetings..................................................... 33
SECTION 5.11 Delegation of Power.......................................... 34
SECTION 5.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business..................................................... 35
SECTION 5.13 Appointment of Authenticating Agent.......................... 35
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ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions................................................ 37
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
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SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities...................... 37
SECTION 7.2 Execution and Delivery of Securities Certificates............ 38
SECTION 7.3 Paying Agent................................................. 38
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ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust......................................... 39
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
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SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities....................................... 40
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates..................................... 40
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders...................................... 41
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests......................................... 42
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency................................... 42
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency..................... 43
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Preferred Security Certificates................... 43
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SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates........... 44
SECTION 9.9 Maintenance of Office or Agency............................. 44
</TABLE>
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
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SECTION 10.1 Liability.................................................. 45
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation................................................ 45
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty............................................. 46
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification............................................ 47
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses......................................... 50
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ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
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SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year................................................ 51
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters................................. 51
SECTION 11.3 Banking.................................................... 51
SECTION 11.4 Withholding................................................ 52
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ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments................................................. 52
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities;
Action by Written Consent.................................. 54
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee... 56
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee........ 57
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 14.1 Notices.................................................... 57
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.............................................. 59
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties................................... 59
SECTION 14.4 Headings................................................... 59
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns..................................... 59
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability..................................... 59
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts............................................... 59
ANNEX I TERMS OF SECURITIES........................................ I-1
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EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF PREFERRED SECURITY CERTIFICATE...................... A1-1
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE......................... A2-1
EXHIBIT B SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE....................................... B-1
EXHIBIT C UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT...................................... C-1
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Section of
Trust Indenture Act Section of
of 1939, as amended Declaration
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310(a) .......................................... 5.3(a)
310(c) .......................................... Inapplicable
311(c) .......................................... Inapplicable
312(a) .......................................... 2.2(a)
312(b) .......................................... 2.2(b)
313 .......................................... 2.3
314(a) .......................................... 2.4
314(b) .......................................... Inapplicable
314(c) .......................................... 2.5
314(d) .......................................... Inapplicable
314(f) .......................................... Inapplicable
315(a) .......................................... 3.9(b)
315(c) .......................................... 3.9(a)
315(d) .......................................... 3.9(a)
316(a) .......................................... Annex I
316(c) .......................................... 3.6(e)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and
shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
January 1, 1997
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of January 1, 1997, by the Trustees (as defined herein), the
Sponsor (as defined herein) and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided
beneficial interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Delaware Trustee, the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor
established First Chicago NBD Capital I (the "Trust"), a trust under the
Delaware Business Trust Act pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of
November 6, 1996 (the "Original Declaration"), and a Certificate of Trust filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 6, 1996, for
the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the
proceeds thereof in certain Debentures of the Debenture Issuer;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued;
WHEREAS, all of the Trustees and the Sponsor, by this Declaration,
amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust,
the Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in
trust for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued
hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration.
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this
Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when
used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration or
unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of
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the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Agent" means any Paying Agent.
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"Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized
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to bind such Person.
"Bank" means The First National Bank of Chicago, a national banking
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association, and any successor thereto.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Global
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Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means a day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a
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day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or the City of Chicago
are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed, or (c) a
day on which the
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Institutional Trustee's Corporate Trust Office or the Corporate Trust Office of
the Debenture Trustee is closed for business.
"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
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Code, 12 Del. Code (S)3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or
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any successor legislation.
"Capital Treatment Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
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"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Preferred
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Security Certificate.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing
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Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary
for the Preferred Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of
that organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall
undertake to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Preferred
Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
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financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Clearing Agency.
"Closing Date" means the "Closing Time" and each "Date of Delivery"
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under the Underwriting Agreement.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
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to time, or any successor legislation.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Securities" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.(a).
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"Common Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement to be
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dated as of January __, 1997 of the Sponsor in respect of the Common Securities.
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in fully
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registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-2.
"Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any
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Affiliate of any Regular Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Regular Trustee;
or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.
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"Corporate Trust Office" means (i) when used with respect to the
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Institutional Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the Institutional
Trustee located in New York, New York which on the date of this Trust Agreement
is 450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001 - Attention: Corporate
Trustee Administration Department, (ii) when used with respect to the Debenture
Trustee, its Principal Corporate Trust Office as defined in the Indenture, and
(iii) when used with respect to the Bank, the principal office of the Bank
located in Chicago, Illinois which on the date of this Declaration is One First
National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670 - Attention: Corporate Trust
Administration.
"Covered Person" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder,
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partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the
Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.
"Debenture Issuer" means First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware
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corporation, or any successor entity resulting from any consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or other business combination, in its capacity as issuer
of the Debentures under the Indenture.
"Debenture Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking
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corporation, as trustee under the Indenture until a successor is appointed
thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Debentures to be issued by the
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Debenture Issuer under the Indenture to be held by the Institutional Trustee, a
specimen certificate for such series of Debentures being Exhibit B.
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
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"Definitive Preferred Security Certificates" has the meaning set forth
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in Section 9.4.
"Distribution" means a distribution payable to Holders of Securities
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in accordance with Section 6.1.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency.
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"Event of Default" or "Declaration Event of Default" in respect of
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the Securities means an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) has
occurred and is continuing in respect of the Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
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from time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"Federal Reserve" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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System.
"Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
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10.4(b).
"Global Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
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"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
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Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary
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Indemnified Person.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of January 1, 1997, among the
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Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, and any indenture supplemental
thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued.
"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
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requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
"Institutional Trustee Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
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3.8(c).
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
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amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I
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hereto.
"Legal Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
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"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
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provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture
Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or,
as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred Securities or
Holders of outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are
the record owners of more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation amount
(including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or
otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the
voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Securities of the relevant
class.
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"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
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certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Declaration shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Certificate has read
the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h).
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"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
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estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Preferred Securities" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(a).
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"Preferred Securities Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement to be
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dated as of January __, 1997, of the Sponsor in respect of the Preferred
Securities.
"Preferred Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book
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Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry
Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a
Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing
Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance
with the rules of such Clearing Agency).
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"Preferred Security Certificate" means a certificate representing a
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Preferred Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
["Pricing Agreement" means the pricing agreement between the Trust,
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the Debenture Issuer, and the underwriters designated by the Regular Trustees
with respect to the offer and sale of the Preferred Securities.]
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are
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only two Regular Trustees, both of them.
"Regular Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
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"Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or
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indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any other Person that owns,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the
Sponsor.
"Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the
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Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, any officer
assigned to the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee or the
corporate trust office of the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, including
any managing director, vice president, assistant vice president, senior trust
officer, trust officer, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary or any other
officer of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may
be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the
above designated officers, and also, with respect to a particular matter, any
other officer, to whom such matter is referred because of such officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act or any
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successor rule or regulation.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
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time to time or any successor legislation.
"Securities Guarantees" means the Common Securities Guarantee and the
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Preferred Securities Guarantee.
"Securities Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
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"Securities Registrar" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
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"Series A Declaration" means that certain Amended and Restated Trust
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Agreement relating to First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital A, dated as of
December 3, 1996, by and among the Sponsor, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
property trustee, and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, as Delaware trustee.
"Series B Declaration" means that certain Amended and Restated Trust
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Agreement relating to First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital B, dated as of
December 5, 1996, by and among the Sponsor, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
property trustee, and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, as Delaware trustee.
"Series A Guarantee" means that certain Guarantee Agreement, dated as
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of December 3, 1996, by and between the Sponsor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
trustee.
"Series B Guarantee" means that certain Guarantee Agreement, dated as
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of December 5, 1996, by and between the Sponsor and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
trustee.
"Sponsor" means First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
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or any successor entity resulting from any
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merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business combination, in its
capacity as sponsor of the Trust.
"Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
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3.8(f)(ii).
"Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii).
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"Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in Annex I hereto.
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"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
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provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act,
Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the
context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred Securities or Holders of
outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record
owners of 10% or more of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated
amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued
and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are
determined) of all outstanding Securities of the relevant class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
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temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this
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Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in
accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to
time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
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amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement for the
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offering and sale of Preferred Securities in the form of Exhibit C.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
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(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are required to be part of this
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Declaration and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee which is a
Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration
limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by (S)(S) 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration
shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.
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(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust shall provide the Institutional Trustee (i) within 14 days after each
record date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the
Institutional Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of such record date, provided
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that neither the Sponsor nor the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
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be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders
does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Institutional
Trustee by the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust, and (ii)
at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request
for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of
Holders is given to the Institutional Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information
contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity
as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity) provided that the Institutional
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Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations under
(S)(S) 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
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Within 60 days after November 15 of each year, the Institutional
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Preferred Securities such reports
as are required by (S) 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form
and in the manner provided by (S) 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The
Institutional
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Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of (S) 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act. The Sponsor shall promptly notify the Institutional Trustee when
the Preferred Securities are listed on any stock exchange.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
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Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such documents, reports and
information as required by (S) 314 (if any) and the compliance certificate
required by (S) 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at
the times required by (S) 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, such compliance
certificate to be delivered annually on or before 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Sponsor.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
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Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to
any of the matters set forth in (S) 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to (S)
314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officers'
Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
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(a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Preferred
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Preferred
Securities, waive any past Event of Default in respect of the Preferred
Securities and its consequences, provided that, if the underlying Event of
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Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) requires the consent or vote of greater than a majority in
principal amount of the holders of the Debentures (a "Super Majority") to
be waived under the Indenture, the Event of Default under the Declaration
may only be waived by the vote of the Holders of at least the proportion in
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of
(S) 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such (S) 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Upon such waiver, any such
default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default with respect to the
Preferred Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of this Declaration, but no
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such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Event of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities or impair any right consequent
thereon. Any waiver by the Holders of the Preferred Securities of an Event of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities shall also be deemed to
constitute a waiver by the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Event of
Default with respect to the Common Securities for all purposes of this
Declaration without any further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the
Common Securities.
The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities shall 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, including the right to direct the Institutional Trustee to exercise the
remedies available to it as a holder of the Debentures; provided, however, that
(subject to the provisions of Section 3.9) the Institutional Trustee shall have
the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Institutional Trustee
shall determine that the action so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the
Holders not taking part in such direction or if the Institutional Trustee, being
advised by counsel, determines that the action or proceeding so directed may not
lawfully be taken or if the Institutional Trustee, in good faith, by its board
of directors or trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors
or trustees, and/or Responsible Officers, shall determine that the action or
proceeding so directed would involve the Institutional Trustee in personal
liability.
(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common
Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities and its consequences, provided that, if the underlying Event of
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Default under the Indenture:
(i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default under
the Declaration as provided below in this Section 2.6(b), the Event of
Default under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) requires the consent or vote of a Super Majority to be waived,
except where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have
waived such Event of Default under the Declaration as provided below in
this Section 2.6(b), the Event of Default under the Declaration may only be
waived by the vote of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority represents
of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding;
provided further, each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have
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waived any such Event of Default and all Events of Default with respect to
the Common Securities and its consequences until all Events of Default with
respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise
eliminated, and until such Events of Default have been so cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed to be acting
solely on behalf of the Holders of the Preferred Securities and only the Holders
of the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The foregoing provisions
of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of (S)(S) 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B)
of the Trust Indenture Act and such (S)(S) 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the
Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon such waiver, any such default shall
cease to exist and any Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
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cured for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other default or Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities or impair any right consequent thereon.
(c) A waiver of an Event of Default under the Indenture by the
Institutional Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Preferred
Securities, constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under
this Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in
lieu of (S) 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such (S) 316(a)(1)(B) of
the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and
the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.
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(a) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of all defaults with respect
to the Securities actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice
(the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being hereby
defined to be an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture, not including any
periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the giving of any
notice provided therein); provided that, except for a default in the payment of
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principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures or in
the payment of any sinking fund installment established for the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders of the Securities.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of
any default except:
(i) so long as the Institutional Trustee is a Paying Agent, a default
under Sections 7.01(i) and 7.01(ii) of the Indenture; or
(ii) any default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have
received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.
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ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
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The Trust is named "First Chicago NBD Capital I," as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to
the Holders of Securities. The Trust's activities may be conducted under the
name of the Trust or any other name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
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The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o First Chicago
NBD Corporation, One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670. On ten
Business Days written notice to the Holders of Securities, the Regular Trustees
may designate another principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
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The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and
sell Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures,
and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other
activities necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money,
issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its
assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that
would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income tax
purposes as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
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Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees
acting on behalf of the Trust, no Person shall be required to inquire into the
authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are
entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set
forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
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Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and
the Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise
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provided in this Declaration, legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be
vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have legal title to any part of the
assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided beneficial interest in the
assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
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The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and
authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities:
(a) to issue and sell the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the
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Trust may issue no more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more
than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that there
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shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and the
issuance of Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous issuance of both
Preferred Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date;
(b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred
Securities, at the direction of the Sponsor, to:
(i) execute and file with the Commission the registration
statement on Form S-3 prepared by the Sponsor, including any
amendments thereto, pertaining to the Preferred Securities;
(ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor, or
take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary in order to
qualify or register all or part of the Preferred Securities in any
State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or register such
Preferred Securities for sale;
(iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the Sponsor, to
the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or any other national stock exchange
or the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market for listing upon notice
of issuance of any Preferred Securities;
(iv) execute and file with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A, including any amendments thereto, prepared by
the Sponsor, relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities
under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act;
(v) execute and enter into the Underwriting Agreement [and Pricing
Agreement] providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities; and
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(vi) to execute and file any agreement, certificate or other
document which such Regular Trustee deems necessary or appropriate in
connection with the issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities;
(c) to acquire the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the
Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that
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the Regular Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held
of record in the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities and the Holders of Common Securities;
(d) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Tax Event or a Capital Treatment Event;
(e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be taken
hereunder that require a record date be established, including and with
respect to, for the purposes of (S)316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue
relevant notices to the Holders of Preferred Securities and Holders of
Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates;
(f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required of
the Regular Trustees pursuant to the terms of the Securities;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to
legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the
Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors,
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate required by (S) 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the Institutional Trustee, which certificate may be
executed by any Regular Trustee;
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(k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out
any of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) if duly appointed pursuant to the provisions herein, to act as, or
appoint another Person to act as, registrar, transfer agent or Paying
Agent for the Securities;
(m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities of
any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer
payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment
period under the Indenture;
(n) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing;
(o) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such
existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of
the Preferred Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
which the Trust was created;
(p) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or with
applicable law, that the Regular Trustees determine in their discretion
to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of the Trust
as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:
(i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment Company
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust; and
(iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the
Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer
for United States federal income tax purposes,
provided that such action does not adversely affect the interests of
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Holders; and
(q) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns
and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to
the Trust to be duly
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prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf of the Trust.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular Trustees shall not take any
action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
forth in Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of
the powers or the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in Section
3.8.
Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this Section
3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer.
The Regular Trustees shall take all actions on behalf of the Trust
that are not specifically required by this Declaration to be taken by any other
Trustee.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.
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(a) The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the Institutional
Trustee) shall not, engage in any activity other than as required or authorized
by this Declaration. In particular, the Trust shall not and the Trustees
(including the Institutional Trustee) shall cause the Trust not to:
(i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the
Debentures, but shall distribute all such proceeds to Holders of
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the
Securities;
(ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness other than loans
represented by the Debentures;
(v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the
Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; or
(vii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A)
direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B)
waive any past default that is waivable
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under the Indenture, (C) exercise any right to rescind or annul any
declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and
payable, or (D) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of
the Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required
unless the Trust shall have received an opinion of a nationally recognized
independent counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such
modification will not cause more than an insubstantial risk that for
United States federal income tax purposes the Trust will not be classified
as a grantor trust.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
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(a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of
record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Institutional
Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may
hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.7.
Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and
delivered.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and
interest in the Debentures to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware Trustee
(if the Institutional Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee).
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account (the "Institutional Trustee Account") in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect
of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit or cause to be
deposited such funds into the Institutional Trustee Account and make or
cause to be made payments to the Holders of the Preferred Securities and
Holders of the Common Securities from the Institutional Trustee Account in
accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the Institutional Trustee Account
shall be held uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this
Declaration. The Institutional Trustee Account shall be maintained with the
Bank in its trust department so long as the Bank is a Paying Agent; if the
Bank is not a Paying Agent, the Institutional Trustee Account will be
maintained at the Institutional Trustee or at its direction. The
Institutional Trustee shall not be liable to any Person for the acts or
omissions of the Bank in connection with the administration of the
Institutional Trustee Account, unless such acts or omissions were taken or
made at the express instructions of the Institutional Trust-
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ee. The Sponsor shall cause the Bank to (i) promptly advise the
Institutional Trustee of all deposits and withdrawals from the
Institutional Trustee Account and of any failure by the Bank to receive
from the Debenture Issuer any payments on the Debentures when due, (ii)
provide the Institutional Trustee with monthly reports as to the activity
in the Institutional Trustee Account and (iii) permit the Institutional
Trustee to have access to the Bank's records with respect to the
Institutional Trustee Account upon reasonable request therefor;
(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect the redemption of the Preferred Securities and the
Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and
(iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular
Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the
distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the occurrence
of certain special events (as may be defined in the terms of the
Securities) arising from a change in law or a change in legal
interpretation or other specified circumstances pursuant to the terms of
the Securities.
(d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform such
duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
the terms of the Securities.
(e) The Institutional Trustee may take any Legal Action which arises
out of or in connection with an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer
of the Institutional Trustee has knowledge or the Institutional Trustee's duties
and obligations under this Declaration or the Trust Indenture Act and if such
Institutional Trustee shall have failed to take such Legal Action after a
written request from a Holder of the Preferred Securities, then such Holder of
the Preferred Securities may take such Legal Action, to the same extent as if
such Holders of Preferred Securities held a principal amount of Debentures equal
to the liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities, without first proceeding
against the Institutional Trustee or the Trust; provided, however, that if an
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Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable
to the failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the
Debentures 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 directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to
such Holder of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a principal
amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of
such Holder (a "Direct Action") on or after the
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respective due date specified in the Debentures. In connection with such Direct
Action, the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities will be subrogated to
the rights of such Holder of Preferred Securities to the extent of any payment
made by the Issuer to such Holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action.
Except as provided in the preceding sentences, the Holders of Preferred
Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to
the holders of the Debentures.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Securities; or
(ii) a successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 5.7 (a "Successor
Institutional Trustee").
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise
all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the
Indenture and, if an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee
shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as
holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the
terms of such Securities.
(h) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons (each,
a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or liquidation
payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all securities and any such
Paying Agent shall comply with (S) 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
Paying Agent may be removed by the Institutional Trustee at any time and a
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time
by the Institutional Trustee.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall have
none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular Trustees
set forth in Section 3.6.
The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 3.3.
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SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.
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(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration and in the Securities and no implied covenants shall be read
into this Declaration against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of
Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6)
of which a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual
knowledge, the Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and
skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve
the Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Declaration and in the Securities and the Institutional Trustee shall
not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Declaration and in
the Securities, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Declaration or the Securities against the Institutional
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the
Institutional Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Declaration; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that
by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to
the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall be under a
duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to
the requirements of this Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible
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Officer of the Institutional Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the
Institutional Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under this Declaration;
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the Institutional
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal
financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds
for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or
liability is not reason ably assured to it;
(v) the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to the custody, safe
keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Institutional
Trustee Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as
the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account,
subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the
Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for or with
respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the
Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in
connection therewith;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any
money received by it except as it may otherwise agree in writing with the
Sponsor. Money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated from
other funds held by it except in relation to the Institutional Trustee
Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to Section
3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring
the compliance by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with their respective
duties under this
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Declaration, nor shall the Institutional Trustee be liable for any default
or misconduct of the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee.
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9:
(i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to
have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of such
request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Regular Trustees;
(iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording,
filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;
(v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other experts of
its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with
respect to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of
expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it here under in good faith and
in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be counsel to
the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of its employees.
The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration from any
court of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise
any of the rights or powers vested in
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it by this Declaration at the request or direction of any Holder, unless
such Holder shall have provided to the Institutional Trustee security and
indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the
costs, ex penses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of
the Institutional Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction,
including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Institutional
Trustee provided, that, nothing contained in this Section 3.10(a)(vi) shall
be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested
in it by this Declaration;
(vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in
its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit;
(viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Institutional Trustee
shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
agent or attorney appointed with due care by it here under;
(ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents hereunder
shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the signature of
the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and
effective to perform any such action and no third party shall be required to
inquire as to the authority of the Institutional Trustee to so act or as to
its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Declaration,
both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's
or its agent's taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the Institutional
Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to
enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders of the
Securities which instructions may only be given by the Holders of the same
proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as would be entitled to
direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of the Securities in
respect of such
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remedy, right or action, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or
right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in or
accordance with such instructions;
(xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration; and
(xii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken,
suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed
by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Declaration.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or
exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any
jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or
obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than
Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of
the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in this Declaration.
Except as set forth in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of (S) 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.
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Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or provided herein, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section
3.6.
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SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
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The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall be
taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as
to the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The
Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration, the Debentures or the Securities.
SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.
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The Trust, unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence for fifty-five (55) years from the Closing
Date.
SECTION 3.15 Mergers.
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(a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corpo ration or other body, except as
described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).
(b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if
there are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees and without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the
Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially
as an entirety to a trust organized as such under the laws of any State;
provided that:
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(i) such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:
(A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust under the
Securities; or
(B) substitutes for the Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Securities (the "Successor Securities")
so long as the Successor Securities rank the same as the Securities rank
with respect to Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise;
(ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly acknowledges a trustee of the Successor
Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the Institutional Trustee as
the holder of the Debentures;
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(iii) the Preferred Securities or any Successor Securities are listed, or
any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on
any national securities exchange or with another organization on which the
Preferred Securities are then listed or quoted;
(iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance,
transfer or lease does not cause the Preferred Securities (including any
Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
(v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance,
transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and
privileges of the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor
Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution
of such Holders' interests in the new entity);
(vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose identical to that of the Trust;
(vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease, the Sponsor has received an opinion of a
nationally recognized independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such
matters to the effect that:
(A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance,
transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and
privileges of the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor
Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any
dilution of the Holders' interest in the new entity); and
(B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity
will be required to register as an Investment Company;
(C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will
continue to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes; and
(viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor Entity
under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by the
Preferred Securities Guarantee and the Common Securities Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except with
the consent of Holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the Securities,
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or
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into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any other entity or permit any other entity to
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it if such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
would cause the Trust or the Successor Entity to be classified as other than a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities.
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On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common
Securities issued by the Trust, in an amount at least equal to 3% of the capital
of the Trust, at the same time as the Preferred Securities are sold.
SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.
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In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the
Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred Securities, including any
amendments thereto;
(b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify
or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and to do any
and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and
advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and
filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor
deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of
any such States;
(c) at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, to prepare for filing by the
Trust an application to the New York Stock Exchange or any other national
stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market for listing upon notice of
issuance of any Preferred Securities;
(d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration
statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the Preferred
Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments
thereto; and
(e) to negotiate the terms of the Underwriting Agreement [and Pricing
Agreement] providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities.
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ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.
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The number of Trustees initially shall be five (5), and:
(a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor may, by
written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees; and
(b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may be
increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the
Holders of the Common Securities; provided, however, that, the number of
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Trustees shall in no event be less than two (2); provided further that (1)
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one Trustee, in the case of a natural person, shall be a person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, that, if not a natural person, is an
entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware
(the "Delaware Trustee"); (2) there shall be at least one Trustee who is an
employee or officer of, or is affiliated with the Sponsor (a "Regular
Trustee"); and (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for so
long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if
it meets the applicable requirements.
SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.
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If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the "Delaware
Trustee") shall be:
(a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or
(b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of
business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements of
applicable law,
provided that, if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business
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in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law,
then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section
3.11 shall have no application.
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SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.
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(a) There shall at all times be one Trustee which shall act as
Institutional Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the
United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the
District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the Commission
to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined
capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or
District of Columbia authority. If such corporation pub lishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the
supervising or examining authority referred to above, then for the purposes
of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such
corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set
forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
5.7(c).
(c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting
interest" within the meaning of (S) 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Institutional Trustee and the Holder of the Common Securities (as if it were the
obligor referred to in (S) 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall in all
respects comply with the provisions of (S) 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Institutional Trustee
shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest with respect to the
Securities of any series by virtue of being Institutional Trustee with respect
to the Securities of any particular series of Securities other than that series
or by virtue of being trustee under the Indenture originally dated as of
November 15, 1996, between the Company and the Institutional Trustee.
(d) The Preferred Securities Guarantee, the Series A Declaration, the
Series B Declaration, the Series A Guarantee and the Series B Guarantee shall be
deemed to be specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause
(i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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(e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
SECTION 5.4 Certain Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee
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Generally.
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Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the
Institutional Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through
one or more Authorized Officers.
SECTION 5.5 Regular Trustees.
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The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
Laurence Goldman
M. Eileen Kennedy
Robert A. Rosholt
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if a
meeting of the Regular Trustees is called with respect to any matter over which
the Regular Trustees have power to act, any power of the Regular Trustees may be
exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Regular Trustee.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees, and except
as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Regular
Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the
Regular Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute
pursuant to Section 3.6; and
(c) a Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Regular Trustees
have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6.
SECTION 5.6 Delaware Trustee.
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The Delaware Trustee shall be:
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
SECTION 5.7 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
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(a) Subject to Section 5.7(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time except during an event of default:
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(i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument
executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) after the issuance of any Securities, by vote of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class
at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities.
(b)(i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be removed
in accordance with Section 5.7(a) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has
been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed
by such Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees
and the Sponsor; and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed in
accordance with this Section 5.7(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware
Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his
successor shall have been appointed or until his death, removal or resignation.
Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to
the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such
delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however,
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that:
(i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Institutional
Trustee shall be effective:
(A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such Successor
Institutional Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Institutional Trustee; or
(B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely liquidated and
the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of the Securities; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware Trustee
shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such Successor
Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning
Delaware Trustee.
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(d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best efforts
to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor Institutional
Trustee as the case may be if the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee
delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this Section 5.7.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.7 within 60 days after delivery of an instrument of resignation or
removal, the Institu tional Trustee or Delaware Trustee resigning or being
removed, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
(f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for
the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or successor
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.8 Vacancies among Trustees.
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If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular Trustees or, if there
are more than two, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a
Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 5.7.
SECTION 5.9 Effect of Vacancies.
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The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution,
liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall
not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Regular
Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a
Regular Trustee in accordance with Section 5.7, the Regular Trustees in office,
regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Regular
Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by
this Declaration.
SECTION 5.10 Meetings.
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If there is more than one Regular Trustee, meetings of the Regular
Trustees may be held from time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee.
Regular meetings of the Regular
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Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed by resolution of the Regular
Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be
hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a
hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting.
Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular Trustees or any committee
thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by
facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before
a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of the time, place and
anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by
telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice
of such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the
meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in
this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may be taken at a meeting
by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present (whether in person or by
telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such matter, provided that a
Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the
Regular Trustees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action which may be taken
at a meeting of the Regular Trustees (or a committee thereof) may be taken
pursuant to a unanimous written consent of the Regular Trustees (or committee
thereof), the execution of such consent to be deemed a waiver by such Regular
Trustee of any prior notice required in connection with such action. In the
event there is only one Regular Trustee, any and all action of such Regular
Trustee shall be evidenced by a written consent of such Regular Trustee.
SECTION 5.11 Delegation of Power.
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(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney con sistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section
3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the
Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and
(b) the Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
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SECTION 5.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may
be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the
case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or
the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.
SECTION 5.13 Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
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The Institutional Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents,
which may include any Affiliate of the Sponsor, with respect to the Securities
which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Institutional Trustee to
authenticate the Securities issued upon original issue and upon exchange,
registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section
9.2, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this
Declaration and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Institutional Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made
in this Declaration to the authentication and delivery of the Securities by the
Institutional Trustee or the Institutional Trustee's certificate of
authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and
delivery on behalf of the Institutional Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each
Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Sponsor and shall at all times
be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States of America, or of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia,
authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined
capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or
examination by federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most
recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the
effect specified in this Section.
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Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent
shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of
the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent shall be the successor
Authenticating Agent hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise
eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of the Institutional Trustee or the Authenticating
Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written
notice thereof to the Institutional Trustee and to the Sponsor. The
Institutional Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Sponsor. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a
termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Institutional
Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable
to the Sponsor and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided
in Section 14.1 to all holders of Securities. Any successor Authenticating
Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all
the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as
if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating
Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provision of this Section.
The Sponsor agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to
time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities may
have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Institutional Trustee's certificate
of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following
form:
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned
Declaration.
Dated:
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As Institutional Trustee
By:_______________________
As Authenticating Agent
By:_______________________
Authorized Officer
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ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
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Holders shall receive Distributions (as defined herein) in accordance
with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities. Distributions
shall be made on the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in
accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and to
the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including
Compounded Interest (as defined in the Indenture) and Additional Interest (as
defined in the Indenture)), premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by
the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment
Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed, to the extent funds
are available for that purpose, to make or cause to be made a distribution (a
"Distribution") of the Payment Amount to Holders.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
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(a) The Regular Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one class
of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the
"Preferred Securities") and one class of common securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as
are set forth in Annex I (the "Common Securities.") The Trust shall issue no
securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the
Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by a
Regular Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of
any present or any future Regular Trustee. In case any Regular Trustee of the
Trust who shall have signed (either by manual or facsimile signature) any of the
Securities shall cease to be such Regular Trustee before the Certificates so
signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be
delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be
such Regular Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust
by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be
the Regular Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and
delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee.
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in
any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as
evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such
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letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such
legends or endorsements as the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may
be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock
exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage.
(c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall
not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Preferred
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall
be bound by, this Declaration.
SECTION 7.2 Execution and Delivery of Securities Certificates.
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At the time of delivery of the Securities, the Regular Trustees shall
cause Certificates to be authenticated by the Institutional Trustee on behalf of
the Trust and delivered to or upon the written order of the Trust, signed by two
Regular Trustees without further corporate action by the Sponsor, in authorized
denominations.
A Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of an authorized officer of the Institutional Trustee. Such
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated
under this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee's certificates of
authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits A-1
and A-2.
SECTION 7.3 Paying Agent.
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The Paying Agent shall make Distributions to Holders from the
Institutional Trustee Account and shall report the amounts of such Distributions
to the Institutional Trustee and the Regular Trustees. Any Paying Agent shall
have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Institutional Trustee
Account for the purpose of making the Distributions referred to above. The
Institutional Trustee may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent in its
sole discretion. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Bank, and any co-
paying agent chosen by the Bank, and reasonably acceptable to the Regular
Trustees. Any Person acting as Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as
Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the Regular Trustees and the
Institutional Trustee. In the event that the Bank shall no longer be the Paying
Agent or a successor Paying Agent shall resign or its authority to act be
revoked, the Institutional
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Trustee shall appoint a successor that is reasonably acceptable to the Regular
Trustees to act as Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company). Such
successor Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent shall execute and deliver
to the Trustees an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent or additional
Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustees that as Paying Agent, such successor
Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent will hold all sums, if any, held by it
for payment to the Holders in trust for the benefit of the Securityholders
entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Holders, will give the
Institutional Trustee notice of any default by the Trust (or any other obligor
on the Securities) in the making of any payment on the Securities and will, at
any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of
the Institutional Trustee, forthwith pay to the Institutional Trustee all sums
so held in trust by such Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall return all
unclaimed funds to the Institutional Trustee and upon removal of a Paying Agent
such Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its possession to the
Institutional Trustee. The provisions of Sections 3.9, 3.10 and 10.4 herein
shall also apply to the Bank in its role as Paying Agent, for so long as the
Bank shall act as Paying Agent and, to the extent applicable, to any other
Paying Agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in this Declaration to the
Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the context requires
otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
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(a) The Trust shall terminate:
(i) upon the bankruptcy of the Sponsor;
(ii) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with
respect to the Sponsor; the filing of a certificate of cancellation with
respect to the Trust after having obtained the consent of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities affected thereby voting together as a
single class to file such certificate of cancellation or the revocation of
the Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of
revocation without a reinstatement thereof;
(iii) upon the liquidation of the Trust in accordance with the terms of
the Securities and the distribution of all of the Debentures endorsed thereon
in exchange for all of the Securities; or
(iv) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Holder of
the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Trust;
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(v) when all of the Securities shall have been called for redemption and
the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have been paid to the
Holders in accordance with the terms of the Securities; or
(vi) before the issuance of any Securities, with the consent of all of the
Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.
(b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 8.1(a), the Trustees shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the
termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
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(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in
the terms of the Securities. Any transfer or purported transfer of any
Security not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Preferred Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) The Sponsor may not transfer the Common Securities.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
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The Institutional Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept, at the
office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 9.9, a register or registers for
the purpose of registering Certificates and transfers and exchanges of
Preferred Securities Certificates (the "Securities Register") in which, the
registrar designated by the Institutional Trustee (the "Securities Registrar")
with the reasonable consent of the Regular Trustees, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, shall provide for the registration of Preferred
Securities Certificates and Common Securities Certificates (subject to Section
9.1(c) in the case of the Common Securities Certificates) and registration of
transfers and exchanges of Preferred Securities Certificates as herein provided.
The Bank shall be the initial Securities Registrar.
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Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Preferred
Securities Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section
9.9, the Regular Trustees or any one of them shall execute, and the
Institutional Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Preferred Securities
Certificates in authorized denominations of a like aggregate liquidation amount
dated the date of such authentication.
The Preferred Securities Certificates shall be dated the date of their
authentication.
The Securities Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of (i) any Preferred Securities beginning on the opening of business 15
days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption and ending at the close
of business on the day of such mailing or (ii) any Preferred Securities selected
for redemption except the unredeemed portion of any Preferred Security being
redeemed. At the option of a Holder, Preferred Securities Certificates may be
exchanged for other Preferred Securities Certificates in authorized
denominations of the same class and of a like aggregate liquidation amount upon
surrender of the Preferred Securities Certificates to be exchanged at the office
or agency maintained pursuant to Section 9.9.
Every Preferred Securities Certificate presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Registrar duly
executed by the Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Each
Preferred Securities Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the Institutional
Trustee in accordance with its customary practice.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Preferred Securities Certificates, but the Securities Registrar may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange Preferred Securities
Certificates.
The provisions of Sections 3.9, 3.10 and 10.4 herein shall also apply
to the Bank in its role as Securities Registrar, for so long as the Bank shall
act as Securities Registrar.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
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The Trustees and the Securities Registrar may treat the Person in
whose name any Certificate shall be registered on the books and records of the
Trust as the sole holder of such Certificate and of the Securities represented
by such Certificate for purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other
purposes whatsoever and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim to or interest in such Certificate or in the Securities
represented by such Certificate on the part of any
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Person, whether or not the Trust, the Trustees or the Securities Registrar
shall have actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
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Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Preferred Securities,
the Preferred Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in
the form of one or more, fully registered, global Preferred Security
Certificates (each a "Global Certificate"), to be delivered to DTC, the initial
Clearing Agency or its custodian, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global
Certificates shall initially be registered on the books and records of the Trust
in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC, and no Preferred Security
Beneficial Owner will receive a definitive Preferred Security Certificate
representing such Preferred Security Beneficial Owner's interests in such Global
Certificates, except as provided in Section 9.7. Unless and until definitive,
fully registered Preferred Security Certificates (the "Definitive Preferred
Security Certificates") have been issued to the Preferred Security Beneficial
Owners pursuant to Section 9.7:
(a) the provisions of this Section 9.4 shall be in full force and effect;
(b) the Trust, the Trustees, the Securities Registrar and the Paying Agent
shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this
Declaration (in cluding the payment of Distributions on the Global
Certificates and receiving approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the
Holder of the Preferred Securities and the sole holder of the Global
Certificates and shall have no obligation to the Preferred Security
Beneficial Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4 conflict with any
other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this Section 9.4
shall control; and
(d) the rights of the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Preferred Security Beneficial
Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
the Clearing Agency shall receive and transmit payments of Distributions on
the Global Certificates to such Clearing Agency Participants. DTC will make
book entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Clearing Agency.
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Whenever a notice or other communication to the Preferred Security
Holders is required under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive
Preferred Security Certificates shall
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have been issued to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section
9.7, the Trustees shall give all such notices and communications specified
herein to be given to the Preferred Security Holders to the Clearing Agency, and
shall have no notice obligations to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
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If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depositary with respect to the Preferred Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with
respect to such Pre ferred Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Preferred Security Certificates.
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If:
(a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services or is no longer
able to properly discharge its functions as securities depositary with
respect to the Preferred Securities and a successor Clearing Agency is not
appointed within 90 days after such discontinuance or after the Regular
Trustees become aware of such inability pursuant to Section 9.6; or
(b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor to
terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency with respect to
the Preferred Securities,
then:
(c) Definitive Preferred Security Certificates shall be prepared by the
Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with respect to such Preferred
Securities; and
(d) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing Agency,
accompanied by registration instructions, the Regular Trustees shall cause
Definitive Certificates to be delivered to Preferred Security Beneficial
Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither
the Trustees nor the Trust, or any agents thereof, shall be liable for any
delay in delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively
rely on and shall be protected in relying on, said instructions of the
Clearing Agency. The Definitive Preferred Security Certificates shall be
printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as
is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the
Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with
any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any
rule or regulation of any stock
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exchange on which Preferred Securities may be listed, or to conform to
usage.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
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If:
(a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Institutional
Trustee or the Securities Registrar or if the Institutional Trustee or the
Securities Registrar shall receive evidence to their satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and
(b) there shall be delivered to the Institutional Trustee, the Securities
Registrar and the Regular Trustees such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to keep each of them harmless,
then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute,
and upon any Regular Trustee's request, the Institutional Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination.
In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8,
the Regular Trustees, Institutional Trustee or Securities Registrar may require
the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued
pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an ownership
interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued, whether or not the
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.
SECTION 9.9 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
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The Institutional Trustee shall designate, with the consent of the
Regular Trustees, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, an office or
offices or agency or agencies where Preferred Securities Certificates may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Trustees in respect of the Securities may be served. The
Corporate Trust Office of the Bank is initially designated the office for such
purpose. The Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee shall give prompt
written notice to the Sponsor and to the Holders of any change in the location
of the Securities Register or any such office or agency.
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ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
SECTION 10.1 Liability.
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(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Securities
Guarantees and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:
(i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital
contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities which
shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and
(ii) be required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities
any deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.
(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.
(c) Pursuant to (S) 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders of
the Preferred Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.
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(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable
in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage
or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified
Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or expert
competence and, if selected by such Indemnified Person, has been selected by
such Indemnified Person with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Trust,
including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and
amount of the assets,
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liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders of Securities might
properly be paid.
SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.
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(a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions
of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities
of an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the
duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are
agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of
such Indemnified Person.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any
Covered Persons; or
(ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner
that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any
Holder of Securities,
the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action
or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each
party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or
situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting
practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person,
the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified
Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at
law or in equity or otherwise.
(c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or
required to make a decision:
(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors
as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or
obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting
the Trust or any other Person; or
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(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the Indemnified
Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any
other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable law.
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.
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(a) (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted
by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that he
is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys'
fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company
Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent
permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action
or suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a Company Indemnified Person against
expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust and except that no
such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the Trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
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such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be successful
on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without prejudice
or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall
be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
therewith.
(iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section
10.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture Issuer only
as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of
the Company Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such
determination shall be made (1) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.
(v) Expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by a Company
Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer
if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees
by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such
a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Regular Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith
or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust, or, with
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respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Company Indem nified Person
believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In no
event shall any advance be made in instances where the Regular Trustees,
independent legal counsel or Common Security Holder reasonably determine that
such person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or its Common or
Preferred Security Holders.
(vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture
Issuer or Preferred Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to
action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office. All rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a)
shall be deemed to be provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and
each Company Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time while
this Section 10.4(a) is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section
10.4(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing.
(vii) The Debenture Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture
Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the
provisions of this Section 10.4(a).
(viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), refer ences to "the Trust"
shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any
constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director,
trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving
at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer,
employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under
the provisions of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or
surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if
its separate existence had continued.
(ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Company
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Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Institutional
Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (each
of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified
Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against,
any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense including taxes (other
than taxes based on the income of such Fiduciary Indemnified Person) incurred
without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection
with the acceptance or administration or the trust or trusts hereunder,
including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses)
of defending itself against or investigating any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 10.4(b)
shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Declaration.
SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.
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Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of
Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit
of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall
not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the
Delaware Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present
any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such
opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by
the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the
Institutional Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account
(individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such
particular investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware
Trustee and the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any
financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor,
or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or
body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its
Affiliates.
SECTION 10.6 Compensation; Fees.
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The Sponsor agrees:
(a) to pay to the Trustees from time to time reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by them hereunder (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of
an express trust); and
(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustees in accordance with any provision of this
Declaration (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of their respective agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to their respective negligence or
bad faith.
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ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
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The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
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(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and
supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction
of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for
United States federal income tax purposes.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, any annual United States federal
income tax information statement, required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code
to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed
with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income
tax return, on a Form 1041 or such other form required by United States federal
income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing
authority.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
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The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and for
the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds in
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respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made
directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and no other funds of the Trust
shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole signatories
for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided,
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however, that the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the
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SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
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The Trust, the Regular Trustees and the Paying Agent shall comply with
all withholding requirements under United States federal, state and local law.
The Trust shall request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms
or certificates as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding
with respect to each Holder, and any representations and forms as shall
reasonably be requested by the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of,
and in fulfilling, its withholding obligations. The Regular Trustees shall file
required forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from with
holding is properly established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with
respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust
is required to withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect
to distributions or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be
deemed to be a distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In
the event of any claimed over withholding, Holders shall be limited to an action
against the applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was
not withheld from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent
Distributions by the amount of such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by:
(i) the Regular Trustees (or, if there are more than two Regular
Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees);
(ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations
or immunities of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee; and
(iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations
or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee;
(b) no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment shall
be void and ineffective:
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(i) unless the Institutional Trustee shall have first received:
(A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the Sponsor
that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this
Declaration (including the terms of the Securities); and
(B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor or the
Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of
this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities); and
(ii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:
(A) cause the Trust to fail to continue to be classified for purposes
of United States federal income taxation as a grantor trust;
(B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the
Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act; or
(C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company required
to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(c) at such time after the Trust has issued any Securities that
remain outstanding, any amendment that would adversely affect the rights,
privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be effected only with
such additional requirements as may be set forth in the terms of such
Securities;
(d) Section 9.1(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended without
the consent of all of the Holders of the Securities;
(e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and;
(f) the rights of the holders of the Common Securities under Article V
to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall not
be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities; and
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(g) notwithstanding Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to:
(i) cure any ambiguity;
(ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this Declaration or to
make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
this Declaration, which shall not be inconsistent with other provisions of
this Declaration;
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Sponsor;
(iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court,
government agency or regulatory authority which amendment does not have a
material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the
Holders; and
(v) to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of this Declaration to
such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trust will be classified
for United States Federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust at all times
that any Securities are outstanding or to ensure that the Trust will not be
required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act.
(h) The Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee may, but shall
not be obligated to, sign any amendment which affects their respective rights,
powers, duties, obligations or immunities under this Declaration or otherwise.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.
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(a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called
at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of
the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred
Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a
meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of at
least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of Securities. Such direction
shall be given by delivering to the Regular Trustees one or more notices in a
writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities wish to call a meeting
and indicating the general or specific purpose for which the meeting is to be
called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the
Security Certificates held
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by the Holders of Securities exercising the right to call a meeting and only
those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of determining whether
the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of this paragraph has
been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of
Securities having a right to vote thereat at least seven days and not more
than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this
Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or approval
may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any action that may be
taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be taken without a meeting
if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the
Holders of Securities owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities in
liquidation amount that would be necessary to authorize or take such action
at a meeting at which all Holders of Securities having a right to vote thereon
were present and voting. Prompt notice of the taking of action without a
meeting shall be given to the Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have
not consented in writing. The Regular Trustees may specify that any written
ballot submitted to the Security Holder for the purpose of taking any action
without a meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by
the Regular Trustees;
(ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for it by
proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of
11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every
proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities executing
it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to the giving,
voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations
thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation and the Holders of the
Securities were stockholders of a Delaware corporation;
(iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be conducted by
the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular Trustees may
designate; and
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(iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of the
Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock
exchange on which the Preferred Securities are then listed or trading,
otherwise provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall
establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of Securities,
including notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any
matter is to be voted on by any Holders of Securities, waiver of any such
notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment of a record
date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any other matter
with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
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The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and
the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance of
its appointment as Institutional Trustee that:
(a) the Institutional Trustee is a New York banking corporation with trust
powers and authority under the laws of the State of New York to execute and
deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of,
this Declaration;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional Trustee of
the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Institutional Trustee. The Declaration has been duly executed
and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Institutional Trustee, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity and the
discretion of the court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such
remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Declaration by the
Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of the
charter or by-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and
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(d) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or
notice to, any New York State or federal banking authority is required for
the execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee, of this
Declaration.
SECTION 13.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee.
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The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and
each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the
Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its
appointment as Delaware Trustee that:
(a) The Delaware Trustee is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with trust power and
authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its
obligations under the terms of, this Declaration.
(b) The Delaware Trustee has authorized performance of its obligations
under the Certificate of Trust and the Declaration. The Declaration under
Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and
other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether
the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or
at law).
(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or
notice to, any Delaware banking authority is required for the execution,
delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee, of this Declaration.
(d) The Delaware Trustee is a natural person who is a resident of the State
of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
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All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing, duly
signed by the party giving such notice, and
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shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the Trust's
mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Trust may give
notice of to the Holders of the Securities and the Institutional Trustee):
First Chicago NBD Capital I
c/o First Chicago NBD Corporation
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: (312) 732-3366
(b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set forth
below (or such other address as the Delaware Trustee may give notice of to
the Holders of the Securities):
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware
1201 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration
Department
(c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the Institutional Trustee's
mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional
Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing address
of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the Holder of the
Common Securities may give notice to the Trust):
First Chicago NBD Corporation
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
Attention: Treasurer
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the books and
records of the Trust.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or
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mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other
document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed
address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be
deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to
deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Governing Law.
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This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
SECTION 14.3 Intention of the Parties.
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It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be classified
for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The
provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of
the parties.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
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Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Successors and Assigns
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Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed.
SECTION 14.6 Partial Enforceability.
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If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
SECTION 14.7 Counterparts.
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This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the
signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages.
All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they
shall have the same
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force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Laurence Goldman, as Regular Trustee
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M. Eileen Kennedy, as Regular Trustee
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Robert A. Rosholt, as Regular Trustee
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE,
as Delaware Trustee
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Institutional Trustee
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION,
as Sponsor
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX I
TERMS OF
% PREFERRED SECURITIES
% COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust, dated as of January 1, 1997 (as amended from time to time, the
"Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein
has the meaning set forth in the Declaration or, if not defined in such
Declaration, as defined in the Prospectus referred to below):
1. Designation and Number.
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(a) Preferred Securities. Preferred Securities of the Trust with an
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aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
million dollars ($ ) and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets
of the Trust of $25 per preferred security, are hereby designated for the
purposes of identification only as " % Preferred Securities" (the "Preferred
Securities"). The Preferred Security Certificates evidencing the Preferred
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are listed.
(b) Common Securities. Common Securities of the Trust with an
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aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of
dollars ($ ) and a liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the
Trust of $25 per common security, are hereby designated for the purposes of
identification only as " % Common Securities" (the "Common Securities").
The Common Security Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice.
2. Distributions.
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(a) Distributions payable on each Security will be fixed at a rate per
annum of % (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for more than
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one quarter will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly at the Coupon Rate
(to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used
herein includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless
otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments
are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to
the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. The amount
of Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full quarterly
Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and
for any period shorter than a full quarterly Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed per a 30-day month.
(b) Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from , 1997, and will be payable quarterly in arrears, on [March 31,
June 30, September 30, and December 31] of each year, commencing on ,
1997, except as otherwise described below. The Debenture Issuer has the right
under the Indenture to defer payments of interest by extending the interest
payment period from time to time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding 20
consecutive quarters (each an "Extension Period"), during which Extension
Period no interest shall be due and payable on the Debentures, provided that no
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Extension Period shall end on a day other than an interest payment date for the
Debentures or shall extend beyond the date of maturity of the Debentures. As a
consequence of such deferral, Distributions will also be deferred. Despite such
deferral, quarterly Distributions will continue to accrue with interest thereon
(to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Coupon Rate compounded
quarterly during any such Extension Period. At the end of the Extension Period,
all accrued and unpaid Distributions (but only to the extent payments are made
in respect to the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent
the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor) will be payable to the
Holders of the Securities in whose names the Securities are registered in the
Security Register on the record date relating to the Distribution date on which
the Extension Period ends. Prior to the termination of any such Extension
Period, the Debenture Issuer may further defer payments of interest by further
extending such Extension Period; provided that such Extension Period together
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with all such previous and further extensions thereof may not exceed 20
consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity date of the Debentures. Upon
the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due,
the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above
requirements.
(c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the relevant
record dates. While the Preferred Securities remain in book-entry only form,
the relevant record dates shall be one Business Day prior to the relevant
payment dates which payment dates correspond to the interest payment dates on
the Debentures. Subject to any applicable laws and regulations and the
provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in respect of the Preferred
Securities will be made as described under the heading "Description of the
Preferred Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The Depository Trust
Company" in the Prospectus Supplement dated January , 1997 to the Pro-
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spectus dated January , 1997 (together, the "Prospectus"), of the Trust included
in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Sponsor, the Trust and certain
other business trusts. The relevant record dates for the Common Securities shall
be the same record date as for the Preferred Securities when the Preferred
Securities are not in book-entry only form. If the Preferred Securities shall
not continue to remain in book-entry only form, the relevant record dates for
the Preferred Securities shall be [March 15, June 15, September 15 or December
15,] as the case may be. Payments in respect of Preferred Securities held in
certificated form will be made by check mailed to the Holder entitled thereto.
Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any
Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to
make a payment under the Debentures, will cease to be payable to the Person in
whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such
defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such
Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date
determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any date on which Distributions
are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by or
for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be
distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities.
3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.
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In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Trust, the Holders of the Securities on the date of the
dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors an amount equal to the
aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Security plus accrued and
unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the
"Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with such dissolution,
winding-up or termination, Debentures in an aggregate stated principal amount
equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Securities, with an
interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate of, and bearing accrued and unpaid
interest in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such
Securities, shall be
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distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the Holders of the Securities in exchange for
such Securities.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis.
4. Redemption and Distribution.
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(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures in whole or in part, whether
at maturity or upon redemption (either at the option of the Debenture Issuer, in
accordance with the Indenture, or pursuant to a Tax Event or Capital Treatment
Event as described below), the proceeds from such repayment or payment shall be
simultaneously applied to redeem Securities having an aggregate liquidation
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so repaid or
redeemed at a redemption price of $25 per Security plus an amount equal to
accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon at the date of the redemption, payable
in cash (the "Redemption Price"). Holders will be given not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days notice of such redemption.
(b) In the case of an optional redemption, if fewer than all the
outstanding Securities are to be so redeemed, the Common Securities and the
Preferred Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Preferred Securities to
be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(g)(ii) below.
(c) Subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if such
approval is then required under applicable laws or capital guidelines of the
Federal Reserve, the Regular Trustees shall at any time have the right to
dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of the claims of creditors, cause the
Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, having an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an interest
rate identical to the Coupon Rate of, and accrued on unpaid interest equal to
accrued and unpaid distributions on, and having the same record date for payment
as the Securities, to be distributed to the Holders of the Securities in
liquidation of such Holders' interests in the trust on a Pro Rata basis.
(d) If, at any time, a Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event (both as
defined below) shall occur and be continuing, the Debenture Issuer shall have
the right at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, to
redeem the Debentures in whole or in part for cash within 90 days following the
occurrence of such Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event, as the case may be,
and, following such redemption, Securities with an aggregate liquidation amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so redeemed shall be
redeemed by the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata basis.
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A "Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of counsel
to the Sponsor experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of
any amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any
official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or
applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or
which pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance
of the Preferred Securities under the Declaration, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date
of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to
income received or accrued on the Debentures, (ii) interest payable by the
Sponsor on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of such opinion, will not
be, deductible by the Sponsor, in whole or in part, for United States federal
income tax purposes or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date
of the opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties
or other governmental charges.
A "Capital Treatment Event" means the reasonable determination by the
Sponsor that, as a result of the occurrence of any amendment to, or change
(including any announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations
thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or
therein, or as a result of any official or administrative pronouncement or
action or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations,
which amendment or change is effective or such pronouncement, action or decision
is announced on or after the date of issuance of the Preferred Securities under
the Declaration, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Sponsor will
not be entitled to treat an amount equal to the liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities as "Tier I Capital" (or the then equivalent thereof) for
purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in
effect and applicable to the Sponsor.
On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any
distribution of Debentures and dissolution of the Trust: (i) the Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, (ii) The Depository Trust Company
(the "Depository") or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its
nominee), as the record Holder of the Preferred Securities, will receive a
registered global certificate or certificates representing the Debentures to be
delivered upon such distribution and any certificates representing Securities,
except for certificates representing Preferred Securities held by the
Depository or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee),
will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the Debentures having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation
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amount of, with an interest rate identical to the Coupon Rate of, and accrued
and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on such Securities
until such certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or its agent for
transfer or reissue.
(e) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Securities for all quarterly Distribution periods terminating on or before the
date of redemption.
(f) If the Debentures are distributed to holders of the Securities,
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer will use its best
efforts to have the Debentures listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such
other exchange, if any, as the Preferred Securities were listed immediately
prior to the distribution of the Debentures.
(g) The procedure with respect to redemptions and distributions of
Debentures shall be as follows:
(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for, the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution
Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of Securities
to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days
before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in the
case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the
Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or
exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this
Section 4(g)(i), a Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be
given on the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, to Holders of Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution
Notice shall be addressed to the Holders of Securities at the address of
each such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No
defect in the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either
thereof with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the
redemption or exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
(ii) All notices of redemption shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the Redemption Price;
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(c) the CUSIP number;
(d) if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed,
the identification and the total liquidation amount of the particular
Securities to be redeemed; and
(e) that on the redemption date the Redemption Price will become due
and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and that Distributions
thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date.
(iii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to
be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata from
each Holder of Preferred Securities, it being understood that, in respect of
Preferred Securities registered in the name of and held of record by the
Depository or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) or
any nominee, the distribution of the proceeds of such redemption will be made
to each Clearing Agency Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee
holds such securities) in accordance with the procedures applied by such
agency or nominee.
(iv) If Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a
Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the
Debentures are to be redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will
be irrevocable), then (A) while the Preferred Securities are in book-entry
only form, with respect to the Preferred Securities, by 12:00 noon, New York
City time, on the redemption date, provided that by 10 a.m., New York City
time, on that date, the Debenture Issuer has paid the Institutional Trustee or
other holder of the Institutional Trustee Account a sufficient amount of cash
in connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee or the Paying Agent will deposit irrevocably with the
Depository or its nominee (or successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds
sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price with respect to the
Preferred Securities and will give the Depository irrevocable instructions and
authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Preferred
Securities, and (B) with respect to Preferred Securities issued in definitive
form and Common Securities, provided that the
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Debenture Issuer has paid the Institutional Trustee or the holder of the
Institutional Trustee Account a sufficient amount of cash in connection with
the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the Institutional
Trustee or the Paying Agent will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the
Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant
Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption date.
If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds deposited
as required, if applicable, then on and after the redemption date,
Distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called for redemption
and all rights of Holders of such Securities so called for redemption will
cease, except the right of the Holders of such Securities to receive the
Redemption Price, but without interest on such Redemption Price. Neither the
Regular Trustees nor the Trust shall be required to register or cause to be
registered the transfer of (i) any Securities beginning on the opening of
business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption and
ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (ii) any
Securities selected for redemption except the unredeemed portion of any
Security being redeemed, that have been so called for redemption. If any date
fixed for redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day
that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect
of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the next
calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business
Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed
for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in respect of any
Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the
Institutional Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor pursuant to the relevant
Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such Securities will continue to accrue
from the original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case
the actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(v) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of the Preferred Securities, the
Depository or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) if
the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive Preferred Security
Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof, and (B) in respect of
the Common Securities to the Holder thereof.
(vi) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws and banking laws), provided
the acquiror is not the Holder of the Common Securities or the obligor under
the Indenture, the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries may at any time and from
time to time purchase outstanding Preferred Securities by tender, in the open
market or by private agreement.
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(vii) Upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Regular
Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute and the Institutional Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof a new Security in
aggregate liquidation amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security
so presented and having the same original issue date, stated maturity and
terms.
5. Voting Rights - Preferred Securities.
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(a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7 and as otherwise
required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Preferred Securities
will have no voting rights.
(b) Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph and
Section 2.6(a), the Holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities, voting separately as a class may direct the time, method,
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies
available under the Indenture to holders of the Debentures including the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive
any past default and its consequences that is waivable under Section 7.13 of the
Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the
principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, or (iv) consent to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where
such consent of the holders of the Debentures would be required, provided,
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act of the Holders of greater than a majority of the Holders in principal amount
of Debentures affected thereby, (a "Super Majority"), the Institutional Trustee
may only give such consent or take such action at the written direction of the
Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities which the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate
principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Institutional Trustee shall
not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders
of the Preferred Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time,
method and place of conducting any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not
take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the
Preferred Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has
obtained an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced
in such matters to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal
income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than
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a grantor trust on account of such action. If a Declaration Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of
the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures 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 directly
institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such Holder of the
principal of or interest on the Debentures having a principal amount equal to
the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such holder (a
"Direct Action") on or after the respective due date specified in the
Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, the rights of the holders of
the Common Securities Holder will be subrogated to the rights of such holder of
Preferred Securities to the extent of any payment made by the Issuer to such
holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action. Except as provided in the
preceding sentences, the Holders of Preferred Securities will not be able to
exercise directly any other remedy available to the holders of the Debentures.
Any amount payable pursuant to the Declaration to any Holder of a Preferred
Security shall be reduced by the amount of any corresponding payment such Holder
has directly received pursuant to such Direct Action.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Preferred Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Preferred Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Preferred Securities. Each such notice
will include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date
by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution
proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote
or of such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions
for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Preferred Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Securities or to
distribute the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of
the Securities.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to
give, make or take requests, demands, authorizations, directions, notices,
consents, waivers or other action under any of the circumstances described in
this Delaration, any of the Preferred Securities that are owned by the Sponsor
or any Affiliate of the Sponsor shall not be entitled to give, make or take any
such action and shall, for purposes of such action, be treated as if they were
not outstanding, except that (a) in determining whether any Trustee shall be
protected in relying on any such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of such
Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded and (b) the
foregoing shall not apply at any time when all of the outstanding Securities are
owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided or permitted by this Declaration to be given, made or
taken by Holders of Preferred Securities may be embodied in and evidenced by one
or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in
person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments are delivered to the Institutional Trustee. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Declaration and (subject to Section 3.9) conclusive in favor of the Trustees,
if made in the manner provided herein.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such
instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by
law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where
such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other manner which any Trustee receiving the same deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Securities
Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Preferred Security shall bind every future
Holder of the same Preferred Security and the Holder of every Preferred Security
issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in
lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the
Trustees or the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such
action is made upon such Preferred Security.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take
any action hereunder with regard to any particular Preferred Security may do so
with regard to all or any part of the liquidation amount of such Preferred
Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so
pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such liquidation
amount.
If any dispute shall arise between the Holders of Preferred Securities
and Trustees or among such Holders or Trustees with respect to the authenticity,
validity or binding nature of any request, demand, authorization, direction,
consent, waiver or other Act of such Holder or Trustee hereunder, then the
determination of such matter by the Institutional Trustee shall be conclusive
with respect to such matter.
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6. Voting Rights - Common Securities.
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(a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), (c), 7(a) and (b) as
otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Common
Securities will have no voting rights.
(b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance
with Article V of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or replace any
Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after the Event
of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities has been cured, waived, or
otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last
sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i) directing the time,
method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debenture
Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default and its
consequences that is waivable under Section 7.13 of the Indenture, (iii)
exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable, or (iv) consent to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent of the holders of the Debentures would be required, provided that, where
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a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the
Holders of a Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such
consent or take such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least
the proportion in liquidation amount of the Common Securities which the relevant
Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding. Pursuant to this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not
revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of
the Preferred Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method
and place of conducting any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the
Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common
Securities under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained
an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax
the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of
such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the
Declaration, any Holder of Common Securities may institute a legal proceeding
directly against any
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Person to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Declaration,
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee
or any other Person.
Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such
purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities in the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Common Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided or permitted by this Declaration to be given, made or
taken by Holders of Common Securities may be embodied in and evidenced by one or
more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders or in
person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments are delivered to the Institutional Trustee. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Declaration and (subject to Section 3.9) conclusive in favor of the Trustees,
if made in the manner provided herein.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such
instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by
law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other manner which any Trustee receiving the same deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Securities
Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Common Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Common Security and the Holder of every Common Security issued upon
the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof
in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustees or
the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made
upon such Common Security.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take
any action hereunder with regard to any particular Common Security may do so
with regard to all or any part of the liquidation amount of such Common Security
or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to
such appointment with regard to all or any part of such liquidation amount.
If any dispute shall arise between the Holders of the Common
Securities and the Trustees or among such Holders or Trustees with respect to
the authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request, demand,
authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other Act of such Holder or Trustee
hereunder, then the determination of such matter by the Institutional Trustee
shall be conclusive with respect to such matter.
7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.
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(a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the
Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, privileges, preferences or special rights of the
Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii)
the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described
in Section 8.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of Securities voting
together as a single class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or
proposal (but not on any other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or
proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of the Holders of at
least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities, affected thereby;
provided, however, that if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i)
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above would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or only the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Securities.
(b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the
holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination on the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional
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Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the Securities
with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall vote with
respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would
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require the consent of the holders of a Super Majority, the Institutional
Trustee may only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least
the proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures
outstanding; provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take
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any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities
under this Section 7(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to
the effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax the Trust
will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of such action.
8. Pro Rata.
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A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment,
distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to each Holder
of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities
held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of
all Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default
under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds
available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the
Preferred Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of
Preferred Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate
liquidation amount of all Preferred Securities outstanding, and only after
satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Preferred Securities,
to each Holder of Common Securities pro rata according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of Common Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to
the aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities outstanding. In any
such proration the Trust may make such adjustments as may be appropriate in
order that only Securities in authorized denominations shall be redeemed.
9. Ranking.
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The Preferred Securities rank pari passu with the Common Securities
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and payment thereon shall be made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except
that, if an Event of Default under the Declaration occurs and is continuing the
rights of Holders of the Common Securities to payment in respect of
Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise are
subordinated to the rights to payment of the Holders of the Preferred
Securities.
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10. Listing.
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[The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the
Preferred Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]
11. Acceptance of Securities Guarantee and Indenture.
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Each Holder of Preferred Securities and Common Securities, by the
acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee and the Common Securities Guarantee, respectively, including the
subordination provisions therein and to the provisions of the Indenture.
12. No Preemptive Rights.
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The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive rights to
subscribe for any additional securities.
13. Miscellaneous.
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These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.
The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Preferred
Securities Guarantee or the Common Securities Guarantee (as may be appropriate),
and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written request to the Sponsor
at its principal place of business.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF PREFERRED SECURITY CERTIFICATE
[This Preferred Security is a Global Certificate within the meaning of
the Declaration hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of The
Depository Trust Company (the "Depositary") or a nominee of the Depositary.
This Preferred Security is exchangeable for Preferred Securities registered in
the name of a person other than the Depositary or its nominee only in the
limited circumstances described in the Declaration and no transfer of this
Preferred Security (other than a transfer of this Preferred Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the
Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary) may be
registered except in limited circumstances.
Unless this Preferred Security is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, New
York) to the Trust or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment, and any Preferred Security issued is registered in the name of Cede &
Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company and any payment hereon is made to Cede & Co., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.]*
THIS SECURITY IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION
OF A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
Certificate Number Number of Preferred Securities
CUSIP NO.
Certificate Evidencing Preferred Securities
of
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
% Preferred Securities
(liquidation amount $25 per Preferred Security)
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I, a statutory business trust formed under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that
______________ (the "Holder") is the regis-
* Insert in Global Certificates only.
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tered owner of _______ preferred securities of the Trust representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the % Preferred
Securities (liquidation amount $25 per Preferred Security) (the "Preferred
Securities"). The Preferred Securities are transferable on the books and
records of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender
of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The
designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Preferred Securities represented hereby are issued and shall
in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of January 1, 1997, as the same may
be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), including the designation of
the terms of the Preferred Securities as set forth in Annex I to the
Declaration. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits
of the Preferred Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The
Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Preferred Securities
Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to
the Trust at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Preferred
Securities as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this
day of January , 1997.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
By:________________________________
Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Regular Trustee
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned
Declaration.
Dated:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Institutional Trustee
By:_____________________
Authorized Officer
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
Distributions payable on each Preferred Security will be fixed at a
rate per annum of % (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of
$25 per Preferred Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the
Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears
for more than one quarter will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly at the
Coupon Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term
"Distributions" as used herein includes such cash distributions and any such
interest payable unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to the
extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds
available therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be
computed for any full quarterly Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months, and for any period shorter than a full quarterly
Distribution period for which Distributions are computed, Distributions will be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month.
Except as otherwise described below, distributions on the Preferred
Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from ________ and will be payable
quarterly in arrears, on [March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31] of
each year, commencing on __________ , 1997, to the Holders thereof as they
appear on the books and records of the Trust on the relevant record dates. While
the Preferred Securities remain in book-entry only form, the relevant record
dates shall be one Business Day prior to the relevant payment dates. If the
Preferred Securities shall not continue to remain in book-entry only form, the
relevant record dates for the Preferred Securities shall be [March 15, June 15,
September 15 or December 15], as the case may be. The Debenture Issuer has the
right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest by extending the
interest payment period from time to time on the Debentures for a period not
exceeding 20 consecutive quarters (each an "Extension Period"), provided that no
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Extension Period shall end on a day other than an interest payment date for the
Debentures or shall extend beyond the date of the maturity of the Debentures. As
a consequence of such deferral, Distributions will also be deferred. Despite
such deferral, quarterly Distributions will continue to accrue with interest
thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Coupon Rate
compounded quarterly during any such Extension Period. At the end of the
Extension Period, all accrued and unpaid Distributions (but only to the extent
payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee
and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor) will
be payable to the Holders of the Securities in whose names the Securities are
registered in the Security Register on the record date relating to the
Distribution date on which the Extension Period ends. Prior to the termination
of any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further defer payments of
interest by further extending such Extension Period; provided that such
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Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof
may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity date of the
Debentures. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all
amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension Period,
subject to the above requirements.
The Debenture Issuer also has the right at any time to (a) change the
date of maturity of the Debentures to a date earlier than the scheduled maturity
date of the Debentures but not earlier than __________, subject to the prior
approval of the Federal Reserve if such approval is then required under
applicable law or capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve and (b) extend the
date of maturity of the Debentures (whether or not the Trust is terminated and
the Debentures are distributed to the holders of Securities) for one or more
periods, but in no event
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to a date later than _______________, _____, subject to the Debenture Issuer
meeting certain extension conditions set forth in the Indenture.
Subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if such approval
is then required under applicable law or capital guidelines of the Federal
Reserve, the Regular Trustees shall have the right at any time to liquidate the
Trust and cause the Debentures to be distributed to the holders of the
Securities in liquidation of the Trust.
The Preferred Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.
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_____________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Preferred
Security Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________ agent
to transfer this Preferred Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The
agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date: _______________________
Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Security
Certificate)
Signature Guarantee /s/: ___________________________________
______________________
* Signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" that is a
bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the
requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP")
or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance
with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
% Common Securities
(liquidation amount $25 per Common Security)
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I, a statutory business trust formed under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that First
Chicago NBD Corporation (the "Holder") is the registered owner of _______ common
securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust designated the % Common Securities (liquidation amount
$25 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). The Common Securities are
not transferable. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of January 1,
1997, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"),
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I to the Declaration. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall
have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the
benefits of the Common Securities Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The
Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Common Securities Guarantee
and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor
at its principal place of business.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Sponsor is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
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THIS SECURITY IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION
OF A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal
income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities
as evidence of indirect beneficial ownership in the Debentures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___ day of
____________, 1997.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
By:________________________________
Name: Robert A. Rosholt
Title: Regular Trustee
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned
Declaration.
Dated:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Institutional Trustee
By:_____________________
Authorized Officer
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
Distributions payable on each Common Security will be fixed at a rate
per annum of % (the "Coupon Rate") of the stated liquidation amount of $25
per Common Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the
Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears
for more than one quarter will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly at the
Coupon Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term
"Distributions" as used herein includes such cash distributions and any such
interest payable unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to the
extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds
available therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be
computed for any full quarterly Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months, and for any period shorter than a full quarterly
Distribution period for which Distributions are computed, Distributions will be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month.
Except as otherwise described below, distributions on the Common
Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from _________ and will be payable
quarterly in arrears, on [March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31] of
each year, commencing on , 1997, to Holders of record on [March 15,
June 15, September 15 and December 15,] as the case may be. The Debenture
Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest by
extending the interest payment period from time to time on the Debentures for
a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters (each an "Extension Period")
provided that no Extension Period shall end on a day other than an interest
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payment date for the Debentures or shall extend beyond the date of the maturity
of the Debentures. As a consequence of such deferral, Distributions will also
be deferred. Despite such deferral, quarterly Distributions will continue to
accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the
Coupon Rate compounded quarterly during any such Extension Period. At the end of
the Extension Period, all accrued and unpaid Distributions (but only to the
extent payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional
Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds available
therefor) will be payable to the Holders of the Securities in whose names the
Securities are registered in the Security Register on the record date relating
to the Distribution date on which the Extension Period ends. Prior to the
termination of any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further defer
payments of interest by further extending such Extension Period; provided that
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such Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions
thereof may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity
date of the Debentures. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the
payment of all amounts then due, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new
Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
The Debenture Issuer also has the right at any time to (a) change the
date of maturity of the Debentures to a date earlier than the scheduled maturity
date of the Debentures but not earlier than __________, subject to the prior
approval of the Federal Reserve if such approval is then required under
applicable law or capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve and (b) extend the
date of maturity of the Debentures (whether or not the
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Trust is terminated and the Debentures are distributed to the holders of
Securities) for one or more periods, but in no event to a date later than
___________, ___, subject to the Debenture Issuer meeting certain extension
conditions set forth in the Indenture.
Subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if such approval
is then required under applicable law or capital guidelines of the Federal
Reserve, the Regular Trustees shall have the right at any time to liquidate the
Trust and cause the Debentures to be distributed to the holders of the
Securities in liquidation of the Trust.
The Common Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.
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EXHIBIT B
SPECIMEN OF DEBENTURE
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EXHIBIT C
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 4(d)
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
AND
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
TRUSTEE
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Indenture
Dated as of January 1, 1997
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JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS*
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
PAGE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.................................... 1
"this Indenture" and certain other terms....... 1
"Act".......................................... 2
"Affiliate".................................... 2
"Authenticating Agent"......................... 2
"Authorized Newspaper"......................... 2
"Authorized Officer"........................... 2
"Bank"......................................... 2
"Bearer Security".............................. 2
"Board of Directors"........................... 2
"Board Resolution"............................. 2
"Business Day"................................. 2
"CEDEL" or "CEDEL S.A."........................ 2
"Code"......................................... 2
"Commission"................................... 2
"Common Securities"............................ 2
"Common Securities Guarantee".................. 3
"Common Stock"................................. 3
"Common Depositary"............................ 3
"Company"...................................... 3
"Company Request" and "Company Order".......... 3
"corporation".................................. 3
"Co-Security Register"......................... 3
"coupon"....................................... 3
"Declaration".................................. 3
"Defaulted Interest"........................... 3
"Depositary"................................... 3
"Designated Currency".......................... 3
"Dollar" or "$"................................ 3
"ECU".......................................... 3
"Euroclear".................................... 3
"European Communities"......................... 3
"Event of Default"............................. 3
"Exchange Rate"................................ 4
"Exchange Rate Agent".......................... 4
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate".......... 4
"Existing Subordinated Indebtedness"........... 4
"Expense Beneficiaries"........................ 4
"Expense Obligation"........................... 4
"Extension Period"............................. 4
"FCN Capital Trust"............................ 4
"FCN Guarantee"................................ 4
"Federal Reserve".............................. 4
"Financing Entity"............................. 4
"Foreign Currency"............................. 4
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*This table of Contents is not part of the Indenture.
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"General Obligations".......................... 4
"Global Exchange Date"......................... 5
"Global Security".............................. 5
"Holder"....................................... 5
"Institutional Trustee"........................ 5
"interest"..................................... 5
"Interest Payment Date"........................ 5
"Maturity"..................................... 5
"Officers' Certificate"........................ 5
"Opinion of Counsel"........................... 5
"Original Issue Discount Security"............. 5
"Outstanding".................................. 5
"Paying Agent"................................. 6
"Payment Date"................................. 6
"Person"....................................... 6
"Place of Payment"............................. 6
"Predecessor Security"......................... 6
"Preferred Securities"......................... 6
"Preferred Securities Guarantee"............... 6
"Principal Corporate Trust Office"............. 6
"Principal Paying Agent"....................... 6
"Proceeding"................................... 6
"Redemption Date".............................. 6
"Redemption Price"............................. 6
"Registered Security".......................... 7
"Regular Record Date".......................... 7
"Remarketing Entity"........................... 7
"Repayment Date"............................... 7
"Repayment Price".............................. 7
"Responsible Officer".......................... 7
"Rights Plan".................................. 7
"Security" or "Securities"..................... 7
"Security Register"............................ 7
"Security Registrar"........................... 7
"Senior Indebtedness".......................... 7
"Series A Declaration"......................... 8
"Series B Declaration"......................... 8
"Series A Guarantee"........................... 8
"Series B Guarantee"........................... 8
"Special Record Date".......................... 8
"Stated Maturity".............................. 8
"Subsidiary of the Company" or "Subsidiary".... 8
"Trustee"...................................... 8
"Trust Indenture Act" or "TIA"................. 8
"Trust Securities"............................. 8
"United States"................................ 8
"United States Alien".......................... 8
"Vice President"............................... 8
SECTION 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions........... 9
SECTION 1.03.
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee......... 9
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SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders................................ 9
SECTION 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.......... 11
SECTION 1.06. Notices to Holders; Waiver..................... 12
SECTION 1.07. Language of Notices, Etc....................... 12
SECTION 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.............. 12
SECTION 1.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents....... 12
SECTION 1.10. Successors and Assigns......................... 13
SECTION 1.11. Separability Clause............................ 13
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.......................... 13
SECTION 1.13. Legal Holidays................................. 13
SECTION 1.14. Governing Law.................................. 13
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01.
Forms Generally................................ 13
SECTION 2.02. Form of Securities............................. 14
SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentica- 14
SECTION 2.04. tion...........................................
Global Securities.............................. 14
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. Title and Terms................................ 15
SECTION 3.02. Denominations.................................. 17
SECTION 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dat- 17
SECTION 3.04. ing............................................
Temporary Securities........................... 19
SECTION 3.05. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Ex- 21
change.........................................
SECTION 3.06.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securi- 23
SECTION 3.07. ties...........................................
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Pre- 24
SECTION 3.08. served.........................................
Persons Deemed Owners.......................... 25
SECTION 3.09. Cancellation................................... 26
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest........................ 26
SECTION 3.11. Forms of Certification......................... 26
SECTION 3.12. Judgments...................................... 26
SECTION 3.13. Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates............ 27
SECTION 3.14.
Right of Set-off............................... 28
SECTION 3.15. Agreed Tax Treatment........................... 28
SECTION 3.16. CUSIP Numbers.................................. 28
ARTICLE FOUR
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 4.01.
Applicability of Article....................... 28
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SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.......... 28
SECTION 4.03. Selection by Security Registrar of Securities 29
SECTION 4.04. to be Redeemed................................
Notice of Redemption........................... 29
SECTION 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.................... 30
SECTION 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.......... 30
SECTION 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part.................... 30
SECTION 4.08. Redemption Suspended During Event of Default... 30
ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest..... 31
SECTION 5.02.
Maintenance of Office or Agency................ 31
SECTION 5.03. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in 32
SECTION 5.04. Trust..........................................
Additional Sums................................ 33
SECTION 5.05. Statement as to Compliance..................... 34
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Corporate Existence, Rights and 34
SECTION 5.07. Franchises....................................
Additional Covenants........................... 34
SECTION 5.08. Original Issue Discount........................ 35
ARTICLE SIX
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS
BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses 35
of Holders....................................
SECTION 6.02.
Preservation of Information; Communications to 35
SECTION 6.03. Holders........................................
Reports by Trustee............................. 36
SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company............................. 37
ARTICLE SEVEN
REMEDIES
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.............................. 37
SECTION 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and An- 38
SECTION 7.03. nulment........................................
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for 39
SECTION 7.04. Enforcement by Trustee........................
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............... 39
SECTION 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession 40
SECTION 7.06. of Securities.................................
Application of Money Collected................. 40
SECTION 7.07.
Limitation on Suits............................ 40
SECTION 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive
Principal, Premium and Interest; Direct
Action by Holders of Preferred Securities.....
41
SECTION 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies............. 41
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SECTION 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative................. 41
SECTION 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver................... 42
SECTION 7.12. Control by Noteholders......................... 42
SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults........................ 42
SECTION 7.14. Undertaking for Costs.......................... 43
SECTION 7.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws............... 43
ARTICLE EIGHT
THE TRUSTEE
Certain Duties and Responsibilities............ 43
SECTION 8.02.
SECTION 8.01.
Notice of Default.............................. 44
Certain Rights of Trustee...................... 44
SECTION 8.03.
SECTION 8.04.
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of 45
Notes..........................................
May Hold Securities............................ 45
SECTION 8.05.
SECTION 8.06.
Money Held in Trust............................ 45
SECTION 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement................. 45
SECTION 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests........ 46
SECTION 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility........ 46
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of 46
SECTION 8.11. Successor.....................................
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor......... 48
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or
Succession to Business of Trustee.............
48
SECTION 8.13.
Preferential Collection of Claims against 49
SECTION 8.14. Company.......................................
Appointment of Authenticating Agents........... 49
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of 50
SECTION 9.01. Holders.......................................
SECTION 9.02.
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of 51
Holders.......................................
Execution of Supplemental Indentures........... 52
SECTION 9.03.
SECTION 9.04.
Effect of Supplemental Indentures.............. 52
SECTION 9.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act............ 52
SECTION 9.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental 52
Indentures....................................
ARTICLE TEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain 52
SECTION 10.02. Terms.........................................
SECTION 10.01.
Successor Corporation Substituted.............. 53
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture........ 53
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money..................... 54
SECTION 11.03. Reinstatement.................................. 54
ARTICLE TWELVE
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
SECTION 12.01.
Exemption from Individual Liability............ 55
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 13.01. Applicability of Article....................... 55
SECTION 13.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with 55
SECTION 13.03. Securities....................................
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund...... 56
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 14.01.
Securities Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness
and General Obligations.......................
56
SECTION 14.02. No Payment When Senior Indebtedness in
Default; Payment Over of Proceeds Upon
Dissolution, Etc. ............................
56
SECTION 14.03. Payment Permitted If No Default................ 57
SECTION 14.04. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior
Indebtedness and Creditors in respect of
General Obligations...........................
58
SECTION 14.05. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.... 58
SECTION 14.06. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination............ 58
SECTION 14.07.
No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.......... 59
SECTION 14.08. Notice to Trustee.............................. 59
SECTION 14.09. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of 60
SECTION 14.10. Liquidating Agent.............................
Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior
Indebtedness or Creditors in respect of
General Obligations...........................
60
SECTION 14.11. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior
Indebtedness or Creditor in respect of
General Obligations; Preservation of
Trustee's Rights..............................
60
SECTION 14.12. Article Applying to Paying Agents.............. 60
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ARTICLE FIFTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 15.01. Applicability of Article....................... 60
SECTION 15.02. Repayment of Securities........................ 60
SECTION 15.03. Exercise of Option; Notice..................... 61
SECTION 15.04. Election of Repayment by Remarketing Entities.. 61
SECTION 15.05. Securities Payable on the Repayment Date....... 62
ARTICLE SIXTEEN
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
SECTION 16.01.
Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called...... 62
SECTION 16.02. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings............. 62
SECTION 16.03. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings........... 62
SECTION 16.04. Quorum; Action................................. 63
SECTION 16.05. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and
Adjournment of Meetings.......................
63
SECTION 16.06. Counting Votes and Recording Action of 64
Meetings......................................
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
EXPENSES
SECTION 17.01.
Payment of Expenses by the Company............. 64
SECTION 17.02. Term of Agreement.............................. 65
SECTION 17.03. Waiver of Notice............................... 65
SECTION 17.04. No Impairment.................................. 65
SECTION 17.05. Enforcement.................................... 65
SECTION 17.06. Subrogation.................................... 65
SECTION 17.07. Amendment...................................... 65
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ARTICLE EIGHTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 18.01. Counterparts................................... 66
SECTION 18.02. Acknowledgment of Rights....................... 66
TESTIMONIUM.................................................. 67
SIGNATURES AND SEALS......................................... 67
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................. 67
EXHIBIT A. Form of Certificate to be Given by Person En-
titled to Receive Bearer Security
68
EXHIBIT B. Form of Certificate to be Given by Euroclear
and CEDEL S.A. in Connection with the Exchange
of a Portion of a Temporary Global Security
69
EXHIBIT C. Form of Certificate to be Given by Euroclear
and CEDEL S.A. to Obtain Interest Prior to an
Exchange Date
70
EXHIBIT D.
Form of Certificate to be Given by Beneficial
Owners to Obtain Interest Prior to an Exchange
Date
71
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TABLE SHOWING REFLECTION IN INDENTURE OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
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REFLECTED IN INDENTURE
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SECTION
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<S> <C>
TIA
(S) 310(a)(1) ......................................... 8.09
(a)(2) .............................................. 8.09
(a)(3) .............................................. Not Applicable
(a)(4) .............................................. Not Applicable
(a)(5) .............................................. 8.09
(b) ................................................. 8.08
8.10
(c) ................................................. Not Applicable
(S) 311(a) ........................................... 8.13
(b) ................................................. 8.13
(S) 312(a) ............................................ 6.01
6.02(i)
(b) ................................................. 6.02(ii)
(c) ................................................. 6.02(iii)
(S) 313(a) ........................................... 6.03(i)
(b) ................................................. 6.03(ii)
(c) ................................................. 6.03(i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) ................................................. 6.03(iii)
(S) 314(a) ........................................... 6.04
5.05
(b) ................................................. Not Applicable
(c)(1) .............................................. 1.02
(c)(2) .............................................. 1.02
(c)(3) .............................................. Not Applicable
(d) ................................................. Not Applicable
(e) ................................................. 1.02
(f) ................................................. Not Applicable
(S) 315(a) ........................................... 8.01(i)
8.01(iii)
(b) ................................................. 8.02
(c) ................................................. 8.01(ii)
(d) ................................................. 8.01
(d)(1) .............................................. 8.01(i)
(d)(2) .............................................. 8.01(iii)(b)
(d)(3) .............................................. 8.01(iii)(c)
(e) ................................................. 7.14
(S) 316(a) ........................................... 1.01
(S) 316(a)(1)(A) ...................................... 7.02
7.12
(a)(1)(B) ........................................... 7.13
(a)(2) .............................................. Not Applicable
(b) ................................................. 7.08
(c) ................................................. 1.04(viii)
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REFLECTED IN INDENTURE
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SECTION
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<S> <C>
(S) 317(a)(1) .......................................... 7.03
(a)(2) ............................................... 7.04
(b) .................................................. 5.03
(S) 318(a) ............................................. 1.08
(c) .................................................. 1.08
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THIS INDENTURE is entered into as of January 1, 1997, between FIRST CHICAGO
NBD CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company"), having its principal
executive office at One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, and THE
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (hereinafter
called the "Trustee"), having its principal corporate trust office at 450 West
33rd Street, New York, New York 10001, Attention: Corporate Trustee
Administration Department.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company deems it necessary from time to time to issue its unsecured
subordinated debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness to
be issued in one or more series (hereinafter called the "Securities") as
hereinafter set forth, and to provide therefor the Company has duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the
Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities
by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal
and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series
thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided
or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) the term "this Indenture" means this instrument as originally
executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one
or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the
applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of particular
series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01;
(ii) all references in this instrument to designated "Articles",
"Sections" and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections
and other subdivisions of this Indenture. The words "herein", "hereof" and
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(iii) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(iv) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture
Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to
them therein; and
(v) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein or in
one or more indentures supplemental hereto, the term "generally accepted
accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or
permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally
accepted at the date of such computation.
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"Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.04.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes
of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person
means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly
or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities pursuant to Section 8.14.
"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper, in an official language of the
country of publication or in the English language, customarily published on
each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays,
and of general circulation in the place in connection with which the term is
used or in the financial community of such place. Where successive
publications are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive
publications may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same
city meeting the foregoing requirements and in each case on any Business Day.
"Authorized Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any
Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President,
the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Comptroller, any Assistant Comptroller, any
Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Bank" means The First National Bank of Chicago, a national banking
association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America.
"Bearer Security" means any Security in the form established pursuant to
Section 2.02 which is payable to bearer, including, without limitation, unless
the context otherwise indicates, a Security in global bearer form.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company or
any duly authorized committee of that board.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the
Board of Directors, or officers of the Company to which authority to act on
behalf of the Board of Directors has been delegated, and to be in full force
and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day
on which banking institutions in the City of Chicago and any Place of Payment
for the Securities are authorized or required by law or executive order to
remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Principal Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee, or with respect to the Securities of a series initially issued to
an FCN Capital Trust, the principal office of the Institutional Trustee under
the related Declaration, is closed for business.
"CEDEL" or "CEDEL S.A." means Cedel Bank, societe anonyme or its successors.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to
time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or if any
time after the execution and delivery of this instrument such Commission is
not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust
Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.
"Common Securities" means the undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of an FCN Capital Trust which rank pari passu with Preferred Securities issued
by such FCN Capital Trust; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, the rights of holders of Common Securities to payment in
respect of
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distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise are
subordinated to the rights of holders of Preferred Securities.
"Common Securities Guarantee" means any guarantee that the Company may enter
into that operates directly or indirectly for the benefit of holders of Common
Securities of an FCN Capital Trust.
"Common Stock" means any stock of any class of the Company which has no
preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company
and which is not subject to redemption by the Company and includes the common
stock, $1 par value per share, of the Company as the same exists at the date
of this Indenture or as such stock may be constituted from time to time.
"Common Depositary" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(b)(ii).
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until any successor corporation shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean any such successor corporation.
"Company Request" and "Company Order" mean, respectively, a written request
or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its
President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial Officer or a Vice
President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Comptroller, an
Assistant Comptroller, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered
to the Trustee.
"corporation" includes corporations, associations, companies and business
trusts.
"Co-Security Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"coupon" means any interest coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security.
"Declaration", with respect to an FCN Capital Trust, shall mean the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of such FCN Capital Trust.
"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.
"Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or
issued in the form of a Global Security, the Person designated as Depositary
by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 until a successor Depositary shall
have been appointed pursuant to Section 3.05, and thereafter "Depositary"
shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if
at any time there is more than one such Person, "Depositary" as used with
respect to the Securities of any such series shall mean the Depositary with
respect to the Securities of that series.
"Designated Currency" has the meaning specified in Section 3.12.
"Dollar" or "$" means the coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts.
"ECU" means the European Currency Unit as defined and revised from time to
time by the Council of the European Communities.
"Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels
Office, as operator of the Euroclear System.
"European Communities" means the European Economic Community, the European
Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Article Seven.
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"Exchange Rate" shall have the meaning specified as contemplated in Section
3.01.
"Exchange Rate Agent" shall have the meaning specified as contemplated in
Section 3.01.
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate" with respect to any date for the
payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on any series of
Securities, means a certificate setting forth the applicable Exchange Rate and
the amounts payable in Dollars and Foreign Currencies in respect of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Securities denominated in
ECU, and other composite currency or Foreign Currency, and signed by the
Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer of the Company or the Exchange Rate Agent appointed pursuant to
Section 3.01 and delivered to the Trustee.
"Existing Subordinated Indebtedness" means, unless otherwise determined with
respect to any series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, the Company's 9
7/8% Subordinated Notes Due July 1999, the Company's 9% Subordinated Notes Due
June 15, 1999, the Company's 9 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due August 15, 2000,
the Company's 11 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due February 20, 2001, the Company's
10 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due May 1, 2001, the Company's 9 1/4% Subordinated
Notes Due November 15, 2001, the Company's 8 7/8% Subordinated Notes Due March
15, 2002, the Company's 8 1/4% Subordinated Notes Due June 15, 2002, the
Company's 9 1/5% Subordinated Notes Due December 17, 2001, the Company's 7
5/8% Subordinated Notes Due January 15, 2003, the Company's 6 7/8%
Subordinated Notes Due June 15, 2003, the Company's Floating Rate Subordinated
Notes Due July 28, 2003, the Company's 6 3/8% Subordinated Notes Due January
30, 2009, the Company's 7.125% Subordinated Notes Due 2007, the Company's 7
1/4% Subordinated Debentures Due 2004, the Company's 8.10% Subordinated Notes
Due 2002, the Company's 7.40% Subordinated Debentures Due May 10, 2023, the
Company's Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due 2005, the Company's 6 1/8%
Subordinated Notes Due February 15, 2006, the subordinated notes issued
pursuant to the Company's Medium-Term Note Program, Series G and any
securities issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of December 1,
1995, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee.
"Expense Beneficiaries" has the meaning specified in Section 17.01.
"Expense Obligation" has the meaning specified in Section 17.01.
"Extension Period" has the meaning specified in Section 3.13.
"FCN Capital Trust" means each of First Chicago NBD Capital I, First Chicago
NBD Capital II, First Chicago NBD Capital III and First Chicago NBD Capital
IV, each a Delaware business trust, or any other similar trust created for the
purpose of issuing preferred securities in connection with the issuance of
Securities under this Indenture.
"FCN Guarantee" means any Common Securities Guarantee or Preferred
Securities Guarantee.
"Federal Reserve" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
"Financing Entity" means any trust, partnership or other entity affiliated
with the Company that is a financing vehicle of the Company and which issues
securities that rank pari passu with or junior to, Trust Securities,
including, but not limited to, First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital A and
First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital B, both statutory business trusts
created under the laws of the State of Delaware.
"Foreign Currency" means a currency issued by the government of any country
other than the United States of America.
"General Obligations" means, unless otherwise determined with respect to any
series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, all obligations of the Company
to make payment on account of claims in respect of derivative products such as
interest and foreign exchange rate contracts, commodity contracts and similar
arrangements, other than (i) obligations on account of Senior Indebtedness,
(ii) obligations on account of indebtedness for money borrowed ranking pari
passu with or subordinate to the Securities and (iii) obligations which by
their terms are expressly stated not to be superior in right of payment to the
Securities or to rank on a parity with the Securities; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any rule, guideline or
interpretation promulgated or issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or
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other competent regulatory agency or authority), as from time to time in
effect, establishes or specifies criteria for the inclusion in regulatory
capital of subordinated debt of a bank holding company requiring that such
subordinated debt be subordinated to obligations to creditors in addition to
those set forth above, then the term "General Obligations" shall also include
such additional obligations to creditors (excluding trade accounts payable
arising in the ordinary course of business), as from time to time in effect
pursuant to such rules, guidelines or interpretations. For purposes of this
definition, "claim" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 101(4)
of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended to the date of this instrument.
"Global Exchange Date" has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 (b)(iv).
"Global Security" means a Security issued to evidence all or a part of a
series of Securities in accordance with Section 3.03.
"Holder", with respect to a Registered Security, means a Person in whose
name such Registered Security is registered in the Security Register and, with
respect to a Bearer Security (or any temporary Global Security) or a coupon,
means the bearer thereof.
"Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in the Declaration of the
applicable FCN Capital Trust.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security
which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable
after Maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any series of Securities,
means the Stated Maturity of an instalment of interest on such Securities.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which
the principal of such Security (or any instalment of principal) becomes due
and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or
by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial
Officer or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Comptroller, an Assistant Comptroller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall
contain the statements set forth in Section 1.02, if applicable.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may (except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) be an employee of the Company,
and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall
contain the statements set forth in Section 1.02, if applicable.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an
amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities or Securities of any
series, means, as of the date of determination, all such Securities
theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i) such Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) such Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any
Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated
in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent)
for the Holders of such Securities, provided that, if such Securities are
to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to
this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been
made; and
(iii) such Securities in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 of this Indenture;
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provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of such Securities Outstanding have given any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or
whether a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of Securities, the
principal amount of Original Issue Discount Securities that shall be deemed to
be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof
that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02,
and Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities
or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and
deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee
shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate
of the Company or such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities or any coupons
appertaining thereto on behalf of the Company.
"Payment Date" has the meaning specified in Section 1.13.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any series,
means the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 5.02,
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that
series are payable as specified in accordance with Section 3.01.
"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by
such particular Security; and for the purposes of this definition, any
Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in lieu of a lost,
destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the
lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
"Preferred Securities" means the undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of an FCN Capital Trust which rank pari passu with Common Securities
issued by such FCN Capital Trust; provided, however, that upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default, the rights of holders of Common Securities to payment
in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise are subordinated to the rights of holders of Preferred Securities.
"Preferred Securities Guarantee" means any guarantee that the Company may
enter into with The Chase Manhattan Bank or other Persons that operate
directly or indirectly for the benefit of holders of Preferred Securities of
an FCN Capital Trust.
"Principal Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Trustee, at which
at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered, which office at the date of execution of this instrument is at
the address set forth in the first paragraph of this instrument.
"Principal Paying Agent" means the Paying Agent, if any, designated as such
by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Indenture.
"Proceeding" has the meaning specified in Section 14.02.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price specified in such Security at which it is to be redeemed
pursuant to this Indenture.
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"Registered Security" means any Security in the form established pursuant to
Section 2.02 which is registered in the Security Register.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Security on any
Interest Payment Date means the date, if any, specified in such Security as
the "Regular Record Date".
"Remarketing Entity", when used with respect to the Securities of any series
which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated
Maturity, means any Person designated by the Company to purchase any such
Securities.
"Repayment Date", when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon
exercise of option for repayment by the Holder, means the date fixed for such
repayment pursuant to this Indenture.
"Repayment Price", when used with respect to any Security to be repaid upon
exercise of option for repayment by the Holder, means the price at which it is
to be repaid pursuant to this Indenture.
"Responsible Officer" means when used with respect to the Trustee, any
officer assigned to the Principal Corporate Trust Office, including any
managing director, vice president, assistant vice president, senior trust
officer, trust officer, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by any of the above designated officers, and also, with respect to a
particular matter, any other officer, to whom such matter is referred because
of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rights Plan" means a plan of the Company providing for the issuance by the
Company to all holders of its Common Stock of rights entitling the holders
thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or any class or
series of preferred stock or any other property, which rights (i) are deemed
to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock, (ii) are not exercisable
and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, in
each case until the occurrence of a specified event or events.
"Security" or "Securities" means any Security or Securities, as the case may
be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; provided, however, that,
if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this
Indenture, "Securities," with respect to any such Person, shall mean
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive,
however, of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee.
"Security Register" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"Security Registrar" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
"Senior Indebtedness" means the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on (i) all of the Company's indebtedness for money borrowed (but excluding
trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business) whether
outstanding on the date of execution of the Indenture or thereafter created,
assumed or incurred, and (ii) any deferrals, renewals or extensions of any
such Senior Indebtedness, except that Senior Indebtedness shall not include
(1) any such indebtedness that by its terms is subordinated to or ranks pari
passu with the Securities and (2) any indebtedness between or among the
Company or its affiliates including all other debt securities and guarantees
in respect of those debt securities issued to a Financing Entity or a trustee
of a Financing Entity, and (3) indebtedness evidenced by securities issued
under the indenture dated as of November 15, 1996 between the Company and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (unless such securities are by their terms
senior in right of payment to the securities heretofore issued under said
indenture). The term "indebtedness for money borrowed" as used in the
foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, any obligation of, or
any obligation guaranteed by, the Company for the repayment of borrowed money,
whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other written
instruments, and any deferred obligation for the payment of the purchase price
of property or assets and shall include Existing Subordinated Indebtedness.
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"Series A Declaration" means that certain Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement relating to First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital A, dated as of
December 3, 1996, by and among, the Company, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
property trustee, and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, as Delaware trustee.
"Series B Declaration" means that certain Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement relating to First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital B, dated as of
December 5, 1996, by and among, the Company, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
property trustee, and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, as Delaware trustee.
"Series A Guarantee" means that certain Guarantee Agreement, dated as of
December 3, 1996, by and between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
trustee.
"Series B Guarantee" means that certain Guarantee Agreement, dated as of
December 5, 1996, by and between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
trustee.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means the
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, or any instalment
of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such
Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security, or such
instalment of principal or interest, is due and payable.
"Subsidiary of the Company" or "Subsidiary" means a corporation at least a
majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, or by
the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
As used under this heading, the term "voting stock" means stock having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors irrespective of whether or
not stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power
by reason of the happening of any contingency.
"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of
this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to
the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall
mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time
there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the
Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of
that series.
"Trust Indenture Act" or "TIA" (except as herein otherwise expressly
provided) means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in force at the date as of
which this instrument was executed, and, to the extent required by law, as
amended.
"Trust Securities" means Common Securities and Preferred Securities of an FCN
Capital Trust.
"United States" means the United States of America (including the States and
the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas
subject to its jurisdiction.
"United States Alien", except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this
Indenture, means any Person who, for United States Federal income tax purposes,
is a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual, a non-resident alien
fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust, or a foreign partnership one or more of
the members of which is, for United States Federal income tax purposes, a
foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual or a non-resident alien
fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.
"Vice President", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means
any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words
added before or after the title "vice president".
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SECTION 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such
counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except
that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing
of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture
relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate
or opinion need be furnished.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the Officers' Certificate
required by Section 5.05) shall include:
(i) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;
(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
has been complied with; and
(iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and
one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based,
insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or
representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or
opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may
be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or
opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company
stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the
possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or
representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more
applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders.
(i) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders or
Holders of any series may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or
by an agent duly appointed in writing. If Securities of a series are issuable
in whole or in part as Bearer Securities, any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture
to be given or taken by Holders may, alternatively, be embodied in and
evidenced by the record of Holders of Securities voting in favor thereof,
either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of
Holders of Securities
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duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article Sixteen, or
a combination of such instruments and any such record. Except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee, and,
where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or
instruments and any such record (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments and so voting at any such meeting. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or
the holding by any Person of a Security shall be sufficient for any purpose of
this Indenture and (subject to Section 8.01) conclusive in favor of the
Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. The
record of any meeting of Holders of Securities shall be proved in the manner
provided in Section 16.06.
(ii) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument
or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by
the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to
take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual,
such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of
the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such
instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may
also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
(iii) The ownership of Registered Securities shall be proved by the Security
Register.
(iv) The principal amount and serial numbers of Bearer Securities held by
any Person, and the date of holding the same, may be proved by the production
of such Bearer Securities or by a certificate executed, as depositary, by any
trust company, bank or other depositary, wherever situated, if such
certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at
the date therein mentioned such Person had on deposit with such depositary, or
exhibited to it, the Bearer Securities therein described; or such facts may be
proved by the certificate or affidavit of the Person holding such Bearer
Securities, if such certificate or affidavit is deemed by the Trustee to be
satisfactory. The Trustee and the Company may assume that such ownership of
any Bearer Security continues until (1) another certificate or affidavit
bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Bearer Security is
produced, or (2) such Bearer Security is produced to the Trustee by some other
Person, or (3) such Bearer Security is surrendered in exchange for a
Registered Security, or (4) such Bearer Security is no longer Outstanding.
(v) The fact and date of execution of any such instrument or writing, the
authority of the Person executing the same and the principal amount and serial
numbers of Bearer Securities held by the Person so executing such instrument
or writing and the date of holding the same may also be proved in any other
manner which the Trustee deems sufficient; and the Trustee may in any instance
require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this
Section.
(vi) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof,
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the
Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made
upon such Security.
(vii) For purposes of determining the principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of any series the Holders of which are required, requested or
permitted to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or take any other Act under the Indenture, each Security
denominated in a Foreign Currency or composite currency shall be deemed to
have the principal amount determined by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting
the principal amount of such Security in the currency in which such Security
is denominated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate as of the date such Act is
delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the
Company, by Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities
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of such series (or, if there is no such rate on such date, such rate on the
date determined as specified as contemplated in Section 3.01).
(viii) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust
Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of
Holders of Securities of any series entitled to give any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other Act, or to
vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be
given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the
Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such
Series made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any
such vote, prior to such vote, such record date shall be the later of 30 days
prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent
list of Holders of such Securities furnished to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 6.01 prior to such solicitation.
(ix) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard
to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more
duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment
with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or
action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such
principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if
given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.
(x) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise
specified pursuant to Section 3.01 or pursuant to one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a
Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed
in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken
by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Security may
provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such
Global Security through such Depositary's standing instructions and customary
practices.
(xi) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the
Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security held by
a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary to make, give or
take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in
this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is
fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90
days after such record date.
SECTION 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be
made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(i) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or
with the Trustee at its Principal Corporate Trust Office, or
(ii) the Company by any Holder or by the Trustee shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in
writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid, to the Company, to the
attention of its Treasurer, addressed to it at the address of its principal
office specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture or at any other
address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
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SECTION 1.06. Notices to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture or any Security provides for notice to Holders of any
event,
(1) such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or
in such Security expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class,
postage prepaid, to each Holder of Registered Securities affected by such
event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed
for the giving of such notice.
(2) such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Bearer
Securities if published in an Authorized Newspaper in The City of New York
and, if the Securities of such series are then listed on The International
Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited
and such stock exchange shall so require, in London and, if the Securities
of such series are then listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such
stock exchange shall so require, in Luxembourg and, if the Securities of
such series are then listed on any other stock exchange and such stock
exchange shall so require, in any other required city outside the United
States, or, if not practicable, elsewhere in Europe on a Business Day at
least twice, the first such publication to be not earlier than the earliest
date, and not later than the latest date, prescribed for the giving of such
notice.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of
any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders of
Registered Securities by mail, then such notification as shall be made with
the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for
every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders of Registered
Securities is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any
defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of Registered
Securities shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Holders of Registered Securities or the sufficiency of any notice by
publication to Holders of Bearer Securities given as provided above.
In case by reason of the suspension of publication of any Authorized
Newspaper or Authorized Newspapers or by reason of any other cause it shall be
impracticable to publish any notice to Holders of Bearer Securities as
provided above, then such notification to Holders of Bearer Securities as
shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient
notice to such Holders for every purpose hereunder. Neither the failure to
give notice by publication to Holders of Bearer Securities as provided above,
nor any defect in any notice so published, shall affect the sufficiency of any
notice mailed to Holders of Registered Securities as provided above.
Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be
waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before
or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.
Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing
shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.
SECTION 1.07. Language of Notices, Etc.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver
required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language,
except that any published notice may be in an official language of the country
of publication.
SECTION 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies
or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an
"incorporated provision") included in this Indenture by operation of, Sections
310 and 318, inclusive, of the TIA, such imposed duties or incorporated
provision shall control.
SECTION 1.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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SECTION 1.10. Successors and Assigns.
All convenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind
its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 1.11. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
SECTION 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall
give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder, the Holders and, to the extent provided in Article Fourteen hereof,
the holders of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General
Obligations, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under this Indenture.
SECTION 1.13. Legal Holidays.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to
any series of Securities, in any case where any Interest Payment Date, Stated
Maturity, Repayment Date or Redemption Date of any Security or any date on
which any Defaulted Interest is proposed to be paid (each, a "Payment Date")
shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any
other provisions of the Securities or this Indenture) payment of the principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities need not be made at such
Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business
Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Payment Date, and, if
such payment is made, no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period
from and after any such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Repayment Date
or Redemption Date, as the case may be; provided, however, that if so provided
as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, if
such next succeeding Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year,
such payment shall be made on the Business Day immediately preceding such
Payment Date (in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the
Payment Date).
SECTION 1.14. Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally.
All Securities and any related coupons shall have such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or
permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may,
consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities
or coupons, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities or coupons.
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the
form set forth in this Article.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to
any series of Securities, the Securities of each series shall be issuable in
registered form without coupons. If so provided as contemplated by Section
3.01, the Securities of a series shall be issuable solely in bearer form, or
in both registered form and
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bearer form. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01,
Securities in bearer form shall have interest coupons attached.
The definitive Securities and coupons shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on a steel engraved
border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all
as determined by the officers executing such Securities or coupons, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities or coupons.
SECTION 2.02. Form of Securities.
Each Security and coupon shall be in one of the forms approved from time to
time by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or an indenture supplemented hereto.
Upon or prior to the delivery of a Security or coupons in any such form to the
Trustee for authentication, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the
following:
(i) such indenture supplemented hereto or the Board Resolution by or
pursuant to which such form of Security or coupons has been
approved, certified, in the case of a Board Resolution, by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(ii) the Officers' Certificate required by Section 3.01 of this
Indenture;
(iii) the Company Order required by Section 3.03 of this Indenture; and
(iv) the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 3.03 of this Indenture.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued in global form as permitted
by Section 3.04, the form thereof shall be established as provided in this
Section 2.02.
SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
By___________________________________
Authorized Officer
Section 2.04. Global Securities.
If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form,
as specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, then, notwithstanding clause
(xii) of Section 3.01 and the provisions of Section 3.02, such Global Security
shall represent such of the outstanding Securities of such series as shall be
specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount
of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time
to time be reduced or increased to reflect exchanges or increased to reflect
the issuance of additional uncertificated securities of such series. Any
endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount, or any increase or
decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be
made in such manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as
shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 3.03 or Section 3.04.
Global Securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in
either temporary or permanent form.
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. Title and Terms.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued up
to the aggregate principal amount of Securities from time to time authorized
by or pursuant to a Board Resolution.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. All Securities of each
series issued under this Indenture shall in all respects be equally and
ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such series without
preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of
the authentication and delivery or Maturity of the Securities of such series.
There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth
in, or determined in the manner provided in, an Officers' Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the
issuance of Securities of any series,
(i) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that
series pursuant to this Article Three or Sections 4.07, 9.06 or 15.03);
(iii) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of
the Securities of the series is payable;
(iv) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear
interest, if any, or the method or methods by which such rates may be
determined, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall
accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable,
the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date, the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that
of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the right,
pursuant to Section 3.13 or as otherwise determined, of the Company to
defer or extend an Interest Payment Date;
(v) the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 5.02,
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities
of the series shall be payable;
(vi) the extent to which any of the Securities will be issuable in
temporary or permanent global form, and in such case, the Depositary for
such Global Security or Securities, the terms and conditions, if any, upon
which such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for
definitive securities, and the manner in which any interest payable on a
temporary or permanent Global Security will be paid, whether or not
consistent with Section 3.04 or 3.05;
(vii) the office or offices or agency where, subject to Section 5.02, the
Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange;
(viii) the right, if any, to extend or shorten the maturity date of the
Securities of the series;
(ix) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and
the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(x) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods
within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions
upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in
whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(xi) whether, and under what conditions, additional sums will be payable
to Holders of Securities of the series pursuant to Section 5.04;
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(xii) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Registered Securities of the series
shall be issuable; and, if other than $5,000 or any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Bearer Securities of the series shall
be issuable;
(xiii) whether Securities of the series are to be issuable as Registered
Securities, Bearer Securities or both, whether Securities of the series are
to be issuable with or without coupons or both and, in the case of Bearer
Securities, the date as of which such Bearer Securities shall be dated if
other than the date of original issuance of the first Security of such
series of like tenor and term to be issued;
(xiv) the currency or currencies of denominations of the Securities of
any series, which may be in Dollars, any Foreign Currency or any composite
currency, including but not limited to the ECU, and, if any such currency
of denomination is a composite currency other than the ECU, the agency or
organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;
(xv) the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on the Securities will be made, the currency
or currencies, if any, in which payment of the principal of (and premium,
if any) or the interest on Registered Securities, at the election of each
of the Holders thereof, may also be payable and the periods within which
and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the
Exchange Rate and the Exchange Rate Agent;
(xvi) if payments of principal of (and premium, if any), or interest on
the Securities of the series are to be made in a Foreign Currency other
than the currency in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in
which the Exchange Rate with respect to such payments shall be determined;
(xvii) the terms, if any, upon which the Securities of the series may be
convertible into or exchanged for Common Stock, preferred stock (which may
be represented by depositary shares), other debt securities or warrants for
Common Stock, preferred stock or indebtedness or other securities of any
kind of the Company or any other obligor, and the terms and conditions upon
which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial
conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period and
any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein;
(xviii) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any)
or any interest on Securities of the series may be determined with
reference to an index, the method or methods by which such amounts shall be
determined;
(xix) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
7.02;
(xx) any addition to or change in the Events of Default or covenants of
the Company pertaining to the Securities of the series; and
(xxi) any other terms of the series.
All Securities of any one series and the coupons appertaining to Bearer
Securities of such series, if any, shall be substantially identical except, in
the case of Registered Securities, as to denomination and except as may
otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth,
or determined in the manner provided, in such Officers' Certificate or in any
such indenture supplemental hereto.
Securities of any particular series may be issued at various times, with
different dates on which the principal or any instalment of principal is
payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by
which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which such
interest may be payable and with different Redemption Dates or Repayment Dates
and may be denominated in different currencies or payable in different
currencies.
All Securities shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the
obligations of the Company to holders of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in
respect of General Obligations of the Company as provided in Article Fourteen.
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Notwithstanding Section 3.01(ii) and unless otherwise expressly provided
with respect to a series of Securities, the aggregate principal amount of a
series of Securities may be increased and additional Securities of such series
may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with
respect to such series as increased.
SECTION 3.02. Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be issuable in such form and
denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01. In the
absence of any specification with respect to the Securities of any series, the
Registered Securities of each series shall be issuable only as Securities
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof
and the Bearer Securities of each series, if any, shall be issuable with
coupons and in denominations of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of
the Board, its President, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial
Officer or one of its Executive Vice Presidents and by its Secretary or one of
its Assistant Secretaries. The signatures of any or all of these officers on
the Securities may be manual or facsimile. Coupons shall bear the facsimile
signature of the Company's Chairman of the Board, its President, a Vice
Chairman of the Board, its Chief Financial Officer, one of its Executive Vice
Presidents or the Treasurer.
Securities and coupons bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of
individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind
the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased
to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series, together with any
coupons appertaining thereto, executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of the
Company Order, authenticate and deliver such Securities as in this Indenture
provided and not otherwise; provided, however, that, in connection with its
original issuance, no Bearer Security shall be mailed or otherwise delivered
to any location in the United States; and provided, further, that a Bearer
Security may be delivered in connection with its original issuance only if the
Person entitled to receive such Bearer Security shall have delivered to the
Trustee, or such other Person as shall be specified in a temporary Global
Security delivered pursuant to Section 3.04, a certificate in the form
required by Section 3.11(i).
If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.01 that the Securities
of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities in registered or permanent bearer form, then the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section and a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Global Securities
with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Global
Securities in permanent or temporary form that (i) shall represent and shall
be denominated in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by one or more
Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered, if in registered form, in the
name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee
of such Depositary and (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such
Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instructions.
Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.01 for a Global Security in
registered form must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it
serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any other applicable statute or
regulation.
In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional
responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 8.01) shall be
fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section
1.02 and stating that,
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(i) the form of such Securities and coupons, if any, has been established
in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) the terms of such Securities and coupons, if any, or the manner of
determining such terms have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
(iii) that such Securities and coupons, when authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any
conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and to general
principles of equity; and
(iv) such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the
issue thereof will adversely affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01 and of this Section 3.03, if
all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it
shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution or Officers'
Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.01 or the Company Order
and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this Section 3.03 at or
prior to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such
documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original
issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and such documents
reasonably contemplate the issuance of all Securities of such series; provided
that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Company that as of the date of such
request, the statements made in the Officers' Certificate or other
certificates delivered pursuant to Sections 1.02 and 3.01 shall be true and
correct as if made on such date.
A Company Order, Officers' Certificate or Board Resolution or supplemental
indenture delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set
forth in the preceding paragraph may provide that Securities which are the
subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or its
agent on original issue from time to time in the aggregate principal amount,
if any, established for such series pursuant to such procedures acceptable to
the Trustee as may be specified from time to time by Company Order upon the
telephonic, electronic or written order of Persons designated in such Company
Order, Officers' Certificate, supplemental indenture or Board Resolution and
that such Persons are authorized to determine, consistent with such Company
Order, Officers' Certificate, supplemental indenture or Board Resolution, such
terms and conditions of said Securities as are specified in such Company
Order, Officers' Certificate, supplemental indenture or Board Resolution.
Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication; and
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, each Bearer
Security and any temporary Global Security referred to in Section 3.04 shall
be dated as of the date of original issuance of such Security.
No Security or coupon appertaining thereto shall be entitled to any benefit
under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there
appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the
form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an
authorized officer, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive
evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder. Except as permitted by Section 3.06,
the Trustee shall not authenticate and deliver any Bearer Security unless all
appurtenant coupons for interest then matured have been detached and
cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security or portion thereof
shall have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued
and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the
Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.09 together with a written
statement (which need not comply with Section 1.02 and need not be accompanied
by an Opinion of Counsel) stating that such
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Security or portion thereof has never been issued and sold by the Company, for
all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have
been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 3.04. Temporary Securities.
(a) Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the
Company may execute, and upon Company Order and the receipt of the
certifications and opinions required under Sections 3.01 and 3.03, the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed,
lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any
authorized denominations, substantially of the tenor of the definitive
Securities in lieu of which they are issued in registered form or, if
authorized, in bearer form with one or more coupons or without coupons, and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities. In the case of any series
which may be issuable as Bearer Securities, such temporary Securities may be
in global form, representing such of the Outstanding Securities of such series
as shall be specified therein.
(b) Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01:
(i) Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, each of
which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the following
paragraphs, if temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company
will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without
unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the
temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of
such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series
(accompanied, if applicable, by all unmatured coupons and all matured
coupons in default appertaining thereto), the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like
principal amount of definitive Securities of such series of authorized
denominations; provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall
be delivered in exchange for a temporary Registered Security; and provided,
further, that a definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange
for a temporary Bearer Security only in compliance with the applicable
conditions set forth in Section 3.03. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
(ii) If temporary Securities of any series are issued in global form, any
such temporary Global Security shall, unless otherwise provided in such
temporary Global Security, be delivered to the London office of a
depositary or common depositary (the "Common Depositary"), for the benefit
of the operator of Euroclear and CEDEL S.A., for credit to the respective
accounts of the beneficial owners of such Securities (or to such other
accounts as they may direct). Upon receipt of written instructions (which
need not comply with Section 1.02) signed on behalf of the Company by any
Person authorized to give such instructions, the Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent shall endorse such temporary Global Security to
reflect the initial principal amount, or an increase in the principal
amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby. Until such initial
endorsement, such temporary Global Security shall not evidence any
obligation of the Company. Such temporary Global Security shall at any time
represent the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities
theretofore endorsed thereon as provided above, subject to reduction to
reflect exchanges as described below.
(iii) Unless otherwise specified in such temporary Global Security, and
subject to the second proviso in the following paragraph, the interest of a
beneficial owner of Securities of a series in a temporary Global Security
shall be exchanged for definitive Securities (including a definitive global
Bearer Security) of such series and of like tenor following the Global
Exchange Date (as defined below) when the account holder instructs
Euroclear or CEDEL S.A., as the case may be, to request such exchange on
his behalf and delivers to Euroclear or CEDEL S.A., as the case may be, a
certificate in the form required by Section 3.11(i), dated no earlier than
15 days prior to the Global Exchange Date, copies of which certificate
shall be available
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from the offices of Euroclear and CEDEL S.A., the Trustee, any
Authenticating Agent appointed for such series of Securities and each
Paying Agent. Unless otherwise specified in such temporary Global Security,
any such exchange shall be made free of charge to the beneficial owners of
such temporary Global Security, except that a Person receiving definitive
Securities must bear the cost of insurance, postage, transportation and the
like in the event that such Person does not take delivery of such
definitive Securities in person at the offices of Euroclear or CEDEL S.A.
Definitive Securities in bearer form to be delivered in exchange for any
portion of a temporary Global Security shall be delivered only outside the
United States.
(iv) Without unnecessary delay but in any event not later than the date
specified in, or determined pursuant to the terms of, any such temporary
Global Security as the "Global Exchange Date" (the "Global Exchange Date"),
the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, or, if the Trustee appoints an
Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 8.14, to any such Authenticating
Agent, definitive Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of such temporary Global Security, executed by the
Company. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, such
definitive Securities shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or
Registered Securities, or any combination thereof, as may be specified by
the Company, the Trustee or any such Authenticating Agent, as may be
appropriate. On or after the Global Exchange Date, such temporary Global
Security shall be surrendered by the Common Depositary to the Trustee or
any such Authenticating Agent, as the Company's agent for such purpose, to
be exchanged, in whole or from time to time in part, for definitive
Securities without charge and the Trustee or any such Authenticating Agent
shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for each portion of such
temporary Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of
definitive Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations and
of like tenor as the portion of such temporary Global Security to be
exchanged, which, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.01, shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or Registered Securities,
or any combination thereof, provided, however, that, unless otherwise
specified in such temporary Global Security, upon such presentation by the
Common Depositary, such temporary Global Security is accompanied by a
certificate dated the Global Exchange Date or a subsequent date and signed
by Euroclear as to the portion of such temporary Global Security held for
its account then to be exchanged and a certificate dated the Global
Exchange Date or a subsequent date and signed by CEDEL S.A., as to the
portion of such temporary Global Security held for its account then to be
exchanged, each in the form required by Section 3.11(ii); and provided,
further, that a definitive Bearer Security (including a definitive global
Bearer Security) shall be delivered in exchange for a portion of a
temporary Global Security only in compliance with the applicable conditions
set forth in Section 3.03.
(v) Upon any exchange of a portion of any such temporary Global Security,
such temporary Global Security shall be endorsed by the Trustee or any such
Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, to reflect the reduction of the
principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon its remaining principal
amount shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged. Until
so exchanged in full, such temporary Global Security shall in all respects
be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Securities of such series authenticated and delivered hereunder, except
that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, interest
payable on such temporary Global Security on an Interest Payment Date for
Securities of such series occurring prior to the applicable Global Exchange
Date shall be payable, without interest, to Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. on or
after such Interest Payment Date upon delivery by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A.
to the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, of a certificate or
certificates in the form required by Section 3.11(iii), for credit on or
after such Interest Payment Date to the respective accounts of the Persons
who are the beneficial owners of such temporary Global Security on such
Interest Payment Date and who have each delivered to Euroclear or CEDEL
S.A., as the case may be, a certificate in the form required by Section
3.11(iv). Any interest so received by Euroclear and Cedel S.A. and not paid
as herein provided prior to the Global Exchange Date shall be returned to
the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be, which, upon expiration of
two years after such Interest Payment Date, shall repay such interest on
Company Request in accordance with Section 5.03.
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SECTION 3.05. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
With respect to Registered Securities, the Company shall keep or cause to be
kept a register (sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of Registered Securities and the registration of
transfers of Registered Securities and the Company shall appoint a "Security
Registrar", and may appoint any "Co-Security Registrar", as may be
appropriate, to keep the Security Register. Such Security Register shall be in
written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in
such Security Register shall be available for inspection by the Trustee at the
office of the Security Registrar. In the event that any Registered Securities
issued hereunder have The City of New York as a Place of Payment, the Company
shall appoint either a Security Registrar or Co-Security Registrar located in
The City of New York.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Security of
any series at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to
Section 5.02 for such purpose in a Place of Payment for such series, the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered
Securities of such series of any authorized denominations and of a like
aggregate principal amount, tenor and Stated Maturity.
At the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any series may be
exchanged for other Registered Securities of such series, of any authorized
denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, tenor and Stated
Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities
which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Registered Securities may not be exchanged for Bearer Securities.
At the option of the Holder, Bearer Securities of any series may be
exchanged for Registered Securities of the same series of any authorized
denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon
surrender of the Bearer Securities to be exchanged at any such office or
agency, with all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto
appertaining. If the Holder of a Bearer Security is unable to produce any such
unmatured coupon or coupons or matured coupon or coupons in default, such
exchange may be effected if the Bearer Securities are accompanied by payment
in funds acceptable to the Company in an amount equal to the face amount of
such missing coupon or coupons, or the surrender of such missing coupon or
coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to
them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them and
any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Security shall
surrender to any Paying Agent any such missing coupon in respect of which such
a payment shall have been made, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the
amount of such payment from the Company; provided, however, that interest
represented by coupons shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender
of those coupons at an office or agency of a Paying Agent, maintained pursuant
to Section 5.02 for such purpose, located outside the United States.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Bearer Security of any series is
surrendered at any such office or agency in exchange for a Registered Security
of the same series and like tenor after the close of business at such office
or agency on (i) any Regular Record Date and before the opening of business at
such office or agency on the relevant Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any
Special Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or
agency on the related date for payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer
Security shall be surrendered without the coupon relating to such Interest
Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is
exchanged in whole or in part for individual Securities represented thereby, a
Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series
may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to
a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such
Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such
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Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a
nominee of such successor Depositary.
Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which
the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the
Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities
of such series shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.03, the Company
shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such
series. If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice
or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company's election pursuant to
Section 3.01(vi) shall no longer be effective with respect to the Securities
of such series and the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of
a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities
of such series, will authenticate and deliver Securities of such series of
like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such
series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the
Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities
shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such
event, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company
Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such
series, will deliver, Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in
definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount
of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for
such Global Security or Securities.
If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a
series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities may
surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole
or in part for Securities of such series of like tenor and terms and in
definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee
and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of
definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver, without
service charge:
(a) to the Depositary or to each Person specified by such Depositary a
new Security or Securities of the same series, of like tenor and terms and
of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate
principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's beneficial
interest in the Global Security; and
(b) to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and
in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the
principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate
principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders thereof.
In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the
Company will execute and the Trustee, pursuant to a Company Order, will
authenticate and deliver, Securities (a) in definitive registered form in
authorized denominations, if the Securities of such series are issuable as
Registered Securities, (b) in definitive bearer form in authorized
denominations, with coupons attached, if the Securities of such series are
issuable as Bearer Securities or (c) as either Registered or Bearer
Securities, if the Securities of such series are issuable in either form;
provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in
exchange for a temporary Global Security other than in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 3.03 and 3.04.
Upon the exchange of Global Securities for Securities in definitive form,
such Global Securities shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Registered
Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section
3.05 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations,
and delivered to such addresses, as the Depositary for such Global Security,
pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or
otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. The Trustee shall deliver
such Registered Securities to the Persons
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in whose names such Securities are so registered or to the Depositary. The
Trustee shall deliver Bearer Securities issued in exchange for a Global
Security pursuant to this Section 3.05 to the Depositary or to the Persons at
such addresses, and in such authorized denominations, as the Depositary for
such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect
participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing; provided,
however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange for
a temporary Global Security other than in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 3.03 and 3.04.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar) be
duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Unless otherwise provided in the Securities to be registered for transfer or
exchanged, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, but the Company may (unless otherwise provided in such
Securities) require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of
transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges expressly provided in
this Indenture to be made at the Company's own expense or without expense or
without charge to Holders.
Neither the Company, the Security Registrar nor any Co-Security Registrar
shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of selection of Securities of such series to be
redeemed and ending at the close of business on (A) if Securities of the
series are issuable only as Registered Securities, the day of the mailing of
the relevant notice of redemption of Registered Securities of such series so
selected for redemption or (B) if Securities of the series are issuable as
Bearer Securities, the day of the first publication of the relevant notice of
redemption or, if Securities of the series are also issuable as Registered
Securities and there is no publication, the mailing of the relevant notice of
redemption, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities or
portions thereof so selected for redemption.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exchange of Bearer
Securities into Registered Securities shall be subject to applicable laws and
regulations in effect at the time of exchange; none of the Company, the
Trustee nor the Security Registrar shall exchange any Bearer Securities into
Registered Securities if it has received an Opinion of Counsel that as a
result of such exchanges the Company would suffer adverse consequences under
the United States federal income tax laws and regulations then in effect and
the Company has delivered to the Trustee a Company Order directing the Trustee
not to make such exchanges unless and until the Trustee receives a subsequent
Company Order to the contrary. The Company shall deliver copies of such
Company Orders to the Security Registrar.
SECTION 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If (i) any mutilated Security or Security with a mutilated coupon is
surrendered to the Trustee or the Security Registrar, or if the Company, the
Trustee and the Security Registrar receive evidence to their satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or coupon and (ii) there is
delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Security Registrar such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then,
in the absence of notice to the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar
that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company
shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in
exchange for the Security to which a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
coupon appertains (with all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or
stolen), a new Security of the same series and Stated Maturity and of like
tenor and principal amount, bearing
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a number not contemporaneously outstanding and, if applicable, with coupons
corresponding to the coupons appertaining thereto; provided, however, that any
new Bearer Security will be delivered only in compliance with the conditions
set forth in Section 3.05.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or coupon has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion
may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security; provided, however,
that payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest on Bearer
Securities shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the
United States, and, in the case of interest, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon presentation and surrender of the
coupons appertaining thereto.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses
(including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series, with its coupons, if any, issued pursuant
to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, or in
exchange for a Security with a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon, shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company,
whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security and its coupons, if any,
or the destroyed, lost or stolen coupon shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally
and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series and
their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons.
SECTION 3.07. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01, interest on any
Registered Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided
for, on any Interest Payment Date shall unless otherwise provided in such
Security be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 3.01, in case a Bearer Security of any series is surrendered in
exchange for a Registered Security of such series after the close of business
(at an office or agency referred to in Section 3.05) on any Regular Record
Date and before the opening of business (at such office or agency) on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date, such Bearer Security shall be surrendered
without the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date and interest will
not be payable on such Interest Payment Date in respect of the Registered
Security issued in exchange for such Bearer Security, but will be payable only
to the Holder of such coupon when due in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture. At the option of the Company, payment of interest on any
Registered Security may be made by check in the currency designated for such
payment pursuant to the terms of such Registered Security mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the
Security Register or by wire transfer to an account in such currency
designated by such Person in writing not later than ten days prior to the date
of such payment.
Any interest on any Registered Security which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of his having been such Holder,
and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in
each case, as provided in clause (i) or clause (ii) below.
(i) The Company may elect to make payments of any Defaulted Interest to
the Persons in whose names any such Registered Securities (or their
respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business
on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which
shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid
on each Registered Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at
the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money
equal to the aggregate amount
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proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date
of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for
the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this
clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 nor
less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less
than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed
payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special
Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause
notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special
Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class, postage prepaid, to each
Holder at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than
10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment
of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been
mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons
in whose names such Registered Securities (or their respective Predecessor
Securities) are registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer
be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii). In case a Bearer Security
of any series is surrendered at the office or agency in a Place of Payment
for such series in exchange for a Registered Security of such series after
the close of business at such office or agency on any Special Record Date
and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related
proposed date of payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security shall
be surrendered without the coupon relating to such proposed date for
payment and Defaulted Interest will not be payable on such proposed date
for payment in respect of the Registered Security issued in exchange for
such Bearer Security, but will be payable only to the Holder of such coupon
when due in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which the Securities with respect to which there exists such
default may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the
proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered
under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or
in lieu of, any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.02, the Holder of any
coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security shall be entitled to receive the
interest payable on such coupon upon presentation and surrender of such coupon
on or after the Interest Payment Date of such coupon at an office or agency
maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 5.02.
SECTION 3.08. Persons Deemed Owners.
Title to any Bearer Security, any coupons appertaining thereto and any
temporary Global Security shall pass by delivery.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Registered
Security, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of
such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium,
if any, and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Security, and for all
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the
Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may
treat the bearer of any Bearer Security and the bearer of any coupon as the
absolute owner of such Security or coupon for the purpose of receiving payment
thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether
or not such Security or coupon be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
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None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent
or the Security Registrar will have the responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial
ownership interest of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interest, and they
shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting on any such
information provided by the Depositary.
SECTION 3.09. Cancellation.
Unless otherwise provided with respect to a series of Securities, all
Securities and coupons surrendered for payment, registration of transfer,
exchange, repayment or redemption shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee. All Securities so delivered or
surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly
cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all
Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No
Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities
cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this
Indenture or such Securities. All cancelled Securities or coupons held by the
Trustee shall be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with its customary
procedures and the Trustee shall deliver a certificate of such disposition to
the Company.
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest.
Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed as shall be
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01.
SECTION 3.11. Forms of Certification.
Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01:
(i) Whenever any provision of this Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by a Person entitled to receive a
Bearer Security, such certification shall be provided substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by
the Company.
(ii) Whenever any provision of this Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. in
connection with the exchange of a portion of a temporary Global Security,
such certification shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
(iii) Whenever any provision of the Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by Euroclear and CEDEL S.A. in
connection with payment of interest with respect to a temporary Global
Security prior to the related Global Exchange Date, such certification
shall be provided substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, with only
such changes as shall be approved by the Company.
(iv) Whenever any provision of the Indenture or the forms of Securities
contemplate that certification be given by a beneficial owner of a portion
of a temporary Global Security in connection with payment of interest with
respect to a temporary Global Security prior to the related Global Exchange
Date, such certification shall be provided substantially in the form of
Exhibit D hereto, with only such changes as shall be approved by the
Company.
SECTION 3.12. Judgments
The Company may provide, pursuant to Section 3.01, for the Securities of any
series that, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law and except as
may otherwise be specified as contemplated in Section 3.01, (a) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest of the Securities of any series and any appurtenant coupons
in a Foreign Currency, composite currency or Dollars (the "Designated
Currency") as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.01 is of the essence and
agrees that judgments in respect of such Securities shall be given in the
Designated Currency; (b) the obligation of the Company to
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make payments in the Designated Currency of the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest on such Securities and any appurtenant coupons shall,
notwithstanding any payment in any other currency (whether pursuant to a
judgment or otherwise), be discharged only to the extent of the amount in the
Designated Currency that the Holder receiving such payment may, in accordance
with normal banking procedures, purchase with the sum paid in such other
currency (after any premium and cost of exchange) in the country of issue of
the Designated Currency in the case of Foreign Currency or Dollars or in the
international banking community in the case of a composite currency on the
Business Day immediately following the day on which such Holder receives such
payment; (c) if the amount in the Designated Currency that may be so purchased
for any reason falls short of the amount originally due, the Company shall pay
such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate for such shortfall;
and (d) any obligation of the Company not discharged by such payment shall be
due as a separate and independent obligation and, until discharged as provided
herein, shall continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.13. Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates
If specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to the Securities
of a particular series, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Company shall have the right, at any time during the term of
such series, from time to time to defer the payment of interest on such
Securities for such period or periods as may be specified as contemplated by
Section 3.01 (each, an "Extension Period"). No Extension Period shall end on a
date other than an Interest Payment Date. At the end of any such Extension
Period, the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on the
Securities (as provided in such Securities); provided, however, that no
Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of
the Securities of such series; provided, further, that during any such
Extension Period, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company's
capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or
premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security of the
Company that ranks pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to
the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to
any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the
Company that by their terms rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in
interest to the Securities of such series (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in Common Stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection
with the implementation of a Rights Plan, the issuance of any Common Stock of
any class or series of preferred stock of the Company under any Rights Plan or
the repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan, (c)
payments under any FCN Guarantee relating to or with respect to such series of
Securities, (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common
Stock under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or
employees and (e) obligations under any dividend reinvestment and stock
purchase plan). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the
Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that no
Extension Period shall exceed the period or periods specified in such
Securities or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of such
Securities. Upon termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of
all accrued and unpaid interest then due on any Interest Payment Date, the
Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above
requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period,
except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Trustee notice of its
election to begin any such Extension Period (x) at least ten Business Days
prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date on which
interest on Securities of such series would be payable but for such deferral
or (ii) the date the Company is required to give notice to any securities
exchange or other applicable self-regulatory organization or to Holders of the
Debentures of the record date or the date such interest is payable, or (y)
with respect to the Securities of a series issued to an FCN Capital Trust or a
trustee of such trust, so long as such Securities are held by such FCN Capital
Trust or a trustee of such trust, at least one Business Day prior to the
earlier of (i) the date on which distributions on the Preferred Securities of
such FCN Capital Trust would be payable but for such deferral or (ii) the date
the Institutional Trustee of such FCN Capital Trust or such FCN Capital Trust
is required to give notice to any securities exchange or other applicable
self-regulatory organization or to holders of such Preferred Securities of the
record date or the date such distributions are payable, but in any event not
less than one Business Day prior to such
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record date. For purposes hereof, neither the Company's Senior Indebtedness nor
its General Obligations shall be deemed to be pari passu with this Security.
The Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall promptly give notice of the
Company's election to begin any such Extension Period to the Holders of the
Outstanding Securities of such series.
SECTION 3.14. Right of Set-Off
With respect to the Securities of a series issued to an FCN Trust, or a
trustee of such trust, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Company shall have the right to set-off any payment it is otherwise required to
make thereunder in respect of any such Security to the extent the Company has
theretofore made, or is concurrently on the date of such payment making, a
payment under the FCN Guarantee relating to such Security or under Section 7.08
hereof.
SECTION 3.15. Agreed Tax Treatment
Unless otherwise specified in the Security, each Security issued hereunder
shall provide that the Company and, by its acceptance of a Security or a
beneficial interest therein, the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a
beneficial interest in, such Security agree that for United States federal,
state and local tax purposes it is intended that such Security constitutes
indebtedness.
SECTION 3.16. CUSIP Numbers
The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices
of redemption or other related material as a convenience to Holders; provided
that any such notice or other related material may state that no representation
is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the
Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption or other related
material and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be
affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
Redemption of Securities
SECTION 4.01. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity
shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and, except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, in
accordance with this Article.
SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities redeemable at the option
of the Company shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate. In case of any
redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of
any series, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date
fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee), notify the Trustee and the Security Registrar of such Redemption Date
and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed. In the
case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the expiration of any
restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or
elsewhere in this Indenture, or (ii) pursuant to an election of the Company
which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such Securities, the
Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing
compliance with such restriction or condition.
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SECTION 4.03. Selection by Security Registrar of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series with the same terms are to be
redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Security Registrar from the
Outstanding Securities of such series having such terms not previously called
for redemption, by such method as the Security Registrar shall deem fair and
appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions
of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination equal
to or larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such
series. Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the Securities of any series
so selected for partial redemption, the portions of the principal of
Securities of such series so selected for partial redemption shall be, in the
case of Registered Securities, equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof
or, in the case of Bearer Securities, equal to $5,000 or an integral multiple
thereof, and the principal amount of any such Security which remains
outstanding shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination for
Securities of such series.
The Security Registrar shall promptly notify the Company, the Trustee and
the Co-Security Registrar, if any, in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption,
the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires,
all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion
of the principal of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.
SECTION 4.04. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 1.06,
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each
Holder of Securities to be redeemed.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date,
(ii) the Redemption Price, or if the Redemption Price cannot be
calculated prior to the time the notice is required to be sent, the manner
of calculation thereof,
(iii) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series having the
same terms are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of
partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the particular
Securities to be redeemed,
(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Security to be redeemed, and that interest, if any,
thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
(v) the place or places where such Securities, together in the case of
Bearer Securities with all remaining coupons appertaining thereto, if any,
maturing after the Redemption Date, are to be surrendered for payment of
the Redemption Price,
(vi) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and
(vii) the CUSIP number or the Euroclear or the CEDEL reference number (or
any other number used by a Depositary to identify such Securities), if any,
of the Securities to be redeemed.
A notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 1.06 need not
identify particular Registered Securities to be redeemed.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the
Company shall be given by the Company or, on Company Request, by the Trustee
in the name and at the expense of the Company.
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SECTION 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
At or prior to the opening of business on any Redemption Date, the Company
shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent
(or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in
trust as provided in Section 5.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date;
provided, however, that deposits with respect to Bearer Securities shall be
made with a Paying Agent or Paying Agents located outside the United States
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01.
SECTION 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be
redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the
Redemption Price therein specified and from and after such date (unless the
Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Securities
shall cease to bear interest and the coupons for such interest appertaining to
any Bearer Securities so to be redeemed, except to the extent provided below,
shall be void. Upon surrender of any such Securities for redemption in
accordance with said notice, such Securities shall be paid by the Company at
the Redemption Price; provided, however, that instalments of interest on
Bearer Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date
shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States
and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon
presentation and surrender of coupons for such interest. Instalments of
interest on Registered Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or
more Predecessor Securities, registered as such on the close of business on
the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions
of Section 3.07.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for redemption shall not be accompanied
by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the Redemption Date, such Security
may be paid after deducting from the Redemption Price an amount equal to the
face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be
furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each
of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such
Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing
coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the
Redemption Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so
deducted; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons shall be
payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States and,
unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, only upon
presentation and surrender of those coupons.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from
the Redemption Date at the rate borne by such Security, or as otherwise
provided in such Security.
SECTION 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at
the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment therefor (with, if
the Company or the Security Registrar so requires, due endorsement by, or a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder of such Security or his
attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without
service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and Stated
Maturity, containing identical terms and conditions, of any authorized
denominations as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal
to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security
so surrendered.
SECTION 4.08. Redemption Suspended During Event of Default.
The Trustee shall not redeem any Securities (unless all Securities then
Outstanding are to be redeemed) or commence the giving of any notice of
redemption of Securities during the continuance of any Event of Default
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known to the Trustee, except that where the giving of notice of redemption of
any Securities shall theretofore have been made, the Trustee shall, subject to
the provisions of Section 14.08, redeem such Securities, provided funds are
deposited with it for such purpose. Subject to the rights of the holders of
Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General Obligations, except as
aforesaid, any moneys theretofore or thereafter received by the Trustee shall,
during the continuance of such Event of Default, be held in trust for the
benefit of the Holders and applied in the manner set forth in Section 7.06;
provided, however, that in case such Event of Default shall have been waived
as provided herein or otherwise cured, such moneys shall thereafter be held
and applied in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE FIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Securities of such series in accordance with the
terms of the Securities of such series, any coupons appertaining thereto and
this Indenture. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01
with respect to any series of Securities, any interest due on Bearer
Securities on or before Maturity shall be payable only outside the United
States upon presentation and surrender of the several coupons for such
interest instalments as are evidenced thereby as they severally mature.
SECTION 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
If Securities of a series are issuable only as Registered Securities, the
Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an
office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or
surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If Securities of a series may be issuable as Bearer Securities, the
Company will maintain (A) in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an
office or agency where any Registered Securities of that series may be
presented or surrendered for payment, where any Registered Securities of that
series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, where Securities of
that series may be surrendered for exchange and where notices and demands to
or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be served, (B) subject to any laws or regulations applicable
thereto, in a Place of Payment for that series which is located outside the
United States, an office or agency where Securities of that series and related
coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment (including payment of any
additional amounts payable on Securities of that series pursuant to Section
5.04); provided, however, that if the Securities of that series are listed on
The International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Limited or the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange
located outside the United States and such stock exchange shall so require,
the Company will maintain a Paying Agent for the Securities of that series in
London or Luxembourg or any other required city located outside the United
States, as the case may be, so long as the Securities of that series are
listed on such exchange, and (C) subject to any laws or regulations applicable
thereto, in a Place of Payment for such series located outside the United
States an office or agency where any Registered Securities of that series may
be surrendered for registration of transfer, where Securities of that series
may be surrendered for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be
served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If at
any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency
in respect of any series of Securities or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, and surrenders of Securities of
that series may be made and notices and demands may be made or served at the
Principal Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, except that Bearer Securities
of that series and the related coupons may be presented and surrendered for
payment (including payment of any additional amounts
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payable on Bearer Securities of that series pursuant to Section 5.04) at the
place specified for the purpose as contemplated by Section 3.01, and the
Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive such respective
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
Except as otherwise provided in the form of Bearer Security of any
particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, no payment of
principal, premium or interest on Bearer Securities shall be made at any
office or agency of the Company in the United States or by check mailed to any
address in the United States or by transfer to an account maintained with a
bank located in the United States; provided, however, payment of principal of
and any premium and interest denominated in Dollars (including additional
amounts payable in respect thereof) on any Bearer Security may be made at an
office or agency of, and designated by, the Company located in the United
States if (but only if) payment of the full amount of such principal, premium,
interest or additional amounts in Dollars at all offices outside the United
States maintained for the purpose by the Company in accordance with this
Indenture is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or similar
restrictions and the Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel that such payment
within the United States is legal. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated
by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, at the option of the
Holder of any Bearer Security or related coupon, payment may be made by check
in the currency designated for such payment pursuant to the terms of such
Bearer Security presented or mailed to an address outside the United States or
by transfer to an account in such currency maintained by the payee with a bank
located outside the United States.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or
surrendered for any or all of such purposes specified above in this Section
and may constitute and appoint one or more Paying Agents for the payment of
such Securities, in one or more other cities, and may from time to time
rescind such designations and appointments; provided, however, that no such
designation, appointment or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company
of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for
Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any
change in the location of any such other office or agency. Unless and until
the Company rescinds one or more such appointments, the Company hereby
appoints: (i) The Chase Manhattan Bank, as its Paying Agent in The City of New
York with respect to all series of Securities having a Place of Payment in The
City of New York and (ii) the Bank at its principal office as its Paying Agent
in the City of Chicago with respect to all series of Securities having a Place
of Payment in the City of Chicago.
Section 5.03. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent for any series
of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series and any
appurtenant coupons, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium or
interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee
of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of
Securities, it will, at or prior to the opening of business on each due date
of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such
series and any appurtenant coupons, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum
sufficient to pay the principal, premium or interest so becoming due, such sum
to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal,
premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company
will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any
series of Securities to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in
which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee subject to the provisions
of this Section, that such Paying Agent will
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(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on Securities of such series and any appurtenant coupons
in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums
shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(ii) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other
obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of
principal, premium or interest on the Securities of such series or any
appurtenant coupons; and
(iii) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the
written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so
held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company
Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by
the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the
same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such
Paying Agent; and, upon such payments by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such
Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by
the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security of any series or any appurtenant coupons and
remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest
has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or
(if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the
Holder of such Security or any coupon appertaining thereto shall thereafter,
as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment
thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to
such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall
thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the
Company cause to be published once, in an Authorized Newspaper in each Place
of Payment, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid
to the Company.
SECTION 5.04. Additional Sums.
If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional sums,
the Company will pay to the Holder of any Security of any series or any coupon
appertaining thereto additional sums as provided therein. Whenever in this
Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of
(or premium, if any) or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any
series or payment of any related coupon or the net proceeds received on the
sale or exchange of any Security of any series, such mention shall be deemed
to include mention of the payment of additional sums provided for in this
Section to the extent that, in such context, additional sums are, were or
would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section
and express mention of the payment of additional sums (if applicable) in any
provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding additional sums in those
provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional sums, at
least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to that
series of Securities (or if the Securities of that series will not bear
interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal (and
premium, if any) is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment
of principal (and premium, if any) or interest if there has been any change
with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers'
Certificate, the Company will furnish the Trustee and the Company's Principal
Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, with an Officers'
Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents
whether such payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the
Securities of that series shall be made to Holders of Securities of that
series or any related coupons who are United States Aliens without withholding
for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge
described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding shall be
required, then such Officers' Certificate shall specify by country the amount,
if any,
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required to be withheld on such payments to such Holders of Securities or
coupons and the Company will pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent the
additional sums required by this Section. The Company covenants to indemnify
the Trustee and any Paying Agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith
on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by
any of them in reliance on any Officers' Certificate furnished pursuant to this
Section.
SECTION 5.05. Statement as to Compliance.
The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers' Certificate (provided, however,
that one of the signatories of which shall be the Company's principal executive
officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer) stating,
as to each signer thereof, that
(i) a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of
performance under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities has
been made under his supervision; and
(ii) to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company
has fulfilled all its obligations and complied with all conditions and
covenants under this Indenture and under the terms of the Securities
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
any such obligation, condition or covenant specifying each such default
known to him and the nature and status thereof, and (b) no event has
occurred and is occurring which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default, or if such an event has occurred
and is continuing, specifying such event known to him and the nature and
status thereof.
For purposes of this Section, compliance or default shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided for
herein.
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Corporate Existence, Rights and Franchises.
So long as any of the Securities shall be Outstanding, the Company will do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises to carry on its business;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.06 shall prevent (i) any
consolidation or merger of the Company, or any conveyance or transfer of its
property and assets substantially as an entirety to any person, permitted by
Article Ten, or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company after any
conveyance or transfer of its property and assets substantially as an entirety
to any person permitted by Article Ten.
SECTION 5.07. Additional Covenants.
The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each
series that it shall not, and it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company
to, (a) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase,
acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the
Company's capital stock, or (b) make any payment of principal of or interest or
premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the
Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the
Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any
guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company if
such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities
(other than (a) dividends or distributions in Common Stock, (b) any declaration
of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights Plan, the
issuance of any rights, of any Common Stock or any class or series of preferred
stock of the Company or of any other property under any Rights Plan or the
redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan,
(c) payments under any FCN Guarantee relating to or with respect to such series
of Securities, (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common
Stock under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or
employees and (e) obligations under any dividend reinvestment and stock
purchase plan) if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of which
the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the
lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not
have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are
held by an FCN
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Capital Trust or a trustee of such trust, the Company shall be in default with
respect to its payment of any obligations under the FCN Guarantees relating to
the Trust Securities issued by such FCN Capital Trust or (iii) the Company
shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with
respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have
rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof,
shall be continuing. For purposes hereof, neither the Company's Senior
Indebtedness nor its General Obligations shall be deemed to be pari passu with
the Securities.
The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued
to an FCN Capital Trust or a trustee of such FCN Capital Trust (i) to maintain
directly or indirectly 100% ownership of the Common Securities of such FCN
Capital Trust; provided, however, that any permitted successor of the Company
hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities,
(ii) not to voluntarily terminate, wind-up or liquidate such FCN Capital Trust,
except upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve, if then required under
applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve, and (a) in
connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders
of Trust Securities in liquidation of such FCN Capital Trust or (b) in
connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by
the related Declaration and (iii) to use its reasonable efforts, consistent
with the terms and provisions of such Declaration, to cause such FCN Capital
Trust to remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as
a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 5.08. Original Issue Discount.
On or before January 15 of each year following a year during which any
Securities are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to each Paying Agent such
information as may be reasonably requested by each Paying Agent in order that
such Paying Agent may prepare the information which it is required to report
for such preceding year on Internal Revenue Service Forms 1096 and 1099
pursuant to Section 6049 of the Code. Such information shall include the amount
of original issue discount, if any, includible in income for each $1,000 of
principal amount at Stated Maturity of outstanding Securities during such year.
ARTICLE SIX
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 6.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (i)
semiannually, not more than 15 days after each February 1 and August 1, a list,
in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, containing all the
information in the possession or control of the Company, any of its Paying
Agents (other than the Trustee) or the Security Registrar, if other than the
Trustee, as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities as of such
February 1 and August 1, and (ii) at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such
request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days
prior to the time such list is requested to be furnished; provided, however,
that if and so long as the Trustee is the Security Registrar for Securities of
a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of
Securities.
SECTION 6.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(i) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders of Securities contained in the
most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 6.01 and the
names and addresses of Holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its
capacity as the Security Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any
list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 upon receipt of a new list so
furnished.
(ii) If three or more Holders of Securities of any series (hereinafter
referred to as "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to
the Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security
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of such series for a period of at least six months preceding the date of such
application, and such application states that the applicants desire to
communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series or with the
Holders of all Securities with respect to their rights under this Indenture or
under such Securities and is accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or
other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the
Trustee shall, within five Business Days after the receipt of such
application, at its election, either
(a) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the
time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), or
(b) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of
Securities of such series or all Securities, as the case may be, whose
names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the
Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), and as to the approximate cost
of mailing to such Holders the form of proxy or other communication, if
any, specified in such application.
If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such
information, the Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants,
mail to each Holder of a Security of such series or all Holders of Securities,
as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the information
preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i), a
copy of the form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such
request, with reasonable promptness after a tender to the Trustee of the
material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the
reasonable expenses of mailing, unless, within five days after such tender,
the Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission,
together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement to the
effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such mailing would be contrary to
the best interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or all
Securities, as the case may be, or would be in violation of applicable law.
Such written statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the
Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the objections specified in
the written statement so filed, shall enter an order refusing to sustain any
of such objections or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more
of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have been met and shall
enter an order so declaring, the Trustee shall mail copies of such material to
all such Holders of Securities with reasonable promptness after the entry of
such order and the renewal of such tender; otherwise, the Trustee shall be
relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants respecting their
application.
(iii) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee
shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information
as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in accordance with
Section 6.02(ii), regardless of the source from which such information was
derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of
mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Section 6.02(ii).
SECTION 6.03. Reports by Trustee.
(i) Within 60 days after November 15 of each year commencing with the year
1997, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder reports concerning the Trustee and
its action under the Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act if and to the extent and in the manner provided pursuant
thereto.
(ii) Reports pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted by mail (1) to
all Holders of Registered Securities, as their names and addresses appear in
the Security Register and (2) to such Holders of Bearer Securities as have,
within the two years preceding such transmission, filed their names and
addresses with the Trustee for that purpose, and (3) except in the cases of
reports under Section 313(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act, to each Holder of
a Security of any series whose name and address appear in the information
preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.02(i).
(iii) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each securities exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, and also with the Commission. The Company will notify
the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any securities exchange.
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SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company.
The Company will:
(i) file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required
to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of
the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of
any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and
regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or, if the Company is not required to file
information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then
it will file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules
and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the
supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be
required pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in
respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities
exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and
regulations;
(ii) file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules
and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such
additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by
the Company with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be
required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and
(iii) transmit by mail to Holders of Securities, in the manner and to the
extent provided in Section 6.03(ii), within 30 days after the filing
thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and
reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to paragraphs (i) and
(ii) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed
from time to time by the Commission.
ARTICLE SEVEN
REMEDIES
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", with respect to any series of Securities, wherever used
herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body), unless it is either inapplicable to a particular series or
it is specifically deleted or modified in the supplemental indenture or Board
Resolution under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of
Security for such series:
(i) default in the payment of any interest upon any Securities of that
series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for
a period of 30 days; provided, however, that a valid extension of an
interest payment period by the Company in accordance with the terms of the
Securities of that series, shall not constitute a default in the payment of
interest for this purpose; or
(ii) default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of (or
premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series as and when the same
shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon redemption (including
redemption for the sinking fund), by declaration or otherwise; provided,
however, that a valid extension of the maturity of such Securities in
accordance with the terms of such Securities shall not constitute a default
in the payment of principal or premium, if any; or
(iii) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty
of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a
default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section
7.01 specifically dealt with and other than a covenant or warranty set
forth exclusively in terms of any particular series of Securities
established as contemplated in this Indenture), and continuance of such
default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by
registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the
Company and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities a written notice specifying such default or
breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
"Notice of Default" hereunder; or
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(iv) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the
premises granting relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, adjudging the Company a bankrupt, or
approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver (or other similar
official) of the Company, or of substantially all of its properties, or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs under any such law,
and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for
a period of 60 consecutive days; or
(v) the institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated a
bankrupt, or the consent of the Company to the institution of bankruptcy
proceedings against it, or the filing by the Company of a petition or
answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, or the consent by the Company to the filing of
any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
custodian, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of
the Company, or of substantially all of its properties under any such law;
or
(vi) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of
that series.
SECTION 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities for which
there are Securities Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in every
such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of all
the Securities of such series (or, if the Securities of that series are
Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as
may be specified in the terms of that series) to be immediately due and
payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
Holders), and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due
and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in
this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and
the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if
(i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient
to pay
(a) all overdue instalments of interest on all Securities of such
series,
(b) the principal of and premium, if any, on any Securities of such
series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series,
(c) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest
upon overdue instalments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor by the terms of the Securities of such series, and
(d) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, the Security Registrar, any Paying Agent, and their agents and
counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07 and
(ii) all other Events of Default with respect to Securities of that
series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that
series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration,
have been cured or waived as provided in Section 7.13.
In the case of Securities of a series issued to an FCN Capital Trust, or the
trustee of such trust, the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation
amount (as determined in the Declaration under which such FCN Capital Trust is
formed) of the related series of Trust Securities issued by such FCN Capital
Trust shall also have the
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right to rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences by written
notice to the Company and the Trustee, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above of this Section 7.02.
No such recission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if
(i) default is made in the payment of any instalment of interest on any
Security of any series when such interest becomes due and payable and such
default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of or premium, if
any, on any Security of any series at the Maturity thereof,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of
the Holder of any such Security or coupon appertaining thereto, if any, the
whole amount then due and payable on any such Security or coupon for
principal, premium, if any, and interest, with interest upon the overdue
principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that payment of such
interest shall be lawful and, if the Securities of that series are held by an
FCN Capital Trust or a trustee of such trust, without duplication of any other
amounts paid by the FCN Capital Trust or trustee in respect thereof) upon
overdue instalments of interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by
the terms of any such Security; and, in addition thereto, such further amount
as shall be sufficient to cover the reasonable costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 8.07.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a
judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may
prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the
same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect
the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out
of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities,
wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series
by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most
effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific
enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the
exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the
Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of any
Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by
declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have
made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal, premium,
if any, or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise,
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium,
if any, and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to
file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in
order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 8.07) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same,
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and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar
official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder
to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall
consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the
Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of a
Security or coupon any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or
to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of a
Security or coupon in any such proceeding.
SECTION 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or under the Securities
of any series, or coupons (if any) appertaining thereto, may be prosecuted and
enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities of
such series or coupons appertaining thereto or the production thereof in any
proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee
shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any
recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07, be for
the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series and
coupons appertaining thereto in respect of which such judgment has been
recovered.
SECTION 7.06. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities
pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date
or dates fixed by the Trustee, and, in case of the distribution of such money
on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, upon presentation of
the Securities of such series or coupons appertaining thereto, if any, or
both, as the case may be, and the notation thereon of the payment if only
partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07;
SECOND: To the payment of all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations
of the Company if and to the extent required by Article Fourteen;
THIRD: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the
Securities of such series and coupons for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has
been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on Securities of such series and
coupons, if any, for principal, premium, if any, and interest,
respectively. The Holders of each series of Securities denominated in ECU,
any other composite currency or a Foreign Currency and any matured coupons
relating thereto shall be entitled to receive a ratable portion of the
amount determined by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting the principal
amount Outstanding of such series of Securities and matured but unpaid
interest on such series of Securities in the currency in which such series
of Securities is denominated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate as of the
date of declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Securities; and
FOURTH: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.
SECTION 7.07. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series or any related coupons shall have
any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to
this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any
other remedy hereunder, unless
(i) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series;
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(ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to
the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in
its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in
compliance with such request;
(iv) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(v) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to
the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of
such series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by
availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of any other Holders of Securities of such series or to obtain or
to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided
and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders of Securities of such
series.
SECTION 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest, Direct Action by Holders of Preferred Securities.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any
Security or coupon shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional,
to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to
Section 3.07) interest on such Security or payment of such coupon on the
respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security or coupon (or, in the
case of redemption or repayment on the Redemption Date or Repayment Date) and
to institute suit for the enforcement of such payment, and such rights shall
not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. In the case of Securities
of a series issued to an FCN Capital Trust or a trustee of such trust, any
holder of the corresponding series of Preferred Securities issued by such FCN
Capital Trust shall have the right, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
described in Section 7.01(i) or 7.01(ii), to institute a suit directly against
the Company for enforcement of payment to such holder of principal of
(premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on the Securities
having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount (as
determined in the Declaration under which such FCN Capital Trust is formed) of
such Preferred Securities of the corresponding series held by such holder; the
foregoing right to institute a suit directly against the Company shall not be
impaired without the consent of such holder of Preferred Securities.
SECTION 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee, any Holder of a Security or coupon, or any holder of a
Preferred Security has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or
remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or
abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee,
such Holder or such holder of Preferred Securities, then and in every such
case the Company, the Trustee, the Holders and the holders of the Preferred
Securities shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored
severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter
all rights and remedies of the Trustee, the Holders and the holders of the
Preferred Securities shall continue as though no such proceeding had been
instituted.
SECTION 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Securities or coupons in the last
paragraph of Section 3.06, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or
reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and
remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any
other appropriate right or remedy.
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SECTION 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee, any Holder of any Security or any
holder of any Preferred Security or coupon to exercise any right or remedy
accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.
Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to
the Holders and the right and remedy given to the holders of Preferred
Securities by Section 7.08 may be exercised from time to time, and as often as
may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee, the Holders or the holders of the
Preferred Securities, as the case may be.
SECTION 7.12. Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series, provided that
(i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture,
(ii) the Trustee shall not determine that the action so directed would be
unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction,
(iii) subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, the Trustee shall have
the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good
faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, determine
that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal
liability, and
(iv) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
which is not inconsistent with such direction.
SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such
series waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default
not theretofore cured
(i) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
any Security of such series, or
(ii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security of such series affected;
provided, however, that if the Securities of such series are held by a FCN
Capital Trust or a trustee of such trust, such waiver or any modification to
such waiver shall not be effective until the holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the applicable Trust Securities of the applicable FCN
Capital Trust (as determined in the Declaration under which such FCN Capital
Trust is formed) shall have consented to such waiver or modification to such
waiver; provided, further, that if the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security is required, such waiver shall not be effective until
each holder of such Trust Securities of the applicable FCN Capital Trust shall
have consented to such waiver.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any default or
Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of the Securities of such series under this Indenture; but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
Any such waiver shall be deemed to be on behalf of the Holders of all the
Securities of such series or, in the case of a waiver by holders of Preferred
Securities issued by an FCN Capital Trust, on behalf of all holders of
Preferred Securities issued by such FCN Capital Trust.
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SECTION 7.14. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy
under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such
suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may
in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits
and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the
provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the
Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any
Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit
instituted by any Holder of Securities or coupons for the enforcement of the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security or
payment of any coupon on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed
in such Security or coupon (or, in the case of redemption or repayment, on or
after the Redemption Date or Repayment Date).
SECTION 7.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it
will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim
or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants
or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it
may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any
such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution
of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE EIGHT
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(i) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any
series of Securities,
(a) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as
are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to Securities of
such series, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee with respect to such series; and
(b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively
rely with respect to such series, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which
by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine
whether or not they conform as to form to the requirements of the
Indenture.
(ii) In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities
has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to such series, and use
the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own
affairs.
(iii) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act, or its own wilful misconduct, except that
(a) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of
Subsection (i) of this Section;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error or judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
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(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this
Indenture with respect to Securities of such series; and
(d) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of
its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing
that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(iv) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
SECTION 8.02. Notice of Default.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to
Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of
Securities of such series entitled to receive reports pursuant to Section
6.03(ii) notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such
default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in
the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security of such series, or any related coupons or in the
payment of any sinking fund instalment with respect to Securities of such
series the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee
of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith
determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders of Securities of such series; and provided, further, that in the case
of any default of the character specified in Section 7.01(iii) with respect to
Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders of Securities of such
series shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For
the purpose of this Section, the term "default", with respect to Securities of
any series, means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or
both, would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such
series.
SECTION 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or
other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any
resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a
Board Resolution;
(iii) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall
deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking,
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other
evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad
faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate;
(iv) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel
or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(v) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall
have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction;
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(vi) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, security or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such
further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the
books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or
attorney and, if so requested to do so by any of the Holders, at the sole
cost and expense of the Holders;
(vii) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder; and
(viii) in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Paying Agent,
Authenticating Agent or Security Registrar hereunder, the rights and
protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article Eight shall
also be afforded to such Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent or Security
Registrar.
SECTION 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's
certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the
Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The
Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of
Securities or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 8.05. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to
Sections 8.08 and 8.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying
Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION 8.06. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under
no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as
otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
SECTION 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees
(i) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee
of an express trust);
(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision
of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses
and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad
faith; and
(iii) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration
of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of
any of its powers or duties hereunder.
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As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this
Section the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all
property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held
in trust for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
particular Securities.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under
applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in
connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(iv) or (v), the
expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel) and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law.
The obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 8.07 and any lien
arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the
discharge of the Company's obligations pursuant to Article Eleven of this
Indenture, the termination of this Indenture and the repayment of the
Securities whether at the Stated Maturity or otherwise.
The claims of the Trustee under this Section shall not be subject to the
claims of the holders of Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of
General Obligations under Article Fourteen.
SECTION 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either
eliminate such conflicting interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner
provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and
this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest with respect to the
Securities of any series by virtue of being Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series of Securities other than that series or by
virtue of being (i) trustee under the Indenture originally dated as of
November 15, 1996, between the Company and the Trustee, (ii) a trustee under
the Series A Declaration or Series B Declaration, or (iii) a trustee under the
Series A Guarantee or the Series B Guarantee.
SECTION 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to each series of
Securities hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust
powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $5,000,000, subject
to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, provided,
however, that if Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the Trust Indenture Act at any time permit
a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of any other
jurisdiction to serve as trustee of an indenture qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act, this Section 8.09 shall be automatically deemed amended to
permit a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of any such
jurisdiction to serve as Trustee hereunder. If such corporation publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of
this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. Neither the Company nor any person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the
Company may serve as Trustee. If at any time the Trustee with respect to any
series of Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with
the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(i) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 8.11.
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(ii) The Trustee may resign with respect to any series of Securities at any
time by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of
acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the
resigning Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to
Securities of such series.
(iii) The Trustee may be removed with respect to any series of Securities at
any time by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.
(iv) If at any time:
(a) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 8.08 with respect to
any series of Securities after written request therefor by the Company or
by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series
for at least six months, or
(b) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 8.09 with
respect to any series of Securities and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of Securities of such
series, or
(c) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any
series of Securities or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a
receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (1) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to such series, or (2) subject to Section 7.14, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at
least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.
(v) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting
with respect to any series of Securities, or if a vacancy shall occur in the
office of Trustee with respect to any series of Securities for any cause, the
Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or
Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being
understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to
the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there
shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular
series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If,
within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the
occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to such series of
Securities shall be appointed by the Act of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the
Company and the retiring Trustee with respect to such series, the successor
Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment,
become the successor Trustee with respect to such series and to that extent
supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such
series. If no successor Trustee with respect to such series shall have been so
appointed by the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series and
accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder who has
been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee
with respect to such series.
(vi) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment
of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing
written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the
Holders of Registered Securities of such series as their names and addresses
appear in the Security Register and, if Securities of such series are issuable
as Bearer Securities, by publishing notice of such event once in an Authorized
Newspaper in each place of payment located outside the United States. Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Principal Corporate Trust
Office.
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SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(i) In the case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to any series of Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring
Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective with
respect to all or any series as to which it is resigning as Trustee, and such
successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee
with respect to all or any such series; but, on request of the Company or such
successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall upon payment of its charges,
execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all
the rights, powers and trusts of such retiring Trustee with respect to all or
any such series; and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with
respect to all or any such series, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any,
provided for in Section 8.07.
(ii) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company,
the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental
hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which
(a) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to
transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates, (b) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to
all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or
desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to
which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the
retiring Trustee, and (c) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being
understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall
constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart
from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and
upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation
or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent
provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but,
on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee
shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property
and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in
Section 8.07.
(iii) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in
Paragraph (i) or (ii) of this Section, as the case may be.
(iv) No successor Trustee with respect to a series of Securities shall
accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor
Trustee shall be qualified and eligible with respect to such series under this
Article.
SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of
Trustee.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under
this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have
been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any
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successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating
Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so
authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself
authenticated such Securities.
SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any
other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection
of such claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). A Trustee that
has resigned or been removed shall be subject to and comply with said Section
311 to the extent required thereby.
SECTION 8.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agents.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents, which may include
any Affiliate of the Company, with respect to one or more series of
Securities. Such Authenticating Agent or Agents at the option of the Trustee
shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities
of such series issued upon original issuance, exchange, registration of
transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06, and
Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Whenever reference is made in this
Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or
the Trustee's certificate of authentication or the delivery of Securities to
the Trustee for authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating
Agent, a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and delivery of Securities to the Authenticating Agent on
behalf of the Trustee. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating
Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $5,000,000 and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Authenticating Agent located outside the
United States may be appointed by the Trustee if previously approved in
writing by the Company and if such Authenticating Agent meets the minimum
capitalization requirements of this Section 8.14. If such Authenticating Agent
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its
most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating
Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating
Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency
or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be
an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible
under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time (and
upon request by the Company shall) terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such termination,
or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a
successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company. Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the
provisions of this Section.
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If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to
this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in
addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternate
certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
By
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As Authenticating Agent
By
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Authorized Officer
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holder of any Securities or coupons, the Company,
when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from
time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in
form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(i) to evidence the succession of another corporation or Person to the
Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the
Company herein and in the Securities contained; or
(ii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another
corporation as a successor Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more
series of Securities and to add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant
to Section 8.11; or
(iii) to add to the covenants of the Company, for the benefit of the
Holders of Securities of all or any series of Securities or coupons (and if
such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities or coupons, stating that such covenants are expressly being
included solely for the benefit of such series), or to surrender any right
or power herein conferred upon the Company; or
(iv) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein
which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Indenture, provided that such action shall not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Securities of any series or any related coupons
in any material respect; or
(v) to add any additional defaults or Events of Default with respect to
all or any series of the Securities (and, if such defaults or Event of
Default is applicable to less than all series of Securities, specifying the
series to which such default or Event of Default is applicable); or
(vi) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture to provide that Bearer Securities may be registrable as to
principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of
principal of (or premium, if any) or any interest on Bearer Securities, to
permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Registered
Securities, to permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Bearer
Securities of other authorized denominations or to permit or facilitate the
issuance of Securities in uncertificated form, provided any such action
shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of
any series or any related coupons in any material respect; or
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(vii) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (a) shall
become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is
adversely affected by such change in or elimination of such provision or
(b) shall not apply to any Securities Outstanding; or
(viii) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
permitted by Sections 2.02 and 3.01; or
(ix) to add to or change any provisions of this Indenture to such extent
as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities
convertible into other securities; or
(x) to evidence any changes to Section 8.09 as permitted by the terms
thereof; or
(xi) to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture as
shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the
Trust Indenture Act, provided such action shall not adversely affect the
interest of Holders of Securities of any series or any appurtenant coupons
in any material respect; or
(xii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
Holder of a Security in any material respect.
SECTION 9.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture or indentures (acting as one class), by Act of said
Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized
by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or
indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture
or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of each
such series and any related coupons under this Indenture; provided, however,
that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder
of each Outstanding Security affected thereby;
(i) change the Maturity of the principal of, or the Stated Maturity of
any instalment of interest (or premium, if any) on, any Security, or reduce
the principal amount thereof or any premium thereon or the rate of interest
thereon, or change the obligation of the Company to pay additional sums
pursuant to Section 5.04 (except as contemplated by Section 10.01 (i) and
permitted by Section 9.01), or reduce the amount of the principal of an
Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section
7.02, or change the method of calculating interest thereon or the coin or
currency in which any Security (or premium, if any, thereon) or the
interest thereon is payable, or reduce the minimum rate of interest
thereon, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of
redemption or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or Repayment
Date);
(ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any
such supplemental indenture or the consent of whose Holders is required for
any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or of
certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this
Indenture or reduce the requirements of Section 16.04 for a quorum;
(iii) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or
agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 5.02; or
(iv) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 7.13, except
to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions
of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived; provided, however, that if
the Securities of such series are held by an FCN Capital Trust or a trustee
of such trust, such supplemental indenture shall not be effective until the
holders of a majority in liquidation amount of Trust Securities of the
applicable FCN Capital Trust (as determined in the Declaration under which
such FCN Capital Trust is formed) shall have consented to such supplemental
indenture; provided,
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further, that if the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security is
required, such supplemental indenture shall not be effective until each
holder of the Trust Securities of the applicable FCN Capital Trust shall
have consented to such supplemental indenture.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such
covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under
this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
SECTION 9.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any
supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby
of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to
receive, and (subject to Section 8.01) shall be fully protected in relying
upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by and complies with this Indenture. The
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental
indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, liabilities, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this
Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every
Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 9.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform
to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall, if required by
the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter
provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so
determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the
Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared
and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in
exchange for Outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE TEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER
SECTION 10.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other corporation
or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any Person, unless
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(i) the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the
Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer
the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall
expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
(including all additional amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section
5.04) on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this
Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of
Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become a Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger,
conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture comply with this
Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
such transaction have been complied with.
SECTION 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in
accordance with Section 10.01, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance
or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same
effect as if such successor corporation had been named as the Company herein.
In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, the Company as the
predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under this Indenture and may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time
thereafter.
The successor corporation may cause to be signed, and may issue either in
its own name or in the name of First Chicago NBD Corporation, any or all of
the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed
by the Company and delivered to the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent; and,
upon the order of such successor corporation instead of the Company and
subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture
prescribed, the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
deliver any Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered
by the officers of the Company to the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent for
authentication, and any Securities which such successor corporation thereafter
shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee or the Authenticating
Agent for that purpose. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects
have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities
theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the
execution hereof.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any
surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein
expressly provided for and rights to receive payments thereon and any right to
receive additional amounts, as provided in Section 5.04), and the Trustee, on
receipt of a Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture,
when
(i) either
(a) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
than (1) coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities surrendered for
exchange for Registered Securities and maturing after such exchange,
whose surrender is not required or has not been waived as provided in
Section 3.05, (2) coupons
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appertaining to Bearer Securities called for redemption and maturing
after the relevant Redemption Date, whose surrender has been waived as
provided in Section 4.06, (3) coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities
surrendered for repayment pursuant to Section 15.03 and maturing after
the Repayment Date, whose surrender has been waived as provided in
Section 15.03, (4) Securities and coupons which have been destroyed,
lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in
Section 3.06, and (5) Securities for whose payment money has
theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by
the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from
such trust, as provided in Section 5.03) have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation
(1) have become due and payable, or
(2) will become due and payable at their Maturity within one year,
or
(3) are to be called for redemption within one year under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of
redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the
Company,
and the Company, in the case of (b) (1), (2) or (3) above, has
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in
trust for the purpose, an amount (said amount to be immediately due and
payable to the Holders) sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on such Securities and coupons not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and
interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which
have become due and payable), or to the Maturity or Redemption Date, as
the case may be;
(ii) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein
provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture
have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 8.07 and, if money
shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause
(i) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.02 and
the last paragraph of Section 5.03 shall survive. The Trustee may give notice
at the Company's expense to the Holders of Securities Outstanding of the
immediate availability of the amount referred to in Clause (i) of this Section
11.01. Funds held pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to the
provisions of Article Fourteen.
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 5.03, all money
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, the
coupons, if any, and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying
Agent), as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the
principal, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been
deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
SECTION 11.03. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with Section 11.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 until
such time as the Trustee or any Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such
money in accordance with Section 11.02.
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ARTICLE TWELVE
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
SECTION 12.01. Exemption from Individual Liability.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this
Indenture, or of any Security or coupon, or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator,
stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the
Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the
Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by
the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly
understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely
corporate obligations of the Company, and that no such personal liability
whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators,
stockholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Company or of any
successor corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the
indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities or coupons or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal
liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute,
of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator,
stockholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the
indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities or coupons or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and
released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this
Indenture and the issuance of the Securities.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 13.01. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for
the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional
sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of Securities of any
series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to
reduction as provided in Section 13.02. Each sinking fund payment shall be
applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the
terms of Securities of such series.
SECTION 13.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than
any previously called for redemption), together in the case of any Bearer
Securities of such series with all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto and
(ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed
either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities
or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments
pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all
or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such
series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as
provided for by the terms of such series; provided that such Securities have
not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and
credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in
such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the
amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
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SECTION 13.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series
of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and the Security
Registrar an Officers' Certificate specifying (i) the amount of the next
ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that
series, (ii) the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment
of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by
delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 13.02,
and (iii) that none of such Securities has theretofore been so credited and
stating the basis for such credit, and will also deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each sinking fund
payment date the Security Registrar shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 4.03
and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at
the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 4.04. Such notice
having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon
the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 4.06 and 4.07 and shall be
subject to Section 4.08.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 14.01. Securities Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness and General
Obligations.
The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security, by its
acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in
the manner hereinafter set forth in this Article, the payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) and interest on each and all of the Securities are
hereby expressly made subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations.
The Securities will rank pari passu with any and all securities issued
pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of November 15, 1996, between the
Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (unless such securities are
by their terms senior in right of payment to the securities heretofore issued
under said Indenture). The Securities will also rank pari passu with the
guarantees issued by the Company under the Series A Guarantee and the Series B
Guarantee.
SECTION 14.02. No Payment When Senior Indebtedness in Default; Payment Over of
Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.
In the event that the Company shall default in the payment of any principal
of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness when the same
becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment
or by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, then, upon written notice of
such default to the Company by the holders of Senior Indebtedness or any
trustee therefor, unless and until such default shall have been cured or
waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct or indirect payment (in cash,
property, securities, by set-off or otherwise) shall be made or agreed to be
made on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the
Securities, or in respect of any redemption, repayment, retirement, purchase
or other acquisition of any of the Securities.
In the event of (a) any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation,
reorganization, readjustment, composition or other similar proceedings
relating to the Company, its creditors or its property, (b) any proceeding for
the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company, voluntary or
involuntary, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings,
(c) any assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors or (d) any
other marshalling of the assets of the Company (each such event, if any,
herein sometimes referred to as a "Proceeding"), all Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations (including any interest thereon accruing after the
commencement of any such proceedings) shall first be paid in full before any
payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall
be made to any Holder of any of the Securities on account
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thereof. Any payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other
property (other than securities of the Company or any other corporation
provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which
is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in these subordination
provisions with respect to the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities, to
the payment of all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations at the time
outstanding and to any securities issued in respect thereof under any such
plan of reorganization or readjustment), which would otherwise (but for these
subordination provisions) be payable or deliverable in respect of the
Securities of any series shall be paid or delivered directly to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General Obligations in
accordance with the priorities then existing among such holders and creditors
until all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations (including any interest
thereon accruing after the commencement of any Proceeding) shall have been
paid in full.
In the event of any Proceeding, after payment in full of all sums owing with
respect to Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations, the Holders of the
Securities, together with the holders of any obligations of the Company
ranking on a parity with the Securities, shall be entitled to be paid from the
remaining assets of the Company the amounts at the time due and owing on
account of unpaid principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Securities and such other obligations before any payment or other
distribution, whether in cash, property or otherwise, shall be made on account
of any capital stock or any obligations of the Company ranking junior to the
Securities and such other obligations. In the event that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, any payment or distribution of any character or any security,
whether in cash, securities or other property (other than securities of the
Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or
readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent
provided in these subordination provisions with respect to the indebtedness
evidenced by the Securities, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations at the time outstanding and to any securities issued in
respect thereof under any such plan of reorganization or readjustment), shall
be received by the Trustee or any Holder in contravention of any of the terms
hereof and before all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations shall have
been paid in full, such payment or distribution or security shall be received
in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered and
transferred to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and creditors in
respect of General Obligations at the time outstanding in accordance with the
priorities then existing among such holders and creditors for application to
the payment of all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations remaining
unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay all such Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations in full. In the event of the failure of the Trustee or any
Holder to endorse or assign any such payment, distribution or security, each
holder of Senior Indebtedness and creditor in respect of General Obligations
is hereby irrevocably authorized to endorse or assign the same.
The Trustee and Holders will take such action (including, without
limitation, the delivery of this Indenture to an agent for the holders of
Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of General Obligations or consent
to the filing of a financing statement with respect thereto) as may, in the
opinion of counsel designated by the holders of a majority in principal amount
of the Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations at the time outstanding, be
necessary or appropriate to assure the effectiveness of the subordination
effected by these provisions.
The provisions of this Section 14.02 shall not impair any rights, interests,
remedies or powers of any secured creditor of the Company in respect of any
security interest the creation of which is not prohibited by the provisions of
this Indenture.
The securing of any obligations of the Company, otherwise ranking on a
parity with the Securities or ranking junior to the Securities, shall not be
deemed to prevent such obligations from constituting, respectively,
obligations ranking on a parity with the Securities or ranking junior to the
Securities.
Section 14.03 Payment Permitted If No Default.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any
of the Securities, shall prevent (a) the Company at any time, except during
the conditions described in the first paragraph of Section 14.02 or the
pendency of any Proceeding referred to in Section 14.02 from making payments
at any time of principal of (and
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premium, if any) or interest on the Securities, or (b) the application by the
Trustee (subject to Section 14.08) of any moneys deposited with it hereunder
to the payment of or on account of the principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on the Securities or the retention of such payment by the Holders,
if, at the time of such application by the Trustee, it did not have knowledge
that such payment would have been prohibited by the provisions of this
Article.
Section 14.04. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness and
Creditors in respect of General Obligations.
Subject to the payment in full of all amounts to become due on all Senior
Indebtedness and General Obligations, or the provision for such payment in
cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders
of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General Obligations, the
Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or
distributions made to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or creditors in
respect of such General Obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Article
(equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Company which
by its express terms is subordinated to Senior Indebtedness and General
Obligations of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities
are subordinated to the Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations and is
entitled to like rights of subrogation by reason of any payments or
distributions made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness or creditors in
respect of such General Obligations) to the rights of the holders of such
Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of such General Obligations to
receive payments and distributions of cash, property and securities applicable
to the Senior Indebtedness or General Obligations until the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full. For
purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of General Obligations of any
cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the
Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no
payments over pursuant to the provisions of this Article to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of General Obligations by Holders
of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as among the Company, its creditors
other than holders of Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of General
Obligations, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment or
distribution by the Company to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness or
General Obligations.
SECTION 14.05. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.
The provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the
purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on
the one hand and the holders of Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations on
the other hand. Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in
this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall (a) impair, as
between the Company and the Holders of the Securities, the obligations of the
Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the
Securities the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance
with their terms; or (b) affect the relative rights against the Company of the
Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than their rights
in relation to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or creditors in respect of
General Obligations; or (c) prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security
from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon
default under this Indenture including, without limitation, filing and voting
claims in any Proceeding, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article
Fourteen of the holders of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of
General Obligations to receive cash, property and securities otherwise payable
or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder.
SECTION 14.06. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.
Each Holder of a Security by his or her acceptance thereof authorizes and
directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination
provided in this Article Fourteen and appoints the Trustee his or her
attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
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SECTION 14.07. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness or any
present or future creditor in respect of any General Obligation to enforce
subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or
impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act
or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance
by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture,
regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder may have or be
otherwise charged with.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the immediately preceding
paragraph, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of
General Obligations may, at any time and from to time, without the consent of
or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities, without incurring
responsibility to the Holders of the Securities and without impairing or
releasing the subordination provided in this Article Fourteen or the
obligations hereunder of the Holders of the Securities to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General Obligations, do any
one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment
or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Indebtedness or
General Obligations, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior
Indebtedness or General Obligations or any instrument evidencing the same or
any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness or General Obligations are
outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property
pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness or General
Obligations; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection
of Senior Indebtedness or General Obligations; and (iv) exercise or refrain
from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person.
SECTION 14.08. Notice to Trustee.
The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact
known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by
the Trustee in respect of the Securities. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this Article Fourteen or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee
shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would
prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the
Securities, unless and until the Trustee shall have received written notice
thereof from the Company or a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a creditor in
respect of General Obligations or from any trustee, agent or representative
therefor; provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received the
notice provided for in this Section at least two Business Days prior to the
date upon which by the terms hereof any monies may become payable for any
purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on any Security), then, anything herein contained
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and
authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for
which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary which may be received by it within two Business Days prior to such
date.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 the Trustee shall be entitled to
rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing
himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee, agent or
representative therefor) or a creditor in respect of General Obligations to
establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness
(or a trustee, agent or representative therefor) or a creditor in respect of
General Obligations. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith
that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a
holder of Senior Indebtedness or a creditor in respect of General Obligations
to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article
Fourteen the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness
or General Obligations held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is
entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts
pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article Fourteen and if such
evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person
pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such
payment.
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SECTION 14.09. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in
this Article Fourteen, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01,
and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or
decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such Proceeding
is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors, agent
or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee
or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons
entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, creditors in respect of General Obligations and holders of other
indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount
or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto
or to this Article Fourteen.
SECTION 14.10. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness or
Creditors in respect of General Obligations.
The Trustee, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, shall not be
deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or
creditors in respect of General Obligations and shall not be liable to any
such holders or creditors if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or
distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other Person
cash, property or securities to which any holder of Senior Indebtedness or
creditor in respect of General Obligations shall be entitled by virtue of this
Article Fourteen or otherwise.
SECTION 14.11. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness or Creditor
in respect of General Obligations; Preservation of Trustee's
Rights.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights
set forth in this Article Fourteen with respect to any Senior Indebtedness
which may at any time be held by it or any General Obligations which may be
owed to it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness or
creditor in respect of General Obligations, and, subject to the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act, nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee
of any of its rights as such holder or creditor.
SECTION 14.12. Article Applicable to Paying Agents.
In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been
appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as
used in this Article Fourteen shall in such case (unless the context otherwise
requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within
its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were
named in this Article Fourteen in addition to or in place of the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 15.01. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders
thereof before their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with their
terms and (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Article.
Section 15.02. Repayment of Securities.
Each Security which is subject to repayment in whole or in part at the
option of the Holder thereof on a Repayment Date shall be repaid at the
applicable Repayment Price together with interest accrued to such Repayment
Date as specified pursuant to Section 3.01.
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Section 15.03. Exercise of Option; Notice.
Each Holder desiring to exercise such Holder's option for repayment shall,
as conditions to such repayment, surrender the Security to be repaid in whole
or in part together with written notice of the exercise of such option at any
office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment, not less than 30 nor
more than 45 days prior to the Repayment Date; provided, however, that
surrender of Bearer Securities together with written notice of exercise of
such option shall be made at an office or agency located outside the United
States except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02. Such notice, which shall
be irrevocable, shall specify the principal amount of such Security to be
repaid, which shall be equal to the minimum authorized denomination for such
Security or an integral multiple thereof, and shall identify the Security to
be repaid and, in the case of a partial repayment of the Security, shall
specify the denomination or denominations of the Security or Securities of the
same series to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the principal of the
Security surrendered which is not to be repaid.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for repayment shall not be accompanied by
all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default, such Bearer Security
may be paid after deducting from the Repayment Price an amount equal to the
face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be
furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each
of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Bearer
Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing
coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the Repayment
Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so deducted without
interest thereon; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons
shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
without service charge to the Holder of any Registered Security so surrendered
a new Registered Security or Securities of the same series and tenor of any
authorized denomination specified in the foregoing notice, in an aggregate
principal amount equal to any portion of the principal of the Registered
Security so surrendered which is not to be repaid.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
without service charge to the Holder of any Bearer Security so surrendered a
new Registered Security or Securities or new Bearer Security or Securities
(and all appurtenant unmatured coupons and matured coupons in default) or any
combination thereof of the same series and tenor of any authorized
denomination or denominations specified in the foregoing notice, in an
aggregate principal amount equal to any portion of the principal of the
Security so surrendered which is not to be paid; provided, however, that the
issuance of a Registered Security therefor shall be subject to applicable laws
and regulations, including provisions of the United States federal income tax
laws and regulations in effect at the time of the exchange; neither the
Company, the Trustee nor the Security Registrar shall issue Registered
Securities for Bearer Securities if it has received an Opinion of Counsel that
as a result of such issuance the Company would suffer adverse consequences
under the United States federal income tax laws then in effect and the Company
has delivered to the Trustee a Company Order directing the Trustee not to make
such issuances thereafter unless and until the Trustee receives a subsequent
Company Order to the contrary. The Company shall deliver copies of such
Company Order to the Security Registrar.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires,
all provisions relating to the repayment of Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Security repaid or to be repaid only in part, to the portion of
the principal of such Security which has been or is to be repaid.
Section 15.04. Election of Repayment by Remarketing Entities.
The Company may elect, with respect to Securities of any series which are
repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated Maturity,
at any time prior to any Repayment Date to designate one or more Remarketing
Entities to purchase, at a price equal to the Repayment Price, Securities of
such series from the Holders thereof who give notice and surrender their
Securities in accordance with Section 15.03.
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Section 15.05. Securities Payable on the Repayment Date.
Notice of exercise of the option of repayment having been given and the
Securities so to be repaid having been surrendered as aforesaid, such
Securities shall, unless purchased in accordance with Section 15.04, on the
Repayment Date become due and payable at the price therein specified and from
and after the Repayment Date such Securities shall cease to bear interest and
shall be paid on the Repayment Date, and the coupons for such interest
appertaining to Bearer Securities so to be repaid, except to the extent
provided above, shall be void, unless the Company shall default in the payment
of such price, in which case the Company shall continue to be obligated for
the principal amount of such Securities and shall be obligated to pay interest
on such principal amount at the rate prescribed therefor by such Securities
from time to time until payment in full of such principal amount.
ARTICLE SIXTEEN
Meetings of Holders of Securities
Section 16.01. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called.
If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part as Bearer
Securities, a meeting of Holders of Securities of such series may be called at
any time and from time to time pursuant to this Article to make, give or take
any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of
Securities of such series.
Section 16.02. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.
(i) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of
any series issuable in whole or in part as Bearer Securities for any purpose
specified in Section 16.01, to be held at such time and at such place in the
City of Chicago, Illinois, the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or
in London as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders
of Securities of any series, setting forth the time and the place of such
meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting,
shall be given, in the manner provided in Section 1.06, not less than 21 nor
more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
(ii) In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the
Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of
any such series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the
Holders of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section
16.01, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action
proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have made the
first publication of the notice of such meeting within 21 days after receipt
of such request or shall not thereafter proceed to cause the meeting to be
held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such
series in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the
time and the place in the City of Chicago, Illinois, the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, or in London for such meeting and may call such meeting
for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in subsection (i) of
this Section.
Section 16.03. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.
To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any
series, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Securities
of such series, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy
for a Holder or Holders of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series
by such Holder or Holders. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be
present or to speak at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series
shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any
representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the
Company and its counsel.
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Section 16.04. Quorum; Action.
The Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of
Holders of Securities of such series; provided, however, that if any action is
to be taken at such meeting with respect to a consent or waiver which this
Indenture expressly provides may be given by the Holders of a greater
percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series, the
Persons entitled to vote such greater percentage in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series shall constitute a quorum. In the
absence of a quorum within 30 minutes of the time appointed for any such
meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the request of Holders of
Securities of such series, be dissolved. In the absence of a quorum in any
other case the meeting may be adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days
as determined by the chairperson of the meeting prior to the adjournment of
such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any such adjourned meeting, such
adjourned meeting may be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10
days as determined by the chairperson of the meeting prior to the adjournment
of such adjourned meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting
shall be given as provided in Section 16.02(i), except that such notice need
be given only once not less than five days prior to the date on which the
meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an
adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage, as provided above, of
the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series which shall
constitute a quorum.
Except as limited by the provisos to Section 9.02, any resolution presented
to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present
as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the series;
provided, however, that, except as limited by the provisos to Section 9.02,
any resolution with respect to any consent or waiver which this Indenture
expressly provides may be given by the Holders of a greater percentage in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a
meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is
present as aforesaid only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such
greater percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that
series; and provided, further, that, except as limited by the provisos to
Section 9.02, any resolution with respect to any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act which this
Indenture expressly provides may be made, given or taken by the Holders of a
specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an
adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as
aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage
in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series.
Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be
binding on all the Holders of Securities of such series and the related
coupons, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.
Section 16.05. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of
Meetings.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may
make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of
Holders of Securities of such series in regard to proof of the holding of
Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies and in regard to
the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and
examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote,
and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem
appropriate. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such
regulations, the holding of Securities shall be proved in the manner specified
in Section 1.04 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner
specified in Section 1.04 or, in the case of Bearer Securities, by having the
signature of the person executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any
trust company, bank or banker authorized by Section 1.04 to certify to the
holding of Bearer Securities. Such regulations may provide that written
instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid
and genuine without the proof specified in Section 1.04 or other proof.
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(b) The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary
chairperson of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the
Company or by Holders of Securities as provided in Section 16.02(ii), in which
case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series calling the
meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary
chairperson. A permanent chairperson and a permanent secretary of the meeting
shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at
the meeting.
(c) At any meeting each Holder of a Security of such series or proxy shall
be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount (or the equivalent in
ECU, any other composite currency or a Foreign Currency) of Securities of such
series held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be
cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not
Outstanding and ruled by the chairperson of the meeting not to be Outstanding.
The chairperson of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder
of a Security of such series or proxy.
(d) Any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant
to Section 16.02 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to
time by Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the
meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
Section 16.06. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings.
The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be
subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of
their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of
the Outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The
permanent chairperson of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who
shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and
who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified
written reports in triplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at
least in triplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of
Securities of any series shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and
there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors
of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more
persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of
the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section
16.02 and, if applicable, Section 16.04. Each copy shall be signed and
verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairperson and secretary of the
meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to the Company, and another to
the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached
thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified
shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
Expenses
Section 17.01. Payment of Expenses by the Company.
The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each person
or entity to whom any FCN Capital Trust is now or hereafter becomes indebted
or liable (the "Expense Beneficiaries") the full payment, when and as due, of
any and all Expense Obligations (as hereinafter defined) to such Expense
Beneficiaries. As used herein, "Expense Obligations" means any costs, expenses
or liabilities of any FCN Capital Trust, other than obligations of such FCN
Capital Trust to pay to holders of any Trust Securities or other similar
interests in such FCN Capital Trust the amounts due such holders pursuant to
the terms of the Trust Securities or such other similar interests, as the case
may be. This Article Seventeen is intended to be for the benefit of, and to be
enforceable by, all such Expense Beneficiaries, whether or not such Expense
Beneficiaries have received notice hereof.
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Section 17.02. Term of Agreement.
This Article Seventeen shall terminate and be of no further force and effect
with respect to holders of Trust Securities of an FCN Capital Trust upon the
later of (a) the date on which full payment has been made of all amounts
payable to all holders of all the Trust Securities (whether upon redemption,
liquidation, exchange or otherwise) of such FCN Capital Trust and (b) the date
on which there are no Expense Beneficiaries remaining; provided, however, that
this Article Seventeen shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated,
as the case may be, with respect to an FCN Capital Trust, if at any time any
holder of Trust Securities of such FCN Capital Trust or any Expense
Beneficiary must restore payment of any sums paid under the Trust Securities
of such FCN Capital Trust, under any Expense Obligation, under the FCN
Guarantees in favor of holders of Trust Securities of such FCN Capital Trust
or under this Article Seventeen for any reason whatsoever. Subject to the
terms of this Article Seventeen, the obligations of the Company under this
Article Seventeen are continuing, irrevocable, unconditional and absolute.
Section 17.03. Waiver of Notice.
The Company hereby waives notice of acceptance of the agreements contained
in this Article Seventeen and of any Expense Obligation to which it applies or
may apply, and the Company hereby waives presentment, demand for payment,
protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and
all other notices and demands.
Section 17.04. No Impairment.
The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Company under this
Article Seventeen shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the
happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the extension of time for the payment by an FCN Capital Trust of all
or any portion of the Expense Obligations or for the performance of any
other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Expense
Obligations;
(b) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the
Expense Beneficiaries to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege,
power or remedy conferred on the Expense Beneficiaries with respect to the
Expense Obligations or any action on the part of an FCN Capital Trust
granting indulgence or extension of any kind; or
(c) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any
collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or
readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, an FCN
Capital Trust or any of the assets of FCN Capital Trust.
There shall be no obligation of the Expense Beneficiaries to give notice to,
or obtain the consent of, the Company with respect to the happening of any of
the foregoing.
Section 17.05. Enforcement.
An Expense Beneficiary may enforce this Article Seventeen directly against
the Company and the Company waives any right or remedy to require that any
action be brought against the applicable FCN Capital Trust or any other Person
or entity before proceeding against the Company.
Section 17.06. Subrogation.
The Company shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of any FCN Capital
Trust in respect of any amounts paid to the Expense Beneficiaries by the
Company under this Article Seventeen with respect to such FCN Capital Trust;
provided, however, that the Company shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights
which it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Article
Seventeen, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid
under this Article Seventeen.
Section 17.07. Amendment.
So long as there remains any Expense Beneficiary or any Trust Securities of
an FCN Capital Trust are outstanding, this Article Seventeen shall not be
modified or amended in any manner adverse to such Expense Beneficiary of such
FCN Capital Trust or to the holders of the Trust Securities of such FCN
Capital Trust without the written consent of such Expense Beneficiary or such
holders, as applicable.
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ARTICLE EIGHTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 18.01. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one
and the same instrument.
SECTION 18.02. Acknowledgment of Rights.
The Company acknowledges that, with respect to any Securities held by an FCN
Capital Trust or a trustee of such trust, if the Institutional Trustee of such
FCN Capital Trust fails to enforce its rights under this Indenture as the
holder of the series of Securities held as the assets of such FCN Capital
Trust, any holder of Preferred Securities of such Capital Trust who has
previously made a written request to the Institutional Trustee to institute
proceedings with respect to the enforcement of such rights may institute legal
proceedings directly against the Company to enforce such Institutional
Trustee's rights under this Indenture without first instituting any legal
proceedings against such Institutional Trustee or any other person or entity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default as described in Section
7.01(i) or 7.01(ii) has occurred and is continuing, the Company acknowledges
that a holder of Preferred Securities of such FCN Capital Trust may directly
institute a proceeding against the Company for enforcement of payment to such
holder of the principal of (premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.07)
interest on the applicable series of Securities having a principal amount
equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such
holder on or after the respective due date specified in the applicable series
of Securities.
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The Chase Manhattan Bank hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture
declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.
* * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
First Chicago NBD Corporation
BY________________________________
Senior Vice President and
Treasurer
Attest:
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Assistant Secretary
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
BY________________________________
Vice President
Attest:
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Senior Trust Officer
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY
PERSON ENTITLED TO RECEIVE BEARER SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities to be delivered]
This is to certify that the above-captioned Securities are not being
acquired by or on behalf of a United States person, or, if a beneficial
interest in the Securities is being acquired by or on behalf of a United
States person, that such United States person is a financial institution
within the meaning of Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(v) of the United States Treasury
regulations which agrees to comply with the requirements of Section
165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and
the regulations thereunder. If the undersigned is a dealer, the undersigned
agrees to obtain a similar certificate from each person entitled to delivery
of any of the above-captioned Securities in bearer form purchased from it;
provided, however, that, if the undersigned has actual knowledge that the
information contained in such a certificate is false, the undersigned will not
deliver a Security in temporary or definitive bearer form to the person who
signed such certificate notwithstanding the delivery of such certificate to
the undersigned.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "United States" means the United States of
America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories,
its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
We undertake to advise you by telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the date of delivery of the above-captioned
Securities in bearer form as to all of such Securities.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal proceedings
are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or
would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or
a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:.................., 19...
[To be dated no earlier than 15 days prior
to the Exchange Date]
[Name of Person Entitled to
Receive Bearer Security]
.....................................
(Authorized Signatory)
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL S.A. IN CONNECTION WITH
THE
EXCHANGE OF A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY GLOBAL SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities to be delivered]
This is to certify with respect to $.......... principal amount of the above-
captioned Securities (i) that we have received from each of the persons
appearing in our records as persons entitled to a portion of such principal
amount (our "Qualified Account Holders") a certificate with respect to such
portion substantially in the form attached hereto, and (ii) that we are not
submitting herewith for exchange any portion of the temporary global Security
representing the above-captioned Securities excepted in such certificates.
We further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any
notification from any of our Qualified Account Holders to the effect that the
statements made by such Qualified Account Holders with respect to any portion
of the part submitted herewith for exchange are no longer true and cannot be
relied upon as of the date hereof.
Dated: ................., 19...
[To be dated no earlier than
the Exchange Date]
[MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, Brussels Office, as
Operator of the Euro-clear System]
[CEDEL S.A.]
By ..................................
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL S.A. TO
OBTAIN INTEREST PRIOR TO AN EXCHANGE DATE
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities]
This is to certify that, as of the Interest Payment Date on [Insert Date],
the undersigned, which is a holder of an interest in the temporary global
Security representing the above Securities, is not a United States person.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "United States" means the United States of
America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories,
its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
We confirm that the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be
paid to each of the persons appearing in our records as being entitled to
interest to be paid on the above date from whom we have received a written
certification dated not earlier than 15 days prior to such Interest Payment
Date to the effect that the beneficial owner of such portion with respect to
which interest is to be paid on such date either is not a United States person
or is a United States person which is a financial institution which has
provided an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or is an exempt recipient as
defined in United States Treasury Regulations (S) 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii). We
undertake to retain certificates received from our member organizations in
connection herewith for four years from the end of the calendar year in which
such certificates are received.
The foregoing reflects any advice received subsequent to the date of any
certificate stating that the statements contained in such certificate are no
longer correct.
Dated: ................., 19...
[To be dated on or after the
relevant Interest Payment
Date]
[MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, Brussels Office, as
Operator of the Euro-clear System]
[CEDEL S.A.]
By...................................
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY BENEFICIAL OWNERS TO
OBTAIN INTEREST PRIOR TO AN EXCHANGE DATE
CERTIFICATE
.............................
[Insert title or sufficient description of Securities]
This is to certify that as of the date hereof, no portion of the temporary
global Security representing the above-captioned Securities and held by you
for our account is beneficially owned by a United States person or, if any
portion thereof held by you for our account is beneficially owned by a United
States person, such United States person is a financial institution within the
meaning of Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(v) of the United States Treasury regulations
which agrees to comply with Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations thereunder, and certifies
that either it has provided an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or is an
exempt recipient as defined in Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii) of the United States
Treasury regulations.
As used herein, "United States person" means any citizen or resident of the
United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States and any estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation
regardless of its source, and "United States" means the United States of
America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories,
its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
We undertake to advise you by telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the Interest Payment Date on [Insert Date] as to
any such portion of such temporary global Security.
We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
tax legislation in the United States. If administrative or legal proceedings
are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or
would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or
a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
Dated:.................., 19...
[To be dated on or after the
15th day before the relevant
Interest Payment Date]
[Name of Account
Holder]
.....................................
(Authorized Signatory)
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4(e)
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
between
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
and
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
Dated as of January , 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Definition of Terms .................................... 2
ARTICLE II
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEBENTURES
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SECTION 2.1. Designation and Principal Amount........................ 3
SECTION 2.2. Maturity ............................................... 4
SECTION 2.3. Form and Payment........................................ 4
SECTION 2.4. Global Debenture........................................ 5
SECTION 2.5. Interest................................................ 6
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ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION OF THE DEBENTURES
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SECTION 3.1. Tax Event or Capital Treatment
Event Redemption........................................ 7
SECTION 3.2. Optional Redemption by Company.......................... 7
SECTION 3.3. No Sinking Fund......................................... 8
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ARTICLE IV
EXTENSION OF INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
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SECTION 4.1. Extension of Interest Payment Period.................... 8
SECTION 4.2. Notice of Extension..................................... 9
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ARTICLE V
EXPENSES
SECTION 5.1. Payment of Expenses..................................... 10
SECTION 5.2. Payment Upon Resignation or Removal..................... 11
ARTICLE VI
COVENANT TO LIST ON EXCHANGE
SECTION 6.1. Listing on an Exchange.................................. 11
ARTICLE VII
FORM OF DEBENTURE
SECTION 7.1. Form of Debenture....................................... 11
ARTICLE VIII
ORIGINAL ISSUE OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 8.1. Original Issue of Debentures.............................. 20
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 9.1. Ratification of Indenture............................... 20
SECTION 9.2. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals.................... 20
SECTION 9.3. Governing Law........................................... 21
SECTION 9.4. Separability............................................ 21
SECTION 9.5. Counterparts............................................ 21
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of January , 1997 (the "First
Supplemental Indenture"), between First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), under the Indenture dated as of January 1, 1997 between the Company
and the Trustee (the "Indenture").
WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Indenture to the
Trustee to provide for the future issuance of the Company's unsecured junior
subordinated debt securities to be issued from time to time in one or more
series as might be determined by the Company under the Indenture, in an
unlimited aggregate principal amount which may be authenticated and delivered
as provided in the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Company desires
to provide for the establishment of a new series of its Securities to be known
as its % Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due (the
"Debentures"), the form and substance of such Debentures and the terms,
provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Indenture
and this First Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, First Chicago NBD Capital I, a Delaware statutory business
trust (the "Trust"), has offered to the public $ million aggregate
liquidation amount of its % Preferred Securities (the "Preferred
Securities"), representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust and proposes to invest the proceeds from such offering, together with the
proceeds of the issuance and sale by the Trust to the Company of $
million aggregate liquidation amount of its % Common Securities, in $
million aggregate principal amount of the Debentures; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and
deliver this First Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 9.01 of
the Indenture and all requirements necessary to make this First Supplemental
Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms, and to make the
Debentures, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company, have been performed, and the
execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture has been duly
authorized in all respects:
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the
Debentures by the Holders thereof, and for the purpose of setting forth, as
provided in the Indenture, the form and substance of the Debentures and the
terms, provisions and conditions thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with
the Trustee as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Definition of Terms.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term defined in the Indenture has the same meaning when used in
this First Supplemental Indenture;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this First Supplemental Indenture has
the same meaning throughout;
(c) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(d) a reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or Article of
this First Supplemental Indenture;
(e) headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect
interpretation;
(f) the following terms have the meanings given to them in the
Declaration: (i) Business Day; (ii) Capital Treatment Event; (iii) Clearing
Agency; (iv) Delaware Trustee; (v) Institutional Trustee; (vi) Institutional
Trustee Account; (vii) Preferred Security Certificate; (viii) Pricing Agreement;
(ix) Regular Trustees; (x) Tax Event; and (xi) Underwriting Agreement;
(g) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this
Section 1.1(g):
"Additional Sums" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
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"Compounded Interest" shall have the meaning
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set forth in Section 4.1.
"Declaration" means the Amended and Restated Decla ration of Trust of
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First Chicago NBD Capital I, a Delaware statutory business trust, dated as of
January 1, 1997.
"Deferred Interest" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 4.1.
"Depositary", with respect to the Debentures, means The Depository
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Trust Company or such other successor Clearing Agency for the Preferred
Securities.
"Dissolution Event" means the liquidation of the Trust by the Regular
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Trustees in accordance with the Declaration, and the distribution of the
Debentures held by the Institutional
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Trustee to the holders of the Trust Securities issued by the Trust pro rata in
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accordance with the Declaration.
"Extension Conditions" means the following conditions: (i) the
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Company is not in bankruptcy, otherwise insolvent or in liquidation; (ii) the
Company is not in default in the payment of any interest or principal on the
Debentures; (iii) the Trust is not in arrears on payments of distributions on
the Preferred Securities and no deferred distributions are accumulated; and (iv)
the Debentures are rated not less than BBB- by Standard & Poor's Ratings
Service, or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or not less than the
equivalent by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
"Global Debenture" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
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"Maturity Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
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"Non Book-Entry Preferred Securities" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 2.4.
"Preceding Maturity Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.2(c).
"Redemption Price" shall mean, with respect to any redemption of the
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Debentures pursuant to Article III hereof, an amount in cash equal to 100% of
the principal amount to be redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, including Compounded Interest and Additional Sums, if any, to the date
of such redemption.
"Scheduled Maturity Date" shall mean ________, ____.
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"Trust Securities" shall mean the Preferred
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Securities and the Common Securities, collectively.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEBENTURES
SECTION 2.1. Designation and Principal Amount.
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There is hereby authorized a series of Securities designated the " %
Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due ", limited in aggregate
principal amount to $ , which amount shall be as set forth in any
written order of the Company for the authentication and delivery of Debentures
pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Indenture.
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SECTION 2.2. Maturity.
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(a) The Maturity Date (which shall constitute the Stated Maturity
of the Debentures for purposes of the Indenture) shall be the date on which the
Debentures mature and on which the principal thereof shall be due and payable
together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including Compounded
Interest and Additional Sums, if any), which date shall be the Scheduled
Maturity Date unless the Maturity Date has been changed pursuant to this Section
2.2, in which case the Maturity Date shall be the Maturity Date most recently
established in accordance with such Section 2.2.
(b) The Company may at any time elect to change the Maturity Date to
a date earlier than the Scheduled Maturity Date, but in no event to a date
earlier than __________, ____, subject to the approval of the Federal Reserve if
such approval is then required under applicable law or capital guidelines of the
Federal Reserve and such election shall be made, and such change in the Maturity
Date shall be effective, on such date as specified in the notice thereof given
in accordance with Section 2.2(d).
(c) The Company may at any time before the date which is 90 days
before the Maturity Date, elect to extend the Maturity Date for one or more
periods, but in no event to a date later than ____________, ____, if as of the
date such election is made the Extension Conditions are satisfied. Such
election shall be made, and such extension of the Maturity Date shall be
effective, on such date as specified in the notice thereof given in accordance
with Section 2.2(d); provided that if the Extension Conditions are not also
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satisfied on the Maturity Date in effect prior to such extension (the "Preceding
Maturity Date"), then on the Preceding Maturity Date, the Maturity Date shall be
automatically changed, without any action on the part of the Company, the
Trustee or any other Person, to be the Preceding Maturity Date.
(d) If the Company elects to change the Maturity Date pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) or (c), the Company shall give prompt written notice thereof to
the Trustee, and the Trustee shall give written notice of the change in the
Maturity Date to the Holders of the Debentures no less than 30 days and no more
than 90 days prior to the effectiveness thereof. The Company shall deliver to
the Trustee together with the foregoing notices and, in the case of an extension
of the Maturity Date, on the Preceding Maturity Date, an Officers' Certificate
to the effect that the conditions to the foregoing changes to the Maturity Date
have been satisfied as of the date of such Certificate. Notice of any election
pursuant to Section 2(b) shall be given by the Company to the Trustee no earlier
than 45 days prior to effectiveness of the change to the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.3. Form and Payment.
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Except as provided in Section 2.4, the Debentures shall be issued in
fully registered certificated form without interest coupons [in minimum
denominations of $_____ and in integral multiples thereof]. Principal and
interest on the Debentures issued in certificated form will be payable, the
transfer of such Debentures will be registrable and such Debentures will be
exchangeable for Debentures bearing identical terms and provisions at the
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office or agency of the Company as set forth in the last sentence of Section
5.02 of the Indenture; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made,
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at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the Holder at such address as
shall appear in the Security Register or by wire transfer to an account
designated by a Holder in writing not less than ten days prior to the date of
payment. The Company selects each of the City of New York, New York and the City
of Chicago, Illinois as a Place of Payment for the Debentures and hereby
appoints The First National Bank of Chicago as Securities Registrar for the
Debentures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the Holder of any
Debentures is the Institutional Trustee, the payment of the principal of and
interest (including Compounded Interest and Additional Sums, if any) on such
Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee will be made at such place and to
such account as may be designated by the Institutional Trustee.
SECTION 2.4. Global Debenture.
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(a) In connection with a Dissolution Event,
(i) the Debentures in certificated form may be presented to the
Trustee by the Institutional Trustee in exchange for a global Debenture in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
all outstanding Debentures (a "Global Debenture"), to be registered in the
name of the Depositary, or its nominee, and delivered by the Trustee to or
upon the order of the Depositary for crediting to the accounts of its
participants pursuant to the instructions of the Regular Trustees. The
Company upon any such presentation shall execute a Global Debenture in such
aggregate principal amount and deliver the same to the Trustee for
authentication and delivery in accordance with the Indenture and this First
Supplemental Indenture. Payments on the Debentures issued as a Global
Debenture will be made to the Depositary; and
(ii) if any Preferred Securities are held in non book-entry
certificated form, the Debentures in certificated form may be presented to
the Trustee by the Institutional Trustee and any Preferred Security
Certificate which represents Preferred Securities other than Preferred
Securities held by the Clearing Agency or its nominee ("Non Book-Entry
Preferred Securities") will be deemed to represent beneficial interests in
Debentures presented to the Trustee by the Institutional Trustee having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the
Non Book-Entry Preferred Securities until such Preferred Security
Certificates are presented to the Security Registrar for transfer or
reissuance at which time such Preferred Security Certificates will be
cancelled and a Debenture, registered in the name of the holder of the
Preferred Security Certifi-
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cate or the transferee of the holder of such Preferred Security
Certificate, as the case may be, with an aggregate principal amount equal
to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Security Certificate
cancelled, will be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for
authentication and delivery in accordance with the Indenture and this First
Supplemental Indenture. Upon the issuance of such Debentures, Debentures
with an equivalent aggregate principal amount that were presented by the
Institutional Trustee to the Trustee will be deemed to have been cancelled.
(b) A Global Debenture may be transferred, in whole but not in part,
only to another nominee of the Depositary, or to a successor Depositary selected
or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.
SECTION 2.5. Interest.
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(a) Each Debenture will bear interest at the rate of % per annum
(the "Coupon Rate") from ______________ until the principal thereof becomes due
and payable, and on any overdue principal at the Coupon Rate and (to the extent
that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any
overdue installment of interest at the Coupon Rate, compounded quarterly,
payable (su bject to the provisions of Article Four) quarterly in arrears on
[March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31] of each year (each, an
"Interest Payment Date"), commencing on , 1997, to the Person in whose name such
Debenture or any predecessor Debenture is registered, at the close of business
on the regular record date for such interest installment, which, in respect of
any Debentures of which the Institutional Trustee is the Holder or in the case
of a Global Debenture, shall be the close of business on the Business Day next
preceding that Interest Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if
the Debentures are no longer in book-entry only form, except if the Debentures
are held by the Institutional Trustee, the regular record dates shall be the
[March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15] prior to the applicable
Interest Payment Date.
(b) The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Except as provided in the
following sentence, the amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a
full quarterly period for which interest is computed, will be computed on the
basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such a 30-day period. In the event
that any date on which interest is payable on the Debentures is not a Business
Day, then payment of interest payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other
payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in
the next succeeding calendar year, such
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payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case
with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(c) If a Tax Event has occurred and is continuing while the
Institutional Trustee is the Holder of any Debentures, and the Trust or the
Institutional Trustee is required to pay any taxes, duties, assessments or
governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed
by the United States, or any other taxing authority, then, in any case, the
Company will pay such additional sums ("Additional Sums") on the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee as shall be required so that the net amounts
received and retained by the Trust and the Institutional Trustee after paying
such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges will be equal to
the amounts the Trust and the Institutional Trustee would have received had the
Trust and the Institutional Trustee not been subject to such taxes, duties,
assessments or other government charges as a result of such Tax Event. The
payment of such Additional Sums will be subject to the provisions of Section
5.04 of the Indenture.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION OF THE DEBENTURES
SECTION 3.1. Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event Redemption.
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If a Tax Event or a Capital Treatment Event has occurred and is
continuing then, notwithstanding Section 3.2(a) but subject to Section 3.2(c),
the Company shall have the right upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60
days notice to the Holders of the Debentures to redeem the Debentures, in whole,
but not in part, for cash within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax
Event or Capital Treatment Event (the "90 Day Period") at the Redemption Price.
SECTION 3.2. Optional Redemption by Company.
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.2(b) and to the provisions
of Article Four of the Indenture, except as otherwise may be specified in this
First Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall have the right to redeem the
Debentures, in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after __________,
____, at the Redemption Price. Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph will
be made upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days notice to the Holders
of the Debentures. If the Debentures are only partially redeemed pursuant to
this Section 3.2, the Debentures will be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by any
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other method utilized by the Securities Registrar; provided, that if at the time
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of redemption the Debentures are registered as a Global Debenture, the
Depositary shall determine, in accordance with its
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procedures, the principal amount of such Debentures benefically held by each
Holder of Debentures to be redeemed.
(b) If a partial redemption of the Debentures would result in the
delisting of the Preferred Securities issued by the Trust from any national
securities exchange or other organization on which the Preferred Securities are
then listed, the Company shall not be permitted to effect such partial
redemption and may only redeem the Debentures in whole.
(c) Any redemption of Debentures pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section
3.2 shall be subject to the Company obtaining the prior approval of the Federal
Reserve, if such approval is then required under applicable law or capital
guidelines of the Federal Reserve.
SECTION 3.3. No Sinking Fund.
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The Debentures are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
ARTICLE IV
EXTENSION OF INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
SECTION 4.1. Extension of Interest Payment Period.
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Subject to Section 3.13 of the Indenture, the Company shall have the
right, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Debentures, to
defer payments of interest by extending the interest payment period of such
Debentures for an Extension Period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters, during
which Extension Period no interest shall be due and payable; provided that no
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Extension Period may end on a date other than an Interest Payment Date or extend
beyond the Maturity Date. To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest,
the payment of which has been deferred because of the extension of the interest
payment period pursuant to this Section 4.1, will bear interest thereon at the
Coupon Rate compounded quarterly for each quarter of the Extension Period
("Compounded Interest"). At the end of the Extension Period, the Company shall
pay all interest accrued and unpaid on the Debentures, including any Additional
Sums and Compounded Interest (together, "Deferred Interest") that shall be
payable to the Holders of the Debentures in whose names the Debentures are
registered in the Security Register on the record date relating to the Interest
Payment Date in which the Extension Period ends. Before the termination of any
Extension Period, the Company may further defer payments of interest by further
extending such period, provided that such period, together with all such further
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extensions thereof, shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarters, or extend
beyond the Maturity Date of the Debentures. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and the payment of all Deferred Interest then due, the
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Company may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the foregoing
requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period,
except at the end thereof.
SECTION 4.2. Notice of Extension.
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(a) If the Institutional Trustee is the only registered Holder of the
Debentures at the time the Company selects an Extension Period, the Company
shall give written notice to the Regular Trustees, the Institutional Trustee and
the Trustee of its selection of such Extension Period at least one Business Day
before the earlier of (i) the next succeeding date on which Distributions on the
Trust Securities issued by the Trust are payable, or (ii) the date the Trust is
required to give notice of the record date, or the date such Distributions are
payable, to the New York Stock Exchange or other applicable self-regulatory
organization or to holders of the Preferred Securities issued by the Trust, but
in any event at least one Business Day before such record date.
(b) If the Institutional Trustee is not the only Holder of the
Debentures at the time the Company selects an Extension Period, the Company
shall give the Holders of the Debentures and the Trustee written notice of its
selection of such Extension Period at least 10 Business Days before the earlier
of (i) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, or (ii) the date the Company
is required to give notice of the record or payment date of such interest
payment to the New York Stock Exchange or other applicable self-regulatory
organization or to Holders of the Debentures.
(c) The quarter in which any notice is given pursuant to paragraphs
(a) or (b) of this Section 4.2 shall be counted as one of the 20 quarters
permitted in the maximum Extension Period permitted under Section 4.1.
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ARTICLE V
EXPENSES
SECTION 5.1. Payment of Expenses.
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In connection with the offering, sale and issuance of the Debentures
to the Institutional Trustee and in connection with the sale of the Trust
Securities by the Trust, the Company, in its capacity as borrower with respect
to the Debentures, shall:
(a) pay all costs and expenses relating to the offering, sale and
issuance of the Debentures, including commissions to the underwriters payable
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement and
compensation of the Trustee under the Indenture in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8.07 of the Indenture;
(b) pay all costs and expenses of the Trust (including, but not
limited to, costs and expenses relating to the organization of the Trust, the
offering, sale and issuance of the Trust Securities (including commissions to
the underwriters in connection therewith), the fees and expenses of the
Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, the costs and expenses relating
to the operation of the Trust, including without limitation, costs and expenses
of accountants, attorneys, statistical or bookkeeping services, expenses for
printing and engraving and computing or accounting equipment, paying agent(s),
registrar(s), transfer agent(s), duplicating, travel and telephone and other
telecommunications expenses and costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the acquisition, financing, and disposition of Trust assets);
(c) be primarily and fully liable for any indemnification obligations
arising with respect to the Declaration; and
(d) pay any and all taxes (other than United States withholding taxes
attributable to the Trust or its assets) and all liabilities, costs and expenses
with respect to such taxes of the Trust.
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Section 5.2. Payment Upon Resignation or Removal.
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Upon termination of this First Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture
or the removal or resignation of the Trustee, unless otherwise stated, the
Company shall pay to the Trustee all amounts accrued under Section 8.07 of the
Indenture to the date of such termination, removal or resignation. Upon
termination of the Declaration or the removal or resignation of the Delaware
Trustee or the Institutional Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to Sections
10.4 and 10.6 of the Declaration, the Company shall pay to the Delaware Trustee
or the Institutional Trustee, as the case may be, all amounts accrued under said
Sections to the date of such termination, removal or resignation.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANT TO LIST ON EXCHANGE
SECTION 6.1. Listing on an Exchange.
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If the Debentures are to be issued in connection with the distribution
of the Debentures to the holders of the Preferred Securities issued by the Trust
upon a Dissolution Event, the Company will use its best efforts to list such
Debentures on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or on such other exchange, if
any, as the Preferred Securities are then listed.
ARTICLE VII
FORM OF DEBENTURE
SECTION 7.1. Form of Debenture.
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The Debentures and the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication to be
endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the following forms:
(FORM OF FACE OF DEBENTURE)
[IF THE DEBENTURE IS TO BE A GLOBAL DEBENTURE, INSERT -This Debenture
is a Global Debenture within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred
to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Debenture is exchangeable for Debentures registered in the name of a person
other than the Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances
described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Debenture (other than a
transfer of this Debenture as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another
nominee of the Depositary) may be registered except in limited circumstances.
Unless this Debenture is presented by an authorized representative of
The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street,
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New York, New York) to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment, and any Debenture issued is registered in the name of Cede
& Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company and any payment hereon is made to Cede & Co., ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS
WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.]
No. CUSIP No.
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE INTEREST DEBENTURE
DUE
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company",
which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to ______________ or
registered assigns, the principal sum of _____________ Dollars ($___________) on
, , (or on such date that is not earlier than _______, ____ or on such date
that is not later than ________, ____, if the Company elects to change the
Maturity Date as further described herein) and to pay interest on said principal
sum from , 1997, or from the most recent interest payment date (each such
date, an "Interest Payment Date") to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, quarterly (subject to deferral as set forth herein) in arrears on
[March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31] of each year commencing ,
1997, at the rate of % per annum until the principal hereof shall have become
due and payable, and at the same rate per annum on any overdue principal and
premium, if any, and (without duplication and to the extent that payment of such
interest is enforceable under applicable law) at the same rate per annum on any
overdue installment of interest compounded quarterly. The amount of interest
payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. In the event that any date on which interest is
payable on this Debenture is not a Business Day, then payment of interest
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business
Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay),
except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such
payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case
with the same force and effect as if made on such date. The interest installment
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name
this Debenture (or one or more Predecessor Securities, as defined
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in said Indenture) is registered at the close of business on the regular record
date for such interest installment, which shall be the close of business on the
first business day next preceding such Interest Payment Date. [IF PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE THE DEBENTURES ARE NO LONGER REPRESENTED BY A
GLOBAL DEBENTURE EXCEPT IF THE DEBENTURES ARE HELD BY THE INSTITUTIONAL
TRUSTEE--which shall be the close of business on the [March 15, June 15,
September 15 or December 15] next preceding such Interest Payment Date, as
applicable.] Any such interest installment not punctually paid or duly provided
for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holders on such
regular record date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture
(or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business
on a special record date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such
defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered Holders of
Debentures not less than 10 days prior to such special record date, or may be
paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which these Debentures may be listed,
and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully
provided in the Indenture. The principal of (and premium, if any) and the
interest on this Debenture shall be payable at the office or agency of the
Trustee maintained for that purpose in any coin or currency of the United States
of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made, at
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the option of the Company, by check mailed to the registered Holder at such
address as shall appear in the Security Register or by wire transfer to an
account designated by a Holder in writing not less than ten days prior to the
date of payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the Holder of this
Debenture is the Institutional Trustee, the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on this Debenture will be made at such place and
to such account as may be designated by the Institutional Trustee.
The indebtedness evidenced by this Debenture is, to the extent
provided in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the
prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations, and
this Debenture is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect
thereto. Each Holder of this Debenture, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to
and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on
his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to
acknowledge or effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the
Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder
hereof, by his or her acceptance hereof, hereby waives all notice of the
acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture
by each holder of Senior Indebtedness and creditor in respect of General
Obligations, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance
by each such holder or creditor upon said provisions.
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This Debenture shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to, or be valid or become obligatory for any
purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by
or on behalf of the Trustee.
THIS DEBENTURE IS NOT A SAVINGS OR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR OTHER OBLIGATION
OF A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
The provisions of this Debenture are continued on the reverse side
hereof and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect
as though fully set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be
executed.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
By:______________________________________________
Name:
Title: Chairman of the Board or President
Attest:
By:_____________________
Name:
Title: Secretary or Assistant Secretary
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(FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION)
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Chase Manhattan Bank,
as Trustee
By_______________________
Authorized Officer
Dated____________________
(FORM OF REVERSE OF DEBENTURE)
This Debenture is one of a duly authorized series of securities of the
Company (herein sometimes referred to as the "Securities"), specified in the
Indenture, all issued or to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant
to an Indenture dated as of January 1, 1997, duly executed and delivered between
the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January , 1997,
between the Company and the Trustee (the Indenture as so supplemented, the
"Indenture"), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto
reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights,
obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and
the Holders of the Securities. By the terms of the Indenture, the Securities are
issuable in series that may vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of
interest and in other respects as provided in the Indenture. This Security is
one of the Series designated on the face hereof (the "Debentures") and is
limited in aggregate principal amount as specified in said First Supplemental
Indenture.
Upon the occurrence and continuation of a Tax Event or Capital
Treatment Event the Company shall have the right, subject to certain conditions
set forth in the Indenture, to redeem this Debenture in whole, but not in part,
at the Redemption Price within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax
Event or Capital Treatment Event. In addition, the Company shall have the right
to redeem this Debenture, in whole or in part, at any time on or after
___________, ____, at the Redemption Price (anyone of the foregoing redemptions,
an
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"Optional Redemption"). The "Redemption Price" means an amount in cash equal to
100% of the principal amount together with any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, including Additional Sums and Compounded Interest, if any, to the date
of such redemption. Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph will be made upon
not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days notice. If the Debentures are only
partially redeemed by the Company pursuant to an Optional Redemption, the
Debentures will be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by any other method utilized
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by the Securities Registrar; provided that if, at the time of redemption, the
Debentures are registered as a Global Debenture, the Depositary shall determine
the principal amount of such Debentures beneficially held by each
Debentureholder to be redeemed in accordance with its procedures.
In the event of redemption of this Debenture in part only, a new
Debenture or Debentures for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the
name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any redemption of Debentures by the
Company shall be subject to the prior approval of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve"), if such approval is then
required under applicable law or capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have
occurred and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debentures may be
declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the
manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the
Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected
(acting as one class), to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in
any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities; provided, however, that
no such supplemental indenture shall (i) change the Maturity of the principal
of, or the Stated Maturity of any installment of interest (or premium, if any)
on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or any premium thereon
or the rate of interest thereon, or change the obligations of the Company to pay
additional amounts pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Indenture, or to reduce the
amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and
payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, or change
the method of calculating interest thereon or the coin or currency in which any
Security (or premium, if any, thereon) or the interest thereon is payable, or
reduce the
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minimum rate of interest thereon, or impair the right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in
the case of redemption or repayment, on or after the Redemption Date or
Repayment Date); or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Holders of which are required to
consent to any such supplemental indenture to waive certain defaults thereunder
and their consequences provided for in the Indenture or to reduce the
requirements of the Indenture for a quorum at meetings of Holders of Securities;
or (iii) change the obligations of the Company to maintain certain offices or
agencies as required by the Indenture; or (iv) modify any of the provisions of
the Indenture relating to supplemental indentures or the waiver of defaults,
except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other
provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived, without the consent of
the Holders of each Security then outstanding and affected thereby. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series affected
thereby, on behalf of all of the Holders of the Securities of such series, to
waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained in
the Indenture, or established pursuant to the Indenture with respect to such
series, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series. Any
such consent or waiver by the registered Holder of this Debenture (unless
revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such
Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Debenture and of any
Debenture issued in exchange herefor or in place hereof (whether by registration
of transfer or otherwise), irrespective of whether or not any notation of such
consent or waiver is made upon this Debenture.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this
Debenture or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on this Debenture at the time and place and at the
rate and in the money herein prescribed.
So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Company shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during the term
of the Debentures, to defer payments of interest by extending the interest
payment period of such Debentures for up to 20 consecutive quarters (an
"Extension Period"), at the end of which period the Company shall pay all
interest then accrued and unpaid (together with interest thereon at the rate
specified for the Debentures to the extent that payment of such interest is
enforceable under applicable law);
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provided that no Extension Period may end on a day other than an Interest
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Payment Date or last beyond the Maturity Date of the Debentures. Before the
termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend such
Extension Period, provided that such Extension Period together with all such
further extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend
beyond the Maturity Date of the Debentures. Upon the termination of any such
Extension Period and the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and any
additional amounts then due, the Company may commence a new Extension Period,
subject to the foregoing requirements.
During any such Extension Period, the Company shall not, and shall not
permit any Subsidiary to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on,
or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any
of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or
interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security
of the Company that ranks pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest
to the Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee
by the Company of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company that by
their terms rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the
Debentures (other than (a) dividends or distribu tions in Common Stock, (b) any
declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights
Plan, the issuance of any Common Stock of any class or series of preferred stock
of the Company under any Rights Plan or the repurchase of any rights distributed
pursuant to a Rights Plan, (c) payments under any FCN Guarantee which is for the
benefit of the holders of Preferred Securities or Common Securities issued by
the Trust, (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock
under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or
employees and (e) obligations under any dividend reinvestment and stock purchase
plan).
Subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if such approval
is then required under applicable law or capital guidelines of the Federal
Reserve, the Company will have the right at any time to liquidate the Trust and
cause the Debentures to be distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities in
liquidation of the Trust.
The Company may at any time elect to change the Maturity Date to a
date earlier than the Scheduled Maturity Date, but in no event to a date earlier
than __________, ____, subject to the approval of the Federal Reserve if such
approval is then required under applicable law or capital guidelines of the
Federal Reserve, and such election shall be made, and such change in the
Maturity Date shall be effective, on such date as specified in the notice
thereof given in accordance with the Inden ture. The Company may at any time
before the date in which is 90 days before the Maturity Date elect to extend the
Maturity Date for one or more periods, but in no event to a date later than
__________, ____, if as of the date such election is made the
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Extension Conditions are satisfied. Such election shall be made, and such
extension of the Maturity Date shall be effective, on such date as specified in
the notice thereof given in accordance with the Indenture; provided that if the
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Extension Conditions are not also satisfied on the Preceding Maturity Date, then
on the Preceding Maturity Date, the Maturity Date shall be automatically
changed, without any action on the part of the Company, the Trustee or any other
Person, to be the Preceding Maturity Date.
If the Company elects to so change the Maturity Date of the
Debentures, the Company shall give prompt notice thereof to the Trustee, and the
Trustee shall give notice of such change of the Maturity Date to the Holders of
the Debentures no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days prior to the
effectiveness thereof.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, this Debenture is transferable by the registered Holder
hereof on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Debenture
for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Trustee in the City
and State of New York or the City of Chicago, Illinois accompanied by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and
the Securities Registrar duly executed by the registered Holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debentures of
authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount will be
issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be
made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation
thereto.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this
Debenture, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and the Security Registrar
may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the owner hereof (whether or
not this Debenture shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership
or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security Registrar) for the
purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and
premium, if any, and (subject to Section 3.07 of the Indenture) interest due
hereon and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor
any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or the
interest on this Debenture, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in
respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any
incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, as
such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, whether by
virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement
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of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the
acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof,
expressly waived and released.
[The Debentures are issuable only in registered form without coupons
in denominations of $25 and any integral multiple thereof.] [This Global
Debenture is exchangeable for Debentures in definitive form only under certain
limited circumstances set forth in the Indenture. Debentures so issued are
issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $25 and any
integral multiple there of.] As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain
limitations [herein and] therein set forth, Debentures [so issued] are
exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debentures of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
All terms used in this Debenture that are defined in the Indenture
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
THE INDENTURE AND THE DEBENTURES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
ARTICLE VIII
ORIGINAL ISSUE OF DEBENTURES
SECTION 8.1. Original Issue of Debentures.
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Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $ may,
upon execution of this First Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company
and delivered to the Trustee for authentication as provided in Sections 3.01 and
3.03 of the Indenture.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1. Ratification of Indenture.
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The Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture,
is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First Supplemental Indenture
shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and
therein provided.
SECTION 9.2. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals.
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The recitals herein contained are made by the Company and not by the
Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this
First Supplemental Indenture.
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SECTION 9.3. Governing Law.
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This First Supplemental Indenture and each Debenture shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 9.4. Separability.
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In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this First
Supplemental Indenture or in the Debentures shall for any reason be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this First
Supplemental Indenture or of the Debentures, but this First Supplemental
Indenture and the Debentures shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.
SECTION 9.5. Counterparts.
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This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, as of the day and year
first above written.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
By_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[Seal]
Attest:
By:___________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Trustee
By_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
By:___________________
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EXHIBIT 4(h)
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PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
First Chicago NBD Capital I
Dated as of January __, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation.............................. 2
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
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SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application............................ 5
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities.............................. 6
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Preferred Guarantee Trustee.................. 6
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Preferred Guarantee Trustee............. 6
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent............ 6
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver................................... 6
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice.................................... 7
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests....................................... 7
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ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
PREFERRED GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
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SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee........ 7
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Preferred Guarantee Trustee............... 9
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Preferred
Securities Guarantee...................................... 12
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ARTICLE IV
PREFERRED GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Preferred Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility.................... 12
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Preferred Guarantee
Trustees.................................................... 13
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
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SECTION 5.1 Guarantee................................................... 14
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand................................. 14
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected.................................... 14
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders........................................... 15
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment........................................ 16
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation................................................. 16
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations..................................... 16
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ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS, SUBORDINATION
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SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions.................................. 17
SECTION 6.2 Subordinations............................................. 17
SECTION 6.3 Pari Passu Guarantees...................................... 17
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination................................................. 18
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation................................................. 18
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification............................................. 18
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns...................................... 19
SECTION 9.2 Amendments.................................................. 19
SECTION 9.3 Notices..................................................... 19
SECTION 9.4 Benefit..................................................... 20
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law............................................... 20
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PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Preferred Securities Guarantee"), dated
as of January , 1997, is executed and delivered by First Chicago NBD
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as trustee (the "Preferred Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the
Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Preferred Securities (as
defined herein) of First Chicago NBD Capital I, a Delaware statutory business
trust (the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(the "Declaration"), dated as of January , 1997, among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
is issuing on the date hereof preferred securities, having an
aggregate liquidation amount of $ , designated the % Preferred
Securities (the "Preferred Securities");
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Preferred
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, to pay to the
Holders of the Preferred Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein)
and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, the Guarantor is also executing and delivering a guarantee
agreement (the "Common Securities Guarantee") in substantially identical terms
to this Preferred Securities Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the
Common Securities (as defined herein), except that if an Event of Default (as
defined in the Indenture), has occurred and is continuing, the rights of holders
of the Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under the Common
Securities Guarantee are subordinated to the rights of Holders of Preferred
Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under this Preferred Securities
Guarantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of
Preferred Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit
the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Preferred Securities
Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders.
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation
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In this Preferred Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Preferred Securities Guarantee but
not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings
assigned to them in this Section 1.1 or in the Declaration, as the
case may be;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Preferred Securities Guarantee
has the same meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Preferred Securities Guarantee" or "this
Preferred Securities Guarantee" are to this Preferred Securities
Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Preferred Securities Guarantee to Articles
and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise
defined in this Preferred Securities Guarantee or unless the
context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of
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the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" means a day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a
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day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or the City of Chicago
are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed, or (c) a
day on which the Institutional Trustee's Corporate Trust Office or the Corporate
Trust Office of the Debenture Trustee is closed for business.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing common undivided
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beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
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"Corporate Trust Office" means (i) when used with respect to the
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Preferred Guarantee Trustee, the principal corporate office of the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee located in New York, New York which on the date of this
Trustee Agreement is 450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001 -
Attention: Corporate Trustee Administration Department, (ii) when used with
respect to the Debenture Trustee, its Corporate Trust Office as defined in the
Indenture, and (iii) when used with respect to the Institutional Trustee, its
Corporate Trust Office as defined in the Declaration.
"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Preferred
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Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debt securities
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of the Guarantor designated the % Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures , held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in the Declaration)
of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
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payment or other obligations under this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions,
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without duplication, with respect to the Preferred Securities, to the extent not
paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as
defined in the Declaration) that are required to be paid on such Preferred
Securities to the extent the Issuer shall have funds available therefor, (ii)
the redemption price, including all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the
date of redemption (the "Redemption Price") to the extent the Issuer has funds
available therefor, with respect to any Preferred Securities called for
redemption by the Issuer, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the
distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Preferred Securities
as provided in the Declaration), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the
liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Preferred
Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the Issuer shall have funds
available therefor, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining
available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either
case, the "Liquidation Distribution"). If an event of default under the
Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the rights of holders of the Common
Securities to receive payments under the Common Securities Guarantee Agreement
are subordinated to the rights of Holders of Preferred Securities to receive
Guarantee Payments.
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records
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of the Issuer of any Preferred Securities; provided, however, that, in
determining whether the holders of
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the requisite percentage of Preferred Securities have given any request, notice,
consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or any
Affiliate of the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, any
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Affiliate of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of January 1, 1997, among the
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Guarantor (the "Debenture Issuer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, and
any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which certain subordinated debt
securities of the Debenture Issuer are to be issued to the Institutional Trustee
of the Issuer.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
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provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s) of Preferred
Securities, voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of the liquidation
amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption,
liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date
upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Preferred Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
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certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Preferred Securities Guarantee (other than pursuant to
Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate
has read the covenant or condition and the definition relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers'
Certificate;
(c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such
officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
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estate, partnership, joint venture, association,
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joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or
any other entity of whatever nature.
"Preferred Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, until a
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Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Preferred Securities Guarantee and
thereafter means each such Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
"Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Preferred
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Guarantee Trustee, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office of the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee, including any managing director, vice president,
assistant vice president, senior trust officer, trust officer, assistant
treasurer, assistant secretary or any other officer of the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of
the above designated officers, and also, with respect to a particular corporate
trust matter, any other officer, to whom such matter is referred because of such
officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Preferred
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Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Preferred Guarantee
Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
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amended.
"Trust Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred
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Securities.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
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(a) This Preferred Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions; and
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control.
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SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
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(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Preferred Guarantee Trustee with a
list, in such form as the Preferred Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of
the names and addresses of the Holders of the Preferred Securities ("List of
Holders"), (i) within 14 days after each record date for payment of
Distributions (as defined in the Declaration) as of such record date, and (ii)
at any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written
request for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List
of Holders is given to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee provided, that the
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Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the
List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Preferred Guarantee
Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a
new List of Holders.
(b) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations
under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Preferred Guarantee Trustee
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Within 60 days after November 15 of each year, the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Preferred Securities such reports as
are required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form
and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The
Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the other requirements of
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Preferred Guarantee Trustee
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The Guarantor shall provide to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee such
documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the
compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the
form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act, provided that such compliance certificate shall be delivered on
or before 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor.
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
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The Guarantor shall provide to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee such
evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Preferred Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth
in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion
required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in
the form of an Officers' Certificate.
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SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver
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The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Preferred
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Preferred
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Preferred Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Event of Default; Notice
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(a) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Holders of the Preferred Securities, notices of all Events of
Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice,
provided, that, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in
withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice
is in the interests of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
(b) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall
have received written notice from the Guarantor or a Holder, or a Responsible
Officer of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of
the Declaration shall have obtained actual knowledge.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
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The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Preferred Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first
proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
PREFERRED GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee
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(a) This Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities,
and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Preferred Securities
Guarantee to any
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Person except a Holder of Preferred Securities exercising his or her rights
pursuant to Section 5.4(c) or to a Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to
act as Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor
Preferred Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be
effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered
pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Preferred Securities Guarantee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
(c) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be
read into this Preferred Securities Guarantee against the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer
of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall
exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Preferred Securities
Guarantee, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as
a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his or her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Preferred Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee, and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be
liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as
are specifically set forth in this Preferred Securities Guarantee, and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Preferred
Securities Guarantee against the Preferred Guarantee Trustee; and
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(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Preferred Securities Guarantee; but in the case
of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Preferred Securities Guarantee ;
(ii) the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such
judgment was made;
(iii) the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount
of the Preferred Securities relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee under this Preferred Securities Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall require the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Preferred Guarantee Trustee
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds
or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
it .
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Preferred Guarantee Trustee
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction,
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consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other
paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent
or presented by the proper party or parties.
(ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers'
Certificate.
(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon
receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor.
(iv) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording,
refiling or registration thereof).
(v) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel of its
selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal
matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the
Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees. The
Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Preferred Securities
Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall
have provided to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity,
reasonably satisfactory to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, against the
costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and
liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or
direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee; provided that, nothing contained in this Section
3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, of its
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obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Preferred
Securities Guarantee.
(vii) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
document, but the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make
such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see
fit.
(viii) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part
of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(ix) Any action taken by the Preferred Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Preferred Securities, and the signature
of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and
effective to perform any such action. No third party shall be required to
inquire as to the authority of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee to so act or as
to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such action.
(x) Whenever in the administration of this Preferred Securities
Guarantee the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other
action hereunder, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee (i) may request instructions
from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such
other action until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected
in conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such instructions.
(xi) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any
action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and
reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or
powers conferred upon it by this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
(b) No provision of this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Pre-
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ferred Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right,
power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in
which it shall be illegal, or in which the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall be
unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any
such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No
permissive power or authority available to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall
be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Preferred Securities
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Guarantee
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The recitals contained in this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall be
taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee
does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Preferred
Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of
this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE IV
PREFERRED GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Preferred Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
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(a) There shall at all times be a Preferred Guarantee Trustee which
shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the
laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory
thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person
permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an
institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a
combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars
($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such
corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of
this Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such
corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus
as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).
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(c) If the Preferred Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all
respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act, subject to the penaltimate paragraph thereof. To the extent permitted by
the Trust Indenture Act, the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to
have a conflicting interest with respect to the Preferred Securities Guarantee
by virtue of being trustee under the Indenture originally dated as of November
15, 1996, between the Company and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee or by virtue
of being (i) a trustee on the Series A Declaration or Series B Declaration (as
defined in the Declaration), (ii) a trustee on the Series A Guarantee or the
Series B Guarantee (as defined in the Declaration), or (iii) a trustee on the
Declaration.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Preferred Guarantee
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Trustee
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(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Preferred Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except during an
Event of Default.
(b) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Preferred Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
office until a Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed
or until its removal or resignation. The Preferred Guarantee Trustee may
resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an
instrument in writing executed by the Preferred Guarantee Trustee and delivered
to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor
Preferred Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment
by instrument in writing executed by such Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee
and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery of an instrument of removal or resignation, the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee resigning or being removed may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee. Such
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court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
(e) No Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or removal
or resignation of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2,
the Guarantor shall pay to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee all amounts due to
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee accrued to the date of such termination, removal
or resignation.
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
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The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to
the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore
paid by the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-
off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor's
obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the
required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay
such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand
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The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest,
notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other
notices and demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor
under this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or
impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Preferred Securities to be
performed or observed by the Issuer;
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(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any
portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any
other sums payable under the terms of the Preferred Securities or the extension
of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
connection with, the Preferred Securities (other than an extension of time for
payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other
sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period on
the Debentures or any extension of the maturity date of the Debentures
permitted by the Indenture);
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy
conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Securities, or
any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any
kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment
of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the
assets of the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Preferred
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute
a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of
this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or
obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders
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(a) The Issuer expressly acknowledges that (i) this Preferred
Securities Guarantee will be deposited with the Preferred Guarantee Trustee to
be held for the benefit of the Holders and (ii) the Preferred Guarantee Trustee
has the right to enforce this Preferred Securities Guarantee on behalf of the
Holders.
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(b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting of
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee in
respect of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Preferred Guarantee Trustee under this Preferred Securities
Guarantee; provided, however, that, subject to Section 3.1, the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction
if the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall determine that the action so directed
would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction
of if the Preferred Guarantee Trustee being advised by counsel determines that
the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or
trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees
and/or Responsible Officers shall determine that the action or proceeding so
directed would involve the Preferred Guaranteed Trustee in personal liability.
(c) If the Preferred Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce such Preferred
Securities Guarantee, any Holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal
proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee's rights under this Preferred Securities Guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee or any other person or entity. The Guarantor waives any right or remedy
to require that any action be brought first against the Issuer or any other
person or entity before proceeding directly against the Guarantor.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
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This Preferred Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and
not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
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The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the
Holders of Preferred Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts
paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Preferred Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Preferred
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Preferred Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be
paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor
agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount
to the Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
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The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Preferred
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in
subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
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ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS, SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, if there shall
have occurred an Event of Default, then the Guarantor shall not and it shall not
permit any Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) to, (a) declare or pay any
dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Guarantor's capital
stock, or (b) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any,
on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Guarantor that rank
pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Debentures or make
any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Guarantor of debt
securities of any Subsidiary of the Guarantor if such guarantee ranks pari passu
with or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in common stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection
with the implementation of a Rights Plan (as defined in the Indenture), the
issuance of any rights, of any common stock or any class or any series of
preferred stock of the Guarantor or of any property under any Rights Plan or the
redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan,
(c) payments under this Preferred Securities Guarantee, (d) purchases of common
stock related to the issuance of common stock under any of the Guarantor's
benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees and (e) obligations under
any dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan).
SECTION 6.2 Subordination.
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The obligations of the Guarantor under this Preferred Securities
Guarantee will constitute unsecured obligations of the Guarantor and will rank
subordinate and junior in right of payments to the Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations (each as defined in the Indenture) to the extent and in the
manner set forth in the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantor under this
Preferred Securities Guarantee do not constitute Senior Indebtedness or General
Obligations (each as defined in the Indenture).
SECTION 6.3 Pari Passu Guarantees
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The obligations of the Guarantor under this Preferred Securities
Guarantee shall rank pari passu with the obligations of the Guarantor under (i)
any similar FCN Guarantee (as defined in the Indenture) issued by the Guarantor
on behalf of the holders of preferred or capital securities issued by any FCN
Capital Trust (as defined in the Indenture) or (ii) the Series A Guarantee or
the Series B Guarantee.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
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This Preferred Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full
payment of the Redemption Price of all Preferred Securities, (ii) upon the
distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Preferred Securities
or (iii) upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the
Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Preferred Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder of Preferred
Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the Preferred Securities
or under this Preferred Securities Guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
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(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable
in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for any loss,
damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted
by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Preferred
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Preferred Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which Distributions to Holders of Preferred Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification
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The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to
hold each Indemnified Person harmless against,
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any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the
costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending
itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The
obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall survive the
termination of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or the earlier resignation or
removal of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
SECTION 8.3 Compensation and Reimbursement
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The Guarantor agrees:
(1) to pay to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee from time to time
reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in such
amounts as the Guarantor and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee shall agree from
time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in
regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); and
(2) to reimburse the Preferred Guarantee Trustee upon its request for
all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Preferred
Securities Guarantee (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements or its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith.
The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 8.3 shall survive
the termination of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or the earlier
resignation or removal of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
To secure the Guarantor's payment obligations in the Section and in
Section 8.2, the Guarantor and the Holders agree than the Preferred Guarantee
Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Preferred Securities on all money or
property held or collected by the Guarantee Trustee. Such lien shall survive the
termination of this Preferred Securities Guarantee or the earlier resignation or
removal of the Preferred Guarantee Trustee.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
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All guarantees and agreements contained in this Preferred Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Preferred Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
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Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this
Preferred Securities Guarantee may only be amended with the prior approval of
the Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount (including the stated
amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued
and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are
determined) of all the outstanding Preferred Securities. The provisions of
the Declaration with respect to consents to amendments thereof (whether at a
meeting or otherwise) of Holders of the Securities shall apply to the giving of
such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices
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All notices provided for in this Preferred Securities Guarantee shall
be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:
(a) If given to the Preferred Guarantee Trustee, at the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as
the Preferred Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the
Preferred Securities and the Guarantor):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
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Attention: Corporate Trustee Administrator
Department
Telecopy: (212) 946-8159/8160
(b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address set
forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the
Holders of the Preferred Securities and the Preferred Guarantee Trustee):
First Chicago NBD Corporation
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: 312-732-3366
(c) If given to any Holder of Preferred Securities, at the address set
forth on the books and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
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This Preferred Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not
separately transferable from the Preferred Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
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THIS PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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THIS PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year
first above written.
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION,
as Guarantor
By: __________________________________
Name: M. Eileen Kennedy
Title: Treasurer
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Preferred Guarantee Trustee
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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[LOGO OF FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION] Exhibit 5(a) and 23(b)
January 16, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Chicago NBD Corporation
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
Form S-3 Registration Statement
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of First
Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and in such
capacity, I, or members of my staff subject to my supervision, have represented
the Company and the four statutory business trusts sponsored by the Company and
created under the laws of the State of Delaware: First Chicago NBD Capital I,
First Chicago NBD Capital II, First Chicago NBD Capital III and First Chicago
NBD Capital IV (collectively, the "Trusts"), in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of the Company and the Trusts concurrently being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Registration Statement")
relating to (i) preferred securities which may be issued by one or more of the
Trusts representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of such Trusts
(collectively, the "Preferred Securities"), (ii) subordinated debt securities of
the Company which may be issued and sold from time to time to one or more Trusts
(the "Debt Securities"), and (iii) guarantees of the Company for certain
payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise with respect to the Preferred
Securities (the "Guarantees"). The Preferred Securities, the Debt Securities
and the Guarantees are referred to herein collectively as the "Offered
Securities".
The Offered Securities will be sold or delivered from time to time as set
forth in the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus
contained therein (the
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CONTINUING OUR LETTER OF JANUARY 16, 1997
SHEET NO. 2
"Prospectus") and supplements to the Prospectus (each, a "Prospectus
Supplement"). The Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture dated as of
January 1, 1997, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee,
(the "Indenture"). The Preferred Securities will be subject to the terms of the
amended and restated declaration of trust applicable to the Trust issuing such
Preferred Securities (each, a "Declaration of Trust"). The Guarantees will be
entered into from time to time by the Company in connection with the issuance of
Preferred Securities. The Indenture, the form of Declaration of Trust for each
Trust and the form of Guarantee are exhibits to the Registration Statement.
I have reviewed such corporate records and other documents and have made
such further examinations and inquiries as I have deemed necessary to enable me
to express the opinions set forth herein.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations
stated herein, it is my opinion that:
(i) upon the issuance, authentication and delivery of the Debt
Securities in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture against
payment therefor, the Debt Securities will constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their
terms subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors'
rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of
equity;
(ii) upon the due execution of a Declaration of Trust and the
issuance, authentication and delivery of the Preferred Securities in
accordance with the provisions of such Declaration of Trust against payment
therefor, the Preferred Securities will be duly and validly issued and
fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of the relevant Trust;
(iii) upon the due execution of a Guarantee and the issuance,
authentication and delivery of such Guarantee in accordance with its terms
concurrently upon the issuance of the related Preferred Securities, such
Guarantee will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable in accordance with its terms subject, as to enforcement
of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to
time in effect and to general principles of equity;
<PAGE>
CONTINUING OUR LETTER OF JANUARY 16, 1997
SHEET NO. 3
I am a member of the Bar of the State of Illinois, and I do not express any
opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of Illinois,
the federal law of the United States and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of my name whenever it appears in such
Registration Statement, including the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement
constituting a part thereof, as originally filed or as subsequently amended.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sherman I. Goldberg
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 5(b)
[SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (DELAWARE) LETTERHEAD]
January 16, 1997
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
First Chicago NBD Corporation
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
Re: First Chicago NBD Corporation
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-15649)
----------------------------------
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Delaware counsel to First Chicago NBD Capital I,
First Chicago NBD Capital II, First Chicago NBD Capital III and First Chicago
NBD Capital IV (each, a "First Chicago NBD Trust" and, together, the "First
Chicago NBD Trusts"), each a statutory business trust created under the Business
Trust Act of the State of Delaware (12 Del. C. (S)(S) 3801, et seq.), and First
Chicago NBD Corporation (the "Company"), a corporation organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware (6 Del. C. (S) 17-101, et seq.), in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-
15649), filed by the Company and the First Chicago NBD Trusts with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 6, 1996 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and Amendment No. 1 thereto,
to be filed with the Commission on January 16, 1997 (such Registration
Statement, as so amended, being hereinafter referred to as the "Registration
Statement"), in connection with the public offering
<PAGE>
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
First Chicago NBD Corporation
January 16, 1997
Page 2
of preferred securities (the "Preferred Securities") of the First Chicago NBD
Trusts, and certain other securities.
The Preferred Securities of each First Chicago NBD Trust are to be issued
pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of such First Chicago
NBD Trust (each, a "Declaration" and, collectively, the "Declarations"), each
such Declaration being among the Company, as sponsor of the Trust, Chase
Manhattan Bank Delaware, as Delaware trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), The
Chase Manhattan Bank, as institutional trustee (the "Institutional Trustee"),
and Laurence Goldman, M. Eileen Kennedy and Robert A. Rosholt, as regular
trustees (together, the "Regular Trustees").
This opinion is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item
601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act. Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Registration
Statement.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration
Statement; (ii) the certificate of trust of each of the First Chicago NBD
Trusts (each, a "Certificate of Trust" and, collectively, the "Certificates of
Trust") filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November
6, 1996; (iii) the form of the Declaration of each of the First Chicago NBD
Trusts (including the designation of the terms of the Preferred Securities of
such First Chicago NBD Trust annexed thereto); (iv) the form of the Preferred
Securities and specimen certificates thereof; and (v) the form of the Purchase
Agreement (each, a "Purchase Agreement" and, collectively, the "Purchase
Agreements") proposed to be entered into among the Company,
<PAGE>
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
First Chicago NBD Corporation
January 16, 1997
Page 3
each First Chicago NBD Trust and the underwriters to be named therein, relating
to, among other things, the sale of the Preferred Securities of such First
Chicago NBD Trust. We have also examined originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other documents, certificates
and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the
opinions set forth herein.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural
persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such copies. In making our examination of
documents executed, or to be executed, by parties other than the First Chicago
NBD Trusts, we have assumed that such parties had, or will have, the power,
corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and
have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or
other, and execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and that
such documents constitute valid and binding obligations of such parties. In
addition, we have assumed that the Declaration of each First Chicago NBD Trust,
the Preferred Securities of such First Chicago NBD Trust and each Purchase
Agreement when executed will be in substantially the forms reviewed by us. As
to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not
independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written
statements and representations of officers, trustees and other representatives
of the Company, the First Chicago NBD Trusts and others.
<PAGE>
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
First Chicago NBD Corporation
January 16, 1997
Page 4
We do no express any opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the laws of the State of Delaware.
Based on and subject to the foregoing and to the other assumptions,
qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that when
(i) the Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) the Declaration of each
First Chicago NBD Trust and the Purchase Agreement of such First Chicago NBD
Trust have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and (iii)
the terms of the Preferred Securities of each First Chicago NBD Trust have been
duly established in accordance with the Declaration of such First Chicago NBD
Trust and such Preferred Securities have been duly executed and authenticated
in accordance with the Declaration of such First Chicago NBD Trust and
delivered to and paid for by the underwriters as contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement of such First Chicago NBD Trust, the Preferred Securities of each
First Chicago NBD Trust will have been duly authorized for issuance and will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, representing undivided beneficial
ownership interests in the assets of such First Chicago NBD Trust; and the
holders of such Preferred Securities will be entitled to the same limitation of
personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We bring
to your attention, however, that the holders of Preferred Securities of each
First Chicago NBD Trust may be obligated, pursuant to the Declaration of such
First Chicago NBD Trust, to (i) provide indemnity and/or security in connection
with and pay taxes or governmental charges arising from transfers of Preferred
Securities and (ii) provide security and indemnity in connection with the
requests of or directions to the Institutional Trustee of such First Chicago NBD
Trust to exercise its
<PAGE>
First Chicago NBD Capital I
First Chicago NBD Capital II
First Chicago NBD Capital III
First Chicago NBD Capital IV
First Chicago NBD Corporation
January 16, 1997
Page 5
rights and powers under the Declaration of such First Chicago NBD Trust.
We hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Matters"
in the prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement. We also
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit
that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise
expressly stated and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any
subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent
changes in applicable law.
Very truly yours,
---------------------------------------------------
/s/ SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (DELAWARE)
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 8
[SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP LETTERHEAD]
January 16, 1997
First Chicago NBD Corporation
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
First Chicago NBD Capital I
c/o First Chicago NBD Corporation
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-15649)
----------------------------------
Ladies and gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for First Chicago NBD Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and First Chicago NBD Capital I, a statutory
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), in
connection with the above-captioned registration statement on Form S-3 (the
"Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") for the purpose of registering (i) preferred securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the
"Preferred Securities") and (ii) Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures issued by the Company to the Trust, in connection with the sale of
the Preferred Securities.
We hereby confirm that, although the discussion set forth under the
heading "UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION" in the form of Prospectus
Supplement for an offering of Preferred Securities filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement (the "Form of Prospectus Supplement") does not purport to
discuss all possible United States federal income tax consequences of the
<PAGE>
First Chicago NBD Corporation
First Chicago NBD Capital I
January 16, 1997
Page 2
purchase, ownership and disposition of Preferred Securities, in our opinion,
such discussion constitutes, in all material respects, a fair and accurate
summary of the United States federal income tax consequences of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of Preferred Securities, based upon current law. It
is possible that contrary positions may be taken by the Internal Revenue
Service and that a court may agree with such contrary positions.
<PAGE>
First Chicago NBD Corporation
First Chicago NBD Capital I
January 16, 1997
Page 3
This opinion is furnished to you solely for your benefit in connection
with the filing of the Registration Statement and, except as set forth below,
is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other
purpose or relied upon by any other person for any purpose without our prior
written consent. We hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Form of Prospectus Supplement and the filing of this
opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 8 to the Registration Statement. In
giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise
expressly stated and applies only to the disclosure under the heading "UNITED
STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION" set forth in the Form of Prospectus Supplement
filed as of the date hereof and it assumes that any instrument that is issued
thereunder will have terms identical to those set forth in such Form of
Prospectus Supplement. We disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any
subsequent changes of the facts stated or assumed herein or any subsequent
changes in applicable law.
Very truly yours,
_____________________________________________
/s/ SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
<PAGE>
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,
January 10, 1997
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(a)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
__________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
__________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
__________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
__________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 38-1984850
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
__________________________
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
__________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
--------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin.............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances...................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing............................. $30,596
Interest-bearing................................ 49,567
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
subsidiaries, and IBF's....................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing............................. $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased........................................ 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................. 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................... 2,200
Trading liabilities.............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year................ 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases......................................................... 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................ 5,471
Other liabilities................................................ 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................ 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................. 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................... 1,209
Surplus.......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses) on
available-for-sale securities.................................. (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. $261,859
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(b)
____________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New
York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
----------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances ..................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income........ $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses....... 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing ............................ $30,596
Interest-bearing ............................... 49,567
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's...................................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing ............................ $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased........................................ 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................. 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................... 2,200
Trading liabilities.............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year................ 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
capitalized leases.............................................. 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................ 5,471
Other liabilities................................................ 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................ 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................. 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................... 1,209
Surplus.......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities................................ (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. $261,859
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(c)
____________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_____________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
_____________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
_____________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL II
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_____________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
____________________________________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.,
20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y .
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
--------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ................................................ $11,095
Interest-bearing balances ........................................ 4,998
Securities: ........................................................
Held to maturity securities......................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities....................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold................................................ 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................... 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve............. 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve............................................ 127,548
Trading Assets...................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................... 2,850
Other real estate owned............................................. 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies.............................................. 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding....................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................... 1,361
Other assets....................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS....................................................... $261,859
========
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices....................................... $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing..........................$30,596
Interest-bearing............................. 49,567
------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
subsidiaries, and IBF's................................. 65,173
Noninterest-bearing ...........................$ 3,616
Interest-bearing............................. 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in
IBF's Federal funds purchased........................... 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase........... 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury................... 2,200
Trading liabilities........................................ 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year............ 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases................................................... 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures.......................... 5,471
Other liabilities.......................................... 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES.......................................... 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock......................................... 1,209
Surplus.............................................. 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves............... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities..................... (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED
STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL........................... $261,859
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(d)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL III
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
------------
PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.,
20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street,
New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
-----------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ................................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances ......................................... 4,998
Securities:..........................................................
Held to maturity securities..........................................
3,231
Available for sale securities........................................ 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold................................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell.................... 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve.................. 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve............................................. 127,548
Trading Assets....................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)............................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.............................................. 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies............................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding........................................................ 2,777
Intangible assets.................................................... 1,361
Other assets......................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS......................................................... $261,859
========
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
Deposits
In domestic offices................................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing...................................... $30,596
Interest-bearing......................................... 49,567
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
subsidiaries,
and IBF's.......................................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing........................................ $ 3,616
Interest-bearing......................................... 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
under agreements to repurchase in domestic
offices of the bank and of its Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased............................................ 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase..................... 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury............................. 2,200
Trading liabilities.................................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less...................... 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year...................... 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
capitalized leases.................................................. 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
outstanding......................................................... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures.................................... 5,471
Other liabilities.................................................... 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES.................................................... 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus..................... 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock......................................................... 1,209
Surplus.............................................................. 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves............................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities..................................... (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.................. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL................................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED
STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL........................................... $261,859
========
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER ) DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(e)
_______________________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL IV
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
-----------
PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
-----------
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New
York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
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<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
-------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin.............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances...................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing............................. $30,596
Interest-bearing................................ 49,567
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing ............................ $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased....................................... 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................ 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury........................ 2,200
Trading liabilities............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year............... 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases........................................................ 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding........ 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures............................... 5,471
Other liabilities............................................... 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES............................................... 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................ 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock.................................................... 1,209
Surplus......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves.......................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities................................ (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................ 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. $261,859
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(f)
____________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_____________________________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
_____________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
_____________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 38-1984850
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_____________________________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
(FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I)
(Title of the indenture securities)
____________________________________________________________________
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street,
New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
- 2 -
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances ..................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing............................. $30,596
Interest-bearing................................ 49,567
-------
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's..................................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing............................... $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased......................................... 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................. 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................... 2,200
Trading liabilities.............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year................ 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases.......................................................... 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................ 5,471
Other liabilities................................................ 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................ 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................. 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................... 1,209
Surplus.......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses) on
available-for-sale securities................................... (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. $261,859
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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<PAGE>
Exhibit 25(g)
____________________________________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
___________________________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
________________________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_____________________________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 38-1984850
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
------------------------
PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
(FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL II)
(Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New
York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
- 2 -
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect,
including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
-----------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
- 3 -
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin.............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances...................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing............................. $30,596
Interest-bearing................................ 49,567
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
subsidiaries, and IBF's....................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing ............................ $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased........................................ 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................. 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................... 2,200
Trading liabilities.............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year................ 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases......................................................... 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
outstanding..................................................... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................ 5,471
Other liabilities................................................ 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................ 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................. 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................... 1,209
Surplus.......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses) on
available-for-sale securities................................. (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................. $261,859
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
-5-
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(h)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
_________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
_________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 38-1984850
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
(FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL III)
(Title of the indenture securities)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
---------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin ............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances ..................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income........ $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses....... 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
--------
TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
========
</TABLE>
-4-
<PAGE>
LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing............................. $30,596
Interest-bearing................................ 49,567
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's...................................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing ............................ $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased........................................ 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................. 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................... 2,200
Trading liabilities.............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year.................. 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases......................................................... 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................ 5,471
Other liabilities................................................ 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................ 246,001
--------
Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................. 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................... 1,209
Surplus.......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses) on
available-for-sale securities.................................. (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. 15,308
--------
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. $261,859
========
</TABLE>
I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
-5-
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 25(i)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_________________________
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
_________________________
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
_________________________
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
_________________________
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 38-1984850
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_________________________
PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
(FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL IV)
(Title of the indenture securities)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., 20551
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
-2-
<PAGE>
Item 16. List of Exhibits
List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.
1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).
3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.
4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).
5. Not applicable.
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
8. Not applicable.
9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/ P. Kelly
------------------------------
P. Kelly
Vice President
-3-
<PAGE>
Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
Bank Call Notice
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Chase Manhattan Bank
of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ASSETS IN MILLIONS
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and
currency and coin.............................................. $ 11,095
Interest-bearing balances...................................... 4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities...................................... 3,231
Available for sale securities.................................... 38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and in IBF's:
Federal funds sold............................................. 8,018
Securities purchased under agreements to resell................ 731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income $130,513
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 2,938
Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve........... 27
--------
Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
allowance, and reserve......................................... 127,548
Trading Assets................................................... 48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
leases)........................................................ 2,850
Other real estate owned.......................................... 300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
associated companies........................................... 92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding.................................................... 2,777
Intangible assets................................................ 1,361
Other assets..................................................... 12,204
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TOTAL ASSETS..................................................... $261,859
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LIABILITIES
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Deposits
In domestic offices............................................ $ 80,163
Noninterest-bearing............................. $30,596
Interest-bearing................................ 49,567
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
and IBF's...................................................... 65,173
Noninterest-bearing .............................. $ 3,616
Interest-bearing................................ 61,557
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
Federal funds purchased........................................ 14,594
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................. 14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury......................... 2,200
Trading liabilities.............................................. 30,136
Other Borrowed money:
With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................. 16,895
With a remaining maturity of more than one year.................. 449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
leases......................................................... 49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......... 2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................ 5,471
Other liabilities................................................ 13,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................ 246,001
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Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus................. 550
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................... 1,209
Surplus.......................................................... 10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................... 4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses) on
available-for-sale securities.................................. (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. 19
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. 15,308
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
AND EQUITY CAPITAL............................................. $261,859
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
WALTER V. SHIPLEY )
EDWARD D. MILLER )DIRECTORS
THOMAS G. LABRECQUE )
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EXHIBIT 99
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+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT THE DELIVERY OF A FINAL PROSPECTUS +
+SUPPLEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE +
+ACCOMPANYING 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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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED JANUARY 16, 1997
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED , 1997)
PREFERRED SECURITIES
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
% PREFERRED SECURITIES
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY)
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
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The % Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") offered hereby
represent preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of First
Chicago NBD Capital I, a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the
State of Delaware ("FCN Capital Trust" or the "Trust"). First Chicago NBD
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("FCN" or the "Company"), will own all the
common securities (the "Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred
Securities, the "Trust Securities") representing undivided beneficial interests
in the assets of FCN Capital Trust. FCN Capital Trust exists for the sole
purpose of issuing the Trust Securities and investing the proceeds thereof in
an equivalent amount of % Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures
due (the "Subordinated Debt Securities") of FCN. The Subordinated Debt
Securities will mature on , , which date may be (i) shortened to a date
not earlier than , or (ii) extended to a date not later than ,
(each of such dates shall, in context, be referred to as the "Stated
Maturity"), in each case subject to satisfying certain conditions, including,
in the event of a shortening of the maturity date, the prior approval of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board")
if such approval is then required under applicable law, rules, guidelines or
policies. The Subordinated Debt Securities when issued will be unsecured
obligations of FCN and will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to
certain other indebtedness of the Company, as described herein. Upon an event
of default under the Declaration (as defined herein), the holders of Preferred
Securities will have a preference over the holders of the Common Securities
with respect to payments of distributions and payments upon redemption,
liquidation and otherwise.
(continued on next page)
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE S-6 OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FOR
CERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO AN INVESTMENT IN THE PREFERRED SECURITIES,
INCLUDING THE PERIOD DURING AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PAYMENTS OF
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE PREFERRED SECURITIES MAY BE DEFERRED AND THE RELATED
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH DEFERRAL.
Application has been made to list the Preferred Securities on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "New York Stock Exchange"). If so approved, trading
of the Preferred Securities on the New York Stock Exchange is expected to
commence within a 30-day period after the initial delivery of the Preferred
Securities. See "Underwriting."
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS TO
WHICH IT RELATES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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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.
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INITIAL PUBLIC UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
OFFERING PRICE(1) COMMISSION(2) TRUST(3)(4)
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Per Preferred Security............. $25.00 (3) $25.00
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Total.............................. $ (3) $
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(1) Plus accrued distributions, if any, from January , 1997.
(2) FCN Capital Trust and FCN have agreed to indemnify the several Underwriters
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended. See "Underwriting."
(3) In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred
Securities will be invested in the Subordinated Debt Securities, FCN has
agreed to pay to the Underwriters as compensation (the "Underwriters'
Compensation") for their arranging the investment therein of such proceeds
$ per Preferred Security (or $ in the aggregate); provided, that such
compensation for sales of 10,000 or more Preferred Securities to a single
purchaser will be $ per Preferred Security. Therefore, to the extent of
such sales, the actual amount of Underwriters' Compensation will be less
than the aggregate amount specified in the preceding sentence. See
"Underwriting."
(4) Before deducting expenses of the offering payable by FCN estimated at $ .
The Preferred Securities offered hereby are offered severally by the
Underwriters, as specified herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them
and subject to their right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is
expected that delivery of the Preferred Securities will be made only in book-
entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, on or about
, 1997.
[This Prospectus Supplement and the related Prospectus may be used by First
Chicago Capital Markets, Inc. ("FCCM"), an affiliate of the Company and Trust,
in connection with offers and sales related to secondary market transactions in
the Preferred Securities. FCCM 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 or otherwise.]
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is January , 1997.
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(continued from previous page)
Holders of the Preferred Securities are entitled to receive cumulative cash
distributions at an annual rate of percent of the liquidation amount of $25
per Preferred Security, accruing from the date of original issuance and payable
quarterly in arrears on [March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31] of
each year, commencing , ("distributions"). The payment of distributions out
of moneys held by FCN Capital Trust and payments on liquidation of FCN Capital
Trust or the redemption of Preferred Securities, as set forth below, are
guaranteed by FCN (the "Preferred Securities Guarantee") to the extent
described herein and under "Description of Preferred Securities Guarantees" in
the accompanying Prospectus. The Preferred Securities Guarantee covers payments
of distributions and other payments on the Preferred Securities only if, and to
the extent that, FCN Capital Trust has funds available therefor which will not
be the case unless FCN has made a payment of interest or principal or other
payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities held by FCN Capital Trust, which
are its only assets. The Preferred Securities Guarantee, when taken together
with FCN's obligations under the Subordinated Debt Securities and the Indenture
(as defined herein) and its obligations under the Declaration, including its
liabilities to pay costs, expenses, debts and obligations of FCN Capital Trust
(other than with respect to the Trust Securities), provide a full and
unconditional guarantee of amounts due on the Preferred Securities. See "Risk
Factors--Rights Under the Preferred Securities Guarantee" herein. The
obligations of FCN under the Preferred Securities Guarantee are subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations (each as defined in "Description of the Subordinated Debt
Securities--Subordination") of FCN. The obligations of FCN under the
Subordinated Debt Securities are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all present and future Senior Indebtedness (which includes both senior and
subordinated indebtedness for money borrowed) and General Obligations of FCN,
which aggregated approximately $5.13 billion at September 30, 1996. In
addition, because FCN is a holding company, the Subordinated Debt Securities
are effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of FCN's
subsidiaries, including depositors. The Subordinated Debt Securities purchased
by the Trust may be subsequently distributed pro rata to holders of the
Preferred Securities and Common Securities in connection with the dissolution
of the Trust, upon the occurrence of certain events.
The distribution rate and the distribution payment date and other payment
dates for the Preferred Securities will correspond to the interest rate and
interest payment date and other payment dates for the Subordinated Debt
Securities, which will be the sole asset of the Trust. As a result, if
principal or interest is not paid on the Subordinated Debt Securities, no
amounts will be paid on the Preferred Securities. If FCN does not make
principal or interest payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Trust
will not have sufficient funds to make distributions on the Preferred
Securities, in which event the Preferred Securities Guarantee will not apply to
such distributions until the Trust has sufficient funds available therefor.
So long as FCN is not in default in the payment of interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities, FCN has the right to defer payments of interest
on the Subordinated Debt Securities by extending the interest payment period on
the Subordinated Debt Securities at any time for up to 20 consecutive quarters
(each, an "Extension Period"), provided that an Extension Period may not extend
beyond the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Debt Securities. If interest
payments are so deferred, distributions on the Preferred Securities will also
be deferred. During such Extension Period, distributions will continue to
accrue with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at an
annual rate of percent per annum compounded quarterly, and during any
Extension Period, holders of Preferred Securities will be required to include
deferred interest income in their gross income for United States federal income
tax purposes in advance of receipt of the cash distributions with respect to
such deferred interest payments. There could be multiple Extension Periods of
varying lengths throughout the term of the Subordinated Debt Securities. See
"Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities--Option to Extend Interest
Payment Period;" "Risk Factors--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period" and
"United States Federal Income Taxation--Interest Income and Original Issue
Discount."
Subject to FCN having received prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to
do so if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the
Federal Reserve Board, the Subordinated Debt Securities are redeemable prior to
maturity by FCN (i) on or after , in whole at any time or in part from time
to time, or
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(ii) in whole (but not in part) at any time within 90 days following the
occurrence of a Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event (each as defined herein),
in each case at a redemption price equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on
the Subordinated Debt Securities so redeemed to the date fixed for redemption,
plus 100% of the principal amount thereof. If FCN redeems Subordinated Debt
Securities, the Trust must redeem Trust Securities on a pro rata basis having
an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the
Subordinated Debt Securities so redeemed at $25 per Preferred Security plus
accrued and unpaid distributions thereon (the "Redemption Price") to the date
fixed for redemption. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Mandatory
Redemption." The Preferred Securities will be redeemed upon maturity of the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
FCN will have the right at any time to liquidate the Trust and, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as provided by
applicable law, cause the Subordinated Debt Securities to be distributed to
the holders of the Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust, subject to
FCN having received prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to do so if
then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal
Reserve Board. If the Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to the
holders of the Preferred Securities, FCN will use its best efforts to have the
Subordinated Debt Securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such
other exchange on which the Preferred Securities are then listed. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities--Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event
Redemption" and "Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities."
In the event of the involuntary or voluntary dissolution, winding up or
termination of the Trust, the holders of the Preferred Securities will be
entitled to receive for each Preferred Security a liquidation amount of $25
plus accrued and unpaid distributions thereon (including interest thereon) to
the date of payment, unless, in connection with such dissolution, the
Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to the holders of the Preferred
Securities. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Liquidation
Distribution Upon Dissolution."
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS THAT STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE SECURITIES
OFFERED HEREBY AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, IN
THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH STABILIZING TRANSACTIONS, IF
COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION
SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
This selected financial data of the Company is qualified in its entirety by
the detailed information and financial statements incorporated herein by
reference. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" in the
Prospectus.
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<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1996 1995
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SUMMARY OF INCOME
Net interest income... $ 3,208 $ 2,956 $ 2,784 $ 2,692 $ 2,418 $ 2,737 $ 2,374
Provision for credit
losses............... 510 276 390 653 606 545 300
Provision for assets
held for accelerated
disposition(1)....... -- -- -- 625 -- -- --
Noninterest income.... 2,591 2,393 2,769 2,018 1,703 1,866 1,936
Merger-related
charges.............. 267 -- -- 76 -- -- --
Other noninterest
expense.............. 3,268 3,220 3,161 3,084 2,867 2,458 2,447
Income before
cumulative effect of
changes in accounting
principles........... 1,150 1,221 1,290 224 478 1,059 1,024
Net income............ 1,150 1,221 1,290 394 478 1,059 1,024
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Primary
Income before
cumulative effect
of changes in
accounting
principles......... $ 3.45 $ 3.62 $ 3.91 $ 0.60 $ 1.56 $ 3.24 $ 3.07
Net income.......... 3.45 3.62 3.91 1.17 1.56 3.24 3.07
Fully Diluted
Income before
cumulative effect
of changes in
accounting
principles......... 3.41 3.58 3.79 0.60 1.55 3.19 3.03
Net income.......... 3.41 3.58 3.79 1.17 1.55 3.19 3.03
PERIOD-END BALANCES
Total assets.......... $122,002 $112,763 $93,140 $90,011 $87,573 $106,694 $124,056
Long-term debt........ 8,163 7,246 5,250 4,175 3,822 7,967 8,445
Total stockholders'
equity............... 8,450 7,809 7,499 6,323 5,660 9,087 8,445
COMMON SHARE DATA
Dividends declared.... $ 1.35 $ 1.23 $ 1.08 $ 1.04 $ 0.95 $ 1.08 $ 0.99
Book value, period-
end.................. 25.25 22.60 21.25 18.27 18.06 27.11 24.96
Market price, period-
end.................. 39 1/2 27 3/8 29 3/4 32 3/4 29 3/4 45 1/4 38 1/4
CAPITAL RATIOS (2)
Common equity-to-
assets ratio......... 6.9% 6.8% 7.6% 6.5% 6.0% 8.1% 6.8%
Regulatory leverage
ratio................ 6.9 7.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 8.1 6.9
Risk-based capital
Tier 1 ratio........ 7.8 8.6 9.0 7.4 6.5 8.4 8.2
Total capital
ratio.............. 11.8 13.0 13.6 11.3 9.8 12.4 12.4
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(1) Of the total provision, $491 million relates to loans and $134 million
relates to other real estate held for accelerated disposition.
(2) Net of investment in First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
[TO COME]
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RISK FACTORS
Prospective purchasers of Preferred Securities should carefully review the
information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus Supplement and in the
accompanying Prospectus and should particularly consider the following
matters.
ABSENCE OF PRIOR PUBLIC MARKET
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Preferred
Securities. Although an application has been made to list the Preferred
Securities on the New York Stock Exchange, there can be no assurance that,
once listed, an active trading market will develop for the Preferred
Securities or that, if such market develops, the market price will equal or
exceed the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus Supplement. The public offering price for the Preferred Securities
has been determined through negotiations between the Company and the
Underwriters. Prices for the Preferred Securities will be determined in the
marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the liquidity of
the market for the Preferred Securities, investor perceptions of the Company
and general industry and economic conditions.
RANKING OF SUBORDINATE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
AND SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
FCN's obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee are subordinate
and junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior Indebtedness
and General Obligations (each as defined herein) of FCN. The obligations of
FCN under the Subordinated Debt Securities are subordinate and junior in right
of payment to all present and future Senior Indebtedness and General
Obligations of FCN. No direct or indirect payment may be made of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities, or in
respect of any redemption, repayment, retirement, purchase or other
acquisition of any of the Subordinated Debt Securities, at any time when there
is a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest on
or otherwise in respect of any Senior Indebtedness, whether at maturity or at
a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise, unless and until
such default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist or
all Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid. As of September 30, 1996, Senior
Indebtedness and General Obligations of FCN aggregated approximately $5.13
billion. Because FCN is a holding company, the right of FCN to participate in
any distribution of assets of any subsidiary upon such subsidiary's
liquidation or reorganization or otherwise (and thus the ability of holders of
the Preferred Securities to benefit indirectly from such distribution), is
subject to the prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary except to the
extent that FCN may itself be recognized as a creditor of that subsidiary. In
addition, there are various legal limitations on the extent to which FCN's
depository subsidiaries may extend credit, pay dividends or otherwise supply
funds to FCN or various of its affiliates. Accordingly, the Subordinated Debt
Securities and Preferred Securities Guarantee will be effectively subordinated
to all existing and future liabilities of FCN's subsidiaries, including
depositors, and holders of Subordinated Debt Securities and the Preferred
Securities Guarantee should look only to the assets of FCN for payments on the
Subordinated Debt Securities and the Preferred Securities Guarantee. See
"First Chicago NBD Corporation" in the accompanying Prospectus. There are no
terms in the Preferred Securities, the Subordinated Debt Securities or the
Preferred Securities Guarantee that limit FCN's ability to incur additional
indebtedness, including indebtedness that ranks senior to the Subordinated
Debt Securities and the Preferred Securities Guarantee. See "Description of
the Preferred Securities Guarantees--Status of the Preferred Securities
Guarantees" and "Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities" in the
accompanying Prospectus, and "Description of the Subordinated Debt
Securities--Subordination" herein.
The ability of the Trust to pay amounts due on the Preferred Securities is
solely dependent upon FCN making payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities
as and when required.
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RIGHTS UNDER THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
The Preferred Securities Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under
the Trust Indenture Act. The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as indenture
trustee under the Preferred Securities Guarantee for the purposes of
compliance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act (the "Preferred
Securities Guarantee Trustee"). The Preferred Securities Guarantee Trustee
will hold the Preferred Securities Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of
the Preferred Securities.
The Preferred Securities Guarantee guarantees to the holders of the
Preferred Securities the payment of (i) any accrued and unpaid distributions
that are required to be paid on the Preferred Securities, to the extent the
Trust has funds available therefor, (ii) the Redemption Price with respect to
Preferred Securities called for redemption by the Trust, to the extent the
Trust has funds available therefor, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust (other than in connection
with the distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities to the holders of
Preferred Securities or a redemption of all the Preferred Securities), the
lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and
unpaid distributions on the Preferred Securities to the date of the payment to
the extent the Trust has funds available therefor or (b) the amount of assets
of the Trust remaining available for distribution to holders of the Preferred
Securities in liquidation of the Trust. The holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available
to the Preferred Securities Guarantee Trustee or to direct the exercise of any
trust or power conferred upon the Preferred Securities Guarantee Trustee under
the Preferred Securities Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any holder
of Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against FCN
to enforce such holder's rights under the Preferred Securities Guarantee
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the Preferred
Securities Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity. If FCN were to
default on its obligation to pay amounts payable on the Subordinated Debt
Securities or otherwise, the Trust would lack available funds for the payment
of distributions or amounts payable on redemption of the Preferred Securities
or otherwise, and, in such event, holders of the Preferred Securities would
not be able to rely upon the Preferred Securities Guarantee for payment of
such amounts. Instead, holders of the Preferred Securities would rely on the
enforcement (1) by the Institutional Trustee (as defined herein) of its rights
as registered holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities against FCN pursuant
to the terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities or (2) by such holder of its
right against FCN to enforce payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees" and "Description of the
Subordinated Debt Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus. The Declaration
provides that each holder of Preferred Securities, by acceptance thereof,
agrees to the provisions of the Preferred Securities Guarantee, including the
subordination provisions thereof, and the Indenture.
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
If a Declaration Event of Default (as defined herein) occurs and is
continuing, then the holders of Preferred Securities would rely on the
enforcement by the Institutional Trustee of its rights as a holder of the
Subordinated Debt Securities against FCN. In addition, the holders of a
majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities will have the right
to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or to direct the exercise of any
trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the 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 Subordinated
Debt Securities, a holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal
proceeding directly 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 directly
institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder of the
principal of or interest on the 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
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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. The
holders of Preferred Securities will not be able to exercise directly any
other remedy available to the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities--Declaration Events of Default."
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
So long as no Indenture Event of Default (as defined herein) has occurred
and is continuing, FCN has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of
interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities by extending the interest payment
period at any time, and from time to time, on the Subordinated Debt
Securities. As a consequence of such an extension, quarterly distributions on
the Preferred Securities would be deferred (but would continue to accrue at
the rate of % per annum, despite such deferral, with interest thereon
compounded quarterly) by the Trust during any such extended interest payment
period. Such right to extend the interest payment period for the Subordinated
Debt Securities is limited to a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters,
but no such Extension Period may extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the
Subordinated Debt Securities. During any such Extension Period, FCN may not,
and may not permit any subsidiary of FCN to, (i) declare or pay any dividends
or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation
payment with respect to, any of FCN's capital stock or (ii) make any payment
of principal, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem
any debt securities of FCN (including other Subordinated Debt Securities) that
rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Subordinated
Debt Securities or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee
by FCN of the debt securities of any subsidiary of FCN if such guarantee ranks
pari passu with or junior in interest to the Subordinated Debt Securities
(other than (a) dividends or distributions in common stock of FCN, (b) any
declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a
stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the
future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto,
(c) payments under the Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities
Guarantee, (d) purchases of common stock related to the issuance of common
stock or rights under any of FCN's benefit plans for its directors, officers
or employees and (e) obligations under any dividend reinvestment and stock
purchase plan). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, FCN may
further extend the interest payment period; provided, that such Extension
Period, together with all such previous and further extensions thereof, may
not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the
Subordinated Debt Securities. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and
the payment of all amounts then due, FCN may commence a new Extension Period,
subject to the above requirements. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Distributions" and "Description of the Subordinated Debt
Securities--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period."
Should FCN exercise its right to defer payments of interest by extending the
interest payment period, each holder of Preferred Securities will be required
to accrue income (as original issue discount ("OID")) in respect of the
deferred stated interest allocable to its Preferred Securities for United
States federal income tax purposes, even though no cash is distributed. As a
result, each such holder of Preferred Securities will include such income in
gross income for United States federal income tax purposes in advance of the
receipt of cash attributable thereto and will not receive the cash from the
FCN Capital Trust related to such income if such holder disposes of its
Preferred Securities prior to the record date for the date on which
distributions of such amounts are made. FCN has no current intention of
exercising its right to defer payments of interest by extending the interest
payment period on the Subordinated Debt Securities. However, should FCN elect
to exercise such right in the future, the market price of the Preferred
Securities is likely to be affected. A holder that disposes of its Preferred
Securities during an Extension Period, therefore, might not receive the same
return on its investment as a holder that continues to hold its Preferred
Securities. In addition, as a result of the existence of FCN's right to defer
interest payments, the market price of the Preferred Securities (which
represent an undivided beneficial interest in the Subordinated Debt
Securities) may be more volatile than other securities on which OID accrues
that are not subject to such deferrals. See "United States Federal Income
Taxation--Sales of Preferred Securities."
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PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
On March 19, 1996, as part of President Clinton's Fiscal 1996 Budget
Proposal, the United States Treasury Department proposed legislation that
would, among other things, treat as equity for United States Federal income
tax purposes instruments--such as the Subordinated Debt Securities--with a
maximum term of more than 20 years that are not shown as indebtedness on the
consolidated balance sheet of the issuer. If the proposed legislation were
enacted, such legislation would not be expected to apply to the Subordinated
Debt Securities because, based on statements by Congressional leaders, it is
not expected that the legislation would have a retroactive effective date.
There can be no assurances, however, that legislation enacted after the date
hereof would not adversely affect the tax treatment of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, or that such tax treatment would not cause a Tax Event resulting
in the redemption of the Preferred Securities. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Tax Event and Capital Treatment Event Redemption."
REDEMPTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
FCN will have the right at any time to terminate the Trust and, after the
satisfaction of claims of creditors as required by law, to cause the
Subordinated Debt Securities to be distributed to the holders of the Trust
Securities in liquidation of the Trust. In certain circumstances, FCN shall
have the right to redeem the Subordinated Debt Securities, in whole or in
part, in which event the Trust will redeem the Trust Securities on a pro rata
basis to the same extent as the Subordinated Debt Securities are redeemed by
FCN. Any such distribution or redemption will require prior approval of the
Federal Reserve Board if then required under applicable law rules, guidelines
or policies. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Tax Event and
Capital Treatment Event Redemption."
Under current United States federal income tax law, a distribution of
Subordinated Debt Securities upon the dissolution of FCN Capital Trust would
not be a taxable event to holders of the Preferred Securities. If, however,
the Trust is characterized for United States federal income tax purposes as an
association taxable as a corporation at the time of the dissolution of the
Trust, the distribution of the Subordinated Debt Securities may constitute a
taxable event to holders of Preferred Securities. Moreover, upon occurrence of
a Tax Event or a Capital Treatment Event, a dissolution of the Trust in which
holders of the Preferred Securities receive cash, would be a taxable event to
such holders. See "United States Federal Income Taxation--Receipt of
Subordinated Debt Securities or Cash Upon Liquidation of FCN Capital Trust."
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the Preferred
Securities or the Subordinated Debt Securities that may be distributed in
exchange for Preferred Securities if a dissolution or liquidation of the Trust
were to occur. Accordingly, the Preferred Securities or the Subordinated Debt
Securities may trade at a discount to the price that the investor paid to
purchase the Preferred Securities offered hereby. Because holders of Preferred
Securities may receive Subordinated Debt Securities, prospective purchasers of
Preferred Securities are also making an investment decision with regard to the
Subordinated Debt Securities and should carefully review all the information
regarding the Subordinated Debt Securities contained herein and in the
accompanying Prospectus. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Tax
Event and Capital Treatment Event Redemption" and "Description of the
Subordinated Debt Securities--General."
SHORTENING OR EXTENDING THE STATED MATURITY OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT
SECURITIES
FCN will have the right at any time to shorten the maturity of the
Subordinated Debt Securities to a date not earlier than , . The exercise
of such right will be subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve
Board if such approval is then required under applicable law, rules,
guidelines or policies.
FCN will also have the right to extend the maturity of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, whether or not the Trust is terminated and the Subordinated Debt
Securities are distributed to holders of the Preferred Securities, to a date
no later than , , so long as at the time such election is made and at
the time such extension commences (i) FCN is not in bankruptcy, otherwise
insolvent or in liquidation, (ii) FCN is not in default in the payment of any
interest or principal on the Subordinated Debt Securities, (iii) the Trust is
not in arrears on
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payments of distributions on the Preferred Securities and no deferred
distributions are accumulated and (iv) the Subordinated Debt Securities are
rated not less than BBB- by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Baa3 by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or not less than the equivalent by any other
nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
FCN's exercise of its right to shorten the maturity of the Subordinated Debt
Securities will be a taxable event to holders of Preferred Securities if the
Subordinated Debt Securities are treated as equity for purposes of United
States federal income taxation before the maturity is shortened.
CONSEQUENCES OF HIGHLY LEVERAGED TRANSACTION
The Indenture does not contain provisions that afford holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction, including a change of control, or other similar transactions
involving FCN that may adversely affect such holders. See "Description of the
Subordinated Debt Securities--General."
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of Preferred Securities will have limited voting rights and will not
be entitled to vote to appoint, remove or replace, or to increase or decrease
the number of, FCN Trustees, which voting rights are vested exclusively in the
holder of the Common Securities. The Institutional Trustee, the Regular
Trustees and FCN may amend the Declaration without the consent of the holders
of the Preferred Securities to ensure that the Trust will be classified for
United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust unless such
action materially and adversely affects the interests of such holders. See
"Description of Preferred Securities--Voting Rights."
TRADING PRICE
The Preferred Securities may trade at a price that does not fully reflect
the value of accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the underlying
Subordinated Debt Securities. A holder who uses the accrual method of
accounting for tax purposes (and a cash method holder, if the Subordinated
Debt Securities are deemed to have been issued with OID) and who disposes of
his Preferred Securities between record dates for payments of distributions
thereon will be required to include accrued but unpaid interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities through the date of disposition in income as
ordinary income (i.e., interest or, possibly, OID), and to add such amount to
his adjusted tax basis in his pro rata share of the underlying Subordinated
Debt Securities deemed disposed of. To the extent the selling price is less
than the holder's adjusted tax basis (which will include all accrued but
unpaid interest), a holder will recognize a capital loss. Subject to certain
limited exceptions, capital losses cannot be applied to offset ordinary income
for United States federal income tax purposes. See "United States Federal
Income Taxation--Interest Income and Original Issue Discount" and "--Sales of
Preferred Securities."
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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 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 subsidiaries.
Under the longstanding policy of the Federal Reserve Board, 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.
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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 Securities and
Exchange Commission (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, NINE MONTHS
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
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Earnings to Fixed Charges:
Excluding interest expense on de-
posits.......................... 1.8x 2.2x 3.0x 1.3x 1.6x 2.1x
Including interest expense on de-
posits.......................... 1.4x 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x 1.1x 1.5x
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FCN CAPITAL TRUST
FCN Capital Trust is a statutory business trust formed under Delaware law
pursuant to (i) a declaration of trust, originally dated as of November 6,
1996, executed by FCN, as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), and the trustees of FCN
Capital Trust (the "FCN Capital Trustees") and (ii) the filing of a
certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
November 6, 1996. Such declaration will be amended and restated in its
entirety (as so amended and restated, the "Declaration") substantially in the
form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus form a part. The
Declaration will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). Upon issuance of the Preferred
Securities, the purchasers thereof will own all of the Preferred Securities.
See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company." FCN will directly or indirectly acquire Common
Securities in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to at least 3 percent of
the total capital of FCN Capital Trust. FCN Capital Trust exists for the
exclusive purposes of (x) issuing the Trust Securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, (y) investing the gross
proceeds of the Trust Securities in the Subordinated Debt Securities and (z)
engaging in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto.
Pursuant to the Declaration, the number of FCN Capital Trustees will
initially be five. Three of the FCN Trustees (the "Regular Trustees") will be
persons who are employees or officers of, or who are affiliated with, FCN. The
fourth trustee will be a financial institution that is unaffiliated with FCN,
which trustee will serve as institutional trustee under the Declaration and as
indenture trustee for the purposes of compliance with the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act (the "Institutional Trustee"). Initially, The Chase
Manhattan Bank will be the Institutional Trustee until removed or replaced by
the holder of the Common Securities. For the purpose of compliance with the
Trust Indenture Act, The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as Preferred Securities
Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Securities Guarantee and as Debt Trustee
(as defined herein) under the Indenture. The fifth trustee will be an entity
that maintains its principal place of business in the state of Delaware (the
"Delaware Trustee"). Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware ("Chase Delaware") will act
as Delaware Trustee. See "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees"
in the accompanying Prospectus and "Description of the Preferred Securities--
Voting Rights" herein.
The Institutional Trustee will hold title to the Subordinated Debt
Securities for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities and will
have the power to exercise all rights, powers and privileges under the
Indenture as the holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities. In addition, the
Institutional Trustee will maintain exclusive control of a segregated non-
interest bearing bank account (the "Property Account") to hold all payments
made in respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities for the benefit of the
holders of the Trust Securities. The Property Account may be held at the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent of the Institutional Trustee,
including FNBC. The Institutional Trustee will make payments of distributions
and payments on liquidation, redemption and otherwise to the holders of the
Trust Securities out of funds from the Property Account. The Preferred
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Securities Guarantee Trustee will hold the Preferred Securities Guarantee for
the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities. FCN, as the direct or
indirect holder of all the Common Securities, will have the right to appoint,
remove or replace any FCN Capital Trustee and to increase or decrease the
number of FCN Capital Trustees. FCN will pay all fees and expenses related to
FCN Capital Trust and the offering of the Trust Securities. See "Description
of the Subordinated Debt Securities--Miscellaneous."
The rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities, including economic
rights, rights to information and voting rights, are set forth in the
Declaration, the Delaware Business Trust Act (the "Trust Act") and the Trust
Indenture Act. See "Description of the Preferred Securities."
The Chase Manhattan Bank ("Chase"), which serves as the Institutional
Trustee, the Debt Trustee and the Preferred Securities Guarantee Trustee, has
a principal corporate trust office at 450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York
10001. Chase also serves as property trustee under declarations of trust for
two other statutory business trusts formed under the laws of the State of
Delaware and sponsored by the Company. Chase serves as debt trustee under an
indenture dated as of November 15, 1996 with respect to junior subordinated
debentures of the Company purchased by such trusts and is the guarantee
trustee under each of two guarantee agreements dated as of December 3, 1996
and December 5, 1996, respectively, from the Company to the applicable trust
guaranteeing certain payments to such trust. In addition, Chase serves as
trustee for certain subordinated debt securities issued by FCN under
indentures originally dated as of July 1, 1986, July 15, 1992, April 30, 1993,
May 17, 1995 and December 1, 1995. Chase Delaware also serves as trustee for
senior debt securities of FCN issued under an indenture dated as of April 1,
1986. The Company and its affiliates have normal banking relationships with
Chase, Chase Delaware and their affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the actual capitalization of FCN at September
30, 1996, and the "As Adjusted" column reflects (i) the application of the
estimated net proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Securities and (ii) the
application of the net proceeds from the sale of $500,000,000 of 7.95% Capital
Securities, Series A (the "Series A Capital Securities") of First Chicago NBD
Institutional Capital A (the "Series A Trust") and $250,000,000 of 7.75%
Capital Securities (the "Series B Capital Securities") of First Chicago NBD
Institutional Capital B (the "Series B Trust"), which offerings were
consummated on December 3, 1996 and December 5, 1996, respectively. See "Use
of Proceeds." The table should be read in conjunction with FCN's consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included in the documents incorporated
by reference herein. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" in
the accompanying Prospectus.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
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ACTUAL AS ADJUSTED
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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Long-term Debt..................................... $ 7,967 $ 7,967
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in
Corporation's junior subordinated debt(1)......... --
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred Stock.................................. 475 475
Common stock par value $1.00 par share........... 319 319
Capital surplus.................................. 2,179 2,179
Retained earnings................................ 6,189 6,189
Fair value adjustment on investment securities
available for sale.............................. 23 23
Deferred compensation............................ (57) (57)
Accumulated translation adjustment............... 7 7
Treasury stock................................... (48) (48)
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Total Stockholders' Equity..................... 9,087 9,087
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Total(2)..................................... $ 17,054 $
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(1) The Preferred Securities are issued by the Trust. The sole assets of the
Trust consist of approximately $ principal amount of Subordinated Debt
Securities issued by FCN to the Trust. The Subordinated Debt Securities
will bear interest at the rate of % per annum and will mature on
which date may be shortened to a date not earlier than or extended to
a date not later than , in either case, if certain conditions are met.
FCN owns all of the Common Securities of the Trust.
The Series A Capital Securities were issued by the Series A Trust. The sole
assets of the Series A Trust consist of $515,464,000 principal amount of
7.95% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series A (the
"Series A Debentures") issued by FCN to the Series A Trust. The Series A
Debentures bear interest at the rate of 7.95% per annum and will mature on
December 1, 2026. FCN owns all of the Common Securities of the Series A
Trust.
The Series B Capital Securities were issued by the Series B Trust. The sole
assets of the Series B Trust consist of $257,732,000 principal amount of
7.75% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series B (the
"Series B Debentures") issued by FCN to the Series B Trust. The Series B
Debentures bear interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum and will mature on
December 1, 2026. FCN owns all of the Common Securities of the Series B
Trust.
(2) Subsequent to September 30, 1996, the capitalization of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries has been affected by various issuances,
redemptions, repurchases and maturities which are not reflected in this
table.
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ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
For financial reporting purposes, the FCN Capital Trust will be treated as a
subsidiary of the Company and, accordingly, the accounts of the FCN Capital
Trust will be included in the consolidated financial statements of the
Company. The Preferred Securities will be reported as "Guaranteed preferred
beneficial interests in Corporation's junior subordinated debt" as either a
separate line item in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company or in the
notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company. Appropriate
disclosures about the Preferred Securities, the Preferred Securities Guarantee
and the Subordinated Debt Securities will be included in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements. For financial reporting purposes, the
Company will classify distributions payable on the Preferred Securities as an
expense in the consolidated statements of income.
The Company has agreed that future financial reports of the Company will:
(i) report the preferred securities issued by other trusts created by the
Company as "Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Corporation's junior
subordinated debt" as either a separate line item in the consolidated balance
sheet or in the notes to the consolidated financial statements; (ii) include
in a footnote to the financial statements disclosure that the sole assets of
the trusts are the junior subordinated debentures (specifying as to each trust
the principal amount, interest rate and maturity date of junior subordinated
debentures held); and (iii) if Staff Accounting Bulletin 53 treatment is
sought, include, in an audited footnote to the financial statements,
disclosure that (a) the trusts are wholly owned, (b) the sole assets of the
trusts are the junior subordinated debentures (specifying as to each trust the
principal amount, interest rate and maturity date of junior subordinated
debentures held), and (c) the obligations of the Company under the junior
subordinated debentures, the relevant indenture, trust agreement and
guarantee, in the aggregate, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by
the Company of such trust's obligations under the preferred securities issued
by such trust.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The 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. Pending such use, 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 PREFERRED SECURITIES
The Preferred Securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of the
Declaration. The Declaration will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act. The Institutional Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, will act
as indenture trustee for the Preferred Securities under the Declaration for
the purpose of compliance with the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of the
Preferred Securities will include those stated in the Declaration and those
made part of the Declaration by the Trust Indenture Act. The following summary
of the material terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities, which
supplements, and to the extent inconsistent, replaces, the description set
forth under the caption "Description of the Preferred Securities" in the
accompanying Prospectus, does not purport to be complete and is subject to,
and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Declaration, a copy of the
form of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus Supplement is a part, the Trust Act and the Trust Indenture
Act.
GENERAL
The Declaration authorizes the Regular Trustees to issue on behalf of the
Trust the Trust Securities, which represent undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Trust. All of the Common Securities will be owned,
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directly or indirectly, by FCN. The Common Securities rank pari passu, and
payments will be made thereon on a pro rata basis, with the Preferred
Securities, except that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Declaration Event of Default, the rights of the holders of the Common
Securities to receive payment of periodic distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of
the holders of the Preferred Securities. The Declaration does not permit the
issuance by the Trust of any securities other than the Trust Securities or the
incurrence of any indebtedness by the Trust. Pursuant to the Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee will own the Subordinated Debt Securities purchased by
the Trust for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities. The payment
of distributions out of money held by the Trust, and payments upon redemption
of the Preferred Securities or liquidation of the Trust, are guaranteed by FCN
to the extent described under "Description of the Preferred Securities
Guarantees" in the accompanying Prospectus. The Preferred Securities Guarantee
will be held by The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Preferred Securities Guarantee
Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities. The
Preferred Securities Guarantee does not cover payment of distributions when
the Trust does not have sufficient available funds to pay such distributions.
In such event, the remedy of a holder of Preferred Securities is to vote to
direct the Institutional Trustee to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights
under the Subordinated Debt Securities except in the limited circumstances in
which the holder may take Direct Action. See "--Voting Rights" and "--
Declaration Events of Default."
DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be fixed at a rate per annum
of percent of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Preferred Security.
Distributions in arrears for more than one quarter will bear interest thereon
at the rate per annum of percent thereof compounded quarterly. The term
"distribution" as used herein includes any such interest payable unless
otherwise stated. The amount of distributions payable for any period will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from January , 1997 and, except as otherwise described below, will be payable
quarterly in arrears on [March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31] of
each year, commencing , 1997, when, as and if available for payment.
So long as no Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, FCN
has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities by extending the interest payment period from
time to time on the Subordinated Debt Securities, which, if exercised, would
defer quarterly distributions on the Preferred Securities (though such
distributions would continue to accrue with interest since interest would
continue to accrue on the Subordinated Debt Securities) during any such
Extension Period. Such right to extend the interest payment period for the
Subordinated Debt Securities is limited to a period not exceeding 20
consecutive quarters and such period may not extend beyond the Stated Maturity
of the Subordinated Debt Securities. In the event that FCN exercises this
right, then FCN shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions
on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect
to, any of FCN's capital stock or (ii) make any payment of principal of or
interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior
in interest to the Subordinated Debt Securities or make any guarantee payments
with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any
subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in
interest to the Subordinated Debt Securities (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in common stock of FCN, (b) any declaration of a dividend in
connection with the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or the
issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or
repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee, (d) purchases
of common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any of
the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers, or employees and (e)
obligations under any dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan). Prior to
the termination of any such Extension Period, FCN may further extend the
interest payment period; provided, that such Extension Period, together with
all such previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed 20
consecutive quarters or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated
Debt Securities. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment
of all amounts then due, FCN may select a new Extension Period, subject to the
foregoing requirements. See "Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities--
Interest" and "--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period."
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The Company has no current intention of exercising its right to defer
payments of interest by extending the interest payment period of the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities must be paid on the dates payable
to the extent that the Trust has funds available for the payment of such
distributions in the Property Account. The Trust's funds available for
distribution to the holders of the Preferred Securities will be limited to
payments received from FCN on the Subordinated Debt Securities. See
"Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities." The payment of
distributions out of moneys held by the Trust is guaranteed by FCN to the
extent set forth under "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees" in
the accompanying Prospectus.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be payable to the holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the relevant
record dates, which, as long as the Preferred Securities remain in book-entry
only form, will be one Business Day (as defined below) prior to the relevant
payment dates. Such distributions will be paid through the Institutional
Trustee who will hold amounts received in respect of the Subordinated Debt
Securities in the Property Account for the benefit of the holders of the Trust
Securities. The Property Account may be held at the Institutional Trustee or
any Paying Agent of the Institutional Trustee, including FNBC. Subject to any
applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each
such payment will be made as described under "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company" below. In the event that the Preferred Securities do
not continue to remain in book-entry only form, the record dates for payment
of distributions will be [March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15], as
applicable. In the event that any date on which distributions are to be made
on the Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
distributions payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day
which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect
of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such payment date. A "Business Day" shall mean any day other than Saturday,
Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or
Chicago, Illinois are authorized or required by any applicable law or
executive order to close.
MANDATORY REDEMPTION
The Subordinated Debt Securities will mature on , , which date may be
shortened or extended as provided herein. Moreover, the Subordinated Debt
Securities are redeemable (i) in whole or in part, at any time on or after
, , or (ii) in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days
following the occurrence of a Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event, in each
case at a redemption price equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities so redeemed to but excluding the date fixed for
redemption, plus 100% of the principal amount thereof. See "Description of the
Subordinated Debt Securities." Upon the repayment of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, whether at maturity or upon redemption, the proceeds from such
repayment or payment shall simultaneously be applied to redeem Trust
Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities so repaid or redeemed at
the Redemption Price; provided, that holders of Trust Securities shall be
given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption. See
"Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities--Optional Redemption." In the
event that fewer than all of the outstanding Preferred Securities are to be
redeemed, the Preferred Securities will be redeemed pro rata as described
under "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company" below. Any
such redemption or distribution of the Subordinated Debt Securities will
require the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board if such approval is
then required under applicable law, rules, guidelines or policies.
TAX EVENT AND CAPITAL TREATMENT EVENT REDEMPTION
Subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board if such approval
is then required under applicable law, rules, guidelines or policies, if, at
any time, a Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event shall occur and be
continuing, FCN shall have the right, upon not less than 30 and no more than
60 days' notice, to redeem the Subordinated Debt Securities, in whole, but not
in part, for cash within 90 days following the occurrence of such
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Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event and, following such redemption, all Trust
Securities shall be redeemed by the Trust at the Redemption Price.
"Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of counsel to the
Company experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the
laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any
official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or
applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or
which pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance
of such Preferred Securities under the Declaration, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the
date of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with respect
to income received or accrued on the Subordinated Debt Securities, (ii)
interest payable by the Company on the Subordinated Debt Securities is not, or
within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the
Company, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes or
(iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion,
subject to more than de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other
governmental charges.
"Capital Treatment Event" means the reasonable determination by the Company
that, as a result of the occurrence of any amendment to, or change (including
any announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder)
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or therein, or as a
result of any official or administrative pronouncement or action or judicial
decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or
change is effective or such pronouncement, action or decision is announced on
or after the date of issuance of the Preferred Securities under the
Declaration, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Company will
not be entitled to treat an amount equal to the liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities as "Tier 1 Capital" (or the then equivalent thereof) for
purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve Board, as
then in effect and applicable to the Company.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
FCN will have the right at any time to liquidate the Trust and cause the
Subordinated Debt Securities to be distributed to the holders of the Trust
Securities, subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board if such
approval is then required under applicable law, rules, guidelines or policies.
If the Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to the holders of the
Preferred Securities, FCN will use its best efforts to cause the Subordinated
Debt Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such other
exchange on which the Preferred Securities are then listed.
After the date for any distribution of Subordinated Debt Securities upon
dissolution of the Trust, (i) the Preferred Securities will no longer be
deemed to be outstanding, (ii) the Depositary (as defined herein) or its
nominee, as the record holder of the Preferred Securities, will receive a
registered global certificate or certificates representing the Subordinated
Debt Securities to be delivered upon such distribution, and (iii) any
certificates representing Preferred Securities not held by the Depositary or
its nominee will be deemed to represent Subordinated Debt Securities having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount
of, with an interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and accrued
and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, such
Preferred Securities until such certificates are presented to FCN or its agent
for transfer or reissuance.
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for either the Preferred
Securities or the Subordinated Debt Securities that may be distributed in
exchange for the Preferred Securities if a dissolution and liquidation of the
Trust were to occur. Accordingly, the Preferred Securities or the Subordinated
Debt Securities may trade at a discount to the price that the investor paid to
purchase the Preferred Securities offered hereby.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
The Trust may not redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Preferred
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid distributions have been paid on all
Preferred Securities for all quarterly distribution periods terminating on or
prior to the date of redemption.
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If the Trust gives a notice of redemption in respect of Preferred Securities
(which notice will be irrevocable), then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time,
on the redemption date, provided that FCN has paid to the Institutional
Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption
or maturity of the Subordinated Debt Securities, the Trust will irrevocably
deposit with the Depositary funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption
Price and will give the Depositary irrevocable instructions and authority to
pay the Redemption Price to the holders of the Preferred Securities. See "--
Book-Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company." If notice of
redemption shall have been given and funds deposited as required, then, from
and after the announced redemption date, distributions will cease to accrue
and all rights of holders of such Preferred Securities so called for
redemption will cease, except the right of the holders of such Preferred
Securities to receive the Redemption Price but without interest on such
Redemption Price. In the event that any date fixed for redemption of Preferred
Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable
on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day
(without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except
that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will
be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the event that payment
of the Redemption Price in respect of Preferred Securities is improperly
withheld or refused and not paid either by the Trust, or by FCN pursuant to
the Preferred Securities Guarantee, distributions on such Preferred Securities
will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate from the original
redemption date to the date of payment, in which case the actual payment date
will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating
the Redemption Price.
In the event that fewer than all of the outstanding Preferred Securities are
to be redeemed, the Preferred Securities will be redeemed in accordance with
procedures of the Depository as described below under "--Book-Entry Only
Issuance--The Depository Trust Company."
Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation,
United States federal securities laws and the regulations of the Federal
Reserve Board), FCN or its subsidiaries may at any time, and from time to
time, purchase outstanding Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market
or by private agreement.
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Trust (each a "Liquidation"), the then
holders of the Preferred Securities will be entitled to receive out of the
assets of the Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors,
distributions in an amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation
amount of $25 per Preferred Security plus accrued and unpaid distributions
thereon to the date of payment (the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in
connection with such Liquidation, Subordinated Debt Securities in an aggregate
stated principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of,
with an interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and accrued and
unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, the Preferred
Securities have been distributed on a pro rata basis to the holders of the
Preferred Securities.
If, upon any such Liquidation, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only
in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the
aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the
Trust on the Preferred Securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis. The
holders of the Common Securities will be entitled to receive distributions
upon any such dissolution pro rata with the holders of the Preferred
Securities, except that if a Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a preference over the Common
Securities with regard to such distributions.
Pursuant to the Declaration, the Trust shall terminate (i) on , the
expiration of the term of the Trust, (ii) upon the bankruptcy of FCN, (iii)
upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect
to FCN, the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the Trust
after obtaining the consent of the holders of at least a majority in
liquidation amount of the Trust Securities affected thereby voting together as
a single class to file such certificate of cancellation or the revocation of
the charter of FCN and the expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation
without a reinstatement thereof, (iv) upon the distribution of Subordinated
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Debt Securities to holders of the Preferred Securities, (v) upon the entry of
a decree of a judicial dissolution of FCN or the Trust, or (vi) upon the
redemption of all the Trust Securities.
DECLARATION EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An event of default under the Indenture relating to the Subordinated Debt
Securities (an "Indenture Event of Default") constitutes an event of default
under the Declaration with respect to the Trust Securities (a "Declaration
Event of Default"); provided, that pursuant to the Declaration, the holder of
the Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any Declaration Event of
Default with respect to the Common Securities until all Declaration Events of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated. Until such Declaration Events of Default with respect to
the Preferred Securities have been so cured, waived, or otherwise eliminated,
the Institutional Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the
holders of the Preferred Securities and only the holders of the Preferred
Securities will have the right to direct the Institutional Trustee with
respect to certain matters under the Declaration, and therefore the Indenture.
If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the
Subordinated Debt Securities after a holder of Preferred Securities has made a
written request, such holder of record 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, the
redemption date), then a holder of Preferred Securities may institute a Direct
Action for enforcement of payment to such holder directly of the principal of
or interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities having a principal amount
equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such
holder 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. The holders of Preferred Securities will not be able to
exercise directly any other remedy available to the holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
Upon the occurrence of a Declaration Event of Default, the Institutional
Trustee as the sole holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities will have the
right under the Indenture to declare the principal of and interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities to be immediately due and payable. FCN and the
Trust are each required to file annually with the Institutional Trustee an
officer's certificate as to its compliance with all conditions and covenants
under the Declaration.
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as described herein and under "Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantees--Modification of the Preferred Securities Guarantees;
Assignment" in the accompanying Prospectus, as provided under the Trust Act
and the Trust Indenture Act, and as otherwise required by law and the
Declaration, the holders of the Preferred Securities will have no voting
rights.
Subject to the requirement of the Institutional Trustee obtaining a tax
opinion in certain circumstances set forth in the following paragraph, the
holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or to
direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration including the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee, as holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities, to (i) exercise the
remedies available to it under the Indenture as a holder of the Subordinated
Debt Securities, (ii) waive any past Indenture Event of Default that is
waivable under the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a
declaration that the principal of all the Subordinated Debt Securities shall
be due and payable or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or
termination of the Indenture or the Subordinated Debt Securities where such
consent of the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities shall be required;
provided, however, that, where a consent or action under the Indenture would
require the consent or
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act of holders of more than a majority in principal amount of the Subordinated
Debt Securities (a "Super-Majority") affected thereby, only the holders of at
least such Super-Majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities may direct the Institutional Trustee to give such consent or take
such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under
the Subordinated Debt Securities after a holder of record of Preferred
Securities has made a written request, such holder of record of Preferred
Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly 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 enforcement of payment to such holder of the
principal of or interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities having a
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities of such holder on or after the respective due date specified in the
Subordinated Debt Securities. The Institutional Trustee shall within 90 days
notify all holders of the Preferred Securities of any notice of default
received from the Debt Trustee with respect to the Subordinated Debt
Securities. Such notice shall state that such Indenture Event of Default also
constitutes a Declaration Event of Default. Except with respect to directing
the time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the
Institutional Trustee shall not take any of the actions described in clauses
(i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee
has obtained an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in
such matters to the effect that, as a result of such action, for the purposes
of United States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other
than a grantor trust. The holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Subordinated Debt Securities may annul any declaration of
acceleration under the Indenture and waive any default if the default has been
cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and
principal due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the Debt
Trustee. In the case of the Subordinated Debt Securities held by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust, a waiver of any default shall
not be effective until a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust
Securities shall have consented to such waiver; provided that if the Indenture
requires the consent of a Super-Majority, such waiver shall only be effective
if the holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the Trust
Securities which the relevant Super-Majority represents of the aggregate
principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities outstanding so consent.
In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the
Subordinated Debt Securities, is required under the Indenture with respect to
any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture, the Institutional
Trustee shall request the direction of the holders of the Trust Securities
with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall vote
with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by a
majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities voting together as a
single class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture
would require the consent of a Super-Majority, the Institutional Trustee may
only give such consent at the direction of the holders of at least the
proportion in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities which the relevant
Super-Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the
Subordinated Debt Securities outstanding. The Institutional Trustee shall not
take any such action in accordance with the directions of the holders of the
Trust Securities unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a
nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that for the purposes of United States federal income tax the Trust will not
be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of such action.
A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default will constitute a waiver of the
corresponding Declaration Event of Default.
Any required approval or direction of holders of Preferred Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of holders of Preferred Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the holders of Trust Securities
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or pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of
any meeting at which holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote, or
of any matter upon which action by written consent of such holders is to be
taken, to be mailed to each holder of record of Preferred Securities. Each
such notice will include a statement setting forth the following information:
(i) the date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken;
(ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on
which such holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written
consent is sought; and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or
consents. No vote or consent of the holders of Preferred Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Securities or distribute
Subordinated Debt Securities in accordance with the Declaration.
Notwithstanding that holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote or
consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Preferred
Securities that are owned at such time by FCN or any entity directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with, FCN, shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for
purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if such Preferred Securities
were not outstanding.
The procedures by which holders of Preferred Securities may exercise their
voting rights are described below. See "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company" below.
Holders of the Preferred Securities will have no rights to appoint or remove
the FCN Capital Trustees, who may be appointed, removed or replaced solely by
FCN as the indirect or direct holder of all of the Common Securities.
MODIFICATION OF THE DECLARATION
The Declaration may be modified and amended if approved by the Regular
Trustees (and in certain circumstances the Institutional Trustee), provided
that, if any proposed amendment provides for, or the Regular Trustees
otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect the
powers, preferences or special rights of the Trust Securities, whether by way
of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise or (ii) the dissolution, winding-
up or termination of the Trust other than pursuant to the terms of the
Declaration, then the holders of the Trust Securities voting together as a
single class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such
amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of at
least a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities affected
thereby; provided, that, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause
(i) above would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or the Common
Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Trust Securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be made to
the Declaration if such amendment or modification would (i) cause the Trust to
be classified for purposes of United States federal income taxation as other
than a grantor trust, (ii) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of
the Institutional Trustee or (iii) cause the Trust to be deemed an "investment
company" which is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS OR AMALGAMATIONS
The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety, to any corporation or other body, except as
described below. The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees and
without the consent of the holders of the Trust Securities, the Institutional
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State of the
United States; provided, that (i) if the Trust is not the survivor, such
successor entity either (x) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the
Trust under the Trust Securities or (y) substitutes for the Preferred
Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the Trust
Securities (the "Successor Securities"), so long as the Successor Securities
rank the
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same as the Trust Securities rank with respect to distributions and payments
upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) FCN expressly acknowledges a
trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers and duties as the
Institutional Trustee as the holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities, (iii)
the Preferred Securities or any Successor Securities are listed, or any
Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any
national securities exchange or another organization on which the Preferred
Securities are then listed or quoted, (iv) such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement does not cause the Preferred Securities (including
any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation
or replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and
privileges of the holders of the Trust Securities (including any Successor
Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution
of the holders' interest in the new entity), (vi) such successor entity has a
purpose identical to that of the Trust, (vii) prior to such merger,
consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, FCN has received an opinion of a
nationally recognized independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such
matters to the effect that: (A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges
of the holders of the Trust Securities (including any Successor Securities) in
any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of the holders'
interest in the new entity), and (B) following such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement, neither the Trust nor such successor entity will
be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act and (viii)
FCN guarantees the obligations of such successor entity under the Successor
Securities at least to the extent provided by the Preferred Securities
Guarantee and the Common Securities Guarantee (as described in the
accompanying Prospectus). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not,
except with the consent of holders of 100 percent in liquidation amount of the
Trust Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced
by any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate,
merge with or into, or replace it, if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger
or replacement would cause the Trust or the Successor Entity to be classified
as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY ISSUANCE -- THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") will act as securities depositary (the
"Depositary") for the Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities will be
issued only as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede &
Co. (DTC's nominee) or such other nominee as selected by DTC. One or more
fully-registered global Preferred Securities certificates, representing the
total aggregate number of Preferred Securities, will be issued and will be
deposited with DTC.
The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities
take physical delivery of securities in definitive form ("Certificated
Securities"). Such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial
interests in the global Preferred Securities as represented by a global
certificate.
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking
Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). DTC holds securities
that its participants ("Participants") deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates
the settlement among Participants of securities transactions, such as
transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized
book-entry changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
physical movement of securities certificates. Participants in DTC include
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations
and certain other organizations ("Direct Participants") . DTC is owned by a
number of its Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Access to the DTC system is also available to others, such as securities
brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear transactions through
or maintain a direct or indirect custodial relationship with a Direct
Participant either directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The rules
applicable to DTC and its Participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of Preferred Securities within the DTC system must be made by or
through Participants, which will receive a credit for the Preferred Securities
on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual
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purchaser of each Preferred Security ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be
recorded on the Participants' and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial
Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but
Beneficial Owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing
details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings,
from the Direct or Indirect Participants through which the Beneficial Owners
purchased Preferred Securities. Transfers of ownership interests in the
Preferred Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of
Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not
receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the Preferred
Securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the
Preferred Securities is discontinued.
DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Preferred
Securities. DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants
to whose accounts such Preferred Securities are credited, which may or may not
be the Beneficial Owners. The Participants and Indirect Participants will
remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their
customers.
So long as DTC, or its nominee, is the registered owner or holder of a
Global Certificate, DTC or such nominee, as the case may be, will be
considered the sole owner or holder of the Preferred Securities represented
thereby for all purposes under the Declaration and the Preferred Securities.
No beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Certificate will be able to
transfer that interest except in accordance with DTC's applicable procedures,
in addition to those provided for under the Declaration.
DTC has advised the Company that it will take any action permitted to be
taken by a holder of Preferred Securities (including the presentation of
Preferred Securities for exchange as described below) only at the direction of
one or more Participants to whose account the DTC interests in the Global
Certificates are credited and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate
liquidation amount of Preferred Securities as to which such Participant or
Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event
of Default under the Preferred Securities, DTC will exchange the Global
Certificates for Certificated Securities, which it will distribute to its
Participants and which will be legended as set forth under the heading
"Notices to Investors."
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Participants, by
Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Participants and Indirect
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them,
subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from
time to time.
Redemption notices in respect of the Preferred Securities held in book-entry
form will be sent to Cede & Co. If less than all of the Preferred Securities
are being redeemed, DTC will determine the amount of the interest of each
Participant to be redeemed in accordance with its procedures.
Although voting with respect to the Preferred Securities is limited, in
those cases where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself
consent or vote with respect to Preferred Securities. Under its usual
procedures, DTC would mail an Omnibus Proxy to the Trust as soon as possible
after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or
voting rights to those Participants to whose accounts the Preferred Securities
are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the
Omnibus Proxy).
Distributions on the Preferred Securities held in book-entry form will be
made to DTC in immediately available funds. DTC's practice is to credit
Participants' accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their
respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to believe
that it will not receive payments on such payment date. Payments by
Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed
by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the
responsibility of such Participants and Indirect Participants and not of DTC,
the Trust or the Company, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements
as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of distributions to DTC is the
responsibility of the Trust, disbursement of such payments to Participants is
the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial
Owners is the responsibility of Participants and Indirect Participants.
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Except as provided herein, a Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Global
Certificate will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Preferred
Securities. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of
DTC to exercise any rights under the Preferred Securities.
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate
transfers of interests in the Global Certificates among Participants of DTC,
DTC is under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures,
and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither the Company, the
Issuer nor the Trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC
or its Participants or Indirect Participants under the rules and procedures
governing DTC. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities
depositary with respect to the Preferred Securities at any time by giving
notice to the Trust. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor
securities depositary is not obtained, Preferred Security certificates are
required to be printed and delivered. Additionally, the Trust (with the
consent of the Company) may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-
entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depositary). In that event,
certificates for the Preferred Securities will be printed and delivered. In
each of the above circumstances, the Company will appoint a paying agent with
respect to the Preferred Securities.
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book entry system
has been obtained from sources that the Company and the Trust believe to be
reliable, but neither the Company nor the Trust takes responsibility for the
accuracy thereof.
PAYMENT
Payments in respect of the Preferred Securities represented by the Global
Certificates shall be made to DTC, which shall credit the relevant accounts at
DTC on the applicable distribution dates or, in the case of Preferred
Securities represented by Certificated Securities, such payments shall be made
by check mailed to the address of the holder entitled thereto as such address
shall appear on the Securities Register.
REGISTRAR, TRANSFER AGENT AND PAYING AGENT
The First National Bank of Chicago ("FNBC") will act as registrar, transfer
agent and paying agent for the Preferred Securities (the "Paying Agent"). FNBC
is presently located at One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670. If
the Preferred Securities do not remain in book-entry only form, one or more
additional paying agents may be appointed if so required by any rule or
regulation of any securities exchange upon which the Preferred Securities may
be listed at such time. The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as
Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the Issuer Trustees. In the event
that FNBC shall no longer be the Paying Agent, the Institutional Trustee shall
appoint a successor to act as Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust
company acceptable to the Company).
Registration of transfers of Preferred Securities will be effected without
charge by or on behalf of the Trust, but upon payment (with the giving of such
indemnity as the Trust or the Company may require) in respect of any tax or
other government charges which may be imposed in relation to it.
The Trust will not be required to register or cause to be registered the
transfer of Preferred Securities after such Preferred Securities have been
called for redemption.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
The Institutional Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with respect
to the Trust Securities and after the curing of any defaults that may have
occurred, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth
in the Declaration and, after default, shall exercise the same degree of care
as a prudent individual would
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exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provisions,
the Institutional Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers
vested in it by the Declaration at the request of any holder of Preferred
Securities, unless offered reasonable indemnity by such holder against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred thereby, provided,
that, the Institutional Trustee shall not be relieved of its obligation to
exercise the rights and powers vested in it by the Declaration following the
occurrence of a Declaration Event of Default. The Institutional Trustee also
serves as trustee under the Preferred Securities Guarantee and the Indenture.
For information concerning the relationship between the Institutional Trustee
and the Company, see "FCN Capital Trust" herein.
GOVERNING LAW
The Declaration and the Preferred Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Regular Trustees are authorized and directed to operate the Trust in
such a way so that the Trust will not be required to register as an
"investment company" under the 1940 Act or characterized as other than a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. FCN is authorized
and directed to conduct its affairs so that the Subordinated Debt Securities
will be treated as indebtedness of FCN for United States federal income tax
purposes. In this connection, FCN and the Regular Trustees are authorized to
take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the certificate of
trust of the Trust or the certificate of incorporation of FCN, that each of
FCN and the Regular Trustees determine in their discretion to be necessary or
desirable to achieve such end, as long as such action does not adversely
affect the interests of the holders of the Preferred Securities or vary the
terms thereof.
Holders of the Preferred Securities have no preemptive rights.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
Pursuant to the Preferred Securities Guarantee, FCN will irrevocably and
unconditionally agree, to the extent set forth therein, to pay in full to the
holders of the Preferred Securities issued by the Trust, the Guarantee
Payments (as defined in the accompanying Prospectus) (except to the extent
paid by the Trust), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-
off or counterclaim which the Trust may have or assert. 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 Trust to pay such amounts to such holders. The Preferred
Securities Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act. The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as the Preferred Securities
Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Securities Guarantee. The terms of the
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 Preferred Securities Guarantee will
be held by the Preferred Securities Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the
holders of the Preferred Securities. A summary description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee appears in the accompanying Prospectus under the caption
"Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees."
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
Set forth below is a description of the specific terms of the Subordinated
Debt Securities in which the Trust will invest the proceeds from the issuance
and sale of the Trust Securities. This description supplements the description
of the general terms and provisions of the Subordinated Debt Securities set
forth in the accompanying Prospectus under the caption "Description of the
Subordinated Debt Securities." The following description does not purport to
be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to, the description in the
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accompanying Prospectus and the Indenture, dated as of January 1, 1997 (the
"Base Indenture"), between FCN and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (the
"Debt Trustee"), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as
of January , 1997 (the Base Indenture, as so supplemented, is hereinafter
referred to as the "Indenture"), the forms of which are filed as Exhibits to
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus Supplement and the
accompanying Prospectus form a part. Certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in the Indenture.
FCN will have the right to liquidate the Trust and cause the Subordinated
Debt Securities to be distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities. If
the Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to the holders of the
Preferred Securities, FCN will use its best efforts to have the Subordinated
Debt Securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such other
national securities exchange or similar organization on which the Preferred
Securities are then listed or quoted.
GENERAL
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued as unsecured indebtedness
under the Indenture. The Subordinated Debt Securities will be limited in
aggregate principal amount to approximately $ , such amount being the sum of
the aggregate stated liquidation of the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities.
The Subordinated Debt Securities are not subject to a sinking fund
provision. The entire principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities
will mature and become due and payable, together with any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon including Compound Interest (as defined herein) and
Additional Sums (as defined herein), if any, on , , subject to the
right of FCN to shorten the Stated Maturity to a date no earlier than ,
and to extend the Stated Maturity to a date no later than , ,
subject in each case to certain conditions.
If Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to holders of Preferred
Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in the Trust, such
Subordinated Debt Securities will initially be issued as a Global Security (as
defined herein). As described herein, Subordinated Debt Securities may be
issued in certificated form in exchange for a Global Security. See "--Book-
Entry and Settlement" below. In the event that Subordinated Debt Securities
are issued in certificated form, such Subordinated Debt Securities will be in
denominations of $25 and integral multiples thereof and may be transferred or
exchanged at the offices described below. Payments on Subordinated Debt
Securities issued as a Global Security will be made to DTC, a successor
depositary or, in the event that no depositary is used, to a Paying Agent for
the Subordinated Debt Securities. In the event Subordinated Debt Securities
are issued in certificated form, principal and interest will be payable, the
transfer of the Subordinated Debt Securities will be registrable and
Subordinated Debt Securities will be exchangeable for Subordinated Debt
Securities of other denominations of a like aggregate principal amount at the
corporate trust office of (i) the Institutional Trustee in New York, New York,
(ii) FNBC in Chicago, Illinois, or (iii) any other Paying Agent or transfer
agent appointed in addition or lieu thereof; provided, that payment of
interest may be made at the option of FCN by check mailed to the address of
the holder entitled thereto or by wire transfer to an account appropriately
designated by the holder entitled thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so
long as the holder of any Subordinated Debt Securities is the Institutional
Trustee, the payment of principal and interest on the Subordinated Debt
Securities held by the Institutional Trustee will be made at such place and to
such account as may be designated by the Institutional Trustee.
Any moneys deposited with the Debt Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by FCN in trust, for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on any Subordinated Debt Securities and remaining unclaimed for two
years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due
and payable shall, at the request of FCN, be repaid to FCN and the holder of
such Subordinated Debt Security shall thereafter look, as a general unsecured
creditor, only to FCN for payment thereof.
The Indenture does not contain provisions that afford holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction or other similar transaction involving FCN that may adversely
affect such holders.
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SUBORDINATION
The Indenture provides that the Subordinated Debt Securities are
subordinated and junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior
Indebtedness (as defined herein and which includes both senior and
subordinated indebtedness for money borrowed) and General Obligations (as
defined herein) and rank pari passu and are equivalent to creditor obligations
of those holding general unsecured claims not entitled to statutory priority
under the United States Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. In addition, no direct
or indirect payment may be made of principal, premium, if any, or interest on
the Subordinated Debt Securities, or in respect of any redemption, repayment,
retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, at any time when there is a default in the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, interest on or otherwise with respect to any
Senior Indebtedness, whether at maturity or any date fixed for prepayment or
by declaration or otherwise, unless and until such default shall have been
cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist or all Senior Indebtedness shall
have been paid. Upon any distribution of assets of the Company to creditors
upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, whether
voluntary or involuntary, or in a bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or
other proceedings, the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the
Subordinated Debt Securities will, to the extent set forth in the Indenture,
be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior
Indebtedness and General Obligations of FCN. Upon any payment or distribution
of assets to creditors upon dissolution, winding-up, liquidation,
reorganization, assignment for benefit of creditors, marshalling of assets or
any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings of FCN, the holders of all
Senior Indebtedness and the creditors in respect of all General Obligations
will first be entitled to receive payment in full of all amount due or to
become due thereon before the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities will
be entitled to receive and retain any payments in respect of the principal of,
or interest on, the Subordinated Debt Securities. By reason of such
subordination, in the event of the insolvency of the Company, holders of
Senior Indebtedness and creditors in respect of General Obligations may
receive more, ratably, and holders of Subordinated Debt Securities having a
claim pursuant to such securities may receive less, ratably, than other
creditors of FCN.
The term "Senior Indebtedness" means, with respect to FCN, the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on (i) all of FCN's indebtedness for money
borrowed (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course
of business) whether outstanding on the date of execution of the Indenture or
thereafter created, assumed or incurred and (ii) any deferrals, renewals or
extensions of any such Senior Indebtedness, except that Senior Indebtedness
shall not include (1) any such indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated
to or ranks pari passu with the Subordinated Debt Securities, (2) any
indebtedness between or among such obligor or its affiliates, including all
other debt securities and guarantees in respect of those debt securities,
issued to any other trust, or a trustee of such trust, partnership or other
entity affiliated with FCN that is a financing vehicle of FCN (a "financing
entity") in connection with the issuance by such financing entity of
securities that rank pari passu with, or junior to, the Trust Securities, and
(3) indebtedness evidenced by securities issued under an indenture dated as of
November 15, 1996 between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee
(unless such securities are by their terms senior in right of payment to the
securities heretofore issued under said indenture). The term "indebtedness for
money borrowed" as used in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, any obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by, the Company
for the repayment of borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other written instruments, and any deferred obligation
for the payment of the purchase price of property or assets.
The term "General Obligations" means all the obligations of FCN to make
payment on account of claims in respect of derivative products such as
interest and foreign exchange rate contracts, commodity contracts and similar
arrangements, other than (i) obligations on account of Senior Indebtedness,
(ii) obligations on account of indebtedness for money borrowed ranking pari
passu with or subordinate to the Subordinated Debt Securities and (iii)
obligations which by their terms are expressly stated not to be superior in
right of payment of the Subordinated Debt Securities or to rank on a parity
with the Subordinated Debt Securities; provided, however, that notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that any rule, guideline or interpretation
promulgated or issued by the Federal Reserve Board (or other competent
regulatory agency or authority), as from time to time in effect, establishes
or specifies criteria for the inclusion in regulatory capital of subordinated
debt of a bank holding
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company requiring that such subordinated debt be subordinated to obligations
to creditors in addition to those set forth above, then the term "General
Obligations" shall include such additional obligations to creditors (excluding
trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business), as from
time to time in effect pursuant to such rules, guidelines or interpretations.
For purposes of this definition, "claim" shall have the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 101(4) of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended to the
date of the Indenture.
The Subordinated Debt Securities will rank pari passu with the Series A
Debentures issued to the Series A Trust and the Series B Debentures issued to
the Series B Trust.
To the extent of any payments made on Senior Indebtedness and General
Obligations, the rights of the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities
will be subrogated to the rights of holders of the Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations of FCN until all amounts owing to the holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities are paid in full. Such Senior Indebtedness and
General Obligations shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and General
Obligations and be entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions
irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of such
Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations.
The Indenture does not limit the aggregate amount of Senior Indebtedness
that may be issued by FCN or the amount of General Obligations which FCN may
incur. As of September 30, 1996, Senior Indebtedness and General Obligations
of FCN aggregated approximately $5.13 billion. In addition, because FCN is a
holding company, the Subordinated Debt Securities are effectively subordinated
to all existing and future liabilities of FCN's subsidiaries, including
depositors of its banking subsidiaries.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Subject to FCN having received prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board
if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the
Federal Reserve Board, FCN shall have the right to redeem the Subordinated
Debt Securities, (i) in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after ,
, or (ii) in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following
the occurrence of a Tax Event or Capital Treatment Event, in either case, upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days, notice, at a redemption price equal to
100 percent of the principal amount to be redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid
interest, including Additional Sums, if any, to the redemption date.
In the event of any redemption, neither FCN, the Debt Trustee nor any Paying
Agent shall be required to issue, register the transfer of or exchange (i)
Subordinated Debt Securities for the period of 15 days next preceding the
redemption date, or (ii) Subordinated Debt Securities so selected for
redemption, except, in the case of any Subordinated Debt Securities being
redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be redeemed.
OPTION TO CHANGE MATURITY DATE
FCN will have the right at any time to shorten the Stated Maturity of the
Subordinated Debt Securities to a date not earlier than , . The
exercise of such right is subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve
Board if such approval is then required under applicable law, rules,
guidelines or policies.
FCN will also have the right to extend the Stated Maturity of the
Subordinated Debt Securities to a date no later than , , so long as at
the time such election is made and at the time such extension commences (i)
FCN is not in bankruptcy, otherwise insolvent or in liquidation, (ii) FCN is
not in default in the payment of any interest or principal on the Subordinated
Debt Securities, (iii) the Trust is not in arrears on payments of
distributions on the Preferred Securities and no deferred distributions are
accumulated and (iv) the Subordinated Debt Securities are rated not less than
BBB- by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Baa3 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., or not less than the equivalent by any other nationally
recognized statistical rating organization. In the event that FCN elects to
shorten or extend the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Debt Securities, it
shall give notice to the Debt Trustee, and the Debt Trustee shall give notice
of such shortening or extension to the holders of the Subordinated Debt
Securities no more than 90 and no less than 30 days prior to the effectiveness
thereof.
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INTEREST
The Subordinated Debt Securities shall bear interest at the rate of
percent per annum from , payable quarterly in arrears on [March 31, June
30, September 30 and December 31] of each year (each an "Interest Payment
Date"), commencing , 1997, to the person in whose name such Subordinated
Debt Securities is registered, subject to certain exceptions, at the close of
business on the Business Day next preceding such Interest Payment Date. In the
event the Subordinated Debt Securities are not in book-entry only form (except
if the Subordinated Debt Securities are held by the Institutional Trustee),
the record dates shall be the [March 15, June 15, September 15 and December
15] prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date.
The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for
any period shorter than a full quarterly period for which interest is
computed, will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
per a 30-day month. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on
the Subordinated Debt Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is
a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding
calendar year, then such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such
date.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
So long as no Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, FCN
shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, during the term of
the Subordinated Debt Securities to defer payments of interest by extending
the interest payment period for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters
or extending beyond the Stated Maturity, at the end of which Extension Period,
FCN shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid (including any Additional
Sums, as herein defined) together with interest thereon compounded quarterly
at the rate specified for the Subordinated Debt Securities to the extent
permitted by applicable law ("Compound Interest"); provided, that during any
such Extension Period, FCN shall not, and shall not permit any subsidiary of
FCN to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem,
purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of FCN's
capital stock or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium,
if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company
that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the
Subordinated Debt Securities or make any guarantee payments with respect to
any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the
Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the
Subordinated Debt Securities (other than (a) dividends or distributions in
common stock of FCN, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the
implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under
any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such
rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the Preferred Securities Guarantee
or Common Securities Guarantee, (d) purchases of common stock related to the
issuance of common stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans
for its directors, officers, or employees and (e) obligations under any
dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan). Prior to the termination of
any such Extension Period, FCN may further defer payments of interest by
extending the interest payment period; provided, however, that, such Extension
Period, including all such previous and further extensions, may not exceed 20
consecutive quarters or beyond the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Debt
Securities. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of
all amounts then due, FCN may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the
terms set forth in this section. No interest during an Extension Period,
except at the end thereof, shall be due and payable. FCN has no present
intention of exercising its right to defer payments of interest by extending
the interest payment period on the Subordinated Debt Securities. If the
Institutional Trustee shall be the sole holder of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, FCN shall give the Regular Trustees and the Institutional Trustee
notice of its selection of such Extension Period at least one Business Day
prior to the earlier of (i) the date distributions on the Preferred Securities
are payable or (ii) the date the Trustees or FCN Capital Trust are required to
give notice to the New York Stock Exchange (or other applicable self-
regulatory organization) or to holders of the Preferred Securities of the
record date or the date such distribution is payable, but in any event not
less than one Business Day prior to such record date. The Regular Trustees
shall give notice
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of FCN's selection of such Extension Period to the holders of the Preferred
Securities. If the Institutional Trustee is not the sole holder of the
Subordinated Debt Securities, FCN shall give the holders of the Subordinated
Debt Securities notice of its selection of such Extension Period at least ten
Business Days before the earlier of (i) the next succeeding Interest Payment
Date, or (ii) the date upon which FCN is required to give notice of the record
date or payment date of such interest payment to the New York Stock Exchange
(or other applicable self-regulatory organization) or to holders of the
Subordinated Debt Securities.
ADDITIONAL SUMS
In the event a Tax Event has occurred and is continuing and the Trust shall
be required to pay any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of
whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United States,
or any other taxing authority, then, in any such case, FCN will pay as
additional interest ("Additional Sums") such additional amounts as shall be
required so that the net amounts received and retained by the Trust after
paying any such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges will
be not less than the amounts the Trust would have received had it not been
subject to such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges as a
result of such Tax Event.
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
On March 19, 1996, as part of President Clinton's Fiscal 1996 Budget
Proposal, the United States Treasury Department proposed legislation that
would, among other things, treat as equity for United States Federal income
tax purposes instruments--such as the Subordinated Debt Securities--with a
maximum term of more than 20 years that are not shown as indebtedness on the
consolidated balance sheet of the issuer. If the proposed legislation were
enacted, such legislation would not be expected to apply to the Subordinated
Debt Securities because, based on statements by Congressional leaders, it is
not expected that the legislation would have a retroactive effective date.
There can be no assurances, however, that legislation enacted after the date
hereof would not adversely affect the tax treatment of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, or that such tax treatment would not cause a Tax Event resulting
in the redemption of the Preferred Securities. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Tax Event and Capital Treatment Event Redemption."
INDENTURE EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any Indenture Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities, will
have the right to declare the principal of and the interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities (including any Compound Interest and Additional
Interest, if any) and any other amounts payable under the Indenture to be
forthwith due and payable and to enforce its other rights as a creditor with
respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities. See "Description of Subordinated
Debt Securities--Events of Default, Waiver and Notice" in the accompanying
Prospectus for a description of the Indenture Events of Default. An Indenture
Event of Default also constitutes a Declaration Event of Default. The holders
of Preferred Securities in certain circumstances have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee to exercise its rights as the holder of the Subordinated
Debt Securities. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--Declaration
Events of Default" and "--Voting Rights." The holders of a majority in
aggregate outstanding principal amount of Subordinated Debt Securities may
annul any declaration of acceleration under the Indenture and waive any
default if the default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured
installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has
been deposited with the Debt Trustee. In the case of the Subordinated Debt
Securities held by the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust, a waiver
of any default shall not be effective until a majority in liquidation amount
of the Trust Securities shall have consented to such waiver; provided that if
the Indenture requires the consent of a Super-Majority, such waiver shall only
be effective if the holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount
of the Trust Securities which the relevant Super-Majority represents of the
aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Debt Securities outstanding so
consent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an 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, FCN acknowledges that a holder of
Preferred Securities may then
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institute a Direct Action for payment on or after the respective due date
specified in the Subordinated Debt Securities. Notwithstanding any payments
made to such holder of Preferred Securities by FCN in connection with a Direct
Action, FCN shall remain obligated to pay the principal of or interest on the
Subordinated Debt Securities held by the Trust or the Institutional Trustee of
the Trust, and FCN shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of such
Preferred Securities with respect to payments on the Preferred Securities to
the extent of any payments made by the Company to such holder in any Direct
Action. The holders of Preferred Securities will not be able to exercise
directly any other remedy available to the holders of the Subordinated Debt
Securities.
BOOK-ENTRY AND SETTLEMENT
If distributed to holders of Preferred Securities in connection with the
involuntary or voluntary dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Trust,
the Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued in the form of one or more
global certificates (each a "Global Security") registered in the name of the
depositary or its nominee. Except under the limited circumstances described
below, Subordinated Debt Securities represented by the Global Security will
not be exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as, Subordinated
Debt Securities in definitive form. The Global Securities described above may
not be transferred except by the depositary to a nominee of the depositary or
by a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the
depositary or to a successor depositary or its nominee.
The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities
take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may
impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in such a Global Security.
Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in such a Global
Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Subordinated
Debt Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the holders (as
defined in the Indenture) thereof for any purpose under the Indenture, and no
Global Security representing Subordinated Debt Securities shall be
exchangeable, except for another Global Security of like denomination and
tenor to be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee or to a
successor Depositary or its nominee. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must
rely on the procedures of the Depositary or if such person is not a
Participant, on the procedures of the Participant through which such person
owns its interest to exercise any rights of a holder under the Indenture.
THE DEPOSITARY
If Subordinated Debt Securities are distributed to holders of Preferred
Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in the Trust, DTC will
act as securities depositary for the Subordinated Debt Securities. For a
description of DTC and the specific terms of the depositary arrangements, see
"Description of the Preferred Securities--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The
Depository Trust Company." As of the date of this Prospectus Supplement, the
description therein of DTC's book-entry system and DTC's practices as they
relate to purchases, transfers, notices and payments with respect to the
Preferred Securities apply in all material respects to any debt obligations
represented by one or more Global Securities held by FCN. FCN may appoint a
successor to DTC or any successor depositary in the event DTC or such
successor depositary is unable or unwilling to continue as a depositary for
the Global Securities.
None of FCN, the Trust, the Institutional Trustee, any paying agent and any
other agent of FCN, or the Debt Trustee will have any responsibility or
liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on
account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security for such
Subordinated Debt Securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any
records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
DISCONTINUANCE OF THE DEPOSITARY'S SERVICES
A Global Security shall be exchangeable for Subordinated Debt Securities
registered in the names of persons other than the Depositary or its nominee
only if (i) the Depositary notifies FCN that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as a depositary for such Global Security and no successor depositary
shall have been appointed, (ii) the
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Depositary, at any time, ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act at which time the Depositary is required to be so registered to
act as such depositary and no successor depositary shall have been appointed,
(iii) FCN, in its sole discretion, determines that such Global Security shall
be so exchangeable or (iv) there shall have occurred an Indenture Event of
Default with respect to such Subordinated Debt Securities. Any Global Security
that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable
for Subordinated Debt Securities registered in such names as the Depositary
shall direct. It is expected that such instructions will be based upon
directions received by the Depositary from its Participants with respect to
ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Security.
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.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DEBT TRUSTEE
The Debt Trustee shall have and be subject to all the duties and
responsibilities specified with respect to an indenture trustee under the
Trust Indenture Act. Subject to such provisions, the Debt Trustee is under no
obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the Indenture at the
request of any holder of Subordinated Debt Securities, unless offered
reasonable indemnity by such holder against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which might be incurred thereby. The Debt Trustee is not required
to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial
liability in the performance of its duties if the Debt Trustee reasonably
believes that repayment or adequate indemnity is not reasonably assured to it.
The Debt Trustee also serves as the Institutional Trustee under the
Declaration and the trustee under the Preferred Securities Guarantee. For
information concerning the relationship between the Debt Trustee and the
Company, see "FCN Capital Trust" herein.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Indenture will provide that FCN will pay all fees and expenses related
to (i) the offering of the Trust Securities and the Subordinated Debt
Securities, (ii) the organization, maintenance and dissolution of the Trust,
(iii) the retention of the FCN Capital Trustees and (iv) the enforcement by
the Institutional Trustee of the rights of the holders of the Preferred
Securities. The payment of such fees and expenses will be fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by FCN.
EFFECT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE SUBORDINATED DEBT
SECURITIES AND THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
As set forth in the Declaration, the sole purpose of the Trust is to issue
the Trust Securities evidencing undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of the 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 Trust shall not be obligated to pay, directly
or indirectly, all costs, expenses, debt, and obligations of the Trust (other
than with respect to the Trust Securities); and (iv) the Declaration further
provides that the FCN Capital Trustees shall not take or cause or permit the
Trust to, among other things, engage in any activity that is not consistent
with the purposes of the Trust.
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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" in the accompanying
Prospectus. If FCN does not make interest payments on the Subordinated Debt
Securities purchased by the Trust, the 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
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 if and to the extent that FCN has made a
payment of interest or principal on the Subordinated Debt Securities held by
the 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 Trust (other than with
respect to the Trust Securities), provide a full and unconditional guarantee
on a subordinated basis of amounts due 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," 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
Preferred Securities 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, any holder of
Preferred Securities may institute a Direct Action against FCN to enforce the
Preferred Guarantee Trustee's rights under the Preferred Securities Guarantee
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the Preferred
Guarantee Trustee, or any other person or entity.
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
GENERAL
The following is a summary of certain United States Federal income tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the Preferred
Securities. Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with Preferred
Securities held as capital assets (generally, assets held for investment) by
holders who purchase the Preferred Securities upon original issuance. The tax
treatment of a holder of Preferred Securities may vary depending on his
particular situation. This summary does not address all of the tax
consequences that may be relevant to holders who may be subject to special tax
treatment such as, for example, insurance companies, broker-dealers, tax-
exempt organizations, or, except to the extent described below, foreign
taxpayers. In addition, this summary does not address any aspects of state,
local, or foreign tax laws. This summary is based on the United States Federal
income tax law in effect as of the date hereof, which is subject to change,
possibly on a retroactive basis. Each investor is urged to consult his tax
advisor as to the particular tax consequences of purchasing, owning, and
disposing of the Preferred Securities, including the application and effect of
United States Federal, state, local, foreign, and other tax laws.
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CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Debt Securities,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special tax counsel to FCN and the
Trust ("Tax Counsel"), will render an opinion generally to the effect that
under current law and assuming full compliance with the terms of the Indenture
and certain other documents, and based on certain facts and assumptions
contained in such opinion, the Subordinated Debt Securities to be held by the
Trust will be classified, for United States Federal income tax purposes, as
indebtedness of FCN.
CLASSIFICATION OF FCN CAPITAL TRUST
In connection with the issuance of the Preferred Securities, Tax Counsel
will render an opinion generally to the effect that, under current law and
assuming full compliance with the terms of the Declaration, the Indenture, and
certain other documents, and based on certain facts and assumptions contained
in such opinion, the Trust will be classified, for United States Federal
income tax purposes, as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a
corporation. Accordingly, for United States Federal income tax purposes, each
holder of Preferred Securities will generally be treated as the owner of an
undivided interest in the Subordinated Debt Securities and, as further
discussed below, each holder will be required to include in ordinary income
his allocable share of interest (or original issue discount) paid or accrued
on the Subordinated Debt Securities.
INTEREST INCOME AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
Under recently issued Treasury regulations (the "Regulations"), a debt
instrument will be deemed to be issued with original issued discount if there
is more that a "remote" contingency that periodic stated interest payments due
on the instrument will not be timely paid. Because the exercise by FCN of its
option to defer the payment of stated interest on the Subordinated Debt
Securities would prevent FCN from declaring dividends on any class of equity,
FCN believes that the likelihood of its exercising the option is "remote"
within the meaning of the Regulations. As a result, FCN intends to take the
position, based on the advice of Tax Counsel, that the Subordinated Debt
Securities will not be deemed to be issued with original issue discount.
Accordingly, based on this position, stated interest payments on the
Subordinated Debt Securities will be includible in the ordinary income of a
holder at the time that such payments are paid or accrued in accordance with
the holder's regular method of accounting. Because the Regulations have not
yet been addressed in any published rulings or other published interpretations
issued by the Internal Revenue Service, it is possible that the Internal
Revenue Service could take a position contrary the position taken by the
Company.
Exercise of Deferral Option. If FCN were to exercise its option to defer the
payment of stated interest on the Subordinated Debt Securities, the
Subordinated Debt Securities would be treated, solely for purpose of the
original issue discount rules, as being "re-issued" at such time with original
issue discount. Under these rules, a holder of the Subordinated Debt
Securities would be required to include original issue discount in ordinary
income, on a current basis, over the period that the instrument is held even
though FCN would not be making any actual cash payments during the extended
interest payment period. The amount of interest income includible in the
taxable income of a holder of the Subordinated Debt Securities would be
determined on the basis of a constant yield method over the remaining term of
the instrument and the actual receipt of future payments of stated interest on
the Subordinated Debt Securities would no longer be separately reported as
taxable income. The amount of original issue discount that would accrue, in
the aggregate, during the extended interest payment period would be
approximately equal to the amount of the cash payment due at the end of such
period. Any original issue discount included in income would increase the
holder's adjusted tax basis in the Subordinated Debt Securities and the
holder's actual receipt of interest payments would reduce such basis.
Because income on the Preferred Securities will constitute interest income
for United States Federal income tax purposes, corporate holders of Preferred
Securities will not be entitled to claim a dividends received deduction in
respect of such income.
RECEIPT OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES OR CASH UPON LIQUIDATION OF FCN
CAPITAL TRUST
If FCN exercises its right to liquidate the Trust and cause the Subordinated
Debt Securities to be distributed on a pro rata basis to the holders of the
Preferred Securities, such distribution would be treated as a nontaxable
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event to the holders. In such event, each holder of Preferred Securities would
have an adjusted tax basis in the Subordinated Debt Securities received in the
liquidation equal to the adjusted tax basis in his Preferred Securities
surrendered therefor and the holding period of the Subordinated Debt
Securities would include the period during which the holder had held the
Preferred Securities. If, however, the Trust is characterized, for United
States Federal income tax purposes, as an association taxable as a corporation
at the time of such liquidation, the distribution of the Subordinated Debt
Securities would constitute a taxable event to the holders of Preferred
Securities.
If the Subordinated Debt Securities are redeemed for cash and the proceeds
of such redemption are distributed to holders in redemption of their Preferred
Securities, the redemption would be treated as a sale of the Preferred
Securities, in which gain or loss would be recognized, as described
immediately below.
SALES OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
Upon the sale of the Preferred Securities, a holder will recognize gain or
loss in an amount equal to the difference between adjusted tax basis in the
Preferred Securities and the amount realized in the sale (except to the extent
any amount received in respect of accrued but unpaid interest not previously
included in income). Such gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss and will
be a long term capital gain or loss if the Preferred Securities have been held
for more than one year.
The Preferred Securities may trade at a price that does not accurately
reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest (or original issue discount
if the Subordinated Debt Securities are treated as having been issued, or
reissued, with original issue discount) with respect to the underlying
Subordinated Debt Securities. A holder who disposes of his Preferred
Securities will be required to include in ordinary income (i) any portion of
the amount realized that is attributable to such accrued but unpaid interest
to the extent not previously included in income or (ii) any amount of such
interest (original issue discount, in either case), that has accrued on his
pro rata share of the underlying Subordinated Debt Securities during the
taxable year of sale through the date of disposition. Any such income
inclusion will increase the holder's adjusted tax basis in his Preferred
Securities disposed of. To the extent that the amount realized in the sale is
less than the holder's adjusted tax basis, a holder will recognize a capital
loss. Subject to certain limited exceptions, capital losses cannot be applied
to offset ordinary income for United States Federal income tax purposes.
RIGHT TO SHORTEN THE STATED MATURITY OF THE SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
FCN's exercise of its right to shorten the maturity of the Subordinated Debt
Securities will be a taxable event to holders of Preferred Securities if the
Subordinated Debt Securities are treated as equity for purposes of United
States federal income taxation before the maturity is shortened. See
"Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities--Option to Change Maturity
Date."
UNITED STATES ALIEN HOLDERS
For purposes of this discussion, a "United States Alien Holder" is any
corporation, individual, partnership, estate or trust that is, as to the
United States, a foreign corporation, a nonresident alien individual, a
foreign partnership, or a nonresident fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.
Payments made to a holder of a Preferred Securities who is a United States
Alien Holder will not be subject to withholding of United States Federal
income tax, provided that (a) the beneficial owner of the Preferred Securities
does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of FCN entitled to vote, (b) the
beneficial owner of the Preferred Securities is not a controlled foreign
corporation that is related to FCN through stock ownership, and (c) either (A)
the beneficial owner of the Preferred Securities certifies to the Trust or its
agent, under the penalty of perjury, that it is not a United States holder and
provides his name and address or (B) a securities clearing organization, bank
or other financial institution that holds customers' securities in the
ordinary course of its trade or business (a "Financial Institution"), and
holds the Preferred Securities in such capacity, certifies to the Trust or its
agent, under the
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penalty of perjury, that such statement has been received from the beneficial
owner by it or by a Financial Institution between it and the beneficial owner
and furnishes the Trust or its agent with a copy thereof. In addition, a United
States Alien Holder of Preferred Securities will not be subject to withholding
of United States Federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other
disposition of a Preferred Security.
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
On March 19, 1996, as part of President Clinton's Fiscal 1996 Budget
Proposal, the United States Treasury Department proposed legislation that
would, among other things, treat as equity for United States Federal income tax
purposes instruments--such as the Subordinated Debt Securities--with a maximum
term of more than 20 years that are not shown as indebtedness on the
consolidated balance sheet of the issuer. If the proposed legislation were
enacted, such legislation would not be expected to apply to the Subordinated
Debt Securities because, based on statements by Congressional leaders, it is
not expected that the legislation would have a retroactive effective date.
There can be no assurances, however, that legislation enacted after the date
hereof would not adversely affect the tax treatment of the Subordinated Debt
Securities, or that such tax treatment would not cause a Trust Tax Event
resulting in the redemption of the Preferred Securities. See "Description of
the Preferred Securities--Tax Event and Capital Treatment Event Redemption."
INFORMATION REPORTING TO HOLDERS
Income on the Preferred Securities will be reported to holders on Forms 1099,
which forms should be mailed to holders of Preferred Securities by January 31
following each calendar year.
UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement
(the "Underwriting Agreement"), FCN Capital Trust has agreed to sell to each of
the Underwriters named below, and each of the Underwriters, for whom and
are acting as representatives (the "Representatives"), has severally
agreed to purchase the number of Preferred Securities set forth opposite its
name below. In the Underwriting Agreement, the several Underwriters have
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all
the Preferred Securities offered hereby if any of the Preferred Securities are
purchased. In the event of default by an Underwriter, the Underwriting
Agreement provides that, in certain circumstances, the purchase commitments of
the non-defaulting Underwriters may be increased or the Underwriting Agreement
may be terminated.
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The Underwriters propose to offer the Preferred Securities, in part, directly
to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus Supplement, and, in part, to certain securities dealers at
such price less a concession of $ per Preferred Security. The Underwriters
may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per
Preferred Security to certain brokers and dealers. After the Preferred
Securities are released for sale to the public, the offering price and other
selling terms may from time to time be varied by the Representatives.
In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred Securities
will ultimately be used to purchase the Subordinated Debt Securities of FCN,
the Underwriting Agreement provides that FCN will pay as compensation
("Underwriters' Compensation") to the Underwriters arranging the investment
therein of such
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proceeds, an amount in immediately available funds of $ per Preferred
Security (or $ in the aggregate) for the accounts of the several
Underwriters; provided that, such compensation for sales of 10,000 or more
Preferred Securities to any single purchaser will be $ per Preferred
Security. Therefore, to the extent of such sales, the actual amount of
Underwriters' Compensation will be less than the aggregate amount specified in
the preceding sentence.
[During the period from the date of the Underwriting Agreement and continuing
to and including the closing date for the Preferred Securities, neither FCN
Capital Trust nor FCN will, without the prior written consent of the
Underwriters, directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise dispose
of, any Preferred Securities, any other beneficial interests in the assets of
the Trust, or any preferred securities or any other securities of the Trust or
FCN which are substantially similar to the Preferred Securities, including any
guarantee of such securities (except for the Preferred Securities offered
hereby).]
Application has been made to list the Preferred Securities on the New York
Stock Exchange. If so approved, trading of the Preferred Securities on the New
York Stock Exchange is expected to commence within a 30-day period after the
initial delivery of the Preferred Securities. The Representatives have advised
FCN Capital Trust that they intend to make a market in the Preferred Securities
prior to the commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The
Representatives will have no obligation to make a market in the Preferred
Securities, however, and may cease market making activities, if commenced, at
any time.
Prior to this offering there has been no public market for the Preferred
Securities. In order to meet one of the requirements for listing the Preferred
Securities on the New York Stock Exchange, the Underwriters will undertake to
sell lots of 100 or more Preferred Securities to a minimum of 400 beneficial
holders.
FCN Capital Trust and FCN have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against,
or contribute to payments that the Underwriters may be required to make in
respect of, certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc. ("FCCM") is a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company.
Any offer and sale of the Preferred Securities will comply with Rule 2810 of
the Rules of Conduct of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(the "NASD"). In addition, no NASD member participating in the offering of the
Preferred Securities will execute a transaction in the Preferred Securities in
a discretionary account without the prior written specific approval of the
member's customer.
This Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus may be used by
FCCM in connection with offers and sales related to secondary market
transactions in the Preferred Securities. FCCM may act as principal or agent in
such transactions. Such sales will be made at prices related to the prevailing
market prices at the time of sale or otherwise.
Certain of the Underwriters engage in transactions with, and, from time to
time, have performed services for, FCN and its subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Preferred
Securities, the enforceability of the Declaration and the creation the Trust
will be passed upon by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Delaware) special
Delaware counsel to the Company and the Trust. The validity of the Subordinated
Debt Securities and the Preferred Securities Guarantee and certain matters
relating thereto will be passed upon for FCN by Sherman I. Goldberg, Esq.,
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FCN and for the
Underwriters by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Certain United States
federal income taxation matters will be passed upon for FCN and the Trust by
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. As of September 30, 1996, Sherman I.
Goldberg was the record and beneficial owner of 189,122 shares of common stock
of FCN and had options to purchase 221,083 shares of common stock of FCN.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE
PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT
BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION,
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I OR THE UNDERWRITERS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER AND
THEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS
BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORPORATION OR FIRST
CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND
THE PROSPECTUS DO 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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First Chicago NBD Corporation Summary Historical Financial Information... S-4
Recent Developments...................................................... S-5
Risk Factors............................................................. S-6
First Chicago NBD Corporation............................................ S-11
FCN Capital Trust........................................................ S-12
Capitalization........................................................... S-14
Accounting Treatment..................................................... S-15
Use of Proceeds.......................................................... S-15
Description of the Preferred Securities.................................. S-15
Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee........................ S-26
Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities.......................... S-26
Effect of Obligations Under the Subordinated Debt Securities and the
Preferred Securities Guarantee.......................................... S-33
United States Federal Income Taxation.................................... S-34
Underwriting............................................................. S-37
Legal Matters............................................................ S-38
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Available Information..................................................... 3
Incorporation of Documents by Reference................................... 4
First Chicago NBD Corporation............................................. 5
The Trusts................................................................ 6
Use of Proceeds........................................................... 7
Description of the Subordinated Debt Securities........................... 7
Description of the Preferred Securities................................... 11
Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees........................ 13
Effect of Obligations Under the Subordinated Debt Securities and the
Preferred Securities Guarantee........................................... 16
Plan of Distribution...................................................... 17
Legal Matters............................................................. 18
Experts................................................................... 18
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PREFERRED SECURITIES
FIRST CHICAGO NBD
CAPITAL I
% PREFERRED SECURITIES
FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
GUARANTEED BY
FIRST CHICAGO NBD
CORPORATION
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