ORIGINAL ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
OHIO
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
31-0411980
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
(513) 983-1100
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
TERRY L. OVERBEY
SECRETARY
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
(513) 983-4463
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
ELIZABETH M. RUTHERFORD
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
(513) 983-2513
VALERIE FORD JACOB, ESQ.
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
(212) 859-8000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time
to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined
in light of market conditions.
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If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED(1) REGISTERED UNIT(2) PRICE(2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Debt Securities and Warrants... $3,825,000,000 100% $3,825,000,000 $1,063,350
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(1) Such amount represents the issue price of any Warrants and the issue price
rather than the principal amount of any Debt Securities issued at an
original issue discount. Any offering of Debt Securities denominated other
than in U.S. dollars will be treated as the equivalent in U.S. dollars based
on the official exchange rate applicable to the purchase of Debt Securities
from the Registrant.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating amount of registration fee.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement contains a combined prospectus that also relates to Registration
Statement No. 333-30949 on Form S-3 previously filed by the Registrant on July
9, 1999 and declared effective on July 17, 1999.
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY
NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN
OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS, DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
PROSPECTUS
$4,000,000,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
BY THIS PROSPECTUS, WE MAY OFFER --
DEBT SECURITIES
WARRANTS
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We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to
this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement
carefully before you invest.
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This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell securities unless
accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS
PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
This prospectus is dated September , 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Company................................... 3
Selected Consolidated Financial Information... 4
Use of Proceeds............................... 5
Description of Debt Securities................ 6
Description of Warrants....................... 13
Plan of Distribution.......................... 17
Legal Opinions................................ 19
Experts....................................... 19
Where You Can Find More Information........... 19
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the
SEC utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may,
from time to time, sell in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of
$3,825,000,000 of any combination of our debt securities and warrants.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities
that we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus
supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that
offering, including the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities
offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information
contained in this prospectus.
You should carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement together with additional information described below under the
heading "Where You Can Find More Information."
THE COMPANY
The Procter & Gamble Company was incorporated in Ohio in 1905, having been
built from a business founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble.
Today, we manufacture and market a broad range of consumer products in many
countries throughout the world.
Prior to July 1, 1999, we were managed in four operating segments: North
America, which was comprised of the United States and Canada; Europe, Middle
East and Africa; Asia; and Latin America. In addition, our operations fell
within five product groups, aligned as follows: Laundry and Cleaning, Paper,
Beauty Care, Food and Beverage, and Health Care.
- Laundry and Cleaning includes laundry, dish care, hard surface
cleaners and fabric conditioners. Representative brands include Ariel,
Tide, Cascade, Dawn, Fairy and Downy.
- Paper includes tissue/towel, feminine protection, diapers and wipes.
Representative brands include Bounty, Charmin, Always, Whisper,
Pampers and Pampers Wipes.
- Beauty Care includes hair care, deodorants, personal cleaning, skin
care and cosmetics and fragrances. Representative brands include
Pantene, Vidal Sassoon, Secret, Safeguard, Oil of Olay, Cover Girl and
Old Spice.
- Food and Beverage includes coffee, peanut butter, juice, snacks,
shortening and oil, and commercial services. Representative brands
include Folgers, Jif, Sunny Delight, Pringles, Olean and Crisco.
- Health Care includes oral care, gastrointestinal, respiratory care and
pharmaceuticals. Representative brands include Crest, Scope,
Metamucil, Vicks, Asacol, Didronel and Macrobid.
The Laundry and Cleaning group and the Paper group each constituted 30% of
consolidated 1999 fiscal-year sales.
We have begun a major reorganization of our operations, moving from a
geographical structure to product-based Global Business Units ("GBUs") that will
streamline management decision-making, strategic planning and manufacturing. We
call this change "Organization 2005." Consistent with this change, prior segment
reporting will be restated starting with the first quarter of fiscal 2000 (July
1, 1999 through September 30, 1999) to reflect the following product-based
segments: Fabric and Home Care, Paper, Beauty Care, Food and Beverage and Health
Care.
We will complement the GBU structure with eight Market Development
Organizations intended to maximize the business potential for the entire product
portfolio in each local market. Our new organization structure was effective
July 1, 1999, although certain strategic planning activities were effective
January 1, 1999. Organization 2005 will also streamline and standardize our
global essential business services, such as accounting, employee benefits
management, order management and information technology services, to a common
Global Business Services organization.
Organization 2005, which we began implementing in April 1999, will cost
$1.9 billion after-tax over the six year period and will affect 15,000 positions
worldwide.
In the United States, we owned and operated manufacturing facilities at 37
locations in 21 states as of June 30, 1999. In addition, we owned and operated
93 manufacturing facilities in 44 other countries as of such date. Laundry and
Cleaning products were produced at 45 of these locations; Paper products at 49;
Health Care products at 21; Beauty Care products at 38; and Food and Beverage
products at 15.
Our principal executive offices are located at One Procter & Gamble Plaza,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, and our telephone number is (513) 983-1100.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The selected consolidated financial information for the year ended June 30,
1999 was derived from our consolidated financial statements contained in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. The selected
consolidated financial information for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and
1996 has been derived from our consolidated financial statements contained in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. The
selected financial information for the year ended June 30, 1995 has been derived
from our consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, as adjusted for certain
reclassifications made to conform to the presentation for the year ended June
30, 1996. All information is reported in U.S. dollars.
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YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
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OPERATING RESULTs:
Net sales........................................... $33,482 $35,284 $35,764 $37,154 $38,125
Cost of products sold............................... 19,561 20,938 20,510 21,064 21,206
Earnings before income taxes........................ 4,000 4,669 5,249 5,708 5,838
Income taxes........................................ 1,355 1,623 1,834 1,928 2,075
Net earnings........................................ 2,645 3,046 3,415 3,780 3,763
Basic net earnings per common share................. $1.85 $2.14 $2.43 $2.74 $2.75
Diluted net earnings per common share............... $1.74 $2.01 $2.28 $2.56 $2.59
Basic average shares outstanding (in millions)(1)... 1,372.0 1,372.6 1,360.3 1,343.4 1,328.1
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(2)............... 7.7 9.0 10.9 9.9 8.8
FINANCIAL POSITION (AT PERIOD END):
Working Capital..................................... $2,194 $2,982 $2,988 $1,327 $597
Total Assets........................................ 28,125 27,730 27,544 30,966 32,113
Long-term debt...................................... 5,161 4,670 4,143 5,765 6,231
Shareholders' equity................................ 10,589 11,722 12,046 12,236 12,058
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(1) Restated for two-for-one stock split effective August 22, 1997.
(2) Earnings used to compute this ratio are earnings before income taxes and
before fixed charges (excluding interest capitalized during the period) and
after deducting undistributed earnings of equity method investees. Fixed
charges consist of interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization
of debt discount and expense, and one-third of all rent expense (considered
representative of the interest factor).
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS: YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 COMPARED TO THE YEAR ENDED JUNE
30, 1998
We achieved strong core earnings performance for the year ended June 30,
1999. Basic net earnings were $3.76 billion or $2.75 per share compared to $3.78
billion or $2.74 per share in the prior year. Results include charges of $385
million after tax for the current year costs of the Organization 2005 initiative
approved in June 1999. Organization 2005 is our multiyear program designed to
accelerate sales and earnings growth over the coming years.
Core net earnings were $4.15 billion for the fiscal year, up 10% from the
prior year. Core net earnings exclude the Organization 2005 costs. Core basic
net earnings per share were $3.04, an increase of 11% from the prior year.
Fiscal year profit results were driven by higher value initiatives, effective
cost containment and improved pricing.
Worldwide net sales for the current year were $38.13 billion, an increase
of 3% on flat unit volume. The increase in sales was attributable to improved
pricing in all regions and favorable volume and product mix in North America,
partially offset by exchange impacts. Unfavorable exchange rates, primarily in
Asia and Latin America, depressed sales by 1% for the year.
Worldwide gross margin was 44.4%, compared to 43.3% in the prior year.
Gross margin includes $443 million in before-tax charges related to the
Organization 2005 program. These charges consisted primarily of accelerated
depreciation and asset write-downs. Excluding these charges, gross margin
increased to 45.5%, reflecting effective cost containment, primarily in North
America.
Worldwide marketing, research, and administrative expenses were $10.67
billion, versus $10.04 billion in the prior year, or 28.0% and 27.0% of sales
for 1999 and 1998, respectively. The 6% increase in total spending was primarily
due to increased research spending, primarily in the paper and health care
businesses, and increased spending for new initiatives. Organization 2005 costs
increased marketing, research, and administrative expenses by $38 million,
related primarily to employee separation expenses.
Operating income grew 3%. Excluding the charges for Organization 2005,
operating income grew 11%. These trends reflect sales growth and cost control
efforts.
Interest expense increased 19% to $650 million on increased debt, primarily
due to share repurchases. Other income, net, which consists primarily of
interest and investment income, contributed $235 million in the current year
compared to $201 million in the prior year.
Our effective tax rate for the year was 35.5%, compared to 33.8% in the
prior year. The increase reflects a reduction in benefits for research and
development tax credits in North America, which were included in prior year
results, as well as the impact of various country tax rates on our Organization
2005 program costs. Excluding Organization 2005 program costs and related tax
effects, the tax rate was 34.4%.
Net earnings margin was 9.9% versus 10.2% in the prior year. Excluding the
Organization 2005 charges, core net earnings margin was 10.9%, the highest in 58
years.
Over the last several years, we maintained an ongoing program of
simplification and standardization, which included projects to consolidated
selected manufacturing facilities, re-engineer manufacturing and distribution
processes, redesign organizations, simplify product line-ups and divest
non-strategic brands and assets. This program did not have a significant impact
on 1999 or 1998 net earnings. Beginning with the fourth quarter of 1999, this
program was superseded by Organization 2005.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will
use the net proceeds from the sale of debt securities and warrants offered by
this prospectus for general corporate purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
This section describes the general terms and provisions of any debt
securities that we may offer in the future. A prospectus supplement relating to
a particular series of debt securities will describe the specific terms of that
particular series and the extent to which the general terms and provisions apply
to that particular series.
GENERAL
We expect to issue the debt securities under an indenture, dated as of
September 28, 1992, between us and Bank One Trust Company, NA (formerly The
First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee. We have incorporated by reference
the indenture as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part. The following summaries of various provisions of the
indenture are not complete. You should read the indenture for a more complete
understanding of the provisions described in this section. The indenture itself,
not this description or the description in the prospectus supplement, defines
your rights as a holder of debt securities. Parenthetical section and article
numbers in this description refer to sections and articles in the indenture.
The debt securities will be unsecured obligations of Procter & Gamble. The
indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue under
the indenture. The indenture provides that we may issue debt securities from
time to time in one or more series.
TERMS OF A PARTICULAR SERIES
Each prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt
securities will include specific information relating to the offering. This
information will include some or all of the following terms of the debt
securities of the series:
- the title of the debt securities;
- any limit on the total principal amount of the debt securities;
- the date or dates on which the debt securities will mature;
- the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which the debt
securities will bear interest, if any, and the date or dates from
which interest will accrue;
- the dates on which interest, if any, will be payable and the regular
record dates for interest payments;
- any mandatory or optional sinking fund or similar provisions;
- any optional or mandatory redemption provisions, including the price
at which, the periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon
which we may redeem or repurchase the debt securities;
- the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities may be
repayable prior to final maturity at the option of the holder;
- the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities that will
be payable upon acceleration of maturity, if other than the entire
principal amount;
- provisions allowing us to defease the debt securities or certain
restrictive covenants and certain events of default under the
indenture;
- if other than in United States dollars, the currency or currencies,
including composite currencies, of payment of principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities;
- the federal income tax consequences and other special considerations
applicable to any debt securities denominated in a currency or
currencies other than United States dollars;
- any index used to determine the amount of payments of principal of and
premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities;
- if the debt securities will be issuable only in the form of a global
security as described below, the depository or its nominee with
respect to the debt securities and the circumstances under which the
global security may be registered for transfer or exchange in the name
of a person other than the depository or its nominee; and
- any other terms of the debt securities. (Section 301)
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, principal of and
premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable,
and the debt securities will be exchangeable and transfers of debt securities
will be registrable, at the office of the trustee at 153 West 51st Street, New
York, New York 10019. At our option, however, payment of interest may be made
by:
- wire transfer on the date of payment in immediately available federal
funds or next day funds to an account specified by written notice to
the trustee from any holder of debt securities;
- any similar manner that the holder may designate in writing to the
trustee; or
- check mailed to the address of the holder as it appears in the
security register. (Sections 301, 305 and 1002)
Any payment of principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any,
required to be made on a day that is not a business day need not be made on that
day, but may be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and
effect as if made on the non-business day. No interest will accrue for the
period from and after the non-business day. (Section 113)
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to the
particular series of debt securities, we will issue the debt securities only in
fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 or any
multiple of $1,000. (Section 302) We will not require a service charge for any
transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
with any transfer or exchange. (Section 305)
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT SECURITIES
Debt securities may be issued under the indenture as original issue
discount securities to be offered and sold at a substantial discount from their
stated principal amount. An original issue discount security under the indenture
includes any security which provides for an amount less than its principal
amount to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration upon the
occurrence of an event of default. In addition, under regulations of the U.S.
Treasury Department it is possible that debt securities which are offered and
sold at their stated principal amount would, under certain circumstances, be
treated as issued at an original issue discount for federal income tax purposes,
and special rules may apply to debt securities and warrants which are considered
to be issued as "investment units". Federal income tax consequences and other
special considerations applicable to any such original issue discount
securities, or other debt securities treated as issued at an original issue
discount, and to "investment units" will be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
BOOK-ENTRY DEBT SECURITIES
The debt securities of a series may be issued in the form of one or more
global securities that will be deposited with a depository or its nominee
identified in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. In this
case, one or more global securities will be issued in a denomination or total
denominations equal to the portion of the total principal amount of outstanding
debt securities to be represented by the global security or securities. Unless
and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive
registered form, a global security may not be registered for transfer or
exchange except as a whole by the depository for the global security to a
nominee of the depository and except in the circumstances described in the
prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. We will describe in the
prospectus supplement the terms of any depository arrangement and the rights and
limitations of owners of beneficial interests in any global debt security.
(Sections 204 and 305)
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
In this section we describe the principal covenants that will apply to the
debt securities unless the prospectus supplement for a particular series of debt
securities states otherwise. We make use of several defined terms in this
section. The definitions for these terms are located at the end of this section
under "-Definitions Applicable to Covenants."
RESTRICTIONS ON SECURED DEBT
If we or any Domestic Subsidiary shall incur, assume or guarantee any Debt
secured by a Mortgage on any Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property or on any
shares of stock or debt of any Domestic Subsidiary, we will secure, or cause
such Domestic Subsidiary to secure, the debt securities then outstanding equally
and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt. However, we will not be restricted by
this covenant if, after giving effect to the particular Debt so secured the
total amount of all Debt so secured, together with all Attributable Debt in
respect of sale and leaseback transactions involving Principal Domestic
Manufacturing Properties, would not exceed 5% of our and our consolidated
subsidiaries' Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
In addition, the restriction will not apply to, and there shall be excluded
in computing secured Debt for the purpose of the restriction, Debt secured by
(1) Mortgages on property of, or on any shares of stock or debt of,
any corporation existing at the time the corporation becomes a Domestic
Subsidiary;
(2) Mortgages in favor of us or a Domestic Subsidiary;
(3) Mortgages in favor of U.S. governmental bodies to secure progress
or advance payments;
(4) Mortgages on property, shares of stock or debt existing at the
time of their acquisition, including acquisition through merger or
consolidation, purchase money Mortgages and construction cost Mortgages;
and
(5) any extension, renewal or refunding of any Mortgage referred to
in clauses (1) through (4) above, inclusive. (Section 1004)
The indenture does not restrict the incurrence of unsecured debt by us or
our subsidiaries.
RESTRICTIONS ON SALES AND LEASEBACKS
Neither we nor any Domestic Subsidiary may enter into any sale and
leaseback transaction involving any Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property
whose completed construction and start of fully operating status has occurred
more than 120 days prior to the proposed sale and leaseback, unless
- we or the Domestic Subsidiary could incur a lien on the property under
the restrictions described above under "Restrictions on Secured Debt"
in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale
and leaseback transaction without equally and ratably securing the
debt securities then outstanding or
- we, within 120 days, apply to the retirement of our Funded Debt an
amount not less than the greater of (1) the net proceeds of the sale
of the Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property leased pursuant to
such arrangement or (2) the fair value of the Principal Domestic
Manufacturing Property so leased, subject to credits for various
voluntary retirements of Funded Debt.
This restriction will not apply to any sale and leaseback transaction
- between us and a Domestic Subsidiary,
- between Domestic Subsidiaries or
- involving the taking back of a lease for a period of less than three
years. (Section 1005)
DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO COVENANTS
The term "Attributable Debt" means the total net amount of rent, discounted
at 10% per annum compounded annually, required to be paid during the remaining
term of any lease.
The term "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the total amount of
assets, less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items, after
deducting (a) all current liabilities and (b) all goodwill, trade names,
trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like
intangibles, all as described on our and our consolidated subsidiaries' most
recent balance sheet and computed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
The term "Debt" means notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences
of indebtedness for money borrowed.
The term "Domestic Subsidiary" means any of our subsidiaries except a
subsidiary which neither transacts any substantial portion of its business nor
regularly maintains any substantial portion of its fixed assets within the
United States or which is engaged primarily in financing our and our
subsidiaries' operations outside the United States.
The term "Funded Debt" means Debt having a maturity of, or by its terms
extendible or renewable for, a period of more than 12 months after the date of
determination of the amount of Debt.
THE TERM "MORTGAGE" MEANS PLEDGES, MORTGAGES AND OTHER LIENS.
The term "Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property" means any facility
(together with the land on which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part of
the land) used primarily for manufacturing or processing, located in the United
States, owned or leased by us or one of our subsidiaries and having a gross book
value in excess of 3/4 of 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. However, the
term "Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property" does not include any facility
or portion of a facility (1) which is a pollution control or other facility
financed by obligations issued by a state or local governmental unit pursuant to
Section 103(b)(4)(E), 103(b)(4)(F) or 103(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1954, or any successor provision thereof, or (2) which, in the opinion of our
board of directors, is not of material importance to the total business
conducted by us and our subsidiaries as an entirety.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Any one of the following are events of default under the indenture with
respect to debt securities of any series:
(1) our failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on any debt
security of that series when due;
(2) our failure to pay any interest on any debt security of that
series when due, continued for 30 days;
(3) our failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when due, in
respect of any debt security of that series;
(4) our failure to perform any other of our covenants in the
indenture, other than a covenant included in the indenture solely for the
benefit of other series of debt securities, continued for 90 days after
written notice as provided in the indenture;
(5) certain events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization; and
(6) any other event of default provided with respect to debt
securities of that series. (Section 501)
If an event of default with respect to outstanding debt securities of any
series shall occur and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series
may declare the principal amount (or, if the debt securities of that series are
original issue discount securities, the portion of the principal amount as may
be specified in the terms of that series) of all the debt securities of that
series to be due and payable immediately. At any time after a declaration of
acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but
before a judgment or decree based on acceleration has been obtained, the holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that
series may, under some circumstances, rescind and annul the acceleration.
(Section 502) For information as to waiver of defaults, see the section below
entitled "Modification and Waiver".
A prospectus supplement relating to each series of debt securities which
are original issue discount securities will describe the particular provisions
relating to acceleration of the maturity of a portion of the principal amount of
such original issue discount securities upon the occurrence of an event of
default and its continuation.
During default, the trustee has a duty to act with the required standard of
care. Otherwise, the indenture provides that the trustee will be under no
obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the
request or direction of any of the holders, unless the holders shall have
offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity. (Section 603) If the provisions for
indemnification of the trustee have been satisfied, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will 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 debt securities of that series. (Section 512)
We will furnish to the trustee annually a certificate as to our compliance
with all conditions and covenants under the indenture. (Section 1007)
DEFEASANCE
The prospectus supplement will state if any defeasance provision will apply
to the debt securities. Defeasance refers to the discharge of some or all of our
obligations under the indenture.
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE
We will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt
securities of any series if we deposit with the trustee, in trust, money and/or
U.S. government securities which through the payment of interest and principal
will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and premium,
if any, and each installment of interest on the debt securities of the series on
the dates those payments are due and payable.
If we defease a series of debt securities, the holders of the debt
securities of the series will not be entitled to the benefits of the indenture,
except for
- the rights of holders to receive from the trust funds payment of
principal, premium and interest on the debt securities,
- our obligation to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities
of the series,
- our obligation to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of
the series,
- our obligation to maintain paying agencies,
- our obligation to hold monies for payment in trust, and
- the rights of holders to benefit, as applicable, from the rights,
powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the trustee.
We may defease a series of debt securities only if, among other things:
- we have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that holders of the debt
securities of the series will not recognize income, gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and
discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount
and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred, and
- we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel, who may be our
employee or counsel, to the effect that the debt securities of the
series, if then listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will not be
delisted as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge.
(Section 403)
DEFEASANCE OF COVENANTS AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT
We may elect not to comply with the covenants described above under
"Restrictions on Secured Debt" (Section 1004) and "Restrictions on Sales and
Leasebacks" (Section 1005), and the failure to comply with these covenants will
not be deemed an event of default (Section 501(4)), if we deposit with the
trustee, in trust, money and/or U.S. government securities which through the
payment of interest and principal will provide money in an amount sufficient to
pay the principal of and premium, if any, and each installment of interest on
the debt securities of the series on the dates those payments are due and
payable. Our obligations under the indenture and the debt securities of the
series will remain in full force and effect, other than with respect to the
defeased covenants and related events of default.
We may defease the covenants and the related events of default described
above only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion
of counsel, who may be our employee or counsel, to the effect that
~ the holders of the debt securities of the series will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of
the deposit and defeasance of the covenants and events of default, and
the holders of the debt securities of the series will be subject to
federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at
the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and
defeasance had not occurred, and
- the debt securities of the series, if then listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, will not be delisted as a result of the deposit and
defeasance. (Section 1006)
If we choose covenant defeasance with respect to the debt securities of any
series as described above and the debt securities of the series are declared due
and payable because of the occurrence of any event of default other than the
event of default described in clause (4) under "Events of Default", the amount
of money and U.S. government securities on deposit with the trustee will be
sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of the series at the time
of their stated maturity. The amount on deposit with the trustee may not be
sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of the series at the time
of the acceleration resulting from the event of default. However, we will remain
liable for these payments.
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
Procter & Gamble and the trustee may make modifications of and amendments
to the indenture if the holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modification or
amendment consent to the modification or amendment.
However, the consent of the holder of each debt security affected will be
required for any modification or amendment that
- changes the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of
principal of or interest on, any debt security,
- reduces the principal amount of, or the premium, if any, or interest,
if any, on, any debt security,
- reduces the amount of principal of an original issue discount security
payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the security,
- changes the place or currency of payment of principal of, or premium,
if any, or interest, if any, on, any debt security,
- impairs the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment
on any debt security, or
- reduces the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any
series necessary to modify or amend the indenture or to waive
compliance with various provisions of the indenture or to waive
various defaults. (Section 902)
Without the consent of any holder of debt securities, we and the trustee
may make modifications or amendments to the indenture in order to
- evidence the succession of another person to us and the assumption by
that person of the covenants in the indenture,
- add to the covenants for the benefit of the holders,
- add additional events of default,
- permit or facilitate the issuance of securities in bearer form or
uncertificated form,
- add to, change, or eliminate any provision of the indenture in respect
of a series of debt securities to be created in the future,
- secure the securities as required by "Restrictions on Secured Debt,"
- establish the form or terms of securities of any series,
- evidence the appointment of a successor trustee, or
- cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision which may be
inconsistent with another provision, or make any other provision,
provided that any action may not adversely affect the interests of
holders of debt securities in any material respect.
The holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of
that series waive compliance by us with various restrictive provisions of the
indenture. (Section 1008)
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of
that series waive any past default with respect to that series, except
- a default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or
interest on any debt security of that series, or
- a default in respect of a provision which under the indenture cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each
outstanding debt security of that series that would be affected.
(Section 513)
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
If the conditions below are met, we may, without the consent of any holders
of outstanding debt securities:
- consolidate or merge with or into another entity, or
- transfer or lease our assets as an entirety to another entity.
We have agreed that we will engage in a consolidation, merger or transfer
or lease of assets as an entirety only if
- the entity formed by the consolidation or into which we are merged or
which acquires or leases our assets is a corporation, partnership or
trust organized and existing under the laws of any United States
jurisdiction and assumes our obligations on the debt securities and
under the indenture,
- after giving effect to the transaction no event of default would have
happened and be continuing, and
- various other conditions are met. (Article Eight)
REGARDING THE TRUSTEE
The First National Bank of Chicago is the trustee under the indenture. The
First National Bank of Chicago is also a depository of Procter & Gamble and has
performed other services for us and our subsidiaries in the normal course of its
business.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
This section describes the general terms and provisions of the warrants to
which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the warrants
offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the
general provisions may apply to the warrants so offered will be described in the
prospectus supplement relating to the offered warrants.
We may issue the following types of warrants:
- warrants for the purchase of debt securities,
- warrants to buy or sell government debt securities, which are debt
securities of or guaranteed by the United States,
- warrants to buy or sell foreign currencies, currency units or units of
a currency index or currency basket,
- warrants to buy or sell units of a stock index or stock basket, and
- warrants to buy and sell a commodity or a commodity index.
We may issue warrants independently or together with any debt securities
offered by any prospectus supplement. Warrants may be attached to or separate
from any debt securities. The warrants will be settled either through physical
delivery or through payment of a cash settlement value as described below and in
any applicable prospectus supplement.
Warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement to be entered into
between Procter & Gamble and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as
described in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of
warrants. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the
warrant certificates and will not assume any obligation or relationship of
agency or trust for or with any holders of warrant certificates or beneficial
owners of warrants.
We have incorporated by reference the form of warrant agreement, including
the form of warrant certificate, as an exhibit to the registration statement of
which this prospectus forms a part. The following summaries of various
provisions of the form of warrant agreement are not complete. You should read
the form of warrant agreement for a more complete understanding of the
provisions described in this section. The warrant agreement itself, not this
description or the description in the prospectus supplement, defines your rights
as a holder of warrants.
TERMS
The prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of the offered
warrants:
- the offering price;
- the currency, currency unit, currency index or currency basket based
on or relating to currencies for which warrants may be purchased;
- the date on which the right to exercise the warrants commences and the
date on which the right expires;
- whether the warrant certificates will be issuable in definitive
registered form or global form or both;
- federal income tax consequences;
- whether the warrant is for debt securities, government debt
securities, currencies, currency units, currency indices or currency
baskets, stock indices, stock baskets, commodities, commodity indices
or another index or reference as described in the prospectus
supplement; and
- any other terms of the warrants, including any terms which may be
required or advisable under United States laws or regulations.
WARRANTS TO PURCHASE DEBT SECURITIES
If the offered warrants are to purchase debt securities, the prospectus
supplement will also describe
- the designation, total principal amount, currency, currency unit or
currency basket of denomination and other terms of the debt securities
purchasable upon exercise of the offered warrants;
- the designation and terms of the debt securities with which the
offered warrants are issued and the number of offered warrants issued
with each debt security;
- the date on and after which the offered warrants and the related debt
securities will be separately transferable; and
- the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of
one offered warrant and the price at which and currency, currency unit
or currency basket in which such principal amount of debt securities
may be purchased upon exercise.
WARRANTS TO BUY OR SELL GOVERNMENT DEBT SECURITIES OR FOREIGN CURRENCIES
If the offered warrants are to buy or sell government debt securities or a
foreign currency, currency unit, currency index or currency basket, the offered
warrants will be listed on a national securities exchange and the prospectus
supplement will describe
- the amount and designation of the government debt securities or
currency, currency unit, currency index or currency basket, as the
case may be, subject to each offered warrant,
- whether the offered warrants provide for cash settlement or delivery
of the government debt securities or foreign currency, currency unit,
units of the currency index or currency basket upon exercise, and
- the national securities exchange on which the offered warrants will be
listed.
WARRANTS ON A STOCK INDEX OR A STOCK BASKET
If the offered warrants are warrants on a stock index or a stock basket,
the offered warrants will provide for payment of an amount in cash determined by
reference to increases or decreases in the stock index or stock basket and will
be listed on a national securities exchange, and the prospectus supplement will
describe
- the terms of the offered warrants,
- the stock index or stock basket covered by the offered warrants and
the market to which the stock index or stock basket relates, and
- the national securities exchange on which the offered warrants will be
listed.
WARRANTS ON A COMMODITY OR COMMODITY INDEX
If the offered warrants are warrants on a commodity or commodity index, the
offered warrants will provide for cash settlement or delivery of the particular
commodity or commodities and the offered warrants will be listed on a national
securities exchange. The prospectus supplement will describe
- the terms of the offered warrants,
- the commodity or commodity index covered by the offered warrants and
the market, if any, to which the commodity or commodity index relates,
and
- the national securities exchange on which the warrants will be listed.
WARRANT CERTIFICATES
Warrant certificates may be exchanged for new warrant certificates of
different denominations, may (if in registered form) be presented for
registration of transfer, and may be exercised at the corporate trust office of
the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement.
Warrants to buy or sell government debt securities or a foreign currency,
currency unit, currency index or currency basket, and warrants on stock indices
or stock baskets or on commodities or commodity indices may be issued in the
form of a single global warrant certificate, registered in the name of the
nominee of the depository of the warrants, or may initially be issued in the
form of definitive certificates that may be exchanged, on a fixed date, or on a
date or dates selected by us, for interests in a global warrant certificate, as
described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants to purchase
debt securities will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt
securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrant, including the right to
receive payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the
debt securities or to enforce covenants in the indenture.
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
As described in or calculable from the prospectus supplement relating to
the warrants, you may exercise your warrant
- to purchase the principal amount of debt securities at the exercise
price,
- to buy or sell the amount of government debt securities or of a
currency, currency unit, currency index or currency basket, stock
index or stock basket, commodity or commodities at the exercise price,
or
- to receive such settlement value in respect of such amount of
government debt securities or of a currency, currency unit, currency
index or currency basket, stock index or stock basket, commodity or
commodity index.
Warrants may be exercised at any time up to 3:00 P.M. New York time on the
date described in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants or as may
be otherwise described in the prospectus supplement. After that time on that
date, or a later date to which the date may be extended by us, unexercised
warrants will become void.
If there are no restrictions or additional requirements described in the
prospectus supplement, you may exercise warrants by delivering to the warrant
agent
- the properly completed and duly executed warrant certificate, and
- payment as provided in the prospectus supplement of the amount
required to purchase the debt securities, or, except in the case of
warrants providing for cash settlement, payment for or delivery of the
government debt securities or currency, currency unit, currency index,
currency basket, stock index, stock basket, commodity or commodities
index as the case may be, purchased or sold upon the exercise of the
warrant.
Warrants will be deemed to have been exercised upon receipt of the warrant
certificate and any payment, if applicable, at the corporate trust office of the
warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement. We
will, as soon as possible, issue and deliver the debt securities purchasable
upon exercise, or buy or sell the government debt securities or currency,
currency unit, currency index or currency basket, stock index or stock basket,
commodity or commodities or pay the settlement value in respect of the warrants.
If you exercise fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant
certificate, you will receive a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount
of the warrants.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
GENERAL
We may sell debt securities and/or warrants in one or more transactions
from time to time to or through underwriters, who may act as principals or
agents, directly to other purchasers or through agents to other purchasers.
A prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of debt
securities or warrants may include the following information:
- the terms of the offering,
- the names of any underwriters or agents,
- the purchase price of the securities from us,
- the net proceeds to us from the sale of the securities,
- any delayed delivery arrangements,
- any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters'
compensation,
- any initial public offering price, and
- any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
The distribution of the debt securities and warrants, if any, may be
effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or
prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,
at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
UNDERWRITING COMPENSATION
In connection with the sale of debt securities and warrants, if any,
underwriters may receive compensation from us or from purchasers for whom they
may act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
Underwriters may sell debt securities and warrants to or through dealers, and
the dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for
whom they may act as agents.
Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of
debt securities and warrants may be deemed to be underwriters under the
Securities Act. Any discounts or commissions that they receive from us and any
profit that they receive on the resale of debt securities and warrants may be
deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If
any entity is deemed an underwriter or any amounts deemed underwriting discounts
and commissions, the prospectus supplement will identify the underwriter or
agent and describe the compensation received from us.
INDEMNIFICATION
We may enter agreements under which underwriters and agents who participate
in the distribution of debt securities and warrants may be entitled to
indemnification by us against various liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act, and to contribution with respect to payments which the
underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make.
RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Various of the underwriters who participate in the distribution of debt
securities or warrants, and their affiliates, may perform various commercial
banking and investment banking services for us from time to time in the ordinary
course of business.
DELAYED DELIVERY CONTRACTS
We may authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to
solicit offers by institutions to purchase debt securities and/or warrants from
us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date.
These institutions may include commercial and savings banks, insurance
companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable
institutions and others, but in all cases we must approve these institutions.
The obligations of any purchaser under any of these contracts will be subject to
the condition that the purchase of the debt securities and/or warrants shall not
at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to
which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and other agents will not have
any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of these contracts.
NO ESTABLISHED TRADING MARKET
The debt securities and/or warrants, when first issued, will have no
established trading market. Any underwriters or agents to or through whom we
sell debt securities or warrants for public offering and sale may make a market
in the securities but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any
market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the
liquidity of the trading market for the debt securities or warrants.
PRICE STABILIZATION AND SHORT POSITIONS
If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, until the distribution of
the securities is completed, rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission may
limit the ability of any underwriters to bid for and purchase the securities. As
an exception to these rules, representatives of any underwriters are permitted
to engage in transactions that stabilize the price of the securities. These
transactions may consist of bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing
or maintaining the price of the securities. If the underwriters create a short
position in the securities in connection with the offering, that is if they sell
more securities than are set forth on the cover page of the prospectus
supplement, the representatives of the underwriters may reduce that short
position by purchasing securities in the open market.
We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of
any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the
securities. In addition, we make no representation that the representatives of
any underwriters will engage in these transactions or that these transactions,
once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the issuance of our securities offered by this prospectus
will be passed upon for The Procter & Gamble Company by Terry L. Overbey,
Secretary, and for any underwriters or agents by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson (a partnership including professional corporations). Mr. Overbey may
rely as to matters of New York law upon the opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris,
Shriver & Jacobson. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson may rely as to
matters of Ohio law upon the opinion of Mr. Overbey. Fried, Frank, Harris,
Shriver & Jacobson performs legal services for us from time to time.
EXPERTS
Deloitte and Touche LLP, independent accountants, have audited our
consolidated financial statements, which are incorporated by reference from our
annual report on Form 10-K. Our consolidated financial statements are
incorporated by reference in reliance on Deloitte and Touche LLP's report, given
on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy materials that we have filed
with the SEC, including the registration statement, at the following SEC
reference rooms:
450 Fifth Street, N.W. 7 World Trade Center 500 West Madison Street
Room 1024 Suite 1300 Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20549 New York, New York 10048 Chicago, Illinois 60661
Please telephone the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public
reference rooms. The SEC also maintains an internet site at http://www.sec.gov
that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers
that file electronically with the SEC. You may find our reports, proxy
statements and other information at this SEC website.
In addition, you can obtain our reports, proxy statements and other
information about Procter & Gamble at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and at the offices of the
Cincinnati Stock Exchange, 400 LaSalle Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, Illinois
60605.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this document the
information which we filed with the SEC. This means that we can disclose
important information by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus and
information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed
below:
- Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 1999
- Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 11, 1999
In addition to the documents listed above, we also incorporate by reference
any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (other than information filed in response
to Items 402(i), (j) and (k) of Regulation S-K) until we have sold all of the
offered securities to which this prospectus relates or the offering is otherwise
terminated.
You may request a copy of these filings (other than exhibits, unless that
exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into the filing), at no cost,
by writing us at the following address or telephoning us at (513) 983-8697
between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Attn: Linda D. Rohrer, Assistant Secretary
1 Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3315
You may also get a copy of these reports from our website at
http://www.pg.com. Please note, however, that we have not incorporated any other
information by reference from our website, other than the documents listed
above.
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or
provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized
anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of
these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not
assume the information in this prospectus or any supplemental prospectus is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following is an itemized statement of estimated expenses (other than
underwriting discounts and commissions) to be incurred in connection with the
sale of the debt securities and warrants:
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee (actual)... $1,063,350
Printing and engraving expenses................................ $330,000
Accounting fees and expenses................................... $50,000
Legal fees and expenses........................................ $30,000
Blue Sky and legal investment fees and expenses................ $15,000
Fees and expenses of Trustee................................... $375,000
Rating agency fees............................................. $660,000
Miscellaneous... .............................................. $25,000
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Total....................................................... $2,548,350
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code provides as follows:
(E)(1) A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was
or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending,
or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or
agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a
limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines, and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit, or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any
action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(2) A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or
is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member,
manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for
profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or
other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney's fees, actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any of the following:
(a) Any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person is adjudged to
be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to
the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court of common
pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines,
upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view
of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or
such other court shall deem proper;
(b) Any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a
director is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code.
(3) To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, member,
manager, or agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this
section, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses, including attorney's fees, actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.
(4) Any indemnification under division (E)(1) or (2) of this section,
unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized
in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director,
trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
division (E)(1) or (2) of this section. Such determination shall be made as
follows:
(a) By a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the
indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened
with the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)
of this section;
(b) If the quorum described in division (E)(4)(a) of this section is
not obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors
so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an
attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been
retained by or who has performed services for the corporation or any person
to be indemnified within the past five years;
(c) By the shareholders;
(d) By the court of common pleas or the court in which the action,
suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section
was brought.
Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division
(E)(4)(a) or by independent legal counsel under division (E)(4)(b) of this
section shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought
the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under division (E)(2)
of this section, and, within ten days after receipt of such notification, such
person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court
in which such action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of such
determination.
(5)(a) Unless at the time of a director's act or omission that is the
subject of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)
of this section, the articles or the regulations of a corporation state, by
specific reference to this division, that the provisions of this division do not
apply to the corporation and unless the only liability asserted against a
director in an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)
of this section is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code, expenses,
including attorney's fees, incurred by a director in defending the action, suit,
or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance
of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director in which he agrees to do both of the
following:
(i) Repay such amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence
in a court of competent jurisdiction that his action or failure to act
involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause
injury to the corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the
best interests of the corporation;
(ii) Reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action,
suit, or proceeding.
(b) Expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by a director, trustee,
officer, employee, member, manager, or agent in defending any action, suit, or
proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, may be paid by
the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the
action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the directors in the specific
case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee,
officer, employee, member, manager, or agent to repay such amount, if it
ultimately is determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation.
(6) The indemnification authorized by this section shall not be exclusive
of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights granted to those seeking
indemnification under the articles, the regulations, any agreement, a vote of
shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in
their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding
their offices or positions, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to
be a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a
person.
(7) A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar
protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters of credit, or
self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member,
manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for
profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or
other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
this section. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in
which the corporation has a financial interest.
(8) The authority of a corporation to indemnify persons pursuant to
division (E)(1) or (2) of this section does not limit the payment of expenses as
they are incurred, indemnification, insurance, or other protection that may be
provided pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), and (7) of this section. Divisions
(E)(1) and (2) of this section do not create any obligation to repay or return
payments made by the corporation pursuant to division (E)(5), (6), or (7).
(9) As used in division (E) of this section, "corporation" includes all
constituent entities in a consolidation or merger and the new or surviving
corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee,
trustee, member, manager, or agent of such a constituent entity, or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or
foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership,
joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
under this section with respect to the new or surviving corporation as he would
if he had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity.
Section 1701.13(F)(7) of the Ohio Revised Code provides as follows:
(F) In carrying out the purposes stated in its articles and subject to
limitations prescribed by law or in its articles, a corporation may:
(7) Resist a change or potential change in control of the corporation if
the directors by a majority vote of a quorum determine that the change or
potential change is opposed to or not in the best interests of the corporation:
(a) Upon consideration of the interests of the corporation's
shareholders and any of the matters set forth in division (E) of section
1701.59 of the Revised Code; or
(b) Because the amount or nature of the indebtedness and other
obligations to which the corporation or any successor or the property of
either may become subject in connection with the change or potential change
in control provides reasonable grounds to believe that, within a reasonable
period of time, any of the following would apply:
(i) The assets of the corporation or any successor would be or
become less than its liabilities plus its stated capital, if any;
(ii) The corporation or any successor would be or become
insolvent;
(iii) Any voluntary or involuntary proceeding under the federal
bankruptcy laws concerning the corporation or any successor would be
commenced by any person.
Section 1701.59 of the Ohio Revised Code provides as follows:
(A) Except where the law, the articles, or the regulations require action
to be authorized or taken by shareholders, all of the authority of a corporation
shall be exercised by or under the direction of its directors. For their own
government, the directors may adopt bylaws that are not inconsistent with the
articles or the regulations. The selection of a time frame for the achievement
of corporate goals shall be the responsibility of the directors.
(B) A director shall perform his duties as a director, including his duties
as a member of any committee of the directors upon which he may serve, in good
faith, in a manner he reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and with the care that an ordinarily prudent
person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing
his duties, a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or
statements, including financial statements and other financial data, that are
prepared or presented by:
(1) One or more directors, officers, or employees of the corporation
who the director reasonably believes are reliable and competent in the
matters prepared or presented;
(2) Counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters that
the director reasonably believes are within the person's professional or
expert competence;
(3) A committee of the directors upon which he does not serve, duly
established in accordance with a provision of the articles or the
regulations, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee
the director reasonably believes to merit confidence.
(C) For purposes of division (B) of this section:
(1) A director shall not be found to have violated his duties under
division (B) of this section unless it is proved by clear and convincing
evidence that the director has not acted in good faith, in a manner he
reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, or with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like
position would use under similar circumstances, in any action brought against a
director, including actions involving or affecting any of the following:
(a) A change or potential change in control of the corporation,
including a determination to resist a change or potential change in control
made pursuant to division (F)(7) of section 1701.13 of the Revised Code;
(b) A termination or potential termination of his service to the
corporation as a director;
(c) His service in any other position or relationship with the
corporation.
(2) A director shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has
knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause reliance on
information, opinions, reports, or statements that are prepared or presented by
the persons described in divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section to be
unwarranted.
(3) Nothing contained in this division limits relief available under
section 1701.60 of the Revised Code.
(D) A director shall be liable in damages for any action he takes or fails
to take as a director only if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a
court of competent jurisdiction that his action or failure to act involved an
act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the
corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the
corporation. Nothing contained in this division affects the liability of
directors under section 1701.95 of the Revised Code or limits relief available
under section 1701.60 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply if, and
only to the extent that, at the time of a director's act or omission that is the
subject of complaint, the articles or the regulations of the corporation state
by specific reference to this division that the provisions of this division do
not apply to the corporation.
(E) For purposes of this section, a director, in determining what he
reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, shall
consider the interests of the corporation's shareholders and, in his discretion,
may consider any of the following:
(1) The interests of the corporation's employees, suppliers,
creditors, and customers;
(2) The economy of the state and nation;
(3) Community and societal considerations;
(4) The long-term as well as short-term interests of the corporation
and its shareholders, including the possibility that these interests may be
best served by the continued independence of the corporation.
(F) Nothing contained in division (C) or (D) of this section affects the
duties of either of the following:
(1) A director who acts in any capacity other than his capacity as a
director;
(2) A director of a corporation that does not have issued and
outstanding shares that are listed on a national securities exchange or are
regularly quoted in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a
national or affiliated securities association, who votes for or assents to
any action taken by the directors of the corporation that, in connection
with a change in control of the corporation, directly results in the holder
or holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation
receiving a greater consideration for their shares than other shareholders.
Section 1701.95 of the Ohio Revised Code provides as follows:
(A)(1) In addition to any other liabilities imposed by law upon directors
of a corporation and except as provided in division (B) of this section,
directors shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation as provided
in division (A)(2) of this section if they vote for or assent to any of the
following:
(a) The payment of a dividend or distribution, the making of a
distribution of assets to shareholders, or the purchase or redemption of
the corporation's own shares, contrary to law or the articles;
(b) A distribution of assets to shareholders during the winding up of
the affairs of the corporation, on dissolution or otherwise, without the
payment of all known obligations of the corporation or without making
adequate provision for their payment;
(c) The making of a loan, other than in the usual course of business,
to an officer, director, or shareholder of the corporation, other than in
either of the following cases:
(i) In the case of a savings and loan association or of a
corporation engaged in banking or in the making of loans generally;
(ii) At the time of the making of the loan, a majority of the
disinterested directors of the corporation voted for the loan and,
taking into account the terms and provisions of the loan and other
relevant factors, determined that the making of the loan could
reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation.
(2)(a) In cases under division (A)(1)(a) of this section, directors shall
be jointly and severally liable up to the amount of the dividend, distribution,
or other payment, in excess of the amount that could have been paid or
distributed without violation of law or the articles but not in excess of the
amount that would inure to the benefit of the creditors of the corporation if it
was insolvent at the time of the payment or distribution or there was reasonable
ground to believe that by that action it would be rendered insolvent, plus the
amount that was paid or distributed to holders of shares of any class in
violation of the rights of holders of shares of any other class.
(b) In cases under division (A)(1)(b) of this section, directors shall be
jointly and severally liable to the extent that the obligations of the
corporation that are not otherwise barred by statute are not paid or for the
payment of which adequate provision has not been made.
(c) In cases under division (A)(1)(c) of this section, directors shall be
jointly and severally liable for the amount of the loan with interest on it at
the rate specified in division (A) of section 1343.03 of the Revised Code until
the amount has been paid.
(B)(1) A director is not liable under division (A)(1)(a) or (b) of this
section if, in determining the amount available for any dividend, purchase,
redemption, or distribution to shareholders, the director in good faith relied
on a financial statement of the corporation prepared by an officer or employee
of the corporation in charge of its accounts or certified by a public accountant
or firm of public accountants, the director in good faith considered the assets
to be of their book value, or the director followed what the director believed
to be sound accounting and business practice.
(2) A director is not liable under division (A)(1)(c) of this section for
making any loan to, or guaranteeing any loan to or other obligation of, an
employee stock ownership plan, as defined in section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(C) A director who is present at a meeting of the directors or a committee
of the directors at which action on any matter is authorized or taken and who
has not voted for or against the action shall be presumed to have voted for the
action unless that director's written dissent from the action is filed, either
during the meeting or within a reasonable time after the adjournment of the
meeting, with the person acting as secretary of the meeting or with the
secretary of the corporation.
(D) A shareholder who knowingly receives any dividend, distribution, or
payment made contrary to law or the articles shall be liable to the corporation
for the amount received by that shareholder that is in excess of the amount that
could have been paid or distributed without violation of law or the articles.
(E) A director against whom a claim is asserted under or pursuant to this
section and who is held liable on the claim shall be entitled to contribution,
on equitable principles, from other directors who also are liable. In addition,
any director against whom a claim is asserted under or pursuant to this section
or who is held liable shall have a right of contribution from the shareholders
who knowingly received any dividend, distribution, or payment made contrary to
law or the articles, and those shareholders as among themselves also shall be
entitled to contribution in proportion to the amounts received by them
respectively.
(F) No action shall be brought by or on behalf of a corporation upon a
cause of action arising under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section after two
years from the day on which the violation occurs.
(G) Nothing contained in this section shall preclude a creditor whose claim
is unpaid from exercising the rights that that [n1] creditor otherwise would
have by law to enforce that creditor's claim against assets of the corporation
paid or distributed to shareholders.
(H) The failure of a corporation to observe corporate formalities relating
to meetings of directors or shareholders in connection with the management of
the corporation's affairs shall not be considered a factor tending to establish
that the shareholders have personal liability for corporate obligations.
Section 8 of Article III of our Regulations provides as follows:
Section 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The Company shall
indemnify each present and future Director and officer, his heirs, executors and
administrators against all costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, and liabilities, reasonably incurred by or imposed on him in
connection with or arising out of any claim or any action, suit or proceeding,
civil or criminal, in which he may be or become involved by reason of his being
or having been a Director or officer of the Company, or of any of its subsidiary
companies, or of any other company in which he served or serves as a Director or
officer at the request of the Company, irrespective of whether or not he
continues to be a Director or an officer at the time he incurs or becomes
subjected to such costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, and
liabilities; but such indemnification shall not be operative with respect to any
matter as to which in any such action, suit or proceeding he shall have been
finally adjudged to have been derelict in the performance of his duties as such
Director or officer. Such indemnification shall apply when the adjudication in
such action, suit or proceeding is otherwise than on the merits and shall also
apply when a settlement or compromise is effected, but in such cases
indemnification shall be made only if the Board of Directors of the Company,
acting at a meeting at which a majority of the quorum of the Board is unaffected
by self interest, shall find that such Director or officer has not been derelict
in the performance of his duty as such Director or officer with respect to the
matter involved, and shall adopt a resolution to that effect and in cases of
settlement or compromise shall also approve the same; in cases of settlement or
compromise such indemnification shall not include reimbursement of any amounts
which by the terms of the settlement or compromise are paid or payable to the
Company itself by the Director or officer (or in the case of a Director or
officer of a subsidiary or another company in which such Director or officer is
serving at the Request of the Company any amounts paid or payable by such
Director or officer to such company). If the Board of Directors as herein
provided refuses or fails to act or is unable to act due to the self interest of
some or all of its members, the Company at its expense shall obtain the opinion
of counsel and indemnification shall be had only if it is the opinion of such
counsel that the Director or officer has not been derelict in the performance of
his duties as such Director or officer with respect to the matter involved.
The right of indemnification provided for in this section shall not be
exclusive of other rights to which any Director or officer may be entitled as a
matter of law and such rights, if any, shall also inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors or administrators of any such Director or officer.
The Company's Directors, officers and certain other key employees of the
Company are insured by directors and officers liability insurance policies. The
Company pays the premiums for this insurance. The Company's basic directors and
officers liability insurance provides coverage up to an annual aggregate
liability limitation of $25,000,000. The Company has also contracted for excess
directors and officers liability insurance coverage with an annual aggregate
liability limitation of $125,000,000.
The Company's Directors, officers and certain other key employees of the
Company are insured against liabilities arising under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 and certain other liabilities by fiduciary
responsibility insurance with an annual aggregate liability limitation of
$30,000,000.
The form of Underwriting Agreement provides for indemnification of the
Company and its Directors, officers and certain other persons under certain
circumstances described therein by each underwriter participating in an offering
of debt securities and warrants.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
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(1) Form of Underwriting Agreement (including form of Delayed Delivery Contract).
*(4)(i)(a) Indenture, dated as of September 28, 1992, between the Company and
The First National Bank of *(4)(i)(a) Chicago, as Trustee.
*(4)(i)(b) Form of Debt Securities (included in Exhibit (4)(i)(a) at pages 15 through 21).
**(4)(i)(c) Form of Warrant Agreement (to purchase Debt Securities).
**(4)(i)(d) Form of Warrant Agreement.
(5) Opinion of Terry L. Overbey, Esq., Secretary and Associate General
Counsel of the Company, (5) as to the legality of the Debt Securities and
Warrants being registered.
***(12) Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(23)(i)(a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
(23)(i)(b) Consent of Terry L. Overbey, Esq. is contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit (5).
(24) Power of Attorney authorizing signatures and certain actions of the
Vice President and Treasurer (24) and the Chief Financial Officer (included on
the signature page at page II-10).
(25) Statement of Eligibility of The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, on Form T-1.
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* Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-43919 filed on
November 13, 1991 as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.1 filed on
September 29, 1992.
** Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-55471 filed on
September 14, 1994, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 5, 1995,
and declared effective on January 6, 1995.
*** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (12) of the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering; and
(b) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, on September 14, 1999.
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
By: /s/DURK I. JAGER
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Durk I. Jager
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Gretchen W. Price, Vice President and Treasurer,
and Clayton C. Daley, Jr., Chief Financial Officer, and both of them, his or her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, both with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and any registration
statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement and
filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the
same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents and both of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on September 14, 1999.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/S/DURK I. JAGER Chairman of the Board, President
- ------------------------ and Chief Executive (Principal
Durk I. Jager Executive Officer)
/S/CLAYTON C. DALEY, JR.
- ------------------------ Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Financial Officer)
/S/DAVID R. WALKER
- ------------------------ Vice President and Comptroller
David R. Walker Principal Accounting Officer)
/S/EDWIN L. ARTZT
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Edwin L. Artzt Director
/S/NORMAN R. AUGUSTINE
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Norman R. Augustine Director
/S/DONALD R. BEALL
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Donald R. Beall Director
/S/GORDON F. BRUNNER
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Gordon F. Brunner Director
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Richard B. Cheney Director
/S/RICHARD J. FERRIS
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Richard J. Ferris Director
/S/JOSEPH T. GORMAN
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Joseph T. Gorman Director
/S/CHARLES R. LEE
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Charles R. Lee Director
/S/LYNN M. MARTIN
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Lynn M. Martin Director
/S/JOHN E. PEPPER
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John E. Pepper Director
/S/JOHN C. SAWHILL
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John C. Sawhill Director
/S/JOHN F. SMITH, JR.
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John F. Smith, Jr. Director
/S/RALPH SNYDERMAN
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Ralph Snyderman Director
/S/ROBERT D. STOREY
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Robert D. Storey Director
/S/MARINA V.N. WHITMAN
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Marina v.N. Whitman Director
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(1) Form of Underwriting Agreement (including form of Delayed Delivery Contract).
*(4)(i)(a) Indenture, dated as of September 28, 1992, between the Company and
The First National Bank of *(4)(i)(a) Chicago, as Trustee.
*(4)(i)(b) Form of Debt Securities (included in Exhibit (4)(i)(a) at pages 15 through 21).
**(4)(i)(c) Form of Warrant Agreement (to purchase Debt Securities).
**(4)(i)(d) Form of Warrant Agreement.
(5) Opinion of Terry L. Overbey, Esq., Secretary and Associate General
Counsel of the Company, (5) as to the legality of the Debt Securities and
Warrants being registered.
***(12) Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(23)(i)(a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
(23)(i)(b) Consent of Terry L. Overbey, Esq. is contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit (5).
(24) Power of Attorney authorizing signatures and certain actions of the
Vice President and Treasurer (24) and the Chief Financial Officer (included on
the signature page at page II-10).
(25) Statement of Eligibility of The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, on Form T-1.
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* Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-43919 filed on
November 13, 1991 as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.1 filed on
September 29, 1992.
** Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement No. 33-55471 filed on
September 14, 1994, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 5, 1995,
and declared effective on January 6, 1995.
*** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (12) of the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999.
EXHIBIT 1
The Procter & Gamble Company
Debt Securities
Underwriting Agreement
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[date]
To the Representatives of the
Underwriters named in the
respective Pricing Agreement(s)
hereinafter described.
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
From time to time The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") proposes to
enter into one or more Pricing Agreements (each a "Pricing Agreement") in the
form of Annex I hereto, with such additions and deletions as the parties thereto
may determine, and, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and
therein, to issue and sell to the firms named in Schedule I to the applicable
Pricing Agreement (such firms constituting the "Underwriters" with respect to
such Pricing Agreement and the securities specified therein) certain of its debt
securities (the "Securities") specified in Schedule II to such Pricing Agreement
(with respect to such Pricing Agreement, the "Designated Securities"), less the
principal amount of Designated Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts,
if any, as provided in Section 3 hereof and as may be specified in Schedule II
to such Pricing Agreement (with respect to such Pricing Agreement, any
Designated Securities to be covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts being herein
sometimes referred to as "Contract Securities" and the Designated Securities to
be purchased by the Underwriters (after giving effect to the deduction, if any,
for Contract Securities) being herein sometimes referred to as "Underwriters'
Securities").
The terms and rights of any particular issuance of Designated Securities
shall be as specified in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto and in or
pursuant to the indenture (the "Indenture") identified in such Pricing
Agreement.
1. Particular sales of Designated Securities may be made from time to time
to the Underwriters of such Securities, for whom the firms designated as
representatives of the Underwriters of such Securities in the Pricing Agreement
relating thereto will act as representative (the "Representatives"). The term
"Representatives" also refers to a single firm acting as sole representative of
the Underwriters and to Underwriters who act without any firm being designated
as their representative. This Underwriting Agreement shall not be construed as
an obligation of the Company to sell any of the Securities or as an obligation
of any of the Underwriters to purchase any of the Securities. The obligation of
the Company to issue and sell any of the Securities and the obligation of any of
the Underwriters to purchase any of the Securities shall be evidenced by the
Pricing Agreement with respect to the Designated Securities specified therein.
Each Pricing Agreement shall specify the aggregate principal amount of such
Designated Securities, the initial public offering price of such Designated
Securities, the purchase price to the Underwriters of such Designated
Securities, the names of the Underwriters of such Designated Securities, the
names of the Representatives of such Underwriters, the principal amount of such
Designated Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter and whether any of
such Designated Securities shall be covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts (as
defined in Section 3 hereof) and the commission payable to the Underwriters with
respect thereto and shall set forth the date, time and manner of delivery of
such Designated Securities and payment therefor. The Pricing Agreement shall
also specify (to the extent not set forth in the Indenture and the registration
statement and prospectus with respect thereto) the terms of such Designated
Securities. The Pricing Agreement also may specify such additional terms and
conditions as the parties thereto may agree. A Pricing Agreement shall be in the
form of an executed writing (which may be in counterparts), and may be evidenced
by an exchange of telegraphic communications or any other rapid transmission
device designed to produce a written record of communications transmitted. The
obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement and each Pricing Agreement
shall be several and not joint.
2. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) Registration statements (File Nos. 333-30949 and 333-_____) in respect
of a portion of the Securities have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in the forms heretofore
delivered or to be delivered to the Representatives and, excluding
exhibits to such registration statements, but including all documents
incorporated by reference in the combined prospectus relating to all
the Securities contained in the latest registration statement (File
No. 333-_____), to the Representatives for each of the other
Underwriters and such registration statements in such forms have been
declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of either such registration statement has been issued
and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by
the Commission (any preliminary prospectus included in either such
registration statement being hereinafter called a "Preliminary
Prospectus"; the various parts of each such registration statement,
including all exhibits thereto but excluding Form T-1, each such part
as amended at the time such part became effective, being hereinafter
collectively called the "Registration Statement"; provided that if
-------- the Company files a registration statement to register a
portion of the Securities and relies on Rule 462(b) under the Act for
such registration statement to become effective upon filing with the
Commission (the "Rule 462 Registration Statement") then any reference
to "Registration Statement" herein shall be deemed to be both the
Registration Statement referred to above and the Rule 462 Registration
Statement; as each such registration statement may be amended pursuant
to the Act; the combined prospectus relating to the Securities, in the
form in which it has most recently been filed, or mailed for filing,
with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement, being
hereinafter called the "Prospectus"; any reference herein to any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to
and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant
to the applicable form under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or
Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment or
supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be
deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date of
such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
and incorporated by reference; and any reference to the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented shall be deemed to refer to the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented in relation to the applicable Designated
Securities in the form in which it is first filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, including any documents
incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such filing);
(b) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when they
became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act
or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents
become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act
or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not
apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an
Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented related
to such Securities;
(c) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform, and any
amendments or supplements thereto will conform, in all material
respects to the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"), and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and do not and will not, as
of the applicable effective date as to the Registration Statement and
any amendment thereto and as of the applicable filing date as to the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty
shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by an Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
relating to such Securities;
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus any loss or interference
with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree which is material to the
Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, otherwise than as
set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, there has not been any material change in the
capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or in the consolidated
capitalization of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries or any
material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective
material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs,
management, financial position, shareholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries considered
as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus;
(e) The Securities have been duly authorized, and, when Designated
Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the
Pricing Agreement with respect to such Designated Securities and, in
the case of any Contract Securities, pursuant to Delayed Delivery
Contracts with respect to such Contract Securities, such Designated
Securities will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and
delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of
the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles, and entitled to the benefits
provided by the Indenture, which will be substantially in the form
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; the Indenture has
been duly authorized and, at the Time of Delivery (as defined in
Section 4 hereof) the Indenture will be duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act and will constitute a valid and legally binding
instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles; and the Securities and the Indenture
will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented;
(f) In the event any of the Securities are purchased pursuant to Delayed
Delivery Contracts, each of such Delayed Delivery Contracts has been
duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and delivered by the
Company and the purchaser named therein, will constitute a valid and
legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and any
Delayed Delivery Contracts will conform to the description thereof in
the prospectus as amended or supplemented;
(g) The issue and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the Company
with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture, each of
the Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any, this Agreement and any Pricing
Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein
contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of
the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any of its domestic subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its domestic subsidiaries
is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or
any of its domestic subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action
result in any violation of the provisions of the Amended Articles of
Incorporation, Regulations or By Laws of the Company or any applicable
statute or any applicable order, rule or regulation known to the
Company of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its domestic subsidiaries or
any of its or their properties; and no consent, approval,
authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any
such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue
and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Pricing
Agreement or the Indenture or any Delayed Delivery Contract, except
such as have been, or will have been prior to the Time of Delivery,
obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with
the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters;
(h) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject other than (i) as
set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) legal or governmental proceedings
which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, would not in the aggregate have a material adverse
effect on the financial position, shareholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole;
and no such proceedings are known by the Company to be threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.
3. Upon the execution of the Pricing Agreement applicable to any Designated
Securities and authorization by the Representatives of the release of the
Underwriters' Securities, the several Underwriters propose to offer the
Underwriters' Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented.
The Company may specify in Schedule II to the Pricing Agreement applicable
to any Designated Securities that the Underwriters are authorized to solicit
offers to purchase Designated Securities from the Company pursuant to delayed
delivery contracts (herein called "Delayed Delivery Contracts"), substantially
in the form of Annex III attached hereto but with such changes therein as the
Representatives and the Company may authorize or approve. If so specified, the
Underwriters will endeavor to make such arrangements, and as compensation
therefor the Company will pay to the Representatives, for the accounts of the
Underwriters, at the Time of Delivery, such commission, if any, as may be set
forth in such Pricing Agreement. Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any, are to be
with investors of the types described in the Prospectus and subject to other
conditions therein set forth. The Underwriters will not have any responsibility
in respect of the validity or performance of any Delayed Delivery Contracts.
The principal amount of Contract Securities to be deducted from the
principal amount of Designated Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter as
set forth in Schedule I to the Pricing Agreement applicable to such Designated
Securities shall be, in each case, the principal amount of Contract Securities
which the Company has been advised by the Representatives have been attributed
to such Underwriter, provided that, if the Company has not been so advised, the
amount of Contract Securities to be so deducted shall be, in each case, that
proportion of Contract Securities which the principal amount of Designated
Securities to be purchased by such Underwriter under such Pricing Agreement
bears to the total principal amount of the Designated Securities (rounded as the
Representatives may determine). The total principal amount of Underwriters'
Securities to be purchased by all the Underwriters pursuant to such Pricing
Agreement shall be the total principal amount of Designated Securities set forth
in Schedule I to such Pricing Agreement less the principal amount of the
Contract Securities. The Company will deliver to the Representatives not later
than 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding the Time
of Delivery specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement (or such other time
and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing) a
written notice setting forth the principal amount of Contract Securities.
4. Underwriters' Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter pursuant to
the Pricing Agreement relating thereto, in definitive form to the extent
practicable, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names
as the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight hours' prior notice
to the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the
Representatives for the account of such Underwriter, against payment by such
Underwriter or on its behalf of the purchase price therefor in the funds and in
the manner specified in such Pricing Agreement, all at the place and time and
date specified in such Pricing Agreement or at such other place and time and
date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing, such time
and date being herein called the "Time of Delivery" for such Securities.
Concurrently with the delivery of and payment for the Underwriters'
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Representatives for the accounts of
the Underwriters a check payable to the order of the party designated in the
Pricing Agreement relating to such Securities in the amount of any compensation
payable by the Company to the Underwriters in respect of any Delayed Delivery
Contracts as provided in Section 3 hereof and in the Pricing Agreement relating
to such Securities.
5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters of any Designated
Securities:
(a) To make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus as amended or supplemented after the date of
the Pricing Agreement relating to such Securities and prior to the
Time of Delivery for such Securities which shall reasonably be
disapproved by the Representatives for such Securities promptly after
reasonable notice thereof; to advise the Representatives promptly of
any such amendment or supplement after such Time of Delivery and
furnish the Representatives with copies thereof; to file promptly all
reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to
be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for so long as the delivery of
a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of
such Securities, and during such same period to advise the
Representatives, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the
time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed
or has become effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any
amended Prospectus has been filed or mailed for filing, of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the
Securities, of the suspension of the qualification of such Securities
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request
by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;
and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any
such order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating
to the Securities or suspending any such qualification, to use
promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Representatives
may reasonably request to qualify such Securities for offering and
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may request and to comply with such laws so as to
permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein such
jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the
distribution of such Securities, provided that in connection therewith
the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation
or to file a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction;
(c) To furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented in such quantities as the Representatives may from
time to time reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus
is required at any time in connection with the offering or sale of the
Securities and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a
result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such
Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason
it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement
the Prospectus or to file an ammendment or supplement in order to
comply with the Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to
notify the Representatives and upon their request to file such
document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter
and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Representatives
may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a
supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such statement or
omission or effect such compliance;
(d) To make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
effective date of the Registration Statement, an earning statement of
the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying
with Section 11(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder (including at the option of the Company Rule
158); and
(e) During the period beginning on the date of the Pricing Agreement for
such Designated Securities and continuing to and including the earlier
of (i) the termination of trading restrictions for such Designated
Securities, as notified to the Company by the Representatives and (ii)
the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities, not to offer,
sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of
the Company which mature more than one year after such Time of
Delivery and which are substantially similar to such Designated
Securities, without the prior written consent of the Representatives.
6. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that the
Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements
and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants in connection with the
registration of the Securities under the Act and all other expenses in
connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and amendments and
supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the
Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing any Agreement
among Underwriters, this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement, any Indenture, any
Delayed Delivery Contracts, any Blue Sky and Legal Investment Memoranda and any
other documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of
the Securities; (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the
Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in
Section 5(b) hereof, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the
Blue Sky and legal investment surveys; (iv) any fees charged by securities
rating services for rating the Securities; (v) any filing fees incident to any
required review by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the
terms of the sale of the Securities; (vi) the cost of preparing the Securities;
(vii) the fees and expenses of any Trustee and any agent of any Trustee and the
fees and disbursements of counsel for any Trustee in connection with the
Indenture and the Securities; and (viii) all other costs and expenses incident
to the performance of its obligations hereunder and under any Delayed Delivery
Contracts which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section. It
is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section, Section 8 and
Section 11 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and
expenses, including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on resale of any
of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any
offers they may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters of any Designated Securities under
the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities shall be subject,
in the discretion of the Representatives, to the condition that all
representations and warranties and other statements of the Company in or
incorporated by reference in such Pricing Agreement are, at and as of the Time
of Delivery for such Designated Securities, true and correct, the condition that
the Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore to
be performed, and the following additional conditions:
(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose
shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and all
requests for additional information on the part of the Commission
shall have been complied with to the Representatives' reasonable
satisfaction;
(b) Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, counsel for the
Underwriters, shall have furnished to the Representatives such opinion
or opinions, dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated
Securities, with respect to the incorporation of the Company, the
validity of the Indenture, the Designated Securities, the Delayed
Delivery Contracts, if any, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented and other related matters as the
Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have
received such papers and information as they may reasonably request to
enable them to pass upon such matters. In rendering such opinion or
opinions, such counsel may relay as to all matters governed by Ohio
law upon the opinion referred to in subjection (c) of this Section;
(c) Terry L. Overbey, Esq., Secretary and Associate General Counsel for
the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives her written
opinion, dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect
that:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Ohio, with corporate power and authority to own its properties
and conduct is business as described in the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented and all of the issued
shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii) Each domestic subsidiary of the Company has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and
all of the issued shares of capital stock of each such subsidiary
have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully
paid and non-assessable (such counsel being entitled to rely in
respect of the opinion in this clause upon opinions of local
counsel and in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of
officers of the Company or its domestic subsidiaries);
(iv) The Company and each of its domestic subsidiaries are duly
authorized and are in good standing to do business in each
jurisdiction in the United States, other than their respective
jurisdictions of incorporation, in which they own or lease
properties, or conduct any business, so as to require such
qualification (such counsel being entitled to rely in respect of
the opinion in this clause upon opinions of local counsel and in
respect of matters of fact upon certificates of officers of the
Company or its domestic subsidiaries);
(v) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of
its domestic subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of
the Company or any of its domestic subsidiaries is the subject,
other than as set forth in the Prospectus and other than legal or
governmental proceedings which, if determined adversely to the
Company and its domestic subsidiaries, would not in the aggregate
have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
position, shareholders' equity or results of operations of the
company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole; and, to the
best of such counsel's knowledge, no such proceedings are
threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
threatened by others;
(vi) This Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to the
Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(vii) In the event any of the Designated Securities are to be purchased
pursuant to Delayed Delivery Contracts, each of such Delayed
Delivery Contracts has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming such Contract has been
duly executed and delivered by the purchaser named therein,
constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and to general equity principles; and any Delayed Delivery
Contracts conform to the description thereof in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented;
(viii) The Designated Securities have been duly authorized; the
Underwriters' Securities have been duly executed, authenticated,
issued and delivered and constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their
terms, subject as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles, and entitled to the benefits provided by the
Indenture; the Contract Securities, if any, when executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered pursuant to the Indenture and
Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the
benefits provided by the Indenture; and the Designated Securities
and the Indenture conform to the descriptions thereof in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented;
(ix) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding
instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as
to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and
the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act;
(x) The issue and sale of the Designated Securities and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the
Designated Securities, the Indenture, each of the Delayed
Delivery Contracts, if any, this Agreement and the Pricing
Agreement with respect to the Designated Securities and the
consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated
will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms
or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument known to such counsel to which the Company or any of
its domestic subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or
any of its domestic subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the
property or assets of the Company or any of its domestic
subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action result in any
violation of the provisions of the Amended Articles of
Incorporation, Regulations or By Laws of the Company or any
applicable statute or any applicable order, rule or regulation
known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its domestic
subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and no consent,
approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of
or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required
for the issue and sale of the Designated Securities or the
consummation by the Company of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement or the
Indenture or any of such Delayed Delivery Contracts, except such
as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act
and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue
Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Designated Securities by the Underwriters;
(xi) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented (other than the financial statements and
related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express
no opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder; and such counsel has no reason to believe
that any of such documents, when they became effective or were so
filed, as the case may be, contained, in the case of a
registration statement which became effective under the Act, an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, and, in the case of other
documents which were filed under the Act or the Exchange Act with
the Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made when such documents were so filed, not misleading;
and
(xii) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any further amendments and supplements thereto
made by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery for the
Designated Securities (other than the financial statements and
related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express
no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder; such counsel has no reason to believe
that, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement,
either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or, as of
its date, any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Company prior to the Time of Delivery) contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or that, as of the Time of Delivery,
either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any such
further amendment or supplement thereto) contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; such counsel does not know of any
contracts or other documents of a character required to be filed
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or required to be
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented or required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented which are
not filed or incorporated by reference or described as required;
and the statements in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
describing the Designated Securities are accurate and fairly
present the information required or purported to be shown;
In rendering such opinion or opinions, such counsel may rely as
to all matters governed by New York law upon the opinions referred to
in subsection (b) of this Section;
(d) At the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities, Deloitte &
Touche LLP, who have rendered their opinion on the financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, shall have
furnished to the Representatives a letter dated such Time of Delivery,
to the effect set forth in Annex II hereto, and as to such other
matters as the Representatives may reasonably request and in form and
substance satisfactory to the Representatives;
(e) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented any loss or interference with its business from fire,
explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action,
order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented, and (ii) since the respective
dates as of which information is given the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented there shall not have been any change in the capital stock
or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or in the
consolidated capitalization of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial
position, shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, otherwise than as set
forth or contemplated in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented,
the effect of which, in any such case described in Clause (i) or (ii),
is in the judgment of the Representatives so material and adverse as
to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public
offering or the delivery of the Designated Securities on the terms and
in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented;
(f) Subsequent to the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated Securities no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating
accorded the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized
statistical rating organization", as that term is defined by the
Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act and no public
announcement shall have been made by any such organization that it has
under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its
rating of any of the Company's debt securities;
(g) Subsequent to the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated Securities there shall not have occurred any of the
following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) a general
moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York declared by
either Federal or New York State authorities; or (iii) the outbreak or
escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the
declaration by the United States, on or after the date of such Pricing
Agreement, of a national emergency or war, if the effect of any such
event specified in this Clause (iii) in the judgment of the
Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with
the public offering or the delivery of the Underwriters' Securities on
the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented; and
(h) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the
Representatives at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities
certificates of officers of the Company satisfactory to the
Representatives as to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery,
as to the performance by the Company of all of its obligations
hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery, as to
the matters set forth in subsections (a) and (e) of this Section, and
as to such other matters as the Representatives may reasonably
request.
8. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless such Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several,
in which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or
any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses
are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable
in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any
Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or
any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any such amendment
or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter of Designated
Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such Securities.
(b) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may
become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus,
any preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented or any other prospectus relating
to the Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in any
Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or
any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any such amendment
or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the
Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim as such expenses are incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the
indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the
omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise
than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought
against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such
indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its
election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party
shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection
for any legal expenses of other counsel of any other expenses, in each
case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection
with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable
to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein,
then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters of the Designated
Securities on the other from the offering of the Designated Securities
to which such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect
thereof) relates. If, however, the allocation provided by the
immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or
if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required under
subsection (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative
benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand
and the Underwriters of the Designated Securities on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and such
Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
as the total net proceeds from such offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions received by such Underwriters. The relative
fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company on the one hand or such
Underwriters on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the
Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no
Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of
the amount by which the total price at which the applicable Designated
Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were
offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
obligations of the Underwriters of Designated Securities in this
subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to their
respective underwriting obligations with respect to such Securities
and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and
shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if
any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and
the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in
addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may
otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions,
to each officer and director of the Company and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase
the Underwriters' Securities which it has agreed to purchase under the
Pricing Agreement relating to such Securities, the Representatives may
in their discretion arrange for themselves or another party or other
parties to purchase such Underwriters' Securities on the terms
contained herein. If within thirty-six hours after such default by any
Underwriter the Representatives do not arrange for the purchase of
such Underwriters' Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a
further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another
party or other parties satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase
such Underwriters' Securities on such terms. In the event that, within
the respective prescribed period, the Representatives notify the
company that they have so arranged for the purchase of such
Underwriters' Securities, or the Company notifies the Representatives
that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Underwriters'
Securities, the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to
postpone the Time of Delivery for such Underwriters' Securities for a
period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever
changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, or in any other documents
or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus which in the opinion of the Representatives may thereby be
made necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used in this Agreement and
the Pricing Agreement with respect to such Securities shall include
any person substituted under this Section with like effect as if such
person had originally been a part to such Pricing Agreement with
respect to such Designated Securities.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Underwriters' Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
by the Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a)
above, the aggregate principal amount of such Underwriters' Securities
which remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the
aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities, then the
Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting
Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Underwriters'
Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase under the Pricing
Agreement relating to such Designated Securities and, in addition, to
require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share
(based on the principal amount of Designated Securities which such
Underwriter agreed to purchase under such Pricing Agreement) of the
Underwriters' Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made; but
nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability
for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Underwriters' Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
by the Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a)
above, the aggregate principal amount of Underwriters' Securities
which remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate
principal amount of the Designated Securities, as referred to in
subsection (b) above, or if the company shall not exercise the right
described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting
Underwriters to purchase Underwriters' Securities of a defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters, then the Pricing Agreement relating to
such Designated Securities shall thereupon terminate, without
liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the
Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the
Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof and the indemnity and
contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing herein shall
relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and
other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth in
this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the Company,
or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company, and shall
survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
11. If any Pricing Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9
hereof, the Company shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter
with respect to the Designated Securities covered by such Pricing Agreement
except as provided in Section 6 and Section 8 hereof; but, if for any other
reason Underwriters' Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company
as provided herein, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters through the
Representatives for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by the
Representatives, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably
incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and
delivery of such Designated Securities, but the Company shall then be under no
further liability to any Underwriter with respect to such Designated Securities
except as provided in Section 6 and Section 8 hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, the Representatives of the Underwriters of
Designated Securities shall act on behalf of each of such Underwriters, and the
parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request,
notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by such
Representatives jointly or by such of the Representatives, if any, as may be
designated for such purpose in the Pricing Agreement.
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing or by telegram if promptly confirmed in writing, and if to the
Underwriters shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent by
registered mail to the address of the Representatives as set forth in the
Pricing Agreement; and if to the Company shall be sufficient in all respects if
delivered, or sent by registered mail to the address of the Company set forth in
the Registration Statement, Attention: Secretary; provided, however, that any
notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or
sent by registered mail to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its
Underwriters' Questionnaire, or telex constituting such Questionnaire, which
address will be supplied to the Company by the Representatives upon request.
13. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to the extent
provided in Section 8 and Section 10 hereof, the officers and directors of the
Company and each person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no
other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this
Agreement or any such Pricing Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities
from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of
such purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of each Pricing Agreement.
15. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
16. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement may be executed by any one or
more of the parties hereto and thereto in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Very truly yours,
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
BY:_________________________________
ANNEX I
Pricing Agreement
[date]
[Name of Representatives,]
[Name of any Co-Representative(s),]
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto,
[c/o Representatives,]
[Address of Representatives].
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") proposes, subject to the
terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated
[date]. (the "Underwriting Agreement"), to issue and sell to the Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters") the Securities specified in
Schedule II hereto (the "Designated Securities"). Each of the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and
shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such
provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations
and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of
the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty
in Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement which makes reference to the
Prospectus shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty as of the date of
the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the Prospectus (as therein defined),
and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement
in relation to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to the
Designated Securities which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each
reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to
you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting
Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to
act on behalf of the Representatives and on behalf of each of the Underwriters
of the Designated Securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Underwriting
Agreement and the address of the Representatives referred to in such Section 12
are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.
An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the
Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Designated Securities, in the
form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed, or in the case of
a supplement mailed for filing, with the Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the time and place
and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto,
the principal amount of Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of
such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto, less the principal amount of Designated
Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any, as may be specified in
such Schedule II.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us . . . . counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you,
on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof,
including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by
reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters
and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf
of each of the Underwriters may be pursuant to the authority set forth in a form
of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the
Company for examination, upon request, but without warranty on the part of the
Representatives as to the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
By: __________________________
Accepted as of the date hereof:
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(Name of Representative Partnership)
[Name of Representative Corporation]
By: ___________________________
(Title)
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(Name of Co-Representative Partnership)
[Name of Co-Representative Corporation]
By: _____________________________
(Title)
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
SCHEDULE I
Principal Amount of
Designated Securities
Underwriter to be Purchased
[Name of Representatives] [$]
[Name(s) of any Co-Representatives]
[Names of any other Underwriters]
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Total [$]
SCHEDULE II
Title of Designated Securities:
[ %] [Floating Rate] [Zero Coupon] [Notes]
[Debentures] due
[Warrants]
Aggregate Principal Amount:
[$]
Price to Public:
% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities, plus accrued interest
from to [and accrued amortization, if any, from to]
Purchase Price by Underwriters:
% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities, plus accrued interest
from to [and accrued amortization, if any, from to]
Method of and Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:
[By certified or official bank check or checks, payable to the order of the
Company in [New York Clearing House] [same day] funds]
[By wire transfer to a bank account specified by the Company in same day funds]
[Other specified method]
Indenture:
Indenture, dated as of September 28, 1992, between the Company and The First
National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee
Time of Delivery:
[Time and date].
Closing Location:
Names and Addresses of Representatives:
Designated Representatives:
Address for Notices, etc.:
Securities Exchange:
[Securities to be listed on the [New York] Stock Exchange]
Delayed Delivery:
[None] [Underwriters' commission shall be % of the principal amount of
Designated Securities for which Delayed Delivery Contracts have been entered
into. Such commission shall be payable to the order of .]
Maturity:
Interest Rate:
[ %] [Zero Coupon] [See Floating Rate Provisions]
Interest Payment Dates:
[months and dates]
Redemption Provisions:
[No provisions for redemption]
[The Designated Securities may be redeemed, otherwise than through the sinking
fund, in whole or in part at the option of the Company, in the amount of $ or an
integral multiple thereof, ]
[on or after , at the following redemption prices (expressed in
percentages of principal amount). If [redeemed on or before , %, and if]
redeemed during the 12-month period beginning ,
Redemption
Year Price
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and thereafter at 100% of their principal amount, together in each case with
accrued interest to the redemption date.]
[on any interest payment date falling on or after , , at the election of the
Company, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus
accrued interest to the date of redemption.]
[Other possible redemption provisions, such as mandatory redemption upon
occurrence of certain events or redemption for changes in tax law]
[Restriction on refunding]
Sinking Fund Provisions:
[No sinking fund provisions]
[The Designated Securities are entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to
retire $ principal amount of Designated Securities on in each of the years
through at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest] [, together
with [cumulative] [non-cumulative] redemptions at the option of the Company to
retire an additional $ principal amount of Designated Securities in the years
through at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest.]
[If Securities are Extendible Debt Securities, insert-
Extendible Provisions:
Securities are repayable on , [insert date and years], at the option of the
holder, at their principal amount with accrued interest. Initial annual interest
rate will be %, and thereafter annual interest rate will be adjusted on
, and to a rate not less than % of the effective annual interest rate on
U.S. Treasury obligations with -year maturities as of the [insert date 15 days
prior to maturity date] prior to such [insert maturity date].]
[If Securities are Floating Rate Debt Securities, insert-
Floating Rate Provisions:
Initial annual interest rate will be % through [and thereafter will be adjusted
[monthly] [on each , , and ] [to an annual rate of % above the average rate for
- -year [month] [securities] [certificates of deposit] by and [insert names of
banks].] [and the annual interest rate [thereafter] [from through ] will be the
interest yield equivalent of the weekly average per annum market discount rate
for -month Treasury bills plus % of Interest Differential (the excess, if any,
of (i) then current weekly average per annum secondary market yield for -month
certificates of deposit over (ii) then current interest yield equivalent of the
weekly average per annum market discount rate of -month Treasury bills); [from
and thereafter the rate will be the then current yield equivalent plus % of
Interest Differential].]
Defeasance:
[The provisions of Sections 403 and 1006 of the Indenture relating to
defeasance shall apply to the Designated Securities.]
[Other Terms]*:
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* A description of particular tax, accounting or other unusual features of the
Securities should be set forth, or referenced to an attached and accompanying
description, if necessary, to the issuer's understanding of the transaction
contemplated. Such a description might appropriately be in the form in which
such features will be described in the Prospectus Supplement for the offering.
ANNEX II
Pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement, Deloitte & Touche
LLP shall furnish letters to the Underwriters to the effect that:
(i) They are independent certified public accountants with respect to
the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the Act and the
applicable published rules and regulations thereunder;
(ii) In their opinion, the financial statements and any supplementary
financial information and schedules audited by them and included or incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply as to form
in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act
or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the related published rules and
regulations thereunder;
(iii) The unaudited selected financial information with respect to the
consolidated results of operations and financial position of the Company for the
five most recent fiscal years included in the Prospectus and included or
incorporated by reference in Item 6 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the most recent fiscal year agrees with the corresponding amounts (after
restatement where applicable) in the audited consolidated financial statements
for five such fiscal years which were included or incorporated by reference in
the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for such fiscal years;
(iv) On the basis of limited procedures, not constituting an audit in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, consisting of a reading
of the unaudited financial statements and other information referred to below, a
reading of the latest available interim financial statements of the Company and
its subsidiaries, inspection of the minute books of the Company and its
subsidiaries since the date of the latest audited financial statements included
or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, inquiries of officials of the
Company and its subsidiaries responsible for financial and accounting matters
and such other inquiries and procedures as may be specified in such letter,
nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that:
(A) the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income,
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows included
or incorporated by reference in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Exchange
Act as it applies to Form 10-Q and the related published rules and regulations
thereunder or are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with the basis for the
audited consolidated statements of income, consolidated balance sheets and
consolidated statements of cash flows included or incorporated by reference in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance sheet items
included in the Prospectus do not agree with the corresponding items in the
unaudited consolidated financial statements from which such data and items were
derived, and any such unaudited data and items were not determined on a basis
substantially consistent with the basis for the corresponding amounts in the
audited consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(C) the unaudited financial statements which were not included in the
Prospectus but from which were derived any unaudited income statement data and
balance sheet items included in the Prospectus and referred to in Clause (B)
were not determined on a basis substantially consistent with the basis for the
audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(D) any unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus do not comply
as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements
of the Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder or the pro forma
adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts in the
compilation of those statements;
(E) as of a specified date not more than five days prior to the date
of such letter, there have been any changes in the consolidated capital stock
(other than issuances of capital stock upon exercise of options and stock
appreciation rights, upon earn-outs of performance shares and upon conversions
of convertible securities, in each case which were outstanding on the date of
the latest balance sheet included or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus) or any increase in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company
and its subsidiaries, or any decreases in consolidated shareholders' equity or
other items specified by the Representatives, or any increases in any items
specified by the representatives of the Underwriters (the "Representatives"), in
each case as compared with amounts shown in the latest balance sheet included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, except in each case for changes,
increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur
or which are described in such letter; or
(F) for the period from the date of the latest financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to the date specified by
the Representatives there were any decreases in consolidated net sales or
earnings from operations before income taxes or the total or per share amounts
of consolidated net income or other items specified by the Representatives, or
any increases in any items specified by the Representatives, in each case as
compared with the comparable period of the preceding year and with any other
period of corresponding length specified by the Representatives, except in each
case for increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or
may occur or which are described in such letter; and
(v) In addition to the audit referred to in their report(s) included
or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the limited procedures,
inspection of minute books, inquiries and other procedures referred to in
paragraphs (iii) and (iv) above, they have carried out certain specified
procedures, not constituting an audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, with respect to certain amounts, percentages and financial
information specified by the Representatives which are derived from the general
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries, which appear in the
Prospectus (excluding documents incorporated by reference), or in Part II of, or
in exhibits and schedules to, the Registration Statement specified by the
Representatives or in documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
specified by the Representatives, and have compared certain of such amounts,
percentages and financial information with the accounting records of the Company
and its subsidiaries and have found them to be in agreement.
All references in this Annex II to the Prospectus shall be deemed to
refer to the Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference
therein) as defined in the Underwriting Agreement as of the date of the letter
delivered on the date of the Pricing Agreement for purposes of such letter and
to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented (including the documents
incorporated by reference therein) in relation to the applicable Designated
Securities for purposes of the letter delivered at the Time of Delivery for such
Designated Securities.
ANNEX III
Delayed Delivery Contract
[date]
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, c/o [Name and address of appropriate
Representatives].
Attention:
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
The undersigned hereby agrees to purchase from The Procter & Gamble
Company (hereinafter called the "Company"), and the Company agrees to sell to
the undersigned,
[$]
principal amount of the Company's [Title of Designated Securities] (hereinafter
called the "Designated Securities"), offered by the Company's Prospectus dated .
[date], as amended or supplemented, receipt of a copy of which is hereby
acknowledged, at a purchase price of % of the principal amount thereof [, plus
accrued interest from the date from which interest accrues as set forth below,]
[and accrued amortization, if any, from [. . . . . . . . . ] [the date from
which interest accrues as set forth below]] and on the further terms and
conditions set forth in this contract.
The undersigned will purchase the Designated Securities from the
Company on [date] (the "Delivery Date") and interest on the Designated
Securities so purchased will accrue from [date].
[The undersigned will purchase the Designated Securities from the
Company on the delivery date or dates and in the principal amount or amounts set
forth below:
Principal Date from Which
Delivery Date Amount Interest Accrues
- ----------------------------- ------------ ----------------------------
[date] [$] [date]
[date] [$] [date]
Each such date on which Designated Securities are to be purchased hereunder is
hereinafter referred to as a "Delivery Date".]
Payment for the Designated Securities which the undersigned has agreed
to purchase on [the] [each] Delivery Date shall be made to [the Company or its
order by certified or official bank check in [New York Clearing House] [same
day] funds at the office of . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .
. . . . , or by wire transfer of same day funds to a bank account specified by
the Company] [or specify other means], on [the] [such] Delivery Date upon
delivery to the undersigned of the Designated Securities then to be purchased by
the undersigned in definitive fully registered form and in such denominations
and registered in such names as the undersigned may designate by written or
telegraphic communications addressed to the Company not less than five full
business days prior to [the] [such] Delivery Date.
The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make payment
for Designated Securities on [the] [each] Delivery Date shall be subject to the
condition that the purchase of Designated Securities to be made by the
undersigned shall not on [the] [such] Delivery Date be prohibited under the laws
of the jurisdiction to which the undersigned is subject. The obligation of the
undersigned to take delivery of and make payment for Designated Securities shall
not be affected by the failure of any purchaser to take delivery of and make
payment for Designated Securities pursuant to other contracts similar to this
contract.
[The undersigned understands that underwriters (the "Underwriters")
are also purchasing Designated Securities from the Company, but that the
obligations of the undersigned hereunder are not contingent on such purchases.
Promptly after completion of the sale to the Underwriters the Company will mail
or deliver to the undersigned at its address set forth below notice to such
effect, accompanied by a copy of the opinion of counsel for the Company
delivered to the Underwriters in connection therewith.]
The undersigned represents and warrants that, as of the date of this
contract, the undersigned is not prohibited from purchasing the Designated
Securities hereby agreed to be purchased by it under the laws of the
jurisdiction to which the undersigned is subject.
This contract will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors, but will not be assignable by
either party hereto without the written consent of the other.
This contract may be executed by either of the parties hereto in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
It is understood that the acceptance by the Company of any Delayed
Delivery Contract (including this contract) is in the Company's sole discretion
and that, without limiting the foregoing, acceptances of such contracts need not
be on a first-come, first-served basis. If this contract is acceptable to the
Company, it is requested that the Company sign the form of acceptance below and
mail or deliver one of the counterparts hereof to the undersigned at its address
set forth below. This will become a binding contract between the Company and the
undersigned when such counterpart is so mailed or delivered by the Company.
Yours very truly,
----------------------
(Name of Purchaser)
By ____________________
(Signature)
- ------------------------
(Name and Title)
- ------------------------
(Address)
Accepted, [date]
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
By _________________________
Title:
EXHIBIT (5)
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Legal Division
1 Procter & Gamble Plaza, cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3315
September 15, 1999
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Gentlemen/Mesdames:
This opinion is rendered for use in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S-3, filed by The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 1999 (the
"Registration Statement"), under which $3,825,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of debt securities (the "Debt Securities") consisting of debentures, notes
and/or other unsecured evidences of indebtedness of the Company and warrants to
purchase Debt Securities or to buy and sell government securities, foreign
currencies, currency units or units of a currency index or currency basket,
units of a stock index or stock basket or a commodity or a commodity index (the
"Warrants") to be offered as set forth in the Registration Statement are being
registered for sale to the public.
As counsel for the Company, I have examined and am familiar with
originals or copies, certified or otherwise, identified to my satisfaction, of
such statutes, documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials
and other instruments as I have deemed necessary for the purpose of this
opinion, including the Amended Articles of Incorporation, Regulations and By
Laws of the Company and the records of the proceedings of the shareholders and
directors of the Company.
Upon the basis of the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
(a) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and
in good standing as a corporation under the laws of Ohio;
(b) When the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective
by order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the terms of the Debt
Securities and Warrants and of their issue and sale have been duly established,
with respect to the Debt Securities, in conformity with the Indenture dated as
of September 28, 1992 between the Company and The First National Bank of
Chicago, as Trustee, and, with respect to the Warrants, in conformity with the
Warrant Agreement (for Debt Securities) or the Warrant Agreement, as the case
may be, and the Debt Securities and Warrants shall have been duly executed by
the Company and, with respect to the Debt Securities, authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee in accordance with said Indenture and the Debt
Securities and Warrants issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration
Statement, then the Debt Securities and Warrants will be legally issued and will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company in accordance with their
terms, subject as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and
other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles, and shall be entitled to the benefits of said
Indenture and Warrant Agreements, as the case may be, respectively.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit (5) to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to my name in the Registration
Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Terry L. Overbey
Terry L. Overbey
Secretary and Associate General Counsel
EXHIBIT 23(i)(a)
CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
(Consent of Independent Accountants)
The Procter & Gamble Company:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of The Procter & Gamble Company on Form S-3 of our report dated July
29, 1999 incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The
Procter & Gamble Company for the year ended June 30, 1999 and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus which is part of this
Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
September 15, 1999
Cincinnati, Ohio
EXHIBIT 25
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY
OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)___
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
A National Banking Association 36-0899825
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)
One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670-0126
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
The First National Bank of Chicago
One First National Plaza, Suite 0286
Chicago, Illinois 60670-0286
Attn: Lynn A. Goldstein, Law Department (312) 732-6919
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Ohio 31-0411980
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification number)
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Debt Securities
(Title of Indenture Securities)
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR
SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.;
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C..
(B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE
CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. IF THE OBLIGOR
IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH
SUCH AFFILIATION.
No such affiliation exists with the trustee.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS A PART
OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.
1. A copy of the articles of association of the
trustee now in effect.*
2. A copy of the certificates of authority of the
trustee to commence business.*
3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to
exercise corporate trust powers.*
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.*
5. Not Applicable.
6. The consent of the trustee required by
Section 321(b) of the Act.
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the
trustee published pursuant to law or the
requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
8. Not Applicable.
9. Not Applicable.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, The First National Bank of Chicago, a national
banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 9th day of September,
1999.
The First National Bank of Chicago,
Trustee
/s/SANDRA L. CARUBA
By ___________________________________________
Sandra L. Caruba
Vice President
* Exhibits 1, 2, 3 and 4 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibits
bearing identical numbers in Item 16 of the Form T-1 of The First National Bank
of Chicago, filed as Exhibit 25 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of U S
WEST Capital Funding, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 6, 1998 (Registration No. 333-51907-01).
EXHIBIT 6
THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED
BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT
September 9, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the qualification of the Indenture by and between The Procter
& Gamble Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, the
undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the
undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such
examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Very truly yours,
The First National Bank of Chicago
/s/SANDRA L. CARUBA
By: ______________________________________
Sandra L. Caruba
Vice President
EXHIBIT 7
Legal Title of Bank: The First National Bank of Chicago Call Date: 06/30/99
ST-BK: 17-1630 FFIEC 031
Address: One First National Plaza, Ste 0460 Page RC-1
City, State Zip: Chicago, IL 60670
FDIC Certificate No.: 0/3/6/1/8
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CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL
AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR JUNE 30, 1999
All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the
quarter.
Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
C400
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS ----
RCFD BIL MIL THOU
---- ------------
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule
RC-A): RCFD
----
a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1)............. 0081 3,983,167 1.a
b. Interest-bearing balances(2)...................................... 0071 3,924,307 1.b
2. Securities
a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A)......... 1754 0 2.a
b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)...... 1773 12,582,363 2.b
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
resell 1350 7,578,668 3.
4. Loans and lease financing receivables:
a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCFD
----
RC-C)................................................................ 2122 40,676,052 4.a
b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses......................... 3123 458,781 4.b
c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve............................. 3128 4,342 4.c
d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCFD
----
reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c).............................. 2125 40,212,929 4.d
5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D).................................. 3545 4,484,022 5.
6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)............. 2145 724,662 6.
7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)......................... 2150 2,270 7.
8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
companies (from Schedule RC-M)....................................... 2130 207,442 8.
9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding......... 2155 300,112 9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)............................... 2143 232,947 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F).................................... 2160 2,513,151 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)............................. 2170 76,746,040 12.
</TABLE>
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
Legal Title of Bank: The First National Bank of Chicago Call Date: 06/30/99
ST-BK: 17-1630 FFIEC 031
Address: One First National Plaza, Ste 0460 Page RC-2
City, State Zip: Chicago, IL 60670
FDIC Certificate No.: 0/3/6/1/8
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SCHEDULE RC-CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollar Amounts in
Thousands
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LIABILITIES
<S> <C> <C> <C>
13. Deposits:
a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON
----
from Schedule RC-E, part 1)....................................... 2200 22,391,381 13.a
(1) Noninterest-bearing(1)........................................ 6631 10,239,312 13.a1
(2) Interest-bearing.............................................. 6636 12,152,069 13.a2
b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and RCFN
----
IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II)................................ 2200 23,013,949 13.b
(1) Noninterest bearing........................................... 6631 361,838 13.b1
(2) Interest-bearing.............................................. 6636 22,652,111 13.b2
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase: RCFD 2800 6,919,979 14
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury RCON 2840 362,951 15.a
b. Trading Liabilities(from Schedule RC-D)........................... RCFD 3548 4,548,086 15.b
16. Other borrowed money: RCFD
----
a. With original maturity of one year or less........................ 2332 9,453,587 16.a
b. With original maturity of more than one year..................... A547 104,900 16.b
c. With original maturity of more than three years................... A548 343,059 16.c
17. Not applicable
18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding.............. 2920 300,112 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures.................................... 3200 2,750,000 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)............................... 2930 1,361,700 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)....................... 2948 71,549,704 21.
22. Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus........................ 3838 0 23.
24. Common stock......................................................... 3230 200,858 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)............. 3839 3,245,088 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves............................ 3632 1,872,884 26.a
b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities........................................................ 8434 (121,259) 26.b
c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges................ 4336 0 26.c
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.................. 3284 (1,235) 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27).................... 3210 5,196,336 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity
capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28)................................ 3300 76,746,040 29.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Memorandum
<S> <C> <C> <C>
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that
best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for Number
the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996...... RCFD 6724 [N/A] M.1.
</TABLE>
1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified
public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank
2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company
conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards by a certified public accounting firm which
submits a report on the consolidated holding company
(but not on the bank separately)
3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
by a certified public accounting firm (may be required
by state chartering authority)
4 = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other
external auditors (may be required by state chartering
authority)
5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external
auditors
6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external
auditors
7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
8 = No external audit work
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
deposits.
