SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
X ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number 1-9157
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut 06-1157778
(State or otherjurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
227 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 771-5200
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock-par value $1 per share New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges
Rights to purchase common stock New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges
(Currently traded with common stock)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X. No .
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein,
and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. X
At February 28, 1995, 64,661,201 common shares were outstanding.
At February 28, 1995, the aggregate market value of the voting stock
held by non-affiliates was $2,140,614,184.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(1) Portions of the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 [Part II]
(2) Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement dated
March 27, 1995 issued in connection with the 1995 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders [Part III]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item Page
PART I
1. Business...........................................................3
2. Properties.........................................................15
3. Legal Proceedings................................................. 16
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders............... 16
PART II
5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related
Stockholder Matters............................................. 18
6. Selected Financial Data...........................................18
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations........................................18
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.......................18
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure..............................18
PART III
10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant................18
11. Executive Compensation............................................18
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management....18
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions....................18
PART IV
14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule, and Reports on Form 8-K...19
See page 17 for "Executive Officers of the Registrant."
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PART I
Item 1. Business
GENERAL
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation
("Corporation") was incorporated in 1986 under the laws of the
State of Connecticut and has its principal executive offices
at 227 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (telephone
number (203) 771-5200). The Corporation is a holding company
engaged through its subsidiaries in operations principally in
the State of Connecticut: The Southern New England Telephone
Company (providing, for the most part, regulated
telecommunications services and directory publishing and
advertising services); SNET Cellular, Inc., SNET Mobility,
Inc. and SNET Paging, Inc. (providing wireless communications
services); SNET America, Inc. (providing national and
international long-distance services to Connecticut
customers); SNET Diversified Group, Inc. (primarily engaged in
the sale and leasing of communications equipment to
residential and business customers; and providing other
telecommunications services not subject to regulation); and
SNET Real Estate, Inc. (engaging in leasing commercial real
estate). The Corporation furnishes financial and strategic
planning, and shareholder relations functions on its own
behalf and on behalf of its subsidiaries.
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Southern New England Telephone Company ("Telephone
Company"), a local exchange carrier ("LEC"), was incorporated
in 1882 under the laws of the State of Connecticut and is
engaged in the provision of telecommunications services in the
State of Connecticut, most of which are subject to rate
regulation. These telecommunications services include (i)
local and intrastate toll services, (ii) exchange access
service, which links customers' premises to the facilities of
other carriers, and (iii) other services such as digital
transmission of data and transmission of radio and television
programs, packet switched data network and private line
services. Through its directory publishing operations, the
Telephone Company publishes and distributes telephone
directories throughout Connecticut and certain adjacent
communities. The publishing division also develops and
provides electronic publishing services.
In 1994, approximately 74% of the Corporation's consolidated
revenues and sales were derived from the Telephone Company's
rate regulated telecommunication services. The remainder was
derived principally from the Corporation's other subsidiaries,
directory publishing operations, and activities associated
with the provision of facilities and non-access services to
interexchange carriers. About 71% of the operating revenues
from rate regulated services were attributable to intrastate
operations, with the remainder attributable to interstate
access services.
The Telephone Company is subject to the jurisdiction of the
Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") with respect to
interstate rates, services, video dial tone, access charges
and other matters, including the prescription of a uniform
system of accounts and the setting of depreciation rates on
plant utilized in interstate operations. The FCC also
prescribes the principles and procedures (referred to as
"separations procedures") used to separate investments,
revenues, expenses, taxes and reserves between the interstate
and intrastate jurisdictions. In addition, the
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FCC has adopted accounting and cost allocation rules for the
separation of costs of regulated from non-regulated
telecommunications services for interstate ratemaking purposes.
The Telephone Company, in providing telecommunications
services in the State of Connecticut, is subject to regulation
by the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
("DPUC"), which has jurisdiction with respect to intrastate
rates and services, and other matters such as the approval of
accounting procedures, the issuance of securities and the
setting of depreciation rates on telephone plant utilized in
intrastate operations. The DPUC has adopted accounting and
cost allocation rules for intrastate ratemaking purposes,
similar to those adopted by the FCC, for the separation of
costs of regulated from non-regulated activities.
Competition
On May 26, 1994, Public Act 94-83 ("Act") was enacted
providing a new regulatory framework for the Connecticut
telecommunications industry. The Act which took effect on
July 1, 1994 represents a broad strategic response to the
changes facing the telecommunications industry in Connecticut
based on the premise that broader participation in the
Connecticut telecommunications market will be more beneficial
to the public than will broader regulation. The Act opens
Connecticut telecommunications services to full competition,
including local phone service currently provided primarily by
the Telephone Company and encourages the DPUC to adopt
alternative forms of regulation for telephone companies',
including the Telephone Company's, noncompetitive and emerging
competitive services.
The DPUC has opened a number of proceedings to determine an
appropriate vision for Connecticut's telecommunications
infrastructure and to address in the competitive phase: local
exchange service competition; universal service and lifeline
program policy issues; unbundling of LECs' local networks; and
reclassification of LECs' products and services into
competitive, emerging competitive and noncompetitive
categories. During the alternative regulation phase, also
underway, the Telephone Company intends to submit to the DPUC
an alternative regulation plan suggesting regulatory
flexibilities to replace rate of return regulation with price
regulation for noncompetitive and emerging competitive
services. The alternative regulation phase will also involve
a complete financial review of the Telephone Company and will
address cost of service, capital recovery and service
standards.
The Telephone Company's regulated operations are subject to
competition from companies and carriers, including competitive
access providers, that construct and operate their own
communications systems and networks for the provision of
services to others as well as from companies that resell the
telecommunications services of underlying carriers. Since the
July 1, 1993 effective date of "10XXX" competition, over 40
telecommunications providers have received approval from the
DPUC to offer "10XXX" or other competitive intrastate long-
distance services. In addition, over 20 companies have filed
for initial certificates of public convenience and necessity
and are awaiting DPUC approval. Increasing competition in
intrastate long-distance service and the Telephone Company's
reduction in intrastate toll rates will continue to place
significant downward pressure on the Telephone Company's
intrastate toll revenues as will the implementation of
intrastate equal access, which is required to be implemented
for all dual preferred interexchange carrier ("PIC") capable
switches no later than December 1, 1996. No balloting of
customers is required. Although the DPUC ordered the Company
to bear its proportionate share of the costs to deploy the
dual PIC technology, the DPUC added the estimated 1996 average
net toll revenue loss
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to the cost recovery formula. These costs will be recovered
through an intrastate equal access rate element on the
presubscribed lines of all carriers unless the Office of Consumer
Counsel's December 7, 1994 Petition for Administrative Appeal to
the Superior Court results in a change.
Since the introduction of "10XXX" competition, AT&T and MCI
have increased their marketing efforts in Connecticut to sell
intrastate long-distance services primarily to residential
customers. In response to AT&T's, MCI's and other
competitors' efforts, the Telephone Company has undertaken a
number of initiatives. The Telephone Company remains focused
on providing excellent customer service and quality products
and has made several changes to its product lines to provide
creative options and flexible packages that meet and exceed
customers' expectations. Over the past year, the Telephone
Company has introduced a volume aggregation feature providing
steeper discounts to several of its long-distance services
that provides customers with the ability to combine their in-
state long-distance calling for all of their "800" and WATS-
like services. The Telephone Company has also introduced term
options to several products and services that enable customers
to gain additional discounts and rate stability in return for
committing to the service for a longer time period.
Concerning competition for local exchange service, in January
1994, MCI announced plans to construct and operate local
communication networks in large markets throughout the United
States, including parts of Connecticut in which the Telephone
Company operates. These networks would allow MCI to utilize
its own facilities to provide services directly to customers.
Pending DPUC approval, these services are expected to be
available in Connecticut within one to two years. On January
26, 1994, MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc. ("MCI
Metro") was approved by the DPUC to offer non-switched, in-
state long-distance private line services in Connecticut and
has offered high capacity private line services to customers
in Connecticut since February 1994. On December 20, 1994, MCI
Metro filed an application with the DPUC to provide local
exchange telecommunications services to business customers in
Connecticut by 1996 with the expansion to residential
customers thereafter. In addition to the expected facilities-
based local service competition, AT&T has requested that the
Telephone Company provide for the resale of its services
including local service.
Competitive access providers continue to deploy fiber-ring
technology throughout Connecticut. Their initial goal is to
provide access and private line services with the intent to
migrate customers to switched services. During 1994, the
Telephone Company reached an agreement to lease part of its
existing digital fiber-optic-ring network in the Hartford and
Stamford metropolitan areas to MFS Communications Company,
Inc. ("MFS"). This agreement will allow MFS to provide
services to large business customers on an intraexchange basis
utilizing the Telephone Company's facilities and eliminates
the need for MFS to construct its own facilities.
In February 1994, pursuant to FCC orders, the Telephone
Company's tariff for switched access expanded interconnection
(i.e., collocation) service became effective. This tariff
allows access customers, including interexchange carriers and
competitive access providers, to collocate their own
facilities in the Telephone Company's central offices and
connect to the Telephone Company's switched access services.
In June 1994, the FCC required LECs to provide a new form of
interconnection that offers signaling information from LECs'
end offices, allowing competitive access providers to offer
tandem switching services in competition with the LECs. The
Telephone Company filed its tariffs for tandem signaling in
September 1994, for effect on January 24, 1995. The FCC has
allowed the Telephone Company increased pricing flexibility
coincident with the operation of interconnection that will
allow it to compete with competitive access providers for
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special access services. At this time, in accordance with the
DPUC's May 5, 1994 decision, the Telephone Company's federal
access tariff structure is also being utilized for the
provision of intrastate access service.
The Telephone Company expects to see continued movement toward
a fully competitive telecommunications marketplace, both on an
interexchange and intraexchange basis. The Telephone
Company's ability to compete is dependent upon regulatory
reform that will allow pricing flexibility to meet competition
and provide a level playing field with similar regulations for
similar services and with reduced regulation to reflect an
emerging competitive marketplace. The legislation and
regulatory proceedings that flow from it should produce a
telecommunications marketplace in Connecticut that, by
providing equal opportunity to all competitors, will work to
benefit Connecticut consumers.
Regulatory Matters
State Regulation Initiatives and New Services
On December 6, 1994, the Telephone Company received approval
from the DPUC to begin offering, in January 1995, a new voice
messaging service called SNET MessageWorks[SM]. SNET
MessageWorks is a voice messaging system that enables
communication via recorded messages and is intended to meet
the telephone answering and voice messaging needs of both
residential and business customers.
On February 15, 1995, the DPUC lifted a nine-year-old
restriction on the Corporation's total investment in
unregulated business. The restriction prohibited the
Corporation from investing more than 25% of its total assets
in unregulated diversified activities without approval of the
DPUC. The DPUC provided the Corporation greater flexibility
to diversify into new markets up to 40% of total consolidated
assets.
On May 24, 1993, the DPUC issued a decision on the capital
recovery portion of the November 1992 rate request submitted
by the Telephone Company ("Rate Request"). The Telephone
Company was granted an increase in the composite intrastate
depreciation rate from 5.7% to approximately 7.3%. This
equated to an increase in the Telephone Company revenue
requirement of approximately $40 million annually. The new
depreciation rates were implemented effective July 1, 1993.
On July 7, 1993, the DPUC issued a decision ("Final Decision-
I") in its three-phase review of the current and future
telecommunications requirements of Connecticut and a final
decision ("Final Decision-II") in the remainder of the Rate
Request docket. The Final Decision-I addressed the evolving
1993 issues of: (i) competition; (ii) infrastructure
modernization; (iii) rate design and pricing principles; and
(iv) regulatory and legislative frameworks. With respect to
rate design and pricing principles, the DPUC stated that the
pricing of all services must be more in line with the costs of
providing these services. Historically, to provide universal
service, basic residential services had been subsidized by
other tariffed services, primarily message toll and business
services. In regard to the regulatory and legislative
framework, the DPUC endorsed the concept of incentive-based
regulation as a potentially more effective and efficient
regulatory system than the present rate of return regulation.
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The Final Decision-II authorized a rate of return on the
Telephone Company's common equity ("ROE") of 11.65% and an
increase in intrastate revenue of $39.4 million effective July
7, 1993. The Telephone Company was authorized previously to
earn a 12.75% ROE. The increase in intrastate revenue of
$39.4 million was offset virtually by the approximate $40
million increase in capital recovery granted on May 24, 1993.
In addition, the Final Decision-II addressed areas of
infrastructure modernization and incentive regulation. Under
infrastructure modernization, the Final Decision-II supported,
but did not mandate, implementation of an infrastructure
modernization program.
The Final Decision-II established rates designed to achieve
the increase in intrastate revenue of $39.4 million. The
following major provisions were included in the Final Decision-
II: (i) reductions in intrastate toll rates including several
toll discount plans; (ii) a change in basic local service
rates for residential and business customers to be phased in
over a two-year period; (iii) a reduction in the pricing ratio
gap between business and residential basic local service over
a two-year period; (iv) a $7.00 per month Lifeline credit for
low-income residential customers; (v) an increase in local
calling service areas for most customers with none being
reduced; (vi) an increase in the local coin telephone rate
from $.10 to $.25; (vii) an increase in the directory
assistance charge from $.24 to $.40 and a decrease in the
number of "free" directory assistance calls; and (viii) a late
payment charge of 1% monthly effective January 1, 1994. This
rate award was implemented on July 9, 1993 through a
combination of increases for coin telephone and directory
assistance calls along with an interim surcharge on the
remaining products and services with authorized increases
including local exchange. The surcharge was in effect until
October 9, 1993, when the remaining new rates became
effective, including an average increase in residential basic
local service rates of $.32 a month while business basic local
service rates decreased by $.07 a month.
On July 9, 1994, the second and final phase of new rates
became effective. Residential basic local service rates
increased $.26 a month and business basic local service rates
decreased between $.69 and $1.23 a month depending on the type
of local service selected. At December 31, 1994, the
Telephone Company's intrastate ROE was below the authorized
11.65%.
Federal Regulation Initiatives
On January 19, 1994, the Telephone Company filed suit in the
U.S. District Court ("Court") in New Haven requesting the
Court find that the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
("Cable Act") violates the Telephone Company's First and Fifth
Amendment rights. The Cable Act restricts in-territory
provision of cable programming by LECs and prohibits LECs from
owning more than 5% of any company that provides cable
programming in their local service area. Several district
courts and the Fourth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal have
rendered decisions consistent with the Telephone Company's
position.
Effective July 1, 1991, the Telephone Company elected the
FCC's price cap regulation, which replaced traditional rate of
return regulation. Under price cap regulation, prices are no
longer tied directly to the costs of providing service, but
instead are capped by a formula that includes adjustments for
inflation, assumed productivity increases and "exogenous"
factors, such as changes in accounting principles, FCC cost
separation rules, and tax laws. The treatment of exogenous
factors affecting a company's costs is subject to FCC
interpretation.
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By electing price cap regulation, the Telephone Company is
provided the opportunity to earn a higher interstate rate of
return than that allowed under traditional rate of return
regulation. However, price cap regulation presents additional
risks since it establishes limits on the Telephone Company's
ability to increase rates, even if the Telephone Company's
interstate rate of return falls below the authorized rate of
return. The Telephone Company is allowed to annually elect a
productivity offset factor of 3.3% or 4.3%. Since price cap
regulation was elected in July 1991, the Telephone Company has
selected the 3.3% productivity factor. Choosing the 3.3%
factor, the Telephone Company is allowed to earn up to a
12.25% interstate rate of return annually. Earnings between
12.25% and 16.25% would be shared equally with customers, and
earnings over 16.25% would be returned to customers. Any
amounts returned to customers would be in the form of
prospective rate reductions. In addition, the Telephone
Company's ability to achieve or exceed its interstate rate of
return will depend, in part, on its ability to meet or exceed
the assumed productivity increase.
On April 1, 1994, the Telephone Company filed with the FCC its
1994 annual interstate access tariff under price cap
regulation for effect on July 1, 1994. The Telephone Company
maintained its selection of the 3.3% productivity factor and
is allowed to earn up to a 12.25% interstate rate of return
annually before any sharing occurs. The filing, which was
approved by the FCC, incorporated rate reductions of
approximately $7 million in decreased annual interstate
network access revenues for the period July 1, 1994 to June
30, 1995. Management expects this decrease to be fully offset
by increased demand. As of December 31, 1994, the Telephone
Company's interstate rate of return was below the 12.25%
threshold.
On July 12, 1994, the Court reversed and remanded to the FCC a
ruling addressing the exogenous treatment of certain
incremental postretirement costs incurred by price cap
carriers, including the Telephone Company. The Telephone
Company's tariffs, which took effect on July 2, 1993 and were
subject to FCC further investigation, could be affected by the
Court's decision. The Telephone Company's tariffs which took
effect on July 1, 1994 could also be affected by the Court's
decision. The Telephone Company expects the impact of this
decision to be immaterial to total revenues.
The Telephone Company will file its 1995 annual interstate
access tariff filing on April 3, 1995 under price cap
regulation to become effective July 1, 1995. The filing will
adjust interstate access rates for an experienced rate of
inflation, the FCC's productivity target and exogenous cost
changes, if any. The Telephone Company does not anticipate
changing its election for the next tariff period.
In February 1994, the FCC began its scheduled inquiry into the
price cap plan for LECs to determine whether to revise the
current plan to improve LECs' performance in meeting the FCC's
objectives. Results of this inquiry are expected in early
1995.
In July 1993, the FCC granted the Telephone Company increased
interstate depreciation rates in connection with its triennial
review of depreciation. The new depreciation rates were
effective retroactive to January 1, 1993 and increased
depreciation expense by approximately $11 million. However,
under current price cap regulation applicable to the Telephone
Company, any changes in depreciation rates cannot be reflected
in interstate access rates.
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Since January 1, 1988, the Telephone Company has utilized an
FCC approved, company-specific Cost Allocation Manual ("CAM"),
which apportions costs between regulated and non-regulated
activities, and describes transactions between the Telephone
Company and its affiliates. In addition, the FCC requires
larger LECs, including the Telephone Company, to undergo an
annual independent audit to determine whether the LEC is in
compliance with its approved CAM. The Telephone Company has
received audit reports for 1988 through 1993 indicating it is
in compliance with its CAM, and is currently undergoing an
audit for the year 1994.
Regulated Operations
The network access lines provided by the Telephone Company to
customers' premises can be interconnected with the access
lines of other telephone companies in the United States and
with telephone systems in most other countries. The following
table sets forth, for the Telephone Company, the number of
network access lines in service at the end of each year:
1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Network Access Lines
in Service (thousands) 2,009 1,964 1,937 1,922 1,904
The Telephone Company has been making, and expects to continue
to make, significant capital expenditures to meet the demand
for regulated telecommunications services and to further
improve such services [see discussion of I-SNET[SM] in Item 2.
Properties]. The total gross investment in telephone plant
increased from approximately $3.6 billion at December 31, 1989
to approximately $4.1 billion at December 31, 1994, after
giving effect to retirements, but before deducting accumulated
depreciation at either date. Since 1990, cash expended for
capital additions was as follows:
Dollars in millions 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Cash Expended for
Capital Additions $235.4 $231.6 $269.1 $296.3 $370.0
In 1994, the Telephone Company funded its cash expenditures
for capital additions entirely through cash flows from
operations. In 1995, capital additions are expected to be
approximately $280 million, including approximately $80
million for I-SNET. The Telephone Company expects to fund
substantially all of its 1995 capital additions through cash
flows from operations.
On October 21, 1993, the FCC approved the Telephone Company's
application to construct, operate, own and maintain facilities
to conduct a technology and marketing trial for use in
providing video dial tone service in West Hartford,
Connecticut. With construction of the fiber-optic and coaxial
facilities completed, the trial began in early 1994. The
trial area of 1,250 homes is provided with broadcast channels,
extensive pay-per-view channels and video-on-demand service,
which provides hundreds of video choices. On November 22,
1994, the FCC approved the Telephone Company's request to
expand the trial to an additional 150,000 homes in other areas
of Connecticut.
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The Telephone Company gives accounting recognition to the
actions of regulatory authorities where appropriate, as
prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 71 "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types
of Regulation." Under SFAS No. 71, the Telephone Company
records certain assets and liabilities because of actions of
regulatory authorities. More significantly, amounts charged
to operations for depreciation expense reflect estimated lives
and methods prescribed by regulatory authorities rather than
those consisting of useful and economic lives that might
otherwise apply to unregulated enterprises. In the event that
the Telephone Company no longer meets the criteria for
following SFAS No. 71, the accounting impact to the
Corporation would be an extraordinary non-cash charge to
operations of a material amount.
On February 10, 1995, the Telephone Company filed with the
DPUC, pursuant to the Act discussed previously [see
Competition], its depreciation reserve studies indicating its
deficiency in accumulated depreciation could be approximately
$1 billion based on telecommunications plant investment levels
as of January 1, 1995. While the filing seeks to quantify the
Telephone Company's reserve deficiency, the recovery of the
deficiency will be addressed in subsequent proceedings on the
Telephone Company's financial condition and alternative forms
of regulation. These proceedings are currently scheduled by
the DPUC throughout 1995, with a decision expected in 1996.
In light of the new regulatory framework for Connecticut
telecommunications discussed previously [see Competition], the
Telephone Company has reviewed the criteria set forth in SFAS
No. 71 and has determined that the continuing application of
the regulatory accounting standard is appropriate.
Directory Publishing
The Telephone Company's publishing division provides
traditional paper products including White and Yellow Pages
directories throughout Connecticut. To strategically widen
its business focus and position itself for the future, the
publishing division is introducing new electronic publishing
services, such as SNET Access[SM], Consumer Tips and Electronic
Yellow Pages. On June 30, 1994, the DPUC lifted a restriction
which prohibited the Telephone Company from developing and
providing electronic information services, including
electronic publishing services.
Key trends affecting publishing revenues include the
Connecticut economy and competition. Publishing revenues, a
significant portion which reflect directory contracts entered
into in the prior year, continue to remain sensitive to the
Connecticut economy, which is in the early stages of recovery.
In addition, the Connecticut advertising marketplace is
undergoing major structural changes and is becoming
increasingly more fragmented and competitive. The publishing
division faces increased competition from non-traditional
services such as on-line services, desktop publishing,
electronic shopping services, CD-ROM and the expansion of
cable television. Furthermore, additional competition may
arise from the Regional Bell Operating Companies' ability to
offer information services.
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WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
The Corporation provides wireless communications services,
which consist of wholesale and retail cellular telephone
communications and paging services, through its subsidiaries
SNET Cellular, Inc. ("Cellular"), SNET Mobility, Inc.
("Mobility") and SNET Paging, Inc. ("Paging").
SNET Cellular, Inc.
Cellular was incorporated in 1985 under the laws of the State
of Connecticut. In 1990, Cellular formed the Springwich
Cellular Limited Partnership ("Springwich") with NYNEX Mobile
Communications Company ("NYNEX Mobile"), The Granby Telephone
and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts, Inc., The Woodbury
Telephone Company and a fifth partner (New England Limited
Special Partnership, of which NYNEX Mobile is the managing
partner). Springwich is authorized to provide wholesale
cellular radio telecommunications services in the Hartford,
New Haven, New London, and Fairfield, Connecticut New England
County Metropolitan Areas ("NECMAs") and in the Springfield,
Massachusetts NECMA. Springwich also is licensed to provide
cellular wholesale service in three Rural Service Areas,
Windham and Litchfield Counties in Connecticut and Franklin
County in Massachusetts. The combined population of this
region is approximately 4 million.
In January 1993, Cellular incorporated SNET Springwich, Inc.
("SSI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cellular. Cellular
transferred a 32% general partnership interest in Springwich
to SSI in 1993 and another 32% limited partnership interest in
Springwich to SSI in 1994. Currently, Cellular and SSI
together hold an 82.5% partnership interest in Springwich.
Springwich has "roamer agreements" with other cellular
carriers which allow customers of Springwich access to
cellular markets throughout the United States and Canada and
allow customers of other carriers to use Springwich's network.
In February 1993, Cellular announced that it had joined with
other major mobile communications companies to form MobiLink[SM]
Partners. In July 1993, the MobiLink Partners set common
standards for cellular service nationwide under the new brand
name, MobiLink[SM]. Participation in the MobiLink franchise
allows use of the brand name and access to various features
and benefits designed to make cellular service easier to use,
particularly for those customers who roam throughout the
United States and Canada.
Springwich is currently subject to FCC and DPUC jurisdictions.
During 1994, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utility
deregulated cellular services pursuant to congressional
legislative action. On July 31, 1990, Springwich petitioned
the DPUC to initiate a proceeding to address whether the
conditions necessary to forebear from rate regulation of
cellular mobile telephone service in Connecticut NECMAs were
present. In 1991, the DPUC issued a decision denying
Springwich's petition for forbearance citing that the record
did not indicate that forbearance would enhance or expedite
the evolution of the cellular marketplace. Pursuant to a
recent federal law, state regulation of cellular activities is
preempted unless the FCC approves a petition by the state
regulatory agency to continue its regulatory scheme. Such a
filing was made by the DPUC on August 9, 1994. The FCC
initiated a proceeding (Docket No. 94-106) to consider the
Connecticut petition. A final decision is due by May 1995.
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On October 22, 1993, the FCC issued a report and order
allocating radio spectrum to be licensed for the provision of
new personal communications services ("PCS"). Subsequently,
on June 13, 1994, the FCC issued a revised spectrum plan and
rules for PCS licensing. Under the guidelines, narrowband and
broadband licenses for separate blocks of spectrum would be
auctioned to potential PCS providers in each geographic area
of the United States. These blocks of spectrum could be used
to provide a range of wireless services including advanced
paging, wireless data services and two-way voice
communications. The auction and licensing of these blocks of
radio spectrum will allow new competitors to enter the market
place Springwich serves. On July 25, 1994, the FCC initiated
the auctioning of PCS licenses. National and regional
narrowband PCS license auctions were completed in 1994 with
broadband PCS auctions continuing into 1995. To date, the
Corporation has not participated in these auctions.
The Springwich partnership, in which Cellular is the general
partner and NYNEX Corporation ("NYNEX") is a minority partner,
serves the combined Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts
areas. Bell Atlantic Mobile, a subsidiary of Bell Atlantic
Corporation ("Bell Atlantic"), also operates in Springwich
markets as a wireless provider. On June 30, 1994, Bell
Atlantic and NYNEX announced plans to combine their cellular
phone operations in order to jointly serve several U.S.
markets, including Connecticut. The proposed combination of
Bell Atlantic and NYNEX cellular operations requires United
States Department of Justice ("DOJ") approval and transfer of
licenses by the FCC.
Cellular has made and will continue to make investments in
network expansion and enhancements in order to effectively
meet the needs of its customers. On November 22, 1994,
Cellular entered into multiple definitive agreements with Bell
Atlantic and NYNEX to purchase, for $450 million in aggregate,
certain cellular properties in Rhode Island and New Bedford
and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and an increased interest in
the Springwich partnership. These transactions are subject to
the consummation by Bell Atlantic and NYNEX of their cellular
joint venture discussed previously, the formation of which
requires their sale of these properties. These acquisitions
are also subject to approval by the FCC and DOJ. In addition,
the acquisition of the Pittsfield property is subject to a
right of first refusal by a third party. In January 1995,
Cellular's acquisitions were approved by the DOJ.
SNET Mobility, Inc.
Mobility was incorporated in 1985 under the laws of the State
of Connecticut under its predecessor's name SNET MobileCom,
Inc. Mobility purchases wholesale cellular communications
service from Springwich and resells cellular communications
service to the retail market under the registered trademark
LINX[R] in Springwich's service area.
Mobility markets its services through its internal sales force
and through agreements with third-party distributors and
dealers. Mobility anticipates continuing competition from
local, regional and national resellers including its largest
competitor, Bell Atlantic Mobile. Over the past few years,
intense competition for new customers has led to increases in
selling and promotional costs. Mobility anticipates that this
trend will continue into the foreseeable future. In response
to this competition, Mobility continues to increase the number
and quality of its distribution channels, price aggressively
and introduce both creative customer acquisition programs and
differentiated value-added services.
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SNET Paging, Inc.
Paging was incorporated in February 1990 under the laws of the
State of Connecticut. Paging launched service on April 1,
1991. Paging provides its customers with tone, numeric and
alphanumeric paging services through its registered trademark
Page 2000[R]. Customers have a choice of either selecting local
or regional coverage. Paging also serves as a reseller of
SkyTel, a nationwide paging service. Currently, Paging's
network is capable of providing services in Connecticut, most
of Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Metropolitan New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
In October 1993, TNI Associates, Inc. ("TNIA"), formerly SNET
Paging Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Paging, purchased the remaining 50.5% partnership interest in
the assets of TNI Associates (the "TNI Partnership") from
Telecommunications Network, Inc. The TNI Partnership business
purchased by TNIA operates a wide-area paging network from New
York City to southern New Jersey and Philadelphia.
On December 13, 1994, Paging and TNIA entered into a
definitive agreement with Paging Network of New York, Inc., to
sell substantially all of the network assets of Paging and
TNIA including wireless messaging network transmitters,
switches, and operating frequencies, as well as all reseller
accounts and TNIA's retail accounts. Paging will retain its
retail accounts and will continue as a reseller to market
paging services under its Page 2000 brand name. The
transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and
certain other conditions, is expected to be completed in the
first half of 1995.
Paging has three primary competitors in the Northeast region
it serves. One is dominant in the Connecticut marketplace and
is perceived as offering competitive pricing and a high
quality network. The second offers multistate and regional
services that focus on large metropolitan markets with less
emphasis on Connecticut. The last is a large national carrier
that offers the lowest price with an apparent strategy of
building market share rapidly.
SNET AMERICA, INC.
SNET America, Inc. ("SNET America") was incorporated in 1993
under the laws of the State of Connecticut. SNET America offers
a complete range of interstate and international long-distance
services to Connecticut customers, including calling card and
"800" service, along with volume discount plans such as Distance
Plus[SM]. Distance Plus offers graduated discounts where the
discount increases as the usage increases. SNET America began
offering service in the third quarter of 1993.
On April 13, 1994, the DPUC approved a joint marketing
arrangement between the Telephone Company and SNET America
enabling the Telephone Company to sell SNET America's
interstate and international services, and SNET America to
sell the Telephone Company's intrastate products and services.
This arrangement will enable the Corporation to satisfy its
customers' long-distance calling needs with a single point of
contact through the SNET All Distance[SM] service offering.
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SNET DIVERSIFIED GROUP, INC.
SNET Diversified Group, Inc. ("Diversified") was incorporated
in 1986 under the laws of the State of Connecticut in order to
identify and develop new, non-regulated business
opportunities. The majority of Diversified's activities are
leasing and selling customers' premise equipment ("CPE") to
residential and small business customers. As part of the 1993
SNET Systems, Inc. ("Systems") reorganization, Diversified
established a new division, Business Communications, which
continues to offer and maintain certain key products that are
complementary to the Telephone Company's central office-based
solutions. In 1994, Diversified introduced multimedia
services after the DPUC lifted a restriction on June 30, 1994,
which prohibited the Telephone Company and its affiliates from
developing and providing electronic information services.
Another division, SNET Premium Services, which offers network
related enhanced services such as ConnNet[R] and Conference
Calling, was transferred from the Telephone Company to
Diversified effective January 1, 1993.
Diversified faces significant competition from numerous
department store, discount store, and business equipment
retailers that carry CPE. Diversified has differentiated its
product line from its competitors by offering a wide array of
quality products coupled with superior customer service by
offering customers leasing options.
SNET REAL ESTATE, INC.
SNET Real Estate, Inc. ("Real Estate") was incorporated in
1983 under the laws of the State of Connecticut. Real Estate
is the owner of commercial property which it leases under
operating leases and is a general partner in a partnership
that also leases commercial property. Currently, Real Estate
is managing its existing portfolio and is not actively
pursuing additional real estate investments.
Real Estate faces a risk that real estate markets in which its
properties are located, primarily Connecticut, may further
deteriorate from their current value. This risk is minimized
by the conservative nature of Real Estate's portfolio, a
majority of which is leased to affiliates.
SNET SYSTEMS, INC.
SNET Systems, Inc. ("Systems") was incorporated in 1986 under
the laws of the State of Connecticut and was subsequently
dissolved in December 1993. Systems marketed a full range of
sophisticated communications systems and services primarily to
large business customers as well as provided consulting,
installation and maintenance services related to
communications systems.
On January 15, 1993, the Corporation announced that it would
disband Systems and reassign its functions and employees to
other organizations within the Corporation. This
reorganization of Systems' operations is in line with the
Corporation's strategy to focus on the Telephone Company's
central office-based solutions.
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SNET CREDIT, INC.
SNET Credit, Inc. ("Credit") was incorporated in 1983 under
the laws of the State of Connecticut. Credit provided lease
financing of telecommunications and other equipment for
Systems and third parties under operating, direct-financing
and leveraged leases. In September 1992, the Corporation
announced its intention to discontinue operations of the
finance business by phasing out the activities of Credit
because it no longer fit into the Corporation's long-term
strategic business plan. During 1993, Credit sold portions of
its direct-financing lease portfolio. Certain existing
leveraged leases and direct-financing leases have been
retained by the Corporation as investments.
Employee Relations
The Corporation and its subsidiaries employed approximately
9,710 persons at February 28, 1995, of whom approximately 67%
are represented by the Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers,
Inc. ("CUTW"), an unaffiliated union.
On August 17, 1994, the Corporation and the CUTW reached an
agreement that called for an "early-out option" for bargaining-
unit employees to be negotiated no later than March 31, 1995.
The Corporation and the CUTW are currently negotiating a new
labor contract with the anticipation that it will be ratified
prior to the August 1995 expiration of the current three-year
labor contract.
In December 1993, the Corporation recorded a restructuring
charge to provide for a comprehensive restructuring program
designed to reduce costs and improve delivery of service. The
program included incremental costs to be incurred for employee
separations involving approximately 2,500 employees beginning
in January 1994. This estimate includes 750 to 1,000
management employees and 1,500 to 1,750 bargaining-unit
employees. Through December 1994, approximately 970
employees, representing 590, or 16.6%, of the total number of
management employees and 380, or 5.5%, of the total number of
bargaining-unit employees, had left the Corporation under
severance plans and retirement incentives. Additional
employee separations are expected to occur as a result of the
early-out option and outsourcing of approximately 150 data
center operation employees currently being negotiated with
Computer Sciences Corporation. Reengineering efforts and the
early-out option will impact the timing and mix of additional
employee separations of approximately 1,500 employees.
Item 2. Properties
The principal properties of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries do not lend themselves to a detailed description
by character and location. The majority of telecommunications
property, plant and equipment of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries is owned by the Telephone Company. Of the
Corporation's investment in telecommunications property, plant
and equipment at December 31, 1994, central office equipment
represented 40%; connecting lines not on customers' premises,
the majority of which are on or under public roads, highways
or streets and the remainder on or under private property,
represented 35%; land and buildings (occupied principally by
central offices) represented 11%; telephone instruments and
related wiring and equipment, including private branch
exchanges, substantially all of which are on the premises of
customers, represented 2%; and other, principally vehicles and
general office equipment, represented 12%.
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Substantially all of the central office equipment
installations and administrative offices are located in
Connecticut in buildings owned by the Telephone Company
situated on land which it owns in fee. Many garages, service
centers and some administrative offices are located in rented
quarters.
The Corporation has a significant investment in the
properties, facilities and equipment necessary to conduct its
business with the overwhelming majority of this investment
relating to telephone operations. Management believes that
the Corporation's facilities and equipment are suitable and
adequate for the business.
In 1993, the Telephone Company announced its intention to
invest $4.5 billion over the next 15 years to build I-SNET, a
statewide information superhighway. I-SNET will be an
interactive multimedia network capable of delivering voice,
video and a full range of information and interactive
services. The Telephone Company expects I-SNET will reach
approximately 160,000 residences and businesses by the end of
1995. The Telephone Company plans to support this investment
primarily through increased productivity from the new
technology deployed, ongoing cost-containment initiatives and
customer demand for the new services offered. At this time,
the Telephone Company does not plan to request a rate increase
for this investment.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries are involved
in various claims and lawsuits that arise in the normal
conduct of their business. In the opinion of management, upon
advice of counsel, these claims will not have a material
adverse effect on the Corporation or its subsidiaries.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders in the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.
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Executive Officers of the Registrant (1)
(as of February 28, 1995)
Executive
Officer
Name Age(2) Position Since
Daniel J. Miglio 54 Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer 1/86
Jean M. LaVecchia 42 Senior Vice President-
Organization Development 8/94
Ronald M. Serrano 39 Senior Vice President-
Corporate Development 1/93
Donald R. Shassian 39 Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 12/93
Madelyn M. DeMatteo 46 Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary 5/90
John A. Sadek 61 Vice President and
Comptroller 1/86
(1) Includes executive officers subject to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2) As of December 31, 1994.
Mr. Miglio, Ms. LaVecchia, Ms. DeMatteo and Mr. Sadek have
held high level managerial positions with the Corporation or
its subsidiaries for more than the past five years. Mr.
Serrano was a Vice President of Mercer Management Consulting,
Inc., (formerly Strategic Planning Associates) for more than
five years prior to joining the Corporation. Mr. Shassian was
a partner with Arthur Andersen & Co., independent accountants,
for more than five years prior to joining the Corporation.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related
Stockholder Matters
The common stock of the Corporation is listed on the New York
and Pacific stock exchanges and the number of holders of
record, computed on the basis of registered accounts, was
55,302 as of February 28, 1995. Information with respect to
the quarterly high and low sales price for the Corporation's
common stock and quarterly cash dividends declared is included
in the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders on page 48
under the caption "Market and Dividend Data" and is
incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General
Instruction G(2).
Items 6 through 8.
Information required under Items 6 through 8 is included in
the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994 on pages 18 through 47 in their
entirety and is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to
General Instruction G(2).
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure
No changes in or disagreements with accountants on any
accounting or financial disclosure occurred during the period
covered by this report.
PART III
Items 10 through 13.
Information required under Items 10 through 13 is included in
the registrant's Proxy Statement dated March 27, 1995 on pages
1 (commencing under the caption "Proxy Statement") through 8
and pages 13 through 17. Such information is incorporated
herein by reference.
Information regarding executive officers of the registrant
required by Item 401(b) and (e) of Regulation S-K is included
in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, following Item 4.
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PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule, and Reports
on Form 8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of the report: Page
(1) Report on Consolidated Financial Statements *
Report of Audit Committee *
Report of Independent Accountants *
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) -
for the years ended December 31, 1994,
1993 and 1992 *
Consolidated Balance Sheet - as of
December 31, 1994 and 1993 *
Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Stockholders' Equity - for the years ended
December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 *
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - for
the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 *
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements *
(2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule for the
year ended December 31, 1994
Report of Independent Accountants 24
II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 25
Schedules other than those listed above have
been omitted because the required information
is contained in the financial statements and
notes thereto, or because such schedules are
not applicable.
* Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate
portions of the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 [see Part II].
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(3) Exhibits:
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the
SEC, are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto.
Exhibits numbered 10(iii)(A)1 through 10(iii)(A)14 are management
contracts or compensatory plans required to be filed as exhibits
pursuant to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K.
Exhibit
Number
3a Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the registrant as filed June 14, 1990 (Exhibit
3-A to Form SE dated 3/15/91, File No. 1-9157).
3b By-Laws of the registrant as amended and restated
through October 10, 1990 (Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K
dated 10/10/90, File No. 1-9157).
4a Rights Agreement dated February 11, 1987 between
Southern New England Telecommunications
Corporation and The State Street Bank and Trust
Company, as Rights Agent (Exhibit 1 to Form SE
dated 2/13/87-1, File No. 1-9157). Amendment No.
1 dated December 13, 1989 (Exhibit 4 to Form SE
dated 12/28/89, File No. 1-9157). Amendment No. 2
dated October 10, 1990 (Exhibit 4 to Form SE dated
10/12/90, File No. 1-9157).
4b Indenture dated December 13, 1993 between The Southern
New England Telephone Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut,
National Association, Trustee, issued in connection with
the sale of $200,000,000 of 6 1/8% Medium-Term Notes,
Series C, due December 15, 2003 and $245,000,000 of
7 1/4% Medium-Term Notes, Series C, due December 15, 2033.
10(iii)(A)1 SNET Short Term Incentive Plan as amended February
8, 1995.
10(iii)(A)2 SNET Long Term Incentive Plan as amended March 1,
1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)2 to 1992 Form 10-K dated
3/23/93, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)3 SNET Financial Counseling Program as amended
January 1987 (Exhibit 10-D to Form SE dated
3/23/87-1, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)4 Group Life Insurance Plan and Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Benefits Plan for Outside Directors
of SNET as amended July 1, 1986 (Exhibit 10-E to
Form SE dated 3/23/87-1, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)5 SNET Executive Non-Qualified Pension Plan and
Excess Benefit Plan as amended November 1, 1991
(Exhibit 10-A to Form SE dated 3/20/92, File No. 1-
9157). Amendment dated December 8, 1993 (Exhibit
10 (iii)(A)5 to 1993 Form 10-K dated 3/23/94, File
No. 1-9157). Amendment dated February 8, 1995.
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(3) Exhibits (continued):
Exhibit
Number
10(iii)(A)6 SNET Management Pension Plan as amended November
1, 1987 (Exhibit 10-C to Form SE dated 3/21/88-1,
File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated September 1,
1988 and January 1, 1989 (Exhibit 10-C to Form SE
dated 3/21/89, File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated
January 1, 1989 through August 6, 1989 (Exhibit 10-
B to Form SE dated 3/20/90, File No. 1-9157).
Amendments dated June 5, 1991 through September
25, 1991 (Exhibit 10-B to Form SE dated 3/20/92,
File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated January 1,
1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)6 to 1992 Form 10-K dated
3/23/93, File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated
September 8, 1993 through December 8, 1993
(Exhibit 10(iii)(A)6 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated June
1, 1994 through November 16, 1994.
10(iii)(A)7 SNET Incentive Award Deferral Plan as amended
March 1, 1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)7 to 1992 Form
10-K dated 3/23/93, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)8 SNET Mid-Career Pension Plan as amended November
1, 1991 (Exhibit 10-D to Form SE dated 3/20/92,
File No. 1-9157). Amendment dated December 8,
1993 (Exhibit 10 (iii)(A)8 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)9 SNET Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors as amended January 1, 1993 (Exhibit
10(iii)(A)9 to 1992 Form 10-K dated 3/23/93,
File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)10 Change-in-Control Agreements (Exhibit 10-F to Form
SE dated 3/15/91, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)11 SNET 1986 Stock Option Plan as amended March 1,
1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)11 to 1992 Form 10-K dated
3/23/93, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)12 SNET Retirement and Disability Plan for Non-
Employee Directors as amended April 14, 1993
(Exhibit 10(iii)(A)12 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157). Amendment dated
January 1, 1994.
10(iii)(A)13 SNET Non-Employee Director Stock Plan effective
January 1, 1994 (Exhibit 4.4 to Registration No.
33-51055, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)14 Description of SNET Executive Retirement Savings
Plan (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)14 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157).
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
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(3) Exhibits (continued):
Exhibit
Number
13 Pages 18 through 48 of the registrant's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994.
21 Subsidiaries of the Corporation.
23 Consent of Independent Accountants.
24a Powers of Attorney.
24b Board of Directors' Resolution.
27 Financial Data Schedule
99a Annual Report on Form 11-K for the plan year ended
December 31, 1994 for the SNET Management
Retirement Savings Plan will be filed as an
amendment prior to June 30, 1995.
99b Annual Report on Form 11-K for the plan year ended
December 31, 1994 for the SNET Bargaining Unit
Retirement Savings Plan will be filed as an
amendment prior to June 30, 1995.
The Corporation will furnish, without charge, to a stockholder
upon request a copy of the Annual Report to Shareholders and
Proxy Statement, portions of which are incorporated by
reference, and will furnish any other exhibit at cost.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
On October 26, 1994, the Corporation and the Telephone Company
filed, separately, reports on Form 8-K, dated October 26, 1994
announcing the Corporation's financial results for the third
quarter of 1994.
On November 22, 1994, the Corporation filed a report on Form 8-
K, dated November 22, 1994, announcing that it had reached
definitive agreements with Bell Atlantic Corporation and NYNEX
Corporation to purchase certain cellular properties that are
within or contiguous to areas served by SNET Mobility, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. The properties to
be purchased include all of Rhode Island and the New Bedford,
Massachusetts area now owned by Bell Atlantic as well as
NYNEX's ownership of 80% of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts
market and a 16.1% interest in a cellular partnership
currently 82.5% owned and managed by the Corporation.
On January 25, 1995, the Corporation and the Telephone Company
filed, separately, reports on Form 8-K, dated January 24,
1995, announcing the Corporation's 1994 financial results and
the change in credit ratings by Standard & Poor's on the
Corporation's senior unsecured debt to A+ from AA and
commercial paper rating to A-1 from A-1+.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By /s/ J. A. Sadek
J. A. Sadek, Vice President and Comptroller, March 10, 1995
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and
on the date indicated.
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
D. J. Miglio*
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICERS:
D. R. Shassian*
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
J. A. Sadek By /s/ J. A. Sadek
Vice President and Comptroller (J. A. Sadek, as attorney-
in-fact and on his own
behalf)
DIRECTORS:
F. G. Adams*
William F. Andrews*
Richard H. Ayers*
Zoe Baird*
Robert L. Bennett*
Barry M. Bloom* March 10, 1995
F. J. Connor*
William R. Fenoglio*
Claire L. Gaudiani*
J. R. Greenfield*
Burton G. Malkiel*
Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr.* * by power of attorney
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders of
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation:
Our report on the consolidated financial statements of
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation has been
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K from the 1994
Annual Report to Stockholders of Southern New England
Telecommunications Corporation on page 29 therein. In
connection with our audits of such financial statements, we
have also audited the related financial statement schedule for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994
listed in Item 14 (a) (2) of this Form 10-K.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
above, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information required to be included
therein.
Hartford, Connecticut COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
January 24, 1995
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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
SCHEDULE II--VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(Millions of Dollars)
COL. A COL. B COL. C(1) COL. C(2) COL. D COL. E
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
beginning Charged to other accounts Deductions at end
Description of period expense - Note(a) - Note(b) of period
Allowance for Uncollectible
Accounts Receivable:
Year 1994 $26.7 $20.7 $6.3 $25.5 $ 28.2
Year 1993 21.8 28.9 3.6 27.6 26.7
Year 1992 16.3 33.3 3.9 31.7 21.8
Allowance for Uncollectible
Direct-Financing Lease Notes Receivable of Discontinued Operations:
Year 1994 $ 11.7 $ 1.7 $ - $ 5.0 $ 8.4
Year 1993 8.2 15.6 - 12.1 11.7
Year 1992 4.6 9.2 - 5.6 8.2
(a) Includes amounts previously written off that were credited directly to
this account when recovered and miscellaneous debits and credits.
(b) Includes amounts written off as uncollectible.
Additions
Balance at Balance
beginning Charged to Charged to Deductions at end
Description of period expense other accounts -Note(a) of period
Restructuring Charge:
Year 1994 $355.0 $ - $ - $90.1 $264.9
Year 1993 - 355.0 - - 355.0
(a) Amount represents costs incurred that were charged against the
restructuring reserve.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the
SEC, are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto.
Exhibits numbered 10(iii)(A)1 through 10(iii)(A)14 are management
contracts or compensatory plans required to be filed as exhibits
pursuant to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K.
Exhibit
Number
3a Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the registrant as filed June 14, 1990 (Exhibit
3-A to Form SE dated 3/15/91, File No. 1-9157).
3b By-Laws of the registrant as amended and restated
through October 10, 1990 (Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K
dated 10/10/90, File No. 1-9157).
4a Rights Agreement dated February 11, 1987 between
Southern New England Telecommunications
Corporation and The State Street Bank and Trust
Company, as Rights Agent (Exhibit 1 to Form SE
dated 2/13/87-1, File No. 1-9157). Amendment No.
1 dated December 13, 1989 (Exhibit 4 to Form SE
dated 12/28/89, File No. 1-9157). Amendment No. 2
dated October 10, 1990 (Exhibit 4 to Form SE dated
10/12/90, File No. 1-9157).
4b Indenture dated December 13, 1993 between The Southern
New England Telephone Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut,
National Association, Trustee, issued in connection with
the sale of $200,000,000 of 6 1/8% Medium-Term Notes,
Series C, due December 15, 2003 and $245,000,000 of
7 1/4% Medium-Term Notes, Series C, due December 15, 2033.
10(iii)(A)1 SNET Short Term Incentive Plan as amended February
8, 1995.
10(iii)(A)2 SNET Long Term Incentive Plan as amended March 1,
1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)2 to 1992 Form 10-K dated
3/23/93, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)3 SNET Financial Counseling Program as amended
January 1987 (Exhibit 10-D to Form SE dated
3/23/87-1, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)4 Group Life Insurance Plan and Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Benefits Plan for Outside Directors
of SNET as amended July 1, 1986 (Exhibit 10-E to
Form SE dated 3/23/87-1, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)5 SNET Executive Non-Qualified Pension Plan and
Excess Benefit Plan as amended November 1, 1991
(Exhibit 10-A to Form SE dated 3/20/92, File No. 1-
9157). Amendment dated December 8, 1993 (Exhibit
10 (iii)(A)5 to 1993 Form 10-K dated 3/23/94, File
No. 1-9157). Amendment dated February 8, 1995.
10(iii)(A)6 SNET Management Pension Plan as amended November
1, 1987 (Exhibit 10-C to Form SE dated 3/21/88-1,
File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated September 1,
1988 and January 1, 1989 (Exhibit 10-C to Form SE
dated 3/21/89, File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated
January 1, 1989 through August 6, 1989 (Exhibit 10-
B to Form SE dated 3/20/90, File No. 1-9157).
Amendments dated June 5, 1991 through September
25, 1991 (Exhibit 10-B to Form SE dated 3/20/92,
File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated January 1,
1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)6 to 1992 Form 10-K dated
3/23/93, File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated
September 8, 1993 through December 8, 1993
(Exhibit 10(iii)(A)6 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157). Amendments dated June
1, 1994 through November 16, 1994.
10(iii)(A)7 SNET Incentive Award Deferral Plan as amended
March 1, 1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)7 to 1992 Form
10-K dated 3/23/93, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)8 SNET Mid-Career Pension Plan as amended November
1, 1991 (Exhibit 10-D to Form SE dated 3/20/92,
File No. 1-9157). Amendment dated December 8,
1993 (Exhibit 10 (iii)(A)8 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)9 SNET Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors as amended January 1, 1993 (Exhibit
10(iii)(A)9 to 1992 Form 10-K dated 3/23/93,
File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)10 Change-in-Control Agreements (Exhibit 10-F to Form
SE dated 3/15/91, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)11 SNET 1986 Stock Option Plan as amended March 1,
1993 (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)11 to 1992 Form 10-K dated
3/23/93, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)12 SNET Retirement and Disability Plan for Non-
Employee Directors as amended April 14, 1993
(Exhibit 10(iii)(A)12 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157). Amendment dated
January 1, 1994.
10(iii)(A)13 SNET Non-Employee Director Stock Plan effective
January 1, 1994 (Exhibit 4.4 to Registration No.
33-51055, File No. 1-9157).
10(iii)(A)14 Description of SNET Executive Retirement Savings
Plan (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)14 to 1993 Form 10-K dated
3/23/94, File No. 1-9157).
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
13 Pages 18 through 48 of the registrant's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994.
21 Subsidiaries of the Corporation.
23 Consent of Independent Accountants.
24a Powers of Attorney.
24b Board of Directors' Resolution.
27 Financial Data Schedule
99a Annual Report on Form 11-K for the plan year ended
December 31, 1994 for the SNET Management
Retirement Savings Plan will be filed as an
amendment prior to June 30, 1995.
99b Annual Report on Form 11-K for the plan year ended
December 31, 1994 for the SNET Bargaining Unit
Retirement Savings Plan will be filed as an
amendment prior to June 30, 1995.
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
TO
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of December 13, 1993
DEBT SECURITIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS*
PAGE
Parties ........................................................... 1
Recitals of the Issuer ............................................ 1
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain terms defined; other terms defined in Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or by reference
therein in Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to
have meanings therein assigned ................... 1
Authenticating Agent ............................... 2
Board of Directors ................................. 2
Board Resolution ................................... 2
Business Day ....................................... 2
Commission ......................................... 2
Company ............................................ 2
Corporate Trust Office or principal office of the
Trustee .......................................... 2
Depository ......................................... 2
Designated Areas ................................... 2
Event of Default ................................... 2
Global Security .................................... 2
Holder, Holder of Securities, securityholders or
Registered Holder ................................ 3
include ............................................ 3
Indenture .......................................... 3
Issuer or Company .................................. 3
Issuer Order ....................................... 3
Officers' Certificate .............................. 3
Opinion of Counsel ................................. 3
Outstanding ........................................ 3
Paying Agent ....................................... 4
person ............................................. 4
responsible officer ................................ 4
Security or Securities ............................. 4
Securities Register ................................ 4
Trust Indenture Act ................................ 4
Trustee ............................................ 4
SECTION 1.02. Other defined terms ................................ 4
* This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
part of the Indenture or to have any bearing upon the interpretation of
any of its terms or provisions.
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ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
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SECTION 2.01. Forms generally .................................... 4
SECTION 2.02. Form of Trustee's certificate of authentication .... 5
SECTION 2.03. Form of Trustee's certificate of authentication
by an Authenticating Agent ....................... 5
SECTION 2.04. Securities issuable in the form of Global Securities 5
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. Amount unlimited; issuable in series ............... 7
SECTION 3.02. Form and denominations ............................. 9
SECTION 3.03. Authentication, dating and delivery of Securities .. 10
SECTION 3.04. Execution of Securities ............................ 12
SECTION 3.05. Exchange of Securities ............................. 13
Registration of transfer of Securities to be
endorsed or accompanied instruments of transfer .. 13
Charges upon exchange or transfer of Securities .... 13
Restrictions on issue and registration of transfer
or exchange at time of redemption ................ 13
SECTION 3.06. Temporary Securities, if any ....................... 13
SECTION 3.07. Mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities .... 14
SECTION 3.08. Cancellation of surrendered Securities ............. 15
SECTION 3.09. Provisions of the Indenture and Securities for the
sole benefit of the parties and the
securityholders .................................. 15
SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest ............................ 15
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER
SECTION 4.01. Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on Securities ........................... 15
SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of office or agency for transfer,
exchange and payment of Securities ............... 15
SECTION 4.03. Not to secure mortgage property without
securing Securities ratably ...................... 16
SECTION 4.04. Securing of Securities upon consolidation,
merger, sale, etc. ............................... 16
SECTION 4.05. Restrictions upon sales of property ................ 18
SECTION 4.06. Appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of
Trustee .......................................... 19
SECTION 4.07. (a) Duties of Paying Agent ......................... 19
(b) Company as Paying Agent ........................ 19
(c) Turnover to Trustee by Paying Agent or Company . 20
(d) Holding sums in trust .......................... 20
SECTION 4.08. Written Statement to Trustee ....................... 20
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ARTICLE FIVE
SECURITYHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE ISSUER
AND THE TRUSTEE
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SECTION 5.01. Company to furnish Trustee information as to names
and addresses of securityholders ................. 20
SECTION 5.02. (a) Trustee to preserve information as to names and
addresses of securityholders ................... 20
(b) Trustee to make information as to names and
addresses of securityholders available to
"applicants" or mail communications to
securityholders in certain circumstances ....... 21
Procedure if Trustee elects not to make
information available to "applicants" .......... 22
(c) Company and Trustee not accountable for
disclosure of information ...................... 22
SECTION 5.03. (a) Annual and other reports to be filed by Company
with Trustee ................................... 22
(b) Additional information and reports to be filed
with Trustee and Commission .................... 22
(c) Summaries of information and reports to be
transmitted by Company to securityholders ...... 22
SECTION 5.04. (a) Trustee to transmit reports to securityholders . 22
(b) Trustee to transmit certain further reports to
securityholders ................................ 23
(c) Securityholders to be mailed reports ........... 23
(d) Copies of reports to be filed with stock
exchanges and Commission ....................... 24
ARTICLE SIX
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON
EVENT OF DEFAULT
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default defined .......................... 24
Acceleration of maturity upon Event of Default ..... 25
Waiver of default and rescission of declaration of
maturity ......................................... 26
Restoration of former position and rights .......... 26
SECTION 6.02. Covenant of Company to pay to Trustee upon demand
whole amount due on Securities on default in
payment of interest or principal (or premium,
if any) .......................................... 26
Trustee may recover judgment for whole amount due on
Securities on failure of Company to pay .......... 26
Filing of proof of claim by Trustee in bankruptcy,
reorganization, receivership, or other judicial
proceedings ...................................... 27
Rights of action and to assert claims may be enforced
by Trustee without possession of Securities ...... 27
Trustee may enforce rights vested in it by Indenture
by appropriate judicial proceedings .............. 28
SECTION 6.03. Application of moneys collected by Trustee ......... 28
SECTION 6.04. Limitation on suits by holders of Securities ....... 29
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SECTION 6.05. Remedies cumulative ................................ 29
Delay or omission in exercise of rights not a waiver
of default ....................................... 29
SECTION 6.06. Rights of holders of majority in principal amount of
Securities to direct Trustee and to waive defaults 30
SECTION 6.07. Trustee to give notice of defaults known to it, but
may withhold in certain circumstances ............ 30
SECTION 6.08. Requirement of an undertaking to pay costs in
certain suits under this Indenture or against the
Trustee .......................................... 31
ARTICLE SEVEN
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Upon Event of Default occurring and continuing,
Trustee shall exercise such powers vested in it,
and use same degree of care and skill in their
exercise, as a prudent man would use ............. 31
Trustee not relieved from liability for negligence
or wilful misconduct except as provided in this
Section .......................................... 31
(a) Prior to Event of Default and after the curing
of all Events of Default which may have occurred 31
(1) Trustee not liable except for performance
of duties specifically set forth ........... 32
(2) In absence of bad faith, Trustee may
conclusively rely on certificates or opinions
furnished it hereunder, subject to duty to
examine the same if specifically required to
be furnished to it ......................... 32
(b) Trustee not liable for error of judgment made in
good faith by responsible officer unless Trustee
negligent ...................................... 32
(c) Trustee not liable for action or non-action in
accordance with direction of holders of majority
in principal amount of Securities .............. 32
SECTION 7.02. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) Trustee may rely on documents believed genuine
and properly signed or presented ............... 32
(b) Sufficient evidence by certain instruments
provided for ................................... 33
(c) Trustee may act on Opinion of Counsel .......... 33
(d) Trustee may require indemnity from
securityholders ................................ 33
(e) Trustee not liable for action in good faith
believed to be authorized ...................... 33
(f) Trustee not bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution 33
(g) Trustee may execute any trusts or powers ....... 33
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SECTION 7.03. Trustee not liable for recitals in Indenture or
in Securities .................................... 33
No representations by Trustee as to validity of
Indenture or of Securities ....................... 33
Trustee not accountable for use of Securities or
proceeds ......................................... 33
SECTION 7.04. Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or
Securities registrar may own Securities .......... 33
SECTION 7.05. Moneys received by Trustee to be held in trust;
interest not payable except by agreement ......... 34
SECTION 7.06. Trustee entitled to compensation, reimbursement
and indemnity .................................... 34
Obligations to Trustee to be secured by lien prior
to Securities .................................... 34
SECTION 7.07. Right of Trustee to rely on certificate of officers
of Company where no other evidence specifically
prescribed ....................................... 34
SECTION 7.08. (a) Trustee acquiring conflicting interest to
eliminate conflict or resign ................... 35
(b) Notice to securityholders in case of failure to
comply with subsection (a) ..................... 35
(c) Definition of conflicting terms ................ 35
(d) Definition of certain terms .................... 38
SECTION 7.09. Requirements of eligibility of Trustee ............. 40
SECTION 7.10. (a) Resignation of Trustee ......................... 40
(b) Removal of Trustee by Company or by court on
securityholder's application ................... 40
(c) Removal of Trustee by holders of majority in
principal amount of Securities ................. 41
(d) Time when resignation of removal of Trustee
effective ...................................... 41
SECTION 7.11. Acceptance by successor to Trustee ................. 41
Successor to be qualified and eligible ............. 41
Mailing of notice of succession of a Trustee ....... 42
SECTION 7.12. Successor to Trustee by merger, conversion,
consolidation or succession to business .......... 42
SECTION 7.13. (a) Limitations of rights of Trustee as creditor
to obtain payment of certain claims within
four months prior to default or during default,
to realize property as such creditor thereafter. 42
(b) Certain creditor relationships excluded ........ 44
(c) Definition of certain terms .................... 45
SECTION 7.14. Appointment and qualifications of Authenticating
Agent ............................................ 45
Succession of Authenticating Agent without further
act .............................................. 46
Resignation of Authenticating Agent or termination
of agency ........................................ 46
Compensation of Authenticating Agent ............... 46
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ARTICLE EIGHT
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
PAGE
SECTION 8.01. (a) Form and effectiveness of securityholder action 47
(b) Proof of execution of instruments .............. 47
(c) Proof of holding of Securities ................. 47
SECTION 8.02. Who may be deemed owners of Securities ............. 47
SECTION 8.03. Securities owned by Company or controlled or
controlling companies disregarded for certain
purposes ......................................... 47
SECTION 8.04. Revocation of action by securityholder; action by
securityholder binds future holders .............. 48
ARTICLE NINE
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 9.01. Redemption prices of Securities (as set forth
in form of Security) ............................. 48
SECTION 9.02. Giving of notice of redemption ..................... 48
Selection of Securities in case less than all
Securities to be redeemed ........................ 49
SECTION 9.03. When Securities called for redemption become due and
payable .......................................... 49
Securities redeemed in part ........................ 49
ARTICLE TEN
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 10.01. Purposes for which supplemental indentures may be
entered into without consent of securityholders .. 50
SECTION 10.02. Modification of Indenture with consent of holders of
66 2/3% in principal amount of Securities ........ 51
SECTION 10.03. Effect of supplemental indentures .................. 52
Opinion of Counsel ................................. 52
SECTION 10.04. Securities may bear notation of changes by
supplemental indentures .......................... 52
ARTICLE ELEVEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
SECTION 11.01. Consolidation and merger of Company and sale or
conveyance permitted ............................. 52
Assumption of obligations of Company by successor
corporation or transferee ........................ 52
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SECTION 11.02. Rights and duties of successor corporation ......... 52
Appropriate changes may be made in form of
Securities ....................................... 53
Company may merge or acquire properties of other
corporations ..................................... 54
SECTION 11.03. Opinion of Counsel ................................. 54
ARTICLE TWELVE
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE;
UNCLAIMED MONEYS
SECTION 12.01. Satisfaction and discharge of Indenture ............ 54
SECTION 12.02. Application by Trustee of funds deposited for
payment of Securities ............................ 54
SECTION 12.03. Repayment of moneys held by Paying Agent ........... 55
SECTION 12.04. Repayment of moneys held by Trustee ................ 55
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 13.01. Immunity of incorporators, shareholders, officers
and directors .................................... 55
SECTION 13.02. Successors and assigns of Company bound by Indenture 55
SECTION 13.03. Acts of board, committee or officer of successor
corporation valid ................................ 55
SECTION 13.04. Surrender of powers by Company ..................... 55
SECTION 13.05. Required notices or demands may be served by mail .. 56
SECTION 13.06. Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to be
furnished upon applications or demands by the
Company .......................................... 56
Statements to be included in each certificate or
opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant ............................ 56
SECTION 13.07. Payments due on non-business days .................. 56
SECTION 13.08. Provisions required by Trust Indenture Act to
control .......................................... 57
SECTION 13.09. Indenture may be executed in counterparts .......... 57
SECTION 13.10. Governing law ...................................... 57
Testimonium ........................................................ 58
Signature and Seals ................................................ 59
Acknowledgments .................................................... 60
Form of Global Security ........................................ Exhibit A
Form of Note ................................................... Exhibit B
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INDENTURE, dated as of December 13, 1993, between THE SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation (hereinafter, subject
to Article Eleven, called the "Issuer" or the "Company"), having its
principal office at 227 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06506, and
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association (hereinafter, subject to Article Seven, called the "Trustee").
Recitals of the Issuer
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its notes,
debentures or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter generally called
the "Securities"), to be issued in one or more series, authenticated and
delivered, as in this Indenture provided.
All things necessary have been done to make this Indenture a valid
agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the persons acquiring the same, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the
Securities or of the Securities of any series, without any priority of any
one Security or series over any other, except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for
all purposes of this Indenture, including any indenture supplemental hereto,
have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other
terms used in this Indenture which are defined in the Trustee Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, or which are by reference therein defined in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall (except as herein otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) have the
meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said
Securities Act as in force at the date on which this Indenture was
originally executed (subject to Sections 10.01 and 10.02). All accounting
terms used herein and not expressly defined have the meanings assigned to
such terms in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
the term "generally accepted accounting principles" means such accounting
principles as are applicable to the financial statement of the Issuer at the
time of any computation. 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. All references herein
to "Articles" or other subdivisions are to the corresponding Articles or
other subdivisions of this Indenture. The terms defined in this Article
have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as
well as the singular.
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"Authenticating Agent" means, with respect to any series of Securities,
the agent of the Trustee, if any, with respect to that series of Securities,
which at the time shall be appointed and acting pursuant to Section 7.14.
"Board of Directors" means either the Board of Directors of the Issuer
or any committee of the Board or any other body designated by such Board as
duly authorized to act.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer to have been duly adopted
by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of
such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Business Day" means, with respect to any Security, any day, other than
a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed in the State of
Connecticut.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time
to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
if at any time after the date on which this Indenture was originally
executed such Commission is not existing and performing the duties assigned
to it under the Trust Indenture Act on such date or original execution, then
the body performing such duties at such time.
"Company": See "Issuer."
"Corporate Trust Office" or "principal office of the Trustee" or similar
term, means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular
time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which
office at the date hereof is located at 777 Main Street, Hartford,
Connecticut 06115, Attn. Corporate Trust Administration.
"Depository" means, with respect to the Securities of any series which,
in accordance with the determination of the Issuer, will be issued in whole
or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, The Depository
Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency or any successor
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or other applicable
statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the
Issuer pursuant to either Section 2.04 or 3.01. If at any time there is
more than one such person, "Depository" as used with respect to the
Securities of any such series means the Depository with respect to the
Securities of that series.
"Designated Areas" means one or more of the counties of Fairfield,
Hartford and New Haven in the State of Connecticut.
"Event of Default" means any event or condition specified as such in
Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any, therein designated.
"Global Security" means, with respect to all or any part of any series
of Securities, a Security executed by the Issuer and authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee to the Depository or pursuant to the Depository's
instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to an Issuer
Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its
nominee and the ownership of which will be registered in a "book-entry" or
other system maintained by the Depository.
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"Holder", "Holder of Securities", "securityholders" or "Registered
Holder" or other similar terms mean, with respect to a Security, the person
in whose name at the time such Security is registered in the Securities
Register (which terms, in the case of a Global Security, mean the
Depository, notwithstanding that the Depository maintains a "book-entry" or
other system for identification of ownership in respect of such Global
Security).
The term "include" (and other forms of such term) means "include,
without limitation."
"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and delivered
or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or
supplemented, and includes the forms and/or terms of particular series of
Securities established as contemplated hereunder.
"Issuer" or "Company" means The Southern New England Telephone Company,
a Connecticut corporation, and, subject to Article Eleven, its successors
and assigns.
"Issuer Order" means a written order signed in the name of the Issuer by
the Chairman of the Board of Directors or a Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors or its President or a Vice President and by its Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of
the Board of Directors or a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or the
President or a Vice President and by the Comptroller, an Assistant
Comptroller, or any other accounting officer of the Issuer. Each such
certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, if
and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
"Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel
who may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or who may be other
counsel satisfactory to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall include the
statements provided for in Section 13.06, if and to the extent required
thereby.
"Outstanding" (subject to Section 8.03) means, except as provided in
Section 7.08, with reference to Securities as of any particular time, all
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except
(a) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation;
(b) Securities, or portions thereof, for the payment or redemption
of which moneys in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in
trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer)
or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer (if
the Issuer shall act as its own Paying Agent); provided that, if such
Securities, or portions thereof, are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption shall have been given as in Article Nine provided, or
provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving
such notice; and
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(c) Securities in substitution for which other Securities shall have
been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid,
pursuant to the terms of Section 3.07, unless proof satisfactory to the
Trustee is presented that any such Security is held by a Holder as to
whom such Security is a valid, binding and legal obligation of the
Issuer.
"Paying Agent" means any person authorized by the Issuer to pay the
principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on, any Securities on
behalf of the Issuer.
The term "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
The term "responsible officer" means, with respect to the Trustee, any
corporate trust officer, trust officer, vice president or assistant vice
president in its Corporate Trust Office, or any other officer or assistant
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers,
respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of
his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Security" or "Securities" (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.04
and Section 7.08) has the meaning stated in the recitals of this Indenture.
"Securities Register" means the register or registers kept by the Issuer
as provided in Section 3.05.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force
(except as otherwise provided herein) at the date on which this Indenture
was originally executed.
"Trustee" means the person identified as "Trustee" in the first
paragraph hereof until a successor trustee becomes such pursuant to the
provisions of Article Seven hereof, and then shall mean such successor
trustee.
SECTION 1.02. Certain other terms are defined in Article Seven and other
Articles of this Indenture.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 2.01. The Securities of each series shall be in substantially
such form as shall be established pursuant to Section 3.01, in each case
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or
endorsements placed thereon as the Issuer may deem appropriate and as are
not contrary to the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required
to comply with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with any
rules of any securities exchange or of any automated quotation system, or to
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conform to usage, all as determined by the officers executing such
Securities, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of the Securities.
The definitive Securities of each series shall be printed, lithographed
or engraved on steel-engraved borders, or may be produced in any other
manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as
conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities, subject, with
respect to the Securities of any series, to the rules of any securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities of such
series are listed or quoted and (with respect to Global Securities of any
series) to the rules of the Depository.
SECTION 2.02. The Trustee's certificate of authentication on all
Securities shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
SECTION 2.03. If at any time there shall be an Authenticating Agent
appointed with respect to any series of Securities, then the Trustee's
certificate of authentication by such Authenticating Agent on all Securities
of each such series shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By (NAME OF AUTHENTICATING
AGENT),
Authenticating Agent
By
Authorized Signatory
SECTION 2.04. (a) If the Issuer shall establish pursuant to Section 3.01
that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued in whole or in
part as one or more Global Securities, then the Issuer shall execute, and
the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 3.03 and the Issuer Order
delivered to the Trustee thereunder, authenticate and deliver, one or more
Global Securities, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto or in such
form as the Issuer may otherwise establish, which (i) shall represent an
aggregate principal 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 in the name of the Depository or
its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depository or
pursuant to the Depository's instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend sub-
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stantially to the following effect: "Except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.04 of the Indenture, this Security may be transferred, in whole
but not in part, only to another nominee of the Depository or to a successor
Depository or to a nominee of such successor Depository."
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 3.05, subject to the
provisions of paragraph (c) below, any Global Security of a series may be
transferred, in whole but not in part, and in the manner provided in Section
3.05, only to another nominee of the Depository for such series, or to a
successor Depository for such series selected or approved by the Issuer or
to a nominee of such successor Depository.
(c) If at any time the Depository for Securities of a series notifies
the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for
Securities of such series or if at any time the Depository shall no longer
be registered or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or other applicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depository is not
appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after the Issuer received such notice
or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, this Section 2.04
shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the
Issuer will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Issuer Order for
the authentication and delivery of individual Securities of such series,
will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, in authorized
denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Global Security or Global Securities of such series
in exchange for such Global Security or Global Securities, provided,
however, that no such exchange may occur during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before any selection of Securities of such
series for redemption and ending on the relevant date fixed for redemption.
The Issuer may at any time determine that Securities of any series shall
no longer be represented by one or more Global Securities and that the
provisions of this Section 2.04 shall no longer apply to the Securities of
such series. In such event the Issuer will execute, and the Trustee, upon
receipt of an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of individual
Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such
series, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Global Security or Global
Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security or Global
Securities, provided, however, that no such exchange may occur during a
period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of
Securities of such series for redemption and ending on the relevant date
fixed for redemption.
If specified by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a
series of Securities, the Depository for such series of Securities may
surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in
whole or in part for individual Securities of such series on such terms as
are acceptable to the Issuer as evidenced by an Issuer Order and such
Depository. Thereupon, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, without service charge,
(i) to each person specified by such Depository a new individual
Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomina-
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tion 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
(ii) to such Depository a new Global Security in a denomination
equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the
surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of
individual Securities delivered to Holders thereof.
In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding paragraphs of this
Section 2.04, the Issuer will execute, and the Trustee will authenticate and
deliver, individual Securities in registered form in authorized
denominations.
Upon the exchange of a Global Security for individual Securities, such
Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Individual Securities
issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be
registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the
Depository for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its
direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee.
The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the persons in whose names such
Securities are so registered.
ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be
established in, or pursuant to, the authority granted in a resolution of the
Board of Directors (delivered to the Trustee in the form of a Board
Resolution) or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto,
prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:
(1) the form of the Securities of any series, which shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or in such other form as
the Issuer may establish for Securities that are issuable other than as
Global Securities;
(2) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall
distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(3) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities
of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other
Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07 and
9.03);
(4) the date or dates on which the Securities of such series may be
issued;
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(5) the date or dates, which may be serial, on which the principal
of, and premium, if any, on, the Securities of such series are payable;
(6) the rate or rates, or the method of determination thereof, at
which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, the date or
dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates
on which such interest shall be payable and the record dates, if other
than as set forth in Section 3.02, for the determination of Holders to
whom interest is payable;
(7) the place or places where the principal of, and premium, if any,
and interest on, the Securities of the series shall be payable (if other
than provided in Section 4.02);
(8) the provisions, if any, establishing the price or prices at
which, the period or periods within 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 Issuer, pursuant to any sinking fund or
otherwise;
(9) the obligation, if any, of the Issuer to redeem, purchase or
repay Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices
at which, and the period or periods within which, and the terms and
conditions upon which, Securities of the series shall be redeemed,
purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(10) if other than denominations of $1,000, and any integral
multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series
shall be issuable;
(11) any Events of Default or restrictive covenants provided for
with respect to the Securities of the series, if not set forth herein;
(12) if other than the rate of interest stated in the title of the
Securities of the series, the applicable rate;
(13) if other than as set forth in Section 12.01 hereof, provisions
for the satisfaction and discharge of the Securities of said series and
this Indenture;
(14) any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents
or registrars with respect to the Securities of the series;
(15) whether the Securities of the series are issuable in whole or
in part as one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the identity
of the Depository for such Global Security or Global Securities;
(16) if the amount of payment of principal of, and premium, if any,
or interest, on, the Securities of the series may be determined with
reference to an index, formula or other method, the manner in which such
amounts shall be determined; and
(17) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be
contrary to the provisions of this Indenture).
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With respect to any Securities (and without limiting the generality of
the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.01), such Board Resolution or
indenture supplemental hereto may provide general terms or parameters and
may provide that the specific terms of particular Securities, and the
persons authorized to determine such terms or parameters, may be determined
in accordance with or pursuant to the Issuer Order referred to in Section
3.03.
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except
as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in, or pursuant
to, the authority granted in such Board Resolution or in any such indenture
supplemental hereto.
SECTION 3.02. In the absence of any specification pursuant to Section
3.01 with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such
series shall be issuable as registered Securities without coupons and in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to
the series of which such Security is a part, each Security shall be dated
the date of its authentication, and shall bear interest from the applicable
date, and payable semiannually on the dates specified in the supplemental
indenture, Issuer Order or Board Resolution relating to such series or as
specified in such Security.
The person in whose name any Security of any series is registered at the
close of business on any record date applicable to a particular series with
respect to any interest payment date shall be entitled to receive the
interest payable on such interest payment date notwithstanding the
cancellation of such Security upon any transfer or exchange thereof
subsequent to such record date and prior to such interest payment date, and,
in the case of a Security issued between a record date and the interest
payment date relating to such record date, if provided for in the
supplemental indenture, Issuer Order or Board Resolution pursuant to Section
3.01 or as specified in such Security, the person to whom such Security
shall have been originally issued shall be entitled to receive interest for
the period beginning on the date of issue and ending on such initial
interest payment date; provided, however, that if and to the extent the
Issuer shall default in the payment of interest due on an interest payment
date, such defaulted interest shall be paid to the persons in whose names
the Securities are registered at the close of business on a record date
established for such payment by notice by or on behalf of the Issuer to the
Holders of the Securities mailed by first class mail not less than 15 days
prior to such record date to their last addresses as they shall appear upon
the Securities Register, such record date to be not less than 5 days
preceding the date of payment of such defaulted interest. Except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of a
particular series, the term "record date" as used with respect to any
interest payment date shall mean, if such interest payment date is the first
day of a calendar month, the fifteenth day of the preceding calendar month
and shall mean, if such interest payment date is the fifteenth day of a
calendar month, the first day of such calendar month unless the record date
as so determined would not be a Business Day, in which event the Business
Day next preceding. At the option of the Issuer, payment of interest on any
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Security may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled
thereto (which shall be the Depository in the case of Global Securities)
as such address shall appear in the Securities Register. The Issuer and the
Trustee understand that interest on any Global Securities will be disbursed
or credited by the Depository to the persons having ownership interests in
respect thereof pursuant to a "book-entry" or other system maintained by the
Depository.
SECTION 3.03. At any time and from time to time after the original
execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities
of any series, executed by the Issuer, to the Trustee for authentication.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article Three, the Trustee shall
thereupon authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and
delivered, said Securities to or upon an Issuer Order, without any further
action by the Issuer; provided, however, that the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver Securities of such series for original issue from time to time
in the aggregate principal amount established for such series pursuant to
such procedures, acceptable to the Trustee, as may be specified from time to
time by an Issuer Order. The maturity dates, original issue dates, interest
rates and any other terms of the Securities of such series shall be
determined by or pursuant to such Issuer Order and procedures.
If provided for in such procedures, such Issuer Order may authorize
authentication and delivery pursuant to oral or electronic instructions from
the Issuer or its duly authorized agent, which instructions shall be
promptly confirmed in writing.
In authenticating such Securities and accepting the responsibilities
under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be
entitled to receive, prior to the initial authentication of such Securities,
and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon:
(1) a Board Resolution relating thereto;
(2) an executed supplemental indenture, if any, relating thereto;
(3) an Officers' Certificate which shall state that all conditions
precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the issuance of
such Securities have been complied with, that no Event of Default with
respect to any series of Securities has occurred and is continuing and
that the issuance of such Securities does not constitute and will not
result in (i) any Event of Default or any event or condition, which,
upon the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would become an
Event of Default or (ii) any default under the provisions of any other
instrument or agreement by which the Company is bound; and
(4) an Opinion of Counsel, which shall state:
(a) that the forms of such Securities have been duly authorized
by the Issuer and have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
(b) that the terms of such Securities have been duly authorized
by the Issuer and have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture;
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(c) that such Securities when authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and issued and delivered by the Issuer in the manner and
subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will
have been duly issued under this Indenture and will constitute valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the
benefits provided by this Indenture, and enforceable in accordance
with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and to
general equity principles;
(d) that the Issuer has the corporate power to issue such
Securities and has duly taken all necessary corporate action with
respect to such issuance;
(e) that the issuance of such Securities will not contravene the
charter or by-laws of the Issuer or result in any violation of any
of the terms or provisions of any law or regulation or of any
indenture, mortgage or other instrument or agreement known to such
counsel by which the Issuer is bound; and
(f) that all laws and requirements in respect of the execution
and delivery by the Issuer of the Securities, and the related
supplemental indenture, if any, have been complied with and that
authentication and delivery of such Securities and the execution and
delivery of the related supplemental indenture, if any, by the
Trustee will not violate the terms of the Indenture;
provided, however, that, with respect to Securities of a series issued on a
periodic basis, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive such Opinion of
Counsel only once at or prior to the time of the first authentication of
Securities of such series and that the opinions described in clauses (b) and
(c) above may state, respectively,
(x) that, when the terms of such Securities shall have been
established pursuant to an Issuer Order or pursuant to such procedures
as may be specified from time to time by an Issuer Order, all as
contemplated by and in accordance with a Board Resolution or an
Officers' Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution or supplemental
indenture, as the case may be, such terms will have been duly authorized
by the Issuer and will have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture; and
(y) that such Securities, when (1) executed by the Issuer, (2)
completed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with
this Indenture, (3) issued and delivered by the Issuer and (4) paid for,
all as contemplated by and in accordance with the aforesaid Issuer Order
or specified procedures, as the case may be, will have been duly issued
under this Indenture and will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Issuer, entitled to the benefits provided by the
Indenture, and enforceable in accordance with the terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights and to general equity principles.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01 and of this Section 3.03,
if all the Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution or
supplemental indenture otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.01 or the
Issuer Order, Officers' Certificate, Opinion of Counsel and other documents
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 time of authentication upon original issuance
of the first Security of such series to be issued; provided, however, that
any subsequent request by the Issuer to the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series shall constitute a representation and warranty by
the Issuer that as of the date of such request the statements made in the
Officers' Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 3.03(3) shall be true
and correct on the date thereof as if made on and as of the date thereof.
In connection with the authentication and delivery of Securities of a series
subject to issuance on a periodic basis, the Trustee shall be entitled to
assume that the Issuer's instructions to authenticate and deliver such
Securities do not violate any rules, regulations or orders of any
governmental agency or commission having jurisdiction over the Issuer.
The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver
any Securities under this Section if the issuance of such Securities
pursuant to this Indenture will materially affect the Trustee's own rights,
duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture.
If any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder
but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such
Security to the Trustee for cancellation together with a written statement
(which need not comply with Section 13.06 and need not be accompanied by an
Opinion of Counsel) stating that such Security has never been issued and
sold by the Issuer, 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 hereof.
SECTION 3.04. The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Issuer by
its Chairman of the Board of Directors or a Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors or its President or a Vice President and by its Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer or its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, under its
corporate seal which may, but need not, be attested. Each such signature
upon the Securities may be in the form of a facsimile signature of any such
officer and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Securities and
for that purpose the Issuer may adopt and use the facsimile signature of any
person who has been or is or shall be such officer, and in case any such
officer of the Issuer signing any of the Securities shall cease to be such
officer before the Securities so signed shall have been authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee or by the Authenticating Agent on its behalf, or
disposed of by the Issuer, such Securities nevertheless may be authenticated
and delivered or disposed of as though such person had not ceased to be such
officer of the Issuer. The seal of the Issuer may be in the form of a
facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise
reproduced on the Securities.
Only such Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of
authentication, substantially in the form hereinbefore recited, duly
executed by the Trustee or by the Authenticating Agent on its behalf shall
be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for
any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee or by the Authenticating Agent
on its behalf upon any Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive
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evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and
delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture.
SECTION 3.05. Subject, with respect to Global Securities, to Section
2.04, Securities of any series may be exchanged for a like aggregate
principal amount of Securities of the same series and having the same terms
but in other authorized denominations. Securities to be exchanged shall be
surrendered at the office or agency to be maintained by the Issuer as
provided in Section 4.02 (or at either of said offices or agencies if more
than one) and the Issuer shall execute and register and the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent on its behalf shall authenticate and deliver in
exchange therefor the Security or Securities which the securityholder making
the exchange shall be entitled to receive.
The Issuer shall keep, at the office or agency to be maintained as
provided in Section 4.02 (or at least one of said offices or agencies, if
more than one), a register or registers for each series of Securities issued
hereunder (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Securities
Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Issuer shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.04,
register Securities of such series and shall register the transfer of
Securities of such series as in this Article Three provided. The Securities
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 register or registers shall be
available for inspection by the Trustee. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.04, upon due presentment for registration of transfer of any
Security of any series at such office or agency, the Issuer shall execute
and register and the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent on its behalf shall
authenticate and deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new
Security or Securities of the same series for an equal aggregate principal
amount.
All Securities presented for registration of transfer or for exchange,
redemption or payment shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be
duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer duly executed by, the Holder
or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of Securities. No service charge shall be made for any
such transaction.
The Issuer shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of
or exchange any Securities of any series for a period of 15 days next
preceding any selection of Securities to be redeemed, or (b) to register the
transfer of or exchange any Securities selected, called or being called for
redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any Securities
selected, called or being called for redemption in part.
SECTION 3.06. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any
series, the Issuer may execute and register and the Trustee shall authenti-
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cate and deliver temporary Securities for such series (printed,
lithographed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced). Temporary Securities of
any series may be of any denomination and substantially in the form of the
definitive Securities of such series in lieu of which they are issued, but
with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for
temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Issuer. Temporary
Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as
may be appropriate. Every temporary Security shall be executed and
registered by the Issuer and be authenticated by the Trustee or by the
Authenticating Agent on its behalf upon the same conditions and in
substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive
Securities. Without unreasonable delay the Issuer shall execute and
register and shall furnish definitive Securities of such series and
thereupon temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange
therefore at the office or agency to be maintained by the Company as
provided in Section 4.02 (or at any of said offices or agencies, if more
than one), and the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent on its behalf shall
authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities a like
aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized
denominations of the same series. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Securities of any series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
SECTION 3.07. In case any temporary or definitive Security of a series
shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuer in its
discretion may execute and register, and upon its request, the Trustee or
the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security of
such series, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange
and substitution for the Security so mutilated, or in lieu of and
substitution for the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case
the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Issuer and the
the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save
each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the
applicant shall also furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of
the ownership thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substituted
Security and deliver the same upon the written request or authorization of
any officer of the Company.
Upon the issuance of any substituted Security, the Issuer 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
connected therewith and in addition a further sum not exceeding ten dollars
for each Security issued in substitution.
In case any Security of a series which has matured or is about to mature
shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuer may,
instead of issuing a substitute Security of such series for such Security,
pay or authorize the payment of such Security (without surrender thereof
except in the case of a mutilated Security) if the applicant for such
payment shall furnish to the Issuer such security or indemnity as it may
require to save it and the Trustee harmless, and, in every case of
destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Issuer and
the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the
ownership thereof.
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Every substituted Security of any series issued pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 3.07 by virtue of the fact that any such Security
is destroyed, lost or stolen shall, with respect to such Security,
constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or
not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall at any time be enforceable
by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series
issued under this Indenture. All Securities shall be held and owned upon
the express condition that (to the extent lawful) the foregoing provisions
shall be exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and shall preclude any and all other
rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute now existing or
hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment
of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.
SECTION 3.08. All securities surrendered for payment, redemption,
exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Issuer,
the Authenticating Agent or any Paying Agent, be delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation or, if surrendered to the Trustee, be cancelled by it, and
no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted
by any of the provisions of this Indenture. On request of the Issuer, the
Trustee shall deliver to the Issuer cancelled Securities held by the
Trustee. As directed by an Issuer Order, the Trustee may destroy cancelled
Securities and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Issuer. If
the Issuer shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not
operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by
such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee or
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 3.09. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities of any
series, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any
person other than the parties hereto and their successors and the Holders of
the Securities of any series any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition or
provision herein contained, all the covenants, conditions and provisions
hereof being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors
and of the Holders of the Securities of any series.
SECTION 3.10. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER
SECTION 4.01. The Issuer will duly and punctually pay or cause to be
paid the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on each of the
Securities of any series, to or upon the written order of the holders
thereof, at the place or places, at the respective times and in the manner
provided in such Securities and in this Indenture.
SECTION 4.02. As long as any of the Securities of any series remain
Outstanding, the Issuer will maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
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Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York (and at such other place,
if any, as shall be specified in the form of Security as a place for payment
of principal and interest), where the Securities of such series may be
presented for registration of transfer and for exchange as in this Indenture
provided, and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of
the Securities of such series or of this Indenture may be served and where
the Securities of such series may be presented for payment. The Issuer will
give to the Trustee notice of the location of each such office and of any
change in the location thereof. Unless otherwise specified in accordance
with Section 3.01, the Issuer hereby initially designates Shawmut Trust
Company, 40 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 as the office to be maintained
for each such purpose. In case the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such
office or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in
the location thereof, presentations may be made and demands may be served at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
SECTION 4.03. If the Issuer shall at any time mortgage, pledge or
otherwise subject to any lien the whole or any part of any property or
assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except as hereinafter provided
in this Section 4.03 or in Section 4.04, the Issuer will secure the
Outstanding Securities, and any other obligations of the Issuer which may
then be outstanding and entitled to the benefit of a covenant similar in
effect to this covenant, equally and ratably with the indebtedness or
obligations secured by such mortgage, pledge or lien, so long as any such
indebtedness or obligations shall be so secured. The foregoing covenant
shall not apply to the creation of purchase-money mortgages or liens, or to
the extension, revewal or refunding thereof, or to the making of any deposit
or pledge to secure public or statutory obligations or with any governmental
agency at any time required by law in order to quality the Issuer to conduct
its business or any part thereof or in order to entitle it to maintain
self-insurance or to obtain the benefits of any law relating to workmen's
compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social
security, or with any court, board, commission or governmental agency as
security incident to the proper conduct of any proceeding before such court,
board, commission or governmental agency. Subject to the provisions of
Section 4.05, nothing herein contained shall prevent a subsidiary or other
affiliate of the Issuer from mortgaging, pledging or subjecting to any lien
any property or assets whether or not acquired by such subsidiary from the
Issuer.
SECTION 4.04. In case of any consolidation of the Issuer with or its
merger into any other corporation or of any sale or conveyance of the
property of the Issuer as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any
other corporation or of the merger of any other corporation into the Issuer
or of the acquisition by the Issuer of the property of any other corporation
as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, unless such other
corporation is
(1) a wholly-owned telephone corporation, or
(2) a corporation whose gross investment in telephone plant and
investments in securities of affiliates is less than 35% of the Issuer's
gross investment in telephone plant and investments in securities of
affiliates, all as shown by the accounts of the Issuer and of such other
corporation,
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the Issuer prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or
acquisition will secure the Outstanding Securities and any other obligations
of the Issuer which may then be outstanding and entitled to the benefit of a
covenant similar in effect to this covenant, equally and ratably, by a
direct lien on the telephone plant, and on the securities of affiliates,
owned by the Issuer.
If, upon any consolidation of the Issuer with or its merger into any
other corporation, or upon any sale or conveyance of the property of the
Issuer as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any other
corporation, or upon any merger of any other corporation into the Issuer, or
upon any acquisition by the Issuer of the property of any other corporation
as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, any of the property or
assets owned by the Issuer immediately prior to such consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance or acquisition would thereupon become subject to any
mortgage, security interest, pledge or lien, the Issuer, prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or acquisition, will secure the
Outstanding Securities and any other obligations of the Issuer which may
then be outstanding and entitled to the benefit of a covenant similar in
effect to this covenant, equally and ratably, by a direct lien on all such
property or assets of the Issuer, prior to any mortgage, security interest,
pledge or lien to which such property or assets would become subject by
reason of such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or acquisition.
In case of any consolidation of the Issuer with or its merger into any
other corporation or of any sale or conveyance of the property of the Issuer
as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any other corporation or
of the merger of any other corporation into the Issuer or of the acquisition
by the Issuer of the property of any other corporation as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety, in consequence of which the Issuer shall not
be required to secure the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 4.04, the Issuer will furnish to the Trustee a certificate to this
effect signed by the President or a Vice President and the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer of the Issuer, and, subject to the provisions of Section
7.01 and of Section 7.02, the Trustee may conclusively rely on any such
certificate as to the truth of the statements therein contained.
In case Securities have been secured pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 4.04 by a direct lien on substantially all of the telephone plant,
and on all securities of affiliates, owned by the Issuer, the covenants
contained in this Section 4.04 and in Section 4.03 shall no longer be of any
force or effect.
For the purposes of this Section 4.04 and of Section 4.05, the word
"securities" means stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, and all other
indebtedness (whether or not evidenced by any bond, debenture, note or other
written instrument) arising from borrowing or otherwise, except indebtedness
(other than that arising from borrowing) incurred in the ordinary course of
business; and the term "wholly-owned telephone corporation" means any
operating telephone company of which the Issuer owns all the outstanding
securities which such corporation may have issued, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed, excepting only shares necessary to quality its directors.
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Section 4.05. The Issuer covenants:
(a) that it will not sell or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its telephone plant in the Designated Areas, except
to a wholly-owned telephone corporation or except in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11.01;
(b) that it will not sell or otherwise dispose of any securities
issued, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by any wholly-owned telephone
corporation, except to such corporation itself, or to quality its
directors:
(c) that no wholly-owned telephone corporation will sell or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its telephone plant in
the Designated Areas, except to the Issuer or to a wholly-owned
telephone corporation;
(d) that no wholly-owned telephone corporation will issue, incur,
sell or otherwise dispose of any of its own securities, except to the
Issuer or to quality its directors; and
(e) that no wholly-owned telephone corporation will assume or
guarantee any securities of any other person, except securities held by
the Issuer;
if, in any such case, immediately thereafter, the principal amount of all
outstanding securities, other than stocks, issued, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed by the Issuer, excluding such securities assumed by a qualified
telephone corporation (whether or not the Issuer remains liable on such
assumed securities), would exceed an amount equal to 35% of the amount of
Issuer's gross investment in telephone plant plus 35% of the amount of the
gross investment in telephone plant of all wholly-owned telephone
corporations then existing, all as shown by the accounts of the Issuer and
of such corporations. The aforesaid provisions shall not restrict the
amount of securities which may be issued, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by
the Issuer.
For purposes of this Section 4.05 a "qualified telephone corporation"
means any corporation which, immediately after transfer to it of a portion
of the Issuer's business and assets and any substantially contemporaneous
assumption by it of securities issued, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by
the Issuer, would meet the following qualifications: (i) the principal
amount of all outstanding securities, other than stocks, issued, incurred,
assumed or guaranteed by such corporation would not exceed an amount equal
to 35% of such corporation's gross investment in telephone plant plus 35% of
the gross investment in telephone plant of all qualified wholly-owned
telephone corporations and (ii) substantially all of such corporation's
business and assets would consist of either the telephone business and
assets transferred to it by one or more of the Issuer and any wholly-owned
telephone corporations or securities of qualified wholly-owned telephone
corporations substantially all of whose business and assets would consist of
the telephone business and assets therefore owned by one or more of the
Issuer and any wholly-owned telephone corporations, or both. For purposes
of determining the amount of gross investment in telephone plant of such
qualified telephone corporation, telephone plant acquired from the Issuer or
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a wholly-owned telephone corporation shall be given the same gross
investment book value at which it was carried in the accounts of the
transferring corporation. The term "qualified wholly-owned telephone
corporation" means any operating telephone company of which such qualified
telephone corporation owns all the outstanding securities which such
operating telephone company may have issued, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed, excepting only shares necessary to qualify its directors. The
term "securities assumed by a qualified telephone corporation" shall mean
securities as to which such corporation shall have executed an instrument of
assumption expressly assuming the due and punctual payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) and interest on such securities, and, in the case
of securities entitled to the benefit of covenants similar to Sections 4.03,
4.04 and 4.05 of this Indenture, containing substantially similar covenants,
provided that the "Designated Areas" referred to in Section 4.05 shall be
such areas as shall be designated by such corporation in the instrument of
assumption.
SECTION 4.06. The Issuer, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy
in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section
7.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
SECTION 4.07. (a) Whenever the Issuer shall appoint a Paying Agent other
than the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series, it will cause
such Paying Agent 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 4.07,
(1) that it will hold all sums received by it as such Agent for the
payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the
Securities of such series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the
Issuer or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) in
trust for the benefit of the respective Holders of the Securities of
such series entitled thereto and will notify the Trustee of the receipt
of sums to be so held,
(2) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the
Issuer (or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) to
make any payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on
the Securities of such series when the same shall be due and payable, and
(3) at any time during the continuance of any default upon the
written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so
held in trust by such Paying Agent.
(b) If the Issuer shall act as its own Paying Agent with respect to
the Securities of any series, it will, on or before each due date of the
principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of such
series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities of such series entitled thereto a sum
sufficient to pay such principal (and premium, if any) or interest so
becoming due. The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee of any
failure to take such action.
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(c) Anything in this Section 4.07 to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Issuer may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction
and discharge with respect to one or more or all series of Securities
hereunder, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the
Trustee all sums held in trust for any such series by the Issuer or any
Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.07, such sums to be
held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained.
(d) Anything in this Section 4.07 to the contrary notwithstanding,
the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.07 is
subject to the provisions of Sections 12.03 and 12.04.
SECTION 4.08. The Issuer will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days
after the end of each fiscal year, a brief certificate (which need not
comply with Section 13.06), from the principal executive, financial or
accounting officer of the Issuer, stating that in the course of the
performance of their duties as officers of the Issuer, they would normally
have knowledge of any default by the Issuer in the performance or
fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this
Indenture, stating whether or not they have knowledge of any such default,
and, if so, specifying each such default of which the signers have knowledge
and the nature thereof.
ARTICLE FIVE
SECURITYHOLDER LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE
ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 5.01. The Issuer covenants and agrees that it will furnish or
cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of the
Securities of each series;
(a) semiannually not more than 15 days after each record date for
the payment of interest on such Securities of such series, as specified
in such Securities, as of such record date, and
(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing,
within 30 days after receipt by the Issuer of any such request, as of a
date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is
furnished;
provided, however, that so long as the Trustee is the Securities registrar,
no such list need be provided.
SECTION 5.02. (a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is
reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the
Holders of each series of the Securities contained in the most recent list
furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 and the names and addresses of
the Holders of the Securities of each series received by the Trustee in the
capacity of Securities registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any
list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list
so furnished.
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(b) In case three or more Holders of Securities (hereinafter referred to
as "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee and furnish to the Trustee
reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security of any 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 a particular series (in which case at least
three of the applicants must all hold Securities of such series) or with
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
(i) afford to such applicants access to the information preserved at
the time by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of subsection
(a) of this Section 5.02, or
(ii) 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 the provisions of subsection (a)
of this Section 5.02, and as to the approximate cost of mailing to such
securityholders the form of proxy or other communication, if any,
specified in such application.
If the Trustee shall elect not to afford to such applicants access to
such information, the Trustee shall, upon the written request of such
applicants, mail to each Holder of Securities 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 the
provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.02 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 Holders of
Securities, or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written
statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If said 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.
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(c) Each and every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the
same, agrees with the Issuer and the Trustee that neither the Issuer nor the
Trustee nor any Paying Agent 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 the provisions of subsection (b) of
this Section 5.02, 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 such subsection (b).
SECTION 5.03. The Issuer covenants:
(a) to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Issuer 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 said Commission may from
time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Issuer 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 Issuer is not
required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of
such Sections, then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in
accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by
said 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;
(b) to 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 Issuer with the conditions and covenants provided for
in this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and
regulations; and
(c) to transmit by mail to the Holders of Securities in the manner
and to the extent provided in subsection (c) of Section 5.04 within 30
days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any
information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Issuer
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 5.03 as may be
required to be transmitted to such Holders by rules and regulations
prescribed from time to time by the Commission.
SECTION 5.04. (a) On or before July 15 in each year following the date
of original execution of this Indenture, so long as any Securities are
Outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit by mail as provided below to the
securityholders of each series, as provided in subsection (c) of this
Section 5.04, a brief report, dated as of a date 60 days prior thereto with
respect to:
(i) its eligibility under Section 7.09 and its qualification under
Section 7.08, or in lieu thereof, if to the best of its knowledge it has
continued to be eligible and qualified under such Sections, a written
statement to such effect;
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(ii) the character and amount of any advances (and if the Trustee
elects so to state, the circumstances surrounding the making thereof)
made by the Trustee (as such) which remain unpaid on the date of such
report and for the reimbursement of which it claims or may claim a lien
or charge, prior to that of the Securities of any series, on any
property or funds held or collected by it as Trustee, except that the
Trustee shall not be required (but may elect) to report such advances if
such advances so remaining unpaid aggregate not more than 1/2 of 1% of
the principal amount of the Securities of such series Outstanding on the
date of such report;
(iii) the amount, interest rate and maturity date of all other
indebtedness owing by the Issuer (or by any other obligor on the
Securities of such series) to the Trustee in its individual capacity on
the date of such report, with a brief description of any property held
as collateral security therefor, except any indebtedness based upon a
creditor relationship arising in any manner described in paragraphs (2),
(3), (4) or (6) of subsection (b) of Section 7.13;
(iv) the property and funds, if any, physically in the possession of
the Trustee (as such) on the date of such report;
(v) any additional issue of Securities of any series which the
Trustee has not previously reported; and
(vi) any action taken by the Trustee in the performance of its
duties under this Indenture which it has not previously reported and
which in its opinion materially affects the Securities of any series,
except action in respect of a default, notice of which has been or is to
be withheld by it in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.07.
(b) The Trustee shall transmit to the securityholders of each series, as
provided in subsection (c) of this Section 5.04, a brief report with respect
to the character and amount of any advances (and if the Trustee elects so to
state, the circumstances surrounding the making thereof) made by the Trustee
as such since the date of the last report transmitted pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.04 (or if no such report has
yet been so transmitted, since the date of execution of this Indenture), for
the reimbursement of which it claims or may claim a lien or charge, prior to
that of the Securities of any series, on property or funds held or collected
by it as Trustee and which it has not previously reported pursuant to this
subsection (b), except that the Trustee shall not be required (but may
elect) to report such advances if such advances remaining unpaid at any time
aggregate 10% or less of the principal amount of Securities of such series
Outstanding at such time, such report to be transmitted within 90 days after
such time.
(c) Reports pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall be transmitted by mail
to all Holders of Securities, as the names and addresses of such Holders
appear in the Securities Register.
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(d) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission
to the securityholders of any series, be filed by the Trustee with each
national securities exchange upon which the Securities of such series are
listed and also with the Commission. The Issuer agrees to notify the
Trustee promptly when and as the Securities of any series are listed on any
national securities exchange.
ARTICLE SIX
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS
ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
SECTION 6.01. "Event of Default", with respect to the Securities of any
series, where used herein, means each one of the following events which
shall have occurred and be continuing (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 applicable resolution of the Board
of Directors or in the supplemental indenture under which such series of
Securities is issued, as the case may be, as contemplated by Section 3.01:
(a) default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any
of the Securities of such series as and when the same shall become due
and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 90 days; or
(b) default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of
(or premium, if any) on any of the Securities of such series as and when
the same shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon
redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or
(c) failure on the part of the Issuer duly to observe or perform any
other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Issuer in the
Securities of such series or in this Indenture contained for a period of
90 days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the Issuer to remedy the same, shall have been given to the
Issuer by the Trustee by registered mail or to the Issuer and the
Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities of all series affected thereby at the time Outstanding; or
(d) a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises
shall have been entered adjudging the Issuer a bankrupt or insolvent, or
approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization of the
Issuer under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable
Federal or State law, and such decree or order shall have continued
undischarged and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or a decree or order
of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a
receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or
insolvency of the Issuer or of its property, or for the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered, and such decree or
order shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 60
days; or
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(e) the Issuer shall institute proceedings to be adjudicated a
voluntary bankrupt, or shall consent to the filing of a bankruptcy
proceeding against it, or shall file a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other
similar applicable Federal or State law, or shall consent to the filing
of any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver
or liquidator or trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency of it
or of its property, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due, or corporate action shall be taken by the
Issuer in furtherance of any of the aforesaid purposes; or
(f) any other Event of Default established by or pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors or one or more indentures
supplemental hereto as applicable to the Securities of such series.
If an Event of Default described in clause (a), (b), (c) or (f) above (if
the Event of Default under clause (c) or (f) is with respect to fewer than
all series of Securities then outstanding) occurs and is continuing, then
and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities
of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee
or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of such series then Outstanding hereunder (each such series
voting as a separate class) by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the
Trustee, if given by securityholders), may declare the entire principal of
all the Securities of such series and the interest accrued thereon, if any,
to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same
shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this
Indenture or in the Securities of such series contained to the contrary
notwithstanding. If an Event of Default described in clause (c), (d), (e)
or (f) above (if the Event of Default under clause (c) or (f) is with
respect to all series of Securities then Outstanding) occurs and is
continuing, then and in each and every case, unless the principal of all the
Securities shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or
the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all the
Securities then Outstanding hereunder (treated as one class), by notice in
writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee, if given by securityholders), may
declare the entire principal of all the Securities then Outstanding and the
interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and
upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and
payable. The foregoing provisions, however, are subject to the condition
that if, at any time after the principal of the Securities of such series
(or all of the Securities, as the case may be) shall have been so declared
due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the
moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the
Issuer shall pay, or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay,
all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of such series
(or upon all the Securities, as the case may be) and the principal of (and
premium, if any, on) any and all Securities of such series (or all of the
Securities, as the case may be) which shall have become due otherwise than
by declaration, with interest upon such principal (and premium, if any) and
(to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable
law) upon any overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate
of interest specified in the Securities of such series to the date of such
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payment or deposit, and such amount as shall be sufficient to cover
reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all
other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the
Trustee, or amounts otherwise due the Trustee under Section 7.06, except as
a result of its negligence or bad faith, and if any and all defaults under
this Indenture, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and all
matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of such series
which shall have become due by declaration, shall have been remedied -- then
and in every such case the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of such series (each series voting as separate
class), or, of all the Securities (voting as a single class), as the case
may be, then Outstanding by written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee
may waive all defaults with respect to that series (or with respect to all
the Securities, as the case may be) and rescind and annul such declaration
and its consequences; but no such waiver or rescission or annulment shall
extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right
consequent thereon.
In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this
Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned
because of such waiver or rescission or annulment or for any other reason or
shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such
case the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities shall be
restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and
all rights, remedies and powers of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders
of the Securities shall continue as though no such proceedings had been
taken.
SECTION 6.02. The Issuer covenants that (1) in case default shall be
made in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities
of any series, as and when the same shall become due and payable, and such
default shall have continued for a period of 90 days or (2) in case default
shall be made in the payment of all or any part of the principal of (or
premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of any series when the same shall
have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of such
series or upon redemption or upon declaration or otherwise -- then, upon
demand of the Trustee, the Issuer will pay to the Trustee for the benefit of
the Holder of any such Security the whole amount that then shall have become
due and payable on any such Security for the principal (and premium, if any)
and interest, with interest upon any overdue principal (and premium, if
any), and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under
applicable law) upon any overdue installments of interest, at the same rate
as the rate of interest specified in the Securities of such series, and, in
addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover
reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all
other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the
Trustee, or otherwise due the Trustee under Section 7.06 except as a result
of its negligence or bad faith.
In case the Issuer shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such
demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust,
shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at
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law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may
prosecute any such action or proceedings to judgment or final decree, and
may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Issuer or other
obligor upon such Securities and collect in the manner provided by law out
of the property of the Issuer or other obligor upon the Securities wherever
situated, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.
In case there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the
reorganization of the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Securities under
the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or in case a
receiver or trustee shall have been appointed for the property of the Issuer
or such other obligor, or in the case of any other judicial proceedings
relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Securities or to the
creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor, the Trustee,
irrespective of whether the principal of the 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 pursuant to
the provisions of this Section 6.02, shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or
claims for the whole amount of principal 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 reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred,
and all advances made, by the Trustee or amounts otherwise due the Trustee
under Section 7.06 except as a result of its negligence or bad faith) and of
the securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the
Issuer or other obligor upon the Securities, or to the creditors or property
of the Issuer or such other obligor, and to collect and receive any moneys
or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to
distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the
securityholders and of the Trustee on their behalf; and any receiver,
assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by
each of the securityholders to make payments to the Trustee and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to
the securityholders, to pay to the Trustee such amount as shall be
sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agent and
counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances
made, by the Trustee or amounts otherwise due the Trustee under Section 7.06
except as a result of its negligence or bad faith.
All rights of action and to assert claims under this Indenture or under
any of the Securities, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession
of any of the Securities or the production thereof on any trial or other
proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted
by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express
trust, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit of the
Holders of the Securities.
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 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 in
any such proceeding.
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In case of a default hereunder the Trustee may in its discretion proceed
to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to
protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in
bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise
of any power granted in this Indenture, or otherwise, and the Trustee may
enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this
Indenture or by law.
SECTION 6.03. Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this
Article in respect of any series of the Securities shall be applied in the
order following at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of
the distribution of such moneys on account of principal (or premium, if any)
or interest, upon presentation of the several Securities and stamping
thereon the payment if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if
fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of costs and expenses of collection,
reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys, and
all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the
Trustee, or amounts otherwise due the Trustee under Section 7.06, except
as a result of its negligence or bad faith;
SECOND: In case the principal of the Securities of such series
shall not have become due, to the payment of interest on the Securities
of such series in default in the order of the maturity of the
installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such
interest has been collected by the Trustee), to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, upon the overdue
installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest
specified in the Securities of such series, such payments to be made
ratably to the persons entitled thereto;
THIRD: In case the principal of the Securities of such series shall
have become due by declaration or otherwise, to the payment of the whole
amount then owing and unpaid upon all the Securities of such series for
principal (and premium, if any) and interest, with interest upon the
overdue principal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent that such
interest has been collected by the Trustee), to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue
installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest
specified in the Securities of such series; and in case such moneys
shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid
upon the Securities of such series, then to the payment of such
principal (and premium, if any) and interest without preference or
priority of principal (and premium, if any) over interest or of interest
over principal (and premium, if any), or of any installment of interest
over any other installment of interest, or of any Security of such
series over any other Security of such series, ratably according to the
aggregate of such principal (and premium, if any) and interest.
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SECTION 6.04. No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any
right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to
institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or
otherwise upon or under or with respect to the Indenture, or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder,
unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice
of an Event of Default and unless also the Holders of not less than 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding
shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or
proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to
the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs,
expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby and the Trustee,
for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action or proceeding and
no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to
the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06; it being understood and intended and
being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Security with
every other taker and Holder of any Security and the Trustee, that no one or
more Holders of Securities of any series shall have any right in any manner
whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to
affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder of Securities,
or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other
such Holder or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all
Holders of Securities of such series. For the protection and enforcement of
the provisions of this Section 6.04, each and every securityholder and the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, however, the
right of any Holder of any Security of any series to receive payment of the
principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such Security, on or after
the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to institute suit
for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates,
shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.05. All powers and remedies given by this Article Six to the
Trustee or to the security holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers
and remedies available to the Trustee or the securityholders, by judicial
proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the
covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or
omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Securities in
exercising any right or power accruing upon any default occurring and
continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power or shall be
construed to be a waiver of any such default or an acquiescence therein;
and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, every power and remedy given
by this Article Six or by law to the Trustee or to the securityholders may
be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient,
by the Trustee or by the securityholders.
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SECTION 6.06. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities of each series affected (with each series voting as a
separate class) at the time Outstanding 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 by this Indenture, provided
that
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or
with this Indenture;
(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the
Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction; and
(3) the Trustee may decline any such direction that a committee of
responsible officers of the Trustee reasonably determines, based upon a
written opinion of independent counsel, will cause the Trustee to incur
any personal liability for which it shall not have been adequately
indemnified pursuant to Section 7.02.
Prior to the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the
Securities of any series as provided in Section 6.01, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series at
the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of
such series waive any past default described in clause (c) or (f) of Section
6.01 which relates to fewer than all series of Securities then Outstanding,
and the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then Outstanding affected thereby (each series voting as a
separate class) may waive any such default or, in the case of an event
specified in clause (c) or (f) (if the event specified under clause (c) or
(f) relates to all series of Securities then Outstanding) or (d) or (e) of
Section 6.01, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all
the Securities then Outstanding (voting as one class) may waive any such
default, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities of
such series. In the case of any such waiver, the Issuer, the Trustee and
the Holders of the Securities of such series shall be restored to their
former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 6.07. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of
a default, give to all securityholders of any series, as the names and
addresses of such Holders appear on the Securities Register, notice by
mail of all defaults known to the Trustee to have occurred with respect to
such series, unless such defaults shall have been cured before the giving of
such notice (the term "default" or "defaults" for the purposes of this
Section 6.07 being hereby defined to mean any event or events, as the case
may be, specified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of Section
6.01, not including periods of grace, if any, provided for therein, and
irrespective of the giving of written notice specified in clause (c) of
Section 6.01); provided that, except in the case of a default in the payment
of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any of the
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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 securityholders of such series.
SECTION 6.08. 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 attorney's 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
6.08 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit
instituted by any securityholder or group of securityholders of any series
holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of such series Outstanding, or in the case of any suit relating
to or arising under clause (c) or (f) of Section 6.01 (if the suit relates
to Securities of more than one but fewer than all series), 10% in aggregate
principal amount of Securities Outstanding affected thereby, or, in the case
of any suit relating to or arising under clause (c) or (f) (if the suit
under clause (c) or (f) relates to all the Securities then Outstanding), (d)
or (e) of Section 6.01, 10% in aggregate principal amount of all Securities
Outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Holder of Securities for the
enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or
interest on, any Security on or after the due date expressed in such
Security.
ARTICLE SEVEN
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of
Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may
have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default with respect to
the Securities of any series has occurred (which has not been cured) the
Trustee shall with respect to such Securities exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care
and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under
the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to
act or its own wilful misconduct, except that
(a) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to
the Securities of any series and after the curing of all Events of
Default with respect to such series which may have occurred:
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(1) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be
determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and
the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such
duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the
Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
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 to the requirements of this Indenture;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith by a responsible officer, unless it shall be proved that
the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(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 not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series affected
(with each series voting as a separate class) at the time Outstanding
(determined as provided in Section 8.03) 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.
(d) 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.
None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the
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 there shall be reasonable
grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity
against such liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 7.02. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, coupon, security or other paper or document believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties;
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(b) any request, direction, order or demand or other communication
of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of
Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified
by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer;
(c) the Trustee may consult with counsel and any Opinion of Counsel
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in
good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
(d) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
trusts or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or
direction of any of the securityholders pursuant to the provisions of
this Indenture, unless such securityholders shall have offered to the
Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which might be incurred therein or thereby;
(e) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered
or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or
within the discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this
Indenture;
(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, debenture, note, coupon, other evidence of indebtedness or other
paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may investigate
such fact or matters as it may reasonably see fit; and
(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder; provided, however, that any appointment of any agent by the
Trustee hereunder shall be made with prior notice to and in consultation
with the Issuer.
SECTION 7.03. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities
(except in the certificates of authentication) shall be taken as the
statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the
correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representation 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 Issuer of any of
the Securities or of the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 7.04. The Trustee or the Authenticating Agent or any Paying
Agent or Securities Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity,
may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would
have if it were not the Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or
Securities Registrar.
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SECTION 7.05. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.04, all moneys
received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be
held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but 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 moneys received by
it hereunder except such as it may agree with the Issuer to pay thereon. So
long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all
interest allowed on any such moneys shall be paid from time to time upon the
written order of the Company signed by its Chairman of the Board of
Directors or a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or its President or a
Vice President or its Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer.
SECTION 7.06. The Issuer covenants and agrees to pay the Trustee from
time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation
(which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard
to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) and, except as
otherwise expressly provided, the Issuer will pay or reimburse the Trustee
upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of
this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not regularly in its
employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from
its negligence or bad faith. The Issuer also covenants to indemnify the
Trustee for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, damage,
claims or expense, incurred without negligence or bad faith on the part of
the Trustee, 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 the premises. The obligations of
the Issuer under this Section 7.06 to compensate the Trustee and to pay or
reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall
constitute additional indebtedness hereunder. Such additional indebtedness
shall be a senior claim to that of the Securities upon all property and
funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust
for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities.
SECTION 7.07. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in
the administration of the trusts of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to
taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless
other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in
the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed
to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors or a Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors or the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer and delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in
the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be
full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
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SECTION 7.08. (a) If the Trustee has or shall acquire any conflicting
interest, as defined in this Section 7.08, it shall, within 90 days after
ascertaining that it has such conflicting interest, either eliminate such
conflicting interest or resign in the manner and with the effect specified
in Section 7.10.
(b) In the event that the Trustee shall fail to comply with the
provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 7.08, the Trustee shall, within
10 days after the expiration of such 90-day period, transmit notice of such
failure to all securityholders as the names and addresses of such Holders
appear on the Securities Register.
(c) For the purposes of this Section 7.08, the Trustee shall be deemed
to have a conflicting interest if
(1) the Trustee is Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the
Outstanding Securities of any other series or is a trustee under another
indenture under which any other securities, or certificates of interest
or participation in any other securities, of the Issuer are outstanding,
unless such other indenture is a collateral trust indenture under which
the only collateral consists of Securities issued under this Indenture;
provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of
this paragraph: (A) this Indenture with respect to the Securities of any
other series; and (B) any other indenture or indentures under which
other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other
securities, of the Issuer are outstanding if (i) this Indenture is and,
if applicable, this Indenture and any series of Securities issued
pursuant to this Indenture and such other indenture or indentures are
wholly unsecured, and such other indenture or indentures are hereafter
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, unless the Commission shall
have found and declared by order pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
305 or subsection (c) of Section 307 of such Trust Indenture Act that
differences exist between the provisions of this Indenture with respect
to Securities of such series and one or more other series, or the
provisions of this Indenture and the provisions of such other indenture
and indentures which are so likely to involve a material conflict of
interest as to make it necessary in the public interest or for the
protection of investors to disqualify the Trustee from acting as such
under this Indenture with respect to Securities of such series and such
other series, or under this Indenture or such other indenture or
indentures, or (ii) the Issuer shall have sustained the burden of
proving, on application to the Commission and after opportunity for
hearing thereon, that trusteeship under this Indenture with respect to
Securities of such series and such other series, or under this Indenture
and such other indenture or indentures is not so likely to involve a
material conflict of interest as to make it necessary in the public
interest or for the protection of investors to disquality the Trustee
from acting as such under this Indenture with respect to Securities of
such series and such other series, or under this Indenture and such
other indentures;
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(2) the Trustee or any of its directors or executive officers is an
obligor upon the Securities of any series issued under this Indenture or
an underwriter for the Issuer;
(3) the Trustee directly or indirectly controls or is directly or
indirectly controlled by or is under direct or indirect common control
with the Issuer or an underwriter for the Issuer;
(4) the Trustee or any of its directors or executive officers is a
director, officer, partner, employee, appointee, or representative of
the Issuer, or of an underwriter (other than the Trustee itself) for the
Issuer who is currently engaged in the business of underwriting, except
that (A) one individual may be a director and/or an executive officer of
the Trustee and a director and/or an executive officer of the Issuer,
but may not be at the same time an executive officer of both the Trustee
and the Issuer; (B) if and so long as the number of directors of the
Trustee in office is more than nine, one additional individual may be a
director and/or an executive officer of the Trustee and a director of
the Issuer; and (C) the Trustee may be designated by the Issuer or by
any underwriter for the Issuer to act in the capacity of transfer agent,
registrar, custodian, paying agent, fiscal agent, escrow agent, or
depositary, or in any other similar capacity, or, subject to the
provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection (c) to act as trustee,
whether under an indenture or otherwise;
(5) 10% or more of the voting securities of the Trustee is
beneficially owned either by the Issuer or by any director, partner or
executive officer thereof, or 20% or more of such voting securities is
benefically owned, collectively, by any two or more of such persons; or
10% or more of the voting securities of the Trustee is beneficially
owned either by an underwriter for the Issuer or by any director,
partner, or executive officer thereof, or is benefically owned,
collectively, by any two or more such persons;
(6) the Trustee is the beneficial owner of, or holds as collateral
security for an obligation which is in default, (A) 5% or more of the
voting securities, or 10% or more of any other class of security, of the
Issuer, not including the Securities issued under this Indenture and
securities issued under any other indenture under which the Trustee is
also trustee, or (B) 10% or more of any class of security of an
underwriter for the Issuer;
(7) the Trustee is the beneficial owner of, or holds as collateral
security for an obligation which is in default, 5% or more of the voting
securities of any person who, to the knowledge of the Trustee, owns 10%
or more of the voting securities of, or controls directly or indirectly
or is under direct or indirect common control with, the Issuer;
(8) the Trustee is the beneficial owner of, or holds as collateral
security for an obligation which is in default, 10% or more of any class
of security of any person who, to the knowledge of the Trustee, owns 50%
or more of the voting securities of the Issuer; or
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(9) the Trustee owns on May 15 in any calendar year, in the capacity
of executor, administrator, testamentary or inter vivos trustee,
guardian, committee or conservator, or in any other similar capacity, an
aggregate of 25% or more of the voting securities, or of any class of
security, of any person, the beneficial ownership of a specified
percentage of which would have constituted a conflicting interest under
paragraph (6), (7) or (8) of this subsection (c). As to any such
securities of which the Trustee acquired ownership through becoming
executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee of an estate which
included them, the provisions of the preceding sentence shall not apply,
for a period of two years from the date of such acquisition, to the
extent that such securities included in such estate do not exceed 25% of
such voting securities or 25% of any such class of security. Promptly
after May 15 in each calendar year, the Trustee shall make a check of
its holdings of such securities in any of the abovementioned capacities
as of such May 15. If the Issuer fails to make payment in full of
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, any of the Securities
when and as the same becomes due and payable, and such failure continues
for 30 days thereafter, the Trustee shall make a prompt check of its
holdings of such securities in any of the abovementioned capacities as
of the date of the expiration of such 30-day period, and after such
date, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (9),
all such securities so held by the Trustee, with sole or joint control
over such securities vested in it, shall, but only so long as such
failure shall continue, be considered as though beneficially owned by
the Trustee for the purposes of paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of this
subsection (c).
The specification of percentages in paragraphs (5) to (9), inclusive, of
this subsection (c) shall not be construed as indicating that the ownership
of such percentages of the securities of a person is or is not necessary or
sufficient to constitute direct or indirect control for the purposes of
paragraphs (3) or (7) of this subsection (c).
For the purposes of paragraphs (6), (7), (8) and (9), of this subsection
(c) only, (A) the terms "security" and "securities" shall include only such
securities as are generally known as corporate securities, but shall not
include any note or other evidence of indebtedness issued to evidence an
obligation to repay moneys lent to a person by one or more banks, trust
companies, or banking firms, or any certificate of interest or participation
in any such note or evidence of indebtedness; (B) an obligation shall be
deemed to be in default when a default in payment of principal shall have
continued for 30 days or more and shall not have been cured; and (C) the
Trustee shall not be deemed to be the owner or holder of (i) any security
which it holds as collateral security (as trustee or otherwise) for an
obligation which is not in default as defined in clause (B) above, or (ii)
any security which it holds as collateral security under this Indenture,
irrespective of any default hereunder, or (iii) any security which it holds
as agent for collection, or as custodian, escrow agent, or depositary, or in
similar representative capacity.
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Except as provided in the next preceding paragraph and in Section 4.04,
the word "security" or "securities" as used in this Section shall mean any
note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness,
certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement,
collateral-trust certificate, pre-organization certificate or subscription,
transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate,
certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil,
gas or other mineral rights, or, in general, any interest or instrument
commonly known as a "security", or any certificate of interest or
participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for,
guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the
foregoing.
(d) For purposes of this Section 7.08:
(1) the terms "underwriter" when used with reference to the Issuer
shall mean every person who, within three years prior to the time as of
which the determination is made, has purchased from the Issuer with a
view to, or has offered or sold for the Issuer in connection with, the
distribution of any security of the Issuer outstanding at such time, or
has participated or has had a direct or indirect participation in any
such undertaking, or has participated or has had a participation in the
direct or indirect underwriting of any such undertaking, but such term
shall not include a person whose interest was limited to a commission
from an underwriter or dealer not in excess of the usual and customary
distributors' or sellers' commission.
(2) the term "director" shall mean any director of a corporation of
any individual performing similar functions with respect to any
organization whether incorporated or unincorporated.
(3) the term "person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a
partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, an
unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision
thereof. As used in this paragraph, the term "trust" shall include only
a trust where the interest or interests of the beneficiary or
beneficiaries are evidenced by a security.
(4) the term "voting security" shall mean any security presently
entitling the owner or holder thereof to vote in the direction or
management of the affairs of a person, or any security issued under or
pursuant to any trust, agreement or arrangement whereby a trustee or
trustees or agent or agents for the owner or holder of such security are
presently entitled to vote in the direction or management of the affairs
of a person.
(5) the term "Issuer" shall mean any obligor upon the Securities.
(6) the term "executive officer" shall mean the president, every
vice president, every trust officer, the cashier, the secretary, and the
treasurer of a corporation, and any individual customarily performing
similar functions with respect to any organization whether incorporated
or unincorporated, but shall not include the chairman of the board of
directors.
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The percentages of voting securities and other securities specified in
this Section 7.08 shall be calculated in accordance with the following
provisions:
(A) a specified percentage of the voting securities of the Trustee, the
Issuer or any other person referred to in this Section 7.08 (each of whom is
referred to as a "person" in this paragraph) means such amount of the
outstanding voting securities of such person as entitles the holder or
holders thereof to cast such specified percentage of the aggregate votes
which the holders of all the outstanding voting securities of such person
are entitled to cast in the direction or management of the affairs of such
person.
(B) a specified percentage of a class of securities of a person means
such percentage of the aggregate amount of securities of the class
outstanding.
(C) the term "amount", when used in regard to securities, means the
principal amount if relating to evidences of indebtedness, the number of
shares if relating to capital shares, and the number of units if relating to
any other kind of security.
(D) the term "outstanding" means issued and not held by or for the
account of the Issuer. The following securities shall not be deemed
outstanding within the meaning of this definition:
(i) securities of an issuer held in a sinking fund relating to
securities of the issuer of the same class:
(ii) securities of an issuer held in a sinking fund relating to
another class of securities of the issuer, if the obligation evidenced
by such other class of securities is not in default as to principal or
interest or otherwise;
(iii) securities pledged by the issuer thereof as security for an
obligation of the issuer not in default as to principal or interest or
otherwise; and
(iv) securities held in escrow if placed in escrow by the issuer
thereof;
provided, however, that any voting securities of an issuer shall be deemed
outstanding if any person other than the issuer is entitled to exercise the
voting rights thereof.
(E) a security shall be deemed to be of the same class as another
security if both securities confer upon the holder or holders thereof
substantially the same rights and privileges; provided, however, that, in
the case of secured evidences of indebtedness, all of which are issued under
a single indenture, differences in the interest rates or maturity dates of
various series thereof shall not be deemed sufficient to constitute such
series different classes; and provided further, that, in the case of
unsecured evidences of indebtedness, differences in the interest rates or
maturity dates thereof shall not be deemed sufficient to constitute them
securities of different classes, whether or not they are issued under a
single indenture.
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SECTION 7.09. The Trustee shall at all times be a corporation organized
and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any State or
Territory or the District of Columbia having a combined capital and surplus
of at least $10,000,000 and which is authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, and is 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 aforesaid supervising or examining
authority, then for the purposes of this Section 7.09, 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. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.09, the Trustee shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
7.10.
SECTION 7.10. (a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written
notice of resignation to the Issuer and by mailing notice thereof to all
Holders of the Securities as the names and addresses of such Holders shall
appear on the Securities Register.
Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint
a successor trustee by written instrument in duplicate, executed by order of
the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no
successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment
within 60 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the
securityholders, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or any
securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security or Securities
for at least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 6.08, on
behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court
for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after
such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a
successor trustee.
(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of
subsection (a) of Section 7.08 after written request therefor by the
Issuer or by any securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security or Securities for at least six months, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7.09 and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Issuer or by any such securityholder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be
adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its
property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or
control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
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then, in any case, the Issuer may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board
of Directors of the Issuer, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered
to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject
to the provisions of Section 6.08, any securityholder who has been a bona
fide Holder of a Security or Securities 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. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any,
as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a
successor trustee.
(c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities at the time Outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee and
nominate a successor trustee which shall be deemed appointed as successor
trustee unless within 10 days after such nomination the Issuer objects
thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed or any securityholder, upon
the terms and conditions and otherwise as in subdivision (a) of this Section
7.10 provided, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an
appointment of a successor trustee.
(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and any appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.10
shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee as provided in Section 7.11.
SECTION 7.11. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section
7.10 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to its
predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and
thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become
effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the
Issuer or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon
payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section
7.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor
trustee all such rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon
request of any successor trustee, the Issuer shall execute any and all
instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and
confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any
trustee ceasing to act, shall nevertheless, retain a prior claim upon all
property or funds held or collected by such trustee to secure any amounts
then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06 and be entitled to
the indemnification provided for in Section 7.06.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this
Section 7.11 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee
shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.08 and eligible under
the provisions of Section 7.09.
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Upon acceptance of appointment by any successor trustee as provided in
this Section 7.11, the Issuer shall mail notice of the succession of such
trustee to all Holders of Securities as the names and addresses of such
Holders appear on the Securities Register. If the Issuer fails to mail such
notice in the prescribed manner within 10 days after acceptance of
appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such
notice to be mailed at the expense of the Issuer.
SECTION 7.12. 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 the corporate trust business of the
Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such
corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.08 and
eligible under the provisions of Section 7.09, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties
hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 7.13. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this
Section 7.13, if the Trustee shall be or shall become a creditor, directly
or indirectly, secured or unsecured, of the Issuer within four months prior
to a default, as defined in subsection (c) of this Section 7.13, or
subsequent to such a default, then, unless and until such default shall be
cured, the Trustee shall set apart and hold in a special account for the
benefit of the Trustee individually, the Holders of the Securities and the
holders of other indenture securities (as defined in subsection (c) of this
Section 7.13):
(1) an amount equal to any and all reductions in the amount due
and owing upon any claim as such creditor in respect of principal or
interest, effected after the beginning of such four months' period and
valid as against the Issuer and its other creditors, except any such
reduction resulting from the receipt or disposition of any property
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (a), or from the exercise
of any right of set-off which the Trustee could have exercised if a
petition in bankruptcy had been filed by or against the Issuer upon the
date of such default; and
(2) all property received by the Trustee in respect of any claim
as such creditor, either as security therefor, or in satisfaction or
composition thereof, or otherwise, after the beginning of such four
months' period, or an amount equal to the proceeds of any such property,
if disposed of, subject, however, to the rights, if any, of the Issuer
and its other creditors in such property or such proceeds.
Nothing herein contained, however, shall affect the right of the Trustee
(A) to retain for its own account (i) payments made on account of
any such claim by any person (other than Issuer) who is liable thereon,
and (ii) the proceeds of the bona fide sale of any such claim by the
Trustee to a third person, and (iii) distributions made in cash,
securities or other property in respect of claims filed against the
Issuer in bankruptcy or receivership or in the proceedings for
reorganization pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable
state law;
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(B) to realize, for its own account, upon any property held by it
as security for any such claim, if such property was so held prior to
the beginning of such four months' period;
(C) to realize, for its own account, but only to the extent of the
claim hereinafter mentioned, upon any property held by it as security
for any such claim, if such claim was created after the beginning of
such four months' period and such property was received as security
therefor simultaneously with the creation thereof, and if the Trustee
shall sustain the burden of proving that at the time such property was
so received the Trustee has no reasonable cause to believe that a
default as defined by subsection (c) of this Section 7.13 would occur
within four months; or
(D) to receive payment on any claim referred to in paragraph (B)
or (C), against the release of any property held as security for such
claim as provided in paragraph (B) or (C), as the case may be, to the
extent of the fair value of such property.
For the purposes of paragraphs (B), (C) and (D), property substituted
after the beginning of such four months' period for property held as
security at the time of such substitution shall, to the extent of the fair
value of the property released, have the same status as the property
released, and, to the extent that any claim referred to in any of such
paragraphs is created in renewal of or in substitution for or for the
purpose of repaying or refunding any pre-existing claim of the Trustee as
such creditor, such claim shall have the same status as such pre-existing
claim.
If the Trustee shall be required to account, the funds and property held
in such special account and the proceeds thereof shall be apportioned
between the Trustee, the securityholders and the holders of other indenture
securities in such manner that the Trustee, the securityholders and the
holders of other indenture securities realize, as a result of payments from
such special account and payments of dividends on claims filed against the
Issuer in bankruptcy or receivership or in proceedings for reorganization
pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable State law, the same
percentage of their respective claims, figured before crediting to the claim
of the Trustee anything on account of the receipt by it from the Issuer of
the funds and property in such special account and before crediting to the
respective claims of the Trustee, the securityholders and the holders of
other indenture securities dividends on claims filed against the Issuer in
bankruptcy or receivership or in proceedings for reorganization pursuant to
the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable State law, but after crediting
thereon receipts on account of the indebtedness represented by their
respective claims from all sources other than from such dividends and from
the funds and property so held in such special account. As used in this
paragraph, with respect to any claim, the term "dividends" shall include any
distribution with respect to such claim, in bankruptcy or receivership or in
proceedings for reorganization pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or
applicable State law, whether such distribution is made in cash, securities
or other property, but shall not include any such distribution with respect
to the secured portion, if any, of such claim. The court in which such
bankruptcy, receivership or proceeding for reorganization is pending shall
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have jurisdiction (i) to apportion between the Trustee, the securityholders
and the holders of other indenture securities, in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph, the funds and property held in such special
account and the proceeds thereof, or (ii) in lieu of such apportionment, in
whole or in part, to give to the provisions of this paragraph due
consideration in determining the fairness of the distributions to be made to
the Trustee, the securityholders and the holders of other indenture
securities with respect to their respective claims, in which event it shall
not be necessary to liquidate or to appraise the value of any securities or
other property held in such special account or as security for any such
claim, or to make a specific allocation of such distributions as between the
secured and unsecured portions of such claims, or otherwise to apply the
provisions of this paragraph as a mathematical formula.
Any Trustee who has resigned or been removed after the beginning of such
four months' period shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection
(a) as though such resignation or removal had not occurred. If any Trustee
has resigned or been removed prior to the beginning of such four months'
period, it shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection (a) if and
only if the following conditions exist:
(i) the receipt of property or reduction of claim which would have
given rise to the obligation to account, if such Trustee had continued
as Trustee, occurred after the beginning of such four months' period; and
(ii) such receipt of property or reduction of claim occurred within
four months after such resignation or removal.
(b) There shall be excluded from the operation of subsection (a) of this
Section 7.13 a creditor relationship arising from
(1) the ownership or acquisition of securities issued under any
indenture, or any security or securities having a maturity of one year
or more at the time of acquisition by the Trustee;
(2) advances authorized by a receivership or bankruptcy court of
competent jurisdiction, or by this Indenture, for the purpose of
preserving any property which shall at any time be subject to the lien
of this Indenture or of discharging tax liens or other prior liens or
encumbrances thereon, if notice of such advance and of the circumstances
surrounding the making thereof is given to the securityholders at the
time and in the manner provided in this Indenture;
(3) disbursements made in the ordinary course of business in the
capacity of trustee under an indenture, transfer agent, registrar,
custodian, paying agent, fiscal agent or depositary, or other similar
capacity;
(4) an indebtedness created as a result of services rendered or
premises rented; or an indebtedness created as a result of goods or
securities sold in a cash transaction as defined in subsection (c) of
this Section 7.13;
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(5) the ownership of stock or of other securities of a corporation
organized under the provisions of Section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve
Act, as amended, which is directly or indirectly a creditor of the
Issuer; or
(6) the acquisition, ownership, acceptance or negotiation of any
drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances or obligations which fall within
the classification of self-liquidating paper as defined in subsection
(c) of this Section 7.13.
(c) As used in this Section 7.13:
(1) the term "default" shall mean any failure to make payment in
full of the principal of or interest upon any of the Securities of any
series or upon the other indenture securities when and as such principal
or interest becomes due and payable.
(2) the term "other indenture securities" shall mean securities
upon which the Issuer is an obligor (as defined in the Trust Indenture
Act) outstanding under any other indenture (A) under which the Trustee
is also trustee, (B) which contains provisions substantially similar to
the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 7.13, and (C) under
which a default exists at the time of the apportionment of the funds and
property held in said special account.
(3) the term "cash transaction" shall mean any transaction in
which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven
days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks
or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand.
(4) the term "self-liquidating paper" shall mean any draft, bill
of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated
or incurred by the Issuer for the purpose of financing the purchase,
processing, manufacture, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or
merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to,
possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the
receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or
merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security
is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the
creditor relationship with the Issuer arising from the making, drawing,
negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or
obligation.
(5) the term "Issuer" shall mean any obligor upon the Securities.
SECTION 7.14. So long as any Securities remain Outstanding, if the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is not located in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, the Trustee may appoint an Authenticating
Agent to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in connection with
the authentication and delivery of Securities as set forth in Articles Two
and Three and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits
of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this
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Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee
and to the certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to
include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf
of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Such Authenticating Agent shall
at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the United States or of any State or Territory or of the District of
Columbia authorized under such laws to act as authenticating agent, having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 (unless an affiliate of
the Trustee in which case it need not have such a capital and surplus) and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or
District of Columbia authority, and, willing and able to act as
Authenticating Agent on reasonable and customary terms, having its principal
office and place of business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York. 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
7.14, 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.
Any corporation into which any 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 any
Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the
corporate agency business of any Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be
the Authenticating Agent without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of the Trustee or such Authenticating Agent.
Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice
of resignation to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any
time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written
notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon
receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in
case at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.14, the Trustee promptly
shall appoint a successor Authenticating Agent, if the terms of this Section
7.14 require that there shall be an Authenticating Agent, shall give written
notice of such appointment to the Issuer and shall mail notice of such
appointment to all Holders of Securities as the names and addresses of such
Holders appear upon the Securities Register. Any successor Authenticating
Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with
all rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Authenticating Agent
herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless
eligible under the provisions of this Section 7.14.
The Trustee agrees to pay to the Authenticating Agent from time to time
reasonable compensation for its services,and the Trustee shall be entitled
to be reimbursed for such payment, subject to the provisions of Section 7.06.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
SECTION 8.01. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver, vote or other action provided by this Indenture to be given
or taken by securityholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such securityholders in
person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is
hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Proof of execution of any such
instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for
any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02)
conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner
provided in this section.
(b) Subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, the execution of any instrument
by a securityholder or his agent or proxy may be proved in accordance with
such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or
in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee.
(c) The holding of Securities shall be proved by the Securities Register
or by a certificate of the registrar thereof.
SECTION 8.02. The Issuer, the Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any
Paying Agent and any Securities registrar may deem and treat the person in
whose name any Security shall be registered upon the Securities Register as
the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be
overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing
thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and, subject to the provisions of this
Indenture, interest on, such Security and for all other purposes; and
neither the Issuer, the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent nor any Paying
Agent nor any Securities registrar shall be affected by any notice to the
contrary. All such payments so made to any such person, or upon his order,
shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to
satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon any such
Security.
SECTION 8.03. In determining whether the holders of the requisite
aggregate principal amount of Securities of any series have concurred in any
demand or request, the giving of any notice, direction, consent or waiver or
the taking of any other action under this Indenture, Securities which are
owned by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities or by any person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or
indirect common control with the Issuer or any other obligor on the
Securities shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the
purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such
demand, request, notice, direction, consent or waiver only Securities which
the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
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SECTION 8.04. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the
Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the
Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
any or all series, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in
connection with such action, any Holder of a Security, the serial number,
letter or other distinguishing symbol of which is shown by the evidence to
be included in the Securities the Holders of which have joined in such
action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its office and upon
proof of ownership as provided in Section 8.01, revoke such action so far as
concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the
Holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and
upon all future Holders and owners of such Security and of any Securities
issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange or substitution therefor,
irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon
any such Security or such other Security. Any action taken by the Holders
of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any or
all series, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection
with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Issuer, the Trustee
and the Holders of all the Securities affected by such action.
ARTICLE NINE
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 9.01. The Issuer may, at its option, redeem all or from time to
time any part of the Securities of any series at the applicable times and
redemption prices as may be specified in the Board Resolution or
supplemental indenture contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of such
series, or the Securities of such series, together with accrued interest to
the date fixed for redemption.
SECTION 9.02. In case the Issuer shall desire to exercise the right to
redeem all or any part of the Securities of any series, as the case may be,
in accordance with the right reserved so to do, it shall provide notice of
such redemption to the Holders of Securities of such series to be redeemed
as a whole or in part by mailing a notice of such redemption by first class
mail not less than 30 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption to their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Securities
Register. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder
receives the notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail, or
any defect in the notice, to the Holder of any Security of a series
designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the
validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such
series. 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 Issuer which is subject to a condition specified in the
terms of such Securities, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an
Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or
condition.
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Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for
redemption, and the redemption price at which Securities are to be redeemed,
and shall state that payment of the redemption price of the Securities or
portions thereof to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency to be
maintained by the Issuer as provided in Section 4.02 (or any of said offices
or agencies, if more than one) upon presentation and surrender of such
Securities, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be
paid as specified in said notice, and that on and after said date any
interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to
accrue. If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed
the notice of redemption shall specify the principal amount of the
Securities of such series and the identification of the particular series to
be redeemed. In case any Security of any series is to be redeemed in part
only, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date
fixed for redemption, upon presentation and surrender of such Security, a
new Security or Securities of such series in principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion thereof and having the same maturity date, interest rate
and redemption provisions will be issued.
If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the
Issuer will give the Trustee at least 45-days' notice in advance (unless a
shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), as to the aggregate
principal amount of Securities to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee
shall select, in such manner as in its sole discretion it shall deem
appropriate and fair, the Securities of such series or portions thereof to
be redeemed and shall thereafter promptly notify the Issuer in writing which
of the Securities or portions thereof are to be redeemed.
SECTION 9.03. If the giving of notice of redemption shall have been
completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of the
series identified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date,
and at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable
redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for
redemption, and unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of such
Securities at the redemption price, together with any interest accrued to
said date, interest on the Securities or portions of Securities of any
series so called for redemption shall cease to accrue on and after said
date. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at said place or
places of payment in said notice specified, such Securities or the portions
thereof to be redeemed shall be paid and redeemed by the Issuer at the
applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued thereon to the
date fixed for redemption.
Upon presentation and surrender of any Security which is redeemed in
part only, the Issuer shall execute and register and the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent on its behalf shall authenticate and deliver, at the
expense of the Issuer, a new Security or Securities of such series, of
authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion of the Security so presented and having the same maturity date,
interest rate and redemption provisions.
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ARTICLE TEN
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 10.01. The Issuer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and
the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or
indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution thereof) for
one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Issuer,
or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor
corporation of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Issuer
pursuant to Article Eleven hereof;
(b) to add to the covenants of the Issuer such further covenants,
restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Board of Directors shall
consider to be for the protection of the Holders of any series of
Securities, and to make the occurrence or the occurrence and continuance
of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions
or provisions a default or an Event of Default permitting the
enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this
Indenture; provided, however, that in respect of any such additional
covenant, restriction, condition or provision such supplemental
indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default
(which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of
other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such
default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such
default or may limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of Securities of such series to waive such default;
(c) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
contained herein or in any supplemental indenture which may be defective
or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any
supplemental indenture, to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge
any property to or with the Trustee or to make such other provisions in
regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture as shall not
adversely affect the interests of the Holders of any Securities;
(d) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
permitted by Section 3.01;
(e) to provide for the issuance under this Indenture of Securities
in coupon form (including Securities registrable as to principal only),
to provide for interchangeability of such Securities with the Securities
issued hereunder in fully registered form of the same series and to make
all appropriate changes for such purposes, or to permit or facilitate
the issuance of Securities of any series in uncertificated form;
(f) to provide for the issuance under this Indenture of Securities
denominated or payable in currency other than Dollars and to make all
appropriate changes for such purpose;
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(g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Securities,
pursuant to Section 7.11, or to add to or to 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;
(h) to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture
as shall be necessary or desirable to conform to provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act as at the time in effect, provided, that such action shall
not materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the
Securities of any series; and
(i) otherwise to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
Indenture, provided, however, that any such change or elimination may
only be effected when no Outstanding Security of any series created
prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture is entitled to the
benefit of such provision.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Issuer in the
execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further
appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and
to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any
property thereunder, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into
any such supplemental indenture which adversely affects the Trustee's own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section
10.01 may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of
the Holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding.
SECTION 10.02. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.01)
of the Holders of not less than 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities at the time Outstanding of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture (voting as one class), the Issuer, when authorized by
a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may, from time to time and at any time,
enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall
conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date
of such supplemental indenture) for the purpose of adding any provisions to
or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this
Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the
right of the Holders of the Securities of each such series; provided,
however, that no such supplemental indenture shall (i) extend the fixed
maturity of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or reduce
the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any
premium payable on redemption thereof without the consent of the Holder of
each Security so affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
Securities of any series, the consent of the Holders of which is required
for any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the Holders of
all such Securities of such series then outstanding.
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Upon the request of the Issuer, accompanied by a Board Resolution
authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the
filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of securityholders as
aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Issuer in the execution of such
supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the
Trustee's own rights, limitations of rights, obligation, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may
in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such
supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the securityholders under
this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed
supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall
approve the substance thereof.
Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Trustee of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.02, the
Issuer shall mail a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of
such supplemental indenture, to all Holders of Securities of each series
affected thereby as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the
Securities Register. Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any
defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity
of any such supplemental indenture.
SECTION 10.03. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant
to the provisions of this Article Ten, this Indenture shall be and be deemed
to be modified and amended in accordance therewith, but only with regard to
the Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, and
the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and
immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuer and the Holders
of any Securities of such series affected thereby shall thereafter be
determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such
modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such
supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and
conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes with regard to the
Securities of such series.
The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 and 7.02, may
receive an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental
indenture executed pursuant to this Article complies with the provisions of
this Article Ten.
SECTION 10.04. Securities of any series which are authenticated and
delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the
provisions of this Article Ten may bear a notation in form approved by the
Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. New
Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the
Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any
such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Issuer, authenticated by
the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent on its behalf and delivered in
exchange for the Securities of such series then Outstanding.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
SECTION 11.01. Subject to Section 4.04, nothing contained in this
Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation of the
Issuer with, or the merger of the Issuer into, any other corporation or
corporations (whether or not affiliated with the Issuer), or successive
consolidations or mergers to which the Issuer or its successor or successors
shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the
property of the Issuer as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any
other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Issuer) authorized to
acquire and operate the same; provided, however, and the Issuer hereby
covenants and agrees, that upon any such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest on, all the Securities of each series according to their
tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the
covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed or observed by
the Issuer, shall be expressly assumed by a supplemental indenture
satisfactory in form to the Trustee and executed and delivered to the
Trustee by the corporation formed by such consolidation, or into which the
Issuer shall have been merged or which shall have acquired such property and
provided, further, that immediately after giving effect to such transaction,
no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
SECTION 11.02. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance, and following such an assumption by the successor corporation,
such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the
Issuer with the same effect as if it had been named herein.
Such successor corporation may cause to be signed, and may issue either
in its own name or in the name of the Issuer prior to such succession, any
or all of the Securities of any series issuable hereunder which theretofore
shall not have been signed by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee; and,
upon the order of such successor corporation instead of the Issuer and
subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture
prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities
of any series which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the
officers of the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication pursuant to such
provisions and any Securities of any series which such successor corporation
thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee on its
behalf for that purpose pursuant to such provisions. All the Securities so
issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this
Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been
issued at the date of the execution hereof.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, such
changes in phraseology and form may be made in the Securities of any series
thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
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Subject to the provisions of Section 4.04, nothing contained in this
Indenture or in any of the Securities of any series shall prevent the
Company from merging into itself any other corporation (whether or not
affiliated with the Company) or acquiring by purchase or otherwise all or
part of the property of any other corporation (whether or not affiliated
with the Company).
SECTION 11.03. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01
and 7.02, may receive an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and any such assumption complies
with the provisions of this Article Eleven.
ARTICLE TWELVE
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE;
UNCLAIMED MONEYS
SECTION 12.01. Except as otherwise provided for in the Securities of any
series, if at any time (a) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee
cancelled or for cancellation all Securities of any series theretofore
authenticated (other than any Securities of such series which shall have
been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as
provided in Section 3.07), or (b) all Securities of any series not
theretofore delivered to the Trustee cancelled or for cancellation shall
have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable
within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of
redemption, and the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the
Trustee as trust funds the entire amount sufficient to pay at maturity or
upon redemption all such Securities of such series not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee cancelled or for cancellation, including principal (and
premium, if any) and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity
or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be, but excluding, however,
the amount of any moneys for the payment of principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest on the Securities of such series (1) theretofore deposited
with the Trustee and repaid by the Trustee to the Issuer in accordance with
the provisions of Section 12.04, or (2) paid to any State or to the District
of Columbia pursuant to its unclaimed property or similar laws, and if in
either case the Issuer shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums
payable hereunder by the Issuer, then this Indenture shall cease to be of
further effect (except as to the provisions applicable to transfers and
exchanges of Securities of such series) and the Trustee, on demand of and at
the cost and expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee under Section 7.06 and the
obligations of the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under Section 7.14
shall survive.
SECTION 12.02. All moneys deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section
12.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it to the payment, either
directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own
Paying Agent), to the holders of the particular Securities of any series for
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the payment or redemption of which such moneys have been deposited with the
Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal (and
premium, if any) and interest.
SECTION 12.03. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture all moneys then held by any Paying Agent under the provisions of
this Indenture shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be repaid to it or paid to
the Trustee and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all
further liability with respect to such moneys.
SECTION 12.04. Any monies deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any
Paying Agent pursuant to any provision of this Indenture for payment of the
principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of any series
and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders of Securities of such
series for two years after the date upon which the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on such Securities, as the case may be, shall
have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Issuer by the Trustee or
such Paying Agent on demand; and the Holder of any of the Securities shall
thereafter look only to the Issuer for any payment which such Holder may be
entitled to collect.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 13.01. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or
agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based
thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any
incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or
future, of the Issuer, either directly or through the Issuer 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
all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition
of, and as a consideration for, the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 13.02. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements
in this Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Issuer shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 13.03. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture
authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or
officer of the Issuer shall and may be done and performed with like force
and effect by the like board, committee or officer of the corporation that
shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Issuer.
SECTION 13.04. The Issuer by instrument in writing executed by authority
of two-thirds of the Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee may
surrender any of the powers or rights reserved to the Issuer and thereupon
such power or right so surrendered shall terminate both as to the Issuer and
as to any successor corporation.
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SECTION 13.05. Any notice or demand which by any provision of this
Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served except as provided
in Section 6.01(c) by the Trustee or by the Holders of Securities to or on
the Issuer may be given or served by being deposited first class, postage
prepaid in a post office letter box addressed (until another address is
filed by the Issuer with the Trustee) as follows: Treasurer, The Southern
New England Telephone Company, 227 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut
06506. Any notice, direction, request or demand by any securityholder to or
upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made for
all purposes if given or made in writing at the principal office of the
Trustee.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or reason of
any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders of
Securities by mail, then such notification as shall be made with approval of
the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose
hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders of Securities is given by
mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice
mailed, to any particular Holder of a Security shall affect the sufficiency
of such notice with respect to other Holders of Securities.
SECTION 13.06. Upon any application or demand by the Issuer to the
Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture,
the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating
that all conditions precedent 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 have been
complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand as
to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any
provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or
demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered
to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture shall include (1) a statement that the person
making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of
such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary
to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such
covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to
whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant
has been complied with.
SECTION 13.07. If the date of maturity of interest on or principal of
the Securities of any series or the date fixed for redemption of any
Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal
(and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on
the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall
accrue for the period after such date.
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SECTION 13.08. If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture
limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision included in this
Indenture which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of
Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such required
provision shall control.
SECTION 13.09. The 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 13.10. This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be a
contract under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and for all purposes
this Indenture shall be constructed in accordance with the laws of said
State.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested (the date of this instrument being the date of execution by the
Trustee, as indicated in its Acknowledgment).
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TELEPHONE COMPANY
BY /s/ John J. Miller
Name: John J. Miller
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
(Seal)
Attest:
/s/ Madelyn M. DeMatteo
Name: Madelyn M. DeMatteo
Title: Secretary
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE
BY /s/ Kathy A. Larimore
Name: Kathy A. Larimore
Title: Assistant Vice President
(Seal)
Attest:
/s/ Susan Freedman
Name: Susan Freedman
Title: Vice President
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
COUNTY OF NEW HAVEN
At New Haven, on this 15th day of December, 1993 before me, a Notary
Public in and for the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut,
personally appeared John J. Miller, the Vice President and Treasurer of The
Southern New England Telephone Company, to me personally known, who executed
the foregoing instrument on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged the
same to be his free act and deed in his said capacity and the free act and
deed of The Southern New England Telephone Company.
NOTARIAL SEAL
/s/ Kelly Tynan
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: November 30, 1997
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
COUNTY OF HARTFORD
At the city of Hartford, on this 15th day of December, 1993, before me,
a Notary Public in and for the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut,
personally appeared Kathy A. Larimore, an Assistant Vice President of
Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association, to me personally known, who
executed the foregoing instrument on behalf of said national banking
association and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed in his
said capacity and the free act and deed of Shawmut Bank Connecticut,
National Association.
NOTARIAL SEAL
/s/ Dawn P. Heintz
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: May 31, 1997
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EXHIBIT A
CUSIP No.
(FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE1)
FACE
Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.04 of the Indenture referred
to below, this Security may be transferred in whole, but not in part, only
to another nominee of the Depository or to a successor Depository or to a
nominee of such successor Depository. Unless this certificate is presented
by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company (55 Water
Street, New York, New York) to the issuer or its agent for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in
the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company and any payment is made to
Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede &
Co., has an interest herein.
$ No.
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES C
Original Issue Date: Maturity Date:
Interest Rate: Initial Redemption Date:
Principal Amount:
The Optional Redemption Price shall initially be % of the principal
amount of this Note to be redeemed and shall decline at each anniversary of
the Initial Redemption Date by % of the principal amount to be
redeemed until the Optional Redemption Price is 100% of such principal
amount.2
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation
(herein referred to as the "Company"), for value received hereby promises to
pay to , or registered assigns, the principal sum of $ on
the Maturity Date shown above and to pay interest thereon at the rate per
annum shown above until the principal amount is paid or made available for
payment. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on
and (each an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing with the
Interest Payment Date immediately following the Original Issue Date shown
above, and on the Maturity Date shown above. Interest on this Note will
accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been
paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided
for, from the Original Issue Date shown above. 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. The interest so payable on any
Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the
1 The Company may elect to use a different title (i.e., debentures) and, in
such case, conforming changes would be made throughout the text of this form.
2 If the security is offered pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting, the
provisions relating to redumption would be set forth in the text contained
on the reverse of this form.
A-1
Indenture referred to below, be paid to the person in whose name this Note
is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest,
which shall be the or , as the case may be, next preceding
such Interest Payment Date, unless such Record Date shall not be a Business
Day, as defined below, in which case the Record Date shall be the Business
Day next preceding. (If the Original Issue Date of this Note is between a
Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the first payment
of interest on this Note shall be payable on the next succeeding Interest
Payment Date and shall be payable to the person to whom this Note shall have
been issued.) Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be
made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York, in such
coin or currency in the United States of America as at the time of payment
shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided,
however, that, at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made
by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such
address shall appear in the Securities register. "Business Day" means any
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking
institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed in
The City of New York or the State of Connecticut.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until
the appropriate certificate of authentication hereon shall have been
executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on
the reverse hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY has
caused this Instrument to be signed by its duly authorized officers, each by
a facsimile of his signature, and has caused a facsimile of its corporate
seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.
Date
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TELEPHONE COMPANY
By
(Corporate Seal) Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
(FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION)
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
A-2
(FORM OF NOTE)
(REVERSE)
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of unsecured debt securities
(hereinafter called the "Securities") of the Company of the series
hereinafter specified, all such Securities issued or to be issued under and
pursuant to an indenture dated as of December 13, 1993 (herein called the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National
Association, Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"), 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 (the words
"holders" or "holder" meaning the registered holders or registered holder)
of the Securities. The Securities may be issued in one or more series,
which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts,
may mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates, may be
subject to different redemption provisions (if any), may be subject to
different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any), may be subject to
different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the
Indenture provided. This Note is one of a series designated as the Series C
Notes of the Company (herein called the "Series C Notes"), limited in
aggregate principal amount to $ . The Series C Notes may be issued
at various times with different maturity dates and different principal
repayment provisions, may bear interest at different rates, and may
otherwise vary, all as provided in the Indenture.
In case an Event of Default with respect to the Series C Notes shall
have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof 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 66 2/3% in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding, as
defined in the Indenture, of all series to be affected (voting as one class)
evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or modifying in
any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities of each such series;
provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall (i) extend the
fixed maturity of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or
reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce
any premium payable on redemption thereof, without the consent of the holder
of each Security so affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
Securities, the consent of the holders of which is required for any such
supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of all Securities
then outstanding. It is also provided in the Indenture that, with respect
to certain defaults or Events of Default regarding the Securities of any
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series, prior to any declaration of the maturity of such Securities, the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
such series (or in the case of certain defaults or Events of Default, all or
certain series of the Securities) at the time outstanding may on behalf of
the holders of all of the Securities of such series (or all or certain
series of Securities, as the case may be) waive any past default or Event of
Default under the Indenture and its consequences, except a default in the
payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest. Any such consent or
waiver by the holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the
Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all
future holders and owners of this Note and of any Note issued upon the
transfer thereof or in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of
whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note
or such other Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of
the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest on this Note at the places, at the respective times, at the
rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
The Series C Notes may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, as a
whole or from time to time in part, on or after the Initial Redemption Date,
set forth on the face hereof, and prior to maturity, upon the notice
referred to below, all as provided in the Indenture, at the related Optional
Redemption Prices (expressed in percentages of the principal amount) set
forth on the face hereof, together in each case with accrued interest to the
date fixed for redemption. As provided in the Indenture, notice of
redemption to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part
shall be given by mailing a notice of such redemption not less than thirty
nor more than ninety days prior to the date fixed for redemption to their
last addresses as they shall appear upon the Securities register.
The Series C Notes are issuable as registered Notes without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof. Upon due
presentment for exchange or registration of transfer of this Note at the
office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, a new Note or Notes having the same maturity, interest rate,
redemption provisions, if any, and Original Issue Date, of authorized
denominations, for an equal aggregate principal amount, will be issued in
the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. No
service charge shall be made for any such exchange or transfer, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.
The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any payment agent
and any Securities registrar may deem and treat the holder hereof as the
absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and
notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon) for the
purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof (and
premium, if any) and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest
hereon, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee
nor any authenticating agent nor any payment agent nor any securities
registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or the interest on this Note or for any claim based hereon,
or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture
or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator,
shareholder, officer or director, as such past, present or future, of the
Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the
Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution,
statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of
the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
This Note shall be deemed a contract made under the laws of the State of
Connecticut and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of said State.
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EXHIBIT B
(FORM OF NOTE1)
FACE
$ No.
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES C
Original Issue Date: Maturity Date:
Interest Rate: Initial Redemption Date:
Principal Amount:
The Optional Redemption Price shall initially be % of the
principal amount of this Note to be redeemed and shall decline at each
anniversary of the Initial Redemption Date by % of the principal amount
to be redeemed until the Optional Redemption Price is 100% of such principal
amount.2
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation
(herein referred to as the "Company"), for value received hereby promises to
pay to , or registered assigns, the principal sum of $ on the
Maturity Date shown above and to pay interest thereon at the rate per annum
shown above until the principal amount is paid or made available for
payment. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on
and (each an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing with the
Interest Payment Date immediately following the Original Issue Date shown
above, and on the Maturity Date shown above. Interest on this Note will
accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been
paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided
for, from the Original Issue Date shown above. 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. The Interest so payable on any
Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the
Indenture referred to below, be paid to the person in whose name this Note
is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest,
which shall be the or , as the case may be, next preceding
such Interest Payment Date, unless such Record Date shall not be a Business
Day, as defined below, in which case the Record Date shall be the Business
Day next preceding. (If the Original Issue Date of this Note is between a
Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the first payment
of interest on this Note shall be payable on the next succeeding Interest
Payment Date and shall be payable to the person to whom this Note shall have
been issued.) Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be
made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York, in such
coin or currency in the United States of America as at the time of payment
shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided,
however, that, at the option of the Company payment of
1 The Company may elect to use a different title (i.e., debentures) and, in
such case, conforming changes would be made throughout the text of this form.
2 If the security is offered pursuant to a firm committment underwriting,
the provisions relating to redemption would be set forth in the text
contained on the reverse of this form.
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interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Securities register. "Business
Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on
which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation
to be closed in The City of New York or the State of Connecticut.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until
the appropriate certificate of authentication hereon shall have been
executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on
the reverse hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY has
caused this Instrument to be signed by its duly authorized officers, each by
a facsimile of his signature, and has caused a facsimile of its corporate
seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.
Date
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TELEPHONE COMPANY
By
(Corporate Seal) Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
(FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION)
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
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(FORM OF NOTE)
(REVERSE)
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of unsecured debt securities
(hereinafter called the "Securities") of the Company of the series
hereinafter specified, all such Securities issued or to be issued under and
pursuant to an indenture dated as of December 13, 1993 (herein called the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National
Association, Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"), 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 (the words
"holders" or "holder" meaning the registered holders or registered holder)
of the Securities. The Securities may be issued in one or more series,
which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts,
may mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates, may be
subject to different redemption provisions (if any), may be subject to
different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any), may be subject to
different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the
Indenture provided. This Note is one of a series designated as the Series C
Notes of the Company (herein called the "Series C Notes"), limited in
aggregate principal amount to $ . The Series C Notes may be issued
at various times with different maturity dates and different principal
repayment provisions, may bear interest at different rates, and may
otherwise vary, all as provided in the Indenture.
In case an Event of Default with respect to the Series C Notes shall
have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof 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 66 2/3% in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding, as
defined in the Indenture, of all series to be affected (voting as one class)
evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or modifying in
any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities of each such series;
provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall (i) extend the
fixed maturity of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or
reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce
any premium payable on redemption thereof, without the consent of the holder
of each Security so affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage
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of Securities, the consent of the holders of which is required for any such
supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of all Securities
then outstanding. It is also provided in the Indenture that, with respect
to certain defaults or Events of Default regarding the Securities of any
series, prior to any declaration of the maturity of such Securities, the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
such series (or in the case of certain defaults or Events of Default, all or
certain series of the Securities) at the time outstanding may on behalf of
the holders of all of the Securities of such series (or all or certain
series of Securities, as the case may be) waive any past default or Event of
Default under the Indenture and its consequences, except a default in the
payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest. Any such consent or
waiver by the holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the
Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all
future holders and owners of this Note and of any Note issued upon the
transfer thereof or in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of
whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note
or such other Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of
the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest on this Note at the places, at the respective times, at the
rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
The Series C Notes may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, as a
whole or from time to time in part, on or after the Initial Redemption Date,
set forth on the face hereof, and prior to maturity, upon the notice
referred to below, all as provided in the Indenture, at the related Optional
Redemption Prices (expressed in percentages of the principal amount) set
forth on the face hereof, together in each case with accrued interest to the
date fixed for redemption. As provided in the Indenture, notice of
redemption to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part
shall be given by mailing a notice of such redemption not less than thirty
nor more than ninety days prior to the date fixed for redemption to their
last addresses as they shall appear upon the Securities register.
The Series C Notes are issuable as registered Notes without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is a integral
multiple of $1,000. Upon due presentment for exchange or registration of
transfer of this Note at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, a new Note or Notes having the same
maturity, interest rate, redemption provisions, if any, and Original Issue
Date, of authorized denominations, for an equal aggregate principal amount,
will be issued in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the
Indenture. No service charge shall be made for any such exchange or
transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.
The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any payment agent
and any securities registrar may deem and treat the holder hereof as the
absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and
notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon) for the
purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof ( and
premium, if any) and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest
hereon, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee
nor any authenticating agent nor any payment agent nor any securities
registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or the interest on this Note or for any claim based hereon,
or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture
or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator,
shareholder, officer or director, as such past, present or future, of the
Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the
Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution,
statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of
the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
This Note shall be deemed a contract made under the laws of the State of
Connecticut and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of said State.
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STPLAN.DOC
SNET SHORT TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
PLAN DOCUMENT
Effective January l, l983
with amendments to and including amendments
effective February 8, 1995
SNET SHORT TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
l. Purpose
The purpose of the Short Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
is to provide key executives of the Southern New England
Telecommunications Corporation (the "Corporation") and its
subsidiaries with incentive compensation based upon the
achievement of individual, unit and corporate goals for the
Corporation and its subsidiaries The term "subsidiaries"
as used herein shall mean corporations, a majority of the
outstanding shares of voting stock of which is owned by the
Corporation directly or indirectly.
2. Awards
The Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Corporation or
the Personnel Resources Committee (the "Committee") (which
has been delegated the authority to grant such awards to
those persons in Salary Band D) as determined in accordance
with their respective authority subject to the limitations
of the Plan, may make awards in each calendar year with
respect to the preceding year ("Award Year"), beginning
with awards made in 1984 with respect to Award Year 1983,
in such amounts and to such of the eligible executives.
Awards shall be paid in cash in the calendar year the
awards are made, except to the extent that an eligible
employee has made an election to defer the receipt of such
award pursuant to the procedures contained in the SNET
Incentive Award Deferral Plan. The Board or the Committee
in accordance with their respective authority shall approve
a target percentage for each grade salary band of
management eligible for awards under the Plan to be applied
to the executive's actual salary rate ("Standard Award")
for each Award Year. A percentage of the Standard Awards
for any Award Year will be determined based upon the level
of achievement during such Award Year of the performance
factors referred to in A through C below and the weights
assigned each area of performance.
The percentage of the Standard Awards referred to above
shall be based upon the level of achievement varying from 0
to 200 percent for each performance factor during the Award
Year with regard to:
A. Corporate Results based on earnings performance
against goals derived from the corporate operating plan
and non-financial performance and goals determined by
the Board.
B. Unit Results the participant's unit is similarly
evaluated using such criteria as income and earnings
against the operating plan and other non-financial
objectives identified by senior management.
C. Individual Performance determined primarily
through annual executive appraisal, on end-of-year
judgment, or performance against objectives established
by senior management at the end of the year.
The performance factors of Unit and Individual results may
be adjusted by the Board to take into account Corporate
results. The performance factors of Corporate, Unit and
Individual results will be weighted for each participant
according to the relative importance of each of those areas
on a case-by-case basis.
3. Eligibility
(a) Persons employed by the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries during an Award Year in active service in
positions determined by the Board to be in the
executive compensation group are eligible for awards
under the Plan for such Award Year (whether or not so
employed or living at the date an award is granted);
provided that the employee had at least three months of
active service [excluding any time the employee was
absent on account of disability and receiving any
Sickness or Accident Disability Benefits under the
Sickness and Accident Disability Benefit Plan
("Disability Benefits") and any vacation time used to
extend the employee's retirement or resignation date]
during the Award Year with the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries. Employees are not rendered
ineligible by reason of being a member of the Board.
(b) The Standard Award applicable to an employee
otherwise eligible for awards under the Plan for an
Award Year shall be pro-rated over the Award Year or
the employee shall be ineligible for an award, as
follows:
(1) entrance to or exit from a -pro-rate from date
level of management eligible of entrance or exit
for awards after the to the nearest half
beginning of the award year month
(2) changes in position -pro-rate according
level to time of active
service at each
position level to
the nearest half
month
(3) receipt of Disability -pro-rate based on
Benefits for more then time of service
three months in an award year while not receiving
under the Plan disability benefits
(4) receipt of Disability -no reduction in
Benefits for three months or applicable standard
less in an award year award
(5) retirement or resignation -pro-rate to date of
retirement or
resignation
(6) leave of absence -pro-rate to date
leave of absence
commences unless
otherwise provided
by the Board
(7) death during an award -pro-rate to date of
year death
(8) dismissal during or after -no award
an award year by the
Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries
4. Adjustments
In order to assure the incentive features of the Plan, and
to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan, the Board
may make adjustments in the criteria established for any
Award Year whether before or after the end of the Award
Year to the extent it deems appropriate in its sole
discretion, which shall be conclusive and binding upon all
parties concerned, to compensate for or reflect any
extraordinary changes which may have occurred during the
Award Year which significantly alter the basis upon which
such performance levels were determined. Such changes may
include, without limitation, changes in accounting
practices, tax, regulatory or other laws or regulations, or
economic changes not in the ordinary course of business
cycles.
5. Other Conditions
(a) No person shall have any claim to be granted an
award under the Plan and there is no obligation for
uniformity of treatment of eligible employees under the
Plan. Awards under the Plan may not be assigned or
alienated.
(b) Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder
shall be construed as giving to an employee the right
to be retained in the employ of the Corporation or any
of its subsidiaries.
(c) The Corporation and its subsidiaries shall have
the right to deduct from any award to be paid under the
Plan any federal, state or local taxes required by law
to be withheld with respect to such payment.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
no awards will be made if at the time payment would
have been made:
(i) the regular quarterly dividend on any
outstanding common, preference or preferred
shares of stock of the Corporation ("shares") has
been omitted and not subsequently paid or there
exists any default in payment of dividends on any
such outstanding shares,
(ii) the rate of dividends on the shares of
common stock of the Corporation is lower than any
regular quarterly dividend paid during the Award
Year, adjusted for any stock split, combination,
exchange or similar change, or
(iii) estimated consolidated net income of
the Corporation and its subsidiaries for the
twelve-month period preceding the month the
awards would otherwise have been made is less
than the sum of (1) the amount of the awards to
be made under the Plan and the amount of payments
and awards eligible for distribution under the
SNET Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Long Term
Plan") in that month and (2) all dividends
applicable to such period on an accrual basis,
either paid, declared or accrued at the most
recently paid rate, on all outstanding shares.
In the event net income
available under clause (iii) above for awards under
the Plan, and for payments and awards eligible for
distribution under the Long Term Plan is sufficient
to cover part but not all of such amounts, the
following order shall be applied, prorata within
each category:
(i) Units eligible for distribution under the Long
Term Plan,
(ii) Awards under this Plan.
(e) Unless otherwise provided by the Board, Awards
under the Plan shall be excluded in determining
benefits under any pension, retirement, disability,
death, savings or other benefit plan of the Corporation
or any of its subsidiaries except where required by
law.
6. Designation of Beneficiaries
An eligible employee may designate a beneficiary or
beneficiaries to receive all or part of the awards which
may be granted to the employee under the Plan in case of
death. A designation of beneficiary may be replaced by a
new designation or may be revoked by the employee at any
time. A designation or revocation shall be on a form to be
provided for that purpose and shall be signed by the
employee and delivered to the Corporation prior to the
employee's death. In case of employee's death, an award
granted under the Plan with respect to which a designation
of beneficiary has been made (to the extent it is valid and
enforceable under applicable law) shall be paid to the
designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. Any award granted
to an employee who is deceased and not subject to such a
designation shall be distributed to the employee's estate.
If there shall be any question as to the legal right of any
beneficiary to receive an award under the Plan, the amount
in question may be paid to the estate of the employee, in
which event the Corporation and any of its subsidiaries
shall have no further liability to anyone with respect to
such amount.
7. Plan Administration
(a) The Board shall have full power to administer and
interpret the Plan and to establish rules for its
administration. The level of achievement of the
performance factors referred to in items A, B, and C of
Section 2 shall be conclusively determined by the
Board. The Board may delegate its authority under this
subsection to any designated committee of the Board.
The Board or any committee of the Board in making any
determination under or referred to in the Plan shall be
entitled to rely on opinions, reports or statements of
officers and employees of the Corporation and any of
its subsidiaries and of counsel, public accountants and
other professional or expert persons.
(b) The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Connecticut and applicable Federal Law.
8. Change of Control
Any other provision of the Plan (including, without
limitation, Section 5(d)) to the contrary notwithstanding,
in the event of a Change of Control (as defined below):
(a) the Corporation shall pay each eligible employee
promptly following such Change of Control (i) any
unpaid Award, including any Award deferred pursuant
to Section 2, with respect to an Award Year prior to
the Award Year in which such Change of Control occurs
without reduction and (ii) an award under the Plan
with respect to an Award Year in which the Change of
Control occurs equal to 100 percent of the Standard
Award for such Award Year;
(b) in the event a Standard Award has not been
established pursuant to Section 2 for the Award Year
in which the Change of Control occurs, the Standard
Award for such Award Year with respect to each
eligible employee shall be the Standard Award that
would have been established with respect to each
eligible employee based upon the salary grade levels
and actual salary rate of each such eligible employee
for such Award Year but utilizing the target
percentages for each salary grade level established
for the immediately preceding Award Year; and
(c) if the Plan is continued following a Change of
Control, any amount paid to an eligible employee
pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii) shall be credited
against any award that would otherwise be paid to
such eligible employee with respect to an Award Year
in which the Change of Control occurs.
For purposes of this Section 8, a Change of Control
shall mean:
(A) an acquisition by any individual, entity or
group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20%
or more of either (i) the then outstanding
shares of common stock of the Corporation (the
"Outstanding Corporation Common Stock") or (ii)
the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the "Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities"); excluding, however, the following:
(i) any acquisition directly from the
Corporation, other than an acquisition by virtue
of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless
the security being so converted was itself
acquired directly from the Corporation, (ii) any
acquisition by the Corporation, (iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) participated in by the
Corporation or any corporation controlled by the
Corporation or (iv) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a reorganization,
merger, consolidation or similar corporate
transaction (in each case, a "Corporate
Transaction"), if, pursuant to such Corporate
Transaction, the conditions described in clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) of Paragraph (C) of this
Section 8 are satisfied; or
(B) a change in the composition of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") such
that the individuals who, as of December 12,
1990, constitute the Board (the Board as of the
above date shall be hereinafter referred to as
the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board;
provided, however, for purposes of this
Section 8, that any individual who becomes a
member of the Board subsequent to the above date
whose election, or nomination for election by
the shareholders of the Corporation, was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of
those individuals who are members of the Board
and who were also members of the Incumbent Board
(or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso)
shall be considered as though such individual
were a member of the Incumbent Board; but,
provided further, that any such individual whose
initial assumption of office occurs as a result
of either an actual or threatened election
contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11
of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange
Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation
of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board shall not be so
considered as a member of the Incumbent Board;
or
(C) the approval by the shareholders of the
Corporation of a Corporate Transaction or, if
consummation of such Corporate Transaction is
subject, at the time of such approval by
shareholders, to the consent of any government
or governmental agency, the obtaining of such
consent (either explicitly or implicitly by
consummation); excluding, however, such a
Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all
or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who are the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Corporation
Common Stock and Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Corporate
Transaction will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the
outstanding shares of common stock of the
corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction and the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately
prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the
Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and
Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, as
the case may be, (ii) no Person (other than the
Corporation, any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) participated in by the
Corporation or such corporation resulting from
such Corporate Transaction and any Person
beneficially owning, immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction, directly or indirectly,
20% or more of the Outstanding Corporation
Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities,
as the case may be) will beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, 20% or more of,
respectively, the outstanding shares of common
stock of the corporation resulting from such
Corporate Transaction or the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities
of such corporation entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors and (iii)
individuals who were members of the Incumbent
Board will constitute at least a majority of the
members of the board of directors of the
corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction; or
(D) the approval by the shareholders of the
Corporation of (i) a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation or (ii) the sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Corporation; excluding,
however, such a sale or other disposition to a
corporation, with respect to which following such
sale or other disposition, (1) more than 60% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of
common stock of such corporation and the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors will be
then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly,
by all or substantially all of the individuals
and entities who were the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Corporation
Common Stock and Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities immediately prior to such sale or
other disposition in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership, immediately prior
to such sale or other disposition, of the
Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and
Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, as the
case may be, (2) no Person (other than the
Corporation and any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) participated in by the Corporation
or such corporation and any Person beneficially
owning, immediately prior to such sale or other
disposition, directly or indirectly, 20% or more
of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock or
Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, as the
case may be) will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock of such
corporation and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors and (3) individuals who
were members of the Incumbent Board will
constitute at least a majority of the members of
the board of directors of such corporation.
9. Modification or Termination of Plan
The Board may modify or terminate the Plan at any time to
be effective at such date as the Board may determine. The
Vice President-Human Resources of The Southern New England
Telephone Company, with the concurrence of the Vice
President and General Counsel, shall be authorized to make
modifications to the Plan which may be dictated by
requirements of federal and state statutes applicable to
the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or authorized
or made desirable by such statutes. A modification may
affect present and future eligible employees.
10. Effective Date:
The effective date of the plan shall be January l, l983.
3/19/93
SNET EXECUTIVE NON-QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN
AND EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN
Effective February 8, 1995
Section 3, Paragraph (a)ii, Adjusted Career Income: To
delete the limit of 50% of the annual basic pay on the
amount of an executive's short term incentive award included
in the adjusted career income formula under the Plan.
SNET MANAGEMENT PENSION PLAN
A summary of amendments to the SNET Management Pension Plan
("Plan") is as follows:
Effective June 1, 1994
Section 4, Paragraph 2, Transitional Retirement Status:
Was amended to provide coordination among the Transitional
Retirement Status, Pension Deferral Option, Disability
Service Pension and the Early Retirement Discount. To
provide management employees whose employment with SNET
terminated between September 8, 1993 and December 31, 1995,
inclusive, with the ability to become eligible for a Service
Pension if they would otherwise have become eligible by
December 31, 1995. If employee is receiving disability
benefits and terminates employment, the Transitional
Retirement Status continues and the employee will be
eligible to commence receipt of a Service Pension at the end
of the Transitional Retirement Status. If employee remains
disabled and eligible to receive Sickness or Accident
Disability benefits continuously from the date of
termination to the commencement of a Service Pension under
the Transitional Retirement Status, the employee's Service
pension shall not be reduced for the Early Retirement
Discount. If employee recovers prior to start of Service
Pension under the Transitional Retirement Status , the Early
Retirement Discount provisions shall no longer apply if
employee's actual age at the time of pension commencement
is less than age 55, and provided that the employee may
elect to defer commencement of the pension payments under
the Pension Deferral Option and reduce or eliminate the
discount.
Section 4, Paragraph 3(c), Revocation for Survivor Annuity
for Parent: Adopted a revocation process for retiree's who
named a parent as the annuitant. Retiree's who had
previously elected a Survivor Annuity naming a parent as the
annuitant may have their pension restored to the full amount
without reduction for the Survivor Annuity. The retiree
must provide a notarized statement from the annuitant which
irrevocably waives the parent's right to the pension
benefits.
Effective September 14, 1994
Section 6, Paragraph 6, Layoff Provisions: Amended the
service bridging rules of the SNET Management Pension Plan
to provide that any regular or provisional regular employee
with six years or more of net credited service at the time
of a layoff and who is reemployed as a regular or
provisional regular employee within four years from the date
the employee left employment of the Company as the result of
such layoff shall be eligible for an immediate service
bridging of the employee's previous service which was
recognized at the time of the layoff and periods of
temporary employment subsequent to the layoff. The service
bridging provisions relating to the reemployment of any
regular or provisional regular employee who had less than
six years of net credited service at the time of a layoff
shall continue to require reemployment as a regular employee
within two years of the date the employee left the
employment of the Company as the result of such layoff.
Effective November 16, 1994
Section 6, Paragraph 4(a), Breaks in Service: Was amended
to provide for service credit for any period of time between
the date of a prior termination and the date of reemployment
as is specified by a court order or court award be clarified
to also include periods of time specified in accordance
with the terms of a settlement which results in the
individual's reemployment.
SNET RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PLAN
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Effective January 1, 1994
Section 4, Paragraph 3(c)(ii) (2): In the event of a
Participants's death on or after January 1, 1994, a death
benefit shall be payable to the Eligible Beneficiaries, if
any, of those Participants who are either serving on the
Board as of January 1, 1994 or retired from the Board as of
January 1, 1994. The amount to be paid as a death benefit
shall be paid in a lump sum, and shall not exceed the lesser
of (i) the amount of the Retainer for the year in which the
eligible Participant retires, or (ii) the amount of Retainer
in effect on January 1, 1994. Eligible Beneficiaries shall
mean the spouse of the deceased Participant if living with
him at the time of his death, or the unmarried child or
children of the deceased under the age of 23 years (or over
that age if physically or mentally incapable of self-
support) who were actually supported in whole or in part by
the deceased Participant at the time of death, or a
dependent parent who lives in the same household with the
Participant or who lives in a separate household in the
vicinity which is provided for the parent by the
Participant. Upon payment of such death benefit or a
determination that a Participant had no Eligible
Beneficiaries, any and all further benefit entitlements
under this Plan shall cease.
EXHIBIT 12
1994 Form 10-K
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation
Computation of
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(dollars in millions)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes,
extraordinary items and accounting changes $299.5
Add:
Interest on indebtedness 72.9
Portion of rents representative of
the interest factor 11.0
Earnings before fixed charges, income taxes
and extraordinary items(1) $383.4
Fixed charges
Interest on indebtedness $ 72.9
Portion of rents representative of
the interest factor 11.0
Fixed charges(2) $ 83.9
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges [(1) divided by (2)] 4.57
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FINANCIAL COMMENTARY
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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REVENUES AND SALES
Total revenues and sales were $1,717.0 million in 1994 compared with $1,653.6
million in 1993 and $1,614.4 million in 1992. Local service revenues, derived
from the provision of local exchange, public telephone and local private line
services, increased $52.1 million, or 9.2%, in 1994 and $43.7 million, or 8.4%,
in 1993. In accordance with The Southern New England Telephone Company's
("Telephone Company") 1993 general rate award, changes to basic local service
rates went into effect on July 9, 1993 and July 9, 1994 resulting in increased
local service revenues [see Regulatory Matters]. Also contributing to the
increase was the expansion of the local-calling service area in several
exchanges during September 1993, resulting in a shift of intrastate toll
revenues to local service revenues. In addition, revenue from directory
assistance and coin telephone increased primarily as a result of the July 9,
1993 increase in rates. The increase in 1994 was also attributable to growth in
subscriptions to premium services, such as a 16.9% increase in TotalphoneSM.
Access lines in service grew 2.3% to approximately 2,009,000 at December 31,
1994 from approximately 1,964,000 at December 31, 1993. Growth in premium
subscriptions and access lines in service reflects the slowly improving
Connecticut economy.
The increase in 1993 local service revenues was due primarily to new rates
implemented in accordance with the 1993 general rate award discussed previously.
Also contributing to the increase in 1993 was a July 9, 1993 increase in
directory assistance and coin telephone rates, and the expansion of the
local-calling service areas during September 1993. In addition, growth in
premium services and access lines in service contributed to the increase in
local service revenues. TotalphoneSM subscriptions increased 9.4% and access
lines in service grew 1.4% during 1993.
In 1994, intrastate toll revenues, which include primarily revenues from
toll and WATS services, decreased $44.4 million, or 13.1%, compared with a
decrease of $20.1 million, or 5.6%, in 1993. Toll message revenues decreased
$32.5 million due primarily to reduced intrastate toll rates, including several
toll discount plans implemented in accordance with the 1993 general rate award,
and the increasingly competitive toll market. Also contributing to the decrease
was a reduction in toll message volume of 1.9% during 1994. The decreased volume
was attributable primarily to the shift
1,904 1,922 1,937 1,964 2,009
'90 '91 '92 '93 '94
Network Access Lines in Service
(thousands of lines)
in revenues to local service caused by the expansion of the local-calling
service areas. In addition, WATS revenues, which include "800" services,
decreased $13.8 million due primarily to: lower WATS message volumes; customers
migrating to lower priced services; and the continued impact of competitive
providers on this market.
Intrastate toll revenues decreased in 1993 due mainly to reductions in
intrastate toll rates implemented in accordance with the 1993 general rate
award. The impact of the lower rates reduced toll message revenues by $12.6
million in 1993. This decrease was offset partially by a 2.0% increase in toll
message volume. However, volume growth was impacted negatively by the expansion
of the local-calling service areas. WATS revenues decreased $7.4 million due
primarily to lower message volumes resulting from the shift to lower priced
services and the impact of competition.
Network access charges are assessed on interexchange carriers and end users
for access to the local exchange network. In 1994, network access revenues
increased $11.7 million, or 3.4%, compared with an increase of $14.3 million, or
4.4%, in 1993. The increases in 1994 and 1993 were due primarily to an increase
in interstate minutes of use of approximately 6% and 5%, respectively. Partially
offsetting the impact of the increase in minutes of use was a decrease in tariff
rates implemented on July 1, 1994 and July 2, 1993, in accordance with the
Telephone Company's
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annual Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") filing under price cap
regulation for 1994 and 1993, respectively [see Regulatory Matters].
Publishing revenues remained relatively flat in 1994 compared with a
decrease of $7.1 million, or 3.8%, in 1993. In 1993, publishing revenues, a
significant portion of which reflect directory contracts entered into in the
prior year, declined as anticipated, due primarily to the continued weak
economic conditions in Connecticut and the Northeast during that time.
Management expects publishing revenues to remain sensitive to the Connecticut
economy. Publishing is diversifying from the traditional "paper" product by
introducing new products, including a CD-ROM directory called SNET PinPointTM
Business Disc.
Sales and other revenues, which include primarily sales from the
Corporation's non-telephone businesses, increased $43.7 million, or 19.5%, in
1994 compared to an increase of $8.4 million, or 3.9%, in 1993. Sales of the
Corporation's cellular operations, which consist of wholesale, SNET Cellular,
Inc. ("Cellular") and retail, SNET Mobility, Inc. ("Mobility"), increased $29.5
million, or 42.1%, net of intercompany amounts. This increase was due mainly to
significant growth in the number of customers from approximately 88,000 at
year-end 1993 to 166,000 at year-end 1994 in response to competitive marketing
and pricing strategies. Activation fees as well as strong roaming revenues also
contributed to the growth in cellular sales. Average usage per customer
continued to decline in 1994, in line with a nationwide trend, as lower volume
users made up a larger portion of the customer base. Management expects cellular
sales to increase in 1995 as a result of continued growth in the customer base.
Cellular coverage expansion in connection with the anticipated purchase of
certain cellular properties in 1995 will also positively impact cellular sales
[see Note 3]. Sales of SNET Paging, Inc. ("Paging") increased $11.0 million due
primarily to the impact of the purchase and consolidation, in October 1993, of
the remaining 50.5% interest in a paging partnership. In addition, sales of SNET
America, Inc. ("SNET America"), a reseller of interstate and international
long-distance service to Connecticut customers, increased as a result of growth
in the customer base since beginning operations in the third quarter of 1993. A
decrease of $6.3 million in the provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
for the Telephone Company's residence, business and publishing customers also
contributed to the increase in other revenues in 1994. This decrease was due
primarily to lower publishing uncollectible activity. Partially offsetting the
increase in sales was a $15.9 million decrease in Business Communications'
equipment system sales. Management expects equipment system sales to level off
in 1995 as a result of continued sales of certain key products that are
complementary to central office-based solutions.
In 1993, sales and other revenues increased $8.4 million, or 3.9%. Sales of
cellular operations increased $13.2 million, or 23.2%, net of intercompany
amounts, due mainly to an increase in the number of customers, offset partially
by a decrease in average usage per customer. Sales of Paging increased $3.6
million due primarily to the impact of the purchase and consolidation of a
partnership discussed previously. The provision for the Telephone Company's
uncollectible accounts receivable decreased $4.6 million due primarily to lower
publishing uncollectible activity. Revenue from leases retained on an investment
basis and billing and collection services also increased. These factors, which
increased sales and other revenues, were offset partially by a decrease in
Business Communications' sales. The decline in sales reflected the focus on
network-based solutions and a contract to sell interstate network services not
renewed in 1993.
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Total costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, were $1,014.0
million in 1994 compared with $1,358.9 million in 1993 and $997.8 million in
1992. Total costs and expenses in 1993 would have been $1,003.9 million on a
comparable basis excluding a $355.0 million before-tax charge for business
restructuring [see Note 6].
Operating and maintenance expenses of $957.8 million increased $14.5
million, or 1.5%, in 1994 compared with an increase of $4.8 million, or 0.5%, in
1993. Employee-related costs, including wages and employee-benefit costs,
represent a significant portion of these expenses. The remainder of these costs
is comprised primarily of cost of goods sold and general and administrative
expenses, specifically marketing.
The Corporation's operating and maintenance expenses, excluding
employee-related costs, increased $43.8 million in 1994 compared with an
increase of $2.5 million in 1993. Specifically, cellular operations
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experienced increased costs of $30.1 million due to advertising and an expanding
customer base. An $8.9 million increase in costs was attributable to Paging as a
result of the impact of the purchase and consolidation of a partnership. Also
contributing to the higher costs was an increase in marketing and operating
expenses associated with new long-distance services of SNET America. Partially
offsetting these increases was a decrease of $8.4 million in Business
Communications' costs reflecting primarily the planned reduction in stand-alone
system sales. In addition, Telephone Company expenses decreased due primarily to
cost-containment efforts in areas such as publishing and contracted services.
$949 $948 $939 $943 $958
'90 '91 '92 '93 '94
Non-telephone
Business
Operations Consolidated Operating and
Maintenance Expenses
Telephone (millions)
Company
Operations
The Corporation's 1993 operating and maintenance expenses, excluding
employee-related costs, increased $2.5 million. The increase was due primarily
to an increase in non-telephone businesses' cost of goods sold and general and
administrative expenses. In particular, cellular operations increased $9.4
million due to growth in the customer base. Partially offsetting this increase
was a decrease in Business Communications' expenses associated with lower sales.
In December 1993, the Corporation recorded a restructuring charge to provide
for a comprehensive restructuring program designed to reduce costs and improve
delivery of service. The program included costs to be incurred to facilitate
employee separations involving approximately 2,500 employees beginning in
January 1994. The charge also included incremental costs of implementing
appropriate reengineering solutions; designing and developing new processes and
tools to continue the Corporation's provision of excellent service; and
retraining of the remaining employees to help them meet the changing demands of
customers.
In August 1992, a three-year labor contract was ratified by members of the
Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers ("CUTW"). CUTW members received wage rate
increases of 2.0% in September 1992, 3.0% in October 1993, and 5.0% in October
1994. As part of the bargaining-unit contract, approximately 570 employees
accepted an early retirement incentive offer, Special Pension Option ("SPO") in
1993 [see Note 4]. The Corporation recorded a before-tax $6.5 million pension
gain in 1993 as a result of the SPO. In August 1994, the Corporation and the
CUTW reached a settlement that called for an "early-out option" to be negotiated
no later than March 31, 1995. The Corporation and the CUTW are currently
negotiating a new labor contract with the anticipation that it will be ratified
prior to the expiration of the current contract in August 1995.
The Corporation's employee-related costs decreased approximately
$29 million in 1994 compared with an increase of approximately
$2 million in 1993. The decrease in 1994 was due to lower wages
and employee-benefit costs of approximately $11 million and $18 million,
respectively, as the Corporation began to realize savings associated with its
restructuring program. As a result of employee separations, the Corporation's
average work force decreased 8.8% in 1994. Through December 1994, approximately
970 employees, representing 590, or 16.6%, of the total number of management
employees and 380, or 5.5%, of the total number of bargaining-unit employees,
had left the Corporation under severance plans and retirement incentives.
Partially offsetting the impact of the decrease in the average work force was a
wage rate increase for bargaining-unit employees discussed previously and an
average 4.0% salary increase for management employees effective April 1994. In
addition, paid overtime increased due to weather-related service issues.
Excluding the impact of annual wage-related increases and overtime, wage and
salary costs decreased approximately $35 million in 1994. Wage and salary cost
savings are anticipated to continue in 1995 and 1996 as the Corporation
proceeds with the employee separation portion of its restructuring program.
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Employee-benefit costs decreased approximately $18 million in 1994 as a
result of a reduction in the work force, as well as cost sharing and
cost-containment efforts by the Corporation. As discussed in Note 4, the
Corporation has reserved the right to require, beginning on July 1, 1996, all
retirees who retire after a specified date to share premium costs of health care
benefits if these costs exceed certain limits. Beginning in 1994, active
employees began to share a larger portion of health care benefit costs.
Management continues to seek additional means to manage effectively its
provision for health care benefits for both active and retired employees
consistent with its need to offer employees a competitive benefits package.
The increase in the Corporation's employee-related costs of approximately $2
million in 1993 was due primarily to a $5.0 million increase in employee-benefit
costs. Partially offsetting this increase was a $2.7 million decrease in wage
and salary costs due mainly to the impact of a 3.7% decrease in the
Corporation's average work force. The average work force was reduced primarily
through the SPO discussed previously. The impact of the decrease in the average
work force was offset partially by a 3.0% wage rate increase for bargaining-unit
employees effective October 1993. In addition, management employees received an
average 3.5% salary increase effective April 1993.
Effective January 1, 1993, the Corporation adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement
Benefits Other Than Pensions" and SFAS No. 112 "Employers' Accounting for
Postemployment Benefits" [see Note 4]. With the adoption of SFAS No. 106, the
Corporation elected to record immediately the accumulated postretirement benefit
obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets (i.e., transition
obligation) as a change in accounting principle. The cumulative effect of this
accounting change reduced 1993 net income and earnings per share by $215.9
million and $3.39, respectively. SFAS No. 112 requires employers to accrue
benefits provided to former or inactive employees after employment but before
retirement. These benefits include workers' compensation and disability
benefits. The cumulative effect of this accounting change reduced 1993 net
income and earnings per share by $7.1 million and $.11, respectively.
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
In 1994, depreciation and amortization expense increased $37.5 million, or
12.9%, compared with an increase of $41.4 million, or 16.6%, in 1993. The
increase in depreciation and amortization was due primarily to the first
full-year impact of revised depreciation rate schedules for the Telephone
Company's intrastate plant, as approved by the Connecticut Department of Public
Utility Control ("DPUC") [see Regulatory Matters]. This impact increased 1994
depreciation expense by approximately $20 million compared with 1993.
Investments in telecommunications property, plant and equipment, including
wireless cell sites, also contributed to the increase in depreciation and
amortization expense.
The $41.4 million increase in 1993 depreciation and amortization expense was
attributable primarily to revised depreciation rate schedules for the Telephone
Company's intrastate and interstate plant, as approved by the DPUC and FCC,
respectively [see Regulatory Matters]. Depreciation expense related to
intrastate plant increased approximately $20 million while depreciation expense
related to interstate plant increased approximately $11 million. An increase in
the average depreciable telecommunications property, plant and equipment also
contributed to the increase in depreciation and amortization expense.
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense decreased $16.5 million, or 18.1%, in 1994 and $6.1 million, or
6.3%, in 1993. The decrease in interest expense in 1994 was due primarily to
annual interest savings of approximately $8 million from debt refinancings
completed in December 1993 and a decrease in average debt outstanding of
approximately $72 million. In 1993, interest expense decreased as a result of
lower interest rates charged on short-term debt, interest savings from previous
debt refinancings and a decrease in average debt outstanding of approximately
$67 million.
INCOME TAXES
The combined federal and state effective tax rate in 1994 was 40.7% compared
with 39.9% in 1993, excluding the effect of the restructuring charge, and 40.9%
in 1992. The 1993 effective tax rate was a benefit of 50.3% including the effect
of the restructuring charge coupled with the amortization of investment tax
credits
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and the reversal of temporary deferred income taxes. A reconciliation of these
effective tax rates to the statutory tax rates is disclosed in Note 5.
Effective January 1, 1993, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 109 "Accounting
for Income Taxes" [see Note 5]. SFAS No. 109 resulted in recording tax benefits,
associated primarily with the effects of lower federal and state tax rates,
applicable to the Corporation's non-telephone businesses. The cumulative effect
of this accounting change increased 1993 net income and earnings per share by
$2.8 million and $.04, respectively.
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REGULATORY MATTERS
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COMPETITION
On May 26, 1994, the Governor of the State of Connecticut signed into law Public
Act 94-83 ("Act"), which provides a new regulatory framework for the Connecticut
telecommunications industry. The Act resulted from recommendations submitted in
February 1994 by the Telecommunications Task Force, on which the Corporation was
an active participant, and took effect on July 1, 1994. The Act represents a
broad strategic response to the changes facing the telecommunications industry
in Connecticut based on the premise that broader participation in the
Connecticut telecommunications market will be more beneficial to the public than
will broader regulation. The Act opens Connecticut telecommunications services
to full competition, including local phone service currently provided primarily
by the Telephone Company, and encourages the DPUC to adopt alternative forms of
regulation for telephone companies' noncompetitive and emerging competitive
services.
The new legislation entrusts the DPUC with the responsibility of
implementing both the letter and the spirit of its important provisions. The
DPUC has opened a number of dockets to address the implementation of the Act,
including an initial docket to determine an appropriate vision for Connecticut's
telecommunications infrastructure and offer an opportunity to streamline
subsequent proceedings by identifying areas of fundamental agreement among the
participants early in the process. The competitive phase is currently underway
and consists of major proceedings addressing: local exchange service
competition; universal service and lifeline program policy issues; unbundling of
local exchange carriers' ("LECs"), including the Telephone Company's, local
networks; and reclassification of LECs' products and services into competitive
and emerging competitive categories. The alternative regulation phase, also
underway, will involve a complete financial review of the Telephone Company and
will address cost of service, capital recovery and service standards.
The Telephone Company's regulated operations are subject to competition from
companies and carriers, including competitive access providers, that construct
and operate their own communications systems and networks for the provision of
services to others as well as from companies that resell the telecommunications
services of underlying carriers. Since the July 1, 1993 effective date of
"10XXX" competition, over 40 telecommunications providers have received approval
from the DPUC to offer "10XXX" or other competitive intrastate long-distance
services. In addition, over 20 companies have filed for initial certificates of
public convenience and necessity, and are awaiting DPUC approval. Increasing
competition in intrastate long-distance service and the Telephone Company's
reduction in intrastate toll rates will continue to place significant downward
pressure on the Telephone Company's intrastate toll revenues as will the
implementation of intrastate equal access, which is required to be implemented
for all dual preferred interexchange carrier ("PIC") capable switches no later
than December 1, 1996. Although the DPUC ordered the Company to bear its
proportionate share of the costs to deploy the dual PIC technology, the DPUC
added the estimated 1996 average net toll revenue loss to the cost recovery
formula. These costs will be recovered through an intrastate equal access rate
element on the presubscribed lines of all carriers unless the Office of Consumer
Counsel's December 7, 1994 Petition for Administrative Appeal to the Superior
Court results in a change.
Since the introduction of "10XXX" competition in July 1993 discussed
previously, AT&T has increased its marketing efforts in Connecticut to sell
intrastate long-distance services primarily to residential customers. In
response to AT&T's and other competitors' efforts, the Telephone Company has
undertaken a number of initiatives. The Telephone Company remains focused on
providing excellent customer service and quality products and has made several
changes to its product lines to provide creative options and flexible packages
that meet and exceed customers' expectations. Over the
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past year, the Telephone Company has introduced a vol-
ume aggregation feature to several of its long-distance products that provides
customers with the ability to combine all their in-state long-distance calling,
whether it is "800", WATS or other long-distance services, and receive steeper
discounts. The Telephone Company has also introduced term options to several
products and services that enable customers to gain additional discounts and
rate stability in return for committing to the service for a longer time period.
Concerning competition for local exchange service, in January 1994, MCI
announced plans to construct and operate local communication networks in large
markets throughout the United States, including parts of Connecticut in which
the Telephone Company operates. These networks would allow MCI to utilize its
own facilities to provide services directly to customers. Pending DPUC approval,
these services are expected to be available in Connecticut within one to two
years. Competitive access providers continue to deploy fiber-ring technology
throughout Connecticut. Their initial goal is to provide access and private line
services with the intent to migrate customers to switched services.
During 1994, the Telephone Company reached an agreement to lease part of its
existing digital fiber-optic-ring network in the Hartford and Stamford
metropolitan areas to MFS Communications Company, Inc. ("MFS"). This agreement
will allow MFS to provide services to large business customers on an
intraexchange basis utilizing the Telephone Company's facilities and eliminates
the need for MFS to construct its own facilities.
In February 1994, pursuant to FCC orders, the Telephone Company's tariff for
switched access expanded interconnection (i.e., collocation) service became
effective. This tariff allows access customers, including interexchange carriers
and competitive access providers, to collocate their own facilities in the
Telephone Company's central offices and connect to the Telephone Company's
switched access services. In June 1994, the FCC required LECs to provide a new
form of interconnection that offers signaling information from LECs' end
offices, allowing competitive access providers to offer tandem switching
services in competition with the LECs. The Telephone Company filed its tariffs
for tandem signaling in September 1994, for effect on January 24, 1995. The FCC
has allowed the Telephone Company increased pricing flexibility coincident with
the operation of interconnection that will allow it to compete with competitive
access providers for special access services. At this time, in accordance with
the DPUC's May 5, 1994 decision, the Telephone Company's federal access tariff
structure is also utilized for the provision of intrastate access service.
The Telephone Company expects to see continued movement toward a fully
competitive telecommunications marketplace, both on an interexchange and
intraexchange basis. The Telephone Company's ability to compete is dependent
upon regulatory reform that will allow pricing flexibility to meet competition
and provide a level playing field with similar regulations for similar services
and with reduced regulation to reflect an emerging competitive marketplace. The
legislation and regulatory proceedings that flow from it should produce a
telecommunications marketplace in Connecticut that, by providing equal
opportunity to all competitors, will work to benefit Connecticut consumers.
The Telephone Company gives accounting recognition to the actions of
regulatory authorities where appropriate, as prescribed by SFAS No. 71
"Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation." Under SFAS No. 71,
the Telephone Company records certain assets and liabilities because of actions
of regulatory authorities. More significantly, amounts charged to operations for
depreciation expense reflect estimated lives and methods prescribed by
regulatory authorities rather than those consisting of useful and economic lives
that might otherwise apply to unregulated enterprises. In the event that the
Telephone Company no longer meets the criteria for following SFAS No. 71, the
accounting impact to the Corporation would be an extraordinary non-cash charge
to operations of a material amount.
On February 10, 1995, the Telephone Company filed with the DPUC, pursuant to
the Act discussed previously, its depreciation reserve studies indicating its
deficiency in accumulated depreciation could be as much as approximately $1.0
billion based on telecommunications plant investment levels as of January 1,
1995. While the filing seeks to quantify the Telephone Company's reserve
deficiency, the recovery of the deficiency will be addressed in subsequent
proceedings on the Telephone Company's financial condition and alternative,
incentive-based regulation. These proceedings are currently scheduled by the
DPUC throughout 1995, with a decision expected in 1996.
In light of the new regulatory framework for Connecticut telecommunications
discussed previously, the
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Telephone Company has reviewed the criteria set forth in SFAS No. 71 and has
determined that the continuing application of the regulatory accounting standard
is appropriate at this time.
STATE REGULATORY INITIATIVES AND NEW SERVICES
On January 20, 1995, the DPUC in a draft decision provided the Corporation
greater flexibility to diversify into new markets by lifting to 40% a
nine-year-old restriction that prevented the Corporation from investing more
than 25% of its total assets in unregulated diversified activities without
approval of the DPUC.
On June 30, 1994, the DPUC lifted a restriction which prohibited the
Telephone Company from developing and providing electronic information services,
including electronic publishing services. The DPUC's decision allows the
Telephone Company to offer several new services, such as SNET AccessSM, Consumer
Tips, and Electronic Yellow Pages through its publishing division, as well as
other information and multimedia services through SNET Diversified Group, Inc.,
a subsidiary of the Corporation.
On April 13, 1994, the DPUC approved a joint marketing arrangement between
the Telephone Company and SNET America enabling the Telephone Company to sell
SNET America's national and international products, and SNET America to sell the
Telephone Company's intrastate products and services. This arrangement will
enable the Corporation to satisfy its customers' long-distance calling needs
with a single point of contact through the SNET All DistanceSM service offering.
FEDERAL REGULATORY INITIATIVES AND NEW SERVICES
On January 19, 1994, the Telephone Company filed suit in the U.S. District Court
("Court") in New Haven requesting the Court find the Cable Communications Policy
Act of 1984 ("Cable Act") violates the Telephone Company's First and Fifth
Amendment rights. The Cable Act restricts in-territory provision of cable
programming by LECs and prohibits LECs from owning more than 5% of any company
that provides cable programming in their local service area. Several district
courts and the Fourth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal have rendered decisions
consistent with the Telephone Company's position.
On April 1, 1994, the Telephone Company filed with the FCC its 1994 annual
interstate access tariff under price cap regulation for effect on July 1, 1994.
The Telephone Company maintained its selection of the 3.3% productivity factor
and is allowed to earn up to a 12.25% interstate rate of return annually before
any sharing occurs. The filing, which was approved by the FCC, incorporated rate
reductions that could result, for the period July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995, in
decreased annual interstate network access revenues of approximately $7 million,
to the extent the rate reductions are not offset by increased demand. As of
December 31, 1994, the Telephone Company's interstate rate of return was below
12.25%.
On October 21, 1993, the FCC approved the Telephone Company's application to
construct, operate, own and maintain facilities to conduct a technology and
marketing trial for use in providing video dial tone service in West Hartford,
Connecticut. With construction of the fiber-optic and coaxial facilities
completed, the trial began in early 1994. The trial area of 1,250 homes is
provided with broadcast channels, extensive pay-per-view channels and
video-on-demand service, which offers hundreds of video choices. On November 22,
1994, the FCC approved the Telephone Company's request to expand the trial to an
additional 150,000 homes in other areas of Connecticut.
SUMMARY OF 1993 REGULATORY ACTIVITY
In July 1993, the FCC granted the Telephone Company increased interstate
depreciation rates in connection with its triennial review of depreciation. The
new depreciation rates were effective retroactive to January 1, 1993 and
increased 1993 depreciation expense by approximately $11 million. However, under
current price cap regulation applicable to the Telephone Company, any changes in
depreciation rates cannot be reflected in interstate access rates.
On May 24, 1993, the DPUC issued a final decision on the capital recovery
portion of the November 1992 rate request submitted by the Telephone Company
("Rate Request"). The Telephone Company was granted an increase in the composite
intrastate depreciation rate from 5.7% to approximately 7.3%. This equated to an
increase in the Telephone Company revenue requirement of approximately $40
million annually. The new depreciation rates were implemented effective July 1,
1993.
On July 7, 1993, the DPUC issued a final decision in the remainder of the
Rate Request authorizing a rate of
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return on the Telephone Company's common equity ("ROE") of 11.65% and an
increase in intrastate revenue of $37.5 million effective July 7, 1993. This
rate award was implemented on July 9, 1993 through a combination of increases
for coin telephone and directory assistance calls along with an interim
surcharge on the remaining products and services with authorized increases
including local service. The surcharge was in effect until October 9, 1993, when
the first phase of new rates became effective. On August 13, 1993, the DPUC
granted the Telephone Company an additional revenue requirement of $1.9 million
to the $37.5 million previously awarded based on a review of certain areas
requested by the Telephone Company. The total increase in intrastate revenue of
$39.4 million was offset virtually by the approximate $40 million increase in
capital recovery granted on May 24, 1993 discussed previously. On average,
residential basic local service rates increased by $.32 a month while business
basic local service rates decreased by $.07 a month. On July 9, 1994, the second
and final phase of new rates became effective. Residential basic local service
rates increased by $.26 a month, while business basic local service rates
decreased by $.69 to $1.23 a month depending on the type of service selected.
On April 2, 1993, the Telephone Company filed with the FCC its 1993 annual
interstate access tariff filing under price cap regulation for effect on July 1,
1993. The Telephone Company was allowed to earn up to a 12.25% interstate rate
of return annually based on a 3.3% productivity factor. On June 24, 1993, the
FCC released an order designating issues for investigation for all LECs' 1993
annual interstate access tariff filings. The FCC allowed the Telephone Company's
and other LECs' filings to take effect on July 2, 1993, subject to
investigation.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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The Corporation generated cash flows from operations of $411.7 million during
1994 compared with $478.7 million during 1993 and $504.2 million during 1992.
Cash flows from operations decreased in 1994 compared with 1993 due primarily to
the funding of restructuring expenditures.
The primary use of corporate funds continued to be capital expenditures.
Cash expended for capital additions was $282.3 million, $267.3 million and
$289.8 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Capital additions for all
years were funded entirely from cash flows from operations. The majority of
these additions was for construction of the regulated telephone plant. Additions
in 1994 also included investments in wireless cell sites. Management anticipates
that total capital expenditures for consolidated telecommunications plant will
approximate $355 million in 1995. Included in total capital expenditures in 1995
are additions of approximately $280 million to the Telephone Company's network,
including expenditures relating to I-SNETSM, a statewide information
superhighway. These additions are expected to be funded through cash flows from
operations. In 1993, the Telephone Company announced its intention to invest
$4.5 billion over the next 15 years to build I-SNET. I-SNET will be an
interactive multimedia network capable of delivering voice, video and a full
range of information and interactive services. The Telephone Company expects
I-SNET will reach approximately 160,000 residences and businesses by the end of
1995. The Telephone Company plans to support this investment primarily through
increased productivity from the new technology deployed, ongoing
cost-containment initiatives and customer demand for the new services offered.
At this time, the Telephone Company does not plan to request a rate increase for
this investment.
As of December 31, 1994, cash outlays and non-cash charges relating to the
Corporation's restructuring charge recorded in December 1993 amounted to $90.1
million [see Note 6]. Costs incurred for employee separations of $41.8 million
included payments for severance, unused compensated absences, health care
continuation, and employee retraining, as well as a $14.2 million non-cash
charge for pension and health care plan curtailment losses. Exit and other costs
were $13.3 million and included an estimated non-cash charge for exiting the
paging network business in connection with the pending sale of substantially all
of the network assets of Paging and TNI Associates, Inc. [see Note 3]. In
addition, incremental costs of $35.0 million were incurred for executing
numerous reengineering programs during 1994. All cash expenditures were funded
with cash flows from operations. Management anticipates that cash expenditures
in connection with the restructuring program will approximate $115 mil-
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lion, $70 million and $50 million in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively, and will
be funded from operations.
Incremental capital expenditures relating to the implementation of the
reengineering solutions approximated $20 million in 1994. These items have been
charged to property, plant and equipment and will be reflected in increased
depreciation expense in future years. In addition, the Corporation anticipates
incremental capital expenditures of approximately $60 million over the remaining
life of the program. These capital expenditures are expected to be funded with
cash flows from operations.
In November 1994, Cellular entered into multiple definitive agreements to
purchase, for $450.0 million in aggregate, certain cellular properties and an
increased interest in a partnership [see Note 3]. These transactions, subject to
regulatory approval from the FCC and the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), are
expected to be completed in the second half of 1995 and will be financed through
the issuance of short-and long-term debt. In January 1995, the acquisitions were
approved by the DOJ.
In September 1994, the Corporation's 7.20% medium-term note of $30.0 million
matured. The medium-term note was satisfied with funds generated from
operations. A total of $20.0 million of medium-term notes will mature in
September 1995 and is expected to be satisfied through the issuance of short-
term debt.
In 1993 and 1992, the Telephone Company took advantage of a general decline
in interest rates by refinancing a number of debt instruments. These
refinancings resulted in annual interest savings of approximately $8 million in
1994.
In December 1993, the Telephone Company filed a shelf registration statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to sell up to $540.0 million
in medium-term notes. Pursuant to the shelf registration, $445.0 million of
unsecured notes were sold in December 1993 with interest rates ranging from
6.13% to 7.25%. The proceeds were used to refinance debentures and medium-term
notes totaling $420.0 million with interest rates ranging from 8.63% to 9.63%.
As of December 31, 1994, the issued notes were outstanding. Additional notes may
be sold in one or more issues from time to time as market conditions warrant.
In September 1993, the Telephone Company called $45.0 million of 5.75%
debentures. Also, in August 1992, the Telephone Company refinanced $175.0
million of debentures with interest rates ranging from 7.75% to 8.13%. To
complete this refinancing, the Telephone Company issued $180.0 million of
unsecured medium-term notes.
On January 20, 1995, Standard and Poor's ("S&P") lowered the Corporation's
credit ratings on long-term debt from AA to A+ and on commercial paper from A-1+
to A-1. The impact of this downgrade may slightly increase the cost of
borrowings at the Corporation level. S&P retained its AA rating on the Telephone
Company's long-term debt. Moody's continues to rate the Corporation's long-term
debt at A1 and commercial paper at P-1 and the Telephone Company's long-term
debt at Aa2.
In 1991, the Corporation filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC
to sell up to $165.0 million in medium-term notes for refinancing purposes. As
of December 31, 1994, $110.0 million of the unsecured notes had been issued and
were outstanding. Additional notes may be sold in one or more issues from time
to time as market conditions warrant.
The Corporation established a bank line of credit to facilitate the issuance
of commercial paper. As part of this credit facility, the Corporation has
obtained a contractual commitment to a $100.0 million line of credit provided by
a syndicate of banks. The annual commitment fee is currently 0.10% of the total
line of credit. As of December 31, 1994, the entire $100.0 million was
available.
In connection with the establishment of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan
("ESOP") in 1990, the Corporation loaned the ESOP $10.0 million and guaranteed a
$110.0 million loan to the ESOP by a third party. The Corporation has committed
to make cash contributions to the ESOP that, together with dividends received on
shares held by the ESOP, will enable the ESOP to make its principal and interest
payments on both loans. Both loans mature in the year 2000. In 1994, the
Corporation made cash payments to the ESOP for debt service of $13.2 million and
anticipates making equivalent cash payments during 1995.
The Corporation's ratio of debt to total capitalization at year-end 1994 was
51.0% compared with 59.9% at year-end 1993 and 47.4% at year-end 1992. The
combined effect of the restructuring charge and accounting changes resulted in a
decrease in stockholders' equity and, therefore, an increase in the debt ratio
in 1993. The ESOP represented 3.8% of the debt ratio at
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December 31, 1994 compared with 3.9% at December 31, 1993 and 1992. The book
value per share at year-end 1994 was $14.77 compared with $13.38 at year-end
1993 and $19.79 at year-end 1992. The decrease in book value per share in 1993
was also attributable to the items that negatively impacted the ratio of debt to
total capitalization discussed previously. The quarterly dividend rate of $.44
per share has remained unchanged for the past five years.
51.6% 51.2% 47.4% 59.9% 51.0%
'90 '91 '92 '93 '94
Effect of
Leveraged Debt Ratio
ESOP
Management believes that the Corporation has sufficient internal and
external resources to finance the anticipated requirements of business
development. Capital additions, restructuring costs, dividends and maturing debt
are expected to be funded primarily with cash from operations during 1995. The
Corporation also has access to external resources including lines of credit and
long-term shelf registration commitments. The issuance of short-and long-term
debt is expected during 1995 to fund the pending acquisitions of certain
cellular properties and an increased interest in a partnership.
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
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REPORT ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Corporation's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and, where applicable,
conform with accounting prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission and
the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control for telephone companies.
The Corporation is responsible for the preparation and reliability of the data
in these consolidated financial statements, including estimates and judgments
relating to matters not concluded by year-end. To this end, the Corporation
maintains a highly developed system of internal controls and supports an
extensive program of internal auditing to monitor compliance with the system.
Management believes that this system provides reasonable, but not absolute,
assurance at a reasonable cost that the transactions of the Corporation are
executed in accordance with management's authorizations and are recorded
properly. This system requires that the recorded assets be compared with
existing assets at reasonable intervals and it provides reasonable assurance
that access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
authorization. The Corporation further seeks to assure the reliability of these
financial statements by the careful selection of its managers, by organizational
arrangements that provide appropriate division of responsibility and by
communication and inspection programs aimed at assuring understanding of and
compliance with its policies, standards and managerial authorities.
These consolidated financial statements have been audited by Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P., Independent Accountants. Their report, which appears on the
following page, expresses an informed judgment that the Corporation's
consolidated financial statements, considered in their entirety, present fairly,
in conformity with applicable generally accepted accounting principles, the
Corporation's consolidated financial position and operating results.
John A. Sadek
Vice President and Comptroller
January 24, 1995
REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviews and reports to the full
Board on the appropriateness of the Corporation's accounting policies, the
adequacy of its internal controls and the reliability of the financial
information reported to the public. The Committee, which consists of five
non-employee directors, met six times during 1994 with the Corporation's
financial management, internal auditors and external auditors (Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P., Independent Accountants) to review their work and the relationships
between them in whatever depth considered necessary to fulfill the Committee's
responsibilities.
The Committee assesses the Corporation's relationship with the external
auditors and recommends the appointment of the external auditors to the Board
for ratification by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The internal
auditors report directly to the Committee and, along with the external auditors,
meet privately with and have unrestricted access to the Committee to discuss any
matter that they believe should be brought to their attention.
During the year, the Committee met with the Chief Financial Officer, the
Vice President and Comptroller, the Vice President and General Counsel, the
General Internal Auditor and partners of Coopers & Lybrand to review and discuss
the following: the Corporation's consolidated financial statements; the Coopers
& Lybrand Management Letter and Management's Response; the scope and results of
audits performed by Coopers & Lybrand and by Internal Auditing; the adequacy of
the Corporation's system of internal controls; the status of pending litigation
against the Corporation; the Corporation's process to promote and monitor
employee compliance with Standards of Conduct; and developments within the
auditing, accounting and financial reporting fields, as well as the impact of
these developments on the Corporation's accounting policies, practices and
financial reporting.
On the basis of these reviews, the Committee reported with confidence to the
full Board that in its opinion, the Corporation's accounting policies, reported
financial information and system of internal controls are appropriate to provide
the assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting
required by the Board.
Barry M. Bloom
Chairman, Audit Committee
January 24, 1995
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders of Southern New England
Telecommunications Corporation:
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Southern New England
Telecommunications Corporation as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related
consolidated statements of income (loss), changes in stockholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Southern New
England Telecommunications Corporation as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the
consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 1993 the
Corporation changed its method of accounting for postretirement benefits other
than pensions, postemployment benefits and income taxes.
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Hartford, Connecticut
January 24, 1995
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES AND SALES
Local service $ 618.8 $ 566.7 $ 523.0
Intrastate toll 295.4 339.8 359.9
Network access 354.5 342.8 328.5
Publishing 180.5 180.2 187.3
Sales and other 267.8 224.1 215.7
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Total Revenues and Sales 1,717.0 1,653.6 1,614.4
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
Operating 632.5 629.8 630.1
Maintenance 325.3 313.5 308.4
Provision for business restructuring -- 355.0 --
Depreciation and amortization 328.6 291.1 249.7
Taxes other than income 56.2 60.6 59.3
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Total Costs and Expenses 1,342.6 1,650.0 1,247.5
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Operating Income 374.4 3.6 366.9
Interest 74.9 91.4 97.5
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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes 299.5 (87.8) 269.4
Income taxes 121.9 (44.2) 110.2
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 177.6 (43.6) 159.2
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Discontinued Operations, net of tax
Loss from discontinued operations -- -- (1.1)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations -- (10.3) (4.0)
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES 177.6 (53.9) 154.1
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Extraordinary charge, net of tax -- (44.0) (2.7)
Cumulative effect of accounting changes -- (220.2) --
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 177.6 $ (318.1) $ 151.4
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Tax benefit of dividends declared on shares held in Employee Stock
Ownership Plan ("ESOP") -- -- 2.3
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Earnings (Loss) for Per Share Calculation $ 177.6 $ (318.1) $ 153.7
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (thousands) 64,209 63,692 63,073
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (DOLLARS)
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 2.77 $ (.68) $ 2.56
Discontinued operations -- (.16) (.08)
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Income (Loss) Before Extraordinary Charge and Accounting Changes 2.77 (.84) 2.48
Extraordinary charge -- (.69) (.04)
Cumulative effect of accounting changes -- (3.46) --
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE $ 2.77 $ (4.99) $ 2.44
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
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<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts,
At December 31, 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and temporary cash investments $ 6.7 $ 224.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles
of $28.2 and $26.7, respectively 294.4 266.8
Materials, supplies and inventories 26.4 21.6
Prepaid publishing 39.0 40.5
Deferred income taxes 101.8 77.8
Prepaid and other 29.4 16.0
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Total Current Assets 497.7 647.5
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,712.2 2,770.1
Deferred charges, leases and other assets 294.7 343.9
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Total Assets $3,504.6 $3,761.5
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Obligations maturing within one year $ 39.6 $ 290.0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 205.1 208.1
Restructuring charge - current 145.5 113.0
Advance billings and customer deposits 56.7 54.0
Accrued compensated absences 36.8 37.3
Other current liabilities 84.6 90.4
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Total Current Liabilities 568.3 792.8
Long-term obligations 952.1 984.3
Deferred income taxes 375.0 321.0
Postretirement benefits other than pensions 308.2 328.9
Restructuring charge - long-term 119.4 242.0
Unamortized investment tax credits 42.9 50.8
Other liabilities and deferred credits 185.8 187.1
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Total Liabilities 2,551.7 2,906.9
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Common stock; $1.00 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized;
67,264,435 and 66,608,360 issued, respectively 67.3 66.6
Proceeds in excess of par value 677.8 656.7
Retained earnings 381.8 315.7
Less: Treasury stock; 2,758,512 shares, at cost (104.7) (104.7)
Unearned compensation related to ESOP (69.3) (79.7)
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Total Stockholders' Equity 952.9 854.6
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $3,504.6 $3,761.5
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Common Unearned
Stock Issued Proceeds in Compensation Total
Dollars in Millions, -------------------- Excess of Retained Treasury Related Stockholders'
Except Per Share Amounts Number Par Value Par Value Earnings Stock to ESOP Equity
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 1992 65,390,488 $65.4 $616.9 $ 701.6 $(104.7) $(103.1) $1,176.1
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Net income 151.4 151.4
Common stock issued, at market 726,851 .7 22.7 23.4
Dividends declared
($1.76 per share) (111.1) (111.1)
Reduction of ESOP debt 8.4 8.4
Tax benefit of dividends declared
on total shares held
in ESOP 2.3 2.3
Excess of recorded ESOP expense
over cash contributions
to ESOP 3.3 3.3
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1992 66,117,339 66.1 639.6 744.2 (104.7) (91.4) 1,253.8
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Net loss (318.1) (318.1)
Common stock issued, at market 491,021 .5 17.1 17.6
Dividends declared
($1.76 per share) (112.1) (112.1)
Reduction of ESOP debt 9.2 9.2
Tax benefit of dividends declared
on unallocated shares held
in ESOP 1.7 1.7
Excess of recorded ESOP expense
over cash contributions
to ESOP 2.5 2.5
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993 66,608,360 66.6 656.7 315.7 (104.7) (79.7) 854.6
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Net income 177.6 177.6
Common stock issued, at market 656,075 .7 21.1 21.8
Dividends declared
($1.76 per share) (113.0) (113.0)
Reduction of ESOP debt 10.1 10.1
Tax benefit of dividends declared
on unallocated shares held
in ESOP 1.5 1.5
Excess of recorded ESOP expense
over cash contributions
to ESOP .3 .3
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994 67,264,435 $67.3 $677.8 $ 381.8 $(104.7) $ (69.3) $ 952.9
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ 177.6 $(318.1) $ 151.4
Tax benefit of dividends on shares held in ESOP 1.5 1.7 2.3
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 328.6 291.1 249.7
Effect of business restructuring, before-tax (90.1) 355.0 --
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax -- 220.2 --
Extraordinary charge, before-tax -- 82.0 4.7
Provision for uncollectible accounts 22.4 32.1 32.6
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, before-tax -- 17.0 5.4
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes 30.0 (138.0) 23.5
Decrease in investment tax credits (7.9) (10.5) (7.3)
Discontinued operations -- -- 9.1
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net (68.4) (45.3) 4.8
Other, net 18.0 (8.5) 28.0
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 411.7 478.7 504.2
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash expended for capital additions (282.3) (267.3) (289.8)
Increase in investments -- (10.4) (10.4)
Disposal of assets and investments (2.9) (5.6) (9.3)
Cash from sale of leased assets -- 80.7 --
Repayment of loan made to ESOP .8 .8 .7
Discontinued operations -- -- 5.7
Other, net 40.3 8.4 28.6
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Net Cash Used by Investing Activities (244.1) (193.4) (274.5)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from long-term obligations -- 420.1 173.8
Repayments of long-term obligations (294.7) (270.3) (295.8)
Cash dividends (97.2) (96.7) (95.4)
Amounts placed in trust for debt refinancing -- (62.1) --
Net proceeds (payments) of short-term obligations 6.3 (58.5) 1.9
Discontinued operations -- -- (23.3)
Other, net (.1) (.2) (.6)
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Net Cash Used by Financing Activities (385.7) (67.7) (239.4)
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(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Temporary Cash Investments (218.1) 217.6 (9.7)
Cash and temporary cash investments at beginning of year 224.8 7.2 16.9
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Cash and Temporary Cash Investments at End of Year $ 6.7 $ 224.8 $ 7.2
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</TABLE>
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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements of the Southern New
England Telecommunications Corporation ("Corporation") are in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and, for its telephone operating
subsidiary, The Southern New England Telephone Company ("Telephone Company")
with accounting prescribed for telephone operating companies by regulatory
authorities, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") and the Connecticut
Department of Public Utility Control ("DPUC"). Substantially all of the
Corporation's operations and customers are located in the state of Connecticut.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Corporation, all wholly-owned subsidiaries and partnerships in which the
Corporation effectively has control. Material investments in which the
Corporation holds a 50% or less interest and in which the Corporation can
exercise influence are reported on an equity basis. All other investments are
reported at cost.
The 1993 and 1992 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified
to conform to the current year presentation.
ACCOUNTING CHANGES Effective January 1, 1993, the Corporation implemented
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 106 "Employers'
Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," SFAS No. 112
"Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits" and SFAS No. 109 "Accounting
for Income Taxes." The cumulative effect of these accounting changes resulted in
a non-cash charge that reduced 1993 net income and earnings per share by $220.2
million and $3.46, respectively.
REGULATORY ACCOUNTING The Telephone Company gives accounting recognition to the
actions of regulatory authorities where appropriate, as prescribed by SFAS No.
71 "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation." Under SFAS No.
71, the Telephone Company records certain assets and liabilities because of
actions of regulatory authorities. More significantly, amounts charged to
operations for depreciation expense reflect estimated lives and methods
prescribed by regulatory authorities rather than those consisting of useful and
economic lives that might otherwise apply to unregulated enterprises. In the
event that the Telephone Company no longer meets the criteria for following SFAS
No. 71, the accounting impact to the Corporation would be an extraordinary
non-cash charge to operations of a material amount.
In accordance with SFAS No. 71, revenues of the Corporation's non-telephone
businesses attributable to transactions with the Telephone Company's regulated
operations have not been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. Revenues of the Telephone Company earned from providing tariffed
telephone services to its non-telephone businesses also have not been
eliminated. All other significant intercompany transactions and accounts have
been eliminated.
Regulatory authorities require or permit the ex-
clusion of certain costs of the Telephone Company from entering into ratemaking
when they are incurred. When such costs will be recovered through future rates,
the Telephone Company records these costs as deferred charges. In accordance
with this practice, deferred charges include the Telephone Company's 1990 final
gross earnings tax payment, which is being amortized over ten years through 1999
and accrued but unexpensed compensated absences at December 31, 1987, which are
being amortized over ten years through 1997. Amortization of these costs is on a
straight-line basis.
Regulatory authorities require the Telephone Company to include in its
telephone plant accounts an imputed cost of debt and equity for funds used
during the construction of telephone plant. The imputed allowance for funds used
during construction ("AFUDC") is an addition to the cost of the plant
constructed and an income item during the construction period. Such income is
not realized in cash currently but will be realized over the service life of the
related plant as the resulting higher depreciation expense is recovered in the
form of increased revenues.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost.
Depreciation is calculated on telephone plant using either the equal life group
("ELG") straight-line depreciation method or the composite vintage group method.
ELG was approved for FCC purposes on interstate assets placed in service
beginning in 1982 and for DPUC purposes on intrastate assets placed in service
beginning in 1993. Composite vintage group method is used for assets in service
prior to the adoption of ELG.
Property and equipment other than telephone plant is depreciated primarily
using the straight-line method. Assets acquired under capital leases are
generally amortized over the life of the lease using the straight-line method.
The cost of depreciable telephone plant retired, net of removal costs and
salvage, is charged to accumulated depreciation. When depreciable property and
equipment other than telephone plant is sold or retired, the resulting gain or
loss is recognized currently as an element of income. Replacements, renewals and
betterments that materially increase an asset's useful or
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remaining life are capitalized. Minor replacements and all repairs and
maintenance are charged to expense.
CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS Cash and temporary cash investments include
all highly liquid investments, with original maturities of three months or less.
The Corporation records payments made by draft as accounts payable until the
banks honoring the drafts have presented them for payment.
MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INVENTORIES Materials and supplies, which are carried
at original cost, are primarily for the construction and maintenance of
telephone plant. Inventories, principally telephone sets, wireless equipment and
telephone systems, are carried at the lower of weighted average cost or market
value.
LEASE NOTES RECEIVABLE Direct-financing and leveraged lease contracts, defined
by SFAS No. 13 "Accounting for Leases," as amended, are accounted for on the
consolidated balance sheet by recording the total minimum lease payments
receivable, plus the estimated residual value, less the unearned lease income
and, for leveraged leases, less the associated aggregate non-recourse debt
obligation. The unearned lease income for direct-financing leases represents the
excess of total minimum lease payments, plus estimated residual value expected
to be realized, over the cost of the related equipment. For leveraged leases,
the unearned income reflects the net positive cash flow to be generated from the
lease.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN The Corporation accounts for its Employee Stock
Ownership Plan ("ESOP") in accordance with Statement of Position 76-3, as
amended. Accordingly, compensation expense is measured as the cost of shares
allocated from the trust, plus the amount required to purchase any additional
shares allocated to employee accounts, less a percentage of dividends received
by the plan. Dividends on stock held by the ESOP are recorded as a reduction of
retained earnings, and all ESOP shares are treated as outstanding for earnings
per share calculations. Debt of the ESOP that has been guaranteed by the
Corporation is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as long-term debt and
as a reduction of stockholders' equity. As the ESOP repays the debt, a
corresponding reduction in long-term debt and an increase in stockholders'
equity is recorded.
REVENUE RECOGNITION Revenues are recognized when earned regardless of the
period in which billed. Revenues for directory advertising are recognized over
the life of the related directory, normally one year.
INCOME TAXES The Corporation files a consolidated federal income tax return
and, where allowable, combined state income tax returns. Effective January 1,
1993, the Corporation changed the method of computing income taxes from the
deferred method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 11 to the
liability method with the adoption of SFAS No. 109. Under the liability method,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on all temporary
differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using the currently enacted rates. Additionally, under SFAS No. 109,
the Corporation may recognize deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not
that the benefit will be realized.
Investment tax credits realized in prior years by the Telephone Company are
being amortized as a reduction to the provision for income taxes over the life
of the related plant.
EARNINGS PER SHARE Earnings per common share are computed by dividing net
income applicable to common stock by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period. Effective in 1993, in accordance with the
adoption of SFAS No. 109, the Corporation no longer adds the tax benefit of
dividends declared on shares held by the Corporation's ESOP to net income to
compute earnings per share. In addition, under SFAS No. 109, the tax benefit
relating to dividends declared on allocated shares held by the ESOP is recorded
as a reduction to income taxes; therefore, it is included in the calculation of
earnings per share.
NOTE 2: FINANCIAL DATA ON SUBSIDIARIES
The Corporation derives substantially all of its revenues from the
telecommunications service industry by providing network and
information-management services and communications systems; in-state, national
and international long-distance communications services; directory publishing
and advertising services; and cellular mobile phone and paging services. During
1994, 1993 and 1992, revenues earned from providing services to AT&T accounted
for approximately 11.9%, 12.3% and 12.1%, respectively, of telephone operating
revenues and 10.2%, 10.8% and 11.1%, respectively, of total revenues and sales.
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A summary of the Telephone Company's operations, prepared from financial
statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, is as follows:
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended
December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues $1,476.3 $1,442.4 $1,402.6
Operating expenses(1) 819.4 1,183.3 833.4
Depreciation and
amortization 295.8 265.2 229.2
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Operating Income (Loss) 361.1 (6.1) 340.0
Interest expense 53.9 68.0 72.4
Other (expense) income,
net (1.6) (.8) 1.5
Income taxes 121.8 (43.9) 108.6
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Income (Loss) Before
Extraordinary Charge and
Accounting Change 183.8 (31.0) 160.5
Extraordinary charge,
net of tax -- (44.0) (2.7)
Cumulative effect of
accounting change -- (6.5) --
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Net Income (Loss)(1) $ 183.8 $ (81.5) $ 157.8
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<FN>
(1) Includes a $335.0 million before-tax charge for
restructuring that reduced 1993 net income by $192.7
million.
</TABLE>
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, at December 31, 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Current assets $ 460.6 $ 594.2
Telephone plant, net 2,540.9 2,610.6
Deferred charges and other assets 247.3 265.7
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Total Assets $3,248.8 $3,470.5
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Current liabilities $ 476.2 $ 681.0
Long-term obligations 746.3 746.1
Other liabilities and deferred
credits 847.2 940.1
Stockholder's equity 1,179.1 1,103.3
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Total Liabilities and Stockholder's
Equity $3,248.8 $3,470.5
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</TABLE>
Information on the Corporation's operations, exclusive of discontinued
operations and the Telephone Company's regulated operations, is summarized
below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended
December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
SALES
Cellular operations(1) $ 99.6 $ 70.1 $ 56.9
SNET Diversified Group,
Inc.(2) 62.2 58.4 47.1
Business Communications(3) 41.0 56.9 93.2
SNET Real Estate, Inc. 12.5 13.6 13.9
All others(4) 27.8 6.2 7.5
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Total $243.1 $205.2 $218.6
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended
December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING EARNINGS (LOSS)(5)
Cellular operations(1) $ 17.1 $ 16.1 $ 14.0
SNET Diversified Group,
Inc.(2) 4.3 19.6 22.6
Business Communications(3) 2.9 (3.5) 2.2
SNET Real Estate, Inc. 9.6 9.8 10.8
All others(4) 13.8 (5.6) (3.7)
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Total $ 47.7 $ 36.4 $ 45.9
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Dollars in Millions, at
December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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Combined Assets $296.7 $282.4 $254.2
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<FN>
(1) Cellular operations consist of the Corporation's
wholesale and retail cellular businesses, SNET
Cellular, Inc. ("Cellular") and SNET Mobility, Inc.,
net of intercompany amounts.
(2) For 1994 and 1993, SNET Diversified Group, Inc.
includes results of SNET Premium Services ("Premium").
In addition, 1994 includes results of Multi-Media
Services.
(3) Business Communications includes results of SNET
Systems, Inc. ("Systems").
(4) For 1994 and 1993, all others include SNET Paging, Inc.
("Paging"), SNET America, Inc. and Parent Company
operations. In addition, the 1992 amounts include
Premium.
(5) Represents earnings (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization.
</TABLE>
In April 1993, Systems and AT&T entered into an agreement whereby AT&T
assumed product support and maintenance for Systems' customers who owned or
rented Private Branch Exchange ("PBX") equipment. This agreement was part of the
reorganization of Systems' operations and the implementation of the
Corporation's strategy to focus on the Telephone Company's central office-based
solutions. The Corporation, through its Business Communications division,
continues to offer and maintain certain key products that are complementary to
central office-based solutions.
In October 1993, TNI Associates, Inc. ("TNIA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Paging, purchased the remaining 50.5% partnership interest in TNI Associates
("TNI Partnership") for approximately $22 million. The TNI Partnership presently
operates a wide-area paging network from New York City to southern New Jersey
and Philadelphia. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value
of the net assets acquired was assigned to goodwill with an amortization period
of 15 years. As discussed in Note 3, on December 13, 1994 Paging and TNIA
entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the network
assets of Paging and TNIA including certain assets acquired in the above
transaction. As of December 31, 1994, the assets associated with the sale have
been adjusted to their estimated net realizable value.
The 1994 and 1993 consolidated statements of income (loss) include the
results of TNI Partnership's operations, which were accounted for as a purchase,
since the date of acquisition. Prior to the purchase, TNIA's share of the
partnership income was accounted
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for under the equity method. Pro forma results for 1993 and 1992 have not been
presented as they would not have been significantly different from actual
results. However, if the acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 1992,
reported earnings per share would have been $.01 higher in 1993 and $.04 lower
in 1992.
SNET Real Estate, Inc. ("Real Estate") revenues include amounts attributable
to leasing transactions with affiliates. These revenues totaled $9.3 million,
$10.3 million and $11.2 million for 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
Real Estate's total assets were $63.1 million and $71.5 million at December
31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Total assets were comprised primarily of land,
buildings and equipment which were $59.4 million and $65.2 million at December
31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Total liabilities were $59.7 million and $68.7
million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Included in total
liabilities was long-term debt of $41.4 million and $43.2 million at December
31, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
Real Estate is a lessor of real property under operating leases. Future
minimum receipts under third-party operating leases for Real Estate at December
31, 1994 are as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Operating
Year Leases
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<S> <C>
1995 $2.0
1996 1.3
1997 1.2
1998 .5
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Total $5.0
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</TABLE>
NOTE 3: PENDING ACQUISITIONS AND
SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS
On November 22, 1994, Cellular entered into multiple definitive agreements with
Bell Atlantic Corporation ("Bell Atlantic") and NYNEX Corporation ("NYNEX") to
purchase, for $450.0 million in aggregate, certain cellular properties in Rhode
Island and New Bedford and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and an increased interest
in Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership ("Springwich"). Currently, Cellular
and SNET Springwich, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cellular, together hold
an 82.5% partnership interest in Springwich.
These transactions are subject to the consummation by Bell Atlantic and
NYNEX of their cellular joint venture, the formation of which requires their
sale of these properties. These acquisitions are also subject to approval by the
FCC and the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ"). In addition, the
acquisition of the Pittsfield property is subject to a right of first refusal by
a third party. In January 1995, the acquisitions were approved by the DOJ. These
transactions will be accounted for under the purchase method.
On December 13, 1994, Paging and TNIA entered into a definitive agreement
with Paging Network of New York, Inc., to sell substantially all of the network
assets of Paging and TNIA including wireless messaging network transmitters,
switches and operating frequencies, as well as all reseller accounts and TNIA's
retail accounts. Paging will retain its retail accounts and will continue as a
reseller to market paging services under its Page 2000[R] brand name. The
transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and certain other
conditions, is expected to be completed in the first half of 1995. As of
December 31, 1994, the adjustment of the assets to their estimated net
realizable values represents costs incurred as a direct result of exiting the
paging network business and has been recorded as part of the Corporation's 1993
restructuring program [see Note 6].
NOTE 4: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
SEPARATION OFFER As part of the bargaining-unit contract negotiated in August
1992, employees electing to retire or terminate their employment between
December 15, 1992 and February 16, 1993 were offered an early retirement
incentive, Special Pension Option ("SPO"). Approximately 570 employees accepted
the early retirement offer. Most employees who elected to retire or terminate
left the Corporation by March 19, 1993, and the remainder left by September 17,
1993. The Corporation recorded a before-tax $6.5 million pension gain in 1993 as
a result of this SPO.
PENSION PLANS The Corporation sponsors several non-contributory, defined
benefit pension plans: one for management employees and one for bargaining-unit
employees; and two supplementary non-qualified, unfunded plans, one for
executives and one for non-employee directors. Benefits for management employees
are based on an adjusted career average pay plan. Benefits for bargaining-unit
employees are based on years of service and pay during 1987 to 1991 as well as a
cash balance component. Benefits for the supplementary plans are based on years
of service and average eligible pay for executives and final annual retainer for
non-employee directors.
Funding of the management and bargaining-unit plans is achieved through
irrevocable contributions to a trust fund. Plan assets consist primarily of
listed stocks, corporate and governmental debt, and real estate. The
Corporation's policy is to fund the pension cost for these plans in conformity
with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 using the aggregate
cost method. For purposes of determining contributions, the
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assumed investment earnings rate on plan assets was 9.5% in 1994 and declines to
7.5% by 1998.
Pension cost (income) for all plans, computed using the projected unit
credit actuarial method, includes the following components:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended
December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost $ 30.9 $ 28.5 $ 25.9
Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation 107.0 103.0 100.3
Amortizations and deferrals,
net (136.4) 131.4 (44.4)
Actual return on plan assets 1.0 (262.5) (83.1)
Settlement gain -- (20.0) --
Costs relating to special
termination benefits -- 13.5 --
Curtailment loss 13.4 -- --
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Net Pension Cost (Income) $ 15.9 $ (6.1) $ (1.3)
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</TABLE>
The increase in pension cost for 1994 was due primarily to the net effect of
a lower discount rate, the absence of a $6.5 million net settlement gain in 1993
and a 1994 curtailment loss for employee separations. The curtailment loss was
charged against the restructuring reserve recorded as a part of the 1993
restructuring program [see Note 6]. Pension income increased in 1993 compared to
1992 due primarily to the net effect of a settlement gain and charges for
special termination benefits associated with the 1993 SPO that resulted in a net
gain of $6.5 million.
The following table sets forth the plans' funded status:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, at
December 31, 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Actuarial Present Value of
Accumulated Benefit Obligation,
including vested benefits of
$1,216.4 and $1,240.3,
respectively $ 1,319.0 $ 1,337.9
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Plan assets at fair value $ 1,805.2 $ 1,894.1
Actuarial present value of
projected benefit obligation (1,455.3) (1,543.7)
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Assets in Excess of Projected
Benefit Obligation 349.9 350.4
Unrecognized prior service costs 146.4 176.5
Unrecognized transition asset (173.7) (193.2)
Unrecognized net gain (333.4) (329.9)
Adjustment required to recognize
minimum liability (2.1) (4.1)
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Accrued Pension Cost $ (12.9) $ (.3)
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</TABLE>
Assumptions used to calculate the plans' funded status:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Discount rate for projected
benefit obligation 8.0% 7.0% 7.5%
Expected rate of increase in
future management compensation
levels 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%
Expected long-term rate of return
on plan assets 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
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</TABLE>
When it is economically feasible to do so, the Corporation periodically
amends the benefit formulas under its pension plans. Accordingly, pension cost
has been determined in such a manner as to anticipate that modifications to the
pension plans would continue in the future.
POSTRETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS The Corporation provides health care and
life insurance benefits for retired employees. Substantially all of the
Corporation's employees may become eligible for these benefits if they retire
with a service pension. In addition, an employee's spouse and dependents may be
eligible for health care benefits. Effective July 1, 1996, all bargaining-unit
employees who retire after December 31, 1989 and all management employees who
retire after December 31, 1991 may have to share with the Corporation the
premium costs of postretirement health care benefits if these costs exceed
certain limits.
Prior to January 1, 1993, these benefits were recognized as an expense only
when paid (referred to as the "pay-as-you-go" method). Effective January 1,
1993, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions." SFAS No. 106 requires that
employers accrue, during the years an employee renders service, the expected
cost, based on actuarial valuations, of health care and other non-pension
benefits provided to retirees and their eligible dependents. With the adoption
of SFAS No. 106, the Corporation elected to record immediately the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets
(i.e., transition obligation) as a change in accounting principle. The
cumulative effect of this accounting change reduced 1993 net income and earnings
per share by $215.9 million and $3.39, respectively.
In 1991, in accordance with a DPUC decision in a rate proceeding for the
Telephone Company, the Corporation began to fund the postretirement health care
benefits. Based on the DPUC's July 1993 general rate award decision, the
Corporation continues to contribute additional amounts to Voluntary Employee
Beneficiary Association ("VEBA") trusts.
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The Corporation's postretirement benefit cost includes the following
components:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Service cost $ 5.4 $ 5.3
Interest cost of accumulated
benefit obligation 32.2 32.0
Actual return on plan assets (2.6) (13.1)
Amortizations and deferrals, net (5.4) 6.5
Curtailment loss .8 --
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Net Postretirement Benefit Cost $30.4 $30.7
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</TABLE>
The curtailment loss, a result of significant employee separations, was
charged against the restructuring reserve recorded as a part of the 1993
restructuring program [see Note 6].
The following table sets forth the plans' funded status:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, at
December 31, 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation:
Retirees $ 313.2 $ 364.6
Fully eligible active plan
participants 24.2 27.4
Other active plan participants 90.8 96.2
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Total Accumulated Postretirement
Benefit Obligation 428.2 488.2
Plan assets at fair value (126.2) (107.1)
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Accumulated Postretirement Benefit
Obligation in Excess of Plan
Assets 302.0 381.1
Unrecognized net gain (loss) 26.6 (31.8)
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Accrued Postretirement Benefit
Obligation $ 328.6 $ 349.3
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</TABLE>
Assumptions used to calculate the plans' funded status:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Discount rate for projected
benefit obligation 8.0% 7.0%
Expected rate of increase in
future compensation levels 4.5% 4.5%
Expected long-term rate of return
on plan assets:
Management health trust 7.0% 7.5%
Bargaining-unit health trust 7.5% 8.0%
Retiree life insurance trust 7.5% 8.0%
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</TABLE>
The assumed health care cost trend rate used to measure the expected cost of
these benefits in 1994 was 8.3% and declines to 3.9% by 2001. A one percentage
point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have increased
the 1994 net postretirement benefit cost by approximately $2 million and the
accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 1994 by
approximately $22 million. In 1992, the pay-as-you-go expense combined with the
VEBA contributions amounted to $32.4 million.
POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Effective January 1, 1993, the Corporation adopted SFAS
No. 112 "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits." This statement
requires employers to accrue benefits provided to former or inactive employees
after employment but before retirement. These benefits include workers'
compensation, disability benefits and health care continuation coverage for a
limited period of time after employment. The standard requires that these
benefits be accrued as earned where the right to the benefits accumulates or
vests. The cumulative effect of this accounting change reduced 1993 net income
and earnings per share by $7.1 million and $.11, respectively. Health care
continuation costs, which do not vest, continue to be paid from company funds
and are expensed when paid.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN The Corporation has established a leveraged ESOP
for substantially all employees as part of its existing savings plans. Under the
ESOP, the Corporation's matching contributions are invested entirely in common
stock of the Corporation and are held by the ESOP.
In January 1990, the Corporation loaned the ESOP $10.0 million and in
February 1990, the ESOP borrowed an additional $110.0 million, which the
Corporation guaranteed, through a third party. The proceeds of the $10.0 million
loan were used to acquire shares of the Corporation's common stock through open
market purchases. The proceeds of the $110.0 million loan were used to purchase
shares of both unissued common stock and treasury stock from the Corporation.
All shares purchased by the ESOP were originally pledged as collateral for its
debt. The Corporation periodically makes cash payments to the ESOP that,
together with dividends received on shares held by the ESOP, are used to make
interest and principal payments on both loans. As these payments are made,
shares are released from collateral and made available for distribution to
employees' accounts, based on the proportion of debt service paid during the
year.
ESOP expense and ESOP trust activity are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- ------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Compensation expense(1) $14.3 $13.4 $14.0
Interest expense incurred(1) 5.9 6.7 7.4
Interest income earned (.7) (.8) (.8)
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Total Expense $19.5 $19.3 $20.6
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends Used for Debt Service $ 5.3 $ 5.4 $ 5.4
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Cash Contributions Used for
Debt Service $13.2 $13.2 $13.1
- ------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
(1) Net of applicable dividends used for debt service.
</TABLE>
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ESOP shares outstanding are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In Thousands, at December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Allocated shares 1,164.4 917.2 641.0
Unreleased shares 1,809.6 2,111.2 2,412.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total ESOP Shares 2,974.0 3,028.4 3,053.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
NOTE 5: INCOME TAXES
Effective January 1, 1993, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for
Income Taxes." SFAS No. 109 resulted in recording tax benefits, primarily
associated with the effects of lower federal and state tax rates, applicable to
the Corporation's non-telephone businesses. The cumulative effect of this
accounting change increased 1993 net income and earnings per share by $2.8
million and $.04, respectively.
In accordance with SFAS No. 109 and SFAS No. 71, the Telephone Company has a
regulatory asset of $62.2 million (recorded in deferred charges, leases and
other assets) related to the cumulative amount of income taxes on temporary
differences previously flowed through to ratepayers. These amounts related
principally to capitalization of certain general overhead, taxes and
payroll-related construction costs for financial statement purposes. In
addition, the Telephone Company has a regulatory liability of $84.2 million
(recorded in other liabilities and deferred credits) relating to future tax
benefits to be flowed back to ratepayers associated with unamortized investment
tax credits and decreases in both federal and state historical statutory tax
rates. Both the regulatory asset and liability are recognized over the
regulatory lives of the related taxable bases concurrent with realization in
rates, except for the liability related to intrastate excess state tax rates,
which in accordance with the DPUC final decision issued in July 1993, will be
returned to ratepayers over three years. This method results in a more
accelerated turnaround than the normal recognition period.
Income tax expense (benefit) includes the following components:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
FEDERAL
Current $ 74.7 $ 57.1 $ 66.0
Deferred 19.5 (87.7) 13.0
Investment tax credits, net (7.9) (10.5) (7.3)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Federal 86.3 (41.1) 71.7
- -------------------------------------------------------------
STATE
Current 31.1 27.0 30.5
Deferred 4.5 (30.1) 8.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total State 35.6 (3.1) 38.5
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Income Taxes $121.9 $(44.2) $110.2
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) resulted primarily from restructuring
program costs incurred in 1994, which were recorded in the financial statements
in 1993 as a part of the restructuring charge. In August 1993, the statutory
federal income tax rate increased from 34.0% to 35.0%, retroactive to January 1,
1993. In addition, the enacted state income tax rate will be gradually reduced
from 11.5% in 1994 to 10.0% in 1998. The net impact of these changes in the
enacted tax rates was not material to total income taxes or to net deferred
income tax liabilities.
A reconciliation between income taxes and taxes computed by applying the
statutory federal income tax rate to income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Statutory federal income tax
rate 35.0% (35.0)% 34.0%
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Federal income taxes at
statutory rate $104.8 $(30.7) $ 91.6
State income taxes, net of
federal income tax effect 23.1 (2.0) 25.3
Depreciation of telephone
plant construction costs
previously deducted for tax
purposes(1) 5.1 6.3 4.4
Rate differentials applied to
reversing temporary
differences (4.9) (11.2) (5.6)
Amortization of investment
tax credits (7.9) (10.5) (7.3)
Prior years' tax adjustments 1.7 1.9 1.6
Other differences, net -- 2.0 .2
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Income Taxes $121.9 $(44.2) $110.2
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Effective Tax Rate 40.7% (50.3)% 40.9%
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
(1) Telephone Company only.
</TABLE>
Consolidated deferred income tax liabilities (assets) are comprised of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, at December 31, 1994 1993
- ------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Depreciation $ 486.9 $ 491.0
Items previously flowed through
to ratepayers 62.2 71.0
Leveraged leases 30.7 32.2
Deferred gross earnings tax 15.9 19.1
Postretirement benefits other than
pensions (136.9) (145.5)
Restructuring charge (112.1) (150.8)
Unamortized investment tax credits (31.1) (37.0)
Other (44.3) (38.7)
Valuation allowance 1.9 1.9
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred Income Taxes $ 273.2 $ 243.2
- ------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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The valuation allowance of $1.9 million applies to state and local net
operating loss carryforwards that may expire before the Corporation can utilize
them. There was no net change in the valuation allowance during 1994 and 1993.
The allowance will continue to be evaluated based on evidence of realization of
all deferred tax assets.
NOTE 6: RESTRUCTURING CHARGE
In December 1993, the Corporation recorded a before-tax restructuring charge of
$355.0 million, $204.2 million after-tax, or $3.21 per share, to provide for a
comprehensive restructuring program. The program included costs to be incurred
to facilitate employee separations involving approximately 2,500 employees
beginning in January 1994. This total includes 750 to 1,000 management employees
and 1,500 to 1,750 bargaining-unit employees. The charge also included
incremental costs of implementing appropriate reengineering solutions; designing
and developing new processes and tools to continue the Corporation's provision
of excellent service; and retraining of the remaining employees to help them
meet the changing demands of customers.
The 1993 restructuring charge was originally estimated as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Dollars in Millions, at December 31, 1993
- ----------------------------------------------------------
Employee separation costs $170.0
Process and systems reengineering 145.0
Exit and other costs 40.0
- ----------------------------------------------------------
Total Restructuring Charge $355.0
- ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
In order to maintain quality customer service while at the same time
reengineering the business, the 1993 restructuring program is expected to extend
into 1997, rather than be completed by 1996 as originally intended. It is also
possible that shifts in reserve categories may occur due to factors beyond the
Corporation's control. However, no significant changes in the total cost of the
1993 restructuring program are likely to occur nor are any adjustments
anticipated to the original estimate.
The Corporation incurred costs during 1994 related to the restructuring
program which were charged against the reserve as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Year Ended December 31, 1994
- ----------------------------------------------------------
Employee separation costs $41.8
Process and systems reengineering 35.0
Exit and other costs 13.3
- ----------------------------------------------------------
Total Incurred Costs $90.1
- ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
Costs incurred for employee separations included payments for severance,
unused compensated absences, health care continuation and employee retraining,
as well as a non-cash charge of approximately $14 million for pension and
postretirement health care plan curtailment losses transferred to the
appropriate liability. Process and systems reengineering costs included
incremental costs incurred in connection with the execution of numerous
reengineering programs involving network operations, customer service, repair
and support processes. Exit and other costs included primarily an estimated
non-cash charge of approximately $12 million for exiting the paging network
business in connection with the pending sale of substantially all of the network
assets of Paging and TNIA [see Note 3].
In 1994, the Corporation implemented network operations, customer service,
repair and support programs and developed new processes to reduce substantially
the costs of business while significantly im-
proving customer service and quality. The remaining employee separations will
not be possible without the development and installation of these new processes
which, among other things, will reduce or eliminate the current labor-intensive
interfaces between the existing systems.
During 1994, the Corporation began to realize savings associated with its
restructuring program. Through December 1994, approximately 970 employees,
representing 590, or 16.6%, of the total number of management employees and 380,
or 5.5%, of the total number of bargaining-unit employees, had left the
Corporation under severance plans and retirement incentives. Additional employee
separations are expected to occur as a result of an "early-out option" for
bargaining-unit employees currently being negotiated with the Connecticut Union
of Telephone Workers and the outsourcing of approximately 150 data center
operation employees currently being negotiated with Computer Sciences
Corporation. Reengineering efforts and the early-out option will impact the
timing and mix of additional employee separations of approximately 1,500
employees. Expected accumulated savings are dependent on these factors and are
currently estimated to be $60 million, $90 million and $110 million for 1995,
1996 and 1997, respectively. These anticipated savings will be substantially
offset by costs related to the growth in business, the construction of
I-SNET[SM], a statewide information superhighway, and the cost of adding other
employees with different skills.
Cash expenditures are estimated at $115 million, $70 million and $50 million
in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively. Incremental capital expenditures related
to the restructuring program approximated $20 million in 1994. These items have
been charged to property,
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plant and equipment and will be reflected in increased depreciation expense in
future years. In addition, the Corporation also anticipates incremental capital
expenditures of approximately $60 million over the remaining life of the
program.
NOTE 7: OBLIGATIONS MATURING WITHIN ONE YEAR
Obligations maturing within one year, which include notes payable used to meet
temporary cash needs, consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, at
December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current portion of long-term
debt $32.6 $290.0 $25.9
Commercial paper 7.0 -- 56.9
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total Obligations Maturing
Within One Year $39.6 $290.0 $82.8
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
Additional information regarding commercial paper outstanding is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Average amount outstanding
during the year (based on
daily amounts) $20.5 $ 49.0 $104.2
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average interest rate
during the year (based on
daily amounts) 3.52% 3.20% 4.04%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum amount outstanding
at any month's end during the
year $71.1 $120.4 $135.4
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average interest rate
at year-end 6.20% -- 3.29%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
NOTE 8: LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The Corporation has entered into both capital and operating leases for
facilities and equipment used in its operations. Rental expense under operating
leases was $33.1 million, $35.2 million and $39.8 million for 1994, 1993 and
1992, respectively. Aggregate future minimum rental commitments under
third-party, noncancelable operating leases at December 31, 1994, are as follows
(in millions):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Operating
Year Leases
- ------------------------------------------------------------
1995 $15.0
1996 13.1
1997 11.2
1998 10.4
1999 9.4
Thereafter 26.0
- ------------------------------------------------------------
Total Minimum Lease Payments $85.1
- ------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases as of December 31, 1994
are $.2 million through 1999 and $.2 million thereafter. Of the total $.4
million minimum lease payments, $.3 million represents future interest.
NOTE 9: LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
The components of long-term obligations at December 31 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions Interest Rates 1994 1993
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unsecured notes 6.13% to 8.00% $705.0 $ 735.0
8.70% to 9.63% 80.0 120.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Unsecured
Notes 785.0 855.0
Guaranteed Debt of
ESOP 9.35% 77.6 86.8
Debentures 4.38% to 8.63% 45.0 245.0
Mortgage Notes 9.14% to 9.90% 43.4 53.4
Bank Notes 8.50% to 10.94% 37.4 38.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Long-term Debt 988.4 1,278.2
Unamortized discount and premium, net (3.8) (4.0)
Capital lease obligations .1 .1
Current portion of long-term debt (32.6) (290.0)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Long-term Obligations $952.1 $ 984.3
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
Maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 1994 by type of
obligation are as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unsecured Guaranteed Mortgage Bank
Year Notes Debt of ESOP Debentures Notes Notes Total
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995 $ 20.0 $10.1 $ -- $ 2.0 $ .5 $ 32.6
1996 20.0 11.1 -- 1.9 .5 33.5
1997 -- 12.2 -- 2.1 .5 14.8
1998 20.0 13.3 -- 9.7 .4 43.4
1999 -- 14.6 -- 1.9 8.3 24.8
Thereafter 725.0 16.3 45.0 25.8 27.2 839.3
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total $785.0 $77.6 $45.0 $43.4 $37.4 $988.4
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
In September 1993, the Telephone Company called $45.0 million of 5.75%
debentures due November 1996. The debentures were redeemed in November 1993. The
costs associated with this redemption did not result in a material charge in
1993.
In December 1993, the Telephone Company filed a shelf registration statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to sell up to $540.0 million
in medium-term notes with maturities ranging from 10 to 40 years. In December
1993, the Telephone Company called $200.0 million of 8.63% debentures and
announced that it would repurchase up to $220.0 million of medium-term notes
with rates ranging from 9.60% to 9.63%. The Telephone Company repurchased $166.5
million of these notes and executed an "in-substance defeasance" for the
remainder of the
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medium-term notes not repurchased. Sufficient U.S. Government securities were
deposited in an irrevocable trust to cover the outstanding principal, interest
and call premium payable February 15, 1995. Pursuant to the registration
statement, the Telephone Company sold, in December 1993, with DPUC approval,
$445.0 million of unsecured notes with interest rates ranging from 6.13% to
7.25%. The proceeds of the sale were used to repurchase the debt issues
discussed previously and purchase securities placed in the irrevocable trust
established for the "in-substance defeasance." The costs associated with the
1993 redemptions were recorded as an extraordinary charge totaling $44.0
million, net of applicable tax benefits of $38.0 million, or $.69 per share. As
of December 31, 1994, the issued notes were outstanding. Additional notes may be
sold in one or more issues from time to time as market conditions warrant.
In April 1992, the Telephone Company filed a shelf registration statement
with the SEC to sell up to $180.0 million in medium-term notes with maturities
ranging from 10 to 25 years. Pursuant to the registration statement, the
Telephone Company sold, in August 1992, with DPUC approval, $180.0 million of
unsecured notes with interest rates ranging from 7.00% to 7.20%. The proceeds
from the sale were used to redeem $175.0 million of debentures with interest
rates ranging from 7.75% to 8.13%, which were called in August 1992. The costs
associated with the 1992 redemptions were recorded as an extraordinary charge
totaling $2.7 million, net of applicable tax benefits of $2.0 million, or $.04
per share. As of December 31, 1994, the issued notes were outstanding.
In 1991, the Corporation filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC
to sell up to $165.0 million in medium-term notes with maturities ranging from 3
to 15 years. In 1991, the Corporation sold, for refinancing purposes, $110.0
million of unsecured notes with interest rates ranging from 7.20% to 8.00%. As
of December 31, 1994, the issued notes were outstanding. Additional notes may be
sold in one or more issues from time to time as market conditions warrant.
The Corporation established a bank line of credit to facilitate the issuance
of commercial paper. Under this credit facility, the Corporation has obtained a
contractual commitment to a $100.0 million line of credit provided by a
syndicate of banks. At December 31, 1994, the entire $100.0 million remained
available. The annual commitment fee is currently 0.10% of the total line of
credit.
Real Estate has issued mortgage notes that are collateralized by the
mortgaged properties. Real Estate is a 50% general partner in a real estate
partnership and is contingently liable to the extent recourse liabilities exceed
unrestricted assets of the partnership. At December 31, 1994, such contingent
liability was $3.8 million.
NOTE 10: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In September 1992, the Corporation's Board of Directors approved a plan to
withdraw from the finance business by phasing out the activities of SNET Credit,
Inc. ("Credit"). In connection with this plan, the Corporation recorded an
estimate of the loss on the disposal of $4.0 million, net of applicable tax
benefits of $1.4 million in 1992.
During 1993, Credit sold portions of its direct-financing lease portfolio
for a total of approximately $81 million in cash. The proceeds from the sales
were used to pay all of its third-party debt outstanding. Due primarily to the
net loss on the sales and a reevaluation of the additional direct-financing
leases that were retained, the Corporation increased the estimated loss on the
disposal by $10.3 million, net of applicable tax benefits of $6.7 million,
during the fourth quarter of 1993.
The amount shown as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated
statement of income for 1992 represents the results of Credit's operations prior
to the plan of discontinuance. No tax benefit was recorded on the loss for 1992
due to the uncertainty of realization of current and prior year tax losses for
state tax purposes.
The Corporation retained, on an investment basis, the portfolio of leveraged
leases and a group of direct-financing leases. The gross investment in these
leases has been recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in deferred charges,
leases and other assets. The investments in direct-financing leases are in a
commercial aircraft and other equipment. Investments in leveraged leases are in
a coal-fired, electric generating facility and other equipment.
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The components of the lease notes receivable retained are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in
Millions,
At December 31, 1994 1993
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct- Direct-
Financing Leveraged Financing Leveraged
Leases Leases Leases Leases
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Minimum rentals
receivable $ 77.5 $ 26.1 $ 95.4 $ 26.9
Unearned income (33.9) (16.1) (39.2) (18.2)
Estimated,
unguaranteed
residual value of
leased assets 10.4 34.1 10.6 34.6
Initial direct
costs .3 -- .3 --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lease Notes
Receivable $ 54.3 44.1 $ 67.1 43.3
--------- ---------
Deferred taxes
arising from
leveraged leases (30.7) (32.2)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Investment in
Leveraged Leases $ 13.4 $ 11.1
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
Future minimum receipts under the third-party direct-financing leases at
December 31, 1994 are as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Direct-
Financing
Year Leases
- ------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
1995 $ 7.3
1996 7.1
1997 5.7
1998 3.9
1999 3.7
Thereafter 49.8
- ------------------------------------------------------
Total $77.5
- ------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
NOTE 11: DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that
value:
CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS The carrying amount approximates fair value
because of the short maturity of those instruments.
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS The fair value of certain investments was estimated based
on quoted market prices for those or similar investments.
SHORT-TERM DEBT The carrying amount of short-term debt approximates fair value
because of the short maturity of those instruments. The fair value of long-term
debt called in 1993 and redeemed in 1994 was estimated based on the call price
for those issues.
LONG-TERM DEBT The fair value of the Corporation's long-term debt was estimated
based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the
current rates offered to the Corporation for debt of the same remaining
maturities.
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Corporation's financial
instruments are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in
Millions,
At December 31, 1994 1993
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Amount Value Amount Value
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and
temporary cash
investments $ 6.7 $ 6.7 $ 224.8 $ 224.8
Long-term
investments 4.4 10.1 4.9 10.7
Short-term debt (39.6) (39.6) (290.0) (304.6)
Long-term debt (952.0) (864.0) (984.2) (1,024.2)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
NOTE 12: COMMON, PREFERRED AND
PREFERENCE SHARES
The Corporation is authorized to issue up to 300,000,000 shares of common stock
at a par value of $1.00 per share ("Common Stock") as well as 2,000,000
preferred shares at a par value of $50.00 per share and 50,000,000 preference
shares at a par value of $1.00 per share. No preferred or preference shares have
been issued pursuant to these authorizations.
Under a 1987 shareholders' rights plan ("Rights Plan"), as amended in 1990,
each share of Common Stock has a purchase right that entitles the holder to
purchase one additional share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $80.00.
The rights are not exercisable or transferable apart from the Common Stock until
a person or group has acquired, or has made an offer for, 20% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock. In the event that a person or group acquires 20% or
more of the outstanding Common Stock, each outstanding right, other than those
held by the 20% acquirer, is entitled to purchase, at the exercise price of the
rights, a number of shares of Common Stock having a market value of two times
the exercise price of the right. The Rights Plan may be amended by the Board of
Directors to reduce the threshold at which the rights are triggered to not less
than 10% of the then outstanding Common Stock. Additionally, if the person or
group acquires the Corporation in a merger or other business combination
transaction, each right will entitle the owner to purchase Common Stock of the
acquirer having a market value of two times the exercise price of the right. The
rights are redeemable at one cent each prior to public announcement that a
person or group has acquired beneficial ownership of
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20% or more of the outstanding Common Stock. The rights expire on February 11,
1997.
Compensation paid in the form of Common Stock for consideration other than
cash, or in lieu of cash dividends, is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common stock issued under the
Corporation's savings and
incentive plans $ 6.1 $ 2.4 $ 8.1
Dividends reinvested 15.7 15.2 15.3
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total $21.8 $17.6 $23.4
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
NOTE 13: SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Amortization of Investment
Tax Credits $ 7.9 $10.5 $ 7.3
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Taxes other than income:
Property $45.5 $47.6 $46.0
Other 10.7 13.0 13.3
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Taxes Other Than Income $56.2 $60.6 $59.3
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Advertising Expense $32.4 $17.0 $14.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Interest expense:
Long-term obligations $70.3 $85.9 $90.3
Short-term obligations 2.2 1.6 4.3
Other 2.4 3.9 2.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Interest Expense $74.9 $91.4 $97.5
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, at December 31, 1994 1993
- -------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Property, plant and equipment,
net:
Telephone plant, at cost:
In service $ 4,011.8 $ 3,965.8
Under construction 68.3 74.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Telephone Plant, at cost 4,080.1 4,039.8
Accumulated depreciation (1,539.2) (1,429.2)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Telephone Plant, net 2,540.9 2,610.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Property and equipment, at cost 292.5 258.5
Accumulated depreciation (121.2) (99.0)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Property and equipment, net 171.3 159.5
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Property, Plant and
Equipment, net $ 2,712.2 $ 2,770.1
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Materials, supplies and
inventories:
Materials and supplies $ 6.2 $ 8.0
Inventories 20.2 13.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Materials, Supplies
and Inventories $ 26.4 $ 21.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred charges, leases and
other assets:
Deferred charges $ 49.9 $ 61.0
Leases 98.4 110.4
Other assets 146.4 172.5
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Deferred Charges, Leases and
Other Assets $ 294.7 $ 343.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Other current liabilities:
Dividends payable $ 28.4 $ 28.1
Postretirement benefits accrued 20.4 20.4
Interest accrued 13.5 19.8
Other current liabilities 22.3 22.1
- -------------------------------------------------------------
Total Other Current Liabilities $ 84.6 $ 90.4
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions,
For the Years Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992
- --------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Paid, net of
amounts capitalized $ 81.2 $ 97.0 $ 93.3
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Income Taxes Paid $109.5 $ 73.9 $ 91.8
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Cash change in operating assets
and liabilities:
Increase in accounts receivable $(48.3) $(15.9) $(21.1)
(Increase) decrease in
materials, supplies and
inventories (4.8) .5 2.9
Increase in accounts payable
and compensated absences 20.4 2.7 5.1
Change in other assets and
liabilities, net (35.7) (32.6) 17.9
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Net Cash Change in Operating
Assets and Liabilities $(68.4) $(45.3) $ 4.8
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</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
NOTE 14: STOCK OPTION PLAN
The SNET 1986 Stock Option Plan is a plan providing stock options and stock
appreciation rights ("SARs") to certain key employees at the discretion of a
committee of the Board of Directors ("Committee"). The exercise price of each
option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the
date of grant. Options are exercisable no earlier than one year after the date
of grant and have a maximum life of ten years. SARs, which may be granted in
tandem with the related stock option, permit the optionee to receive in cash or
shares (at the Committee's discretion) the amount by which the fair market value
on the exercise date exceeds the related option price. Exercise of an option
cancels the related SAR, and exercise of an SAR cancels the related option.
Information with respect to plan activity is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Options Shares
Available Under Average
for Grant Option SARs Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at 1/1/92 1,461,350 223,300 160,550 $ 31.24
Granted (55,600) 55,600 41,000 $ 30.25
SARs exercised -- (8,450) (8,450) $ 26.08
Options exercised -- (3,700) -- $ 26.09
Canceled 5,200 (5,200) (1,400) $ 31.18
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Balance at 12/31/92 1,410,950 261,550 191,700 $ 31.27
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Granted (312,000) 312,000 -- $ 36.24
SARs exercised -- (11,275) (11,275) $ 26.58
Options exercised -- (5,000) -- $ 29.24
Canceled 13,250 (13,250) (7,825) $ 32.58
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Balance at 12/31/93 1,112,200 544,025 172,600 $ 34.20
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Granted (360,500) 360,500 -- $ 31.86
SARs exercised -- (8,100) (8,100) $ 29.82
Options exercised -- (1,100) -- $ 24.69
Canceled 33,600 (33,600) (1,800) $ 34.78
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BALANCE AT 12/31/94 785,300 861,725 162,700 $ 33.25
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</TABLE>
At December 31, 1994, 162,700 SARs and 310,475 shares under option were
exercisable.
NOTE 15: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts
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1st QTR 2nd QTR 3rd QTR 4th QTR
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1994 1993 1994 1993 1994 1993
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
TOTAL REVENUES AND SALES $423.2 $ 402.3 $427.8 $410.7 $429.6 $414.1 $436.4 $ 426.5
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) $ 92.9 $ 87.5 $ 94.6 $ 95.1 $ 98.1 $ 97.6 $ 88.8 $(276.6)
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NET INCOME (LOSS):
Continuing operations $ 43.5 $ 36.5 $ 45.3 $ 40.9 $ 47.2 $ 48.7 $ 41.6 $(169.7)(1)
Discontinued operations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (10.3)
Extraordinary charge -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (44.0)
Cumulative effect of
accounting changes -- (220.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
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Net Income (Loss) $ 43.5 $(183.7) $ 45.3 $ 40.9 $ 47.2 $ 48.7 $ 41.6 $(224.0)
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Continuing operations(2) $ .68 $ .58 $ .71 $ .64 $ .73 $ .77 $ .65 $ (2.66)(1)
Discontinued operations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (.16)
Extraordinary charge -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (.69)
Cumulative effect of
accounting changes(2) -- (3.47) -- -- -- -- -- --
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Earnings (Loss) Per Share $ .68 $ (2.89) $ .71 $ .64 $ .73 $ .77 $ .65 $ (3.51)
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<FN>
(1) Includes a before-tax charge of $355.0 million for restructuring that
reduced net income and earnings per share by $204.2 million
and $3.21, respectively.
(2) Per share is computed independently for each quarter and, for 1993, the sum
of the quarters does not equal the annual amount.
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions, Except as Noted 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FINANCIAL DATA
Revenues and sales $ 1,717 $ 1,654 $ 1,614 $ 1,608 $ 1,599
Costs and expenses (excluding depreciation
and amortization)(1) $ 1,014 $ 1,359 $ 997 $ 1,044 $ 1,041
Operating earnings(2) $ 703 $ 295 $ 617 $ 564 $ 558
Interest expense $ 75 $ 91 $ 97 $ 102 $ 95
Income taxes $ 122 $ (44) $ 110 $ 86 $ 83
Net income (loss)(1):
From continuing operations $ 178 $ (44) $ 159 $ 123 $ 129
Before extraordinary charge and accounting
changes $ 178 $ (54) $ 154 $ 126 $ 132
Net income (loss) $ 178 $ (318) $ 151 $ 124 $ 127
Earnings (loss) for per share calculation(1) $ 178 $ (318) $ 154 $ 126 $ 129
Earnings (loss) per share (dollars)(1):
From continuing operations $ 2.77 $ (.68) $ 2.56 $ 2.01 $ 2.12
Before extraordinary charge and accounting
changes $ 2.77 $ (.84) $ 2.48 $ 2.06 $ 2.17
Net income (loss) $ 2.77 $ (4.99) $ 2.44 $ 2.02 $ 2.08
Dividends declared per share (dollars) $ 1.76 $ 1.76 $ 1.76 $ 1.76 $ 1.76
Cash provided by operations, net $ 412 $ 479 $ 504 $ 427 $ 377
Telephone plant capital additions, excluding
AFUDC $ 224 $ 255 $ 277 $ 295 $ 342
Depreciation expense on telephone plant $ 296 $ 265 $ 229 $ 232 $ 232
Telephone plant, net $ 2,541 $ 2,611 $ 2,621 $ 2,566 $ 2,500
Total assets $ 3,505 $ 3,762 $ 3,485 $ 3,451 $ 3,361
Common stockholders' equity $ 953 $ 855 $ 1,254 $ 1,176 $ 1,128
Long-term obligations $ 952 $ 984 $ 1,048 $ 1,072 $ 991
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STATISTICAL DATA
Network access lines in service (thousands) 2,009 1,964 1,937 1,922 1,904
Annual growth 2.3% 1.4% .8% .9% 1.6%
Telephone operations cost per access line
(dollars)(3) $ 340 $ 365 $ 359 $ 377 $ 365
Return of average total capital 12.8% (10.3)% 10.3% 9.6% 9.7%
Return on average equity 19.4% (28.2)% 12.5% 10.8% 11.2%
Debt ratio 51.0% 59.9% 47.4% 51.2% 51.6%
Pre-tax interest coverage (times) 5.0 .1 3.8 3.0 3.2
Average total debt cost 6.8% 7.7% 7.8% 8.1% 8.4%
Current ratio (times) .88 .82 .84 .81 .69
Average dividend yield 5.4% 4.9% 5.4% 5.5% 5.2%
Payout ratio 63.5% --(4) 72.1% 87.1% 84.6%
Market price per share (dollars):
High $36.250 $38.375 $38.000 $35.875 $45.875
Low $28.250 $33.625 $28.250 $29.000 $26.000
Average market price per share (dollars) $ 32.63 $ 35.70 $ 32.70 $ 32.23 $ 34.15
Average book value per share (dollars) $ 14.26 $ 17.69 $ 19.49 $ 18.68 $ 18.49
Average price/earnings ratio (times) 12 --(4) 13 16 16
Weighted average shares (thousands) 64,209 63,692 63,073 62,392 62,113
Number of stockholders 55,693 57,352 59,089 60,619 61,862
Depreciation expense as a percentage of
average depreciable telephone plant 7.4% 6.8% 6.1% 6.4% 6.4%
Telephone plant depreciated 38.6% 36.2% 34.0% 32.9% 31.8%
Telephone operations employees
(excluding Publishing) 8,604 9,087 9,532 9,557 10,430
Total employees 9,797 10,476 11,216 11,224 12,269
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<FN>
Certain amounts have been restated to reflect the discontinuance of Credit.
(1) 1993 includes a before-tax charge of $355.0 million, $204.2 million or $3.21
per share after-tax, for a restructuring charge. 1991 includes a before-tax
charge of $38.0 million, $21.6 million or $.35 per share after-tax, for the
cost of employee separation plans. 1990 includes a before-tax charge of
$33.8 million, $19.2 million or $.31 per share after-tax, from a reduction
in the realizable value of accounts receivable.
(2) Represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(3) Excludes depreciation, amortization and costs of Publishing operations for
all years; 1993 also excludes the before-tax restructuring charge.
(4) Not calculated for 1993 based upon a loss per share. A payout ratio of 69.6%
and an average price/earnings ratio of 14 were calculated excluding the loss
per share impact of the restructuring charge of $3.21, discontinued
operations of $.16, extraordinary charge of $.69 and cumulative effect of
accounting changes of $3.46.
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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INVESTOR INFORMATION
- -------------------------------------------------------
CORPORATE INFORMATION
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Executive Office:
SNET
227 Church Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
(203) 771-5200
Stock Exchange Listings:
New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Stock Exchange
Symbol: SNG
Auditors:
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Independent Accountants
100 Pearl Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
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Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 10, 1995, 10:00 a.m.
SNET's General Office Building
300 George Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
Shareholder Services Center
300 George Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
New Haven area: (203) 771-6542
From anywhere in the continental U.S.:
1-800-243-1110
The Form 10-K or quarterly
reports may be obtained
by contacting our Shareholder
Services Center.
SECURITY ANALYSTS AND
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct inquiries to:
Mr. James A. Magrone
Director-Investor Relations
227 Church Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
(203) 771-4662
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All owners of common stock are eligible
for the plan, which allows participants
to apply dividends and/or optional cash
payments toward increased investment
in the corporation.
Shareholders do not pay any brokerage or
administrative fees when purchasing
additional shares through the plan. You
can obtain a prospectus and enrollment
forms by contacting our Shareholder
Services Center.
MARKET AND DIVIDEND DATA
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Market information was obtained from the
composite tape, which encompasses trading
on the principal U.S. stock exchanges as
well as offboard trading. Cash dividends of
$.44 a share were declared for each quarter
in 1994 and 1993. The number of holders
of SNET stock at January 31, 1995 was 55,485.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market Price
- -------------------------------------------------------
Calendar 1994 1993
Quarter High Low High Low
- -------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1st $36 1/4 $29 3/4 $37 $33 3/4
2nd 33 3/4 28 1/4 38 3/8 33 5/8
3rd 34 3/4 30 1/2 37 1/8 34
4th 35 3/4 32 1/8 38 1/8 33 7/8
</TABLE>
REPRESENTATIVE SERVICEMARKS AND TRADEMARKS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SNET Digital Enhancer Service, CentraLink registered,
SmartLink registered, Totalphone, MessageWorks,
Select States, Select Rates, Select Terms, Select
Cities and Towns, All Distance, and SNET Access
are trademarks and servicemarks of
The Southern New England Telephone Company.
SNET Personal Phone Service, SNET registered,
We Go Beyond The Call registered, SNET
PersonalVision, SNET Telepages,
SNET Pinpoint Business Disc Digital
Directory, and I-SNET are servicemarks
and trademarks of the Southern New
England Telecommunications Corporation.
Linx Connect is a servicemark of
SNET Mobility, Inc. Page 2000
registered is a registered trademark
of SNET Paging, Inc.
SNET MARKETING CONTACTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SNET America................Kathleen M. Shea
(203) 985-5244
SNET Consumer
Services Group..............Diane Iglesias
(203) 771-4020
SNET Custom
Business Group..............Sharon K. Kelly
(203) 771-8800
SNET General
Business Group..............Charles Rudnick
(203) 771-5030
SNET Mobility...............Ernest V. Lindblad
(203) 786-3111
SNET Multimedia
Services Group..............Virginia A. Gray
(203) 553-4486
SNET Network
Services Group..............Michael Phelan
(203) 634-6300
SNET Publishing.............James M. Brangi
(203) 771-7767
This Annual Report is
recycled Printed on Recycled Paper.
logo copyright SNET 1995
Designed by Addison Corporate Annual Reports, NYC
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Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Name State of Incorporation
The Southern New England
Telephone Company Connecticut
SNET America, Inc. Connecticut
SNET Cellular, Inc. Connecticut
SNET Mobility, Inc. Connecticut
SNET Paging, Inc. Connecticut
SNET Diversified Group, Inc. Connecticut
SNET Real Estate, Inc. Connecticut
SNET Credit, Inc. Connecticut
Coopers
& Lybrand
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated January
24, 1995 on our audits of consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Southern New England Telecommunications
Corporation as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1994, included or incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the following documents filed
by Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation:
. Registration Statement No. 33-6320 on Form S-3 relating to the
Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
. Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No.
33-6326 on Form S-8 relating to the SNET Bargaining Unit
Retirement Savings Plan.
. Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
33-6325 on Form S-8 relating to the SNET Management Retirement
Savings Plan.
. Registration Statement No. 33-19058 on Form S-8 relating to the
SNET 1986 Stock Option Plan.
. Registration Statement No. 33-41237 on Form S-3 relating to the
registration of $165 million of Debt Securities.
. Registration Statement No. 33-51055 on Form S-8 relating to the
SNET Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Hartford, Connnecticut
March 10, 1995
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation,
(hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") and The Southern New
England Telephone Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"),
both Connecticut corporations, propose to file shortly with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, their annual reports on Form 10-K; and
WHEREAS, each of the undersigned is an officer or director, or both,
of the Corporation and the Company, and holds the office, or offices, in the
Corporation and the Company herein below indicated under his or her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, and each of them, hereby constitutes
and appoints J. A. Sadek their attorney-in-fact for them and in their
name, place and stead, and in each of their offices and capacities with
the Corporation and the Company, to execute and file such annual reports, and
thereafter to execute and file any amendment or amendments thereto, hereby
giving and granting to said attorney full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be
done in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as
the undersigned might or could do, if personally present at the doing
thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or
shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 8th day of March 1995.
Principal Executive Officers: Directors:
/s/ D. J. Miglio /s/ F. G. Adams
D. J. Miglio F. G. Adams, Director
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ William F. Andrews
William F. Andrews, Director
/s/ D. R. Shassian
D. R. Shassian
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer /s/ Zoe Baird
Zoe Baird, Director
/s/ Robert L. Bennett
Robert L. Bennett, Director
/s/ Barry M. Bloom
Barry M. Bloom, Director
/s/ F. J. Connor
F. J. Connor, Director
/s/ William R. Fenoglio
William R. Fenoglio, Director
/s/ J. R. Greenfield
J. R. Greenfield, Director
/s/ Burton G. Malkiel
Burton G. Malkiel, Director
/s/ Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr.
Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr., Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, a
Connecticut corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"),
proposes to file shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
an annual report on Form 10-K; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is director of the Corporation;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints J. A.
Sadek his attorney-in-fact for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his capacity as director of the Corporation, to execute and file such
annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or
amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorney full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could
do, if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do, or cause to
be done, by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 1st day of March 1995.
/s/ Richard H. Ayers
Richard H. Ayers, Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, a
Connecticut corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"),
proposes to file shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
an annual report on Form 10-K; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is director of the Corporation;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints J. A.
Sadek her attorney-in-fact for her and in her name, place and stead, and
in her capacity as director of the Corporation, to execute and file such
annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or
amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorney full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could
do, if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do, or cause to
be done, by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 8th day of March 1995.
/s/ Claire L. Gaudiani
Claire L. Gaudiani, Director
C E R T I F I C A T E
This is to certify that at a regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation held on
March 8, 1995, the following vote was adopted and, as of the date of this
Certificate, has not been amended, modified or rescinded and is in full
force and effect:
"VOTED: That the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer and the Comptroller are, or either one of them is, authorized to
execute, personally or by attorney, in the name and on behalf of the
Company, and to cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994, in substantially the form submitted to this meeting,
but with such changes, additions and revisions as the officer executing
the same shall approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by
such execution and thereafter to execute personally, and to cause to be
filed, any amendments or supplements to such report, and to do any and
all other acts and things, and to execute and deliver any and all other
documents necessary or advisable in connection with the foregoing."
Attest:
/s/ Paula M. Anderson
Paula M. Anderson
Assistant Secretary
New Haven, Connecticut
March 10, 1995
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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE 1994 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1994
<PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1994
<CASH> 6,700
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<RECEIVABLES> 322,600
<ALLOWANCES> 28,200
<INVENTORY> 26,400
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<PP&E> 4,372,600
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